SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- San Francisco on Monday received nearly 45 million U.S. dollars in capital and operating costs from California's Project Homekey for the city's Permanent Supportive Housing, as governor Gavin Newsom announced 236 million dollars in Homekey funding for 20 projects statewide.
Homekey, backed by 1.3 billion dollars in newly available and eligible funding through the state budget, will allow for the largest expansion of housing for people experiencing homelessness in recent history, while addressing the continuing health and social service needs of this vulnerable population from the COVID-19 pandemic.