Fullerton Takes First Step to Open a Homeless Shelter
Fullerton
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Fullerton gives nonprofit homeless services provider Illumination Foundation $500,000 to help start the first homeless shelter in the city.
Illumination Foundation Announces Chef Lineup for OC Chef’s Table 2019
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Illumination Foundation Announces Top-Ranked Chef Lineup for OC Chef’s Table 2019
Presented by Disneyland Resort, the March 3, 2019 Event Will Feature Award-Winning Chefs & Celebrity Chefs in a Combined Effort to End Homelessness
ORANGE, CA – Illumination Foundation, the non-profit organization committed to breaking the cycle of homelessness, has announced its 6th Annual roster of top-ranked chefs for its March 3, 2019 event at Disneyland® Resort.
Over 60 of OC’s Sickest Homeless People to Be Housed with Health Services
Housing & Homelessness
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The goal, officials said, is to help homeless people move off the streets, stabilize their health issues, develop positive relationships with other community members, and save public money in hospital emergency services and other costs.
Leader of Successful Utah Homelessness Effort Outlines Steps OC Could Take
Housing & Homelessness
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Lloyd Pendleton’s speech to local officials, business leaders and advocates came as Orange County grapples with a growing homeless population and a severe shortage of shelter and affordable housing.
Anaheim Approves Homeless Service Center
Anaheim
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The Anaheim City Council last week voted unanimously to approve a $1 a year lease for the Illumination Foundation to use a vacant historic home as a homeless service center.
Starting Over: Once-Homeless OC Man Found by Family After 18 Years
Countywide
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Donald Meade was homeless, living at Santa Ana’s Civic Center. Then he stopped using and got off the streets. But there was still unfinished business.
Homeless Toilet Dispute Heads to OC Supervisors Amid Sewage Concerns
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County officials say homeless people should use restrooms at the Courtyard shelter, more than three miles from the Santa Ana river bank encampment. But the shelter closes its doors at 8:30 p.m.
Homelessness and Poverty Keep Growing in Orange County, Studies Find
Countywide
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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.
Homeless in the OC
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More than 15,000 people are homeless in Orange County at some point during the year, according to the latest available figures.
Costa Mesa Property Eyed as Site for Mental Health Service Center
Countywide
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The state may shutter a 114-acre property that currently houses developmentally disabled adults. Homeless advocates, and a state senator, say the property should be re-purposed as a center for homeless people and others who need temporary housing and mental health services.
