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Strategic Plan — FY 2000 -FY 2004 City of San Leandro Page 25 of 35 coordination. The Alameda County -wide Homeless Continuum of Care Working Group was formed in 1995 to develop the County -wide Continuum of Care Plan. In 1997, the Continuum of Care Council (the standing body formed by the Working Group) adopted a completed Continuum of Care Plan. The Continuum of Care Plan creates a blue print for even greater participation on a regional and community basis. There have been significant reductions in the funding of various federal and state programs that serve the homeless directly and indirectly. The jurisdictions in the HOME Consortium continue to work together to further the work to facilitate the funding of local projects and maximize leveraging of fiords from a variety of sources. The goal of the Alameda Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan is to provide a coordinated and comprehensive system of housing and support services to prevent and reduce homelessness. The Continuum of Care addresses the immediate needs of homeless people as they enter the system and works to move them as quickly as possible to stability and greater levels of independence. Systems, including programs that have historically been difficult for homeless people to access, must be coordinated at every level and resources allocated to ensure that services and housing along the entire continuum are available and are appropriate for the populations that need them. Efforts to promote awareness of the issue of homelessness and improve public perceptions of homeless and affordable housing projects will help remove impediments and create an environment where program success is enhanced. The Alameda Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan strengthens agencies by establishing minimum standards of care, including grievances, mutual rights and responsibilities, client participation and empowerment, privacy, health and safety. All standards are developed through a community -wide, consensus - building process with strong participation by homeless people and built upon existing minimum standards in use in the county. The Plan also calls for developing an integrated management information system. The first steps being undertaken towards this goal are to improve the data collection instruments and establish the minimum standards of privacy protection and confidentiality of clients. The next step is to fill in the gaps regarding resources for the agencies to implement the system and train the agency staff. The focus of the Continuum of Care is to provide people with life -long skills to avoid homelessness and increase their ability to be self - sufficient. Objectives To build on existing interjurisdictional cooperation and further coordination and improvement of the homeless Continuum of Care system.