2nd Cohort in California’s 100-Day Challenge Initiative on Homelessness Wraps Up

Last month, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Sonoma County completed their 100-Day Challenge, and came together to take part in the Sustainability Workshop - to celebrate their achievements, share their learnings, and begin to make plans for the future. As a cohort, these three communities were able to safely and stably house 240 people in just 100 days! 

At the Launch Workshop, each community committed to an ambitious 100 day goal, ranging across different focuses - from single adults to veteran to youth and young adults. Each goal also had a focus on equity built in:

San Francisco - In 100 days, we will connect 175 COVID-19 vulnerable single adult guests experiencing homelessness to safe and stable housing (leveraging Rapid Re-Housing & shallow subsidy resources) with prioritization of people who are Chronically Homeless and/or have disabling conditions. 70% will identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.

Santa Barbara - In 100 days, we will connect 75 veterans experiencing homelessness to safe and stable housing, with 100% offered supportive services. We will exercise sensitivity to the needs of veterans with families and female veterans.

Sonoma - In 100 days, we will connect 65 Transition Age Youth (TAY) to housing with a special focus on (28%) LGBTQ+ and (65%) on youth who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color. In addition to housing TAY youth, the Sonoma County 100DC will reshape and reimagine our homeless response system in order to ensure housing accessibility to the maximum number of youth possible.

The communities were able to make significant progress towards their goals in 100 days, strengthened their homeless response systems, and kept a lens on equity:

San Francisco - Exited 135 COVID-19 vulnerable single adults guests from Project Roomkey sites into safe and stable housing - with 55% identifying as BIPOC. 

Santa Barbara - Safely and stably housed 46 veterans experiencing homelessness - with 100% being connected to supportive services. Also achieved proportional over-representation of female veterans. 

Sonoma - Connected 59 Transition Age Youth to safe and stable housing - with 59% being BIPOC. There are an additional 32 people with vouchers awaiting placement.