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<br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />2006-2007 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN <br /> <br />E. HOMELESS AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS <br /> <br />The Action Plan delineates the specific activities that the City will undertake during <br />the 2006-2007 Program Year that address objectives and goals identified in the <br />Consolidated Plan to address the needs of Santa Ana's homeless and special need <br />populations. <br /> <br />As reported in the City's Consolidated Plan, there is an estimated 1,804 homeless in <br />Santa Ana. To address the needs of these individuals, the City will continue its <br />efforts to identify efficient and effective means to distribute limited resources for <br />homeless needs. The City has designated emergency and transitional housing as <br />high priorities for addressing homelessness. There are 17 emergency and <br />transitional shelters in the City, providing 248 emergency and 299 transitional <br />housing beds - more than any other city in the County.2 During the 2006-2007 <br />Program Year, the City will be reviewing these statistics and updating figures to <br />include the number of beds that providers reserve for the chronically homeless. <br /> <br />During the 2006-2007 Program Year, the City will undertake the following homeless <br />housing/service activities: <br /> <br />Home/essness Prevention <br />A key component of Santa Ana's Continuum of Care strategy is to prevent <br />individuals and families from falling into homelessness. This is accomplished by <br />providing monetary assistance and counseling/support services to households at <br />risk of becoming homeless. Several nonprofit service providers located in the region <br />are available to assist Santa Ana's at-risk population - the City continuum of care <br />strategy calls for providing ESG and CDBG resources to these agencies. An <br />estimated 201 individuals will be assisted with homelessness prevention services <br /> <br />2 Total emergency shelter beds do not include 250 seasonal beds that are opened during winter <br />months. <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />4/20/06 <br /> <br />190-22 <br />