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Action Plan - FY1997 (Header for even numbered pages: Times 8 point, bold, flush left) City of Page 6 HOMELESS AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS ACTIVITIES Development of a county -wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan In order to update strategies for continuing to serve the homeless and prepare for more limited and/or block granted federal funding, the jurisdictions of Alameda County and homeless service providers are developing a Homeless Continuum of Care Plan. The planning process is identifying gaps in the current service delivery system and setting priorities for future efforts to address homelessness in Alameda County. The Plan is intended to link homeless policies and plans in each of the three Alameda County HOME jurisdictions: Berkeley, Oakland and the HOME Consortium. It will provide an overarching set of locally agreed -upon principles and priorities which each jurisdiction will put into practice within their own funding guidelines, and will identify areas for multi jurisdictional collaboration. The planning process is being lead by a working group of representatives from each of the HOME Consortium jurisdictions and CDBG entitlement jurisdictions in the County, the County, service providers and advocates, homeless or formerly homeless persons, representatives of the faith community, business and labor representatives, and education and health care professionals. The consulting team of HomeBase and Bay Area Economics was selected to facilitate the planning process. HomeBase is a public policy law firm on homelessness. Bay Area Economics is a development and financial consulting firm focusing on public and non-profit development. The Plan will be completed in Spring 1997 and the recommendations in the Plan will be used to establish priorities for the upcoming homeless continuum of care funding round. The following programs administered by Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) serve regional homeless and special needs populations in the Alameda County HOME Consortium jurisdictions. Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) administers the HOPWA program for Alameda County, under contract from the City of Oakland. The HOPWA entitlement is received by Oakland as the largest city in the Eligible Metropolitan Area. HOPWA funds can be used for a variety of housing and service activities for persons living with HIV and AIDS and are intended to serve all of Alameda County. In 1996 HCD, in partnership with the City of Oakland, completed a multi -year AIDS housing plan for Alameda County. The plan provides more complete information about the need for AIDS housing, presents recommendations for how HOPWA funds should be allocated over the next five years, and seeks to improve coordination between HOPWA and other AIDS- and housing - dedicated funds. The Plan was completed in January 1996 and taken to a number of local boards and coalitions for endorsement, including the Ryan White Title I Planning Council, the Ryan 21,