{"id":409758,"date":"2026-07-23T18:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/409758\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:52:35","slug":"san-franciscos-troubled-homeless-housing-project-stripped-of-millions-after-scandal-plagued-run-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/409758\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco\u2019s troubled homeless housing project stripped of millions after scandal-plagued run"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco’s plans to keep its residents in homes<\/a> and off the streets keep running into the same cycle of mismanagement and other issues plaguing homeless services nonprofits.<\/p>\n

The latest in the saga: The city’s homelessness department<\/a> recently said it won’t renew $39 million worth of contracts with HomeRise, which serves more than 1500 residents across 17 buildings as part of the city-funded “supportive housing” program.<\/p>\n

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HomeRise, which offers supportive housing, won’t see renewed contracts. Homerise<\/p>\n

The decision comes after reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> that revealed severe understaffing, alleged sexual abuse<\/a> of residents that was ignored for two years, and an incident where a man died and decomposed in his room for days.<\/p>\n

There have also been reports of tenant violence, vermin infestations, broken elevators and a lack of heating and hot water. A 2024 city audit<\/a> alleged financial mismanagement.<\/p>\n

“We want to make very clear to HomeRise as well as other providers that this level of failure is not acceptable,” department spokesperson Emily Cohen told the Chronicle.<\/p>\n

“Public dollars cannot be used to support projects not achieving their outcomes,” Cohen added.<\/p>\n

HomeRise, which did not return a request for comment to the Chronicle, still has contracts for supportive services worth $22.5 million. The homeless department promised to “closely monitor” those contracts which begin expiring next summer.<\/p>\n

The department also said it would begin looking for a replacement housing provider before the contracts finish at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco is attempting to solve its homelessness issue through nonprofits. Jason Henry<\/p>\n

The nonprofit’s troubles are not over. The city attorney’s office in March opened an investigation into HomeRise, and its chief executive soon resigned months later.<\/p>\n

With the contracts not being renewed, layoffs are also now imminent for the organization, the Chronicle reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The city has a history of cutting ties with homeless nonprofits after scandals emerged.<\/p>\n

Last year, the city opted to not renew agreements with the nonprofit Providence Foundation after a city investigation revealed<\/a> fraud, nepotism and wage theft.<\/p>\n

In 2023, San Francisco removed ties with United Council of Human Services, whose CEO was charged with nine felonies related to her management of the organization.<\/p>\n