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<br />20 <br /> <br />1. Address racial disparities in mainstream/upstream systems to prevent disproportionate inflow of <br />African Americans into homelessness <br />a. Partner with school districts, social services agencies, child welfare, community health <br />organizations and others to connect people to prevention and economic supports in a <br />timely manner and through trusted sources. <br />b. Work with law enforcement and criminal justice institutions to create housing planning and <br />homelessness prevention resources. <br />c. Ensure that workforce services are accessible to and structured to support people whose <br />housing is unstable. <br />2. Focus resources for homelessness prevention on people most likely to lose their homes <br />a. Work with government and private funders to increase targeted prevention for people <br />most likely to become homeless. Highlight risk factors including extremely low incomes, <br />histories of homelessness, and living in neighborhoods with high rates of poverty and <br />evictions. <br />b. Tailor outreach and prioritization to reach those at highest risk and coordinate these efforts <br />in all areas of the county. <br />c. Implement and expand shallow subsidy availability for people with fixed or limited income <br />with housing insecurity. Provide capped rental assistance to relieve rent burden and reduce <br />the risk of becoming homeless. <br />3. Rapidly resolve episodes of homelessness through Housing Problem Solving <br />a. Add resources to flexible funding pools for Housing Problem Solving, a practice of helping <br />people newly homeless or on the verge of homelessness to identify rapid solutions to their <br />situation with light financial support   <br />b. Offer Problem Solving training and funding throughout system so that providers can quickly <br />assist people when and where they seek help. <br />4. Prevent racially disproportionate returns to homelessness <br />To reduce disparities based on race, learnings from the CRE process demonstrate that providing <br />ongoing or renewed support to people who have been homeless will improve equitable housing <br />outcomes. Some specific areas highlighted as effective include: <br />a. Target time-limited Rapid Rehousing resources to serve households with an ability to <br />increase income. Given the high cost of rent in Alameda County, time-limited resources <br />should be matched with people who have a feasible plan to pay market-rate rent or <br />identify a replacement subsidy. <br />b. Partner with educational, vocational and employment services to ensure that people <br />moving toward employment have strong support in obtaining and maintaining <br />employment. Build connections to educational programs with career pathways, supported <br />employment for people who are formerly homeless, and job placement assistance for <br />people seeking new roles. <br />c. Establish a flexible funding pool for preventing homelessness, including shallow subsidy <br />option.