HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation #03Homeless Update
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February 1, 2022
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Homelessness Update
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Overview
•QOLT Activity and Highlights
•SMART Program and Staff Introductions
•Point-in-Time Count –New Date
•Homeless Services Provided by the City of
Santa Ana
•Homeless Navigation Center Update
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Introduction
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Quality of Life Team
(QOLT)
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December 2021
Total Contacts :251
(up from 222 in November)
Clean Ups Conducted 307
(Compared to 189 in
November)
Arrests/Citations 61
(Compared to 81 in
November)
Shelter Placements 69 Individuals
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January Highlights
•Hart Park and Santiago Creek multi-agency
outreach and clean-up
•Union Pacific Railroad Tracks near St.
Gertrude between Grand and Standard
•Judge Carter Tours Santa Ana sites
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SMART
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SMART
•The Santa Ana Multi-disciplinary Homeless Response Team
–Operates 7 days a week
–From 8:00 am to 9:00 pm
–Calls to the Police and Fire Departments regarding non-
criminal or non-emergency homeless related situations
are transferred to CityNet dispatch
–Specially trained response teams are dispatched to
address and engage with the homeless population
•Community Line –714-242-3706
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SMART
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Introduction of SMART Staff
•Brad Fieldhouse
–President/Executive Director
•Yolie Negrete
–Regional Program Supervisor
•Meg Munoz
–Regional Program Supervisor
•Aimee Hurtado
–Lead Case Manager
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Point-in-Time Count
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Benefits of the Point-In-Time Count
•Provides the public an opportunity to get
involved and learn about homelessness and the
available resources and services
•Opportunity to reconcile and update the
Veteran Registry and bring us one step closer
to ending veteran homelessness
•Opportunity to count families and transitional
age youth experiencing homelessness and
connect them to needed resources
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Key Dates
Central Service Planning Area (SPA) -February 22nd
Virtual LIVE Volunteer Training
•February 18th 2pm -4pm
•February 17th 6pm -8pm
•February 12th 8am -10am
•February 11th 9am –11am
These meetings require registration at
www.everyonecountsoc.org
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Volunteer Shifts –AM and PM
•Deployment Center Setup and Cleanup
•Team Captain and Field Survey Volunteers
•Central SPA needs 60 Team Captains and
an additional 180 individuals per shift
•Teams of 3-4 people
•4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. & 6:30 to 11 p.m.
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Homeless Services by the
City of Santa Ana
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Shelter and Housing
•Interim Shelter -The Salvation Army Hospitality House (75 beds)
•Interim Shelter -The Link on Commonwealth (100 beds)
•Interim Family Motel Program
•Santa Ana’s NEW Homeless Navigation Center on Carnegie (200 beds)
* opening soon
•Permanent Supportive Housing –Affordable housing with wrap-around
supportive services (434 Units)
•Rental Assistance Funding –(HUD) Emergency Solutions Grant
•Special Purpose Vouchers -(647 Vouchers –512 Tenant-Based and 135
Project-Based)
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Homeless Navigation
Center Update
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Construction Updates
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Homeless Navigation Center
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