Publication: CBS San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco city leaders are celebrating $10 million in state funding for two new Navigation Centers to help the homeless in the city’s southeast neighborhoods and near the South of Market and Mission District.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to accept and spend the money on Tuesday, and they announced the development this morning during a news conference at the Central Waterfront Navigation Center, located at 600 25th St.
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Wednesday’s announcement came after state Assemblyman Phil Ting secured the Housing and Community Development funding through the Assembly Budget Committee in response to discussions between Ronen and the late Mayor Ed Lee. Ting said homelessness is a statewide issue, and that just offering housing is not an adequate solution.
“Navigation centers are an essential part of the equation because they provide critical support services to help homeless individuals off the streets long-term,” Ting said.
“By opening more Navigation Centers, we will have greater success in moving people out of tents and into housing,” Ting said.