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<br /> <br />Orange County 196 25-29 Regional AFH <br /> <br />15. Yorba Linda <br />Issue: Segregation, Disparities in Access to Opportunity, and Disproportionate Housing Needs <br />Contributing Factors: <br />1. Lack of effective fair housing outreach to seniors due to digital divide <br />2. Private discrimination <br />3. Lack of knowledge of existing resources among the public <br />4. Low number of HCVs in the City compared to the County overall <br />5. Lack of affordable housing opportunities throughout the city, including in areas where rent <br />and sale prices have become exclusive, and for special needs groups such as persons with <br />disabilities and female-headed households <br />6. Need for more public investment in infrastructure and accessibility improvements in moderate <br />resource opportunity areas <br />7. Challenges for housing/property upkeep due to financial/physical constraints and age of <br />housing stock. <br />Actions: Timeframe: <br />1. Increase the distribution of fair housing materials and increase awareness of <br />fair housing options among residents, including special needs groups and <br />low-income residents, through the following actions: <br /> <br />a. By the end of 2022 have additional fair housing information posted <br />at the Yorba Linda Senior Center site and on their digital platforms. <br />Hold an informational workshop in 2023 and 2025 <br />2022-2025 <br />b. By December 2022, conduct a fair housing information session for <br />the City Council. Invite local nonprofits (including the Orange County <br />Human Relations Commission, the Kennedy Commission, Making <br />Housing Happen and People for Housing O.C.) to attend <br />2022 <br />c. Publish Fair Housing information, including any community <br />meetings, on non-traditional media such as Facebook or Instagram, <br />and conduct targeted outreach to tenants, mobile home park <br />residents and other lower income populations. <br />Annually <br />2. Increase public and private investment in areas of Yorba Linda that have been <br />identified as moderate resource areas and portions of the City with higher <br />percentages of special needs groups, through the following actions: <br /> <br />a. Starting in 2022, work with the FHCOC to contact landlords of <br />affordable multifamily complexes every two years and provide fair <br />housing information and assistance. This outreach will focus on <br />promoting the Section 8 voucher program to landlords who have not <br />previously participated in the program and should include multi - <br />lingual materials. <br />Every 2 years <br />EXHIBIT 6