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Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely <br />low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after <br />being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care <br />facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections <br />programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that <br />address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs <br />The City provided funding to several non-profit groups who work directly with individuals on the verge <br />of becoming homeless. These organizations were able to provide a wide -range of services including <br />recuperative care as well as other discharge services. Homeless prevention funding was provided to <br />non -profits to keep individuals from becoming homelessness by providing utility or rental assistance. <br />The City works closely with the Continuum of Care and Coordinated Entry whose philosophy is Housing <br />First. With this model, individuals or families are prioritized using thel/I-SPDAT survey and then assisted <br />to become document -ready before being provided with rapid re;ho <br />Helping homeless persons (especially chronically <br />with children, veterans and their families, and ur <br />permanent housing and independent living, incls <br />individuals and families experience homeless 'es <br />and families to affordable housing units, and�tre <br />recently homeless from becoming homeless aga1 <br />In March 2016, the City awarded <br />Supportive Housing project. Wra <br />of the individuals to permanent <br />Additional <br />approved in FY 16-17 for <br />Outreach, Shelter, Rapid <br />living. <br />services. <br />lividdalnd families, families <br />I youth) make the transition to <br />ing the period of time that <br />access for homeless individuals <br />iduals and families who were <br />ers for the Orchard Permanent <br />services are provided to ease the transition <br />idHUD-VASH (for homeless U.S. Military Veterans) vouchers were <br />anent supportive housing projects. The City also provided Street <br />and Homeless Prevention funding to organizations who work <br />closely with the Continuum of Care's Coordinated Entry system. It is through this system of care that <br />individuals or families are prioritized using the VI-SPDAT survey and then assisted to become document - <br />ready before being provided with housing. Shortening the period of time that individuals and families <br />experience homelessness is a goal of the City and the Continuum of Care. <br />While California struggles with high costs of rent, Housing First programs are being put into place to <br />provide permanent housing for homeless persons. <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />CAPER <br />19D-21 <br />1s <br />