Council hears Continuum of Care count showing 1,337 clients and a new safe-parking pilot run by Hope South Florida

Tanisha presented the Continuum of Care report and highlighted recent counting and program activity.

"The most recent comprehensive count... reported 1,337 clients," Tanisha said, and noted that 16.8% of those clients were ages 45–54 while about 17.3% were in older brackets; she summarized that a little over 34% of the client base were at risk or in active homelessness.

Tanisha recommended coordination between the Broward Housing Council and the HCOC on senior initiatives and said the infill-development pilot bill (referred to in the meeting as SB 14 34) is being piloted in Broward and could be an annual-workshop topic.

Tanisha also introduced a newly reported safe-parking pilot for families in transition and invited a representative from Hope South Florida to explain the program.

Joe Kenner, president of Hope South Florida, said Hope launched the program on Dec. 15 with a church partner and that Hope was awarded $350,000 to operate 20 county-funded parking spaces. "We've placed now six people in housing," Kenner said, and described supports available on-site: an evening meal, light breakfast, a housing navigator to connect families to landlords, and a case manager dedicated to the project. He said the organization also operates an expanded privately funded version with capacity for about 40 vehicles and described a target maximum stay of 90 days as a bridge to permanent housing.

Council members asked operational questions (partner relationships, intake criteria, contact information). Kenner provided a contact number (954-566-2311) and an email format (info@hopesouthflorida.org) and said staff would bring pamphlets to future meetings.

The council agreed the pilot warranted further attention and suggested panel discussion at the annual workshop to examine how safe-parking and the HCOC overlap with housing council initiatives.