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Alameda Countywide !/omeless and Special Needs !lousing Plan <br />Table of Contents <br />Index to Selected Key Terms and Topics <br />Companion Materials: Table of Contents Summary <br />Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ i <br />Plan Endorsers ..................................................................................................................................iv <br />Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1 <br />Flow this plan got started ...................................................................................................... ........... 2 <br />A multi-dimensional problem requires multi-faceted solutions ........................................... ........... 3 <br />Ending homelessness starts with preventing it ..................................................................... ........... 3 <br />Ending homelessness requires connecting housing and services ......................................... ........... 4 <br />Ending homelessness requires learning from successful innovations .................................. ...........4 <br />Our vision ............................................................................................................................. ........... 5 <br />We're in it for the long haul .................................................................................................. ........... 5 <br />Guiding principles ................................................................................................................. ........... 6 <br />Recommendations ................................................................................................................... ........... 7 <br />Goal (P): Prevent Homelessness and Other Housing Crises ................................................ ........... 9 <br />Goal (H): Increase Housing Opportunities for 1~argeted Populations .................................. ......... 13 <br />Goal (S): Deliver Flexible Services to Support Stability and Independence ........................ ......... 21 <br />Goal (M): Measure Success and Report Outcomes .............................................................. ......... 27 <br />Goal (L): Develop Long= term Leadership and Build Political Will .................................... .........29 <br />Outcomes ................................................................................................................................. ......... 35 <br />Local and National Context for Planning ............................................................................. ......... 37 <br />Origins of the Countywide Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan .............................. ......... 37 <br />Context for Preventing and Ending Homelessness ............................................................... ......... 38 <br />Context for Behavioral I iealth Care and Housing ................................................................ .........40 <br />Context for IIIV/AIDS Housing and Services ...................................................................... .........42 <br />Overarching Issues Facing Plan's Populations in Alameda County in 2005 ....................... ......... 44 <br />Context for Implementation of the Plan's Recommendations .............................................. ......... 45 <br />Housing in Alameda County .................................................................................................. .........47 <br />Income and Poverty in Alameda County .............................................................................. .........47 <br />I lousing Market in Alameda County .................................................................................... ......... 48 <br />Affordable Housing in Alameda County .............................................................................. .........49 <br />Housing Dedicated for the Plan's "three Primary Populations ............................................. ......... 49 <br />Homelessness in Alameda County ......................................................................................... .........51 <br />Who is Fomeless in Alameda County'? ................................................................................ ......... 51 <br />