Southside Community Center

Requested county funding support for the Southside Community Center housing stability program.

Spoke as a case manager at Southside Community Center about the overwhelming need for eviction prevention and emergency financial assistance.

Read an impact story from a senior citizen client helped by Southside Community Center to avoid homelessness.

Raised questions regarding non-profit compliance, audits, and financial oversight of organizations receiving county funds.

Submitted written comment in strong favor of agenda item K3 to fund Southside Community Center.

Expressed full support for increased county funding for the Southside Community Center, highlighting its long history of serving the community.

Spoke as a Southside board member and pediatrician about the center's critical role in food, housing, and health stability.

Highlighted Southside's collaborative social services and urged long-term county funding.

Argued that investing in basic human needs prevents crime and addresses root causes of incarceration.

Pointed out that the city funds Southside twice as much as the county and urged equitable county support.

Urged the court to provide increased, long-term financial support for Southside Community Center, noting they operate the county's only emergency weather shelter on a shoestring budget.