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Cc:Devon Mcquade
Subject:June 3, 2025 Agenda Item: Consent 5.d - HRC recommendations
Council,
I would like to provide comment with regard to the Human Services Grant Recommendations that you
will be considering this evening.
5Cities Homeless Coalition submitted a request for $20,000 to provide Homeless Prevention rental
assistance to residents of San Luis Obispo. 5CHC did not submit our application to compete with
CAPSLO's application for similar services, but because the maximum amount that any one agency could
apply for was $20,000 and we wanted to urge the City to award more than that amount to address
homeless prevention needs.
Upon review of the HRC's recommendation, we'll note that 5CHC works collaboratively will all agencies
that have been recommended. This funding recommendation will allow some of these agencies to
provide assistance to their existing tenants, while others, like CAPSLO, will work to serve the public at
large in San Luis Obispo who may be needing temporary assistance to avoid eviction.
In the total being recommended for your consideration this evening, 5CHC remains concerned that not
enough funding has been recommended for direct rental assistance; however, this is not a concern of
whether 5CHC should receive an award. If you see fit to augment funding for rental assistance, I'd urge
to you augment the award to CAPSLO.
We sincerely appreciate our longstanding partnership with the City of San Luis Obispo, and thank the
HRC commissioners and staff for their time and consideration.
Janna
Janna Nichols
Executive Director
5Cities Homeless Coalition
(805) 471-7404 Cell - Preferred
(805) 574-1638 Office
janna.nichols@5chc.org
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