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<br />Alameda Countywide Homeless and Special Needs HousingPlan <br /> <br />Action Plan (2006-2007) <br /> <br />This is the first time that any County or State has developed a comprehensive and integrated <br />housing and service plan for people who experience homelessness and/or are living with <br />serious and persistent mental illness and/or HIV/AIDS. Realizing the vision outlined in this <br />plan-ending chronic homelessness and reducing housing crises for extremely low-income <br />people who are precariously or inappropriately housed-is going to require sustained and <br />coordinated efforts on the part of multiple jurisdictions and service delivery systems. <br /> <br />The creation of an integrated, regional response offers a number of measurable, outcome- <br />oriented alternatives to the current model. Alameda County has a history of collaborative <br />efforts, but until now they have been focused primarily at the consumer or provider level- <br />not the systems level. Making adjustments and changes at the systems level will require <br />active participation by top community leaders and government representatives. Moving <br />towards this preferred future requires that elected officials, as well as civic, business, and <br />faith leaders recognize and commit to a regional approach that will include such outcomes <br />as: <br /> <br />1. Increased efficiency and effectiveness oflocal and regional housing and supportive <br />service programs through sharing of information, planning, clients, resources, and <br />responsibility across the multiple systems that must work together to address common <br />issues. <br /> <br />2. More coordination of government and philanthropic funding. National research has <br />demonstrated that an integrated approach to long-term homelessness can significantly <br />reduce expenditures on emergency medical and other services. <br /> <br />3. Increased local capacity to attract competitive grants from federal, state, and <br />philanthropic sources that can augment existing housing and service systems and support <br />the replication of emerging promising practice models. <br /> <br />4. Increased public interest and support for creative solutions to homelessness, <br />excitement about and involvement in regional efforts, and willingness to support the <br />creation of a new local or regional revenue stream for supportive housing. <br /> <br />2006-2007 Action Plan-Page 1 <br />