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Fourth Annual Orange County State of Homelessness Address

State of Homelessness message: More housing is needed in OC to address homeless crisis

January 30, 2025

Volunteers Jorge Solorzano, left, a Health Coach at CalOptima; Yolie Negrete, center, a program supervisor at City Net, and Katherine Ibarra, right, of the Garden Grove Regional Center, speak with homeless individuals in the entrance to a building on W. Civic Center Drive in downtown Santa Ana early Tuesday morning, Jan. 23, 2024. Volunteers for the Everyone Counts, Point In Time, a homeless survey, spread out throughout central Orange County on Tuesday, the first day of the survey, to gather data that will help address homeless issues. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Homelessness in Orange County up 28% since 2022 in newly released point in time count results

May 8, 2024

Tony Yim, a homeless liaison officer with the Newport Beach Police Department, speaks with homeless people staying at the Balboa Pier in 2019.

Commentary: Hearing from those experiencing homelessness lights the best path forward

November 29, 2023

UC Irvine Poll: Homelessness, Affordable Housing Top Concerns in OC

August 11, 2023

Father Dennis Kriz of the St. Phillip Benizi Catholic community in Fullerton participates a discussion on homelessness at Pilgrim’s Coffee on Friday, Nov. 18.

Advocates ask ‘is housing a human right?’ in Orange County events for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

November 22, 2022

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Orange County Giving Podcast – Episode 5: United Way and United to End Homelessness

January 31, 2022

Howard Kirk, a Vietnam veteran, artist and musician, sits in the livingroom of his apartment in Mission Viejo on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Kirk was homeless after trying to restart his art career and with the help of United Way’s Welcome Home OC, he has moved from transitional housing into an apartment. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Season of Giving: Navy Veteran Finds a Place to Call Home through United Way’s WelcomeHomeOC℠

December 12, 2021

Lauren Justice, a Lead Caseworker for Anaheim’s Community Care Response Team (CCRT), talks with Tony Potts in Juarez Park in Anaheim, CA on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Potts, who is homeless along with his twin brother, has been on the streets for eight years. CCRT connects the homeless with services and shelter. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Turning Gratitude Into Action to Help End Homelessness

November 20, 2021

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