A San Rafael streets cleaning program that employs and assists local homeless residents has been extended for another year of service.

The San Rafael City Council this week approved a new one-year, $272,000 contract with the Downtown Streets Team undefined a Palo Alto-based nonprofit group that brought its temporary employment program to San Rafael in August 2013 as part of a citywide effort to combat homelessness.

Andrew Hening, regional director for the Downtown Streets Team, said he's pleased the team gets to continue helping those in need.

"We're thrilled everything came together and thankful to the city and our community partners," Hening said. "We always have about 12 people on the wait list, so we're trying to grow the capacity and get more people involved."

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