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In addition, through the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA), the OHCD manages the County's One-Stop Career Center System where clients can access various services in one location. The County's One-Stop Career Center System is located at 1990 Kinoole Street. Families can access Section 8 rental assistance, financial assistance, food stamps, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, employment services, child care services programs, training, adult education, veterans employment programs, vocational education programs, etc. at this location. Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The 2016 Action Plan states that the County of Hawaii will participate in meetings to overcome gaps in institutional structures. In 2016 the County participated in the following groups: CDBG/HOME Coordinators meetings, Statewide Continuum of Care Group, Hawaii Inter-agency Council on Homelessness, HOME State Recipient Group, Statewide Housing Directors meetings, Statewide Fair Housing meetings, East Hawaii Homeless Initiative, West Hawaii Chronic Homelessness Intervention and Rehabilitation Project (CHIRP), and Hawaii State Department of Health & Human Services, Homeless Programs Office. These groups include members from the State of Hawaii, Counties of Maui, Kauai and Hawaii, the City and County of Honolulu, Federal U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and service providers. Working together helps in identifying gaps, resolving issues, sharing ideas, and planning coordinated efforts to provide for better programs and assist the beneficiaries of the different programs. Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The County continually expands its email list to notify interested citizens and organizations of upcoming events, and includes video conferencing its citizen participation activities to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a) The Analysis of Impediments (AI) completed in 2016, identified the general lack of awareness of fair housing rights on the part of people with disabilities, embers of the general public, landlords and property managers. Many are unaware of the legal requirements for fair housing choice. They are unaware of the available resources and programs that support people with disabilities and assist in obtaining and retaining suitable housing. This lack of awareness is a major impediment for the County of Hawaii. To address and remove the impediments identified in the AI the County's Fair Housing staff worked to educate property managers, realtors, disability groups and the general public by conducting seminars and training sessions. This past fiscal year, 36 Fair Housing training sessions were held with CAPER OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 23