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Chapter 5: 1997 Plan Priorities <br />Housing/Transitional Housing/Shelter Year One Goals <br />• Maintain the current capacity of the system: Review funding streams of _ <br />shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supported housing annually to <br />pinpoint expiring federal grants and assist in planning to fill projected service gaps. <br />Future expiration of Shelter Plus Care grants is of particular concern due to the <br />high numbers of people served under these grants and the long-term needs of their <br />target populations. <br />• Expand prevention activities: Expand existing programs providing short-term <br />rental assistance, rental guarantee, move-in costs, and housing scholarships, to <br />homeless and very low income people. "R <br />• Expand the number of shelter beds/transitional housing units for particular _ <br />subpopulations/in particular geographic subregions of the county. A high <br />priority is the development of shelter beds/transitional housing in South and/or East <br />County which are targeted for families, the mentally ill, AOD or dually diagnosed _ <br />individuals. <br />Depending on what other opportunities arise the following are additional year one _ <br />priorities: <br />Shelter Beds <br />- In North County, priorities for new shelter beds include youth, mentally disabled, <br />alcohol and other drugs, and dually diagnosed. - <br />- In Mid County, priorities for new shelter beds include youth, alcohol and other <br />drugs, and dually diagnosed. <br />- In South County, priorities for new shelter beds include small shelter/transitional <br />housing project(s) for families, mentally disabled, alcohol/other drug, and dually <br />diagnosed. <br />- In East County, priorities for new shelter beds include small shelter/transitional _ <br />housing project(s) for mentally disabled, alcohol/other drug, and dually diagnosed. <br />- In all areas of the County, shelter beds and halfway houses are needed to house <br />those leaving jail or prison so that they do not end up on the streets. <br />Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 _ <br />68 <br />