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Needs Activities - 91.420 91.220(i) ' <br /> AP 65 Homeless and Other Special <br /> 1 <br /> Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness <br /> including: ' <br /> Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their <br /> individual needs ' <br /> The Continuum of Care (CoC) agencies are working together to design and implement a collaborative ' <br /> process based on referrals and complementary programs and services. <br /> Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons ' <br /> The CoC continues to discuss and work on strategies that will result in the following priorities: <br /> • Supporting the City's efforts in joining the Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness ' <br /> • Restructuring the traditional shelter system toward the Housing First model and meeting Hearth ' <br /> Act priorities <br /> • Focusing on rapid re-housing activities <br /> • Using two distinct approaches, one for situational impoverished homeless individuals and one ' <br /> for the chronically improverished homeless,to re-house them <br /> • Reducing the unsheltered or precariously housed population ' <br /> • Reducing the time spent in transitional housing <br /> Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families ' <br /> with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to <br /> permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that <br /> individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals ' <br /> and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were <br /> recently homeless from becoming homeless again ' <br /> The chronically homeless, severely mentally ill, veterans, persons with HIV/AIDS,victims of domestic <br /> violence, and youth will be moved into rapid re-housing options rather than the traditional shelter ' <br /> system whenever possible;the chronic substance abuse homeless subpopulation will use a traditional <br /> shelter model with expanded services and programs.The Center for the Homeless established a ' <br /> homeless veteran facility. Low income housing tax credits were awarded for a facility for the chronically <br /> homeless with substance abuse issues who typically stay outside of the shelter system. <br /> Annual Action Plan 54 ' <br /> 2017 <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) ' <br />