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D. CONTINUUM OF CARE NARRATIVE <br />HUD has placed significant emphasis on meeting the needs of the homeless through a <br />Continuum of Care system. A Continuum of Care (CoC) is a comprehensive and coordinated <br />housing and service delivery strategy that responds to the different needs of homeless and at- <br />risk individuals and families, and helps them attain self-sufficiency. As a recipient of CDBG, <br />HOME, ESG and HOPWA funds, Santa Ana supported numerous public and nonprofit agencies <br />that reach out to the homeless, brings them into the system of care, and facilitates their <br />movement toward self-sufficiency. Actions undertaken during the 2008-2009 report period are <br />outlined below. Detailed summaries of HUD-funded activities are also found in IDIS reports <br />incorporated into this performance report. <br />Z. ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS & THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF PERSONS THAT ARE <br />NOT HOMELESS BUT REQUIRE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING INCLUDING PERSONS WITH HIV~AIDS) <br />Santa Ana provided substantial CDBG, ESG and HOPWA resources to nonprofit agencies for <br />homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and supportive services as a <br />means to implement the local and regional CoC. During the 2008-2009 report period the City of <br />Santa Ana provided financial support to the following agencies that provided supportive <br />housing for homeless individuals and individuals with special needs: <br />^ Victims of domestic violence -Human Options, Intervalhiouse, Laura's House and Women's <br />Transitional Living Centers provided crisis intervention services, emergency housing and <br />transitional housing fOr Santa Ana residents that were victims of domestic violence. <br />^ Emergency Shelter -Mercy House provided emergency shelter for chronically homeless <br />persons during cold/wet winter months; Human Options, Interval House, Laura's House and <br />WTLC provided emergency shelter and support services for victims of domestic violence in <br />need of immediate and safe housing. The Villas provided shelter and services for homeless <br />women combating substance and alcohol addiction. <br />^ Transitional Housing -Thomas House provided supportive services and transitional housing <br />for homeless families. Additionally, Mercy House and Wise Place provided transitional <br />housing and supportive services for single men, single women, women with children, and <br />persons with HIV/AIDS <br />^ Permanent Supportive Housing - No new permanent housing opportunities were created <br />for Santa Ana residents during the report period with CDBG, ESG or HOME funding; <br />however, the SARA provided ten housing assistance vouchers to a local shelter provider to <br />assist clients graduating from transitional shelter access permanent housing. <br />22 Draft 8/26/2009 <br />19F-28 <br />