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10 <br />GAP <br />PROGRESS <br />SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES <br />NEEDED <br />TO FILL <br />Bridge Housing Reentry House <br />Plus opened <br />Summer 2021 to <br />provide bridge <br />housing to up to <br />3 participants at a <br />time, plus a house <br />manager who also <br />has a history of <br />incarceration <br />UNFILLED Orange County Local Reentry Council <br />(LRC) seeing 65 people exiting jail or <br />prison per year needed an average of <br />60 nights stay <br />$220,500 <br />Program Description: <br />There is a critical need for short-term, low barrier reentry housing and supporting services to help reentering <br />individuals re-integrate into the community, especially during COVID. Bridge Housing funds allow for short-term <br />supportive stabilization housing at hotels for up to 60 days for 55 reentering individuals per year and supportive <br />services for 65 individuals through Reentry House Plus. Reentry House Plus has contracted with the SWIT (Success <br />While in Transition) program run by individuals who themselves have reentered successfully to provide a month- <br />long course and ongoing one-on-one case management and peer mentoring for these individuals in collaboration <br />with our Local Reentry Council. Bridge Housing and support is an evidence-based best practice for ensuring <br />stabilization and support for people reentering from incarceration, which has been identified as a critical priority <br />by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Marcia Fudge. <br />Program Budget: <br />Hotels – 55 people per year, an average of 60 nights, $55/night $181,500 <br />Services – SWIT classes, $600/person for 65 people $39,000 <br />TOTAL $220,500 <br />GAP DETAILS <br />CURRENT GAPS: <br />SERVICES - TEMP. HOUSING <br />14