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3.CountyPriorities:Indicatewhichofthefollowingprioritiesarebeingaddressedbytheproposedproject.{Selectallthatapplyandgiveabrief100-worddescriptionforeachselected.)/Increasecapacityandsustainabilityforhomelesssheltering.TheTen-YearPlanidentifiedsubsidizedpropertyunitwaitlistsasexceedingtwoyears.TheTen-Yearplanfurtheridentifiedsubsidizedseniorhousingasbeingatthetopofthelistofneedstobeaddressed.Theincreasedassessment,advocacy,andcasemanagementhourswillgreatlyincreasetheabilitytomoveseniorsonfixedincomesintomarketunits,unitsbasedsolelyonincome,orpermanentsubsidizedhousingandeventuallyoutoftheSSAPunitfreeingtheunitsupforothersonthewaitlists.HopeSourceutilizesBriarwood'scommonareaforsenioreducationonlifeskillsandinformationoncommunityresources,andthePolarisprojectinUpperCountyalsoaccommodateshomelessseniorswithrentandwrap-aroundcasemanagement.Thesetwoexamplesofhowtosuccessfullybridgecounty,cityandnon-profithomelesshousingfundsincreasetheprobabilityofotherprojectsbeinglaunchedandencourageslandlordstoenterashousingprovidersforthisgroupincreasingthesustainabilityofhomelesshousingoptions.Connectshelterclientstoservicestoreducehomelessness./Increasesite-basedrentalvouchersforpeoplewhoarehomelesswithwrap-aroundcasemanagementthroughcurrentpartnerships.Becauseoflackofunitsinthecommunity,frequentlynewseniorclientswhoareliterallyoratriskofhomelessnessareplacedatourseniorpartnersite,Briarwood,ineithersubsidizedornon-subsidizedunits.Briarwoodisthepremierhousingforable-bodiedseniorsonfixedincomes.ThededicationoftheseSSAPfundsfordirectserviceswillincreasethenumberofavailablesite-basedrentalvouchersandwillbecombinedwithwrap-aroundcasemanagementtoensurehousingissustained.ONewaffordablehousingdevelopment./Increasedaccesstorentalvouchers.6