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<br />17821 17th Street, Suite 120, Tustin, CA 92780 <br />949.220.1136 | info@homeaidoc.org | EIN: 33‐0568079 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Consent Calendar Item #62 - Support for WISEPlace <br /> <br />Dear City Council and Special Housing Authority, <br /> <br />On behalf of HomeAid, I am writing to express enthusiastic support for WISEPlace and its efforts to <br />develop supportive housing for women experiencing homelessness, some of Orange County's most <br />vulnerable citizens for whom there has been a longstanding housing shortage. <br /> <br />Established in 1989, HomeAid’s mission is to help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build <br />new lives through construction, community engagement, and education. To date, HomeAid has completed <br />70 housing projects that have housed over 77,000 individuals experiencing homelessness. These projects <br />have been home to families, pregnant women, at-risk youth, single adults, unaccompanied women, and <br />people chronically experiencing homelessness who are living with a diagnosed mental or physical <br />disability. In addition to building projects, HomeAid has collected over 11 million resources through <br />donation drives that were distributed among HomeAid housing projects. We are proud that what began here <br />locally is now a national movement to build a future without homelessness through 19 HomeAid affiliates <br />throughout the United States. <br /> <br />As active members of the Orange County community, we are pleased to support this solution to ending <br />homelessness. The proposed development will create 47 units of supportive housing to bring extremely <br />low-income individuals out of chronic homelessness, where they can live paying no more than 30% of their <br />income in rent. This represents a meaningful continuation of WISEPlace’s longstanding community impact <br />and includes vital wrap-around services to address residents’ disabling conditions and create a stable <br />environment where they can thrive. <br /> <br />This opportunity to provide affordable housing at this existing location can create a welcome solution to a <br />growing community need. I am pleased to provide my support. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br /> <br />Gina Cunningham <br />Executive Director <br />HomeAid Orange County