San Francisco's Tipping Point Community has announced an $11 million pilot program aimed at preventing homelessness among families. This public-private partnership, which begins in April, intends to directly support 1,500 families with cash assistance and services like legal help and childcare. CEO Sam Cobbs emphasized the need for proactive measures to avert homelessness, pointing out that families represent the fastest-growing homeless demographic in the city. This initiative responds to increasing homelessness rates, nearly doubling in recent years, especially affecting vulnerable families and children.
"By going further upstream and preventing homelessness in the first place, we think that we can do better by our city and better by these families."
"Families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in San Francisco. According to the city's 2024 point-in-time count, San Francisco has 405 families made up of 1,103 people experiencing homelessness."
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