The Homeless Documents LibraryThis collection of documents was created as a tool for advocates of homelessness and low-income affordable housing related to solutions for homelessness.
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"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts
to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Federal Legislation and National Reports
Regarding Homelessness
Data from three decennial censuses have revealed that contemporary homelessness among single adults is concentrated among persons born in the latter half of the post-War baby boom (1955-1965) and in the years immediately adjacent to that period (Culhane et al, 2013).1 Demographers refer to this as a “cohort effect,” or more specifically an “Easterlin cohort effect,” named after the demographer Richard Easterlin. Easterlin hypothesized that individuals born after the peak of a baby boom are more likely to be economically disadvantaged relative to their predecessors due to an excess supply of workers at the time of their labor market entry, among other factors.
The new listing above was featured in an article at
October 16, 2019
a guide to affordable housing. But on many levels it is much more than that. The guide comprises hundreds of pages of useful resources and practical know-how, written by leading experts in the affordable housing and community development field, with a singular purpose: to educate residents, advocates, and
affordable housing providers of all kinds about the programs and policies that make housing affordable to low-income people across America. Published in 2019 by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition
affordable housing providers of all kinds about the programs and policies that make housing affordable to low-income people across America. Published in 2019 by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition
In order to identify best practices and policies for increasing the amounts of affordable housing across the nation, the National League of Cities (NLC) brought together 20 local leaders to form the NLC Housing Task Force. Together, they examined the causes of the housing crisis and published this report, where they spotlight innovative solutions being implemented locally and put forth a set of policy recommendations to support millions in need of adequate housing. The National League of Cities (NLC) published July 2019.
Each year, NLIHC examines the American Community Survey (ACS) to determine the availability of rental homes affordable to extremely low-income households – those with incomes at or below the poverty line or 30% of the area median income (AMI), whichever is greater - and other income groups. The annual report provides a picture for the nation, each state plus the District of Columbia (DC), and the largest metropolitan areas. See 2019 key findings. The JPB Foundation and the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC).
In many communities, however, conversations on housing affordability and those about homelessness are happening in different places among different groups of people. The following strategies and resources will support communities in aligning those conversations and will improve progress on preventing and ending homelessness. Published in February 2019 by The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
In the memorandum below, we provide our recommendations on steps Congress can take—whether through an infrastructure spending package, the appropriations process, housing finance reform, or other legislative avenues—to make the critical investments in the affordable housing our nation needs to help the economy, our communities, children and families thrive. National Low Income Housing Coalition 2019
Home, Together: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, available at usich.gov, was issued in July 2018, covers Fiscal Years 2018 – 2022, and builds upon strategies and actions taken across multiple administrations and upon the previous federal strategic plan. United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
USICH’s mission is two-fold: To drive an efficient and effective federal response to homelessness; and to build and foster a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness across the nation. United States Interagency on Homelessness (USICH)
This study suggests that a number of elements contribute to homelessness prevention and a number of promising prevention activities exist. The study identifies elements of community homelessness prevention strategies that seem to lead to reductions in the number of people who otherwise would become homeless. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
THIS IS A FACT SHEET FROM 2017 prepared by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. This fact sheet would be good for preparing to speak or blog about homelessness. THere are fairly recent ststistics and some causes and explanations surrounding hoe people become homeless.
During the 2013-to-2015 period, worst case needs for housing assistance persisted at high levels across demographic groups, household types, and
regions. Worst case needs are defined as renters with very low incomes— no more than 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI)—who do not
receive government housing assistance and who pay more than one-half of their income for rent, live in severely inadequate conditions, or both. Worst
Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report to Congress examines the causes of and trends in worst case needs, using the most recent data from the American Housing Survey.
regions. Worst case needs are defined as renters with very low incomes— no more than 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI)—who do not
receive government housing assistance and who pay more than one-half of their income for rent, live in severely inadequate conditions, or both. Worst
Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report to Congress examines the causes of and trends in worst case needs, using the most recent data from the American Housing Survey.
While many communities across the country are working to end homelessness, too few have adopted legal protections to help renters find, and stay in, housing. This report explores the links between housing instability and homelessness as well as the laws that can reduce housing instability. The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty 2018
This study is Your Way Home’s first endeavor to better understand how to more effectively prevent homelessness from occurring in our community. Through
our longstanding partnership with HealthSpark Foundation, we undertook this work in the same deliberative approach that we used when first forming Your
Way Home: by learning from others, reviewing our own data, testing pilot projects, and scaling what works. We hope that this report offers insight to other
communities that are also ready to start addressing homelessness prevention as an extension of their homeless crisis response systems; provides useful tips
for evaluating local systems and data; and highlights the innovative programs and services that so many other communities are already undertaking. Your Way Home Montgomery County and Health Spark Foundation 2018
our longstanding partnership with HealthSpark Foundation, we undertook this work in the same deliberative approach that we used when first forming Your
Way Home: by learning from others, reviewing our own data, testing pilot projects, and scaling what works. We hope that this report offers insight to other
communities that are also ready to start addressing homelessness prevention as an extension of their homeless crisis response systems; provides useful tips
for evaluating local systems and data; and highlights the innovative programs and services that so many other communities are already undertaking. Your Way Home Montgomery County and Health Spark Foundation 2018
This 2017 report from the American Public Health Association sets forth recommendations for federal, state and local policymakers and agencies to work collaboratively in funding evidence-based housing acquisition practices and supportive housing stability services as well as supporting future innovations in integrated services for individuals experiencing homelessness.
On a single night in 2017, 553,742 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States. For every 10,000 people in the country, 17 were experiencing homelessness. Approximately two-thirds (65%) were staying in emergency shelters or transitional housing programs, and about onethird (35%) were in unsheltered locations. Homelessness increased for the first time in seven years. The number of people experiencing homelessness increased by a little less than one percent between 2016 and 2017. This increase reflected a nine percent increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in unsheltered locations, which was partially offset by a three percent decline in the number of people experiencing homelessness in sheltered locations.
This is an important document that the federal government compiles and releases yearly to estimate progress of individual Continuums of Care (CoC's) in cities and counties.
This is an important document that the federal government compiles and releases yearly to estimate progress of individual Continuums of Care (CoC's) in cities and counties.
This is the sixth report describing the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) released by the U.S. Census Bureau, with support from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The SPM extends the official poverty measure by taking account of many of the government programs designed to assist low-income families and individuals that are not included in the current official poverty measure.
I have spent the past two weeks visiting the United States, at the invitation of the federal government, to look at whether the persistence of extreme poverty in America undermines the enjoyment of human rights by its citizens. In my travels through California, Alabama, Georgia, Puerto Rico, West Virginia, and Washington DC I have spoken with dozens of experts and civil society groups, met with senior state and federal government officials and talked with many people who are homeless or living in deep poverty.
The following is a list of Continuums of Cares (CoCs) using HUD’s naming and numbering convention. It includes active CoCs that registered in the FY 2015 CoC Program Registration processes as well as CoCs that notified HUD of mergers as of April 4, 2016. If you have any questions concerning the HUD-defined CoC list, please contact your local HUD CPD Field Office.
This is a federal plan to end homelessness that was drafted by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and amended in 2015
This is Title 42 U.S. Code Chapter 119. This is federal law for homeless assistance signed into law by President Obama in 2012
DON’T COUNT ON IT: How the HUD Point-in-Time Count Underestimates the Homelessness Crisis in America
Crisis of homelessness and the PIT Count Homelessness remains a national crisis, as stagnated wages, rising housing costs, and a grossly insufficient social safety net have left millions of people homeless or at-risk of homelessness.1 It is important to have an accurate estimate of the number of people experiencing homelessness in this country if we want to enact effective laws and policies to address the homeless crisis.
In 1948, the U.S. led the world in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides, among other things, that “everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living…including the right to housing.” However, the following year, the 1949 federal Housing Act stated a goal of “a decent home and suitable living arrangement for every American family,” but that goal was never enshrined as a right for every American. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Through our longstanding partnership with HealthSpark Foundation, we undertook this work in the same deliberative approach that we used when first forming Your Way Home: by learning from others, reviewing our own data, testing pilot projects, and scaling what works. We hope that this report offers insight to other communities that are also ready to start addressing homelessness prevention as an extension of their homeless crisis response systems; provides useful tips for evaluating local systems and data; and highlights the innovative programs and services that so many other communities are already undertaking.
Record homelessness has strained the shelter system, exacerbating longstanding problems such as arduous intake procedures, hazardous conditions, insufficient accommodations for people with mental and physical disabilities, flawed code blue policies that fail to protect homeless people from dangerous cold weather, and the placement of families in shelters far from their schools and other social supports. These significant problems must be addressed.
This is a housing study performed by the Joint Center For Housing Studies of Harvard University. The study looks at national housing markets, homeownership, rental housing and housing challenges.
This June 2017 report published by the National Alliance to End Homelessness shows updated results of recent homeless counts as indicators of increasing numbers of unsheltered homeless people.
A very detailed and comprehensive analyisis by the National Alliance to end Homelessness. It is the 6th in a series of reports charting the progress of ending homelessness in the U.S. It is intended to serve as a desktop reference for policy makers, journalists, community and stat leaders.
A report card on U.S. homelessness for the year 2016 prepared by the National Law Center for Poverty and Homelessness.
President Trump has signed Executive Order No. 13768, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States. While little is known about its interpretation or any accompanying guidance, here is some information on how Section 9 of the order could restrict federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions and impact their efforts to serve people experiencing homelessness
Criminalization of Homelessness - Reports and Solutions
This two-page primer illustrates the process of filing a formal complaint regarding the violation of rights of homeless persons and criminalizing practices of local law enforcement. The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) provides this information including a template for the complaint letter and who and where to send the complaint to. This step-by-step process is designed for the layman and is not necessary to be filed by an attorney.
NEW LISTING! Scoring Points: How Ending the Criminalization of Homelessness Can Increase
HUD Funding to Your Community
HUD Funding to Your Community
For the fourth time since 2015, the annual Notice Of Funding Application (NOFA) offers additional points to communities that document the steps they are taking to combat the criminalization of homelessness. This report released on July 18, 2018, tracks applicants’ responses over the first three years the question has been asked. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
On September 4, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Appellate Court agreed with plaintiffs in Martin v. City of Boise, formerly known as Bell v. City of Boise, that the city violated plaintiffs' Eighth Amendment rights when it issued citations for sleeping or camping in public under its Camping and Disorderly Conduct Ordinances.
This report – the only national report of its kind - provides an overview of criminalization measures in effect across the country and looks at trends in the criminalization of homelessness, based on an analysis of the laws in 187 cities that the Law Center has tracked since 2006. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
This Note explores various California ordinances and their legal effects on the homeless population. First, this Note gives background information about homelessness historically and in the United States today and discusses the homeless population’s legal issues. Second, this Note discusses California statutes as they intertwine the homeless population and the legal system. Finally, this Note proposes two solutions to the homeless population’s legal issues: more housing for the homeless as a preventive measure and committed lawyering as a remedial measure.
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice March 1, 2013
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice March 1, 2013
This paper draws on experiences of cities and other government entities that have made measurable progress toward their goals in addressing homelessness while avoiding (or succeeding in) litigation. It is intended to give city attorneys a variety of tools to shepherd their clients through the process of responding to homelessness in their cities; adopting an effective short and long term strategy; and tracking the results of these efforts. League of California Cities.
This guide presents a case study of our lessons learned, as well as some examples from partners, to help others as they continue on their journeys toward domestic human rights implementation. The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty 2014
This litigation manual is offered as an advocacy tool for use as part of the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign (HNH Campaign). Housing Not Handcuffs was initiated by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and more than 100 participating organizations to end the criminalization of homelessness and to promote housing policies. You can learn more about the HNH Campaign at www. housingnothandcuffs.org.
This report details violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) stemming from U.S. policy toward the more than 3.5 million people who experience homelessness in the U.S. annually. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
This report outlines the violations of the human rights of persons experiencing homelessness—essentially the most extreme form of poverty—in the United States of America. The more than 3.5 million people who experience homelessness in the United States annually face violations to the full range of their civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, but especially the rights to housing and freedom from non-discrimination and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. A Report to the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights Oct. 16, 2017
U.N. Special Rapporteur Report on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on his Mission to the U.S.A. 2018
This is a report submitted by U.N. Special Rapporteur, Philip Alston, to the U.N. Human Rights Council dated May 4, 2018.
This report outlines the violations of the right to privacy for persons experiencing homelessness in the United States. Article 17 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which the U.S. has ratified, states “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence….” National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty - May 31, 2017
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a historic document that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session on 10 December 1948 as Resolution 217 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France.
This 2006 report from the National Coalition for the Homeless and The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty focuses on civil rights for the homeless and strategies that involve litigation, lobbying, policy analysis, public education, community organizing, research and by providing tecnical assistance.
This 2015 study performed by The Coalition on Homeless Human Rights Workgroup and the Cal Berkeley School of law reports on homeless criminalization in San Francisco, but can be typical to policies in other cities in the U.S.
This is a Cal Berkeley Law School study from February 2015 that looks at 58 cities in California that have enacted at least 500 different laws restricting standing, sitting, and resting in public places. Sleeping, camping and lodging in public places including vehicles. Begging and panhandling and food sharing.
In recent years, the United States has seen the proliferation of local measures to criminalize “acts of living” laws that prohibit sleeping, eating, sitting, or panhandling in public spaces. City, town, and county officials are turning to criminalization measures in an effort to broadcast a zero-tolerance approach to street homelessness and to temporarily reduce the visibility of homelessness in their communities. Although individuals experiencing homelessness should be afforded the same dignity, compassion, and support provided to others, criminalization policies further marginalize men and women who are experiencing homelessness, fuel inflammatory attitudes, and may even unduly restrict constitutionally protected liberties.
Despite the fact that communities all over the country lack adequate affordable housing and shelter space, cities are continuing to penalize people forced to live on our streets and in public spaces. Criminalization measures often prohibit activities like as sleeping/camping, eating, sitting, and/or begging in public spaces and include criminal penalties for violations of these laws. Report from THE NATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY
This report provides an overview of criminalization measures in effect across the nation and looks at trends in the criminalization of homelessness, based on an analysis of the laws in 187 cities . The report further describes why these laws are ineffective in addressing the underlying causes of homelessness, how they are expensive to taxpayers, and how they often violate homeless persons’ constitutional and human rights. The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty also provides constructive alternatives to criminalization, making recommendations to federal, state, and local governments on how to best address the problem of visible homelessness in a sensible, humane, and legal way.
The National Coalition for the Homeless focuses its work on four policy areas: civil rights of those who are without homes, housing that is affordable to those with the lowest incomes, accessible/comprehensive health care and other needed support services, and livable incomes that make it possible to afford the basic necessities of life. The strategies they use to implement our mission are: litigation, lobbying, policy analysis, public education, community organizing, research, and providing technical assistance.
California State Legislation and Reports Re:
Housing, Homelessness, etc.
The purpose of this report is to provide the Legislature an overview of the state’s complex and expensive housing markets, encompassing both single-family homes and multi-family apartments. We pay particular attention to identifying what has caused housing prices to increase so quickly in recent decades, and provide information to assist the Legislature in making decisions that will affect the future performance of the state’s housing markets. The State of California Legislative Analysts Office (LAO).
ADUs have long been mentioned as a key strategy in the toolbox of options that localities can use to enable and sustain housing affordability and aging in place. However, we know little about whether formal ADU practices— such as adopting an ordinance, establishing regulations, and permitting—contribute to these goals. This research helps to fill this gap by using data from the Terner California Residential Land Use Survey and the U.S. Census Bureau to understand the types of communities engaging in different kinds of formal ADU practices in California, and whether localities with adopted ordinances and less restrictive regulations have more frequent applications to build ADUs and increasing housing affordability and aging in place.
The California State Legislature dedicated over $700 million in the 2018 budget to address homelessness, following the passage of a package of affordable housing bills in 2017. According to Governor Jerry Brown and legislative leaders, this new investment is designed to act as a bridge to fund longer-term solutions. The goal of this policy brief is to help jurisdictions plan for these new funding streams and understand how State dollars can be used to implement meaningful changes to addressing homelessness statewide. This report and recommendations was published by the Corporation of Supportive Housing (CSH) and Housing California.
The Housing for Healthy California (HHC) program provides funding that allows the California Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) to provide Supportive Housing opportunities through grants to Counties for capital and operating assistance or operating reserve grants and capital loans to developers on a competitive basis. California Department of Housing and Community Development
New brief finds California's housing goals are exacerbating the housing crisis, and at the current pace of development, certain jurisdictions in California will not meet their low-income housing production targets for more than 1,000 years. Published in February 2019 by Next 10.
SB 2, effective January 2008, amended California’s housing element law (State Housing Element Law) and California’s Housing Accountability Act (HAA) to require local governments to take specific zoning actions to encourage the development of emergency shelters and transitional and supportive housing. It also clarifies that under the HAA, a jurisdiction cannot deny applications for such types of housing and shelter without making specific evidence-based findings.
This is a great resource for state and local homeless statistics, maps, definitions etc. Browse this report before you write an article or deliver a speech at your community group or club meeting or even City Council.
This is a report prepared by the Corporation for Supportive Housing for the California Department of Housing & Community Development. The report cites data and trends in homelessness for the state in 2017.
This report reflects back on the 2016-17 fiscal year (July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017), highlighting the accomplishments of HCD’s dedicated, mission-driven team, and the progress and improvements that raised the bar, so we can better serve Californians and communities throughout the state.
As requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the California State Auditor presents this audit report concerning the funding and oversight of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). The report concludes that the Department of Health Care Services and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission could better ensure that the 59 county and local mental health agencies effectively use MHSA funds they receive.
After steady declines in homelessness from 2007 through 2014, the number of people without homes in California has now risen for three consecutive years. This is occurring not just in major cities and urban areas but also in rural California, in our heavily forested areas, along our rivers and in our suburban neighborhoods. Homelessness is no longer confined to our major metropolitan areas — it has spread to every part of our state.
This determination represents Annual Progress Report (APR) data received as of January 31, 2018, and will be updated at least quarterly to incorporate new or corrected data provided by jurisdictions. The following 13 jurisdictions have met their prorated Lower (Very-Low and Low) and Above-Moderate Income Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) for the Reporting Period and submitted their latest APR (2016). These jurisdictions are not currently subject to SB 35 (Chapter 366, Statutes of 2017) streamlining, but the jurisdictions are still encouraged to promote streamlining. All other cities and counties beyond these 13 are subject to at least some form of SB 35 streamlining, as indicated on the following page. Published Jan. 31, 2018
In this 2017 report, the California State Legislative Analyst Office reviews the available evidence to gauge whether housing elements achieve their objective of ensuring that local communities accommodate needed home building. Our review suggests that housing elements fall well short of their goal. Communities’ zoning rules often are out of sync with the types of projects developers desire to build and households desire to live in. As a result, home building lags behind demand. There are no easy solutions to this problem.
The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (“Committee” or “TCAC”) administers two low-income housing tax credit programs – a federal program and a state program. Both programs were authorized to encourage private investment in affordable rental housing for households meeting certain income requirements.
Recognizing the extremely high cost of developing housing in California, the state legislature authorized a state low income housing tax credit program to augment the federal tax credit program. Authorized by Chapter 1138, Statutes of 1987, the state credit is only available to a project which has previously received, or is concurrently receiving, an allocation of federal credits. Thus the state program does not stand alone, but instead, supplements the federal tax credit program.
The California Economic Summit 2017 Action Plan. The Roadmap to Shared Prosperity outlines a non-partisan, inclusive path toward sustainable growth that is right for California—and that may now be a model for the rest of the nation.
This pamphlet concerns the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, which govern open meetings for local government bodies. The Brown Act is contained in section 54950 et seq. of the Government Code. Accordingly, all statutory references in this pamphlet are to the Government Code unless otherwise noted.
If citizens qualify a local land use initiative for the ballot, local legislative body can: • Approve the measure • Order a special election • In both cases, project will be exempt from CEQA review because the Constitution trumps statutes.
On July 1, 2016, Governor Brown signed landmark legislation1 enacting the No Place Like Home (NPLH) Program to dedicate $2 billion in bond proceeds to invest in the development of permanent supportive housing for persons who are living with a severe mental illness (SMI) and are in need of mental health and/or substance use services and are experiencing chronic homelessness, or are at-risk of chronic homelessness, or homelessness. The bonds are repaid by funding from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Fund.
The 2016-2017 Final Draft AHSC Program Guidelines incorporate feedback obtained through public comments and workshops held in April 2017 on the initial draft guidelines, which were released on March 8th 2017. These Final Draft 2016-2017 AHSC Program Guidelines will be considered for adoption at the July 17th 2017 Strategic Growth Council meeting.
In the last 10 years, California has built an average of 80,000 homes a year, far below the 180,000 homes needed a year to keep up with housing growth from 2015-2025. This lack of supply greatly impacts housing affordability. Low production hasn't always been the case.
This bill would create the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. This bill would provide that the council be composed of specified members and would authorize the council to perform various duties, including providing a state plan to end respond to homelessness.
1/31/14 Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
1/31/14 Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
This bill would authorize a housing successor to also use funds remaining in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund for homelessness services, transitional housing, or emergency housing services, as well as development of affordable housing.
The basics of California Community Redevelopment Law.
The County of Orange, California
The data collected during the Point in Time contains valuable information that the County and our community stakeholders will use to ensure resources are distributed to best serve those experiencing homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that all Continuum of Care jurisdictions across the nation complete a biennial unsheltered count and an annual sheltered count of all individuals experiencing homelessness in
the community on a single point in time during the last ten days of January. Orange County’s 2019 Sheltered Point In Time Count took place the night of
Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing Programs collected client-level demographic information from individuals and families staying the night in each program.
the community on a single point in time during the last ten days of January. Orange County’s 2019 Sheltered Point In Time Count took place the night of
Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing Programs collected client-level demographic information from individuals and families staying the night in each program.
NEW LISTING! Orange County Housing Market Analysis 2019
Multifamily investment remains a smart play in Orange County, where demand for apartments is solid, sustained by steady employment and population gains. A high barrier to homeownership and a chronic shortage of workforce housing are driving rent growth, while keeping occupancy in stabilized properties above the national average.
NEW LISTING! Orange County's Housing Emergency 2018
This report documents the housing crisis in Orange County with key findings and proposes solutions with recommendations on statewide and local policies. The report was produced by the California Housing Partnership and The Kennedy Commission.
At the October 2, 2018 Status Conference, the Court ordered the parties to file a Stipulation of Settlement on or before October 22,2018. Since that time. County Counsel and Plaintiffs' counsel in both the OC Catholic Worker and the Ramirez actions have continued to negotiate with respect to principles of settlement terms. These principles of settlement, which will apply to the settlement of both cases, have now been combined into a single document, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A. The parties are pleased to report that, with the support of a majority of the Board of Supervisors, County Counsel has been...
This is a one page annual report on renter's housing wage in California localities performed by the Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing. This years report shows a growing list of occupations that no longer pay enough in wages for employees to rent or own homes ranging from Hairdressers to Pharmacists.
This report is based on an 8 month Orange County Grand Jury investigation beginning in late 2017 and released on May 31, 2018. In the reports findings mentioned are descriptions of how the county and cities have engaged in blame and finger-pointing which has hampered efforts needed to site, finance and maintain Permanent Supportive Housing. Another finding reports that "There is no established, independent leadership body in the County empowered to address regional homeless issues in an effective manner."
This report was released by the Public Policy Institute of California in 1998. On December 6th, 1994, Orange County California became the largest municipality in U.S. history ever to file for bankruptcy. The financial difficulties leading to the bankruptcy were the direct result of an enormous gamble with public funds taken by a county treasurer who was seriously under-qualified to deal in the kinds of investments he chose. Because of his shortcomings, because of Orange County's national reputation as a land of rich, spoiled, archconservatives, and because the bankruptcy did not play out as other municipal financial crises have, many observers have dismissed it as an anomaly. It may have been a nasty surprise for Wall Street, they argue, but it is not something that is likely to happen again, even in Orange County.
These are the revised bylaws of the OC Commission to end Homelessness as approved by the Commission on Oct. 27, 2017. Motion carried with five "ayes", one "nay" and five abstentions. The Commission will recommend these bylaws as revised to the BOS for final approval on Dec. 5, 2017
Orange County Business Council (OCBC) and the Orange County Development Board (OCDB) are pleased to present the 16th annual “2017-2018 Orange County Workforce Indicators Report.” This research highlights the central accomplishments of Orange County’s employers, educators and workers, the education and workforce training system, as well as remaining challenges that Orange County must address to close the skills gap and develop a highly-trained workforce for a competitive 21st century economy. Orange County’s trifecta of a high quality of life, a diverse economy, and a well-educated workforce has propelled the county to become a leading region in growth and prosperity.
United Way collaborated with the community to establish four goals to strengthen Orange County. With a focus on advancing the common good in the areas of Education, Income, Health, and Housing, these 10-year goals are to: Cut the high school dropout rate in half. Cut the percent of financially unstable OC families by twenty-five percent. Increase the number of healthy youth in Orange County by one third. Cut the percent of homeless and housing insecure children in half. Orange County United Way
From Monday, June 10 to Wednesday, June 12, 2017, Probolsky Research conducted a survey among Orange County, CA voters. A total of 300 voters were polled in a multi-mode survey. A survey of this size yields a margin of error of +/-5.8% with a confidence level of 95%. Interviews were conducted with respondents on both landline and mobile phones (65.3%) and online (37%). Please refer to the following “Email Text” below in order to view the text of the email sent to respondents for the online survey version. Respondents were able to complete the survey in English or Spanish (4.6%). Our sample was developed from the voter files originally compiled by the Orange County Registrar of Voters and enhanced to add additional contact information. Probolsky Research ensured that the demographic proportions of survey respondents match the demographic composition of Orange County, CA voters. This report was published on July 14, 2017
Some facts about Orange County’s Homeless Population, impacts to Flood Protection/Flood Control conveyance, environmental Impacts, public safety, citizen complaints, and Jurisdictional disputes, Homeless Advocacy Lawsuits, and steps that the County of Orange and OC Public Works are taking to deal with these issues.
The primary purpose of the participation will be in needs identification, priority setting, funding allocations, and program recommendations related to the consolidated planning process. The County shall provide for and encourage citizen participation with particular emphasis on low- and moderate-income persons; persons residing in predominantly low -and moderate-income neighborhoods.
This is a 2017 collaborative study among Orange County United Way, Jamboree, and the University of California, Irvine, with the support of the Association of California Cities - Orange County (ACC-OC), 2-1-1 of Orange County, and the Hospital Association of Southern California. In addition, an Advisory Committee representing a cross-section of Orange County experts and practitioners from various institutions and organizations served to guide our design and process. The study was also conducted to leverage the work of the United Way’s FACE 2024 strategic plan, the County’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness, and the County’s new Office of Care Coordination.
This is Orange County's plan for ending homelessness. The front cover says that the plan was implemented in 2012, but if you read into the plan it will tell you that this plan actually was first drafted in 2008.
This is a Cal State University Fullerton report to the Orange County Commission to End Homelessness and submitted to the commission in March of 2015. If you can show government leaders and taxpayers that plans to help the homeless can actually save them money, it's easier to get them to contribute more money for the homeless. This has been a useful tool in other parts of the country. The conclusion in this report was that the cost in OC was inconclusive because there just wasn't enough data supplied by cities. The report recommended that a system should be devised within the county that shares information regarding police and paramedics when they make contact with homeless people. There is some good info to pull from this as far as what is being done elsewhere.
An assessment of services and policies as reported by incoming Dir. of Care Coordinator Susan Price after her first 100 days as OC's new Homeless Czar
An ACLU report developed by Eve Garrow in 2016 that highlighted failures to execute the 10 year plan, lack of permanent affordable housing and failed public safety policies that were perpetuating homelessness and wasting taxpayers money.
Official court documents filed in court against Orange County. Can you spell L I T I G A T I O N?
IOrange County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) has used a comprehensive stakeholder process to develop local MHSA programs. MHSA funds a behavioral health system of care that ranges from prevention services to crisis residential care. In addition, another $5 million was allocated during the FY 16/17 Community Planning Process to create units in the new MHSA Special Needs Housing Program (SNHP).
