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HomeRise board announces wind-down as San Francisco Chronicle reports investigations and service failures
HomeRise's board agreed to wind down the supportive-housing nonprofit over one to two years. San Francisco must transfer operations and services at 17 housing complexes serving more than 1,500 residents. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the decision followed financial problems, contract nonrenewals and investigations involving resident deaths and the organization's response to alleged staff misconduct. Allegations of sexual misconduct remain allegations, and the article says a city report did not determine whether the underlying alleged conduct occurred.
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Donor relevance
Why this matters
The transition affects housing operations and support services for more than 1,500 formerly homeless residents, while the future of approximately 150 employees is uncertain. The size and complexity of the portfolio create significant continuity-of-care and housing-management risks.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
The wind-down was announced by the HomeRise board. Information about deaths, alleged misconduct, financial problems and city investigations was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle and the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program, drawing partly on city records and audits.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not independently established the causes or circumstances of individual resident deaths, whether alleged sexual misconduct occurred, the completeness of reported wellness checks, or which organizations will assume each property and service contract. The effect of the transition on individual residents and employees is not yet established.
Right of reply
Organization response
HomeRise described the plan as an orderly, resident-centered wind-down and said residents' daily lives should not be affected. Its leaders said they would seek a chief executive to oversee dissolution. A spokesperson disputed the suggestion that case managers were responsible for reversing overdoses, saying permanent supportive housing provides homes rather than medical care. The city said it would coordinate a building-by-building transition to other providers.
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How No Halo records this event
Event type: Operational Contraction. Current state: Pending. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published October 1, 2026 · Last verified October 3, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.