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Executive Summary <br />Major Data Findings <br />The Homeless Population <br />North County - 6,500 69% of total <br />(includes Albany, Berkeley, Oakland, <br />Emeryville, Piedmont and Alameda) <br />Oakland only - 5,000 53 <br />Berkeley only - 1,100 11.7% <br />- Mid County - 1,500 16% <br />(includes San Leandro, Hayward, <br />San Lorenzo and Castro Valley and <br />other unincorporated areas) <br />- South County - 1,100 11.7% <br />(Tri-City area, includes Newark, <br />Fremont and Union Ciry) <br />- East County - 300 3.2 <br />(Tri-Valley area, includes Pleasanton, <br />Livermore, Dublin, Santa Rita, Sunol <br />and other unincorporated areas) <br />• The roughly 113,000 adults and children who live on Transitional Aid for Needy <br />Families (TANF) or General Assistance (GA) are at risk of homelessness. 67% of <br />county GA cases and 55 % of TANF cases are in Oakland. <br />• A key cause of Alameda County homelessness is the imbalance between the high <br />cost of rental housing and incomes of the poorest residents (13 % of all households <br />have an income of below 30% of the area median income; percentages are higher in <br />Oakland and Berkeley). <br />• Families account for between 30% to 49% of the county homeless population, <br />although single adults are a higher proportion in the North County cities. <br />• About 38 % to 48 % of the county homeless adult population suffers from alcohol or <br />drug (AOD) problems, 22 % to 42 % from mental illness, and 19% to 40% are dual <br />diagnoses. <br />• Veterans make up about 34 % of the county homeless population, although the <br />figure may be higher in East County. <br />Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 <br />iii <br />