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Staff Report for the San Leandro Homeless and Housing Task Force Report (Information Only)
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The San Leandro Homeless and Housing Task Force presents their full report to the City Council. The report outlines the short term plan the task force has developed to respond to the immediate homeless issues in the City. This report is for information only and no formal action is required.
BACKGROUND
At the direction of the City Council, a San Leandro Homeless and Housing Task Force was created to develop a plan to respond to immediate homeless issues in the City of San Leandro based on the priorities outlined in the new Housing Element. The Task Force consists of the following individuals and organizations:
* Moira Fry, Interfaith Homelessness Network (IHN)/April Showers
* Rose Johnson, Executive Director, Davis Street Family Resource Center
* Ronald Keeney, Interfaith Homelessness Network (IHN)/April Showers
* Dan Martinez, Congregations Organizing for Renewal (COR)
* Liz Varela, Executive Director, Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC)
The mission of the San Leandro Homeless and Housing Task Force is to develop a short term plan, by acting as a catalyst and leadership resource, to bring the community together to promote affordable housing, end homelessness and improve the situation of those who are homeless.
In pursuit of this mission, the Task Force will:
* Determine need, existing services and services gaps for homeless and those in housing crisis;
* Identify resources to support development of an implementation plan;
* Ensure stakeholder involvement; and,
* Develop timeline and identify next steps to achieve mission.
At the October 20, 2014 City Council meeting, the City Council appropriated $62,000 to provide various services for the homeless this winter. Out of this total funding, $47,000 was approved for Building Futures with Women and Children, which includes: $15,000 for ...
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