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• Agencies in the Alameda County -wide Continuum of Care maintained a permanent housing stock of over 2,050 beds, with 150 more beds under development. Despite declining revenue for supportive services, our community has maintained existing housing and successfully moved hundreds of clients into permanent housing and services. • The Superior Court of California, Alameda County's Community Focused Court Committee, and the Continuum of Care Council continued its successful partnership for the Homeless Caring Court, a specialty project for Superior Court to resolve misdemeanor legal issues that prevent homeless people from securing employment and tenancy. The Court expanded to monthly sessions in April 2007 to accommodate the increasing demand for this program and to best serve participants. The Court continues to rotate throughout the County and assisted nearly 90 defendants, dismissing 233 charges over a year's time. • Continuum of Care Council Members continue to provide technical assistance to aid organizations in correctly interpreting and complying with federal program regulations and developing systems to ensure that organizational capacity and programmatic performance are of high quality. Priority # 8. Increase the availability of service -enriched housing for persons with special needs. Activities: ♦ Transitional or Permanent Supportive Housing • Mission Bell Apartments: Of its twenty-five (25) units targeted for very -low income renters, Mission Bell has set aside several units which the Tri -City Homeless Coalition (TCHC) uses to serve its clients. The property has five (5) units for Project Independence, which helps very low-income youths aged out of the foster care system; three (3) units for the Supportive Housing for Transition Age Youth (STAY) program, which helps transition age youth adults with significant mental health disabilities; and two (2) units for the Greater HOPE program, which helps adults with special needs, such as severe mental illness or drug recovery with a history of homelessness. During the FY2007-08, a total of nine (9) — six (6) Project Independence clients and three (3) STAY clients youth clients were living in Mission Bell. Project Independence youth clients receive affordable housing linked to supportive services, such as case management, job placement training, and financial literacy training. STAY clients received full housing subsidies while being assisted in developing independent living skills. Lastly, Great HOPE clients receive housing subsidies as well as other mental health programs. Priority # 9. Support public services. Activities: ♦ Services for Low -Income Families, Children, Women in Crises, Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Final Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY2007-2008 City of San Leandro Page 12