Title
Status Report on the City of Alameda’s Housing and Human Services
Body
To: Honorable Acting President Scott Means and Members of the Social Service Human Relations Board
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This item is a regularly occurring agenda item to discuss the City of Alameda’s Housing and Human Services. The Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB) oversees the City’s social services programs, including those designed to alleviate homelessness in Alameda and help individuals and families currently experiencing homelessness.
BACKGROUND
This item is a regularly occurring agenda item to discuss the City of Alameda’s Housing and Human Services. SSHRB advises the City Council on the City’s social services programs, including those designed to alleviate homelessness in Alameda and helping individuals and families currently experiencing homelessness.
In October 2021, the Alameda City Council approved the Road Home: A Five-Year Plan to Prevent and Respond to Homelessness in Alameda. Bi-annual status reports on the progress of the Plan’s strategies were reported to SSHRB on August 25, 2022 and January 26, 2023.
DISCUSSION
This item is for discussion purposes only. At the meeting, City staff will provide a verbal status report to SSHRB on current housing and human-related services, which may include but not limited to such activities as Dine & Connect, the Winter Warming Centers, status of encampments, Emergency Supportive Housing, interim supportive housing, Day Center Services and The Road Home: A Five-Year Plan to Prevent and Respond to Homelessness in Alameda.
RECOMMENDATION
This item is for discussion purposes only. No action is needed.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcie Soslau Johnson, Social Services Manager