Bill > S873

This bill aims to transform the Commonwealth's emergency response system and create housing strategies to end the homelessness of unaccompanied adults. The key provisions include: 1. Conducting an objective and predictive study to determine the type and amount of permanent supportive housing, non-congregate, and congregate shelter models needed to reduce reliance on shelter and meet housing demand. 2. Developing a plan to prioritize the building of permanent supportive housing and new non-congregate shelter solutions, with a five-year implementation goal to meet the unmet needs of affordable housing capacity for each municipality. 3. Creating an inventory of existing congregate shelters, the cost to the Commonwealth, and a feasibility study on converting these resources to non-congregate shelter and/or permanent supportive housing. 4. Developing a specific plan for unique housing responses targeted to unaccompanied adult persons experiencing homelessness, including long-term vouchers, shallow subsidy pools, rapid re-housing resources, and permanent supportive housing, with a focus on the elderly, disabled, medically complex, and LGBTQ+ individuals.