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Executive Summary PREFACE Execu~~~AAma~mmary Desired Results The HOPE Plan contains four key recommendations: By 2015: 1. 7,900 individual and family households in San 1. Increase housing opportunities for people who are homeless or at imminent risk of Mateo County who have been homeless or at homelessness. severe risk of homelessness due to extremely low incomes, chronic disabilities and/or The most effective way to end homelessness other health or special needs, will secure and is to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of maintain safe, permanent, accessible, affordable, safe, secure, and accessible housing affordable and where needed, supportive housing: to those with extremely low incomes, including supportive housing for people with complex . 2,400 units for individuals and families who challenges who need services to remain are homeless; and, housed. These new housing opportunities . 5,500 units for individuals and families who will be created by developing new affordable and supportive housing units and by making have extremely low incomes and high rent existing housing units affordable. burdens. 2. 4,300 individual and family households will 2. Prevent and end homelessness by receive short-term assistance to secure or delivering timely, flexible services to maintain housing. support stability and independence. Housing alone will not end homelessness. Recommendations While creating an increased supply of affordable and supportive housing is critical, The HOPE Plan is built around two key strategies: there is an equally urgent need to ensure housing and prevention. To end homelessness, San that people receive the services they need to Mateo County must follow the housing strategy secure and sustain housing. Homeless people successfully documented in other communities and people leaving institutional settings need around the country: increasing the supply of services to ensure that they are able to rapidly permanent affordable and supportive housing for access permanent housing and re-enter the people who are homeless and developing strategies community. For those who are housed but to help them move into housing as rapidly as who need services to sustain their housing, possible. The second key strategy is to prevent support is crucial for increasing income, individuals and families from becoming homeless building assets, improving their health and in the first place by assisting them to maintain mental health status, creating social support their housing. networks, and participating in the full range of community life. iii