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Alameda Countywide Homeless and Special Needs !lousing Nlan Guiding principles ^ Housing and service needs must be addressed as a region-wide social and economic issue, and must engage broad participation from both traditional and new partners in implementing solutions. ^ A primary goal of the system should be to prevent homelessness and other foreseeable life crises, and to avoid or reduce further negative impacts when crises do occur. ^ Permanent housing that is affordable and accompanied by adequate supportive services is essential to the effort to eliminate chronic homelessness, and requires project-based rental subsidies to ensure affordability for those with extremely low or no income. ^ The entire system should be accessible and responsive to all who are in need of assistance, regardless of how, when, or where they first enter the system; regardless of their age, culture, language, or disability; and regardless of their changing needs. Services should be consumer- centered, building on each consumer's strengths toward their own wellness and recovery goals rather than the needs of the service delivery system. ^ "fo ensure balance and continued success, the system should furnish housing and service providers with the necessary resources and training to ensure excellence in service delivery and provide individuals and families with choices to determine their own course, while requiring accountability from all-consumers, family members, providers, policymakers, and the community at large. ^ Initiatives to change the system should include realistic and measurable outcomes and the necessary data collection and reporting to assess the effectiveness of those changes.