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<br />3. Unique supportive service or other service delivery models or efforts - No <br />unique supportive services or service delivery models/efforts were implemented <br />during the 2004-2005 report period. <br /> <br />4. Other accomplishments - In addition to the housing accomplishments outlined <br />above, HOPWA resources were utilized to provide housing coordination services to <br />445 clients, nutrition services for 163 individuals, and life skills training services to 50 <br />individuals. <br /> <br />C. BARRIERS OR TRENDS <br /> <br />1. BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED: As previously reported, to better evaluate the needs and <br />barriers faced by the community to address the needs of persons living with <br />HIV/AIDS, the City of Santa Ana commissioned the preparation of a housing study. <br />The HIV/AIDS Housing Study was completed in June 2005, The City of Santa Ana <br />will utilize this study as the basis for identifying the needs and barriers to serving <br />people with HIV/AIDS and also for prioritizing needs, In addition to this ongoing <br />process, service providers prepare quarterly reports on program activities that <br />provide information regarding barriers they have encountered in delivering HOPW A- <br />funded services. These barriers are identified below: <br /> <br />· There is a lack of affordable housing in the County that limits an individual's <br />ability to find and maintain safe, appropriate and stable housing without moving <br />outside one's home community. This lack of housing is compounded for persons <br />with HIV/AIDS because their health affects their ability to work, pay rent, search <br />for housing and pay medical bills. <br /> <br />· There is an increasing diverse population of individuals with HIV/AIDS that <br />places additional demands on the limited HIV/AIDS resources. <br /> <br />· A reduction in funding has limited the number of individuals that can be served. <br /> <br />· Many clients have poor credit histories and lack the knowledge/discipline to <br />manage their finances thus placing them at risk of losing their housing and <br />affording medical treatment. <br /> <br />· The detox facility utilized by Orange County residents is located in LA County. In <br />addition to transportation issues, there are simply not enough beds to meet the <br />need of Orange County's residents seeking medical/social detox services. <br /> <br />In response to these barriers the HIV/AIDS Planning Council outlined a series of <br />recommendations to address these barriers. These recommendations include: <br /> <br />· The HIV Planning Council of Orange County should take proactive steps to <br />explore solutions, build consensus and formulate recommendations to expand <br /> <br />45 <br /> <br />9/7/05 <br /> <br />190-49 <br />