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25 <br /> Center provides a housing program and rapid re-housing for people fleeing domestic violence.The Inter- <br /> Faith Council for Social Service operates a Permanent Supportive Housing program.The Orange County <br /> Homelessness Prevention and Housing Stability programs provides services and financial support for <br /> people at risk of homelessness.The Housing Access Coordinator works with landlords and property <br /> managers to make more units available for people exiting homelessness. <br /> Affordable housing in Orange County is provided by organizations including Community Home Trust, <br /> CASA, EmPOWERment,the Center for Community Self-help, Habitat for Humanity, PeeWee Homes, and <br /> DHIC. <br /> Gaps within the current shelter and housing inventory as well as the service delivery system <br /> Feedback from the online survey and community meetings revealed four major areas of unmet housing <br /> and service needs in Orange County: affordable housing supply, affordable housing access, supportive <br /> services, and shelter and bridge housing supply. Further detail on each of these four areas is below. <br /> Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Supportive Services Shelter and Bridge <br /> Supply Access Housing Supply <br /> • Affordable housing • Rental assistance • Housing navigation • Shelter beds in <br /> (particularly 30%AMI) (particularly for people and tenancy support general <br /> • Multifamily housing in who are • Language services • Low-barrier shelter <br /> general undocumented or have • Physical and mental • Domestic violence <br /> • Permanent supportive conviction histories) health services shelter <br /> housing • Utility assistance • Legal services for • Shelter for people on <br /> • Single occupancy units • Financial assistance eviction prevention sex offender registry <br /> PeeWee Homes with application fees and mediation <br /> • Units near transit, • Landlords willing to <br /> stores,etc. accept rental <br /> • Housing with Livable assistance <br /> Design to support • Landlords willing to <br /> aging population rent to people <br /> and/or people with currently experiencing <br /> disabilities homelessness <br /> • Policies to give tenants <br /> more power <br /> Characteristics of housing associated with instability and an increased risk of homelessness (if <br /> the Consortium will include such conditions in its definition of"other populations") <br /> Older housing units and manufactured housing are at great risk of redevelopment in Orange County. <br /> Residents in this housing and other naturally occurring affordable housing are at an increased risk of <br /> homelessness due to displacement. <br /> 23 <br />