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7. ACTIONS TAKEN TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAM & COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS & MONITORING HUD has established specific requirements for implementation of the Consolidated Plan. Santa Ana has made every effort to ensure compliance with these comprehensive planning requirements. Requirements include holding public hearings, public comment periods, and ensuring adequate public notification of these and other actions. The City has also made every effort to comply with all regulations for respective HUD programs. When needed, the assistance of HUD's Los Angeles office has been sought. H. ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL Santa Ana's anti - poverty strategy includes expanding housing opportunities and support service for Low - Income residents, and coordinating public and private resources to address their specific needs. Services and activities that were supported by the City during the report period included: • Housing rehabilitation, rental assistance, and creation of new affordable housing opportunities via acquisition /rehabilitation activities. • Homeless assistance including prevention activities, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and access to permanent housing opportunities. Appropriate support services were blended with these activities. • Public safety activities to prevent criminals from victimizing the poor and ensuring adequate emergency response services are available for lower income residents. ■ Public facility improvements to improve the overall infrastructure of the City, but more specifically for older and /or lower income neighborhoods. ■ Job training, job- search skills and job placement to provide those living in poverty with new employment opportunities that pay higher wages. ■ Food /nutrition programs for the elderly. ■ Youth recreation and diversion services to provide youth living in poverty with alternatives to gang and crime activities. 08/23/2012 27 19C -35