MHSA Housing
Supportive housing is community-based housing that is affordable to clients on a permanent basis, provides all the rights and responsibilities of tenancy, and is accompanied by appropriate and voluntary social services.
Myth: My property value will decline if you
build supportive housing nearby.
Fact: Property values do not decline when
supportive housing is built nearby.
Myth: Crime will go up in my neighborhood if you
build supportive housing nearby.
Fact: Crime does not increase when supportive
housing is built.
Myth: Residents living nearby supportive housing
will be scared of the housing and the people in it, changing the
neighborhood character.
Fact: Residents’ fears disappear once the
supportive housing is built.
The Impact of Supportive Housing on Neighborhood Crime and Property Values
Supportive Housing Developments in San Mateo County
Since 2006, the MHSA Housing Program funded 71 housing units across housing developments in Redwood City, South San Francisco, San Mateo and North Fair Oaks community.
- Cedar Street Apartments in Redwood City (14 MHSA units) – 2009
- El Camino Family Housing in South San Francisco (20 MHSA units) – 2010
- Delaware Street Apartments in San Mateo (10 MHSA units) - 2011
- Waverly Place Apartments in North Fair Oaks area (15 MHSA units) – 2018
- Bradford Senior Housing in Redwood City (6 MHSA units) – 2020
- 2821 El Camino Real in North Fair Oaks (6 MHSA units) – 2020
Housing Initiative Taskforce
The MHSA FY 2020-23 Three-Year Plan prioritizes housing as an area to engage in deeper strategic planning and guide future MHSA funding allocations. A Housing Initiative Taskforce, made up of diverse clients, family members, service providers and County departments, convened between March and May 2021 to define a housing continuum of services ; identify gaps at all levels of support or intensity in treatment; prioritize broad housing-related outcomes and identify and prioritize activities to fund under each prioritized outcome
Housing Initiative Taskforce Funding Recommendations
Additional Materials for these meetings are available below:
- Optional Meeting : Funding Recommendations Review - edited handout + notes , meeting recording
- Meeting #3 (May 2021) – presentation slides, meeting recording and Question & Answers + “At-Risk of Homelessness” definitions
- Optional Meeting: Outcomes Review – edited handout, meeting recording
- Meeting #2 (Apr. 2021) presentation slides, Housing Continuum, meeting recording + breakout recordings, Question & Answers + additional meeting notes
- Meeting #1 (Mar. 2021) presentation slides, Fact Sheet on MHSA and Homelessness, meeting recording, Question & Answers
Background information:
- “Housing for BHRS Clients” (Nov. 2020) presentation slides, recording, Question & Answers
- “Board and Care Housing Supports” (Feb. 2021) presentation slides, recording and Question & Answers