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Chapter 2: Vision/Mission & Guiding Principles <br />14. Standards of Quality/Accountability <br />A standard of quality for decent, humane and safe services and housing, and the -' <br />management of those services and housing, shall be developed and adopted for all <br />housing and services within the continuum of care. Providers shall be held accountable <br />for adhering to those standards. -- <br />15. Client Centered <br />Provision of the services and housing that compose the continuum of care shall focus <br />on meeting the needs of clients and shall be so organized. <br />16. Framework for Adequate Resources <br />Participants in the effort to reduce homelessness and meet the needs of homeless people <br />will reach for the most effective, innovative, creative and viable strategies, while <br />attending to the task of securing adequate resources. _ <br />17. Outcomes, Assessment, and Evaluation <br />A plan for the collection and analysis of reliable, objective data shall be developed and <br />implemented. This plan shall use demographic data, information on unmet needs and <br />consistent outcome measurement instruments in order to assess and evaluate the -` <br />effectiveness of services and housing provided to homeless people and people at risk of <br />homelessness. The plan shall also include input from consumers and other <br />stakeholders. _ <br />18. Building Community <br />The delivery of services to homeless people and those at risk of homelessness shall at <br />all times be a dynamic and ongoing process, conscious of building community among _ <br />all participants, and shall enhance the creation of community among all peoples in <br />Alameda County. <br />Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 - <br />10 <br />