An audit has found that BART spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a homeless outreach program, which resulted in one confirmed homeless person receiving its services.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars into a homeless outreach program run by the Salvation Army that resulted in just one confirmed unsheltered person receiving its services, according to a inspector general report released Friday.
It was meant to fund homeless outreach teams at San Francisco's two BART stations on Mission Street and help people with mental health and drug addiction issues.During the 24-month period, the team reported thousands of contacts with people but could only confirm one person using the residential treatment services, the Mercury News reported.
Meanwhile, BART saw a 21% year-over-year increase in unhoused people at its San Francisco stations in the first quarter of 2022. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency provided half the funds for the BART-awarded contract. A BART spokesman told the Mercury News that the agency differed with the Salvation Army’s requirement that participants in the program take a pledge of total sobriety. The agency’s new Homeless Action Plan dropped the pledge and was designed for more accountability.that I have read and agree
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