Item 18 - Memorandum of Understanding Between the County of Orange, acting as the Administ_20251126164013709

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ii. Parties will work to strengthen CES to ensure transparent, fair, and prioritized referrals that address systemic barriers faced by racial and ethnic minorities and gender-diverse populations. Data-driven decision-making will monitor placement rates by demographic groups to identify and address disparities. iii. Parties will ensure that programs integrate supportive services, including behavioral health, case management, and peer support, that are culturally competent and gender affirming. iv. Parties will work to incorporate equity-focused procurement policies for shelter infrastructure projects, technology vendors, and service providers. d. Key Action 4: Invest in services coordination activities, including but not limited to programs that provide compensation to people with lived experience of homelessness, programs that support the CES activities, and life skills training programs. i. Parties will prioritize culturally responsive and trauma-informed service delivery by incorporating training for all staff and peer specialists on implicit bias, cultural humility, and gender sensitivity. ii. Parties will use data-driven approaches to monitor placement outcomes, identifying disparities and informing corrective actions. iii. Parties will support ongoing, culturally competent case management and peer support that address the specific challenges faced by overrepresented populations, including trauma, discrimination, and systemic inequities. iv. Parties will work to implement equity-focused procurement policies will be adopted to increase contracting opportunities for disadvantaged business enterprises. e. Key Action 5: Invest in the HMIS to support HMIS administration activities and strengthen the infrastructure of the homeless service system. i. Parties will work to expand HMIS functionality to capture more detailed demographic and needs-based data, so that providers will be able to identify disparities in service access and tailor outreach to underrepresented groups disproportionately experiencing homelessness. ii. Parties will work to Improve data quality and follow-up tracking within HMIS will make it possible to monitor housing retention rates by demographic group. iii. Parties will work to integrate equity requirements into vendor and subrecipient procurement processes for HMIS administration and related services. 4. The parties will ensure that programs and projects funded with HHAP-6 are consistent with Housing First and that all subgrantees will employ the required core components of Housing First, per HSC section 50241(f). ARTICLE II Term. This MOU shall become effective upon signing by all Parties and shall terminate on June 30, 2029, unless extended in whole or in part by all Parties, as provided in this MOU. ARTICLE III EXHIBIT 1