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The Home Together 2026 Homelessness i n Implementation Plan (the Plan) is a community-wide plan for Alameda Ala m e c a County County which lays out the goals, strategies and investments needed to On any given night over 8,000 people experience homelessness in Alameda County, a number that dramatically reduce homelessness by grows to approximately 15,000 people over the 2026 and reverse racial disparities in course of a year. More than 90% of homeless homelessness through fully households in Alameda County are adults without centering equity. minor children, including nearly 10% who are between the ages of 18 and 24. Home Together 2026 builds upon As in the nation as a whole, dramatic racial disparities exist in Alameda County where the 2020 Centering Racial Equity African Americans experience homelessness at in Homeless System Design report, more than four times their representation in the and aligns with local and regional population (47% of the homeless population vs. 11% of the county population) and Native efforts including Alameda County's Americans, multiracial people and Hawaiian Native/ Vision 2026, the All Home Regional Pacific Islanders are all vastly overrepresented Action Plan, Plan Bay Area 2050 in homelessness, among those newly homeless and the California Comeback Plan. and in the rates at which people return to homelessness even after transitioning into housing. Companion County and City specific These disparities call out the need to invest implementation plans that align with more and differently in creating program models the Home Together Community Plan and pathways that meet the needs of those overrepresented. speak to the specific roles of local Specific populations such as transition age youth, jurisdictions in co-leading efforts to Veterans, older adults, survivors of intimate address homelessness, and the key partner violence, people with mental health needs roles of county agencies, community and people who have had involvement with the criminal justice system have additional risks and partners and specific resources. vulnerabilities leading to homelessness and require responses to their needs and plans for targeted resources to address them. Racial Distribution of Alameda County's General Population Compared with Alameda County's Homeless Population (2019) 50% 47% 32% 31% 30' 22% 17% 14% 11% 'WA 11 I 1% 4% 2% 1% 2% mom NMI African American/ American Indian/ Asian Multiracial Native Hawaiian White Hispanic/ Black Native Alaskan or Pacific Islander Latinx Alameda County General Population II Homeless Population Home"ogether 2026 1 2