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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 /> In 2015, a team from South Bend attended the Indiana Supportive Housing Institute for the opportunity ' <br /> to learn best practices for developing housing with support services. With insight gained from the <br /> institute, a tax credit application for a Frequent Users System Engagement (FUSE)facility to be located in <br /> the City of South Bend, was submitted to the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority <br /> (IHCDA).The application/project was unanimously supported by the St.Joseph County Continuum of <br /> Care. IHCDA announced the award of tax credits to the project in February 2016. Construction of the , <br /> 32-unit facility was completed in the fall of 2017. Leasing began in November 2017, and by December <br /> 31st, 21 units were occupied with formerly chronically homeless individuals. <br /> The City, in partnership with the Center for the Homeless Robert L. Miller,Sr.Veteran's Center, Life <br /> Treatment Centers,the Veteran's Administration, and the Continuum of Care, announced on November ' <br /> 11, 2016 the intent to join the Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. All partners will <br /> continue their work to create the required 'By Name List' to identify at-risk veterans and connect them <br /> with permanent housing and related services. <br /> CAPER 18 ' <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018) ' <br />