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Home My WebLink AboutItem No. 1 Public Comment_OCUWOrange County United Way February 25, 2022 T0: Judson Brown Housing Division Manager Community Development Agency 20 Civic Center Plasa (M-26) Santa Ana CA 92702 RE: Support for WISEPIace Housing Initiative 18012 Mitchell South 949,660,7600 Irvine, CA 92614 UnitedWayOC.org Orange County United Way (OCUW) writes today to express our support for the WISEPIace Supportive Housing development with Jamboree that is under consideration. This proposal would contribute 47 units of high -quality Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) studio units to help end our county's homelessness crisis and one apartment for the onsite property manager. This development is meeting a crucial and growing need in our community for an extremely vulnerable population: unaccompanied women who have found themselves experiencing homelessness. Around a third of the homeless population in Orange County are women and according to the UCI report "Homelessness in Orange County: The Costs to Our Community" the second highest reason that women become homeless in our community is because they are fleeing domestic violence. WISEPIace has been serving the community for almost one hundred years and are expertly situated to provide the unique tailored support services that this special population requires. Their partnership with Jamboree, a well -established and trusted developer is sure to lead to both a beautiful and successful development that will lead to transformed lives. In 2018, OCUW launched United to End Homelessness, a powerful collaboration among Orange County's top business, philanthropic, government, faith based, and non-profit leaders committed to ending homelessness and ensuring housing and services are available for every individual who may need them. United to End Homelessness has been an influential voice in advocating for housing as the solution to end homelessness, and OCUW has always supported and maintained that affordable, stable housing is the building block to success. Thank you for your approval of the WISEPIace Supportive Housing development. We are grateful to you for your courage and willingness to improve the lives of those in -need in our community. Sincerely, ()/A - Susan B. Parks President & CEO WE FIGHT FOR THE EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING AND FINANCIAL STABILITY OF EVERY PERSON IN ORANGE COUNTY.