OC Approves Millions for New Homeless Shelters, as Lawsuit Alleges Harassment at Existing Ones
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The funds will help create new homeless shelters in Costa Mesa and Anaheim.
Orange County Moves its Largest Homeless Shelter Starting Around the New Year
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A new, larger county shelter in Santa Ana to replace the current open-air bus terminal shelter in the city’s Civic Center.
OC Looks at Buying Motels for Homeless Housing As State Puts $550 Million on Table
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OC officials say they’re looking into buying local motels and converting them into permanent housing for homeless people with support services, as the state offers over half a billion dollars for such projects.
Orange County Draws Criticism For Over 200 Homeless Deaths This Year
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The deaths have drawn unanswered questions from activists about why the county’s main strategy to end homelessness has gone mostly unfunded.
Proposed 200 Homes for Mentally Ill Homeless at Fairview Prompts Local Debate
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Some officials praised the proposal, while others first want a “comprehensive plan” for the full property that could include a university extension site, student housing, a mental health campus, and market-rate housing.
Nonprofit Withdraws Fullerton Homeless Housing Proposal
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The nonprofit Pathways of Hope withdrew its Fullerton application to create housing aimed at homeless people because it said it wants to see how a federal lawsuit and funding from state bills play out.
Fullerton Council to Decide on Study of Homeless Permanent Housing
Housing & Homelessness
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The Fullerton City Council decides Tuesday whether to give the nonprofit Pathways of Hope a greenlight to study 2.25 acres of city-owned land to potentially build 80 housing units with support services like medical and mental health care.
Orange County Has At Least $230 Million It Could Use to Address Homelessness
Housing & Homelessness
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Orange County supervisors appear to have at least $230 million in unspent money they can use, in collaboration with other officials and community groups, to help address homelessness, a Voice of OC examination of county government finances has found.
Broad-Based Campaign Launched to Help and House Homeless People in Orange County
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More than 40 local leaders in business, health care, local government and professional sports teams have said they’re on board with the effort, according to organizers at the United Way.
Most OC Cities Support Adding 2,700 New Homes For Homeless, Organizer Says
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If built, the 2,700 new units would be enough to house more than half of the 4,792 homeless people counted in Orange County during the latest official count in January 2017.