Local government officials and nonprofit leaders sat down with the Voice of OC Community Editorial Board last week to talk about how the county succeeded and how it failed this year in the fight against homelessness.
Tag: Illumination Foundation
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
How OC Fared This Year in Fight Against Homelessness
There were positive steps in 2013, but the county was still plagued by a lack of cohesiveness among those responsible for getting people off the street.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Another Count of Homelessness but Progress Toward Remedy Still Slow
The 2013 count estimates about 12,700 of Orange County’s 3 million residents are homeless at some time during the year.
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Program to Focus on Costly Emergency Room Patients
The Illumination Foundation has received a grant to assist the 20 homeless people who have been identified as St. Joseph Hospial’s most expensive chronic emergency room patients.
Posted inAnaheim, Top Stories
Bedbugs Remain a Vexing Problem for Orange County Hotels
The problem is especially acute in Anaheim’s resort district and in low-income areas such as crowded apartments and residential motels.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Weekend Medical Expo Provides Care to Many of the Uninsured
The sprawling event on the Santa Ana High School campus provided medical, dental and eye care to more than 1,000.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Hospital Discharge of Homeless Patient Includes a Bus Pass
A local foundation has a program to alleviate patient-dumping of homeless people by hospitals. But referral rates show that hospitals aren’t fully participating.
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What’s the Point of a ‘Point-in-Time’ Count of OC’s Homeless?
More than 700 volunteers will fan out across Orange County Saturday morning and do their best to count the number of people who are, in one fashion or another, living on the street.
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Words of Wisdom on Homelessness for OC’s Newest County Supervisor
In his swearing-in speech, Todd Spitzer, the county’s newest supervisor, brought up the “shameful” state of Orange County’s homelessness. Here’s what three experts say he needs to focus on to make things better.
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County’s Homelessness Plan Still Lacks Specifics
The Board of Supervisors received the 149-page plan, but money
for the project is still short and goals are vague, say
advocates.
