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incorporates CalWORKs program services and activities. The Self-Sufficiency Centers provide employment services,transportation, child care,drug and alcohol abuse treatment and mental health services to help individuals comply with their welfare—to-work plans. The program encourages community partnerships to leverage and maximize funds, prevent duplication of service delivery,and develop the capacity of the community to sustain a safety-net for an expanding population. The HOME Program provides rental housing projects to assist households earning 60%or less of area median income. Priority considerations are given to proposals that include income targeting to households earning less than 30%of area median income, a target group that includes households living in poverty. Housing developments targeted to families and individuals in this income group often have a social services component to assist the households with other needs such as job training,skill building, case management, and subsidized child care. Compliance with Section 3 of the Housing Act of 1968 is required as a condition of most City of Pleasanton funding contracts. The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by HUD assistance or HUD-assisted projects will be directed to low and very low-income persons, particularly persons who are recipients of HUD assistance for housing. The City has developed materials to distribute to contractors to ensure their good faith efforts in complying with Section 3 requirements. Actions planned to develop institutional structure The primary gaps facing Pleasanton and its neighbor cities in delivering affordable and supportive housing are primarily the lack of financial resources (including land)for development, operations, and support services combined with a location that has the highest costs in the region. Community development efforts are frequently limited due to a lack of financial resources. In some cases,there is need for stronger coordination between agencies and organizations although it is generally felt that the region enjoys a high level of coordination and simply needs to continue to foster and expand existing collaborative relationships. Addressing gaps will continue to be a high priority for Pleasanton. The City will continue its efforts to identify and utilize new sources of financing for affordable housing,supportive housing, and community development programs;and enhance coordination efforts among housing providers,service providers, and governmental agencies. The City has streamlined and improved the process for selecting and funding housing and community development projects for its HOME and CDBG programs. In addition, the City has participated in the larger homeless and special needs housing initiatives(the EveryOne Home Plan and the annual Continuum of Care funding process)to select priorities and projects for homeless and special needs funding. DRAFT Annual Action Plan 36 2023 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.09/30/2021)