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<br />4 <br /> <br />population, compared with one percent of county residents. Homelessness also disproportionately <br />affects Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders and Multiracial people in Alameda County.8 <br />Figure 2: Racial Distribution of General Population and Homeless Population <br /> <br />Source: Oakland-Berkeley-Alameda County Continuum of Care. Centering Racial Equity in Homeless System Design. January <br />2021. <br />Households with only adults are even more disproportionately likely to be Black (58%) and Native <br />American (three percent) in comparison with the general population of Alameda County (11% Black, <br />one percent Native American).9 <br />The many specific needs and experiences of people of color experiencing homelessness are described <br />in the CRE report, often in the words of people interviewed. Without addressing the impact of race in <br />our society, homelessness will continue to disproportionately impact African Americans and other <br />people of color. Creating a mix of housing and services in order to reduce these enormous disparities is <br />a major focus of this plan. <br />Special Populations <br />Several special populations of people who experience homelessness merit particular attention due to <br />particular vulnerabilities, overrepresentation in the population, and/or specific needs and resources for <br />addressing their needs. These include transition age youth, veterans, people impacted by intimate <br />partner violence and people impacted by the criminal justice system. <br />Transition Age Youth <br />Youth ages 18-24 were 9% of the overall population experiencing homelessness in Alameda County in <br />the 2019 PIT count (702 individuals). Unaccompanied children, under age 18, represented less than <br />1% of the homeless population (29 individuals).10 These numbers represent a point in time and only <br />tally youth who were counted as sheltered in the homeless system or as unsheltered. During the <br />2019-2020 school year, schools in Alameda County reported 4,445 “homeless students” attended <br />public schools in Alameda County, a number that includes young people under 18 who were doubled <br /> <br />8 Oakland-Berkeley-Alameda County Continuum of Care. Centering Racial Equity in Homeless System Design. <br />January 2021. https://everyonehome.org/centering-racial-equity/ <br />9 Oakland-Berkeley-Alameda County Continuum of Care. Centering Racial Equity in Homeless System Design. January 2021. <br />https://everyonehome.org/centering-racial-equity/ <br />10 EveryOne Counts! Alameda County Homeless Count & Survey. Applied Survey Research (ASR). 2019.