Item 53 - Approve Local Homelessness Action Plan and HHAP3 Application

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Plan: Prioritized the use of HHAP funds to assist people experiencing literal homelessness move into safe, stable housing, which includes street outreach services and access to the newly built Navigation Center. VOUCHERS & RESOURCES The City of Santa Ana Housing Authority currently utilizes 647 Special Purpose Vouchers for individuals experiencing homelessness. Last year, the Housing Authority and Homeless Services partnered to provide Foster Youth to Independence Vouchers leveraged with State HEAP funds to provide landlord incentives, furniture and other funds to help jumpstart the lives of foster youth. In addition to Housing Vouchers, the City has 434 units of permanent supportive housing units either completed or are in the pipeline. The City of Santa Ana also participates in the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, which is on target to provide 2,700 new supportive housing units across Orange County in the next few years. The City is the proud home of several Permanent Support Housing developments. Homeless Services works closely with the Housing Department to create housing -based solutions to homelessness. The City's SAVES (Eviction Prevention Program) funded by HUD has assisted numerous household remain housed instead of exiting to homelessness. All of these items are examples of how the City leverages a variety of funds to increase housing opportunities and to reduce the number of individuals who enter homelessness. Santa Ana has prioritized the use of HHAP funds to assist people experiencing literal homelessness move into safe, stable housing, which includes street outreach services and access to the newly built Navigation Center. At the Navigation Center, guests will be able to access a variety of services to achieve improved health. While it is not mandatory to use the treatment or services offered, there are an array of expanded services that guest can take advantage of. Services include substance abuse treatment, mental and physical wellness, a good night's sleep and nourishing meals that will deliver the best opportunity for success. Navigation Center guests will be connected to the Santa Ana WORK Center and other workforce programs to offer job seeker resources, workforce career planning, supportive services, basic skills assessments, vocation readiness and job search assistance. Satellite programs will be offered at the Navigation Center and/or a shuttle to the WORK Center. A new funding stream from Cal Optima will increase the number of enrollments into Medi-Cal. Another goal is to ensure that programs are integrated with the existing coordinated entry system. These goals will help in the overall goal of preventing or assisting those who become homeless. 10