Project Roomkey is coming to an end. Its goal was to temporarily house some of the state’s most vulnerable unhoused people in hotel rooms during the COVID-19 which would also hopefully serve as a stepping stone to permanent housing.
So, how successful was Project Roomkey at getting people out of homelessness? Today, we look at how it worked in Alameda County.
Guest: Vanessa Rancaño, KQED housing reporter
Links:
- Last Days at the Radisson: As State Shelter Program Shutters, Formerly Unhoused Residents in Oakland Brace for Next Steps
- Project Roomkey Was Meant to Provide Safe Shelter. In Vallejo, At Least 5 People Died in Their Rooms.