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• Homeless assistance including prevention activities, emergency shelter, transitional housing, <br />and access to permanent housing opportunities; appropriate support services were blended <br />with these activities <br />• Public facility improvements to improve the overall infrastructure of the City, but more <br />specifically for older and/or lower income neighborhoods <br />• Job training, job -search skills and job placement to provide those living in poverty with new <br />employment opportunities that pay higher wages <br />• Food/nutrition programs for the elderly <br />• Youth recreation and diversion services to provide youth living in poverty with alternatives to <br />gang and crime activities <br />Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); <br />The City worked closely with local institutions to initiate programs.that link economic incentives with <br />neighborhood and community development objectives. These efforrts inclt{ded building relationships <br />with neighborhood associations, community-based Iending.aRencies, nonpr6 iit, and educational <br />institutions. The City also supported programs aimed atephttanclgg.coordination among various City <br />departments. Examples of actions undertaken during the, eport p riod to overcome gaps and enhance <br />coordination included the following: <br />• The City's Workforce Development Board�l d.a•key ole in developing employment <br />opportunities for lower income^San-ta Ana Pesidents. The WDB is comprised of various <br />community leaders repres n ing privle e payment, education, social services and <br />government. This diversity.i\the boards vp esentation ensures that the community's <br />workforce needs arre.identifiect,\nd addressed through a variety of public and private resources. <br />This advisory boa also brings keycommunity contacts together resulting in enhanced <br />coordination of program delivery and resource utilization. <br />• The City participated.in severaWhomeless forums and the Orange County Continuum of Care. <br />Through this partici\Pat�ionA/he City can ensure barriers created by regional institutional <br />structures that address the needs of the homeless are identified and addressed through the <br />coordinated use of limited funds. <br />• The City sought to encourage home ownership opportunities to promote neighborhood stability. <br />With a high median purchase price of homes, homeownership remains a challenge for <br />households earning less than 80% of county median income. Recent increases in housing costs <br />have exacerbated this situation. <br />• The City linked rehabilitation incentives with coordinated Code Enforcement efforts. The City <br />made resources available to existing or prospective rental property owners to eliminate building <br />code deficiencies. Once improved, these units will expand the supply of standard housing in the <br />City. <br />• Neighborhood residents were encouraged to participate in the preparation and implementation <br />of neighborhood assessments and plans. Santa Ana's Neighborhood Initiatives Program <br />CAPER <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />19D-25 <br />19 <br />