19F - CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT

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process investigations and resolve complaints more efficiently. FHCOC will apply to the HUD Fair Housing Intiatives Program (FHIP), Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) in September 2014 to fund the upgrade of its website. • On an occasional basis FHCOC monitored advertising of Orange County rentals listed on Craigslist for discriminatory content. Discriminatory advertisements were either flagged as prohibited, responded to in order to inform the poster of possible discriminatory content, brought to the attention of Craigslist via abuse @craigslist.ora, or referred to FHCOC's investigators for possible enforcement action. Other on -line rental sites (e.g., Jos Angeles Times, OC Register, Penny Saver) were sporadically monitored. Problematic postings indicated restrictions with regard to children under the age of 18 or improper preference for seniors or 'older adults' for housing opportunities that did not appear qualify as housing for older persons (age 55 and over). • An analysis of calendar year (CY) 2008 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act _(HMDA) Data was presented in the Regional Al. At the time that analysis was begun, CY 2008 HMDA data was the most recent data available. For the 2013-14 Program Year, budgeting and staffing constraints prevented an analysis of 2012 CY HMDA data. 2013 CY HMDA data will be available in September 2014, FHCOC will endeavor to analyze of some basic aspects of the CY 2012 HMDA data against the 2008 HMDA data. • During 2013 -2014, FHCOC was active in efforts intended to promote housing affordability within Orange County. FHCOC provided services and /or outreach to organizations involved in the creation, preservation or facilitation of affordable housing. -These organizations included the Kennedy Commission; Mental Health Association of Orange County, AIDS Services Foundation, Affordable Housing Clearinghouse, Jamboree Housing Corporation, Orange County Congregations Community Organizations, and Orange County Community Housing Corporation. FHCOC also provided HUD- funded housing counseling services to assist renters and homebuyers understand ways to access greater housing choice. • FHCOC obtained federal funding to specifically counsel distressed borrowers in order to assist them in avoiding foreclosures and preserving or achieving housing affordability. Mortgage default and foreclosure counseling services were not provided during the 2013 -2014 Program Year due to a lack of demand. • During the 2013 -2014 report period, FHCOC continued to offer fair housing training sessions that were open to all local government staff. In the 2013 -2014 Fiscal Year, FHCOC sent notices to city staff with information regarding available training. City staff that attended the training received certificates of completion to document their attendance. • The FHCOC provided written fair housing related materials in English, Spanish and Vietnamese to local jurisdictions and other service providers. FHCOC also undertook specific outreach efforts to immigrant populations in low- income neighborhoods. It is estimated that countywide, more than 550 limited English proficiency households were served during the past 12 months. FHCOC also continued to implement activities under a Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) 13 DRAFT 2013 -2014 CAPER Exhibit 2 19F -22