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HomeMy WebLinkAboutd1-access-ht2030-community-meetingHome Together 2030 Community Meeting District 1 | Supervisor David Haubert Pillar 2: Access 3 Presentation Overview 1.Welcome from Supervisor Haubert 2.Home Together 2030 Community Plan ➢Brief overview of what’s in the plan and what’s updated from 2026 3.Pillar 2: Access ➢What objectives and strategies are included in the Access pillar? 4.Community Panel ➢Hear from members of the community regarding their experience with providing accessible services for people experiencing homelessness in Alameda County 5.Community Comment ➢Share your feedback and ideas Welcome Remarks Supervisor Haubert 4 Home Together 2030 Draft Plan What has changed from Home Together 2026? What has stayed consistent? 5 Home Together 2026 •Prevent homelessness •Connect to shelter and resources •Increase housing solutions •Strengthen coordination, communication, and capacity Home Together 2030 •Prevention •Access •Shelter •Housing •Health Care •System Foundations 6 Home Together 2030 is a refresh of Home Together 2026 Since the launch of the HT2026 Community Plan much has been learned, and political, economic and community landscapes have changed. 7 HT2030 envisions a system that moves people from crisis to stable housing quickly and for the long term •It is a framework for coordinated, strategic action – not a spending plan or implementation handbook •It focuses on the homelessness response system, while acknowledging other systems and economic and political forces that impact the homelessness response system’s success •It sets goals that are achievable with sustained local investment, stable federal and state partnership, coordination across jurisdictions, and balanced implementation across pillars ➢Reduce overall homelessness by one-third ➢Reduce unsheltered homelessness by 50% Pillar 2: Access What objectives and strategies are included in the Access pillar? 8 9 Prevention HT2030 is organized around five interdependent pillars, supported by cross-cutting system foundations ShelterAccess Housing System Foundations Health Care 10 Access focuses on engaging people experiencing homelessness, removing barriers to assistance, and creating clear, navigable paths to shelter, housing, and other support. Strengthen Outreach and Engagement for Unsheltered Residents •Align outreach coverage and roles across the County •Establish shared outreach practices and coordination protocols •Strengthen coordination between outreach teams and behavioral health providers •Expand peer-based and culturally responsive outreach models •Improve cross-team information sharing and care coordination Create Clear and Timely Pathways to Assistance •Expand and clarify system access points across the county •Strengthen housing problem-solving at access points •Strengthen next-step protocols following visiting an access point •Continue to evaluate and improve Coordinated Entry prioritization protocols and communication with stakeholders •Align eligibility and prioritization determinations for shelter and other interim placements with real-time system capacity •Clarify navigation and handoff roles across providers Center Homelessness Response System Engagement in Public Health and Safety Actions •Support local jurisdictions’ efforts to implement best practices for encampment response •Establish ongoing interagency coordination and review process Community Speakers Margaretann Fortner, Director of Crisis & Housing Solutions at CityServe Gary Tia, Vice President of Operations at Bay Area Community Services April Espinoza, Program Manager at Bay Area Community Services 11 Community Comments Three minutes per comment Please raise your hand 12 What’s Next for HT2030? Director Russell 13 14 Please submit a survey with more feedback on the plan •We’re collecting feedback through October 1, 2026 •Submit your feedback through the online form: https://tally.so/r/QK9AX7 •If you missed our earlier community meetings on the other pillars, you can watch the recordings at: https://health.alamedacountyca.gov/program/hom e-together/ •The final Home Together 2030 Plan will be released by the end of 2026. •We’ve started planning to implement, track, and measure progress with input from system stakeholders. Scan to access the plan, feedback form, and meeting registration links