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even through crises. Over time, these services create a significant reduction in the use of <br />costly emergency medical and social services. <br />4. Measure success and report outcomes. Evaluating outcomes will ensure accountability to <br />the broader community and allow participating agencies and government entities to measure <br />success and target resources toward best practices. <br />5. Develop long-term leadership and build political will. Success will be achieved by <br />establishing a leadership structure and community engagement to support creative solutions <br />to homelessness and sustain systems change activities. <br />Progress on last year's objectives and work that will continue into FY09-10 <br />• In addition to Oakland and Berkeley, the Cities of San Leandro and Fremont have developed <br />local implementation strategies. Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore arc collaborating in a'Cri- <br />Valley implementation strategy. <br />• Sccurcd 381 additional housing vouchers or operating subsidies; <br />• 131 new units under development; <br />• Placed 950 households into permanent housing. <br />• Developed measuring tools for tracking the length of time persons spend homeless within the <br />system and will work on decreasing that time by I S% in the coming tiscal year. <br />• Completed research on previous prevention efforts in Alameda County and best practices will <br />recommend a pilot prevention program to be launched in FY09. <br />• Efforts to implement the strategy to convert 1,200 General Assistance recipients to <br />Supplemental Social Security Income arc on-going and still in the design phase. <br />• Work continues with the City of Oakland to convert one or more Oakland hotels into <br />permanent supportive housing. <br />• The evolution of the Emergency Care system has taken the shape of developing common <br />outcomes for local funding streams within various county and city agencies. "fhe funders and <br />providers are collaborating on developing contract level outcomes that support emergency <br />shelter and service providers to evolve into housing tirst organisations -solving <br />homelessness rather than managing it. <br />• "fhe supportive housing database is designed and data input will begin next month. "fhe <br />database should be ready to go live early in FY09. <br />T'or more detailed information please refer to the Alameda County Everyone Home Plan at <br />www. everyonehome. oru. <br />Action Plan - NYU9 <br />City of Vleasa ntnn <br />Page 26 <br />