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99-13 PRIORITY # 2: Facilitate suitable living environment by improving the safety and livability of neighborhoods by focusing resources for public facilities and services to reduce poverty. Consultations with service providers indicates that there is a gap between supply and demand of public facilities and supportive service programs for low and very low- income households. Public facilities and supportive service intervention programs are necessary to: 1. provide facilities where services can be delivered, 2. improve physical assets in neighborhoods, 3. reduce the incidence of homelessness, 4. prevent at -risk populations from becoming dependent and unable to contribute to society, 5. assure fair housing opportunities, 6. prevent early institutionalization elderly, youth, and other special needs populations, 7. provide programs which promote caregivers for people with special needs (aging population, persons impacted by closing of nursing homes, and persons with disabilities), 8. provide supportive services to reduce poverty. As more and more household income is used for housing, supportive services to cover other essential needs are required if low- income residents are to afford food and other basic needs. Larger subsidies are required to maintain the same levels of service and meet continuing demands as the current economy causes more households to lose their housing. Funding for human services is limited and fund sources may not keep pace with increased needs for services. Activities: • Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing - for homeless families and individuals and battered partners • Adult day care for disabled seniors • Child care for low income infants and children • Fair Housing Counseling assistance for persons experiencing differential treatment • Intervention and anti crime programs for at risk youth • Intervention programs for persons at -risk of homelessness • Case management for persons with HIV /AIDS • Supportive services that help to reduce poverty. z Institutionalization refers broadly to elderly and disabled persons who may be confined to care facilities and nursing homes when theycould remain independent in their homes with supportive services, and includes institutionalization within a criminal justice system for youth and other persons at -risk.