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Accept the Status Report of Emergency Response Services for the Homeless in the City of Alameda
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To: Honorable President Sarah Lewis and Members of the Social Service Human Relations Board
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
By creating The Road Home: A Five-Year Strategic Plan to Prevent & Respond to Homelessness in Alameda (The Road Home), the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB), working with Community Development Department Staff (staff) and City Council (Council), provided a road map of goals, strategies, and metrics to meet the needs of the most vulnerable member of our community. According to the 2022 Alameda County Every One Counts! Point-in-Time Count (PIT), the number of homeless individuals in the City of Alameda (City) increased by 14% since the last count in 2019. The PIT is a comprehensive overnight count conducted by teams composed of dedicated citizens, community-based organizations, elected officials, and staff who walk the streets, the parks, and hidden spaces in the City of Alameda (City) to find and account for each and every homeless person. The 2022 PIT took place on February 22, 2022. This status report is presented to SSHRB on a bi-annual basis and is intended to provide an overview of key programs serving unhoused Alameda residents.
BACKGROUND
The Council and SSHRB have identified addressing homelessness as a key priority.
* In 2016, Council tasked SSHRB with reviewing City policies and procedures around homelessness.
* In 2018, Council adopted the Homelessness Report authored by SSHRB's Homeless Action Plan Work Group in collaboration with Alameda Housing Authority and City staff. As a direct result of the report, the City received funding for services and programs to address homelessness.
* Later the same year, the City supported the recommendations in the EveryOne Home 2018 Strategic Update to align local priorities, ordinances, and policies in support of ending homelessness through expanding permanent and affordable ho...
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