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CR -25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) <br />Evaluate the jurisdiction's progress In meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending <br />homelessness through: <br />Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual <br />needs <br />In 2017-2018, the City of Santa Ana continued working closely with non-profit homeless service providers <br />funded with ESG dollars and actively participated in various community groupsand cORi.mittees to reduce <br />homelessness. These organizations ranged from faith -based groups, grass-roofsorganizations, Continuum of <br />Care housing forums, and community dialogues. In January of 2017, staff, <br />{nlV6't be first City of Santa Ana <br />Homeless Point in Time Count and Survey. The PIT Count provided an,opportunity tp jearn more about the <br />,. <br />individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Ana, provided the.pp- nfttty to engagend provide <br />necessary information on the types of services available to individuals and provided a roadnip focaypes of <br />services needed to reduce and end homelessness. <br />Through the ESG program, the City provided assistance to 1862 ss persons which Included 234 youth <br />under the age of twenty-five, 224 Veterans, 410 <br />HIV/AIDS and 659 individuals reporting a severe <br />Addressing the emergency shelter and <br />Providing ESG grant funding to non pro#it,homeless servi <br />gv- <br />addressed the emergency shelter and tragstional housir <br />addition, as Issues arose,.Clfifstaff.worked.with a myriad <br />w �a <br />to address shelter options. Sheltering in Ivlduals a frig <br />continue in the current,f scat yearfdaddress this issGe' <br />Ylduals, 27 individuals reporting <br />persons <br />widers for shelter is one way that the City <br />ds of homeless individuals in this fiscal year. In <br />r <br />nmunity partners to develop a regional approach <br />homelessness is a priority for the City and efforts <br />In 2016, the;Gity of Santa i3 <br />Ana became the hos; ity for the County's year-round transitional shelter. In the 2017- <br />2018, thG6heltfr population atihis site grew'significantly. The shelter now provides a safe sleep for <br />approximately�125;ndividuals each�vening and services for over 600 individuals each day. Although the shelter <br />;K . <br />activities are funded by the County `the Santa Ana Police Department provide policing services in around the <br />site. The high need for this shelterhas resulted in an overflow and those who are unable to stay at the shelter <br />often times linger on the streetoutside. In the past, more than 150 of these individuals stayed in the Civic <br />Center. With the help ofthe County and and Street Outreach teams, the area was cleared in April of 2018 and <br />all individuals were offered housing options. <br />Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low- <br />income Individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after being <br />discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, <br />mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and <br />institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, <br />OMB Control No: 250"117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />CAPER <br />7501-19 <br />13 <br />