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Homeless Program Goals <br />With four years of homeless assistance accomplishment data it is now possible to begin measuring <br />if the City is on track to meet five -year goals established in the Consolidated Plan. After four years <br />of program efforts, it appears the City will meet or exceed Consolidated Plan goals for support <br />services, homelessness prevention and transitional housing. Conversely, based on four years of <br />program efforts, the City is off pace to meet Consolidated Plan goals for emergency housing and <br />permanent housing. Exhibit 4 provides information regarding these homeless program efforts in <br />table format. eased on feedback from homeless service providers, the primary reason program <br />goals are lagging is the ongoing impacts of the economic recession. Program participants are <br />requiring larger subsidies for a longer period due to difficulties finding employment. Unfortunately, <br />this trend may continue for some time. With a local unemployment rate of 8.1 %, it is more difficult <br />for individuals with little or no work experience to obtain jobs that pay :a livable wage.5 <br />Additionally, due to reductions in funding for housing vouchers, the Santa Ana Housing Authority <br />has been unable to set -aside vouchers targeting homeless households as it had done in past years. <br />Community Improvement Program Goals <br />With Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 program efforts, it appears the City will meet and exceed both pubic <br />infrastructure and public facility improvement Consolidated Plan goals. During the report period <br />the City initiated 8 public facility (5 park and street) improvement projects which are at various <br />stages of construction. <br />Finally, Consolidated Plan goals for public services also appear to be on track to be met or exceeded <br />(see Exhibit 4). <br />5 Source: "Monthly Labor Force Data for Cities and Census Designated Places (CDP)" June 2013 Preliminary Data <br />Not Seasonally Adjusted," State of California Employment Development Department, July 19, 2013. <br />10 DRAFT 2013 -2014 CAPER <br />f-P A 9 <br />