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<br />24 <br /> <br />a. The CRE report and system model includes adding new capacity to provide affordable <br />housing without time limits for 30% of the adult only households and 28% of family <br />households  <br />b. Add capacity within the system to support new dedicated affordable units including <br />staff for a new flexible subsidy program for providing operation support (Local <br />Operating Subsidy Program) additional Coordinated Entry staffing and lighter and <br />variable supportive services <br />4. Create shallow subsidies for those who need more limited assistance. <br />5. Add new slots of rapid rehousing for those who can take over the full rent given time. <br />a. Couple these resources with expansions in employment programs  <br />Table X: Number of units and subsidy types needed by 2026 <br />Supportive <br />Housing Units <br />Supportive <br />Housing for <br />Older/Frail <br />Dedicated <br />Affordable <br />Shallow <br />Subsidies <br />Rapid Rehousing <br />slots <br />Total units & <br />subsidy slots <br />4,195 3,190 10,070 5,240 2,000 24,695 <br />6. Ensure new housing funding is distributed according to need. The numbers of people and the <br />significant subpopulations in each region are different. As much as possible, housing <br />resources should be distributed based on the regional needs. <br />7. Reduce entry barriers to housing ensure racial equity in referrals and placements <br />Corresponding System Performance Measures <br />Progress on this goal area will be tracked using two system performance measures and corresponding <br />measures of increased racial equity. <br />5a. Increase the number of people exiting homelessness into permanent housing <br />5b. Monitor for any emerging disparities and maintain racial equity within people exiting <br />homelessness into permanent housing. <br />6a. Reduce the length of time a person experiencing homelessness remains homeless <br />6b. Monitor for racial disparities in length of time homeless and address disparities <br />4) Strengthen Coordination, Communication and Capacity <br />This plan emerges at a time of great uncertainty. While new resources are anticipated, how much will <br />become available when, and what may happen with COVID-19 and other factors which may impact <br />homelessness, are unknown. For this reason, this Plan must be closely tracked and refined over time <br />and its projections will be updated as new resources become available. A community-wide <br />commitment to improve and use the communities HMIS data for tracking and accountability is a central <br />tenet of the Plan. <br />Improved communication about efforts and impacts are also key to keeping the buy-in of the partners <br />and the confidence of the community. This includes expanding the range of partners to other system <br />of care that overlap with the homelessness response system and ensuring that both housed and <br />unhoused people have access to the best information about current and anticipated resources. <br />Finally, the network of programs and providers will have to be strengthened and grow to reach the Plan <br />goals. Alameda County benefits from a strong network of nonprofit agencies committed to addressing