Local leaders running the 2-1-1 Orange County helpline are exploring whether a million-dollar idea from San Diego might help prevent people from falling through the cracks.
Tag: 2-1-1 Orange County
Posted inFood
Panoringan: Where to Find Free Food for the Holidays in Orange County
Enduring the holiday season is stressful for individuals with little to no income. Options to alleviate hunger in Orange County come in many forms.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Mental Health Crisis: Stressed by COVID, Lockdown, Economic Downturn, Lack of Health Care
Ten months of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on residents’ already-strained mental health.
Posted inCountywide
Irvine Poised to Allocate CARES Act Funds to Nonprofits Specializing in Homelessness Prevention
The Irvine City Council is expected Tuesday to consider approving grant money for various nonprofit organizations helping the homeless.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Apparently Left Millions in Homeless Health & Housing Grants on the Table
Smaller counties than OC have asked for and received tens of millions more in state and federal funds for preventative health and housing programs that studies have shown save taxpayer dollars overall, help homeless people get off the streets, and save lives.
Posted inTop Stories
Homelessness and Poverty Keep Growing in Orange County, Studies Find
There’s been a 54-percent increase in homeless people living on the streets in the past four years, according to data released last week from the county’s Point in Time count.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Amid Drastic Moves Elsewhere, Homeless Advocates See Hope in OC
Officials in San Francisco and San Jose have aggressively cleared out homeless encampments similar to the one in the county’s Civic Center. But successes in other places show there are better solutions.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories, Transportation
Wisdom From Years of Fighting Homelessness
Garden Grove’s Interim City Manager Allan Roeder sat down with Voice of OC recently to talk about his views on the county’s efforts to address homelessness, and what government leaders need to be doing to move forward on the issue.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Despite Failures, Advocates See Positives for Homeless in 2014
While another year-round shelter proposal was shot down, other important progress was made.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
2-1-1 OC Honors Five “Neighbors Who Have Made a Difference”
The service organization will honor five local residents Thursday for their outstanding contributions.
