"Homeward Bound, proposed by Mayor Matt Mahan as another option to help get homeless people off the streets, reconnected 42 individuals to their support systems since it began last February. Out of the $200,000 set aside last year, the city has spent $31,500 on train and bus tickets and taxi and travel stipends for an average of $750 per person."
"The lack of follow-up after a homeless person gets bused out of San Jose has homeless advocates feeling skeptical about the effectiveness of the program. "I'm worried about the people who go back to the cities where they are from and become homeless again," Todd Langton, founder of Agape Silicon Valley, told San José Spotlight. "Follow-up is the key, and San Jose is notorious for no-follow-up.""
Homeward Bound reconnected 42 homeless individuals to family outside San Jose since its February start, spending $31,500 of a $200,000 allocation, averaging about $750 per person. Relocations distributed people across multiple states, with Northern California seeing the most moves. Relocation is voluntary and offered alongside housing and supportive services; outreach workers contact family members before reunification but generally do not continue case management after relocation. Homeless advocates express concern about insufficient follow-up and vetting of receiving arrangements. The Housing Department did not provide details on verifying family willingness beyond an initial phone call.
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