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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2014-02-19 | 2 | Irene Kudarauskas - Executive Director Alameda Family Services Hi Jim -Below is what I would love to see included in the minutes. Alameda Family Services is requesting CDBG funds for safety net services for seniors, the fastest growing poverty group in the City of Alameda according to the SSHRB community assessment. We were not planning to serve seniors when we opened our AFS West program two years ago but they found us and we found that they had nowhere else to go. The program we are proposing is a half time case manager to be housed at Mastick Senior Center and will focus on senior housing permanence. The program differs from ECHO and Building Futures case management programs in several ways: AFS provides (1) housing transition services - locating housing, applying for housing, walking clients through the process to secure housing, and obtaining resources for household items; (2) housing stability services - developing a plan for a system of care, applying for social security, food stamps, and affordable health care, advocating with clients during evictions; and (3) accessible services - through home visiting and multiple locations in the City of Alameda. Education and Outreach will be provided to 120 seniors and 25 households will receive case management. The goal is to achieve stable permanent housing and to address the physical and mental health needs of seniors. Jackie Krause, Senior Services Manager - Mastick Senior Center Ms. Krause shared concern for the lack of homeless shelters and services currently available for seniors. She has provided staff with the letter below that she sent earlier this year in support of Alameda Family Services' application for CDBG funding. B\PACKETS\2014Febuary2014\MINUTES Febuary 2014.doc | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2014-02-19.pdf |