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FY2007-2008 CAPER -6- September 15, 2008 referral by phone. • DSFRC recruited forty-two (42) clients and enrolled two (2) in a City of San Leandro BMR property. Additionally, DSFRC staff assisted these families with clothing and miscellaneous household items once they secured housing. • DSFRC made three (3) site visits to BMR properties and continues to collaborate with BMR property managers and Eden Information & Referral in order to effectively identify vacancies. Priority # 7. Build on inter -jurisdictional cooperation and further coordination and improvement of the Homeless Continuum of Care System. ♦ 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 formed in 1997. The Council, which consists of public, private, and non-profit members, coordinates local efforts to address homelessness, seeks to maintain the existing service capacity, builds new partnerships that generate greater resources for the continuum of housing, services, and employment, and establishes inter jurisdictional cooperation. The Council's accomplishments include: • EveryOne Home, the Alameda County Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan was completed in 2005. Everyone Home includes a chronic homeless plan, including a comprehensive plan on behalf of homeless people and families, and prevention planning for marginally housed individuals with disabilities. EveryOne Home is currently in the implementation phase and has been endorsed or adopted by nearly all of the jurisdictions in Alameda County, including San Leandro. Everyone Home is a joint effort by the Continuum of Care Council, Alameda County Departments of Public Health (Office of AIDS), Behavioral Health Care Services, Social Services, and Housing and Community Development, as well as the Cities of Oakland and Berkeley. Priority # 8. Increase the availability of service -enriched housing for persons with special needs. ♦ 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.