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services designed specifically for single, homeless men. <br />For many years, Joseph House served as one of the only shelters in Orange County <br />serving single men. <br />In May 2017, Mercy House began operations of Bridges at Kraemer Place a 200 -bed <br />year round shelter for single adult men and women, replacing the need for the Joseph <br />House facility to continue to operate as a transitional shelter. Additionally, the County of <br />Orange in partnership with the City of Santa Ana began operations of the Courtyard in <br />the City of Santa Ana further reducing a local need for shelter beds for single adults. <br />While the need for shelter beds has diminished as demonstrated in the analysis of <br />Orange County's housing market, there is a strong need in the community for the <br />development of affordable housing for low-income including formerly homeless <br />individuals. <br />In response to this need, "Joseph House" will be modified to "Joseph Residence" a <br />3 unit, 15 -bed facility exclusively providing permanent housing with supportive services <br />for single, homeless or low-income men from the community. <br />Joseph Residence Permanent Housing Program <br />The Joseph Residence Permanent Housing Program will be designed to provide low- <br />income permanent housing with supportive services to 15 low-income single men <br />including but not limited to those who are homeless or may have other barriers to <br />housing. Two units have already been converted and one remaining unit will be <br />converted to permanent housing. Each unit has two bedrooms. One will bedroom in <br />each unit will house 4 single men in permanent housing; the remaining bedroom will <br />house 1 single homeless man. Bedrooms will not have private bathrooms. Each unit <br />offers a communal kitchen, dining area, and living area with shared bathrooms. Mercy <br />House staff will be available to provide required supportive services include case <br />management and life skills classes as well as emergency and maintenance assistance. <br />The targeted outcome for each individual will be long-term, stable housing. Each client <br />will be provided with case management to identify barriers to permanent housing, with <br />the ultimate goal being stable housing for each individual, whether that is through our <br />permanent housing programs, or permanent housing outside of Mercy House's <br />Continuum of Care. <br />Eligibility for Admission <br />To be eligible for admission to the Joseph Residence Permanent Housing Program, an <br />applicant must be documented and of legal age (18 years of age or older). <br />Page 10 of 13 <br />