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EverylHome: Ending Homeless in Alameda County The Alameda County-wide Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan EverylHome, the Alameda County-wide Homeless and Special Needs Ilousing Plan is a collaborative effort between Alameda County, cities in the County, and the community to address the need For updated planning in response to federal initiatives to end chronic homelessness, to update existing Continuum of Care and AIDS Housing Plans, and the continuing needs in the community for housing for those with serious mental health issues. The Plan addresses the services and housing needs of the large, overlapping populations of people in different systems care (homeless services and housing AIDS services and housing mental health services and housing). The Plan's primary purpose is to end chronic homelessness and reduce housing crises for extremely low-income people with I I[V/AIDS and/or chronic mental health problems who are precariously or inappropriately housed. "The Plan incorporates a "Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness" with other supportive housing goals extending through the remainder of the fifteen-year implementation period. Towards these goals, the Plan aims to increase: • Efficiency and effectiveness of local and regional housing and supportive service programs through sharing of information, planning clients, resources, and responsibility across the multiple systems that must work together to address common issues. • Coordination of government and philanthropic funding since an integrated approach to long-term homelessness can significantly reduce expenditures on emergency medical and other services. • Local capacity to attract competitive grants from federal, state, and philanthropic sources that can augment existing housing and service systems and support the replication of emerging promising models. • Public interest and support for creative solutions to homelessness, excitement about and involvement in regional efforts, and willingness to support the creation of local, regional and State revenue streams for supportive housing. PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS The Plan is oriented around Eve policy areas with recommended courses of action: Prevent homelessness and other housing crises. • Ensure that all households at risk of homelessness can find complete information about prevention programs, and can access assistance in time to prevent homelessness. • Link community-based housing and services with institutions, including hospitals, foster care, and incarceration, so that people do not become homeless when discharged. • Intervene effectively in crisis situations so that homelessness does not result.