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dail interaction with homeless/at-risk persons (which might include advising them about <br />Y <br />other appropriate service providers). <br />'oritize the issues of most critical need and/or areas ce takine into ac ount`diocretionary <br />5. Pri <br />base" of partners ~ t ri ~ to re-deploy reso aces to higher priority areas. <br />funding and the po <br />Present the highest priority items to the Mayor and City Council, and inform the City Manager <br />6. <br />on which options should be implemented. <br />Assi a ropriate City staff and other applicable resources to short and long-term options <br />7. gn PP <br />approved by the Mayor and City Council. <br />PROGRESS SINCE LAST gEPORT <br />here were three areas of focus during the last quarter: elessgaeo eea.rid 3) ass'o the Mayor in <br />T <br />homelessness issues; 2) provide direct assistance to hom p <br />' 'n and a ointing members of the "Blue Ribbon Committee for Financing the Ten-Year <br />.~ identifyt g PP <br />Plan to End Chronic Homelessness.' <br />Ke meetin sand Events this uarter: 1 event <br />Project Homeless Connect 2 meetings <br />Homeless Action Planning Team 3 meetings <br />Human Services Commission <br />ro'ect Homeless Connect (PHC) was the foundation com ~ru adPHC took place on February 8, <br />P ~ <br />Planning for the event engaged many segments of the <br />lved 95 or anizations who provided services, at least 3 rece ed food nd services. The 2 <br />2007. It invo g <br />cash and in-kind donors. Over 1,000 homeless guests attended an understanding of <br />owerful o ortunity for community education and eeWa ~a eriess ndxample, the entire <br />event was a p PP caned a n <br />PeaceHealth Board of Directors attended as observers, g <br />s issues and has since expressed commitment to beco`ma 2008 nvolved. PHC proved to <br />homelessnes <br />be so successful that another event is now being planned for Fe ry <br />ierc a ointed 20 members _to serve on the Mayor's Ble o mb nda ons forethe <br />In March, Mayor P y pp <br />The first meeting will be held May 2aa00ea The target goal is to develop <br />City Council by the end of the Galen y <br />Re ort on 2006-07 Allocations <br />Ci Council recommended, and the Budget Committee approved, the following allocations at <br />The ty <br />the end of June: <br />$50,000 Homelessness prevention activities <br />a ents to be administered by ShelterCare, which ha lassgandtothe oagen egreements <br />Emergency p yin Services, Looking G , <br />with St. Vincent dePaul, Catholic Community <br />ou h March 31, 2007, homeless prevention funds havServicesaLookh1g Glass N Wisting <br />Status: Thr g <br />of 133 individuals. Four recipient agencies, Catholic Community <br />Vincent dePaul and ShelterCare, have spent $30,544.18. Looking Glass New Roads has <br />Roads, St. <br />el ed 10 oath at an average cost of $369.45 per indivi6 67 • e a e°S ri~coo ple~St. Vincent DePaul <br />h p Y <br />helped 24 individuals/couples at an average cost of $41 p p <br />-4- <br />