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HOMELESS AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS ACTIVITIES <br />Implementation of the County-wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan <br />The Continuum of Care Council continues to be guided by the County-wide Homeless <br />Continuum of Care Plan, completed in 1997. The Plan identified gaps in the current service <br />delivery system and is intended to link homeless policies and plans in each of the three Alameda <br />County HOME jurisdictions: Berkeley, Oakland and the HOME Consortium The Council's <br />Workplan will be updated for July 2002. During FY 2002-2003 the Consortium will begin an <br />enhanced process of evaluation and data collection to establish the foundation for a new <br />Continuum of Care Plan to be published in 2003. <br />Goals for FY2002 include: <br />• continued provision and expansion of housing and services for homeless clients; <br />• coordination of the annual McKinney/Vento application process; <br />• increased quality of shelter provision through the final compliance and monitoring <br />of Health, Safety and Accessibility Standards of Service for Emergency Shelter <br />Facilities; <br />• continued partnership with private funds to support the activities of the <br />Continuum of Care; <br />• integrated data collection through both the procurement and implementation of a <br />county-wide Homeless Management Information System (HMIs) for community- <br />based service providers, and data sharing and analysis with mainstream, public <br />service providers; <br />• continued support and encouragement for federal, state, and local programs and <br />policies benefiting homeless and low-income persons; <br />• expanded evaluation of homeless programs through the utilization standardized <br />client satisfaction surveys and other client feedback mechanisms; <br />• evaluation of the county-wide homeless service system through the creation, <br />incorporation, and monitoring of continuum-wide outcome measures; <br />• comprehensive count and needs assessment of homeless individuals and families <br />in Alameda County; <br />• improved knowledge and responsiveness of homeless service provider staff <br />through implementation ofcounty-wide skills and resource trainings; <br />Action Plan - FY2002 <br />City of San Leandro <br />Page 11 <br />