19F - CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT

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VI. Emergency Shelter Grant Narrative Statements Santa Ana received $304,972 in ESG funds from HUD for the 2008-2009 Program Year. During this report period, 13 homeless service programs received ESG funding.ls A. Assessment of Relationship of ESG Funds to Goals & Objectives ^ Actions to address emergency shelter & transitional housing needs of homeless individuals & families During the report period, the City of Santa Ana continued to address the needs of the homeless with ESG funds. Individuals assisted with ESG included Extremely Low- and Very Low-Income people, small and large families, unaccompanied women, men, single-/two-parent families, and adult couples without children. Table 16 provides an overview of how 2008-2009 ESG funds were utilized to meet the emergency and transitional housing needs of Santa Ana's homeless individuals and families. ^ Progress made using ESG funds to address Consolidated Plan homeless & homeless prevention needs, goals, and specific objectives Table 16 provides a summary of ESG accomplishments for the 2008-2009 report period. ESG accomplishments are incorporated into the data listecj in EXHIS~T 4 as it relates to specific homeless objectives and goals for afive-year period and the progress made over three years to meet these needs. ^ Implementation of comprehensive homeless planning strategy with ESG projects Santa Ana's homeless strategy aims to provide a complete range of activities that keep individuals and families in their home during times of crisis, and also assists those already homeless to obtain the housing and services needed to achieve self sufficiency. As summarized in Table 16 and EXHIBIT 4, the City has made strides to provide this continuum of services for the City's homeless. is Unlike prior years, the City did not retain S% of ESG funds for program administration -all 08-09 ESG funds were allocated to programs. 60 Draft 8/26/2009 19F-66