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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 <br />individual needs <br />Santa Ana prioritizes effective, targeted, and safe outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness to <br />support these individuals in identifying resources and establishing pathways to safe and sustainable <br />housing. The City has outreach staff regularly working and interfacing with individuals experiencing <br />homelessness to provide assistance and support in enrolling in shelter and/ or seeking other services. <br />During FY2019, the City of Santa Ana worked towards the following objectives: <br />1. Prioritized street outreach through Quality of Life Teams <br />2. Preserved existing and increase the supply of permanent supportive housing <br />3. Preserved existing and increase the supply of affordable housing <br />4. Provided housing services and assistance to special needs populations <br />5. Improved critical services to low-income and special needs populations <br />6. Coordinated services within the City as well as regionally in collaboration with the Continuum of <br />Care <br />7. Collaborated with all communities in Orange County to address homelessness with coordinated, <br />regional approaches <br />Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons <br />The City of Santa Ana coordinated with Orange County who operates a year-round emergency shelter in <br />the Civic Center of Santa Ana that provides safe sleep and emergency shelter for over 400 individuals <br />each night, and food and supportive services for over 600 individuals on a daily basis. The ESG funded <br />HEART outreach team, City Net and Illumination Foundation organizations provide outreach and <br />engagement services in and around the shelter as well as other locations in the City. The County also ran <br />an emergency cold -weather shelter in Santa Ana during the winter. In addition to these shelters, the City <br />targeted actions to addres the needs of individuals who are homeless that includes unaccompanied <br />women, victims of domestic violence, chronically homeless individuals and families, families with <br />children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth. The range of services include <br />emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing. ESG funds provided <br />assistance for street outreach services, homeless prevention and rapid re -housing. <br />Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely <br />low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after <br />[aIe1»L1 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117(exp. 06/30/2018) 75A-1 9 <br />