Fullerton and Orange officials plan to spend the money to help create or bolster homeless supportive services in their city, but none of the over $3.6 million combined in funding is going to create affordable homes.
Tag: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Posted inGovernment
How Are OC Cities Planning To Spend Their Federal Neighborhood Grant Money?
Multiple city councils throughout the county are discussing how to allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants aimed at improving community life.
Posted inEconomy, Housing & Homelessness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
100 New Apartments for the Homeless Approved by Santa Ana
The new developments will include employment help and other services for veterans and chronically homeless people. City leaders say other cities also need to expand their housing supply.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve Payment to HUD for Faulty Home Inspections
Federal authorities demanded $270,000 in reimbursements after an audit found the county failed to properly inspect federally subsidized housing.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Feds Ask County for $270,000 to Address Affordable Housing Violations
Auditors found that the county failed to properly inspect federally subsidized housing, including exterior doors and first-floor windows that don’t lock and electrical problems that are fire hazards.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Elected Officials Criticize Federal Cuts to Local Homeless Programs
The U.S. government is changing how it funds homeless programs — shifting emphasis from transitional housing to longer-term housing. But local electeds say the feds are moving too fast and will force vulnerable families onto the streets.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Homelessness Czar Gets to Work; So Should County Supervisors
Last week, county officials welcomed Susan Price, OC’s new homelessness services coordinator. Meanwhile, county supervisors voice frustration as their agendas tighten up with year-end contracts.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Feds Award County $17 Million in Homeless Support Money
Most of the money is slated to go towards permanent housing, in light of a national shift towards providing stable housing for homeless people with support services.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Awards Federal Grant Funds to Nonprofits
For the first time in years, a portion of Santa Ana’s $5.4 million allocation under the federal Community Development Block Grant program will be allocated to nonprofits providing public services.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Supervisors OK Final Round of Stimulus Money For Housing
Mercy House will receive about $1 million to buy and rehabilitate two homes in the Anaheim area.
