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<br />Round HHAP-5 MOU Page 4 of 14 <br /> <br />ii. Parties will work to invest in homelessness diversion and prevention strategies. <br />iii. Parties will work to emphasize utilization of Homeless Management information <br />System across homelessness interventions, where applicable. <br />b. Racial and ethnic disparities among those accessing services who are experiencing <br />homelessness. <br />i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are <br />inclusive, culturally sensitive and tailored to the unique needs and challenges <br />faced by the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. <br />ii. Parties will work to build staff capacity and provide additional training on anti- <br />racism, implicit bias, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, <br />queer/questions and more) allyship, and cultural humility to work to prevent <br />discrimination and bias. <br />iii. Parties will work towards developing a homelessness response system that <br />reduces the growing number of individuals and families, who identify as BIPOC, <br />and are experiencing homelessness. <br />iv. Parties will work to develop a plan for integrating diverse partners with lived <br />experience into decision-making processes and ensure authentic engagement <br />including compensation and support as needed. <br />c. Number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a single night. <br />i. Parties will work to continue to invest in street outreach and engagement <br />strategies, including regional care coordination services and partnership with <br />specialized outreach teams. <br />ii. Parties will work to continue to invest in the critical infrastructure of emergency <br />shelters and their operations. <br />d. Racial and ethnic disparities among those experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a <br />single night. <br />i. Parties will work to hire frontline staff who are representative of the community. <br />ii. Parties will work to develop a community-wide system that is responsive to the <br />unique circumstances and needs of those facing homelessness, rooted in racial <br />and social justice, and free of bias and discrimination throughout outreach, <br />assessment, prioritization, matching, and placement process. <br />e. Number of people accessing services who are experiencing homelessness for the first <br />time. <br />i. Parties will work to invest in homelessness diversion and prevention strategies <br />and programming. <br />f. Racial and ethnic disparities in the number of people accessing services who are <br />experiencing homelessness for the first time. <br />i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are <br />inclusive, culturally sensitive, and tailored to the unique needs and challenges <br />faced by the BIPOC community. <br />ii. Parties will work towards developing a homelessness response system that <br />reduces the growing number of individuals & families, who identify as BIPOC, and <br />are experiencing homelessness. <br />g. Number of people exiting homelessness into permanent housing. <br />EXHIBIT 1