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Sandra Sigrist, Director, Adult & Aging Branch, Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency, presented the Homeless Planning Update. She gave an overview of the four Homeless Plan Goals, which include: 1) Strengthen the homeless crisis response system with an emphasis on developing prevention services; 2) Increase affordable housing options for the most vulnerable; 3) Stabilize and maintain physical and behavioral health for those with the highest needs and 4) Examine systems level coordination and identify opportunities for improved partnership. She also went over how the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) team is assisting Yolo County to determine a direction for improved partnerships and their report should be released the last week of September. The study conducted revealed that issues within the existing countywide governance structure prevent the community from implementing a systemic and coordinated effort to ending homelessness. A chart of the current homeless system was presented and discussed. While TAC’s full recommendations are pending next week, it is expected the direction will be for Yolo County to effectively address the issues preventing the community from implementing a coordinated effort to end homelessness. She concluded by going over Next Steps and concurred with the Commission that creating a JPA would be beneficial.
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