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Draft Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB), September 28, 2017
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Social Service Human Relations Board
Draft Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB),
September 28, 2017
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
President Hyman called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Present were Vice President Chilcott, and members Hastings, Jenks, Youngblood, and Medina. Absent was member Sorensen.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the special meeting of August 24, 2017, were approved as presented. M/S Jenks / Hastings Unanimous.
3. AGENDA ITEMS
3.-A PROGRESS REPORT ON SSHRB DEVELOPMENT OF CITY OF ALAMEDA HOMELESS POLICIES AND PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS BY DANIELLE THOE, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS ANALYST
Ms. Thoe shared that she has been with the Alameda Housing Authority for three months and has been assigned to assist the Homeless Workgroup in its development of the city of Alameda's Homeless Policies and Programs. Before joining the Alameda Housing Authority, Ms. Thoe worked for the city of San Mateo, providing oversight for its CDBG and Home Funds, and housing development.
She added that she has been interviewing homeless providers, and APD/other city staff, in addition to members of the workgroup.
Ms. Thoe has also interviewed members of the Operation Dignity homeless outreach team, and Everyone Home staff. She shared that the Alameda County Coordinated Entry System (CES) is just now being rolled out, shared a CES flow-chart (Attachment 1) explaining how the system works, and said that she expects that it will take a few months to be in place throughout the County. The CES goal is to enroll all Alameda County homeless, and rank each individual\household according to their level of need. Those in dire circumstances and with the greatest need will be the first to be offered housing, but, because this is a County-wide program, the available housing may...
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