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<br />50 <br /> <br />Alameda Countywide Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan <br /> <br />physical, mental, or developmental disabilities and are licensed by the State of California <br />Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division.23 <br /> <br />Because many supportive housing programs rely on funding from multiple sources in multiple <br />systems, many of the emergency and transitional beds, as well as permanent housing units, appear <br />in the inventories of more than one system. An unduplicated count of housing resources in the three <br />systems includes: <br /> <br />· 747 emergency shelter beds for single individuals and 73 emergency shelter units for families <br />that can accommodate 485 people in families. <br /> <br />· 543 transitional housing beds for single individuals and 326 transitional units for families that <br />accommodate 1,077 people in families. <br /> <br />· 1,369 permanent housing beds or units for single individuals plus 650 beds for individuals in <br />Board and Care homes and 10 beds in a residential care facility. For families, the unduplicated <br />permanent housing inventory includes 358 permanent housing units that can accommodate <br />1,022 people in families?4 <br /> <br />Please see the chapter entitled Housing Assistance Needs of People Who Are Homeless and/or <br />Have Special Needs for a detailed estimate of the amount and types of housing needed for the <br />plan's three target populations. <br /> <br />23 The majority of Board and Care residents have Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and SSI payments inform the rate structure at <br />Board and Care homes. In 2004, the monthly payment for someone in non.medical Board and Care was $991 per month. Board and <br />Care homes are important in the context of hOusing because they provide housing for many very low-income people in Alameda <br />County. <br />24 AHW calculation based on inventory information from each system. <br />