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FY 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan City of South Bend, IN PR-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.110, 91.200(b), 91.300(b), 91.215(1) and 91.315(I) 1. Introduction While preparing the FY 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and FY 2025 Annual Action Plan, the City of South Bend consulted with the Housing Authority of the City of South Bend, Housing Authority of St. Joseph County, social services and housing agencies, and the Indiana Balance of State CoC. Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction's activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(I)). The City of South Bend works with the following agencies to enhance coordination: • Housing Authority of the City of South Bend - Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, improvements to public housing communities, and scattered site housing. • Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka - Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, improvements to public housing communities, and scattered site housing. • Social Services Agencies-funds to improve services to low-and moderate-income persons. • Housing Providers - funds to rehab and develop affordable housing which improve housing options for low- and moderate-income families and individuals. • Community and Economic Development Agencies—funds to improve services and facilities for low- and moderate-income persons, and workforce development to meet the needs of new businesses and industry. Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children,veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness The Indiana Balance of State CoC addresses the needs of homeless persons and persons who are at risk of becoming homeless in St.Joseph County. St.Joseph County is a separate region within the Balance of State CoC that encompasses all of, and only St. Joseph County. The region has utilized Coordinated Entry since January of 2019 to determine the needs of homeless individuals and families and place them in the program best suited to provide them with housing and services. Persons who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless are evaluated using the recently State adapted assessment, CHAT, previously used was the VI- SPDAT, and placed in the appropriate housing. CHAT metric prioritizes veterans and domestic violence survivors. The adoption of Coordinated Entry, placement rates of homeless individuals and families have been high. The Point in Time Counts for Sheltered and Unsheltered homeless persons are completed on a designated date in January. The results of the statewide counts are available to the public on the Indiana Balance of State CoC website. OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 37