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9 <br /> <br />Vision and Values <br /> <br />A good plan starts with a clear community vision. The Subcommittee members spent a meeting <br />discussing and considering the following questions as they relate to homelessness and housing issues in <br />Kittitas County: <br />• What are we striving for in Kittitas County? <br />• What do we want the future to look like with respect to homelessness and housing in Kittitas <br />County? <br />• What does it mean to prevent and reduce homelessness? <br />• What does it mean to have safe, healthy, affordable housing? <br /> <br />The discussion resulted in several themes which were translated in a vision statement to guide future <br />activities, core values to consider during the planning process, and areas of focus for activities. <br /> <br />Vision <br />A home for everyone and everyone in their home. <br /> <br />Values <br />• Safety and Health: Housing in our community will be free from hazards, be protected from <br />crime, and provide healthy places to live. <br />• Stability and Sustainability: Our community members will be capable and well-supported to <br />maintain stable and sustainable places to live. <br />• Affordability and Income: Housing costs will not be burdensome and the community will support <br />income levels that can sustain homes. <br />• Community: Housing will promote a sense of community and the community will support <br />housing and homelessness initiatives. <br /> <br />Areas of focus <br />• Policy: Legislation, local regulation, funding priorities, partnerships, community planning, long- <br />term solutions, advocacy, and education. <br />• Infrastructure: Increasing, maintaining, and improving affordable housing stock; and ensuring <br />adequate organizational capacity to address homelessness and housing issues in the <br />community. <br />• Programs: Public and private programs in place to reduce and prevent homelessness, increase <br />income and affordability, and ensure safe and healthy homes. <br />