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8.A. - Page 47 of 64 <br />AP -65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities — 91.220(i) <br />Introduction <br />The City will fund several programs and activities to address homeless and other special needs, more <br />specifically detailed in the AP -35 Projects section of this Plan. <br />Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness <br />including <br />Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their <br />individual needs <br />The City funds LifeMoves and they provide shelter and supportive services. In addition they provide <br />outreach to unsheltered persons to assist them in obtaining shelter or other services to help them end <br />homelessness. <br />Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons <br />The City will fund several shelters that also provide support services for homeless individuals, families, <br />youth, victims of domestic violence and those with special needs (mental illness). Support services <br />include employment assistance, counseling, health care, and housing referrals. <br />Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families <br />with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to <br />permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that <br />individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals <br />and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were <br />recently homeless from becoming homeless again <br />The City's core service center at the Fair Oaks Community Center is the primary intake and referral <br />location for all types of human services and homeless needs. Service providers at the center provide <br />basic safety net services. <br />Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely <br />low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly <br />funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, <br />foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving <br />assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, <br />Annual Action Plan <br />2019 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />41 <br />175 <br />