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6.3.A. - Page 112 chronically homeless people located throughout the County geography, with a particular focus on the cities with large numbers of unsheltered homeless people. The HOT team not only conducts outreach and engagement, but also helps homeless people move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and provides ongoing support to ensure their transition is successful. Specialized HOT teams focus on the Cities of San Mateo, Redwood City, and East Palo Alto. The San Mateo County CoC has also been steadily adding new chronically homeless beds to the housing inventory. Over the next ten years, the CoC will pursue the strategies outlined in HOPE, the 10 -Year Plan to End Homelessness. Strategies for increasing the supply of permanent supportive housing include: (1) CoC members will pursue education and advocacy with local jurisdictions on removing land -use barriers and creating incentives for development, streamlining permitting and approval processes, and identifying sites appropriate for multi- family rental development; (2) the Housing Authority, County Departments, and non-profit developers will seek out mainstream funding and other local resources to leverage state and federal funding for supportive housing; (3) the County Dept. of Housing and local jurisdictions will adopt ordinances promoting inclusionary zoning for the purpose of adding supportive housing units within larger affordable housing and market -rate housing developments. • Families with Children: To reduce the number of unsheltered families, the CoC has developed a rapid re -housing program (providing short-term rental assistance plus case management to homeless families). The San Mateo County Human Services Agency (H.S.A.) is also committed to preventing families with children from ending up on the street and has provided funding for a motel voucher program to assist families with children that are waiting to access shelter. • Veterans: The San Mateo County CoC is very concerned about homelessness among veterans. In 2010, the CoC added the goal of ending veteran homelessness as a top priority in the annual update to HOPE. The CoC is working with the Veterans Task Force, convened in 2012 by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, to improve county -wide efforts to outreach to homeless and at -risk veterans, assess their service and housing needs, and help them access needed resources, including VASH vouchers, veterans benefit, etc. • Youth: Addressing the needs of homeless youth is identified as a top priority in the San Mateo County 10 -Year Plan to End Homelessness. Currently, HUD CoC funds are provided to the San Mateo County Mental Health Association (MHA) to operate its SAYAT Program (Support and Advocacy for Youth in Transition), which provides case management and housing search/stabilization services to homeless youth. The San Mateo County Housing Authority (also a CoC Steering Committee member) has a supply of 25 FLIP Vouchers for youth leaving the foster care system, to ensure they do not become homeless. Describe the strengths and gaps of the service delivery system for special needs population and persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the services listed above The 2011 homeless survey found high rates of service use among unsheltered homeless people. Of those surveyed, only 16% indicated that they were not accessing some form of social services (e.g. Consolidated Plan REDWOOD CITY 109 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 07/31/2015)