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2010/11-2014-15 CITY OF SANTA ANA CONSOLIDATED PLAN ( 2012/13 ACTION PLAN December 2011, 1,338 individuals (549 households) have been assisted with HPRP funds. Of these individuals 1,075 (445 households) received homelessness prevention assistance and 263 individuals (104 households) have participated in HPRP-funded rapid re-housing programs. (A separate accomplishment report will be completed by the City at the end of each HPRP program year.) As indicated previously, passage of the HEARTH Act has "slightly shifted emphasis from emergency shelter in the Emergency Shelter Grants program to housing prevention and rapid re-housing assistance in the Emergency Solutions Grants program. ESG program regulations specifically list rapid re-housing as one of the ' five. program components.i6 Access to decent, affordable permanent housing is the ultimate: goal of the City's Continuum of Care system. In the past, the City has provided HOME, CDBG and Redevelopment resources to nonprofit service providers in order to acquire and rehabilitate housing units for persons leaving homeless programs. Some of these units have been targeted for special need populations such as the disabled, youth, and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. During the 2012-2013 Program Year, the Housing Authority will reserve ten vouchers to assist households graduating out of a transitional housing program. HOPWA funding will be utilized to provide rental assistance to 50, individuals/families living with HIV/AIDS on a countywide basis :and will also maintain lease payments for 260 additional housing units previously built with HOPWA funds. The City has also allocated ESG resources to fund five service providers, which will place an estimated 99 homeless individuals in permanent housing 'Via rapid re-housing. programs. The City will encourage service providers to make every effor=t to minimize the amount of time an individual/household remain homeless, provide access to affordable housing, and to minimize recidivism. SPECIAL NEEDS OF PERSONS NOT HOMELESS BUT IN NEED OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Santa Ana will continue to provide federal resources to meet the needs of persons with special needs (e.g;, elderly, victims of domestic violence, persons with disabilities, persons living with HIV/AIDS). Various programs will be undertaken during the 2012-2013 Program Year including housing rehabilitation (which may include installation of items such as ramps, grab bars, wider doors, etc.), to improve mobility for persons with disabilities, and public services. Specific activities to be carried out are delineated in the LISTING of PROPOSED PROJECTS - EXHIBIT 3. 6 24 CFR Parts 91 and 576, Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Emergency Solutions Grants program and Consolidated Plan Conforming Amendments. Pages 75957 and 75964, Federal Register, Volume 76, No 233, December 5, 2011. DRAFT 04/08/2012 27 2012-2013 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 29B-34