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S. Gaps and Duplication in Services: Describe how your proposed project fills a gap in homeless and/or affordable housing services in Kittitas County. Include a description of how the project is or isn't a duplication of current services. (250 words max.) The Ten -Year Plan analysis identifies the extreme need for additional case management services for the homeless. Seniors are hesitant to independently seek out resources and often are unable to understand or interpret how to use resources. Full utilization of community resources can lower the senior's expenses and allow them to move from SSAP into permanent subsidized housing environments, opening the path for those on the waiting list, which can exceed two years'time. There are no other programs in Kittitas County that stabilize homeless seniors over the age of 65 with housing and wrap-around case management. The only emergency shelter in the county is reserved for homeless families with children. No motel has exceptions that allow for homeless individual placement without payment. To qualify for the few units at Comprehensive Mental Health, you must be a mental health client. For ASPEN's minimal units you must be a victim of domestic violence. Elmview does have some units but the criteria do not address homelessness. Local churches do not have access to organized homeless rooms in parishioner's houses. Housing Authority does not provide for homeless units or case management services. ALTC advocates for seniors but has no housing subsidy or a focus on homeless individuals. Some providers deal with senior -specific concerns such as insurance and Medicaid/Medicare, but not housing. SSAP is unique and the only program that helps seniors to move from homelessness to stably housed and the only option for subsidized housing. E]