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Chapter 5: 1997 Plan Priorities SUMMARY OF 1997 PLAN PRIORITIES This Plan is a Five-Year Plan to address homelessness. Many of the goals in the Plan are long- range and will change the way in which services are delivered to homeless individuals and families. Because the current environment is changing rapidly, and needs are projected to increase with the implementation of welfare reform, the goals of the Plan will need to be revisited frequently and updated to reflect changing realities. The First Year goals set a priority for how limited resources, both fiscal and human, should be directed at the start of Plan implementation. In carrying out the priorities of the Plan it is critical that we establish new and support existing appropriate and lasting partnerships. These include partnerships among fenders, public and private, as well as among service providers and community-based organizations. Partnerships are key to taking advantage of limited resources and appropriate opportunities. These can occur both in program areas (such as MOUs between providers offering complimentary services) and in cost-saving administrative areas (such as bulk ordering of supplies). Recommendations in the Plan are presented in five chapters: • Housing/Transitional Housing/Shelter. This chapter outlines the needs and makes recommendations along the entire continuum of housing options, from homeless prevention, to emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent housing, and permanent supported housing. • Income and Employment. This chapter outlines recommendations that will assist homeless people to gain incomes that can sustain them and prevent reoccurring homelessness. • Support Services. This chapter recommends priority actions for strengthening the services and support system for homeless people and expanding their access to needed services, such as food, counseling, transportation, and child care. • Integrated Health Care. This chapter contains recommendations to improve the delivery of health services to homeless people, with a special focus on disability, mental health, and alcohol and other drug issues, and the issues raised by attempts to address co-existing health needs within the current service system. • Plan Administration. This chapter describes activities necessary to ensure the implementation of the Plan and of maintaining and strengthening the county-wide continuum to support homeless people in meeting their needs. Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 65