Bring California Home 2021 Campaign National Association of Social Workers

Bring California Home 2021 Campaign
 National Association of Social Workers

The Problem

● 22,000+ residents sheltering in Project Roomkey
● 72% of unhoused Californians are unsheltered
● 2 in 5 Californians experiencing homelessness are African-
  American

Our Plan: Secure annual statewide funding
Our plan calls for California to dedicate $2.4 billion annually which, combined with federal and
local resources, would reverse the cycle of homelessness for our state. It could fund:

                      Prevention: help 28,000 people and families on the brink of
                      homelessness by creating new affordable apartments, or
                      providing rental assistance that could allow people to stay in
                      their homes;

                      Interim housing: help close to 25,000 individuals and families
                      access a safe place to shelter while they find permanent
                      housing, including leasing motel rooms, hotel vouchers, or
                      navigation centers with case managers.

Our Plan, continued
Our plan calls for California to dedicate $2.4 billion annually which, combined with federal and
local resources, would reverse the cycle of homelessness for our state. It could fund:

                     Permanent housing: allow at least 43,000 people to move into
                     permanent housing through rental housing and capital
                     development, and for at least 22,000 households to connect to
                     family and friends to exit homelessness; and

                     Services: provide housing navigation, case management and
                     employment support to about 50,000 people so they can thrive in
                     long-term housing.

Our Plan
The funding would be combined with local and federal resources and invested in the solutions we
know work to end homelessness. Funding would flow to:

1- Non-profit organizations      2- Cities, counties and         3- Support for previous
to create more housing           homeless continuums of          state investments, like the
affordable for people            care to invest in innovative    successful Homekey
experiencing                     models and housing              program, by funding
homelessness and                 solutions, tailored to the      ongoing costs to operate
households with low              needs of each community.        these projects and fund
incomes.                                                         services for people who
                                                                 need them.

Our Plan: Coordinate funding streams
AB 71 would create a pool of existing and new funding by:

 ● Coordinating existing state funding through a unified funding application

 ● Arriving at streamlined standards for funding across programs

 ● Preventing discharges from state-funded institutions into homelessness

 ● Creating incentives for local governments to coordinate their existing funding

Our Plan: Accountability
● Require a statewide homelessness strategy and will determine where
  gaps in the system exist.

● Beyond local governments, funding would flow to community-based
  organizations overseen by the State.

● Ensure we prioritize people with the greatest need.
● Require local governments to cut through red tape.

Why now?

Since 2016 as the homelessness crisis has grown to its current
fever pitch, the state response has grown as well-- but it’s still
insufficient to meet the need.

● In 2018, voters passed a $2 billion revenue bond funding homelessness
  services.
● From 2018-2020, we’ve seen a historic investment through the General
  Fund towards the issue-- yet, still less than 0.5% of the state budget.

Now is the time for a bold, transformational approach to
addressing homelessness at the statewide level.
● Despite COVID-19, voters continue to rank homelessness as the 2nd most
  important issue facing the state.
● 55% of voters are dissatisfied with Governor Newsom’s response to
  homelessness.
● We can’t deliver housing equity across every California community
  without this degree of investment.

HOMELESSNESS
             SOLUTIONS

In the best year, California spends less than 0.5% of its state budget
on solving homelessness.

How will we raise $2.4 billion a year during a national
fiscal crisis?

 ●   Our measure, AB 71, will enforce the GILTI tax, which would ensure that
     corporations based in California pay taxes on intellectual property or
     production that brings in overseas profits -- instead of avoiding taxes in low-
     or no-tax foreign countries.
 ●   We are also looking to secure additional ongoing funding through the 2021-22
     budgeting process to fully fund every piece of AB 71 and meet our
     appropriately ambitious goals.
 ●   Ensuring that corporations pay their fair share and invest in our fellow
     Californians has never been more urgent.

How are we going to win this fight?

We are currently focused on our legislative fight -- we are engaging all
legislators in Sacramento, asking them to pass our legislation, AB 71.
However, all options are on the table-- should our bill fail to pass
through the Legislature, we will consider all options including placing a
measure to put this proposal on the 2022 ballot.

Will you join us in our fight to reverse the cycle of
                   homelessness?

Questions?
                                  Contact: Gail Gilman

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