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<br />a national model, the Council leveraged substantial federal, state, and local resources for homeless <br />housing and services, standardized data collection, implemented Health, Safety and Accessibility <br />Standards of Service for shelter facilities, and facilitated a year-round process of successful <br />collaboration. The Council included representatives from each of the HOME Consortium <br />jurisdictions and CDBG entitlement jurisdictions in the County, service providers and advocates, <br />homeless or fonnerly homeless persons, representatives of the faith community, business and labor <br />representatives, and education and health care professionals. The Council receives administrative <br />funding through Alameda County's General Fund as well as contributions from Alameda County's <br />jurisdictions. <br /> <br />County-wide activities during this fiscal year included: <br /> <br />. EveryOne Home, the Alameda County Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan was <br />completed in 2005. EveryOne Home includes a chronic homeless plan, including a <br />comprehensive plan on behalf of homeless people and families, and prevention planning for <br />marginally housed individuals with disabilities. EveryOne Home is currently in the <br />implementation phase and has been endorsed or adopted by nearly all of the jurisdictions in <br />Alameda County. EveryOne Home is a joint effort by the Continuum of Care Council, <br />Alameda County Departments of Public Health (Office of AIDS), Behavioral Health Care <br />Services, Social Services, and Housing and Community Development, as well as the Cities of <br />Oakland and Berkeley. <br /> <br />· The Council continues the implementation of HMIS countywide. At the end of the fiscal <br />year, twenty-four agencies providing a broad range of homeless-dedicated housing and <br />support services were set-up and trained to operate the HMIS software, with nearly 800 staff <br />from these agencies certified in Privacy and Security Standards (approximately 250 were <br />certified in FY07). As a result, more than 10,000 unduplicated clients were entered into <br />HMIS by June 30, 2007. Of these, 5,463 clients were entered in calendar year 2006. <br /> <br />· Agencies in the Alameda County-wide Continuum of Care maintained a permanent housing <br />stock of over 2,050 beds, with 150 more beds under development. Despite declining revenue <br />for supportive services, our community has maintained existing housing and successfully <br />moved hundreds of clients into permanent housing and services. <br /> <br />· The Superior Court of Cali fomi a, Alameda County's Community Focused Court Committee, <br />and the Continuum of Care Council continued its successful partnership for the Homeless <br />Caring Court, a specialty project for Superior Court to resolve misdemeanor legal issues that <br />prevent homeless people from securing employment and tenancy. The Court expanded to <br />monthly sessions in April 2007 to accommodate the increasing demand for this program and <br />to best serve participants. The Court continues to rotate throughout the County and assisted <br />nearly 90 defendants, dismissing 233 charges over a year's time. <br /> <br />· Continuum of Care Council Members continue to provide technical assistance to aid <br />organizations in correctly interpreting and complying with federal program regulations and <br />developing systems to ensure that organizational capacity and programmatic performance are <br />of high quality. <br /> <br />Final Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY2006-2007 <br />City of San Leandro <br />Page I 0 <br />