They're all trying to clean up the Mission District's streets. But who does what?

"Nearly every day, city workers huddle at a street corner in the Mission District, usually outside of the Gubbio Project at 15th Street and Julian Avenue. It's their meetup before going out for another day of dealing with the homelessness, addiction and mental health crisis on the streets of the neighborhood. This " Swiss Army knife " team of teams has been working together for nearly a year now, under the coordination of Santiago Lerma, former District 9 legislative aide, current Mission street team lead for the Department of Emergency Management. They represent three city departments and two contracted groups: the Department of Public Health, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, the Department of Emergency Management, and city contractors Urban Alchemy and Ahsing Solutions."

"Ahsing Solutions Who they are: Ahsing Solutions is a private firm that only hires people who were formerly incarcerated, drug users or homeless - which, they say, makes them particularly effective at building trust with people currently on the streets. Ahsing Solutions signed a contract with the city in July to act as a "force multiplier" for the city's existing efforts. What they do: Clean the streets, ensure safe passage for kids at Marshall Elementary at 15th and Capp streets, intervene and deescalate street conflicts, reverse overdoses, act as eyes and ears on the street."

Nearly every day, city workers gather at a street corner in the Mission District outside the Gubbio Project before heading out to address homelessness, addiction and mental health crises on neighborhood streets. The coordinated team operates as a multi-role unit under Santiago Lerma, Mission street team lead for the Department of Emergency Management, and has worked together for about a year. The group includes the Department of Public Health, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, DEM, and contractors Urban Alchemy and Ahsing Solutions. Ahsing Solutions hires formerly incarcerated people, former drug users and people who experienced homelessness to build trust and act as a force multiplier. Team tasks include street cleaning, ensuring safe passage for children, de-escalating conflicts, reversing overdoses and serving as eyes and ears on the street.

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