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13 <br /> providing Landlord Incentives for new and renewing leases proved an effective strategy to create unit <br /> availability for people in housing search.The LIP provided up to $1,000 bonus for landlords signing new <br /> tenant participants in voucher and OCHCD partner programs and $500 for returning landlords. 166 <br /> individuals were served using this funding. <br /> o FY 2021-22 Round 2: $55,000 <br /> o FY 2022-23 Round 1: $20,000 <br /> o Total Spent as of March 31, 2023: $75,000 <br /> o Treasury Portal Status: Complete <br /> Long Time Homeowner Assistance Program Software—Tax Administration and Housing and <br /> Community Development <br /> This project provides funding for software used by staff to administer the Long Time <br /> Homeowner Assistance Program, which is a program to partially offset an increase on property taxes for <br /> income-eligible, long time homeowners (must own and have lived on the property for at least 10 years) <br /> in Orange County following a revaluation of all property values during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br /> o FY 2021-22 Round 2: $8,905 <br /> o Total Spent as of March 31, 2023: $0 (Pending Journal Entry in process to account for <br /> these expenditures in the ARPA project code.) <br /> o Treasury Portal Status: Not Started <br /> Countywide Food Distribution and Storage—Department of Social Services <br /> This project provides additional funding to the Orange County Department of Social Services to <br /> continue to provide access to foods for low-income families, particularly during times when schools or <br /> other programs providing food are on breaks.The agency provides this assistance through mass <br /> distributions families as well as through the pantries operating at each DSS site. The outcome of this <br /> project will be reduced food insecurity for families, one of the main needs identified during the recovery <br /> planning process. 1,141 households (2,525 individuals) have been served through this project through <br /> December 2022. <br /> o FY 2021-22 Round 2: $60,000 <br /> o FY 2022-23 Round 1: $46,550 <br /> o Total Spent as of March 31, 2023: $106,609 <br /> o Treasury Portal Status: More than 50%Complete <br /> Stabilization Program for Former Foster Youth—Department of Social Services <br /> This project will provide funding to support youth who have graduated from foster care.Youth <br /> who have been in foster care can have many issues after leaving foster care. These youths often have <br /> limited family support and many experience financial instability and behavioral health issues.The <br /> Orange County Department of Social Services remains in contact with many of these individuals several <br /> years after they leave care and has been able to intervene to stabilize the situation and assure the youth <br /> 7 <br />