Item 15 - MOU of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Regional Coordination

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Round HHAP-5 MOU Page 6 of 14 i. Parties will work to improve regional street outreach and engagement coordination, specifically for people with disabling conditions experiencing homelessness. ii. Parties will work to provide technical assistance to ensure correct data collection practices by street outreach teams. n. Racial and ethnic disparities in the number of people with successful placements from street outreach projects. i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are inclusive, culturally sensitive, and tailored to the unique needs and challenges faced by the BIPOC community. 3. The Parties’ roles and responsibilities for Key Actions as specified in Section 2.3 in Attachment I to ensure racial and gender equity in service delivery, housing placements, housing retention, and any other means to affirm equitable access to housing and services for racial and ethnic groups overrepresented amount residents experiencing homelessness are detailed below: a. Ensure racial and gender equity in service delivery. i. The Orange County CoC and County will work towards developing a homelessness response system that reduces the growing number of individuals and families, who identify as BIPOC, and are experiencing homelessness. ii. Parties will work to prioritize the use of qualitative data in strategic planning to address gender inequities. b. Ensure racial and gender equity in housing placements. i. The Orange County CoC and County will work to develop a community-wide system that is responsive to the unique circumstances and needs of those facing homelessness, rooted in racial and social justice, and free of bias and discrimination throughout outreach, assessment, prioritization, matching, and placement processes. ii. Parties will work to support landlord engagement to mitigate gender disparities, specifically those who identify as LGBTQ+, and racial bias and develop more affordable housing opportunities. c. Ensure racial and gender equity in housing retention. i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are inclusive, culturally sensitive, and tailored to the unique needs and challenges faced by the BIPOC community. ii. Parties will work to build staff capacity and provide additional training on anti- racism, implicit bias, LGBTQ+ allyship, and cultural humility to work to prevent discrimination and bias. d. Change procurement of other means to affirm equitable access to housing and services for overrepresented groups among people experiencing homelessness in the region. i. Parties will work to develop a plan for integrating diverse partners with lived experience of homelessness into decision-making processes and ensure authentic engagement including compensation and support, as needed. 4. The Parties’ roles and responsibilities for Key Actions, as specified in Section 2.4 in Attachment I, to reduce homelessness among individuals exiting institutional settings, including but not limited EXHIBIT 1