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<br /> <br />Orange County 3 25-29 Regional AFH <br /> <br />II. Community Participation Process <br />To develop the AFH, information was also gathered from residents, housing professionals, <br />and service providers. Incorporating information from these sources is important for <br />ensuring that the AFH reflects community needs and knowledge that may not be <br />discernible from other data sources. The community participation process for this AFH <br />involved the following efforts: <br />A. Stakeholder Consultation <br />Four one-on-one interviews, and two focus groups were conducted during January and <br />February 2025 with organizations that provide fair housing services and/or housing and <br />services to protected class groups throughout the County. The interviews and focus group <br />sessions discussed the fair housing issues frequently encountered by the organizations, <br />the underlying causes for those issues, and ongoing efforts currently to address them. <br />Participants also discussed additional actions the ir organizations would recommend. <br />Invitations to participate in the stakeholder consultation activities were sent to <br />approximately 78 organizations identified by the jurisdictions involved in the planning <br />process. Fourteen organizations, as well as staff from two of the participating jurisdictions, <br />participated in these consultations, including: Fair Housing Council of Orange County, Fair <br />Housing Foundation, Orange County Families Forward, Orange County United Way, Family <br />Assistance Ministry, The HUB OC, National Core, NeighborWorks Orange County, Thomas <br />House Family Shelter, Domus Development, City of Garden Grove, City of Lake Forest, <br />Dayle McIntosh Center, CalOptima, and Assistance League of Orange County. Information <br />gathered through these consultations is incorporated throughout this report. <br />B. Community Meetings <br />A total of six community meetings were held in March 2025 to gather public input on the <br />fair housing issues impacting residents of Orange County, and the factors that create, <br />contribute to, perpetuate, or increase the severity of those issues. These meetin gs included <br />two virtual meetings and four in-person meetings held at the dates, times, and locations <br />listed below. <br />In-person community meetings: <br />• March 5, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Santa Ana City Council Chamber, 22 <br />Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />• March 5, 2025, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Santa Ana City Council Chamber, 22 <br />Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />• March 6, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at La Habra City Hall, Festival Room, 110 <br />E. La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631 <br />EXHIBIT 6