I looked down the road and saw an animal. As I got closer, I saw that it was a human. As I got close, I realized that it was my brother.

"None But The Lonely Heart"

1944

CoC Strategic Planning

CoC 10-Year Plan, Objectives, and Action Steps Chart

*Objectives to End Chronic Homelessness and* Move Families and Individuals to Permanent Housing**	2007 Local Action Steps	Lead Person	Baseline (Current Level)	Numeric Achievement in 12 months	Numeric Achievement in 5 years	Numeric Achievement in 10 years
	How are you going to do it? List action steps to be completed within the next 12 months.	List name and title or organization of one person responsible for accomplishing each action step.
1. Create new PH beds for chronically homeless persons.	1. Secure new HUD SHP PH chronic homeless project for 7 new units.	Ray Terrell, Mobile Mental Health	65 Beds	75 Beds	115 Beds	115 Beds
	2. Begin Housing First Enterprise division to achieve objectives for creating 5 PH units for chronic homeless with families.	Dan Williams Housing First, Inc.
2. Increase percentage of homeless persons staying in PH over 6 months to at least 71%.	1. Continue monthly intervention meetings for projects that serve the chronic homeless.	Mona Loeser, Case Management Specialist	76%	78%	80%	85%
	2. Conduct annual January workshop on mainstream resources.	Dan Williams, Housing First, Inc.
3. Increase percentage of homeless persons moving from TH to PH to at least 61.5%.	1. Continue quarterly meetings of TH providers to identify and address issues.	Diane McCaskey, Dumas Wesley	64%	65%	70%	75%
	2. Conduct annual January workshop on mainstream resources.	Dan Williams, Housing First, Inc.
4. Increase percentage of homeless persons employed at exit to at least 18%.	1. Hold workshop on training and employment opportunities.	Sydney Raine, Mobile Works	58%	60%	66.6%	66.6%
	2. Refer all veterans to the Alabama Career Center for assessment and job placement.	Bill Kilgore, DVOP, AL State Employment
5. Ensure that the CoC has a functional HMIS system.	1. Complete changeover to state-wide HMIS and Service Point by October 2007.	Anna Montanaro, HMIS Manager	75% Bed Cover-age	85% Bed Cover- age	100% Bed Cover- age	100% Bed Cover-age
	2. Implement Service Point training by July 2007.	Anna Montanaro, HMIS Manager
	3. Work with state-wide HMIS Committee to ensure technical standards are met.	Anna Montanaro, HMIS Manager
Barriers: If your CoC will not meet one or more of the above objectives, briefly describe why not (use less than two paragraphs). N/A
Other CoC Objectives in 2007
1. Develop an Opportunity Center for preventing homelessness.	a. Secure Site. b. Develop Plans. c. Arrange financing	Jamie Praytor, Chair, Homeless Task Force		January 2008
2. Establish Housing First Enterprises for developing additional transitional and permanent housing for homeless families.	a. Form Housing First Enterprises board of directors. b. Obtain properties for development. c. Secure financing for developing properties.	Dan Williams, Executive Director, Housing First, Inc.		July 2008
3. Conduct annual point-in-time count of the homeless in Mobile and Baldwin Counties	a. Activate 2008 PIT committee. b. Organize volunteer teams. c. Conduct / analyze 2008 PIT. d. Report to the community.	Steve Ledbetter, Chair, 2008 PIT		January 2008
4. Increase services and supportive housing for homeless veterans.	a. Open VA Per Diem facility for 30 disabled veterans. b. Obtain HVRP grant from DOL	a. Sherry Atchison, VOA b. Lyn Manz-Walters, Loaves & Fish		a. Dec 2007 b. June 2007

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