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Section 1 Introduction In San Mateo County there are a large number of Results-Based Accountability families and individuals who are highly vulnerable to crises that may lead to homelessness because There is a strong body of new research in the they have extremely low incomes and high rent area of housing and homelessness that provides burdens. They may also have special needs such rigorous, quantitative and qualitative evidence as mental illness, substance abuse issues, chronic about what strategies and approaches are most health conditions, limited education or job skills, successful in ending or domestic violence problems, or some combination reducing homelessness. of such challenges. The HOPE planners are Homeless prevention committed to learning from requires social and Homeless prevention requires social and successful innovations and community services that community services that quickly identify people have drawn upon this body quickly identify people who are at-risk and provide responsive and of research in developing who are at-risk and coordinated prevention services. These needed the recommendations in this provide responsive and services and support must come not only from Plan. coordinated prevention homeless service providers and their community services. partners, but also from "mainstream" social The desired results service systems: the mental health and substance described in the Plan include abuse systems, the health and hospital systems, quantitative goals for numbers of people who will the criminal justice and foster care systems. To be housed and numbers of housing units to be provide the integrated and coordinated services created, as well as recommendations to establish needed to prevent and end homelessness systems for evaluating whether these goals have requires an unprecedented level of cooperation, been met. The HOPE planners have established coordination and integration among these entities. a system of accountability to track progress in accomplishing the result sought: to end homelessness in San Mateo County. D. HOPE Planning Process and Structure The HOPE planning process was spearheaded by San Mateo County Supervisors Mark Church and Jerry Hill to act upon the Board of Supervisor's Shared Vision 2010 goal for the county that "housing will exist for people at all income levels and for all generations of families." In April 2005, Supervisors Hill and Church convened the HOPE Leadership Committee, a group of 50 individuals selected for their leadership and ability to educate, engage and put forth decisions on behalf of their constituencies. The Supervisors also convened the HOPE Stakeholder Committee, a group of 100 community members with expertise in key areas relevant to preventing and ending homelessness. Together these community members were charged with developing a 10-year plan to prevent and end homelessness in San Mateo County. The 3