populations that are homeless and different ways to approach our homelessness and find collaboration to work out together. i think it takes that kind of dedication to make a dent. since then we've increased our homeless team and thanks to mayor ed lee and his leadership we're going to pass laura's law at the board of supervisors in san francisco i think we'll have a tremendous impact not only on our homeless population but those to have mental illness outside and in our homes to help the families that need that help. as we look at the future talking about what we can do as a city and what other cities are doing and take an innovative approach this responsibility that mayor ed lee is realizing is important and how much we've done over the last 10 years but this crowd knows we can do more i'm proud to be here with everything i think this report messing dwoifk it signifies san francisco's commitment to be at the forefront of this issue this didn't unhappy happen overnight is takes a sustained effort and everybody involved we've learned in working on the issues in city hall with messing

so, the speak out family homelessness. [speaker not understood] goal over the last past five years are families waiting list has reached high, so high that, you know, even with the shelters, some people still sleep in cars, you know, they're slipping on the streets with their children. in the schools there are currently 2200 homeless students in the san francisco unified school district. and this is up 1600 since 2009. and 1200 -- 12 92 in 2005. so, it has grown more. ~ i just think the urge -- there needs to be more for, like, when people getting ready to get evicted with the attorneys and stuff, so, that's why i'm asking y'all to help them, the program so they can be able to have attorneys. like myself, when i was evicted, they had lawyers that were paid a lot of money. and when it came time for me to go to court, they had two lawyers that can help people like me to stay in their home. so, that's why i'm urging that y'all support this. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >>> hi, good afternoon. my name is jenni

so, we need to continue the effort towards housing and homeless -- housing and homeless that the mayor has already pro supposed but we also need to make sure we allocate an additional $11 million toward reducing unnecessary evictions, and making housing truly affordable for low-income family. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >>> good afternoon. my name is julia [speaker not understood]. i'm a san francisco native and i recently went to visit a high school, galileo that i went to, a teacher extremely instrumental in my life [speaker not understood] and staying in school. i found out that she is probably in her last year because her housing -- she's being displaced. there is profit to be made. she live in the northern marina itch are modctionv hill area and she's being pushed out. it is deeply satening that obviously future generations aren't going to get the resource. i'm sure to tell you this is not the only case of this. this is happening all over san francisco by the masses. and that's why i'm here today because i'm worried that my supervisors, you wonderful people, are losing

i workdayly with homeless individuals, homeless families. the challenges on my job are mainly around resources and my salary and other available necessities that i can provide to other families that i work with. overall i believe that 3% increase is very important due to the fact cola -- the fast increasing cola here in the bay area. what that means is gas prices are going up. food is more expensive. rent prices are more expensive. and overall it's difficult for agencies to stay afloat because of that. i believe that the supervisorses should support the city in this because if we don't, then like the 1980s we'll see a lot of tents and things like that across the street here. i know you guys all remember that back in the '80s. i believe it is possible for this to happen, but overall the long-term results is what is very important to us. what we want to increase is family stability and longevity of people living here in san francisco. for myself, i've been in this line of work for 14 years so i feel that my salary and resources should reflect

i'm homeless. take a look at me and see what homeless looks like. i have been homeless for six months in san francisco. i know what it's like to sleep on the streets and go to the sleep kitchen and i know what it means to stand hours in life waiting to get a bed and get into a drop in only to not get a bed. i know what that's like. in two more weeks i'm going to lose my bed because there's no housing to put people in. you're looking at a guy that has no chemical dependency issues, a guy that has a college degree and i'm going through this. i want you to take a good look at what's going on in the community. i have never in my life seen the level of homelessness that i've seen up here. it is absolutely ridiculous that there have shelters up here and that people are actually up here trying but they can't get ahead. they can't get ahead. there needs to be more financing, so i'm here to tell the board of supervisors to investigate in solutions to homelessness, at least $11 million more to all preventible displacements and tenants have a right to council

we want to present homeless youth from becoming homeless adults. thank you very much. ~ prevent >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >>> good morning, supervisors, members of the budget committee. my name is sandy maury and today i'm representing the long-term care coordinating council and the two requests we have for you to consider -- before i go into that, i just wanted to give you a couple of demographics. in all of your 11 districts there are between 15% to 24% of people who are seniors over the age of 60, and within all of the districts of the city, of all those seniors, the 18% to 61% who live alone. so, the first request that we're asking you to consider -- and by the way, these two requests are not presently in the mayor's budget. so, we are asking you to consider to add these to the total budget. we're asking for $2 million to add to the community living fund which now is administered by the department of aging and adult services. this has been in existence for the last seven years and the fund from this particular fund help peop

each one of us knows that homeless? is not only their problem but a society problem and we're yornt a greater problem that homeless innocence is normalized and society is becoming descend intents so while it's important, important in the marginalized population so help hold this up it is important furriers to help fighting the good fight help to help many families out of the category of homelessness today, i lift up and encourage the staff the province foundation and bayview gardens and furnished and adorns and divorcing and anything else that places an integral part of supporting and maintaining bayview gardens for the chance you do as you do as individuals. please does not stop doing good its people like the residents that be repealing the reward of our well doing and, in fact, if no one has told you your efforts do not go unnoticed i just did god blas bless you for your generosity (clapping) >> thank you very much ms. williams. just a couple more people to acknowledge then our closer here father paul and the mayor i

we want to present homeless youth from becoming homeless adults. thank you very much.

his office carried last year for the homeless prevention. it was almost $1 million displacement creating existing out of the homeless. what it says is basically you all have to do the part for the replacement and then stop -- this is a horrible thing is to tell the two cities that everyday the residents here, they let the weekend come and tourist visit here, they do not bother the tourist but monday through friday, people are suffering. it's best for you to balance the budget. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> supervisors, my name is benson nadel and i'm the program director of the long term budget program and i'm a member of the long term coordinating council. i'm here to talk about the need and crisis in long term care and institutions in san francisco. every time there is a closure, they have to get involved to monitor the closure. i've been going to universal mound three days a week to see if there's trauma. individuals living there are scared. they don't know where they're going. back in february, a program went into the mission

many people soon also became homeless. the capital, the rest -- bucharest, gained fame for its homeless problem. romania has since acknowledged the problem, but so far, no government has solved it. >> a distinct -- dissent -- de scent into another world. >> help me out. what did you do to the latter -- ladder? >> as the pedestrians continue along the way, the group vanishes into a train station. soon, we are 10 meters underground. >> be careful. it is very hot. don't get burned. >> in the communist era, these canals were supposed to supply heat to the entire city. bruce lee takes us to his kingdom, the world of the rejected, discarded, and hopelessly addicted. this section provides shelter to about 60. it's estimated about 5000 homeless people live in bucharest. other passageways lead to more makeshift rooms. the group is preparing to move to their summer ground above home. those who remain behind our apathetic, numb with drugs. no one wants to tell us exactly what is in these syringes. >> don't ask. i cannot talk right no

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so, the speak out family homelessness. [speaker not understood] goal over the last past five years are families waiting list has reached high, so high that, you know, even with the shelters, some people still sleep in cars, you know, they're slipping on the streets with their children. in the schools there are currently 2200 homeless students in the san francisco unified school district. and this is up 1600 since 2009. and 1200 -- 12 92 in 2005. so, it has grown more. ~ i just think the urge -- there needs to be more for, like, when people getting ready to get evicted with the attorneys and stuff, so, that's why i'm asking y'all to help

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guess what, it turns out this video was staged. >> so the guy is not even a homeless guy. >> the homeless is an actor they got to play the part. >> now i don't like it. >> why did they do that? >> these guys claimed they have a charity in germany. second video they didn't want to exploit a real homeless person for the purpose of the video. they also say they have done this many times before in real situations with real homeless people but never recorded it in video. >> basically an advertisement more than it is a viral video. >> i'm thrilled they actually are helping people but i don't like the way they went about getting publicity out there. >> that's exactly how some people feel. the guys do apologize for anyone that was offended by this but they still hope people support their charity. >>> the crazy meter on this one goes from five to ten on a road to manila in philippines, a busy road. these are together, guy in the blue shirt and white shirt. they came out of the suv. they are in an altercation with the taxi driver. the taxi driver gets out. the guy aggressive with the blue shirt, he

people and volunteers are homeless and if they get a full-time position, they will end their homelessness. >> reporter: the homeless men and women who are part of the program are helping with landscaping and other options. this helps gives them dignity and other job skills. the program that pay is the homeless to work here in san jose is new and is being tested this year. $>>>♪ a free lunch program for alameda and it's designed to take the place when school is in session. children have a chance to get a free hot meal every day until august 19th and it is being served at the multi- service center in hayward everyday between 11:30 m m and -- p.m. and it will be served alternate a first come first could he have area. >>> feeding the meters, it will we roof main e.ty. >>> and a dog was dumped over the 4th of july holiday. shannon was headed home when she found the dog next to a tree written saying free and i need a home written with a marker. she took her home and fell in love with her and posted pictures and received an outpouring of support from the community. >> i was so sad, my heart brok

neighbors, even strangers, opening homes to the homeless.lked to the bravermans at the neighbor's house. they've been here three months, and that is starting to worry them. >> i want to give the neighbors their own privacy too, you know? i don't want to be invasive. >> so you miss your privacy from across the street. what else? >> sometimes, you know, i have to go to the bathroom at night, and here i have to be, like, really, really quiet, 'cause if i wake them up, i don't want to make them upset and get us kicked out. >> homeless kids tiptoe in a world of insecurity, hoping to be invisible. >> people said that i talk too much, and now they say that i don't talk enough and that i'm really shy, i guess. >> you think all this has changed you? >> yeah, and i haven't realized it, but i think i've gotten very mature in a very short amount of time. >> look for the homeless in seminole county, and you'll find robert williams's family of five in one motel room. he and his wife lost their tourism jobs several months back. when angel abreau lost his c

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la voz serve low-income family, single mothers, the homeless and people with disabilities. everybody else is welcome, too. we create workshops, training, [speaker not understood], empower, skills, skill to create leaders in the community. but we [speaker not understood] your support and consideration. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >>> good morning, supervisors. i'm jonathan wernick, the executive director of baker places where you've worked for 30 years. i'm here today on behalf of the human services network. the only problem in coming and testifying and asking for money is coming and testifying and asking for money. and it may seem to you that we are always asking for money and always asking for more money. i want to be clear that actually what we're trying to do is keep pace with the rate of inflation, keep pace with the increased costs of food, of housing, of health care, of the requirements that the city puts forth, both in terms of the agency, ao, new requirements which we support in terms of increased wages, and all of the rest of

. >>> a group of homeless people who are enticed with money to leave one east bay encampment are now moving to another location. nearly two dozen hoecmeless wer living in an area called the albany bulb near the east bay. now nick is live in berkeley tonight where, nick, some of those same people are camped out there. >> reporter: that's right, dan. as you remember, we brought you this story first in april showing the evacuation of the bulb. they had to leave. some were given $3,000 to do so. well, unfortunately, they're not too far from where they started. now residents here say ca cash went to their new encampme encampment. >> this is how we do it. >> reporter: he was one of the victims evicted when they told the community they had to pack up and move. what has happened confused some and angered others. many homeless, like ohio, are still on the street and not far from where it all started. >> the problem is not people living on the streetlight. >> reporte -- street. >> reporter: well, that depends on who you ask. business owners say they notice the trash piles started to grow when

it's might belief it's not a coincidence that my years of homelessness came to an end at bayview gardens i say this because this is known as the is it fair to say hotel. if i may speak frankly the san franciscan hotel was a breeding ground for violence a broke ground use place and prostitution and other forms of illegal activities that placard the boufd for years if i may be more can id did i was part of that activity. god don't make michaels we brought me full circle back to this location (clapping) more will be revealed the stability it was given as a result of the permanent hours has allowed me to complete a milestone i took for years on may 23rd on 2014 not only did i graduate city college with high howsoever or honors i had the highest honors in the largest graduating class in san francisco history (clapping) as i continue to grow because of the foundation i have here at bayview gardens in august i will be transitioning to sfufrt as a junior in social work (clapping) thousands upon thousand dollars of individuals try to get into our social workshop and only 25 are selected i'm happy

he's out to make sure people who were homeless don't slip back into homelessness.e not familiar with miriam's kitchen, tell us a little bit about it? >> it was start 30d years ago to serve home -- 30 years ago to serve homeless men and women. over the years it's evolved to provide not only meals but long- term social services to engage people in housing, make sure that once they get into housing, they stay in housing. >> and one of the things you're talking about is trying to get them some mental health services too. >> yes. so many of the folks that come to miriam's kitchen are people that have been living on the street for years. one of the contributing factors to that is usual mental health issues. >> where does miriam's kitchen come in? it started as a food program. are counselors on board to try to help? >> absolutely. the meals are obviously a need for people living out on the street. the counselors are really a part of that developing the trust and relation -- trusting relationships with our guests, getting them the services they need, whether it be mental h

a former bed and breakfast for homeless transitional age youth. i'll just conclude by saying studies have is shown it's far it's far less costly than the cost of emergency rooms if these homeless populations remain on the street and our program seems to be bearing that out so i am happy to answer any questions. thank you. >> thank you for your presentation. any questions from the committee? seeing none. >> good morning. the 6 contracts was 9.3 million expected to grow with the addition of these contracts. but this is an essential form of funding to be able to

when "news4 this week" >>> well, many in our community who are homeless also suffer with mental health issues. now homeless women with mental health diagnosis are finding shelter in the road to recovery at a special little place they call home in northeast d.c. we explore how hianthis is changing minds. >> feeling good, feeling fine. >> reporter: denise is doing great and feeling fine, but a few years ago that wasn't the case. >> i had a very high high. and then i would automatically go to the low low within maybe an hour. >> reporter: she is 59, homeless, and has been diagnosed with scizoeffective disorder. she found help here at a tiny haven for homeless women with mental health issues. >> what we're trying to do is get to the bottom of the issue of women and homelessness. >> reporter: the director says hiasinsis is trying to break a cycle. >> addressing those mental health issues is as important as the housing. >> reporter: women who come here get comprehensive services, mental health therapy, help with medication and finances, learning enrichment. and what they don't find here the