San Francisco's budget cuts of $160 million threaten hundreds of nonprofits, impacting services for low-income, new immigrant, and unhoused populations. Last year, the city spent $1.5 billion on 745 nonprofits, primarily addressing homelessness and supportive housing. Nonprofits report potential staff lay-offs and program closures if funding is not restored. Some, like HealthRIGHT 360, are affected by inadequate funding increases, while others, such as the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, have already laid off staff and are seeking to recover federal support. Agencies like the Latino Task Force are facing complete funding cuts, risking further staff loss.
HealthRIGHT 360, which provides medical, mental health, and substance-use treatment, may lay off over 50 staff members 'at the very least,' according to Rocio Molina, its director of human services.
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has already laid off 19 staff members, as first reported by The Bay Area Reporter last week, after the start of the fiscal year on July 1.
Several nonprofits have reported that they will have to lay off dozens of staff members, if not shut down their programming altogether if their funding is not restored.
Others, including the Latino Task Force and Project Homeless Connect, are seeing their city contracts zero out, which may lead to layoffs.
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