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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
United to End Homelessness 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.
United to End Homelessness was launched by Orange County United Way in 2018. We are a collaboration
of Orange County's top business, philanthropic, government, faith -based, and non-profit leaders
committing to ending homelessness and ensuring housing and services are available for every individual
who may need them.
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,
Lawrence R. Armstrong Becks Heyhoe
Chair, U2EH Leadership Council Executive Director, United to End Homelessness
18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, CA 92614
949-660-7600
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