Item B: City Council Goal – Update on Homeless Initiative Action Plan

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implement the proposal submitted by the community members that would have allowed camping at the site of the former Jefferson Pool. Current Status: This program continues to operate. (St. Vincent dePaul) 1990 Family Access Center created. (Now called First Place Family Center.) This program began when the Opportunity Shelter closed due to both funding shortfalls and recognition that this model was not successful. This was a critical companion program to the Interfaith Shelter. Current Status: The program continues to operate at 1990 Amazon. (St. Vincent dePaul) 1992 Department of Public Safety camping policy revised. Current Status: Police enforcement actions became more complaint-oriented rather than proactive. 1993 New Roads School and Youth Access Center opened in December. Current Status: This program still operates (Looking Glass). 1995 Eugene Service Station, an adult access center, established with City seed money. Current Status: This program still exists at an expanded facility. The building is now shared by the Bethel Police Substation. 1995 Station 7, Looking Glass Youth Shelter, opened with City assistance replacing a smaller shelter that Looking Glass had operated since 1970. It was named Station 7, because the building was formerly a fire station. Current Status: This program operates as the only youth shelter in Lane County. 1997 The Safe Place Project initiated to provide transportation to emergency services for youth in crisis. Program received support from the City of Eugene. Current Status: The program still operates. 1998 Council approved CCHY’s recommendation for special funding for program expansion at Station 7 and Eugene Service Station. Station 7 was able to help more youth, until the funding ran out, and permanently expand its services. Current Status: The program had a shelter capacity of 13, but it is now at 10 due to budget cuts in 2003. Also, the daytime non-school hour activities had to be cut. 1998 Council repealed camping in industrial areas and expanded camping options at businesses and public property based on CCHY’s recommendation.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. The City provided 15 camping spaces and encouraged intergovernmental partners, churches, and businesses to provide spaces. Current Status: This program still operates and is generally regarded as very successful. 1990 City of Eugene Interdepartmental Community Action Team (ICAT) created to convene staff from various departments to address critical issues, including homelessness. ICAT meets to discuss various issues, including homelessness. Current Status: 2003 Council approved CCHY’s recommendation to fund Safe & Sound substance abuse services for homeless youth through 2006. Current Status: Eugene’s contribution has leveraged nearly a half 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 partners with Lane County community health centers to secure Medicaid reimbursement; however, many of the pre- treatment services are not eligible and the partnership with the City is critical to ensure continued success. The Safe & Sound strategy of business, public safety, and social services working together, effective in the downtown area, is now being replicated in the Monroe Park vicinity, but additional funding is necessary. 2004 Lane County plan submitted to end chronic homelessness as part of their HUD 2004 Continuum of Care application. Current Status: Funding is already directed to this effort, and the City recently received a response to a housing RFP to add new housing for homeless veterans. 2005 Eugene Mayor and City Council adopt as one of 8 priority issues “develop a strategy to help the homeless in Eugene”. Current Status: A staff team was organized and an action plan, to be adopted by the City Council, is being developed. A collaborative base of stakeholders was approached and asked for their L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070625\S070625B.DOC