“Now is the moment to end homelessness for a whole bunch of people. The need is great and the opportunity is great...”Stephany Ashley @BrllntCrnrs - a housing and services org that houses people experiencing homelessness in Nor and SoCal. https://www.kqed.org/news/11852414/bay-area-landlords-are-opening-their-doors-to-formerly-homeless-residents-amid-mounting-vacancies
@abode_services another experienced housing org in the Bay Area that has also housed hundreds of homeless ppl during thee pandemic agrees: “If we could access those vacant units...then we could really move the needle... for homelessness,” -Vivian Wan
I’ve heard this from many housing orgs doing the incredibly important work of ending homelessness and keeping people housed every day. Landlords are coming to them to rent apartments. Hasn’t happened since ‘08. Gotta do everything we can to get people indoors now in the Bay Area