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referred by approved referral agencies i Provide financial assistance to coordinate homeless service efforts in the city's most densely populated homeless area. Provide General Funds from the City's budget to assist the homeless in creative programming. Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City of Santa Ana now has an emergency shelter providing safe sleep and emergency shelter for over 450 individuals each night, including food and supportive services for over 600 individuals on a daily basis. In addition, these one -year actions listed above will address the needs of the homeless population (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and theirfamilies, and unaccompanied youth) with a range of services that includes emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing. In addition, ESG funds will provide assistance for both emergency and transitional housing. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating, access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units; and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless ,again Work closely with the Continuum of Care and the Vulnerability Index - Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI- SPDAT) to prioritize the most vulnerable chronically homeless individuals. All of the goals listed above were developed to increase housing opportunities for homeless individuals. Provide project -based vouchers for permanent supportive housing. Helping low- income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low- income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs. The goals listed above will help these Individuals and families to avoid becoming homelessness. The ESG program will fund homelessness prevention programs including utility assistance and rental assistance. The HEART program, funded by ESG provides bus tickets for individuals interested in returning to their home; often following a release from a correctional facility. Discussion OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 07/31/2015) Annual Action Plan 36 2017 21A-40