Homelessness Policy Overview

From San Francisco Homeless Resource

This page will be an attempt to gather various official opinions and stances concerning issues that affect the homeless in San Francisco. Everyone is asked and encouraged to edit the page and make additions and corrections.

Please do not include statements that are inflammatory or judgmental. Please use the talk page for that, or the SF Homeless Discussion Board.

If the text of a matter becomes too large, it may be necessary to create a separate page for that topic and link to it, leaving only a summary on this page.

Again, please feel free to click on "edit this page" tab located on the top of this page to make changes. Please do not be offended if I or someone else should pre-fill the policies with incomplete information. It is up to the real experts to fill in the appropriate information. Thank you. DavidBeall 10:22, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Contents 1 Main Stakeholders and their Mission Statements 2 Supportive Housing 3 Shelters 3.1 Types, Availability, and Closures 3.2 Buster's Place 3.3 Shelter Standard of Care 4 Medical Resources 5 Legal Matters 5.1 Coummunity Court 5.2 Public Inebriation Tickets 5.3 Camping 5.4 Loitering 5.5 Laura's Law 6 Other Jurisdiction Models 6.1 New York City 6.2 Portland

[edit] Main Stakeholders and their Mission Statements

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• Coalition on Homelessness:

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[edit] Supportive Housing

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[edit] Shelters

[edit] Types, Availability, and Closures

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[edit] Buster's Place

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[edit] Shelter Standard of Care

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[edit] Medical Resources

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[edit] Legal Matters

[edit] Coummunity Court

Chronicle article April 25, 2008, Report on the Status of Community Court

[edit] Public Inebriation Tickets

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[edit] Camping

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[edit] Loitering

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[edit] Laura's Law

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[edit] Other Jurisdiction Models

[edit] New York City

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[edit] Portland

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