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EXHIBIT 1 <br />shelter enables individuals from the City of Santa Ana experiencing homelessness to focus on transitioning <br />into permanent housing and opportunities for employment. The shelter's primary focus is to assist <br />program participants with creating a housing plan, making connections to housing resources and ending <br />their homelessness as soon as possible. The Link has 200 beds and dedicated office and meeting space to <br />offer additional services. The Link allows individuals who are homeless to access permanent housing as <br />quickly as possible, without requiring .'housing readiness" or participation in services or transitional <br />programs as a prerequisite. This strategy has been found to be effective with most populations, including <br />people who are chronically homeless. Since its opening, the City has received over 530 referrals and has <br />provided over 50 successful housing placements. <br />In 2016, the City of Santa Ana became the host city for the <br />large population at this shelter continues to remain step <br />Individuals were provided a safe sleep each evening pnd, <br />addition, the County created a 60-bed shelter for v— <br />County, the Santa Ana Police Department prowded_iolicinl <br />also provides a cold -weather emergency shelter each yjnte <br />individuals. M. <br />Helping low-income individuals andjan <br />low-income individuals and families and <br />discharged from publicly funded institute <br />A <br />mental health facilit)es, tiryster=care and <br />Institutions); and, ire <br />health, social services, <br />ounty's year-round emergency shelter. The <br />/ 6—Program Year 2018-2019, over 425 <br />=rvices fdr iiv_er 600 individuals each day. In <br />Although theseshelters.are funded by the <br />services in and Qbnd the sites. The County <br />in the„City of Santa Ana'for an additional 200 <br />I be&Wng homeless, especially extremely <br />are. Irke(y to become homeless after being <br />Mims of care' <br />st(such as health care facilities, <br />th,facthties, and corrections programs and <br />F -�;w <br />c or private�'agencies that address housing, <br />youth needs <br />ThsM <br />e Cit�r�trded fu`hd5ng to severa on-profitifganizatons who work directly with individuals on the <br />verge dif.Mpming homeless These organizations we ble to provide a wide -range of services including <br />recuperatry care as well as other disch".#Se services. Homeless prevention funding helped to keep <br />individuals from becoming homeless by prouisiing utility or rental assistance. The City worked closely with <br />the Continuum oftCdte and Coordinated Entry System under a Housing First framework and model. With <br />this model, indviduais d5familles w re prioritized using the VI-SPDAT survey and then assisted to become <br />document -ready in order,.. br rovided with rapid re -housing services. Effective homelessness <br />prevention required early rden#ification and assistance to help people avoid losing their housing in the <br />first place. Public agencies, Including social service agencies, health clinics, schools, the foster care system <br />and city government offices, played an important role in this effort as they are often in contact with these <br />households and can provide key information and referrals. <br />Strategies to facilitate the early identification and assistance needed to prevent homelessness included <br />the expansion of resources available for rental assistance and for key services that address threats to <br />housing stability. <br />CAPER <br />Ob <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117(exp. 06/30/2018) 75A-23 <br />