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2010/11-2014-15 CITY OF SANTA ANA CONSOLIDATED PLAN I 2012/13 ACTION PLAN ¦ Consultation with Continuum of Care (CoC) - The City must consult with the CoC that serves the regional homeless ¦ The HEARTH Act also required changes to the way ESG funds are allocated; specifically, only 60 percent of the City's ESG grant may be used for shelter and outreach services The Act also modified the definition of homelessness and allows ESG grantees to use some Continuum of Care funding for people who are not homeless under HUD's definition, but are homeless under definitions of homelessness used by other federal agencies. Additionally, the HEARTH Act added a definition for a person that is at imminent risk of homelessness or where a family or unaccompanied youth is living unstably. The Hearth Act also required that the City make certain modifications to, its Consolidated Plan, Action Plan and year-end performance reports. Amendments, to the Consolidated Plan will be undertaken by the City as part of a separate action. The 2012-2013 Action Plan will take into account required modifications as will the upcoming 2011-2012 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER, i.e., year-end performance report). Taking the HEARTH Act into account, during the 2012-2013 Program Year, the City will undertake the following homeless housing/service activities: HOMELESS ASSISTANCE - OUTREACH & SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Santa Ana's Continuum of Care strategy calls for the provision of outreach and support services to assist individuals and families that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. ESG resources will be provided to local nonprofit organizations and the City's police department; outreach ':services will be provided to an estimated 947 individuals during FY 2012-2013. Additionally, "the City has allocated CDBG funds to fund the HEART Program, which will be used to supplement ESG funding for outreach/assessment. These activities are summarized in EXhlbit 3 - LISTING OF PROPOSED PROJECTS. Additionally, on a countywide basis, HOPWA will be used to provide homelessness supportive services to an estimated 376 households. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION A key component of Santa Ana's Continuum of Care strategy is to prevent individuals and families from falling into homelessness. This is accomplished by providing monetary assistance and counseling/support services to households at risk of becoming homeless. The City's continuum of care for the homeless strategy calls for providing ESG resources to agencies that provide this type of assistance. An estimated 288 individuals will be assisted with homelessness prevention services during FY 2012-2013. Specific activities to be undertaken during the 2012-2013 Program Year are outlined in the LISTING OF PROPOSED PROJECTS - EXHIBIT 3. Additionally, on a countywide basis, HOPWA will be used to provide DRAFT 04/08/2012 25 2012-2013 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 29B-32