Item 12 - Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Round 5 Application

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Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Round 5 Application March 19, 2024 Page 2 4 1 0 3 remains unwavering – to effectively address and end people’s experiences of homelessness. As part of the development of the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan, applicants were required to collaborate and engage in a public stakeholder process to ensure that key stakeholders had the opportunity to contribute valuable insights and experiences to the plan. The Orange County public stakeholder process included public meetings in each of the three awarded Cities as well as presentations made to the Commission to End Homelessness and the Orange County Continuum of Care. In addition to these meetings, the cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana created surveys to gather information from those unable to attend an in-person meeting. Meeting outcomes and surveys received indicated a continued interest in homeless prevention as well as temporary and permanent housing. In addition, stakeholders addressed the need for increased assistance for families, college students at risk of homelessness or living in vehicles, and those affected by domestic violence. Other comments indicated a need for additional case managers at the Navigation Center, affordable housing, eviction prevention, and mental health services. Santa Ana’s planned investments of HHAP Round 5 are similar to previous rounds of HHAP funding. The majority share of the funds are used for the operation and maintenance of the Navigation Center, followed by street outreach and engagement services. Consistent with Rounds 3 and 4, HHAP-5 grantees must use at least 10% of the allocation for services for homeless youth and only 7% of the funds for administration. Santa Ana intends to use the homeless youth funds for the continuation of independent life skills training for former Foster Youth holding a Housing Voucher. Cal ICH provided the required application templates and baseline data to standardize data for Continuum of Care’s (CoC) regarding racial equity disparities as they apply to underserved populations and populations disproportionately impacted by homelessness, and for the six following required outcome goals: •Reducing the number of persons who become homeless for the first time; •Increasing the number of people exiting homelessness into permanent housing; •Reducing the length of time persons remain homeless; •Reducing the number of persons who return to homelessness after exiting homelessness to permanent housing; •Reducing the number of persons experiencing homelessness; and •Increasing successful placements from street outreach. As a condition to receive funding through the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program, the Regional application must be submitted by March 27, 2024.