SAN ANTONIO – A new city department has identified sizable gaps in the local homeless response system: a need for hundreds of extra shelter beds, many more housing units and vouchers, and more rental assistance.
And while the total cost to close them isn’t clear yet, the head of the department says it won’t be just the city paying for it.
The Homeless Services and Strategy Department, which was created as part of the current city budget year, has been working on a new “Shelter and Housing Framework” to show what’s needed to create a “meaningful reduction” in homelessness in San Antonio…