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<br />FY2006-2007 CAPER -5- September 17,2007 <br /> <br />or security deposits) to prevent homelessness. ECHO exceeded its goal by 88%. <br />ECHO also provided information and counseling for 108 eviction-related cases and <br />prevented 24 evictions. <br /> <br />. Tenant/Landlord Counseling <br />. The City contracted with ECHO Housing for landlord/tenant counseling services with <br />CDBG funds to help maintain people in housing. Information and referral services <br />were provided to 458 landlords and tenants from 228 households. Among them were <br />65 cases related to eviction, of which 8 households (24 persons) were prevented from <br />being evicted. Staff also assisted with retaliation cases (5), landlord/tenant inquiries <br />related to repairs (58), security deposits (39), rent increases (15), and entries by a <br />landlord (1). There were also 96 other miscellaneous inquiries (e.g., noise, neighbor <br />disputes, parking, etc.). ECHO also assisted 36 persons in 19 households with <br />conciliation/mediation services and]] eviction mediation cases. ECHO referred 145 <br />households, or 299 persons, to small claims court and 108 households, or 147 <br />persons, to other appropriate agencies. <br /> <br />To educate tenants and landlords about their rights and responsibilities, ECHO distributed <br />a total of 1,565 educational materials, provided 28 public service announcements, <br />appeared on local television or radio stations once, and held seven trainings for <br />property owners/managers. ECHO met or exceeded all of its goals by large percentages. <br /> <br />. Davis Street Family Resource Center <br />. The City used Redevelopment Housing Set-Aside Funds to contract with DSFRC for <br />special housing services to prevent those currently housed from becoming homeless <br />by referring them to rental opportunities at existing City-regulated below-market rate <br />(BMR) units. <br />· DSFRC provided 2,040 phone referrals and 96 individualized information <br />packets to walk-in clients. Seniors received additional information <br />relevant to their special needs. <br />· DSFRC recruited ] 98 clients and enrolled a total of 3] people into BMR <br />units: 14 clients into the City's BMR units and 17 BMR units outside of <br />the City. All clients received assistance with rental applications. Clients <br />also had access to in-depth case management addressing housing issues, <br />financial planning, employment, food, clothing, health care counseling and <br />affordable childcare. <br />· DSFRC made five site visits to BMR properties and continues to maintain <br />and update vacancy lists and continues to find other BMR units for their <br />clients. <br /> <br />Priority # 7. Build on inter-jurisdictional cooperation and further coordination and <br />improvement ofthe Homeless Continuum of Care System. <br /> <br />. Responding to the need for comprehensive planning and coordination of services for the <br />homeless, the 45-member Alameda County-wide Homeless Continuum of Care Council was <br />formed in ] 997. The Council, which consists of public, private, and non-profit members, <br />coordinates local efforts to address homelessness, seeks to maintain the existing service <br />capacity, builds new partnerships that generate greater resources for the continuum of <br />housing, services, and employment, and establishes inter-jurisdictional cooperation. The <br />Council's accomplishments include: <br />
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