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Homeless Services Quarterly Report for April - June 2018 August 21, 2018 Page 7 segment, Homeless Services Manager Hafsa Kaka. City Managers divided in their respective Service Planning Areas (North, Central and South) to strategize and coordinate efforts, resources, and capacity in addressing homelessness in the designated SPA. As the City with the most experience in the homeless issue, Santa Ana has taken a leadership role in coordinating services, through a data driven approach in resource allocation and supportive services. Santa Ana and Huntington Beach will be taking the lead to draft a strategic plan for regional efforts in the Central SPA cities. On April 5, 2018, the City requested the extension of the Orange County Santa Ana National Guard Armory Emergency Shelter as a response to the Homeless crisis that the County of Orange and the City of Santa Ana is experiencing. The following week, Governor Brown granted a 90 -day extension for both Santa Ana and Fullerton Emergency Shelters at the National Guard Armories. . On April 6, 2018, the City of Santa Ana was pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded one -hundred (100) project -based vouchers for homeless veterans to the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana. This supportive housing assistance is provided through the HUD -Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program which combines rental assistance from HUD with case management and clinical services provided by the VA. This award is valued at over $1,054,965 per year for Santa Ana to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless veterans. Santa Ana was one of only 50 housing authorities awarded these vouchers statewide and one of only 323 nationwide On April 11, 2018, the City of Santa Ana's Housing Division Manager, Judson Brown, organized a 15 -person tour of the City of Santa Ana' first Permanent Supportive Housing, "The Orchard," for the US Department the Housing Urban Development's (HUD) Region IX and X field officers and Public Housing Authorities. The HUD representatives flew to Southern California to tour this project among others in Southern California. The City of Santa Ana was also represented by Deputy City Manager Robert Cortez, Homeless Services Manager Hafsa Kaka, and Senior Housing Specialist Miriam Zepeda. The Housing Division Manager provided the presentation reviewing the acquisition and rehabilitation of an existing motel in the City of Santa Ana, that now provides 71 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals identified through the Coordinated Entry System. HUD representatives expressed their thanks to the City on the successful project and invited City of Santa Ana to teach other continuums on these best practices. Later the same day, the City Manager Raul Godinez II and City Councilmembers along with a representative from the Board of Supervisors and County staff, received a tour of the project. On April 12, 2018, Homeless Services Manager, Hafsa Kaka submitted an application for the Helen Putnam award on Housing Programs and Innovation. The application highlighted the City's coordinated efforts to address homelessness with internal and external partners, the City emerging as a leader in the County to address the issue, and the recent initiatives in the 2018 Homeless Draft Plan. Most importantly, the Orchard Permanent Housing Supportive Housing was highlighted to display the City's success and accomplishments in housing the homeless. 191-7