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Wilbanks, Megan
From:Devon Mcquade <devon.mcquade@5chc.org>
Sent:Wednesday, October 4, 2023 12:29 PM
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Public Comment - October 4th HRC Meeting - Item 5a. CDBG Community Needs
Grant Workshop
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Hello,
Please see below public comment for tonight's HRC meeting (October 4th , 5pm) regarding item 5a. Annual
CDBG Community Needs Grant Workshop. Unfortunately, we are unable to attend in person due to COVID
exposure.
Comment:
Devon McQuade, Associate Director with 5Cities Homeless Coalition would recommend that the previous
funding priority of providing emergency and transitional shelter, homelessness prevention and services remain
a top priority. This funding priority aligns with the City's Homelessness Response Strategic plan adopted in
March 2023. 5CHC has seen significant increases in requests for homeless prevention and rapid re-housing
assistance, with increased needs for supportive services of housing stabilization case management and
housing search and navigation. Many households impacted by COVID have still not been able to recover
financially and remain unstably housed, coupled with increasing housing costs, any efforts to prevent
homelessness or quickly resolve or mitigate its impacts can have an effect on the overall community well-
being, in addition to the direct effect experienced by the family.
Additionally, with the end of CV funding, local funding for these activities will be vital to serving those on the
fringe, as well as leveraging additional state and federal funds to address homelessness in SLO County.
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Devon McQuade
Associate Director
5Cities Homeless Coalition
(805) 574-1638 Office
(805) 459-0531 Cell
(805) 668-2380 Fax
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