supervisor mirkarimi: we are trying to be somewhat reserved in asking the questions that we are. we will ask people to navigate as best we can. let s begin. i have cards that have been handed to me. [inaudible] supervisor mirkarimi: i do not think you are on microphone. there you go? can you hear me now? fantastic. they have a history of multi as generational and the senator s efforts that historic plea responded to segregation, discrimination, and the uprooting of black families through urban renewal. in recent years we have served a diverse population. always a potential component of our support oand nurturing environment. the majority of youths often return at 18 with no system only fractured family ties. once they do, there is no help for them. we are determined to at a component of housing. booker t. washington center offers the support of a community with education and recreation programs. use radio, the winner of the peabody award broadcasting this year will have t
reducing it to 41, tapping the nine units elsewhere. i do not think that we ve looked at the direct link we would need in general just to find that information in another budget. supervisor mirkarimi: so, you would have to transfer this to another project? is in the sound? keeping you have a higher units or reducing the and a value that and we hope to report the latest, but challenges might occur in so we understand that. supervisor mirkarimi: your existing from the office of housing despite the threat of any challenge is to support the housing, correct? there are only three projects and wells is in the pipeline we have been living at the with san francisco in the pre development that will create issue s four teenagers use. and as philadelphia have the 74 units/these seven buildings yesterday there was the tenderloin, south of market. bayview. hunters point. there is a market in arcadia. ocean avenue. so, they are in the range and are in diverse neighborhoods do y
i knew someday i wanted to become owners. without support and placement, i knew that my career would be placed on hold. moving back to san francisco independent skills living program referred me to first place you. after entering the program, first place taught me how to manage my time, money, pay bills on time, and the job searching. it got me back into school. after leaving first place for years, i maintained a 3.5 gpa, started nursing school in the fall, and continue living on my own. i am also keeping a job. without first place, i would still be sleeping from couch to couch with my career put on hold. first place is a great program for all youth to exit out of care to achieve their dreams. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: next speaker, please come forward. i am kathy peck. and the executive director and founder of a nonprofit organization that provides free hearing screening to youth in the san francisco bay area and in oakland and many other school districts. i am also
we provided with housing, employment, and healthy living services to maintain their independence and interdependence. mr. clarke already talked about the difficulty of finding housing for youth raised in san francisco. it drains san francisco of its use and affects the youth and the city by separating them from each other. it makes it harder for them to maintain connections they have had as youth. this project is unique. i believe it should be recognized as a model and replicated across the country. you are utilizing the strength of local organizations to maximize the strength of the city s greatest asset which is our young people. i want to point out that for young people in foster care in san francisco, they are often moved to other county to grow counties to grow up. it is harder for them to come back when the emancipate. most of the youth we work with, we house in alameda county because of the difficulty of finding affordable housing for transitional housing. it is some
knew that my career would be placed on hold. moving back to san francisco independent skills living program referred me to first place you. after entering the program, first place taught me how to manage my time, money, pay bills on time, and the job searching. it got me back into school. after leaving first place for years, i maintained a 3.5 gpa, started nursing school in the fall, and continue living on my own. i am also keeping a job. without first place, i would still be sleeping from couch to couch with my career put on hold. first place is a great program for all youth to exit out of care to achieve their dreams. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: next speaker, please come forward. i am kathy peck. and the executive director and founder of a nonprofit organization that provides free hearing screening to youth in the san francisco bay area and in oakland and many other school districts. i am also a neighbor in the area on lance st. we own a home. it is in 1880 victorian