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<br /> <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 Mariposa Women and Family Center, I am writing to express enthusiastic support <br />for WISEPlace and its efforts to develop permanent supportive housing for women experiencing <br />homelessness, some of Orange County’s most vulnerable citizens for whom there has been a <br />longstanding housing shortage. <br /> <br />As active members of the community, Mariposa Women and Family Center are pleased to <br />support this solution to ending homelessness through this development and wrap around <br />services provided by WISEPlace. Mariposa has had a valued partnership with WISEPlace for <br />many years and we are impressed with their demonstration of trauma informed care for a <br />vulnerable population. <br /> <br />WISEPlace is the only nonprofit in Orange County who is solely focused on the unmet ne eds of <br />this vulnerable population (unaccompanied women.) One in three women make up this part of <br />the homeless population with over 40% survivors of domestic violence. This population of <br />women endure high rates of first-time homelessness, longer spells of homelessness, and higher <br />barriers in accessing stable housing. Unaccompanied women also report extremely high <br />incidence of trauma–whether physical, sexual, or psychological in nature–that is compounded <br />by their ongoing houselessness. The opportunity to create options for women on this site with <br />so many community amenities will provide a safe home for women for future generations. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1845 W Orangewood Ave. Suite 300 Orange, Ca. 92868 * 714-547-6494 * www.mariposacenter.org