• Donate
  • Subscribe
  • logo
  • logo
  • REGIONS
    • North County
    • Central County
    • South County
  • NEWS
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Emergencies & Disasters
    • Government
    • Health & Wellness
    • Housing & Homelessness
    • Outdoors
    • Podcasts
    • Politics & Elections
    • Safety, Security & Justice
    • Transportation
    • Water, Power & Waste
    • Youth Media
  • ARTS & CULTURE
    • Culture
    • Dance
    • Food
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Arts
  • COLUMNISTS
    • Norberto Santana, Jr.
    • Anne Marie Panoringan
    • Paul Hodgins
    • Julie Leopo
  • INVOLVEMENT
    • Community Opinion
    • Press Releases
  • ABOUT
    • Mission & Values
    • Civic Engagement
    • Impact & Honors
    • Inside the Newsroom
    • Staff & Contact Us
    • Support & Partnerships
    • Archives
  • Donate
  • Subscribe
We have been your lifeline during the pandemic, economic fallout, wildfires, protests and the election. Support us today with a tax-deductible donation.

Voice of OC - Orange County's Nonprofit Newsroom

Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/tag/orange-county-homeless-shelters/)

Subscribe

Orange County Homeless Shelters

Costa Mesa And Newport Beach May Partner on Homeless Shelter Near John Wayne Airport

Housing & Homelessness
By Hosam Elattar | November 18, 2020

The two cities may combine forces on a new 72-bed permanent shelter being built near the airfield.

County Gears Up Tents, Trailers and Hotels to Help Homeless During Virus Pandemic

Orange County Coronavirus
By Spencer Custodio | April 2, 2020

County officials are rolling out a mixture of tents, trailers and hotel/motel rooms to help shelter homeless people around Orange County during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The move is expected to thin some of the overcrowded homeless shelters.

Fullerton Joins Growing List of North OC Cities Building Year-Round Homeless Shelters

By Spencer Custodio | January 23, 2020

Fullerton Councilmembers authorized a 150-bed, year-round homeless shelter, and is joining a growing list of North County cities who are building homeless shelters for people in the region — mostly driven by a 2018 federal lawsuit.

Fullerton Could Authorize its First Year-Round Homeless Shelter

Housing & Homelessness
By Spencer Custodio | January 20, 2020

The Fullerton City Council’s Tuesday decision will come after a year of advocacy by inter-faith community activists and a longtime homeless services provider.

Fullerton Takes First Step to Open a Homeless Shelter

Fullerton
By Spencer Custodio | October 10, 2019

Fullerton gives nonprofit homeless services provider Illumination Foundation $500,000 to help start the first homeless shelter in the city.

San Clemente to Move its Homeless Population to a City Lot

Housing & Homelessness
By Spencer Custodio and Miranda Andrade | May 23, 2019

San Clemente is moving its homeless population to a city-owned lot Friday, but homeless rights attorney Carol Sobel warns the move is unconstitutional.

7,000 Homeless People in OC is a Wake Up Call, Experts Say

2019 Point in Time Count
By Spencer Custodio | April 25, 2019

The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters, according to experts in the field.

Five South Orange County Cities Sued for Lack of Homeless Shelters

Housing & Homelessness
By Spencer Custodio | March 1, 2019

Five South Orange County cities will head to Federal court after a lawsuit filed by attorneys alleged dumping of homeless people and blamed the region’s lack of shelters.

Federal Judge Carter Calls OC’s Skyrocketing Homeless Deaths a ‘Public Health Crisis’

OC Homeless deaths
By Spencer Custodio and Nick Gerda | February 22, 2019

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after years of rapid growth in Orange County homeless deaths, issued an emergency request this week describing a “public health crisis in the County leading to the deaths of hundreds of people experiencing homelessness.”

At Least 1,300 People Sleep in OC Homeless Shelters

2019 Point in Time Count
By Spencer Custodio | February 6, 2019

Roughly 1,300 people are sleeping in homeless shelters throughout Orange County, with all big shelters located in north and central Orange County in cities like Santa Ana and Anaheim, according to unofficial numbers provided to Voice of OC.

Load more stories
Subscribe
Orange County's Nonprofit & Nonpartisan Newsroom

 

© Copyright 2021, Voice of OC

Voice of OC is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News

Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Back to top ↑