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HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS ( HOPWA): <br />ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT — MEASURING PROJECT PERFORMANCE <br />PART 1-A: HOPWA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />A. GRANTEE AND COMMUNITY OVERVIEW <br />1. Descriptions of 2008 -2009 Activities: As the most populous city in Orange County, Santa <br />Ana has administered the region's federal Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS <br />( HOPWA) funds since 1993. During the 2008 -2009 report period, HOPWA funds were <br />utilized to support a variety of activities on a regional basis. These services including the <br />following: <br />■ Supportive services and housing offered via contracts with the Orange County Health <br />Care Agency including: <br />• Short-term emergency housing and /or utility assistance <br />• Transitional housing <br />• Housing coordination services <br />• Life skills training workshops and nutrition services <br />• Medical detoxification -bed services <br />■ Program administration <br />2. Grant management oversight of project sponsor activities including how recipient was <br />chosen: As the HUD - designated recipient of HOPWA funding for Orange County, the City of <br />Santa Ana is primarily responsible for grant management and oversight. While HOPWA <br />funds are critical to meeting the needs of persons with HIV /AIDS, it is not the only resource <br />available - the County of Orange receives and manages additional resources for HIV /AIDS <br />services. In order to ensure the full array of housing and supportive service needs of people <br />living with HIV /AIDS is provided, a regional planning process has been designed and charged <br />with prioritizing the housing /service needs of Orange County's HIV /AIDS population. The <br />Orange County HIV Planning Council has been established to coordinate services provided <br />by the Ryan White Care Act and the City of Santa Ana is a member of this council.14 The HIV <br />Planning Council has a standing Housing Sub - committee that coordinates the utilization of <br />HOPWA funds. <br />14 Ryan White Care Act has established medical care as its priority <br />49 Draft 8/26/2009 <br />19F -55 <br />