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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Executive Director Jayme Bottke
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Request approval and adoption of the 2024 Update to the Tehama County 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, which is a community-based and equity-focused strategy for addressing housing and homelessness needs in Tehama County, including concrete goals and objectives for the next 5 to 10 years
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Financial Impact:
No direct financial impact at this time. The 10-Year Plan Update lays out the region’s goals to be put into action as funding becomes available. It allows local jurisdictions to coordinate efforts and maximize dollars throughout the region. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Background Information:
In 2018, the Tehama County region undertook its first 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. This community plan was a threshold requirement to apply for the California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)’s No Place Like Home (NPLH) program for permanent supportive housing projects. The Plan’s purpose was to detail a succinct and practical strategy for addressing homelessness in Tehama County. As of 2024, the majority of the first set of goals published in the 10-Year Plan have been accomplished or are in progress. This is due to the significant success of the Tehama County region to attract new resources and move projects forward as a collaborative team. County-wide success has included funding for the following activities:
a. Three NPLH permanent supportive housing projects - two in Red Bluff and one in Corning
b. A day center in Red Bluff
c. A year-round navigation center/emergency shelter in Red Bluff
d. A sanctioned camping area in Red Bluff
e. Street outreach throughout Tehama County
f. A mobile health clinic in Red Bluff
g. A Homekey transitional housing project in Red Bluff
h. A domestic violence transitional housing project
With most of the first set of goals accomplished, the 10-Year Plan Update community planning process set out to build upon these successes while considering racial/ethnic and geographic equity, and the current landscape of data, capacity, funding, and resources. The Update was a joint endeavor by the Tehama County Continuum of Care (Tehama CoC) and the Housing and Homeless Stakeholders’ Collaborative (HHSC), with the supporting partnership of Tehama County and the Cities of Corning, Red Bluff, and Tehama.