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EXHIBIT 1 ii. Parties will work to invest in homelessness diversion and prevention strategies. iii. Parties will work to emphasize utilization of Homeless Management information System across homelessness interventions, where applicable. b. Racial and ethnic disparities among those accessing services who are experiencing homelessness. i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are inclusive, culturally sensitive and tailored to the unique needs and challenges faced by the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. ii. Parties will work to build staff capacity and provide additional training on anti- racism, implicit bias, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questions and more) allyship, and cultural humility to work to prevent discrimination and bias. iii. Parties will work towards developing a homelessness response system that reduces the growing number of individuals and families, who identify as BIPOC, and are experiencing homelessness. iv. Parties will work to develop a plan for integrating diverse partners with lived experience into decision-making processes and ensure authentic engagement including compensation and support as needed. c. Number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a single night. i. Parties will work to continue to invest in street outreach and engagement strategies, including regional care coordination services and partnership with specialized outreach teams. ii. Parties will work to continue to invest in the critical infrastructure of emergency shelters and their operations. d. Racial and ethnic disparities among those experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a single night. i. Parties will work to hire frontline staff who are representative of the community. ii. Parties will work to develop a community-wide system that is responsive to the unique circumstances and needs of those facing homelessness, rooted in racial and social justice, and free of bias and discrimination throughout outreach, assessment, prioritization, matching, and placement process. e. Number of people accessing services who are experiencing homelessness for the first time. i. Parties will work to invest in homelessness diversion and prevention strategies and programming. f. Racial and ethnic disparities in the number of people accessing services who are experiencing homelessness for the first time. i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are inclusive, culturally sensitive, and tailored to the unique needs and challenges faced by the BIPOC community. ii. Parties will work towards developing a homelessness response system that reduces the growing number of individuals&families,who identify as BIPOC,and are experiencing homelessness. g. Number of people exiting homelessness into permanent housing. Round HHAP-5 MOU Page 4 of 14 City Council 15 — 6 5/21/2024