I have a question: you mentioned all the issues associated with unsheltered homelessness: assault, homicide, substance abuse, etc.
There are services that cities and counties have to combat and mitigate at least some of those things, and those services cost money. Are those costs included in the $17 billion sum you mentioned?
No. Most of that $17 billion went to Project Homekey's acquisition and conversion of hotels and motels into transitional housing. Important to note, Homekey projects are about half the cost of new permanent housing, which is great. But the fact that *even at a 50% discount* these projects aren't scaling fast enough tells you all you need to know about the need to pivot to interim housing that's 1/12 the cost and can actually scale.
I have a question: you mentioned all the issues associated with unsheltered homelessness: assault, homicide, substance abuse, etc.
There are services that cities and counties have to combat and mitigate at least some of those things, and those services cost money. Are those costs included in the $17 billion sum you mentioned?
No. Most of that $17 billion went to Project Homekey's acquisition and conversion of hotels and motels into transitional housing. Important to note, Homekey projects are about half the cost of new permanent housing, which is great. But the fact that *even at a 50% discount* these projects aren't scaling fast enough tells you all you need to know about the need to pivot to interim housing that's 1/12 the cost and can actually scale.