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■ HIV /AIDS Housing — Fifty -five households living with HIV /AIDS were assisted with tenant <br />based rental assistance funded with HOPWA resources. HOPWA funds were also utilized to <br />assist 131 individuals with transitional housing, 16 individuals with emergency housing <br />assistance, 123 with homelessness prevention assistance, and 517 with various supportive <br />services (including housing coordination, life skills and detox services). <br />2. SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN DURING THE PROGRAM TO DEVELOP A COC STRATEGY: <br />Specific actions undertaken during the report period to assist the homeless through a system of <br />care included the following: <br />a. Actions taken to prevent homelessness - Santa Ana provided nonprofit homeless service <br />providers with ESG funds during the report period in order to help prevent 231 Santa Ana <br />residents from becoming homelessness. On a countywide basis, HOPWA funds were <br />utilized to assist 123 persons with HIV /AIDS from becoming homelessness. <br />d. Actions taken to transition homeless into permanent housing: Providers of transitional <br />housing are the key to preparing the homeless for self- sufficiency and movement into <br />permanent housing. During the report period no CDBG or HOME funds were utilized to <br />specifically provide permanent housing for the homeless; however, the SAHA allocated ten <br />rental assistance vouchers to assist transitional shelter graduates attain permanent housing. <br />On a regional basis, HOPWA resources were utilized to assist 55 households access and <br />maintain permanent housing with tenant based rental assistance. <br />The referenced CDBG and ESG accomplishments take into account an overlap of 35 individuals served with both <br />funding sources - Wise Place received CDBG and ESG funding for the same program and reported the same annual <br />accomplishments for both grants. <br />23 <br />19F -29 <br />Draft 8/26/2009 <br />