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6.0. - Page 122 of 179 subsidies (Housing Choice Vouchers and Shelter Plus Care) that, if paired more effectively with mainstream services dollars such as Health (Medi-Cal/Health Plan) and Behavioral Health resources, can provide an avenue to expand housing opportunities for chronically homeless people. Programmatic Building Blocks: The community already has in place the main building blocks for a Housing Crisis Resolution System: • System Entries: The Core Service Agencies and the Homeless Outreach Teams (HOT) currently serve as the main front doors into homeless services and present a framework within which to develop coordinated entry and diversion. • Interim Housing: The existing emergency shelters and transitional housing programs to a large degree have already embraced the concept of short lengths of stay and providing housing -focused services with the goal of maximizing exits to permanent housing. • Exits: The supply of rapid re -housing and permanent supportive housing has been steadily increasing. Rapid re -housing is a relatively new model in the community that is currently still relatively small in scale, but growing. The Housing Authority recently received a new bonus CoC grant for 34 new permanent housing vouchers targeted to the highest need chronically homeless households, and efforts are already underway to implement strategies to ensure these resources are targeted to those who are the hardest to house. Core HIV Services provided in San Mateo County include Early Intervention Services, Medical Case Management, Oral Health/Dental Care, and Outpatient/Ambulatory Care. Support Services include Emergency Financial Assistance, Bank/Home-Delivered Meals, Housing Services, and Medical Transportation Services. Services with the highest use include Medical Case Management, Outpatient/Ambulatory Care, Medical Transportation Services, and Food Bank/Home-Delivered meals. 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 San Mateo County's homeless service delivery system benefits from a commitment to make progress toward ending homelessness, a strong history and culture of inter -agency collaboration to improve service delivery for homeless people, and several major funding streams that can be leveraged and aligned to support the development and refinement of an effective Homeless Crisis Response System. Over the past several years, the community has put in place all the key elements of the system, including outreach (HOT), Coordinated Entry, interim housing (emergency shelters and short-term transitional housing), an expanding supply of rapid re -housing and permanent supportive housing. Robust performance measurement and data analysis is used to assess progress and make improvements on an ongoing basis. Consolidated Plan REDWOOD CITY 116 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 478