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To educate tenants and landlords about their rights and responsibilities, ECHO distributed a total of] .505 educational materials, provided 38 public service announcements, appeared on local television or radio s{8tio!lS six times. and held seven trainings for property owners/managers. ECHO met or exceeded all of its goals by large percentages. . Housing Rehabilitation Program . The City's Housing Rehabilitation. Minor Home, Accessibility Grants, and Seismic, Clean-Up and Paint (irant Programs all help very low- and low-income homeowners, mobile home owners, and tenants remain housed, particularly seniors. Of 22 grants awarded. 16, or 73%), went to seniors. Of seven home repair loans given, five, or 71 %, went to seniors. . Davis Street Family Resource Center . The City used Redevelopment Housing Set-Aside Funds to contract with DSFRC for special housing services to prevent those currently housed from becoming homeless. u Isla1i.der Motel.: IJSRFC staff supplemented the services of relocation consultants to ensure that tenant relocation would occur effectively. DSPRC provided supportive services 10 seven Islander Molel Residents. Services included housing search assistance, faod, clothing, elnployment search, mental health referrals, medical care, and resource reCerrals_ u BeIQw-M;irket Rate (RMR) l-/ousingJJnitr DSFRC expanded its services to assist with the preservation of the City's BMR units. DSFRC provided 238 phone referrals and individualized infonnation packets to 108 walk-in clients. Seniors received additional infonnation relevant to their special needs. Priority # 7. Build on inter-jurisdictional cooperation and further coordination and improvement of the homeless Continuum of Care System. Activitie,"~ Continuum (~l Care Council Responding to the need for comprehensive planning and coordination of services for the homeless, the 45-member Alameda County-wide Homeless Continuum of Care Council was tarmed in 1997. The Council coordinates local efforts to address homelessness, seeks to maintain the existing service capacity, build new partnerships that generate greater resources for the continuum of housing. services. and employment, and establishes inter-jurisdictional cooperation. Recognized as a national model. the Council leveraged substantial federal, state, and local resources for homeless housing and services. standardized data collection, implemented Health. Safety and Accessibility Standards of Service flJr shelter facilities. and faciljtated a year-round process of successful collaboration. The Council included representatives from each of the HOME Consortium jurisdictions and CDBG entitlement jurisdictions in the County, service providers and advocates, homeless or fomlerly homeless persons, representatives of the faith community, business and labor representatives, and education and health care proCessionals. The Council receives administrative funding through Alameda County's General Fund as well as contributions from Alameda County's jurisdictions_ [lraf! Consolidaled AllJ)oall'lTfonnJllCe alld LvaluJlioll Rerorl: (.Y)OO'i-2000 Cily or San J .eandro Page <)