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■ One (1) session for two (2) landlords and property managers; ■ One (1) Fair Housing Seminar for sixty (60) persons; ■ Four (4) sessions for fifty-two (52) tenants or potential homebuyers; ■ One (1) session for ten (10) realtors; and ■ Nine (9) general presentations for seventy-two (72) persons. ECHO Housing raised awareness in the community about fair housing through fifty- seven (57) public service announcements [sent to 57 radio and television stations] and distribution of 1,260 educational fliers to the public libraries ,in -Alameda County, non- profit agencies, community centers, and local festivals and fps ._ In celebration of April Fair Housing Month, ECHO Housing received a Fair Housing Proclamation from the City of San Leandro in recognition of Fair Housing Month. On March 31, 2011, ECHO Housing held a Fair Housing Seminar for the Rental Housing Owners Association (RHO) which provided training and education to thirty (30) landlords on fair housing law and equal access in housing. Additionally, ECHO Housing held a training session for the Apartment Owner's Association on April 15th and two (2) fair housing presentations at the Alameda County Veteran's Administration on April 12th and 13th ECHO Housing conducted thirteet3) Windom and tare audits to gauge the level of discrimination in the rental housing maiTie analysis these paired audits that are designed to measure the level of discrimination based on race. ECHO Housing tested a total of thirteen (13) rental properties, all of which are located in San Leandro. The fair housing staff produced the analyzed data in an audit report in September 2011. Priority # 5. provid health Mi>i andprove the cent capacity of the housing and mm, expan al at- permanent supportive housing, and ,, .._. �to ho ss in` -. is and families, including integrated emp ' s _nt s es and other supportive services. ♦ Build>In : tures withen and Children (BFWC) - San Leandro Shelter The City fun WC with . t)BG funds to provide supportive services to homeless families at its emergency sh knowt'as the San Leandro Shelter. BFWC provided emergency shelter and support service i'` included 10,362 nights, of which 567 beds were supported by the City, and 31,086 meai r 232 San Leandro homeless women and children (154 women and 78 children) in crisis. One hundred and forty-two (142) of these women received one-on-one case management support services. Fifty-four (54) of the sixty-four (64) women, or 73%, who exited after staying thirty (30) days or more, addressed two or more of the specific barriers they faced to achieving safe and stable housing. Thirty-seven (37) of sixty-eight (68) women, or 54%, departed the shelter with permanent housing. In addition, the shelter provided 110 referrals for health care services, and eighty-four (84) support groups have been held addressing various topics, such as domestic violence, parenting skills, barriers to housing, and basic life skills. DRAFT Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY 2010-2011 City of San Leandro Page 8