Item 29 - Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan and Budgets for CDBG, HOME and ESG Programs

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City of Santa Ana - 6 - 2022 Annual Action Plan Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness Orange County’s homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) is comprised of a network of public, private, faith - based, for-profit, and non-profit service providers who utilize several federal, state and local resources to provide services and facilities for homeless people. The region’s municipalities, including the City of Santa Ana, also provide resources for services that assist the homeless and those at-risk of becoming homeless. Non-profit service and facility providers play a critical role in the current CoC system and in addressing homeless needs within Santa Ana. These organizations provide a range of services throughout the County ranging from job training to creating permanent supportive housing opportunities. These services are available to homeless individuals and households. The CoC guides the development of homeless strategies and the implementation of programs to end homelessness throughout the region. In conducting the City’s Needs Assessment, Santa Ana carefully reviewed the CoC’s current strategy and planning documents to ensure coordination in goals and objectives. Additionally, the City provided a questionnaire to the CoC as well as key service providers operating in Santa Ana to identify the CoC’s perceived needs in the county and its objectives to address the needs of different homeless persons populations, specifically chronically homeless families and individuals, families with children, veterans, unaccompanied youth and persons at risk of homelessness. The City will continue to actively work with the CoC as well as its partners throughout the County to coordinate on the planning and implementation of homeless services and programming. Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the administration of HMIS In the development of the Consolidated Plan, the City of Santa Ana consulted with numerous housing, social service, and homeless service providers whose work intersects with the goal of reducing and ending homelessness in Orange County and/ or Santa Ana. This consultation provided input on allocation methodologies and approach for ESG programs. The City of Santa Ana regularly coordinates with the Orange County CoC to align performance standards, evaluate outcomes of current initiatives, coordination program policies and procedures related to program design and HMIS administration. In addition, The City of Santa Ana participates in the Orange County ESG Collaborative, which includes Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, and the County of Orange. The Col laborative works very closely with the Continuum of Care. To ensure funds are leveraged to create maximum impact, the Orange County ESG Collaborative has developed aligned values and priorities and makes ESG funding decisions. EXHIBIT 1