“Question Authority”: Volunteer Spotlight on Florence “Flo” Kelly

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interview by River Beck

The Coalition on Homelessness relies on the dedication of many incredible volunteer organizers and activists. One organizer in particular, through her consistent and in-depth commitment to San Franciscans experiencing homelessness, has inspired us. She has highlighted the need to more visibly recognize the diverse strengths that volunteers bring to our Human Rights and Housing Justice Working Groups. Thank you, Flo, for your dedication and how you continuously inspire us.

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The Beauty of True Solutions

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Homelessness affects all of us, whether we have housing or not, but of course it hurts those living without homes worst of all. Having thousands of people without housing, without sanitation, without privacy, living outside and having thousands more in shelter in a small city like San Francisco is a humanitarian crisis. Unlike many crises, this one is a crisis that is man-made through poor policy decisions, and lack of corrective action. This crisis does have true solutions.

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Bad News for San Francisco’s HUD Housing

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The Trump Administration just released their Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Homeless McKinney funds out of the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD). It is as batshit as you can imagine. Really you can’t make these things up.

First of all, for years 90% of the dollars had to go to permanent supportive housing, because there are around 50 evidence-based studies supporting this practice. But these folks don’t believe in science. So now no more than 30% of the funds can go to supportive housing.

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Lessons I’ve Learned in My 10 Years of PSH Advocacy

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by Jordan Wasilewski

As of mid-October this year, I have been stably housed in San Francisco for 10 years. For the first time in my adult life, I became a tenant with my name on the lease and am living alone, instead of subletting with others. 

That was also my 10th anniversary in permanent supportive housing, my 10th anniversary in a single-resident occupancy hotel, and also my 10th anniversary of permanent supportive housing and SRO activism.

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Theft of Our Last Crumb

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by Tiny

The Federal Government’s Attempt to Starve us and the Emergency Need for our Own Self-determined Solutions

SNAP or no SNAP 

These weren’t life sustaining  plans 

Only bits and pieces of a weallthhoarding trap 

To make us feel like we had a life raft 

An option to dying of hunger even tho we all pay their pinche tax

What’s happening republiCRAPS –

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