“There are a lot of people out there who want to do something meaningful to try to alleviate the homelessness problem,” said Richmond Mayor Tom Butt.
As the Bay Area continues to struggle under the weight of its homelessness crisis, officials and nonprofits are asking local residents to do more than hand out meals or donate spare change. They’re asking them to open up their homes.
“This is something that someone can do when they just feel that despair of ‘oh my gosh, I just can’t stand seeing these poor people on the streets near my home,’” said Christi Carpenter, executive director of East Bay nonprofit Safe Time, which places unhoused college students and families in spare bedrooms for between one and six months. Since 2017, the group has made more than 60 placements.
Butt made his first placement last month – a family of six, including four children, who were living in an RV encampment off Castro Street. As virus restrictions have loosened, landlords have more options and are more hesitant to take on homeless tenants who may have poor credit and/or a criminal record, Carnahan said.
In the other Bay Area counties Abode serves – Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Napa – the nonprofit has brought on nearly 500 landlords during the pandemic. Most are in Santa Clara County.
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