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. "The overatl perception of homelessness in our community skews from very <br />understanding to lwant'em out of here. Somehow, we need to bring those together." <br />Community l{iembers: Common themes for this question inctuded Access to Services, Shetters, <br />and Housing. Other discussion included pubtic education about hometessness, rentaI assistance for <br />those at risk of hometessness, and increased utitity assistance. <br />AccEss ro SERVICES <br />' Behavioral health, mental heatth services. Robust, creative, accessibte mental heatth <br />services. Mental and medical assistance <br />' Retiable transportation, flexible employment opportunities, flexibte work training <br />programs <br />' Expand shelter services to inctude access to other needs identified by those with that tived <br />experience <br />' Make sure homeless are signed up for atl avaitabte services such as food stamps, Medicaid, <br />Medicare, affordabte housing sign up application, etc.. Food and shelter-address immediate needs <br />Snrlren <br />' Tiny house communities, provide shetter ([ow barrier), look for successful modets from <br />elsewhere (i.e. Bend, Toppenish/Wapato, Wenatchee). Short term help, sleep center, rentaI assistance, food and ctothing. Sleep center/shetter, tow barrier, year-round shetter <br />HousrNc <br />' Make the process for getting into housing less intimidating and bureaucratic. HOUSING, homeless people need homes, more avaitabte housing <br />. "The sotution to hometessness is simple, but it's not easy. 'Home' is in the word, <br />hometess peopte need homes. A[[ other things don't help if they're steeping on the <br />street every night. " <br />. "l think it's important to educate the problem to reduce the fear of hometess peopte.". "Many of the same peopte are a paycheck away from being right there.', <br />Central Washington University: Participants had severaI common themes for this question: <br />Shetter, Housing, Basic Needs, and Communication. Sponsorship/mentorship programs was an <br />outtier. There was additional discussion about mentors to hetp sponsor a person and the <br />community response to the proposed location of the steep center. <br />Sxrlren <br />Adapt empty spaces for shetter (hotets, campus spaces...) <br />Designated shelter/safe camp area for immediate place to stay <br />Safe ptace 2 sleep <br />Warm/cold shelters <br />HousrNc. Affordabte housing. Financial incentive for community to buitd permanent housing. More housing: temporary, transitionat, affordable. Muttiple locations of free/affordabte housing <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />t <br />12