ORANGE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP - HPRP - 2009

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ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE & CAPACITY 20 POIntS Describe the qualifications of your agency, its mission, history, and experience in relation to carrying out the proposed HPRP-funded activity. Include the following: ^ Agency's mission statement ^ Years of experience providing homeless services ^ Years of experience providing specific HPRP program ^ Qualifications of the program manager & program staff ^ If program is to be carried out in collaboration with other agencies, provide information (listed above) for each collaborating agency ^ Experience using HMIS (response on next page) Limit Response to 1.250 Words The mission of OC Partnership (OCP) is to strengthen Orange County's "Continuum of Care" so that service providers can most efficiently and effectively assist homeless and at-risk populations in achieving stable living conditions. OC Partnership works directly with over 300 agencies that comprise the County's Continuum of Care -social service providers who address/provide affordable housing, food, childcare, rent assistance, healthcare, and shelter to homeless and at-risk residents. Our goal is to increase the capacity of providers and to coordinate service delivery and resources so that no homeless person "falls through the cracks." We accomplish our mission through the provision of the following services: • Orange County's Continuum of Care Collaborative - OCP provides leadership and coordination for this collaborative planning process in partnership with OC Resources - Homeless Prevention. OCP has helped acquire more than $111 million in funding for housing programs for Orange County providers since 2000. • Client Management Information System (CMIS) - OCP manages a region-wide database collecting data on homeless services since 2006 from shelters, service providers, and public agencies that serve homeless and at-risk clients. As the lead agency for the county, OCP provides all training, outreach, and technical support for agencies using the system. As of March 2009, 63% of county's shelter beds were participating in CMIS (an increase of 222°/D since 2008). • Point-in-Time Count and Survey - OCP participates in the biannual countywide census and survey of homeless persons, supporting planning, execution and volunteer management of the 2005, 2007, and 2009 counts and surveys. • Targeted technical assistance -provided to over 40 agencies in 2008, assisting them with grant identification, statistical research, proposal review, communications with HUD and County funding entities, and creating linkages to other community partners for collaboration. • Forum facilitation - OCP facilitates monthly Homeless Provider Forums & quarterly Continuum of Care meetings that routinely bring together over 100 people each month to share best practices, network, and undertake regional strategic planning. RFP HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION & RAPID RE-HOUSING SERVICES 6/11/09 3