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<br />FY2006-2007 CAPER -4- September 17,2007 <br /> <br />. ECHO held a special Fair Housing Seminar on April 30, 2007 at the San Leandro <br />Library to commemorate fair housing month. Fifty (50) landlords and property <br />managers representing various complexes and property management companies <br />attended. <br /> <br />. ECHO conducts random and targeted audits to gauge the level of discrimination in <br />the rental housing market. ECHO conducted 18 targeted fair housing audits to gauge <br />the level of discrimination of specific protected classes, exceeding their goal by 20%. <br />These were paired audits that were designed to measure the level of discrimination <br />based on physical disability. The fair housing staff is currently analyzing the data, <br />and the published audit report will be available in September 2007. <br /> <br />Priority # 5. Maintain and improve the current capacity of the housing and shelter system, <br />expanding transitional and permanent supportive housing, and providing services to <br />homeless individuals and families, including integrated health care, employment services <br />and other supportive services. <br /> <br />. Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC) - San Leandro Shelter: The City <br />funded BFWC with CDBG funds to provide supportive services to homeless families at its <br />emergency shelter, San Leandro Shelter. BFWC provided emergency shelter and support <br />services for 3 I 8 San Leandro homeless women and children (224 women and 94 children) in <br />crisis, including 9,265 bed nights at the shelter. Of the 224 adult women served, 84 had <br />special needs, and 163 utilized support services. One hundred sixty-three (163) women <br />received one-on-one case management services totaling 717 sessions. Sixty-three (63) of the <br />73 women, or 86%, who exited after staying 30 days or more, increased their level of self <br />sufficiency in one or more of the following areas: housing, employmentlincome, domestic <br />violence, substance abuse, mental health, and/or physical health. Forty-four (44) of the 73 <br />women (or 60%) left with long-term housing/employment. The shelter offered 4 I parenting <br />support groups, 60 domestic violence education groups, 19 life skills workshops, 79 <br />children's therapeutic play groups, and 8 family nights. <br /> <br />. Davis Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC): The City also funded DSFRC with <br />CDBG funds to provide supportive services to homeless persons. DSFRC provided an array <br />of basic services for 217 homeless people using its CDBG grant from the City. However, a <br />total of 588 (unduplicated) homeless persons were served using other funding sources. <br />Services are modified to accommodate the special needs of homeless people (e.g., providing <br />one-on-one case management, providing food that does not need to be cooked, and access to <br />the clothing program). Homeless persons received various services, including referrals to <br />emergency housing, case management to support housing and employment searches, suitable <br />groceries, clothing, financial education, life skills training, free acute medical care, and <br />mental health and youth programs. DSFRC also works closely with another local homeless <br />program, April Showers, which is a consortium of 10 churches. April Showers provides the <br />homeless with showers, laundry vouchers, clothes, and toiletries. <br /> <br />Priority # 6. Increase and expand activities designed to prevent those currently housed <br />from becoming homeless. <br /> <br />. Rental Assistance Program <br />. Through ECHO's Rental Assistance Program funded through the City's General <br />Fund, 18 families were given rental assistance (such as payments for delinquent rent <br />
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