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Shelter exit strategies and housing stability programs

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Commissioner Park outlines various tools and programs used to promote housing stability and facilitate shelter exits for homeless individuals and families.

One-time rental assistance: $540 million spent last year
Homebase program for customized assistance
Right to Counsel program for legal representation in housing court
City FHEPS vouchers: about one-third going to people in the community to prevent homelessness
Emphasis on increasing the number of subsidized exits from the shelter system

Gale A. Brewer

3:02:20

Right.

3:02:21

I think you talked about how you're prioritizing shelter exits and you're proud of it and you should be.

3:02:26

But how do you keep people in their homes?

3:02:28

Some of these innovative programs that you spoke about earlier would be some examples.

3:02:32

Is that how you would answer that?

Molly Wasow Park

3:02:34

Yeah.

3:02:35

I mean I think there's a number of tools that we have to promote housing stability.

3:02:41

The one time rental assistance is a big one.

3:02:44

Last year

Gale A. Brewer

3:02:44

I'm very good at one shots.

Molly Wasow Park

3:02:46

Thank you.

3:02:48

We spent last year about $540,000,000 on one shots last year.

3:02:54

Homebase is a piece of it.

3:02:55

Homebase allows for a little bit more customization of what people need.

3:02:59

The right to counsel is a piece of it.

3:03:02

As I mentioned, about a third of the city FEPS vouchers are going to people who are in community.

3:03:07

So making sure that we are promoting housing stability is absolutely something that is important to us.

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