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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	September 15, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Zero:2016 Resolution of Support

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/15/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Jaime Jenett, (925) 313-7720
cc:	T Scott Natalie Rios

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 15, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2015/338 to Support the Contra Costa Zero:2016 Campaign to End Veteran and Chronic Homelessness.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact.

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa's Homeless Program is one of over 70 organizations selected to join Zero: 2106, a national campaign that aims to end veteran and chronic homelessness within two years. The Zero: 2016 campaign, led by New York-based nonprofit Community Solutions, will provide technical assistance to local service providers and the Contra Costa Homeless Program as they enhance their strategies for helping people in these key, vulnerable demographics into permanent housing.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The campaign aims to reduce the average daily number of homeless veterans and chronically homeless individuals in participating communities to zero by 2016, using real-time data and performance management tracking developed to accelerate housing efforts. To date, the County is on track to end veteran homelessness by December 2015.
Local partners in the campaign include the Contra Costa Council on Homelessness, Contra Costa Health Services, Contra Costa Interfaith Housing, Housing Authority of Contra Costa County, Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition, Richmond Community Foundation, SHELTER, Inc., and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.