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ATTACHMENT B City of Eugene Chronological History of Homeless Efforts & Actions 1947 to Present 1998 Council repealed camping in industrial areas and expanded camping options at businesses and public property based on CCHY's recommendation. SVDP received a contract for on-street facilitation services. City provided 15 camping spaces and encouraged intergovernmental partners, churches, and businesses to provide spaces. Status: This program continues to operate and is generally regarded as very successful. 1998 Council funded CCHY's recommendation for "Summit Summer" youth recreation and jobs program targeted to homeless and at-risk youth. Status: This program was successful, but no long-term funding was identified. 1998 Council funded the CCHY's recommended pilot "Homeshare" program. Status: This very successful and cost-effective program matched people with extra rooms in their homes with people who needed housing. It eventually closed when permanent funding couM not be secured. 1998 Council funded a pilot project to place porta-potties in selected locations. Status: The program recognized that sanitation is a very big problem associated with homelessness. Placing portable toilets proved to be a significant challenge and the experiment was not continued. 1990 City of Eugene Interdepartmental Community Action Team (ICAT) created to convene staff from various departments to address critical issues, including homelessness. Status: ICA T meets' to discuss various issues, including those relating to homelessness. 2001-2002 Housing Policy Board and Human Services Commission jointly sponsored the Homeless Prevention Task Force which issued a preliminary report on homelessness. Status: At about the same time that the preliminary report was issued the economy dipped and State instituted dramatic budget cuts' to services overwhelming the prevention concepts' and funding options. 2002 Community protest around homelessness included a park block tree-sitter. Status: The protest dissipated and the CCHY met again. They hem meetings with homeless youth and eventually successfully recommended special three-year funding for the Safe and Sound program. 2003 Council approved CCHY's recommendation to fund Safe & Sound substance abuse services for homeless youth through 2006. Status: Eugene's contribution has leveraged nearly a haDC million dollars' in private foundation funding during the last two years and provides comprehensive and coordinated behavioral health services for more than 800 youth each year. Safe & Sound is partnering with Community Health Centers of Lane County to secure Medicaid reimbursements'. However, many of the pre-treatment services are not eligible for reimbursement. The Safe & Sound strategy of business, public safety, social services working together was effective in the downtown area and is now being replicated in the Monroe Park vicinity. 2004 Lane County submitted plan to end chronic homelessness as part of their HUD 2004 Continuum of Care application. Status: Funding ah'eady directed to this effort, and the City recently received a response to a housing RFP to add new housing for homeless veterans. Page 4 of 4 7/6/2005