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Chapter 2: Vision/Mission & Guiding Principles <br />8. Accessible Services <br />Services and information will be easily and universally accessible to participants of the <br />system as well as the public at large; i.e., the whole continuum must provide this. <br />9. Equitable Distribution <br />The investment in and distribution of housing and supportive services will be equitably <br />distributed throughout Alameda County and the cities within the County. <br />10. Equal Access <br />Equal access to the system will be provided regardless of mental or physical disability, <br />complexity of need, race, age, sex/gender, social class, national origin, cultural <br />background including preferred language, sexual orientation, religious identity, veteran <br />status, immigration/residency status, or familial status. <br />11. Equal Representation <br />Staff and providers throughout the system will reflect the communities being served by <br />the continuum of care. <br />12. Meeting the Need <br />Services, housing and resources to reduce, prevent and end homelessness will be <br />provided in proportion to the need. This will be accomplished through expanding <br />existing services and housing, directing existing funding from a variety of sources, <br />creating new services as needed and leveraging new funds and refocusing programs. <br />All decisions will be based on the most reliable data available. <br />13. Minimum Service Level <br />Emergency services throughout the system shall provide a minimum level of service to <br />all those in need, including but not limited to basic sheltering, food, clean bed, <br />showers, assessment services, and services and housing coordination. <br />Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 <br />9 <br />