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Action Plan - FY1997 (Header for even numbered pages: Times 8 point, bold, flush left) City of Page 10 one voice. The Collaborative is participating in conversion activities at Alameda Naval Air Station, Oak Knoll Medical Facility, Oakland Naval Supply Center, and the Oakland Army Base. During the last year, the Homeless Collaborative, with support from HCD, has achieved on Alameda Naval Air Station (NAS) the largest single commitment of resources to meet the growing needs of the homeless in the county's history. In its March 1996 publication, Guidebook on Military Base Reuse and Homeless Assistance, HUD cites the reuse planning process at NAS as "a model for how a community goes about the process of balancing the economic redevelopment, other development and homeless assistance needs of the community in the vicinity of the installation." The NAS Plan includes housing for 386 families and single individuals, a child care facility for up to 60 children, economic development and job training opportunities, a multi -service center, and a first source hiring program for all new businesses locating at the former Naval Air Station. An integral part of the housing included in this plan is the new construction of 24 units "off -Base" for homeless veterans. As part of its agreement related to the Oak Knoll Medical Facility in Oakland, the Homeless Collaborative will receive a grant of $2 million for homeless activities in Alameda County. The Collaborative is seeking to preserve the bulk of the money ($1.75-$2 million) for the creation of a Homeless Services Endowment Fund. Initial Collaborative efforts would focus on growing the fund by approaching foundations and corporations for matching contributions, as well as deciding upon a formal fund management and distribution structure. Monies would be distributed every 1- 3 years for supportive services and organizational capacity enhancement related to homeless needs in all parts of Alameda County, with the purpose of preserving the principal of the fund. The Collaborative anticipates that the Continuum of Care Plan currently being created by a broad spectrum of homeless providers and local governmental jurisdictions will provide an on -going guide with respect to homeless needs in the County. Lastly, the Collaborative is looking at potential opportunities to serve the homeless related to the closing of the Oakland Army Base, and the Fleet Industrial Supply Center -Oakland. Because the Continuum of Care model developed by HUD and included as part of its review of every Local Reuse Authority's base reuse plan includes more than the provision of housing, the Oakland Army Base and the Fleet Industrial Supply Center must be seen as potentially offering a significant number of opportunities for local homeless providers including apartment housing, barracks housing, transitional housing, a youth center, a child care facility, dispensary, and extensive warehouse space, as well as job training and placement. -- 34