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HOUSING NEEDS <br />PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS <br />As the primary health and welfare service center in Orange County, Santa Ana <br />has a significant number of individuals and families who are homeless. The <br />County of Orange conducts an annual homeless needs assessment and biennial <br />point in time count. The 2011 Point in Time Survey estimated 6,939 people were <br />homeless in Orange County. This count does not include persons at risk of <br />becoming homeless, such as people living in transient motels, or those living in <br />homes at risk of foreclosure, or other precarious arrangements. In 2013, the Point <br />in Time (PIT) Survey estimated 4,251 people were homeless in Orange County. <br />Based on the PIT Survey, roughly 20 percent of the people counted reported <br />Santa Ana as their last place of residence before becoming homeless. Therefore, <br />the City estimates that approximately 850 people were homeless in Santa Ana as <br />of 2013. <br />Numerous factors contribute to homelessness, such as unemployment, mental <br />illness, family problems, and substance abuse. Homeless people also have a <br />variety of unmet needs: medical care, job training, childcare, mental health care, <br />credit counseling, substance abuse treatment, and/or English language education. <br />The City's homeless population is especially vulnerable and at risk of premature <br />loss of life due to untreated medical conditions, substance abuse, crime and <br />violence, and exposure to the elements. <br />The 2013 PIT Survey revealed the following characteristics of the homeless <br />population countywide, as summarized in Table A -8. <br />Table A -8 <br />2013 Point in Time Survey Homeless Subpopulations <br />Survey Findings <br />Percent <br />Survey Findings <br />Percent <br />Chronic Homeless Individuals <br />28% <br />Severely Mentally III <br />17% <br />Chronically Homeless Families <br />0.4% <br />Chronic Substance Abuse <br />34% <br />Persons of Chronically Homeless <br />Families <br />1% <br />Persons with HIV /AIDS <br />3% <br />Veterans <br />16% <br />Female Veterans <br />1 % <br />Source: County of Orange Point in Time Survey, 2013 <br />JA& <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT A -31 <br />