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<br />assistance league <br />Orange <br />May 4, 2022 <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 Assistance League of Orange, I am writing to express enthusiastic support <br />for WISEPlace and its efforts to develop permanent supportive housing for women <br />experiencing homelessness, some of Orange Count y most vulnerable citizens for whom <br />there has been a longstanding housing shortage. <br />As active members of the community, Assistance League of Orange are pleased to <br />support this solution to ending homelessness through this development and wrap <br />around services provided by WISEPlace. The past 3 years, Assistance League of Orange <br />has been very hands on, engaged as active members of our community and proud <br />WISEPlace supporters and volunteers who work directly with the population served <br />and have seen firsthand of housing solutions and wrap around service s onsite. <br />Members of Assistance League of Orange find great personal value in supporting and <br />volunteering at WISEPlace. <br />The 2019 Point in Time showed there were over 6800 homeless residents in Orange <br />County. Affordable Housing options for women are a growing community concern. One <br />in three women make up this part of the homeless population with over 40% survivors <br />of domestic violence. This population of women endure high rates of first-time <br />homelessness, longer spells of homelessness, and higher barriers in accessing stable <br />housing. Unaccompanied women also report extremely high incidence of trauma — <br />whether physical, sexual, or psychological in nature—that is compounded by their <br />ongoing houselessness. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />124 South Orange Street • Orange, CA 92866 • Tel. (714) 532-5800 • Fax (714) 532-5805 • www.alorange.org <br />