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, He explained the Continuum of Care program which was initiated to enable the County to qualify for federal funding. The Task Force raised $50,000 to hire Louise Hubbard and feels very fortunate to have her. They have been using an office at Riverside Theatre which will no longer be available. However, the law firm of Rossway, Moore & Taylor has offered a temporary space. The plan is to establish a one-stop center for homeless services with a computer program which will tie all the services together. He urged the Board to finalize the lease to the Homeless Assistance Center for urgently needed offices and meeting rooms. The old Hibiscus Manor has been purchased to replace the 16 -bed facility on US # 1 and to provide transitional housing for families with children. The purchase price and rehabilitation funds have been raised from the private sector. Mr. Stark also suggested that the County continue its support and consider other locations including Sebastian, Gifford and Fellsmere. He stated that more than $500,000 has been raised in about a year and this community has strongly shown its support for the work. Chairman Adams thanked Mr. Stark for the report and for the tremendous job done by the Task Force. She then introduced all the committee members who were present and thanked them all for an excellent job. Commissioner Macht thanked the Task Force and noted that the limit of the charge originally given to them was to produce a report. They have also produced a facility and half -a -million dollars to run it. Homelessness will never be entirely eliminated but we do not have the right to ignore the situation. He thanked and congratulated the Task Force members and added that he would never forget them. Commissioner Tippin accepted the report with eternal thanks to the Task Force for a phenomenal job. SEPTtjyI�� 19�, 2000 O Z V r c 0 -40- •