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Item # 15
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
May 21, 2024
TOPIC: Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Regional
Coordination
AGENDA TITLE
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of Orange, Acting as the
Eligible Applicant for the County of Orange and the Orange County Continuum of Care
(CoC,) the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for the
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Regional Coordination
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the
County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, and the City of Irvine to support regional
coordination to address homelessness challenges, for a term beginning June 1, 2024
through June 30, 2028 (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX).
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
DISCUSSION
The California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) recently provided
guidance for applicants seeking HHAP Round 5 funding. This document requires a
regional MOU that organizes and deploys the full array of homelessness programs and
resources comprehensively and effectively outlines local efforts to increase regional
coordination and clearly describes jurisdictional roles and responsibilities, joint
coordination, and collaborative funding efforts to achieve greater alignment for HHAP
jurisdictions receiving entities
In an effort to meet this requirement, staff from each of these jurisdictions worked
together to draft an MOU for consideration by each government body. The MOU
establishes a partnership on county-wide efforts to strengthen regional goals to address
the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness as it relates to HHAP
Round 5 funds. These goals will include working closely with the Orange County
Continuum of Care and strengthening systemic efforts and processes to show a
reduction in the number of persons experiencing homelessness or who become
homeless annually, on a regional basis.
The County will be presenting this MOU (Exhibit 1) for approval to the Board of
Supervisors on June 4th, following approval by the Continuum of Care Board on April
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24, 2024. The City of Irvine received approval by their City Council to enter into an MOU
for HHAP Round 5 in February 2024. The City of Anaheim plans to bring this item to its
City Council on May 21, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. MOU HHAP Round 5
Submitted By: Michael L. Garcia, Executive Director of Community Development
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, Acting City Manager
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE ORANGE COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE,
THE COUNTY OF ORANGE,
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM,
THE CITY OF IRVINE,
AND THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
FOR ROUND 5 OF THE HOMELESS HOUSING, ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
COMMITMENT TO PARTNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN A REGIONALLY COORDINATED HOMELESSNESS
ACTION PLAN
This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is entered into, by and between the County of Orange
(County), acting as the Eligible Applicant for the County of Orange and the Orange County Continuum of
Care (CoC); the City of Anaheim; the City of Irvine; and the City of Santa Ana. The Orange County
Continuum of Care, County of Orange, City of Anaheim, City of Irvine, and City of Santa Ana may be
referred to individually as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2023, the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH)
announced the availability of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Round 5 (HHAP-
5) grant funding.
WHEREAS, the general purpose of the Program is to create and implement a Regionally Coordinated
Homelessness Action Plan that organizes and deploys the full array of homelessness programs and
resources comprehensively and effectively.
WHEREAS, the Cal ICH Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) identifies the Orange County CoC, the County
of Orange, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana as eligible applicants for the
HHAP-5 grant funding. Cal ICH requires eligible applicants to apply jointly as part of a “region”. “Region”
is further defined in the NOFA as the geographic area served by the county including all cities and CoCs
within it.
WHEREAS, the HHAP-5 grant funding requires the submission of a Regionally Coordinated Homelessness
Action Plan, amongst other documents, including this MOU.
WHEREAS, by entering into this MOU, the Parties intend to participate in and comply with the
Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan and commit to uphold, participate in, and comply
with the actions, roles, and responsibilities of each Party as described in the HHAP-5 Regionally
Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan and summarized below.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties mutually agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Parties acknowledge and hereby commit to participate and comply with the actions, roles and
responsibilities of the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan, which is incorporated by
reference herein and made as part of this MOU as Attachment I. The Parties agreement and commitments
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to the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan are summarized below and shall constitute the
entire MOU between the Parties.
1. The roles and responsibilities of each Party within the Orange County region, as specified in
section 2.1 in Attachment I, for outreach and site coordination, siting and use of available public
land, the development and of interim and permanent housing options, and coordinating,
connecting, and delivering services to individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of
experiencing homelessness within the Orange County are summarized below:
a. Outreach and Site Coordination
i. The Orange County CoC will invest and expand outreach and coordination
services for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness with the goal of
connecting them to emergency shelter, housing, and/or other supportive
services.
ii. The County will continue to fund regional care coordination services, which
provides targeted street outreach and engagement strategies for individuals
experiencing unsheltered homelessness and will continue to facilitate discussions
on how to best improve coordination amongst the County, cities and community-
based organizations to strengthen regional capacity and collaboration in the
delivery of services.
iii. The City of Anaheim will fund a new collaborative court outreach partner to bring
relevant outreach services to the community.
iv. The City of Irvine will provide street outreach and connection to services for
individuals experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness within their
jurisdiction.
v. The City of Santa Ana will provide outreach and engagement services to
individuals experiencing homelessness and will exit homeless individuals from the
streets by linking persons to shelter and housing within their jurisdiction.
b. Land Use and Development
i. The Orange County CoC has no direct role or responsibility as it relates to land
use and development; however, the Orange County CoC will continue to work
collaboratively to support the Parties in fulfilling their land use and development
roles and responsibilities.
ii. The County will continue to identify available land and support development
opportunities with the County jurisdiction and support the County’s Housing
Funding Strategy, which prioritizes the development of permanent supportive
housing and affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness.
iii. The City of Anaheim will identify available areas and projects for development
opportunities and build partnerships with third party developers that streamline
or improve development projects and timelines.
iv. The City of Irvine will acquire land within the city limits for development of a 50-
bed bridge housing facility.
v. The City of Santa Ana will assess available land in the city to determine how this
land can be used to provide transitional and/or permanent housing to those who
are housing insecure or literally homeless.
c. Development of Interim and Permanent Housing Options
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i. The Orange County CoC will continue to work collaboratively with the Parties to
support them in the development of interim and permanent housing options and
invest in services for people experiencing an at-risk of experiencing homelessness
that provide interim and permanent housing options.
ii. The County will continue to invest in services for people experiencing or at-risk of
experiencing homelessness that provide interim and permanent housing options.
iii. The City of Anaheim will continue to work collaboratively with the Anaheim
Housing Authority to maximize opportunities to increase the stock of affordable
housing opportunities for persons exiting homeless, as appropriate; and increase
focus on securing available grant funding for interim and permanent housing
options.
iv. The City of Irvine will acquire land within the city limits for development of a 50-
bed bridge housing facility.
v. The City of Santa Ana will continue to work closely with agencies that currently
provide interim and permanent housing options to the homeless. These agencies
include, but are not limited to, the Santa Ana Housing Authority and Housing
Division, which offer vouchers for both tenant-based and project-based
opportunities.
Coordination of and Connection to Service Delivery
vi. The Orange County CoC will continue to strengthen collaboration with Service
Providers and stakeholders, including those with lived experience, transitional
aged youth, and veterans and emphasize the utilization of the Homeless
Management Information System and the expansion of the Coordinated Entry
System to support coordination practices that improve the delivery of services.
vii. The County will continue to invest in services for people experiencing or at-risk of
experiencing homelessness, including regional street outreach and engagement
coordination, homelessness diversion and prevention strategies and
programming, interim and permanent housing solutions.
viii. The City of Anaheim will improve and expand on network of homeless services in
the city and foster partnerships with other mainstream systems to increase
availability of services available to people experiencing homelessness.
ix. The City of Irvine will provide street outreach and connection to services that will
include housing navigation, housing deposits, housing sustainability and tenancy
services.
x. The City of Santa Ana will continue to work with service providers that deliver
housing navigation services and resources to those who are housing insecure.
Furthermore, we will assess service gaps and barriers within existing programs to
improve assistance for those experiencing homelessness or at risk of
homelessness.
2. The Parties’ roles and responsibilities for Key Actions, as specified in Section 2.2 in Attachment I,
to improve the system performance measures are described below:
a. Number of people accessing services who are experiencing homelessness.
i. Parties will work to increase permanent housing solutions that assist people
transitioning from homelessness into permanent housing.
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ii. Parties will work to invest in homelessness diversion and prevention strategies.
iii. Parties will work to emphasize utilization of Homeless Management information
System across homelessness interventions, where applicable.
b. Racial and ethnic disparities among those accessing services who are experiencing
homelessness.
i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are
inclusive, culturally sensitive and tailored to the unique needs and challenges
faced by the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
ii. Parties will work to build staff capacity and provide additional training on anti-
racism, implicit bias, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
queer/questions and more) allyship, and cultural humility to work to prevent
discrimination and bias.
iii. Parties will work towards developing a homelessness response system that
reduces the growing number of individuals and families, who identify as BIPOC,
and are experiencing homelessness.
iv. Parties will work to develop a plan for integrating diverse partners with lived
experience into decision-making processes and ensure authentic engagement
including compensation and support as needed.
c. Number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a single night.
i. Parties will work to continue to invest in street outreach and engagement
strategies, including regional care coordination services and partnership with
specialized outreach teams.
ii. Parties will work to continue to invest in the critical infrastructure of emergency
shelters and their operations.
d. Racial and ethnic disparities among those experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a
single night.
i. Parties will work to hire frontline staff who are representative of the community.
ii. Parties will work to develop a community-wide system that is responsive to the
unique circumstances and needs of those facing homelessness, rooted in racial
and social justice, and free of bias and discrimination throughout outreach,
assessment, prioritization, matching, and placement process.
e. Number of people accessing services who are experiencing homelessness for the first
time.
i. Parties will work to invest in homelessness diversion and prevention strategies
and programming.
f. Racial and ethnic disparities in the number of people accessing services who are
experiencing homelessness for the first time.
i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are
inclusive, culturally sensitive, and tailored to the unique needs and challenges
faced by the BIPOC community.
ii. Parties will work towards developing a homelessness response system that
reduces the growing number of individuals & families, who identify as BIPOC, and
are experiencing homelessness.
g. Number of people exiting homelessness into permanent housing.
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i. Parties will work to continue to fund programming and solutions that assist
individuals and families experiencing homelessness with becoming permanently
and stably housed, including rapid rehousing programs for individuals and
transitional aged youth.
h. Racial and ethnic disparities in the number of people exiting homelessness into
permanent housing.
i. Parties will work to develop a community-wide system that is responsive to the
unique circumstances and needs of those facing homelessness, rooted in racial
and social justice, and free of bias and discrimination throughout outreach,
assessment, prioritization, matching, and placement process.
ii. Parties will work to support landlord engagement to mitigate gender, specifically
those who identify as LGBTQ+ and racial bias and develop more affordable
housing opportunities.
i. Average length of time that people experienced homelessness while accessing services.
i. Parties will work to continue and expand Rapid Rehousing programs for
individuals and transitional aged youth.
ii. Parties will work to improve upon current strategies to decrease average length
of time that persons are enrolled in street outreach, emergency shelter,
transitional housing and time prior to move-in for persons enrolled in RRH and
permanent housing programs by ensuring the approach follows housing first and
is client-centered.
j. Racial and ethnic disparities in the average length of time that people experienced
homelessness while accessing services.
i. Parties will work with the Cal ICH Tribal Technical Assistance Team on strategies.
ii. Parties will work to develop a community-wide system that is responsive to the
unique circumstances and needs of those facing homelessness, rooted in racial
and social justice, and free of bias and discrimination throughout outreach,
assessment, prioritization, matching, and placement process.
k. Percent of people who return to homelessness within six (6) months of exiting the
homelessness response system to permanent housing.
i. Parties will work to focus on housing stabilization practices during program
enrollment prior to program exit.
ii. Parties will work to assist participants in becoming reintegrated into their
community so they may access support services as needed.
l. Racial and ethnic disparities in the percent of people who return to homelessness within
six (6) months of exiting the homelessness response system to permanent housing.
i. Parties will work to ensure housing stability practices are inclusive, culturally
sensitive, and tailored to the unique needs and challenges faced by the BIPOC
community.
ii. Parties will work to build staff capacity and provide additional training on anti-
racism, implicit bias, LGBTQ+ allyship, and cultural humility to work to prevent
discrimination and bias.
m. Number of people with successful placements from street outreach projects.
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i. Parties will work to improve regional street outreach and engagement
coordination, specifically for people with disabling conditions experiencing
homelessness.
ii. Parties will work to provide technical assistance to ensure correct data collection
practices by street outreach teams.
n. Racial and ethnic disparities in the number of people with successful placements from
street outreach projects.
i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are
inclusive, culturally sensitive, and tailored to the unique needs and challenges
faced by the BIPOC community.
3. The Parties’ roles and responsibilities for Key Actions as specified in Section 2.3 in Attachment I
to ensure racial and gender equity in service delivery, housing placements, housing retention, and
any other means to affirm equitable access to housing and services for racial and ethnic groups
overrepresented amount residents experiencing homelessness are detailed below:
a. Ensure racial and gender equity in service delivery.
i. The Orange County CoC and County will work towards developing a homelessness
response system that reduces the growing number of individuals and families,
who identify as BIPOC, and are experiencing homelessness.
ii. Parties will work to prioritize the use of qualitative data in strategic planning to
address gender inequities.
b. Ensure racial and gender equity in housing placements.
i. The Orange County CoC and County will work to develop a community-wide
system that is responsive to the unique circumstances and needs of those facing
homelessness, rooted in racial and social justice, and free of bias and
discrimination throughout outreach, assessment, prioritization, matching, and
placement processes.
ii. Parties will work to support landlord engagement to mitigate gender disparities,
specifically those who identify as LGBTQ+, and racial bias and develop more
affordable housing opportunities.
c. Ensure racial and gender equity in housing retention.
i. Parties will work to ensure that outreach materials and diversion strategies are
inclusive, culturally sensitive, and tailored to the unique needs and challenges
faced by the BIPOC community.
ii. Parties will work to build staff capacity and provide additional training on anti-
racism, implicit bias, LGBTQ+ allyship, and cultural humility to work to prevent
discrimination and bias.
d. Change procurement of other means to affirm equitable access to housing and services
for overrepresented groups among people experiencing homelessness in the region.
i. Parties will work to develop a plan for integrating diverse partners with lived
experience of homelessness into decision-making processes and ensure
authentic engagement including compensation and support, as needed.
4. The Parties’ roles and responsibilities for Key Actions, as specified in Section 2.4 in Attachment I,
to reduce homelessness among individuals exiting institutional settings, including but not limited
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to jails, prisons, hospitals, and any other institutions such as foster care, behavioral health
facilities, etc. as applicable in Orange County region and are summarized below:
a. Reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness upon exiting a jail.
i. The Orange County CoC will work to engage key partners as part of the
Coordinated Entry System to ensure that people experiencing homelessness have
access to available permanent housing resources prior to exiting jail.
ii. The County will work to continue to invest in OC CARES, a countywide initiative
that links behavioral health, community corrections, healthcare, housing, and
benefits and support services to provide full care coordination and services for
justice-involved individuals to successful reenter society and work towards self-
sufficiency.
iii. The County will work to provide system-wide care coordination and services for
justice-involved individuals and transitional aged youth to successfully reenter
society through a focus on prevention and intervention.
iv. The County will work to continue to support individuals exiting jail who are
connected to the Care Plus Program which offers enhanced care coordination for
individuals experiencing homeless in Orange County who are the most vulnerable
and “high utilizers” touching multiple programs across the System of Care.
v. The City of Anaheim will work to invest in building out Anaheim Collaborative
Court – Evaluating Strategies & Solutions (ACCESS) program to ensure individuals
experiencing homelessness in City and County jail system are given opportunity
to engage in wellness and housing plans in lieu of incarceration.
vi. The City of Irvine and the County will work to provide a system that offers a range
of services under the CalAIM program including Housing Navigation; Housing
Deposits and offering financial aid for securing housing; Housing Sustainability
and Tenancy Services, focusing on long-term support for individuals already
housed; and Day Habilitation Services for life skills development and Enhanced
Care Management for a comprehensive approach to the care of complex
members.
vii. The City of Santa Ana will work to continue the Jail Release Program that provides
outreach and resources to individuals both upon entrance and exiting from the
Santa Ana Jail.
b. Reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness upon exiting a prison.
i. The Orange County CoC will work to engage key partners as part of the
Coordinated Entry System to ensure that people experiencing homelessness have
access to available permanent housing resources prior to exiting prison.
ii. The County will work to continue to invest in OC CARES, a countywide initiative
that links behavioral health, community corrections, healthcare, housing, and
benefits and support services to provide full care coordination and services for
justice-involved individuals to successful reenter society and work towards self-
sufficiency.
iii. The County will work to provide a system that offers a range of services under the
CalAIM program including Housing Navigation; Housing Deposits and offering
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financial aid for securing housing; and Housing Sustainability and Tenancy
Services, focusing on long-term support for individuals already housed.
iv. The County will work to provide system-wide care coordination and services for
justice-involved individuals and transitional aged youth to successfully reenter
society through a focus on prevention and intervention.
v. The City of Anaheim will work to invest in building out Anaheim Collaborative
Court – Evaluating Strategies & Solutions (ACCESS) program to ensure individuals
experiencing homelessness in City and County jail system are given opportunity
to engage in wellness and housing plans to break cyclical returns to homelessness
and jail.
vi. The City of Irvine will work to provide Short Term Post Hospitalization, Housing
Navigation services, Housing Deposits, Housing Sustainability and Tenancy
services, and Day Habilitation services.
c. Reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness upon exiting a hospital.
i. The Orange County CoC will work to engage hospitals and key partners as part of
the Coordinated Entry System to ensure that people experiencing homelessness
have access to available permanent housing resources prior to exiting a hospital.
ii. The County will work to foster partnerships with hospitals to reduce discharges
into unsheltered homelessness and instead coordinating discharges into interim
housing options, as well as working to obtain documentation of disabling
condition as part of chronically homeless verification to support permanent
placements through the Coordinated Entry System.
iii. The City of Anaheim will work to foster partnerships with Anaheim Fire
Department, homeless outreach teams, and hospitals to reduce discharges into
homelessness by increasing presence of outreach and social services team at
hospital emergency rooms.
iv. The City of Santa Ana Police Department, along with Outreach and Engagement
will continue to partner with local hospitals to provide training to address
discharges.
d. Reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness upon exiting other institutional
settings.
i. The County will continue to partner with the Orange County Housing Authority to
fund Foster Youth to Independence Housing Choice Vouchers and Case
Management/Independent Skills training and receive referrals from the OC Social
Services Agency.
ii. The County will work to make referrals and linkages to appropriate residential
treatment facilities for individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness
and were experiencing homelessness.
iii. The County will work to provide a system that offers a range of services under the
CalAIM program including Housing Deposits and offering financial aid for securing
housing; Housing Navigation; and Housing Sustainability and Tenancy Services,
focusing on long-term support for individuals already housed.
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iv. The City of Irvine will work to support short term post hospitalization services and
enhanced care management intended to provide whole-person approach to care
while addressing non-clinical needs of complex members.
v. The City of Santa Ana will continue to partner with the Santa Ana Housing
Authority to fund Foster Youth to Independence Housing Choice Vouchers and
Case Management/Independent Skills training.
5. The Parties’ roles and responsibilities for Key Actions, as specified in Section 2.5 in Attachment I,
in the utilization of local, state, and federal funding programs to end homelessness are
summarized below:
a. For local, state and federal funding sources, the Parties shall lead the utilization of local,
state and federal funding for each of their respective jurisdictions.
6. The Parties’ roles and responsibilities for Key Actions as specified in Section 2.6 in Attachment I,
to connect individuals to wrap-around services from all eligible federal, state, and local benefit
programs are summarized below:
a. CalWORKs
i. The County’s Social Services Agency deploys their teams into the field, including
shelters and community events, to complete application processes and award the
benefit, and coordinates with street outreach teams and homeless service
providers to support people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in
connecting to CalWORKs.
ii. The City of Anaheim Workforce Development Division will work to increase
referrals to Anaheim Jobs One-Stop Center which includes a CalWORKs liaison.
b. CalFresh
i. The County’s Social Services Agency deploys their teams into the field, including
shelters and community events, to complete application processes and award the
benefit, and coordinates with street outreach teams and homeless service
providers to support people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in
connecting to CalWORKs.
c. Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Program (SSI/SSP) and disability
benefits advocacy
i. The County’s Regional Care Coordination contracts have been implemented,
providing comprehensive case management and disability benefit application
assistance and advocacy. Contracts utilize Housing and Disability Advocacy
Program funding, and staff are SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)
trained.
d. In-Home Supportive Services
i. The County’s Social Services Agency works with contracted homeless service
providers to connect program participants to services if eligible.
ii. The City of Anaheim will work to increase partnerships with housing stability
supportive services providers to promote housing retention and integration.
e. Adult Protective Services
i. The Santa Ana Family Justice Center (SAFJC) is a partnership between the Santa
Ana Police Department and 17 social services organizations to provide a “one stop
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shop” where survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human
trafficking and elder abuse can receive the assistance and support they need.
ii. The County’s Social Service Agency operates the Home Safe program to prevent
or address homelessness to support the safety and housing stability of individuals
involved in Adult Protective Services.
iii. The City of Irvine and the County will work to support Adult Protective Services,
which provide resource connection, and in limited situations, case management
and housing support when they receive reports. APS responses vary depending
on specific client situation and assistance to the client is voluntary.
f. Child Welfare
i. The County’s Social Service Agency services designed to protect children from
abuse and neglect and provides services to at risk families. The County’s Social
Service Agency works with community partners work to strengthen and stabilize
families to create an environment where children are free from abuse in
permanent, nurturing homes.
ii. The Santa Ana Family Justice Center (SAFJC) is a partnership between the Santa
Ana Police Department and 17 social services organizations to provide a “one stop
shop” where survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human
trafficking and elder abuse can receive the assistance and support they need. SSA
Children and Family Services Division works in conjunction with community
partners to provide stabilizing resources for families and provides services that
are designed to protect children from abuse and neglect.
g. Childcare
i. The County’s Social Service Agency operates the CalWORKs program available to
Welfare-to-Work participant or student with Child Care Services. This assistance
is paid to a person or organization providing childcare and enables the program
participant to accept employment or participate in educational activities.
ii. The City of Irvine has a Child Care Coordination Office to support access to
childcare and provides scholarships to income-eligible families through the Irvine
Child Care Project.
h. Medi-Cal benefits through Managed Care Plans
i. The County’s Social Services Agency deploys their teams into the field, including
shelters and community events, to complete application processes and award the
benefit. Homeless service providers work with program participants to connect
them to benefits and connections to CalAIM are made through the Coordinated
Entry System to help people get all the community supports that may be helpful
in securing housing.
ii. The City of Irvine will provide services through CalOptima Health under the
CalAIM program and through an MOU and contract with the City of Irvine to
connect clients to access and/or enroll in eligible benefit programs including
Medi-Cal benefits.
iii. The City of Anaheim will utilize the newly formed, Managed Care Plan funded
street medicine team to enroll unsheltered individuals for Medi-Cal benefits.
ARTICLE II
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Term. This MOU shall become effective June 1, 2024, and shall terminate on June 30, 2028, unless extended
in whole or in part by all Parties, as provided in this MOU.
ARTICLE III
Fiscal. There shall be no renumeration between the Parties related to the execution and implementation of
the terms of this MOU.
ARTICLE IV
Changes to the MOU. This MOU may be amended, including amendments that incorporate future HHAP-5
requirements that may be requested by Cal ICH, by mutual written consent of the Parties, hereto. Said
amendments shall become effective only when in writing and fully executed by duly authorized officers of
the Parties hereto.
ARTICLE V
Authorized Signatories. The Parties to this MOU represents that the undersigned individuals executing this
MOU on their respective behalf are fully authorized to do so by law or other appropriate instrument and to
bind upon said Parties to the obligations set forth herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this MOU as of the last date and year written below.
ORANGE COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE
By:______________________________
Tim Shaw
Chair
Orange County Continuum of Care
Dated:___________________________
By:______________________________
Douglas Becht
County of Orange, County Executive Office
Office of Care Coordination
Dated:___________________________
Approved As To Form
CEO Counsel
County of Orange, California
By:________________________________
Deputy
Dated:______________________________
COUNTY OF ORANGE
By:______________________________
Douglas Becht
County of Orange, County Executive Office
Office of Care Coordination
Dated:___________________________
Approved As To Form
CEO Counsel
County of Orange, California
By:________________________________
Deputy
Dated:______________________________
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CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST: CITY OF ANAHEIM
____________________________ ____________________________
THERESA BASS JAMES VANDERPOOL
City Clerk City Manager
Dated:_______________________ Dated:_______________________
APPROVE AS TO FORM: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
____________________________ _____________________________
RYAN HODGE GRACE RUIZ-STEPTER
Deputy City Attorney Director
Dept of Housing and Community Development
Dated:_______________________ Dated:_______________________
CITY OF IRVINE
Dated: _____________________
CITY OF IRVINE,
a California municipal corporation
By: ___________________________
Oliver C. Chi, City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP
____________________________
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
ATTEST:
____________________________
Carl Petersen, City Clerk
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
ATTEST: CITY OF SANTA ANA
_________________________________ _____________________________________
JENNIFER L. HALL ALVARO NUNEZ
City Clerk Acting City Manager
Dated:____________________________ Dated:________________________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: ______________________________ ______________________________
Andrea Garcia-Miller MICHAEL GARCIA
Assistant City Attorney Executive Director
Community Development Agency
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