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Chapter 6: Housing and Shelter - In North County, new transitional housing priorities include programs targeted to veterans, and mentally ill, alcohol and other drugs, and dually diagnosed. - In Mid County, new transitional housing priorities include single adults of both sexes and possibly youth. - In South County, new transitional housing priorities include families with children, mentally ill, alcohol and other drugs, and dually diagnosed, possibly combined with emergency shelter opportunities for the same target population. - In East County, new transitional housing priorities include mentally ill, alcohol and other drugs, and dually diagnosed, possibly combined with emergency shelter opportunities for the same target population. - Convene county jurisdictions by subregion to identify funding sources and hold joint 1tFPs for nonprofits to develop regional serving transitional housing programs. • Expand support services available in transitional housing. Action Stens Increase and stabilize funding for support services in transitional housing; tap into the mobile multidisciplinary teams described under Permanent Supported Housing below to expand services available. Topic 4 Permanent Affordable Housing The availability of permanently affordable housing is, arguably, the most critical step in the continuum of care system. Without housing that remains available and affordable to lower income households -- regardless of the other components of care that may be needed to assist in the on-going stabilization of the homeless or at-risk household -- the cycle of homelessness may continue to repeat. Affordable housing traditionally means that a household pays no more than 30% of adjusted gross income on housing costs (e.g. rent, utilities, etc.). As previous studies have shown, many households -- especially those with the very lowest income levels -- pay excessive proportions of their incomes for rent and related housing costs. Some households who become homeless, may be able to secure non-subsidized, market-rate housing by paying overburdensome rents; however, this living situation often becomes too financially difficult and lends itself to creating households at risk of becoming homeless again. By stabilizing the housing costs to a household with limited income, their vulnerability to short-term crises or housing market forces is greatly reduced an~i their ability to provide for other basic necessities (e.g. food, health care, etc.) is greatly improved. Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 83