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■ Actions taken to prevent homelessness - Santa Ana provided nonprofit homeless service providers with $17,000 in ESG funds during the report period in order to prevent 426 individuals from becoming homelessness. Agencies providing these services included the City's Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency and the Southwest Community Center. No CDBG funds were allocated for homelessness prevention programs during the report period. On a countywide basis, HOPWA funds were utilized to assist 551 persons with HIV /AIDS from becoming homelessness. ■ Actions taken to address emergenc sy helter - ESG funds were utilized to provide emergency shelter and services for the City's homeless. 8 A total of 1,225 individuals were assisted during the report period with ESG funds. Grant funds were used to offset shelter operating costs and to provide essential services for the homeless. CDBG funding was also used to support emergency shelter services. Shelter for the Homeless utilized $5,000 to assist 22 persons, and Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter assisted 382 persons with $5,000.9 ■ Actions taken to address transitional housing: $50,500 in CDBG funding was used to provide transitional housing opportunities for 114 Santa Ana homeless individuals. ESG funds provided transitional housing for 835 individuals.10 Regionally, 78 individuals were assisted with HOPWA- funded transitional housing and support services during the 2003 -2004 report period. ■ Actions taken to transition homeless into permanent housing: Providers of transitional housing are the key to preparing the homeless for self - sufficiency and movement into permanent housing. During the report period no CDBG or HOME funds were utilized to specifically provide permanent housing; however, HOPWA resources were utilized to assist 133 individuals access and maintain permanent housing with tenant based rental assistance. ■ Actions taken to address the needs of sub populations L.g. those living on the streets, and new funds such as Continuum of Care Super NOFA • Several homeless programs supported by the City of Santa Ana have an outreach component for special needs homeless sub - populations. These programs provide access to resources by referral and /or direct contact. These programs include: ■ Dayle McIntosh Center — assisted homeless and at -risk individuals with physical disabilities to maintain or obtain housing. 8 ESG in the amount of $75,900 was provided for essential services and $179,750 was provided for facility operations. Funds were utilized for both emergency shelter and transitional housing programs. 9 Orange Coast Interfaith served 382 persons with ESG and CDBG. 10 The referenced CDBG and ESG accomplishments do not take into account an overlap of 114 persons served with both funding sources. Mercy House, Wise Place and Thomas House received both CDBG and ESG funding (totals of $50,000, $80,500 and $24,000 respectively); they assisted 71, 11 and 32 persons respectively. 15 19E -18 9/9/04