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continue with local housing authorities to increase vouchers available to the population as well. • Completing the pilot of Everyone Home leasing guidelines developed by the Property Management Committee in an effort to expand access to affordable units by the persons with histories of homelessness and disability. Four properties will be using the guidelines to lease up new developments completing construction this year. • Alameda County is working on a pilot housing and Social Security Advocacy program for disabled persons currently receiving General Assistance. EveryOne Home will work on the design and implementation of that pilot. • The community -wide performance outcomes developed in an EveryOne Home facilitated process are being incorporated into a number of locally controlled funding sources to be consistent with HUD's new outcomes udder the Hearth Act. EveryOne Home and the Homeless Management Information Systems managed by HCD will ensure that system- wide progress reports are issued regularly and accurately. Everyone Home will provide technical assistance and training to help agencies meet the outcome goals. • Continuing to keep the community informed through newsletters, meetings and website, of the collective efforts to prevent and end homelessness and the progress made on achieving the goals. For more detailed information please refer to Alameda County EveryOne Home at www. evervonehome. org <http: / /www.everyonehome.org./ >. Local Support of EveryOne Home Plan The City of San Leandro was the first jurisdiction in the HOME Technical Advisory Consortium (HOMETAC) to adopt Alameda County's EveryOne Home Plan. The Human Services Commission (HSC) approved the EveryOne Home Plan on July 26, 2006. The City Council adopted the EveryOne Home Plan on November 20, 2006. The City continues to work with the experienced and local homeless services nonprofit, Building Futures with Women and Children, to prepare a City Homeless Plan to align with the major goals of the County's EveryOne Home Plan, although objectives will vary according to the City's needs. The City shall obtain community input and City Council approval before finalizing any Homeless Plan. Also, City staff continues to serve on the Everyone Home Leadership Board. The City of San Leandro supports homeless and special needs service providers with CDBG funds. During FY 2011 -12, the City will help fund operating costs for programs that provide homeless services. Over the years, the City has continued to support agencies such as the San Leandro Shelter for Women and Children (for homeless and victims of domestic abuse) and Davis Street Family Resource Center (a vital local community social service center) to provide such homeless services. The City will also continue to support services that help prevent homelessness: landlord/tenant counseling, fair housing services, and the Rental Assistance Program (which offers security deposit or delinquent rental payment assistance to eligible households with hardship issues). The City will also support the implementation of the EveryOne Home Plan by providing funds for county -wide administration expenses for Continuum of Care and HMIS. DRAFT ,action Plan - FY 1011 -1111 City of San Leandro Page 11