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URGENT NEED to Find Rental Units in OC to House Individuals and Families
For chronic homelessness in Orange County, we are spending :
$100,759
Per
Person,
Per
Year*
(Includes ER visits, law enforcement and other services)
A proven alternative to these high costs
Supportive Housing
cuts costs almost in half:
$51,587
Per
Person,
Per
Year*
(Includes housing and supportive services)
If all of OC’s chronic homeless were provided supportive housing we could save
$42 million
Per
Year*
(Includes rent and support services)
*Homelessness In Orange County: The Costs To Our Community Executive Summary (2017).
Commissioned by Orange County United Way, Jamboree and University of California, Irvine.
Salt Lake City and Orlando reduced homelessness by 50%. We can too.
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The United to End Homelessness℠ initiative, empowered by Orange County United Way, is a powerful collaboration between Orange County’s top business, philanthropic, governmental, faith-based and nonprofit leaders. It also depends on caring residents like you who agree that we must act now if we are to end our community’s housing crisis. United to End Homelessness is committed to ending homelessness in Orange County so that everyone has a place to call home.
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Hunger and Homelessness in Orange County | Community Chat
- Thursday, November 14, 2024 · 12-12:30 pm PST
#HHWeekOC Table Talk | North Orange County
- Sunday, November 17, 2024 · 2-4 pm PST Wilshire Avenue Community Church Fullerton, CA
#HHWeekOC Table Talk | South Orange County
- Monday, November 18, 2024 · 6-8 pm PST Tapestry, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation Lake Forest, CA
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United to End Homelessness is committed to ending homelessness in our community by achieving functional zero within targeted populations, which include Veterans, youth, older adults, and families. This means that there will be services and housing available for every individual who may need them.