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<br />San Leandro Homeless & Housing Task Force 7 <br /> <br /> <br />April Showers has averaged between 85 and 125 clients who have participated in the <br />an event in the past 18 months. In 2013, April Showers conducted voluntary in-depth <br />interviews with 50 of its regular guests, and 35 of these 50 guests self-identified <br />themselves as homeless. April Showers, though, is unable to verify and confirm who <br />among these 35 self-identified homeless are unsheltered. <br /> <br />A critical service gap for April Showers is the provision of on-going regular access to <br />services, such as comprehensive case management, which would assist individuals in <br />finding permanent housing. <br /> <br /> <br />Alameda County Housing & Community Development <br />Alameda County HCD conducted a point-in-time biennial Homeless Count on January <br />30, 2013. The 2013 Homeless Count reflected a total of 4,264 individuals who identified <br />themselves as homeless on the night of January 30. Using the Alameda Homeless <br />Management Information System (HMIS) InHouse Database, HCD calculated <br />percentages of homeless population by City. According to this methodology, there are <br />101 homeless persons in the City of San Leandro, including the Ashland area. <br /> <br /> <br />San Leandro and San Lorenzo Unified School Districts <br />Both the San Leandro and San Lorenzo Unified School Districts describe <br />“homelessness” as “individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime <br />residence”, consistent with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act. <br />Students are guaranteed enrollment in the school districts by the federal McKinney <br />Vento Act if they live in any of the following situations: <br /> <br /> A shelter (family, domestic violence, or youth shelter or transitional living program). <br /> A motel, hotel, or weekly rate housing. <br /> Double-up or sharing the house or apartment with more than one family because <br />of economic hardship or loss. <br /> An abandoned building, a car, at a campground, or on the street. <br /> Temporary foster care or with an adult who is not your parent or guardian. <br /> With friends or family because you are a runaway or an unaccompanied youth. <br /> In substandard housing (without electricity, water or heat). <br /> <br />District homeless liaisons work closely with school staff and local shelters to identify <br />families in need of assistance. School liaisons conduct an intake and families are asked <br />to complete an affidavit of residency (simple questionnaire) about their current housing <br />situation in order to determine eligibility for services. Upon eligibility students are <br />referred to a school for immediate enrollment and service referrals. Students receive <br />breakfast, lunch, and a healthy snack if they attend the after school program; free <br />backpacks and school supplies; behavioral health counseling; and bus passes for <br />transportation. Old Navy clothing gift cards are handed out in extreme emergencies, <br />and case management is provided for families in crisis.