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Housing Counseling, Small Claims Court, and mediation services, etc.). ECHO staff, furthermore, assisted sixteen (16) households with conciliation /mediation services. Lastly, staff referred fifty -three (53) households to small claims court and forty -three (43) households to other appropriate agencies. To educate tenants and landlords about their rights and responsibilities, ECHO distributed a total of 926 educational materials, provided eighty -eight (88) public service announcements, and held one (1) training for property owners /managers. ECHO met or exceeded all of its goals by large percentages. ♦ Davis Street Family Resource Center In previous fiscal years, the City provided Davis Street Family Resource Center with Redevelopment Agency funds to provide affordable housing services to homeless and very low -, low -, and moderate - income persons. However, the City was unable to provide this funding assistance in fiscal year 2011 -2012 as the City anticipated the elimination of its Redevelopment Agency by the State. ♦ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re- Housing Program (HPRP) The Mid - County Housing Resource Center (HRC) established at the Davis Street Family Resource Center continued to provide homeless prevention and assistance services to homeless individuals and families and those at risk of homelessness. The HRC is funded by the $1.5 million Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re- Housing Program (HPRP) funds that BFWC, in coordination with the cities of San Leandro, Alameda, and Hayward; Alameda County Housing & Community Development Department; Abode Services; and DSFRC, received in 2009. In FY 2011 -2012, through the provision of housing stabilization and financial assistance services, which include one -time back rent payments, security deposit payments, moving costs, rental assistance, back utility payments, utility deposits or payment assistance, and motel vouchers, the HRC prevented 571 San Leandrans (228 households) from becoming homeless and re- housed 215 San Leandrans (93 households). Priority # 7. Build on inter - jurisdictional cooperation and further coordination and improvement of the homeless Continuum of Care System. Activities: ♦ EveryOne Home Everyone Home is a community -based organization formed to coordinate the implementation of the Everyone Home Plan (formerly known as the Alameda County Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan). The Everyone Home Plan is a comprehensive blueprint to end homelessness, including chronic homelessness, by the year 2020, and address the housing needs of extremely low - income persons living with serious mental illness and or HIV /AIDS. The Plan employs five (5) core strategies: I. Prevent homelessness and other housing crises; 2. Increase housing opportunities for the Plan's target populations by 15,000 units; 3. Deliver flexible services to support stability and independence; 4. Measure success and report outcomes; 5. Develop long -term leadership and public support for ending homelessness. DRAFT Consolidated Annual Perfonnance and Evaluation Report: FY 2011 -2012 City of San Leandro Page 10