San Antonio’s Planning and Community Development Committee voted Tuesday to recommend the creation of a task force that would focus on boosting housing supply for some of the city’s most vulnerable populations.

The task force, requested by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, directs Neighborhood and Housing Services Department staff (NHSD) to convene stakeholders and deliver recommendations for seniors, people with disabilities, veterans receiving housing vouchers and LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness.

NHSD will staff the task force with support from Homeless Services and the San Antonio Housing Trust; the group will use panel discussions, focus groups and digital surveys to identify both immediate housing needs and long-term solutions.

Veterans with housing vouchers are the first group to be

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