GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. WE'RE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START.
PANIC KEEP ON TIME BECAUSE IT'S
A BECAUSE IT'S A SELECT HEARING.
NO.
BEFORE WE BEGAN. I'M
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SHARON
QUIRK-SILVA. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF A COLD, BUT JUST I'M FINE.
JUST BEFORE WE START THE FORMAL
PART I WILL BE DOING, UM,
WELCOME REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION
, BUT THOSE OF YOU KNOW ME.
USUALLY I DON'T FOLLOW THE
SCRIPT, BUT BECAUSE IT IS A
FORMAL SELECT HEARING, I WILL BE
DOING THAT AND WE WILL BE
FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY THE
AGENDA. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU
HERE TODAY. SO GOOD MORNING AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'M
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SHARON
QUIRK-SILVA AND I'M HONORED TO
SERVE THE 67TH CALIFORNIA
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, WHICH
ENCOMPASSES DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
OF NORTH ORANGE COUNTY AND PARTS
OF LOS ANGELES AS CHAIR OF THE
ASSEMBLY SELECT COMMITTEE ON
WELCOME TO OUR FIRST HEARING OF
THE 2023 2020 FOR LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. I CREATED THE SELECT
COMMITTEE WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO
STRENGTHEN ONGOING WORKING
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ADVOCATES,
NON PROFITS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR
AS WELL AS LOCAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS. OUR GOAL
IS TO FOCUS ON THE PROGRESS THAT
THE REGION HAS MADE WHAT WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON AND THE
ROLE OF EACH OF US THAT PLAY A
ROLE IN THIS PART OF ALLEVIATING
HOMELESSNESS. I UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE ARE MANY ROADBLOCKS TO
PROVIDING HOUSING FOR THE
COUNTY'S GROWING POPULATION OF
CHRONICALLY UNHAPPY HOUSED
PEOPLE AS WELL AS SERVICES FOR
THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
THERE IS NO SIMPLE ANSWER TO
ADJUST SUCH COMPLEX PROBLEMS.
HOWEVER IT DOES TAKE DEDICATION
AND COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT
THOSE WHO LACK SAFE, STABLE AND
APPROPRIATE PLACES TO LIVE IN
ORANGE COUNTY, AS WELL AS ACCESS
TO VARIOUS LEVELS OF MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY WE
HAVE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND
ADDRESS C¢M CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
OF HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY FOR YOUR WORK AND
DEDICATION TO PROVIDE SERVICES,
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND SHARE YOUR
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE WITH US
TODAY. I BELIEVE IT TAKES A
VILLAGE TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE
THE LIVES OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE
CALIFORNIANS, AND I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF THE PANELISTS AT
ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR
BEING PART OF OUR VILLAGE. I'D
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY SELECT COMMITTEE ON.
WE HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TRITA
AND I SEE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LORI
DAVIS COMING. OTHERS WILL BE
JOINING US, UH AND ON OUR
PROGRAM. WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR
PANELISTS THAT WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO MAKE IT. THAT WOULD BE FORMER
COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE MARTINEZ
. SHE IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT
JUST SO YOU HAVE THAT. UM AND
BEFORE WE WELCOME OUR FIRST
PANELISTS, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT
UP TO OUR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IF
YOU HAVE ANY OPENING COMMENTS.
YOU CAN MOVE THAT ALL THE WAY
OVER. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS LAURIE DAVIES. I'M THE
STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR
DISTRICT 74. THAT DISTRICT IS A
SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY, STARTING
WITH LAGUNA NIGUEL DATA POINTS
AND ONE KEPT STRANO SANK,
LAMENTING INTO CAMP PENDLETON,
VISTA, OCEANSIDE AND A LITTLE
BIT OF FABRIC. I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
THIS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS ONE OF
THE TOP THREE. CONCERNS WHEN YOU
KIND OF DO A SURVEY THROUGH THIS
, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE STATE,
AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE PUTTING
MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO DO WHAT
WE NEED TO DO, BUT I THINK WE
CAN ALL AGREE. IT'S JUST ONE
SOLUTION DOESN'T FIT ALL. WE'VE
GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS
THAT WE NEED TO DO. BUT ONE
THING THAT I FOUND IS WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S
CONNECTIVITY WITH ALL OF THESE
GROUPS. WE HAVE MONEY THAT WE
GIVE TO A LOT OF GOOD GROUPS,
NOT PROFITS, CITIES COUNTIES BUT
THERE ISN'T A LOT OF
COMMUNICATION GOING ON. AND I
THINK THAT'S WHAT I HEAR. WHEN I
TALKED TO THESE AGENCIES SAYING,
YOU KNOW, WE GO HERE WE GET TO
DO THIS, BUT THEN WHEN WE TRY TO
MOVE THEM FROM THIS NEXT PART,
NOTHING'S THERE. SO WE NEED TO
REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT
ONE CIRCLE AND IT GOES LIKE
THIS. AND IT CONNECTS. SO THANK
YOU. OH, THERE WE GO. GOOD
MORNING. I'M DIANE DIXON
ASSEMBLYWOMAN FROM SOMEBODY.
DISTRICT 72, WHICH INCLUDES SEAL
BEACH, HUNTINGTON'S BEACH,
NEWPORT BEACH. LAGUNA BEACH.
WE'RE GONNA WORDS AT LEAST, UH,
VIEJO, LAGUNA HILLS. AND LIKE
FORESTS, DELIGHTED TO BE HERE
AND THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYWOMAN
WORKS OVER FOR PULLING THIS
TOGETHER, IT IS A DIFFICULT
SUBJECT MATTER, AND I THINK THIS
IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST OF
SEVERAL MEETINGS BECAUSE WE
CAN'T SOLVE IT ALL IN ONE DAY. I
KNOW THAT LEARNING FOR ME,
ESPECIALLY, I'M INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER IN A COMMON GOAL, ONE
AREA IN PARTICULAR. THAT WILL BE
, UH, A SUBJECT. PERHAPS I'M
HOPEFUL FOR A FUTURE MEETING IS
THAT THERE IS A CONVERGENCE OF
SOCIAL REHABILITATION HOMES AND
SOBER LIVING HOMES WITHIN THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DISCUSSION.
AND IT AFFECTS MANY OF OUR
CITIES AND ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS.
I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE
REALLY FOCUSED EVENTUALLY ON HOW
ALL THIS IS GOING TO COME
TOGETHER UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOW THAT
AFFECTS OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. AND ALSO, I JUST
WANT TO MENTION THAT THE STATE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE IS CURRENTLY
WORKING ON MY REQUEST TO CONDUCT
A HOLISTIC REVIEW OF IT.
FACILITIES LICENSED UNDER THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TO HELP DETERMINE HOW
CERTAIN FACILITIES ARE LICENSED,
CERTIFIED AND ENFORCED, AND
WE'LL BE GETTING THOSE RESULTS
IN THE SPRING PERIOD. UH AND THE
OVER CONCENTRATION IN
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF
FACILITIES AND THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF PATIENT CARE AND THESE
FACILITIES AS A CONCERN FOR A
LOT OF OUR COASTAL AND OTHER
CITIES, AND THAT IS REALLY THE
KEY POINT IS GETTING PEOPLE THE
CARE AND THE INTEGRATING THE
MENTAL ILLNESS, A SOCIAL
REHABILITATION AND MAKING SURE
PEOPLE ARE BEING REHABILITATED
AND GETTING THE CARE THAT THEY
NEED. AND THIS ALL TIES TOGETHER
WITH HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE OF
PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL
ILLNESS, SUFFERING FROM VARIOUS
ADDICTIONS, AND THEY ARE NO
LONGER IN THESE HOMES. FOR
WHATEVER REASON THAT THEY ARE IN
AND THEN THEY'RE OUT. THEY'RE
NOT REHABILITATED THAT DIRECTLY
IMPACTS AND DATA SHOWS THIS THE
HOMELESS SITUATION CRISIS IN OUR
AREA, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING HOW ALL THIS COMES
TOGETHER. AND FITS INTO THE
LARGER CONVERSATION. AND THANK
YOU AGAIN, ASSEMBLYWOMAN FROM
PULLING US ALL TOGETHER. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH.
JR. LAST TWO BY FOUR. THIS IS
THE ISSUE THAT BEEN GOING AND I
WANT TO THANK THE MEMBER FROM
THE COMMUNITY ELECTED OFFICIAL
FOR BEING HERE TO RAISE YOUR
CONCERNS, AND I BELIEVE THAT
EVERY COMMUNITY IN MY DISH WEAK
AND IN ON OUR COUNTY AND ENTIRE
STATE, CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
IMPACT BY THIS RISES AND FOR THE
PAST SEVERAL YEARS AS YOU AWARE
THAT CALIFORNIA HAS SPENT UP TO
20 MILLION ON HARMLESS SPENDING.
HOWEVER WE STILL HERE WE STILL
DISCUSS ABOUT THE ISSUE IS
MAINLY IN THE PAST THAT EVEN
STATE CALIFORNIA SPENT A LOT OF
MONEY ON THAT. BUT WE DON'T HAVE
UH HUH. AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS,
SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HEAR
INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WE NEED
TO HEAR FROM LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIAL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
THE RELEASE OF THE STATE AUDITOR
REPORT ON HOMELESS SPENDING. I
THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE ALL ON
WE'RE NOT ALL NEED TO SEE THAT.
HOW MUCH I STAY ACTUALLY SPEND,
UH, DIFFERENT ANGLE OF ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS AND, UH, HE IS MY
EXPECTATION THAT THE REPORT THAT
WILL AT LEAST ACTRESS AND ACROSS
THAT WE HAVE TO SPENDING AND
HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE AN ANSWER.
WHY CALIFORNIA SPAN? SO MUCH,
BUT WE STILL HERE AND WE STILL
HAVE TO DEAL WITH RICES. AND UH,
SO, UM, I WANT TWO THINGS. MY
COLLEGE. I WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBER FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND
I'M HERE TO KEEP MY MIND OPEN
BECAUSE I END WITH A DAY. THIS
IS AN ISSUE THAT WE ALL NEED TO
WORK TOGETHER. I BELIEVE THAT AS
LONG AS WE WORK TOGETHER, AND WE
UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE AND WE'RE
WILLING TO DEAL WITH THAT. BUT
AT THE END, UH IT NEEDS TO COME
FROM THE LOCAL COMMITTEE. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND BEGIN
WITH OUR FIRST PANELIST, AND
WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME TO OUR
TABLE OVER HERE. PAULA WILL HM,
THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY DEPUTY
DIRECTOR ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE. AND
WE WELCOME YOU AND LOOK FORWARD
TO YOUR COMMENTS. WELCOME. GOOD
MORNING, HONORABLE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. UM PARK AGAIN. PAULA
WILL HOME AND AN ASSISTANT
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR THE HCS
AND ON BEHALF OF DHC S IN THE
ADMINISTRATION. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
HERE THIS MORNING AND
PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING AND
ALSO HEAR FROM THE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE
TESTIFYING LATER ON. I'D LIKE TO
SHARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF A FEW
KEY INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO
PREVENT AND REDUCE HOMELESSNESS
FOR PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND THEN
WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO RESPONDING
TO THE COMMITTEE'S QUESTIONS. SO
FIRST I'LL START BY EMPHASIZING
HOW DEEPLY COMMITTED DHC S AND
THE ADMINISTRATION ARE TO USING
ALL THE TOOLS AT OUR DISPOSAL TO
ADDRESS SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH
HOUSING IS AT THE TOP OF THE
LIST OF HEALTH RELATED SOCIAL
NEEDS THAT WE WANT TO IMPACT
THROUGH NEW MEDICAL INITIATIVES
AND OTHER TARGETED INVESTMENTS.
HOUSING IS HEALTHCARE AND WE
KNOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE HEALTH,
MENTAL HEALTH OR WELL BEING OF
OUR POPULATION WITHOUT INVESTING
IN STRATEGIES TO PREVENT AND
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS.
CONSEQUENTLY THE STATE IS
PURSUING MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES
TO EXPAND MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR
HOUSING SERVICES, WHILE ALSO
MAKING DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN
HOUSING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE
WITH SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH NEEDS, SO I WANT TO START
BY TALKING ABOUT HOUSING
SUPPORTS THAT ARE NOW AVAILABLE
AS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA
ADVANCING AND INNOVATING AND
MEDICAL INITIATIVE, OR CAL AIM.
AND AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE
MAY KNOW KELL AM IS A LONG TERM
COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORM AND
STRENGTHEN MEDICAL TO IMPROVE
THE HEALTH OF OUR MEMBERS AND
REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES. THE
MEDICAL SYSTEM AS A WHOLE IS A
KEY COMPONENT OF CALIFORNIA'S
BROADER COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A
HEALTHIER AND MORE EQUITABLE
STATE. WE KNOW THAT AMERICAN
INDIAN, BLACK AND LATINO
CALIFORNIANS HAVE LONG FACED
HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT ARE THE
RESULT OF LONG STANDING
STRUCTURAL RACISM IN THE HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM IN EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES AND AN ACCESS TO
SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. THE
PANDEMIC EXACERBATED THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND THESE
INEQUITIES AND UNDERSCORED THE
NEED FOR INVESTMENTS LIKE WE'RE
MAKING THROUGH CALLUM IN WHOLE
PERSON CARE STRATEGIES TO
ADDRESS SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH
AND HOUSING. SO TWO OF THE KEY
HOUSING FOCUS COMPONENTS OF CAL
CAME THAT ARE NOW AVAILABLE
THROUGH MEDICAL MANAGED CARE
PLANS ARE ENHANCED CARE
MANAGEMENT, OR SCM AND COMMUNITY
SUPPORTS. PCM IS A COMPREHENSIVE
CARE MANAGEMENT BENEFIT AND
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR ECM IN
EVERY COUNTY ADULTS WITH
SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEEDS AND CHILDREN WHO MEET
CRITERIA TO ACCESS MEDICAL
SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH OR
SUBSTANCE USE. DISORDER SERVICES
ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR SCM. YOU
SEE EM WAS REALLY DESIGNED TO
ADDRESS BOTH CLINICAL AND NON
CLINICAL NEEDS, PARTICULARLY
HEALTH RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS
THROUGH HIGH TOUCH COORDINATION
OF SERVICES. SO WE THINK ABOUT
THE ECM CARE COORDINATOR AS THE
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER WHO CAN
ENSURE THAT DIFFERENT PROVIDERS
AND SERVICES WORK TOGETHER TO
MEET EACH PERSON'S NEEDS. CCM
CARE MANAGERS CAN NOW CONNECT
MEDICAL MEMBERS TO NEW HOUSING
SERVICES THAT ARE MEDICAL
MANAGED CARE PLANS CAN CHOOSE TO
COVER HIS COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. SO
SOME OF THE NEW HOUSING SERVICES
AVAILABLE AS COMMUNITY SUPPORTS
IN MEDICAL INCLUDE HOUSING,
TRANSITION AND NAVIGATION
SERVICES. HOUSING DEPOSITS,
HOUSING TENDENCY, SUPPORTS AND
SHORT TERM POST HOSPITALIZATION,
HOUSING, RECUPERATIVE CARE OR
DATE ABILITY ATION AND THESE CAN
ALL SERVE AS ALTERNATIVES TO
HOSPITALIZATION OR HOMELESSNESS
DURING CHARACTER IN ZISHE INS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT DATA ON
UTILIZATION OF THESE NEW
SERVICES, AND WE KNOW THAT ABOUT
36,000 MEDICAL MEMBERS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
RECEIVED CCM IN 2022. THAT WAS
THE COUNT JUST FOR 2022. SO WE
HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND ACCESS
THROUGH 2023 AND WILL HAVE
REPORTING UP ON THAT ON OUR
WEBSITE THAT FOLKS CAN ACCESS.
WE DO KNOW THAT IT TAKES TIME,
ENERGY AND MULTI AGENCY
COLLABORATION TO BUILD OUT
PROVIDER NETWORKS AND CONNECT
ALL OF THESE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SO
WE'VE ALSO LEVERAGED OUR MEDICAL
WAIVERS TO HELP FINANCE CAPACITY
EXPANSION IN THIS AREA, AND WE
HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THE PROVIDING
ACCESS AND TRANSFORMING HEALTH
OR PATH INITIATIVE IN THE
INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM, WHICH
PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING
FOR OUR ON THE GROUND PARTNERS,
INCLUDING MANAGED CARE PLANS,
COMMUNITY BASED OR ANNOTATIONS.
HOSPITALS AND COUNTIES TO EXPAND
UCM AND COMMUNITIES SUPPORTS.
NEXT UP TO BUILD ON R. KELLY.
UM, FOUNDATION. DHC S WILL SEEK
CMS APPROVAL TO ADD TRANSITIONAL
RENT AS A NEW MEDICAL COMMUNITY
SUPPORT SERVICE. AND IF THIS IS
APPROVED, MANAGED CARE PLANS
WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE TO COVER
UP TO SIX MONTHS OF RENT FOR
ELIGIBLE HIGH NEED MEDICAL
MEMBERS. WE ALSO PROPOSED TO
MAKE THIS TRANSITIONAL RENT
COVERAGE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR
COUNTY SPECIALTY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH PLANS, AND THIS IS JUST
ONE OF SEVERAL SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS INCLUDED IN A NEW
MENTAL HEALTH DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE
THAT DHC S JUST SUBMITTED LAST
FRIDAY OUR NEW 11 15 WAIVER
DEMONSTRATION APPLICATION TO
CMS. AND THIS IS FOR THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY
BASED NETWORKS OF EQUITABLE CARE
AND TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION. A
REAL MOUTHFUL SO WE CALL IT BH
CONNECT. BH CONNECT IS A NEW
PACKAGE OF INITIATIVES FOLLOWING
KELLUM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN
AND EXPAND THE STATEWIDE
CONTINUUM OF COMMUNITY BASED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES,
WHILE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE LIMITED
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
PARTICIPATION FOR CARE PROVIDED
DURING SHORT TERM STAYS IN
INSTITUTIONS FOR MENTAL DISEASE,
OR I M. D S SO IN ADDITION TO
THE TRANSITIONAL RENT OPTION
UNDER BH CONNECT COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PLANS WILL BE
ABLE TO CHOOSE TO EXPAND
COVERAGE FOR SEVERAL EVIDENCE
BASED THERAPIES THAT IMPROVE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AND
REDUCE THE RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.
NEW MEDICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE
UNDER BH CONNECT WILL INCLUDE
ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT OR
ACT SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT AND
CLUBHOUSE MODEL SERVICES. TO
ENSURE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PLANS ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT
THESE NEW SERVICES SUCCESSFULLY.
DHC S WILL ALSO DEVELOP AN
INCENTIVE PROGRAM. TO SUPPORT
COUNTIES THAT DEMONSTRATE
SUCCESS AT IMPROVING OUTCOMES
AMONG OUR MOST VULNERABLE
MEDICAL MEMBERS, SO PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE A
POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR BH
CONNECT AS WELL AS CALLUM. I
THINK I WOULD ALSO BE REMISS IF
I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANOTHER NEW
INITIATIVE THAT LAUNCHED THIS
MONTH HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY, AND
THAT IS THE CARE ACT. AS MANY OF
YOU KNOW, CARE IS AN UPSTREAM
DIVERSION THAT USES A NEW CIVIL
COURT PROCESS TO PREVENT MORE
RESTRICTIVE CONSERVATORSHIPS OR
INCARCERATION FOR PEOPLE WITH
SCHIZOPHRENIA, SCHIZOPHRENIA,
SPECTRUM DISORDERS OR OTHER
PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS. SO CARE IS
BASED ON EVIDENCE THAT PEOPLE
CAN STABILIZE, BEGIN HEALING AND
EXIT HOMELESSNESS WHEN THEY
RECEIVE CARE IN LESS
RESTRICTIVE, COMMUNITY BASED
SETTINGS. AND WHAT CARE IS
SUPPOSED TO DO IS IMPROVE
HOUSING, STABILITY, MEDICATION,
ADHERENCE AND OVERALL
FUNCTIONING FOR INDIVIDUALS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS VIA
WRAPAROUND SERVICES PROVIDED
UNDER A COURT ORDERED CARE
AGREEMENT OR CARE PLAN, AND THE
CARE PLANS MAY INCLUDE AN ARRAY
OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
AND HOUSING INTERVENTIONS. AND
SO AT THIS POINT AS I'M COMING
TOWARDS THE END OF MY REMARKS, I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF OUR MEDICAL MEMBERS
CARE PARTICIPANTS, CALIFORNIANS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR
ARRAY OF HIGH QUALITY TREATMENT
SETTINGS AND HOUSING OPTIONS. SO
THE MEDICAL COVERAGE THAT I'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT NEEDS TO BE
PAIRED WITH ACCESS TO ACTUAL
BRICK AND MORTAR, HOUSING AND
CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT
OPTIONS. SO I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY
HIGHLIGHT A FEW PROGRAMS FROM
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES WHO ARE NOT
REPRESENTED TODAY, BUT WE WANTED
TO MENTION THEIR WORK AS WELL,
UM, AND THEN CLOSED BY TOUCHING
ON A COUPLE OF THE PROGRAMS
ADMINISTERED BY DHC S, WHICH
EXPAND THE ARRAY OF HOUSING
OPTIONS AVAILABLE SPECIFICALLY
TO INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CONDITIONS. SO ON BEHALF
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, CDSS ADMINISTERS
MULTIPLE PROGRAMS THAT INTEGRATE
TAILORED HOUSING SERVICES WITHIN
SAFETY. NET SYSTEMS GRANTEES OF
CDSS HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE
EXPECTED TO COORDINATE WITH
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
CONTINUUM OF CARE AND PUBLIC
HEALTH THING. AUTHORITIES TO
HOLISTICALLY MEET THE NEEDS OF
EACH INDIVIDUAL CLIENT. SO A FEW
OF THE PROGRAMS AND THAT CDSS
ADMINISTERS THAT EVERYONE MAY BE
FAMILIAR WITH WE HAVE HOUSING
SUPPORTS AVAILABLE THROUGH COW
WORKS, THE CATTLE WORKS, HOUSING
SUPPORT PROGRAM AND HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE HAVE
BRINGING FAMILIES HOME, WHICH IS
SPECIFICALLY FOR FAMILIES
INVOLVED IN CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES. WE HAVE HOME SAFE,
WHICH SERVES INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED
WITH ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
AND WE HAVE THE HOUSING AND
DISABILITY ADVOCACY PROGRAM,
WHICH TARGETED TARGETS
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
DISABILITY BENEFITS, INCLUDING
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, OR
S S. I. SPECIFICALLY FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH NEEDS. CDSS ALSO
ADMINISTERS THE COMMUNITY CARE
EXPANSION PROGRAM AND THIS
LAUNCHED IN FISCAL YEAR 21 22 TO
ADDRESS HISTORIC GAPS IN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND LONG TERM
CARE. SO TO DATE, CDSS HAS
AWARDED 353 MILLION IN GRANT
FUNDS ACROSS 48 PROJECTS TO
EXPAND CAPACITY WITHIN LICENSED
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES,
RECUPERATING CARE SITES AND
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
CDSS HAS ALSO AWARDED 249
MILLION IN ONE TIME ALLOCATIONS
TO 35 COUNTIES TO PRESERVE
EXISTING LICENSED RESIDENTIAL
CARE FACILITIES AND ORANGE
COUNTY HAS RECEIVED FUNDING
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AS PART OF
THESE, KELLY THE COUNTY
ALLOCATIONS. ORANGE COUNTY HAS
ACCEPTED 9.3 MILLION IN
OPERATING SUBSIDY FUNDS FOR
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES AND
13.1 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECT
FUNDING TO HELP THE LOCAL
FACILITIES OF ER CLOSURES. SYRIA
S S S COMMUNITY CARE EXPANSION
IS INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BRIDGE HOUSING
PROGRAM AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY DHC S
SO A COUPLE OF QUICK NOTES ON
THESE PROGRAMS AND WHAT THEY'VE
BEEN ABLE TO DO. FOR THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BRIDGE HOUSING
PROGRAM IS A ONE TIME INVESTMENT
OF 1.5 BILLION IN OVER TWO YEARS
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS BRIDGE AND
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SETTINGS,
AND THIS INCLUDES ASSISTED
LIVING IN SENIOR CARE SETTINGS.
THE PROGRAM ALSO ENABLES
QUALIFIED AND CITIES TO PURCHASE
AND INSTALL SOLUTIONS LIKE TINY
HOMES, SO COUNTY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ENTITIES, AGENCIES AND
TRIBES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BRIDGE HOUSING
FUNDS AND ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS
OF IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS WITH
THE FIRST ALLOCATION OF $1
BILLION AND THROUGH THIS PROCESS
, THE COUNTY OF ORANGES
HEALTHCARE AGENCY WAS AWARDED
31.6 MILLION IN BRIDGE HOUSING
FUNDS. SECOND ALLOCATION OF 265
MILLION STATEWIDE WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE THROUGH A COMPETITIVE
APPLICATION PROCESS AND COUNTIES
WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY TO THAT
LEADER THIS WINTER. SO FINALLY,
WHEN LAST KEY INVESTMENT ALL
MENTIONED THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM, OR B H C I P THIS WILL
PROVIDE 2.2 BILLION IN FUNDING
TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO
CONSTRUCT A CHOIR AND EXPAND
PROPERTIES TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES OR INVEST IN
MOBILE CRISIS AND CRISIS
RESPONSE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO
TODAY, DHC S HAS DONE FIVE
ROUNDS OF FUNDING AND AWARDED A
TOTAL OF 1.7 BILLION ALL
COMPETITIVE ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
FOR THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE
COUNTIES AND CITIES, BUT ALSO
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, BOTH
NONPROFIT AND FOR PROFIT AND OUR
TRIBES, SO THE PREVIOUS ROUNDS
FOCUSED ON CRISIS CARE. MOBILE
ACCESS PLANNING, GRANTS, LAUNCH
READY PROJECTS AND PROJECTS
FOCUSED ON CHILDREN. THE
REMAINING ROUND OF FUNDING ROUND
SIX WILL FOCUS ON UNMET NEEDS SO
VERY OPEN TO WHATEVER OTHER
PROJECTS, LOCALITIES OR
PROVIDERS WANT TO PUT FORWARD.
HCS WILL RELEASE THE FIRST ROUND
SIX R F A IN JANUARY, 2024. AND
SO. FOR SO WITH THAT I WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THOSE
UPDATES ON A FEW OF OUR HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS. AND
UH, WE RECOGNIZE OBVIOUSLY THAT
WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO TO
FULLY REALIZE THE PROMISE OF
THESE INITIATIVES, BUT WE WANT
TO AFFIRM THAT THE STATE HAS
MADE HISTORIC COMMITMENTS TO
ENDING HOMELESSNESS. AND I THINK
REALLY IMPORTANTLY, WE'VE MADE
COMMITMENTS TO HOLDING OURSELVES
ACCOUNTABLE IN NEW WAYS THAT
BOTH THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS
SO I WANT TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
AND APPLAUD. THE TREMENDOUS
EFFORTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY IN THE
LOCALITIES REPRESENTED BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
EVERYONE IS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT
NEW SOLUTIONS FOR CALIFORNIANS
WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS
AND HOMELESSNESS AND D HCS LOOKS
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO PARTNER
WITH THE LEGISLATURE COUNTIES.
SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE MEDICAL
MEMBERS AND THE STAKEHOLDERS
REPRESENTED HERE TODAY TO CREATE
MEANINGFUL CHANGE. THANK YOU
AGAIN AND HAPPY TO DISCUSS OR
TAKE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU BEFORE
WE GO INTO QUESTIONS, UH, IF WE
SOMEBODY WAS INTERESTED IN A
COPY OF YOUR PRESENTATION, CAN
WE GET THAT OUT TO PEOPLE? WE
CAN CLEAN THAT UP AND SEND IT TO
YOU AFTERWARDS. IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN MAKE SURE YOU
LEAVE YOUR EMAIL WITH US. UH
HUH. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO
QUESTIONS FROM THE PANEL, AND
THEN WE'LL TAKE IT TO QUESTIONS,
UM, FROM FROM THE AUDIENCE. BUT
BEFORE WE DO THAT, LET ME FIRST
THANK THE CITY OF WANNA PARK FOR
ALLOWING US TO HOST THIS YEAR. I
SEE CITY MANAGER AARON FRANCIS
BACK THERE. I ALSO SEE COUNCIL
MEMBER CHOICE ON I SEE COUNCIL
MEMBER UM CONNOR TROUT COUNCIL
MEMBER, SUSAN SANI. HERE FROM
WHAT A PARK. LET'S GIVE THEM A
CHAIR. AND I ALSO SEE TRUSTEE
FROM MM CENTRALIA. I'M SORRY,
LAMIA, LET ME TELL ME YOUR LAST
NAME AGAIN. HOW SORRY, ANYHOW,
IT JUST THAT THEY ARE TAKING
THEIR TIME ON A MONDAY. UM
TUESDAY TO COME OUT. LET'S THANK
THEM FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. GO
AHEAD. YES QUESTION. AND FIRST I
WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR BRAIN STATION. I THINK THAT
YOU COVER A LOT OF DETAIL. AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. YOU
EXPLAIN TO A FEW PROGRAM AND
INITIATED SO MY QUESTION TO YOU
THAT ACCORDING TO OC COURT, WE
ALL KNOW THAT ONLY A REFERRAL
HAVE BEEN MAKE TWO DAY FOR THE
FOR THE CARE CORE SERVICES. SO
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? THE FUTURE
OUTCOME TO BEWARE WHEN THIS
PROGRAM IS FULLY, UH EXECUTED.
YEAH THANK YOU. UM I DON'T HAVE
PROJECTIONS IN FRONT OF ME FOR
CARE. COURT UTILIZATION, BUT DO
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR POINT
THAT THE PROGRAM JUST LAUNCHED
AND SO THERE HAD BEEN ONLY ONE
REFERRAL. I THINK AT ONE POINT
WHEN, UH THE STATE HAD REPORTED
OUT WE DO EXPECT THAT TO PICK UP
THERE'S BEEN AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT
OF EFFORT TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC CARE PROVIDERS TO
WORK WITH THE COUNTY WHO IS
ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM ON HOW
THE PROGRAM WORKS. HOW TO FILE
AN INITIAL PETITION WHO IS AN
APPROPRIATE CANDIDATE FOR THE
PROGRAM, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF
RESOURCES OUT THERE AND WE DO DO
EXPECT IT TO PICK UP AND SERVE
MORE PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. I THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. IT'S
TIMELY. I NEED TO USE THE WORD
ACCOUNTABILITIES. I WANT TO KIND
OF SORT THROUGH ALL THE NUMBERS
THAT YOU GAVE UM, WE'RE THE I
HAVE WE HAVE HEARD IN THE LAST
YEAR THAT STATE HAS SPENT $21
BILLION ON HOMELESSNESS OVER THE
LAST A FEW YEARS. I THINK IT HAS
FOUR YEARS. SO NOW MY FIRST
QUESTION HOW MUCH OF ALL THE
MONIES THAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED
AS PART OF THAT 21 BILLION? I'M
JUST TRYING TO GET MY ARMS
AROUND. THIS DIDN'T YEAH, SO I
CAN'T SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THE
21 BILLION FIGURE. I KNOW AS WE
DO THE BUDGET SUMMARY EACH YEAR,
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE SORT OF RE
TALLY WHAT'S BEEN SPENT ON
HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE. AND I
DO. UM, I CAN SAY THAT A LOT OF
THE PROGRAMS I JUST COVERED ARE
INCLUDED, AND WHEN THE GOVERNOR
DOES AS THOSE SORT OF ROLL UPS
OF HOUSING RELATED FUNDING. SO
BACK TO YOUR WORD
ACCOUNTABILITY. CAN YOU GIVE US
DATA? I MEAN, A LOT OF MONEY IS
BEING SPENT AND A LOT OF GOOD
PROGRAMS THAT YOU'VE CREATED AN
INITIATED AND ARE NOW
IMPLEMENTING. HOW HAS IT
AFFECTED HOMELESSNESS? I DON'T
NECESSARILY SEE IT, UH, WHERE
THERE'S A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER
OF HOMELESS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW
THE NUMBER BETTER THAN I THINK
IT'S OVER. 100,000 HOMELESS
PEOPLE ARE IN CALIFORNIA HEARD
100 AND 70 AT ONE POINT AH AH
AND THEN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES
SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MONEY
IS GOING. AND SO HOW DO WE
MEASURE YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL
ME WHERE IS GOING SO MUCH AS
YOU'VE JUST DESCRIBED IT. HOW DO
WE KNOW IT IS WORKING THAT
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE HAVING
AN IMPACT IN REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS? AND I'M DELIGHTED
TO HEAR YOU COULD ALSO PLEASE
ADDRESS THIS QUESTION. YOU TALK
ABOUT THE LINKAGES BETWEEN
MEDICARE AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS. DO YOU HAVE THE
FIGURE? ON THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD.
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE MEDICARE
PAYMENT TO A PERSON WHO IS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS? HOW
MUCH OF THEIR HOW MUCH MONEY
DOES AN INDIVIDUAL GET AND WHAT
THEY DO WITH THAT MONEY IS OUT
FOR FOOD AND SHELTER SHELTER.
YOU TALKED ABOUT SHELTER PROS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET MY ARMS
AROUND. WHERE IS THE MONEY
GOING? HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S
WORKING? AND WHAT IMPACT IS IT?
HAVING? THANK YOU. YEAH UM, I'M
GOING TO BACK UP AND TRY TO
START WITH YOUR FIRST QUESTION.
WHICH WAS? HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S
WORKING? AND I THINK WE HAVE
OBVIOUSLY, DHC S HAS AND WILL BE
PUBLISHING MORE DATA ON NUMBERS
SERVED WITH ALL THESE PROGRAMS
RIGHT WHERE WHAT FACILITIES ARE
BEING CONSTRUCTED? WHAT TYPES OF
SERVICES HAVE BEEN OFFERED? BUT
WHAT I THINK I HEAR YOU ASKING
IS, ARE WE ACTUALLY SEEING
REDUCTIONS IN THE NUMBERS OF
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING?
HOMELESSNESS. AND UM, THAT IS
CHALLENGING TO MEASURE BUT WE
WANT TO MEASURE IT AS PART OF
OUR MEDICAL PROGRAMS. SO WE ARE
LOOKING AT, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH
THE BH CONNECT NEW INITIATIVE
THAT I MENTIONED, UM, WHEN WE
HAVE INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS
DONE OF SOME OF THESE
INITIATIVES, WE WILL LOOK AT
METRICS RELATED TO HOUSING
STATUS. UM AND THAT WOULD
HOPEFULLY ALLOW US TO SHARE SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICAL
MEMBERS, SPECIFICALLY, UM, HOW
MANY WERE ON HOUSED OR AT RISK
OF HOMELESSNESS COMING INTO OUR
PROGRAMS, AND THEN WHAT? THEIR
OUTCOMES WERE RIGHT. DID THEY
END UP STAPLEY HOUSE? WE REALLY
DON'T KNOW. RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT
AWARE OF STATES LIKE STATEWIDE
FIGURES ON REDUCTIONS. ANY
STATEMENT YOU COULD SAY IN THE
LAST THREE YEARS, WE KNOW THAT
WE HAVE REMOVED X NUMBER OF
HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
OFF HOME. LET'S JUST DO WE HAVE
VISIBILITY ON THAT TYPE OF
PROGRESS. I THINK I THINK WE CAN
FOLLOW UP WITH NUMBERS RELATED
TO THE SPECIFIC ARRAY OF
PROGRAMS IF THAT'S HELPFUL. OKAY
THERE'S ANOTHER RELATED QUESTION
TO THE MEDICAL. I DID NOT KNOW
THAT MEDICAL IS HELPING
HOMELESS. I THINK PEOPLE WITHOUT
HOMES AND SHELTERED THAT IS
GREAT. I AH, AS I SAID, WHAT IS
THE AVERAGE MEDICAL BENEFIT THAT
GOES TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. I'VE
NEVER HEARD THAT STATISTICS
BEFORE. HOW DO WE QUALIFY?
PEOPLE? TO RECEIVE MEDICAL
PAYMENTS AND DO WE CERTIFY THEIR
RESIDENCY? ARE THEY CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS? BECAUSE I KNOW FROM
THE CITY'S I REPRESENT. AND DATA
SHOWS THAT THEY COME FROM OTHER
STATES. UM DO WE HAVE A
QUALIFICATION FOR BEING FOR
SERVING FIRST CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS OR IS THAT NOT
ACCEPTABLE OR ARE WE SERVING
EVERYBODY? BUT I'M I'M SENSING
THAT THEY'RE COMING TO
CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF THESE
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS, AND THEN ARE
WE HELPING PEOPLE EVEN IF
THEY'RE NOT EVEN A RESIDENT. HOW
ARE WE HELPING PEOPLE? IF
THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING, HOW
CAN WE TREAT THEM SUCCESSFULLY?
YEAH. THANK YOU FOR CIRCLING
BACK ON THE MEDICAL PART OF THE
QUESTION, AND I ACTUALLY WISH I
REALIZING ONE THING I SHOULD
HAVE BROUGHT THERE WAS A NEW
STUDY RECENTLY RELEASED BY
RESEARCHERS MOSTLY AFFILIATED
WITH UCSF THAT TALKS A LOT ABOUT
THE BASICALLY CHARACTER
CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE HOMELESSNESS, WHO ARE
HOMELESS IN CALIFORNIA AND
DESCRIBES, YOU KNOW THE
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT, UM
ARE FROM CALIFORNIA AND FELL
INTO HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY A MAJORITY THAT HAS A
LOT OF OTHER INTERESTING TO YOUR
POINT. A LOT OF OTHER
INTERESTING DATA ABOUT WHO'S
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
WHY SO WE I WOULD LOVE TO SEND
SHARE SOME OF THAT WITH THE
COMMITTEE OF HELPFUL AS
BACKGROUND. THEY DON'T HAVE IT
HERE, UM, FOR MEDICAL AS FOLKS
KNOW THIS IS A STATE AND FEDERAL
PROGRAM RIGHT THAT COVERS AN
ARRAY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
AND, UM ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON
SEVERAL MANY DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES. DISABILITY STATUS
INCOME. UM AND SO ARE MEDICAL
PROGRAM IS FOR CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS, AND THERE IS AN
ELIGIBILITY PROCESS THAT PEOPLE
GO THROUGH TO ENROLL. VERIFY
YOUR INCOME AND ANOTHER
CHARACTERISTICS. AND THEN ONCE
YOU'RE ENROLLED, YOU'RE ELIGIBLE
FOR THE PACKAGE OF HEALTHCARE
BENEFITS WE HAVE, AND I THINK A
LOT OF A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS. I
JUMPED RIGHT INTO SORT OF STATS
AND DETAILS, BUT IF YOU PAN OUT
THE BIGGER PICTURE IS THAT, UM
WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY OVER THE
LAST FEW DECADES, LEVERAGED
EVERYTHING THAT THE MEDICAID
PROGRAM CAN DO TO ADDRESS.
HOMELESSNESS MEDICAID WON'T PAY
FOR HOUSING DIRECTLY, BUT IT
WILL PAY FOR A LOT OF THINGS
LIKE HOUSING, NAVIGATION,
TEMPORARY OR TRANSITIONAL RENT
TENDENCY SUPPORTS THAT KIND OF
THING, AND SO THERE'S BEEN A BIG
PUSH BY DHC S IN OUR STATE
LEADERSHIP AND THE LAST 5 TO 10
YEARS TO BRING THESE HOUSING
FOCUSED SERVICES INTO OUR
MEDICAL PROGRAM AND MAKE THEM
AVAILABLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE AND PART OF THAT DOES
INCLUDE GETTING PEOPLE ENROLLED,
RIGHT AND GOING DOING THINGS
LIKE STREET OUTREACH SO WE CAN
GET PEOPLE CONNECTED TO SERVICES
. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE DETAILS
YOU TO YOUR QUESTIONS. I MAYBE
THE SECOND HEARING THAT WE HAVE
IN A FEW MONTHS. WE COULD GET AN
UPDATE ON SOME OF THE DATA AND
KNOW HOW THIS 21 BILLION AND
RISING NUMBERS ARE REALLY
HELPING. YOU'VE GOT THE GREAT
PROGRAMS. I COMMEND YOU FOR
CREATING THE PROGRAMS ARE THEY
BEING UTILIZED TO REALLY REDUCE
HOMELESSNESS AND OUR STATE? SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
UH, I'M GOING, ARE YOU NO, GO
AHEAD AND ANSWER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WE WERE
LOOKING AT THE PROGRAMS WE'RE
LOOKING AT ABOUT $2 BILLION,
PUTTING THEIR COUPLE QUESTIONS
FOR THAT NUMBER ONE. WE ALREADY
SEE ALL HARD IT IS TO GET
HEALTHCARE. UM WORKERS RIGHT
NOW. SO WE HAVE ALL THESE
PROGRAMS DO WE HAVE OUR WE
STABBED FOR THESE PROGRAMS READY
TO GO? THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT
QUESTION, AND I THINK A LOT OF
YOUR OTHER PANELISTS ARE
PROBABLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THIS. WE DO HAVE A STATEWIDE
HEALTHCARE, WORKFORCE SHORTAGE
OR CRISIS, PARTICULARLY FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. UM,
AND SO THEY'RE IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE YOU KNOW, BEHAVIORAL,
HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS
INTERVENTIONS. WE ARE FUNDING A
LOT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH, UM THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH CARE, ACCESS AND
INFORMATION THAT WOULD THAT
WOULD ALSO BE AN INTERESTING UH
PANEL PANELIST TO HAVE HERE SO
THEY CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
THAT THEY'RE DOING GREAT AND
THEN ALSO, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH SOBER LIVING FOR PROBABLY
12 YEARS WHEN I SAID ON CITY
COUNCIL, A LOT OF THE PANEL
RIGHT HERE, AND I KNOW THAT WHEN
IT COMES TO SOBER LIVING HOMES
AND LICENSE HOMES, YOU KNOW
WE'VE GOT GREAT GREAT GOOD
ACTORS OUT THERE. BUT THERE'S
ALWAYS THE BAD ACTORS AND I
THINK WE HAD MAYBE 9 TO 11
PEOPLE THAT WERE IN CHARGE OF
GOING THROUGH THE STATE AND
COMING AND CHECKING ON THESE
FACILITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING
THE RULES AND TAKING CARE OF THE
CLIENTS AND THEIR PATIENTS. UM
AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO
INCREASE THAT, AND THAT WAS
SOMETHING THAT.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. IN ORANGE COUNTY BECAUSE
THEY'RE ALL COMING FROM
SACRAMENTO WHEN YOU WOULD THINK
WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY HERE IN
THIS COUNTY THAT YOU KNOW WE
WOULD HAVE OUR OWN. THAT'S
SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE
COULD CONTINUE DOING AS YOU HAD
WORKED SO HARD FOR IN THE PAST.
AND THEN ALSO WITH THE CARE
COURT. DOES EVERYBODY KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT THE PROCESSES WITH
CARE COURT AND HOW YOU BECOME
ARE ABLE TO PUT SOMEBODY INTO
YOUR COURT. RAISE YOUR HAND. SO
IF YOU COULD MAYBE KIND OF
EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW THIS WORKS
AGAIN. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM. I
THINK THERE'S FIVE OR SIX
COUNTIES THAT ARE WORKING ON
THIS AND OKAY ON THE COUNT TO GO
AHEAD AND DO THAT, SO WE CAN
STAY ON SCHEDULE. OKAY, GREAT.
I'LL GO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU,
BUT BUT GREAT QUESTION. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE WRAP
UP THIS PANEL, I KNOW THAT WE
ARE GOING TO GO FROM PUBLIC. BUT
I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO ONE OF
YOUR COMMENTS BECAUSE UH, ON THE
TRANSITIONAL RENTS OVER THE
DECADES WE'VE SEEN THAT
PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, UH, IS
MUCH WISER THAN HAVING SOMEBODY
FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS. GET AN
INFECTION ON THE RUN ON THEIR
RECORD, AND THEN TRYING TO KIND
OF GET OUT OF THAT. AND WE KNOW
THAT MANY TIMES. IT'S THE FIRST
AND LAST MONTH AND ALSO THE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO KEEP PEOPLE
IN THEIR HOME. CAN YOU EXPAND ON
WHAT THIS TRANSITIONAL RENT
PROGRAM WOULD DO? YES SO, UM,
MEDICAL MANAGED CARE PLANS AND
COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WILL BE
ABLE TO CHOOSE TO OFFER THIS TO
THEIR MEMBERS AND, UM FOLKS WILL
BE ELIGIBLE IF THEY'RE EITHER
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR
THERE IS A GOOD DEFINITION FOR
BEING AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY FAIRLY FAIRLY
EXPANSIVE AND ENCOMPASSES A LOT
OF SORT OF HOUSING INSTABILITY
FOR VARIOUS REASONS. AND SO WE
DEFINITELY ARE WANTING TO TARGET
THAT POPULATION THAT ISN'T
HOMELESS YET, BUT MAY FALL INTO
HOMELESSNESS. UM AND THE MANAGED
CARE PLAN WILL BE ABLE TO IN
CONJUNCTION WITH A LOT OF THE
HOUSING, NAVIGATION AND OTHER
SUPPORTS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MOVE
PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
UM PAY UP TO SIX MONTHS OF RENT
USING MEDICAL FUNDS. SO TO ME
THAT THAT IS DEFINITELY A NEW
EMPHASIS THAT I THINK IS PRETTY
POWERFUL. I KNOW RIGHT HERE IN
ANAHEIM. WE HAVE THE ANAHEIM
WHITE HOUSE WHO IS A RESTAURANT
OWNER, AND HE WORKS WITH WITH
WHAT WE CALL THE MOTEL FAMILIES
IN THE, UH UH HUH. RIGHT NEAR
DISNEYLAND. AND HE HAS SAID THAT
YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS
THAT ARE, IN FACT PAIN TO LIVE
IN A MOTEL AND THEY CAN MAKE
THAT RENT, WHICH IS A WEEKLY AND
THEY CAN AFFORD THAT. WHY CAN'T
THEY THEN MOVE IN, UH, A
RESIDENT? AND IT HAS BEEN IN
FACT THAT 5 TO $10,000
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY CAN'T SAVE
SO I CAN'T SAVE TO MOVE UP TO
THE NEXT STEP. SO I THINK THIS
IS A MAJOR BRIGHT LIGHT, AT
LEAST IN SOME OF THE INFORMATION
, SO I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
WITH THAT WE WANT TO, UH, IF
THERE'S ANYBODY FOR THIS
PARTICULAR PANEL FOR THE STATE
THAT HAS A QUESTION, WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND ENTERTAINED THAT RIGHT
NOW FOR THIS PANEL. AND WE CAN
COME BACK TO QUESTIONS AT THE
END FOR EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT
WITH THAT. WE THANK YOU AND
APPRECIATE THAT WE IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN HER PRESENTATION,
MAKE SURE WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL.
THANK YOU. WE ARE JUST JOINED BY
MY COLLEAGUE NEXT DOOR, THE
HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH. UH
WELCOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AVELLINO. VALENCIA. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? VERY
BRIEFLY. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS SPECIFIC
ISSUE, HAD CHAIRWOMAN
QUIRK-SILVA AND LOOK FORWARD TO
A PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND SEE
HOW WE CAN IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH
NOT ONLY IN ORANGE COUNTY BUT AT
THE STATE LEVEL. ALRIGHT SO OUR
FIRST PANEL OF FOCUSED ON
CALIFORNIA STATE OVERVIEW AND
OUR SECOND UM AND WE'RE ACTUALLY
ON NUMBER THREE ARE WE WILL MOVE
TO NUMBER THREE ITEM ADDRESSING
THE CRISIS SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS
AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND WE WILL
HEAR FROM BROOKE WEITZMAN, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ELDER LAW
AND DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER,
WHO IS AN ADVOCATE FOR
HOMELESSNESS, AS I MENTIONED AT
THE BEGINNING, UM FORMER COUNCIL
MEMBER MICHELLE MARTINEZ WILL
NOT BE JOINING US. AH, WELCOME.
MS WEITZMAN. THANK YOU. THANKS
FOR HAVING ME, UM, ADVOCATING
FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS, NOT
PROVIDING ALMOST NUS. YES UM SO,
UM, I JUST WANTED TO START WITH
KIND OF A FRAMEWORK OF WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT
COMES TO HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS. OUR FOCUS FOR
TODAY, OF COURSE, IS ON MENTAL
HEALTH AND THE INTERSECTION WITH
HOMELESSNESS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE REMEMBERING THAT THAT
IS A VERY SMALL FRACTION OF THE
IN HOUSE COMMUNITY THAT THE
SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF NEWLY
UNHAPPY HOUSED PEOPLE CURRENTLY
ARE OUR SENIORS THAT THAT WOMEN
OVER 50 ARE THE FASTEST GROWING
FIRST TIME ON HOUSED INDIVIDUALS
. UM AND SO AS WE'RE WHEN WE'RE
LOOKING AT THIS, THERE'S KIND OF
MORE THAN ONE QUESTION TO ASK.
THE FIRST IS WHO'S ON HOUSED NOW
AND WHO'S CHRONICALLY ON HOUSED
AND HOW DO WE HELP THIS
COMMUNITY AND WHAT PORTION OF
THEM NEED THESE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES? AND THE SECOND IS HOW
DO WE STOP THE FLOW WHAT PEOPLE
SOMETIMES REFER TO AS THE SILVER
TSUNAMI OF SENIORS AND OTHERS
INTO HOMELESSNESS? HOW DO WE
ENSURE THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SURVIVORS FLEEING ARE NOT ENDING
UP ON HOUSE? THAT CHILDREN AGING
OUT OF FOSTER CARE ARE NOT
ENDING UP ON HOUSED BECAUSE ALL
THIS IMPORTANT WORK WE'RE
HEARING ABOUT AND ALL THE STATE
INVESTMENT IN SOLUTIONS IF WE'RE
NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE FLOW
THAN GETTING ALL THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE ALREADY ON, HOUSED INTO
HOUSING IS STILL NOT GOING TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER, SO I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT KIND OF CONTEXT
WISE TO BE THINKING ABOUT. KIND
OF THAT BIG PICTURE AND WHEN,
WHEN I FOCUS BACK ON FOLKS
LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS AGAIN. THERE'S KIND
OF TWO GROUPS, THERE'S THOSE
WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT
MENTAL ILLNESS, THOSE WHOSE
MENTAL ILLNESS MAY HAVE LED TO
THEIR BEING ON HOUSED, AND THEN
THERE'S FOLKS WHO HAVE MILD TO
MODERATE MENTAL ILLNESS QUALIFY
FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS BY
DIFFERENT PROVIDERS. IT'S A
CONFUSING SYSTEM TO NAVIGATE AT
BEST, ARE OFTEN OUR OFFICES,
OFTEN HELPING PEOPLE FIGURE OUT
WHO'S THE RIGHT PROVIDER TO CALL
AND HOW DO THEY GET AN
APPOINTMENT? AND WHEN THEY'RE ON
HOUSED, AND THE NEXT APPOINTMENT
IS THREE OR FOUR WEEKS OUT? HOW
ARE THEY GOING TO KNOW WHEN TO
GO BACK? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO
FIND THEIR CASE MANAGER IF
THEY'RE ALREADY ON HOUSE WITHOUT
A PHONE, ESPECIALLY FOR OLDER
ADULTS, SOMETIMES LOSING
CAPACITY, IT'S VERY EASY TO GET
CONFUSED AND MISS DATES AND
OFTEN IF THEY MISS AN
APPOINTMENT, NOT FOR LACK OF
TRYING. OUR HEALTHCARE AGENCY IS
DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN, WITH
THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING
THROUGH. BUT IT JUST CAN'T MEET
THE NEED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY SEEKING EVERYTHING
FROM THERAPY TO ONGOING
TREATMENT FOR SEVERE AND
PERSISTENT ILLNESS. UM SO, UM.
THIS AS YOU KIND OF HEARD, IT'S
HOUSING IS INEXTRICABLY
INTERTWINED WITH HEALTHCARE.
THAT HEALTHCARE FAILS THAT, UM,
STUDIES OFTEN SHOW THAT PEOPLE
WHO BECOME ON HOUSED DEVELOPED
MULTIPLE CHRONIC HEALTH
CONDITIONS, WHETHER THAT'S
PHYSICAL HEALTH OR MENTAL HEALTH
PRETTY QUICKLY AFTER LOSING
THEIR HOUSING, IT'S OFTEN ONLY
DAYS BETWEEN BECOMING UNHAPPY
HOUSED. AND MOVING FROM KIND OF
A. HOW DO I SOLVE MY PROBLEM TO
APPEAR? SURVIVAL OF? HOW DO I
EAT TODAY? WHERE DO I GO TODAY
THAT FOLKS ARE WALKING INTO OUR
SENIOR CENTERS EVERY DAY BECAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE A DOOR IN EVERY
CITY WHERE A PERSON CAN WALK IN
AND ASK FOR HELP, AND I THINK
THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS
WHEN PEOPLE ARE SEEKING HELP.
WHERE IS THE DOOR THAT
ESPECIALLY IN A LARGE COUNTY
LIKE ORANGE COUNTY AND PART OF
L. A HOW DOES A PERSON LOOKING
FOR HELP IF THEY DON'T HAVE A
PHONE IF THEY DO HAVE TROUBLE
WITH TECHNOLOGY? WHERE CAN THEY
WALK IN AND ASK FOR HELP. AND
HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THE
DAY THEY WALK IN? THEY GET TO
SLEEP INSIDE AND GET HELP?
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THERE. WE'VE
MADE IMMENSE PROGRESS, BUT WE'RE
NOT THERE. UM SO, UM, AND I
THINK I WOULD BE REMISS IF I
DIDN'T AT LEAST TOUCH ON AS YOU
HEARD THAT, OF COURSE. SOME OF
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS
STEMMING FROM RACE AND GENDER
ISSUES FROM SYSTEMIC RACISM AND
HISTORIC RACISM THAT WE STILL
HAVE RESTRICTIVE DEEDS,
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON DEEDS
THERE, OF COURSE NOT ENFORCEABLE
ANYMORE. BUT THAT MEANS PEOPLE
WHO ARE ALIVE TODAY BOUGHT THEIR
HOMES AT A TIME WHEN RACE OR
RELIGION DETERMINED IF IT WAS
OKAY FOR THEM TO LIVE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY BOUGHT THEIR
HOME IN UM, SO WHEN WE'RE
LOOKING AT KIND OF THE BROAD
POPULATION, IN ADDITION TO THE
CHALLENGES THAT YOU'VE HEARD
ABOUT, AND I TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY,
THERE'S OF COURSE, THE STIGMA
RIGHT THAT WHEN A PERSON BECOMES
ON HOUSED PARTICULARLY OLDER
ADULTS THAT WE WORK WITH, THERE
IS EMBARRASSMENT. THERE'S FEAR
THEY'RE AFRAID TO TRY THE
SERVICES AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW
TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM. THERE'S
NOT THERE'S NOT THAT DOOR. AND
SO THEY OFTEN INITIALLY START
LIVING IN THEIR CAR, USING A GYM
OR A STORAGE UNIT TO BE ABLE TO
SHOWER AND THE LONGER FOLKS ARE
ON HOW'S THE MORE LIKELY THEY
ARE TO DEVELOP THESE CHRONIC
HEALTH CARE CONDITIONS AND
INCREASED TRAUMA FROM THAT? UM,
THAT WE SAW. BACK WHEN UNITED
WAY AND YOU SEE, I DID A STUDY
SPECIFICALLY. TO
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. CAUGHT THAT FINANCIALLY COSTS
A LOT MORE TO MEET THE
HEALTHCARE NEEDS. AND SO WE KNOW
THAT THAT THE WAY WE SOLVE THIS
IS HOUSING. THERE'S NO DOUBT
WITH THE VOLUME OF RESEARCH WE
HAVE AT THIS POINT THAT THE MOST
COST EFFECTIVE THE MOST HUMANE
WAY TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND
TO MEET THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE
AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
IS HOUSING. AND SO THE QUESTION
REALLY IS. HOW DO WE GET THERE?
WHAT ARE WHAT IS THE PATH FROM
WHERE WE ARE TO ADEQUATE
HOUSING? UM, LIKE ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT THAT
WE'VE SEEN SHIFTING OVER THE
PAST DECADE, BUT IT'S STILL A
CRITICAL FACTOR IS, UM, WHAT ARE
THE ACTIONS THAT WE'RE TAKING
STATEWIDE AND LOCALLY AND WHAT
ARE THE INTENDED RESULTS? SO,
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH
CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY,
WE'VE WE'VE SEEN COURTS KIND OF
TIME AND AGAIN POINT OUT THAT
THE 4TH AND 8TH AMENDMENT.
PROTECT PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO NOT
HAVE THEIR PROPERTY SEASON
DESTROYED TO NOT BE PUNISHED FOR
UNAVOIDABLE BEHAVIOR THAT THAT
WOULD BE CRUEL AND UNUSUAL. UM
AND SO THAT SETS SOME BOUNDARIES
ON WHAT IS LAWFUL IN TERMS OF
CRIMES, LIKE EATING OR SLEEPING
OUTSIDE OR HAVING TOO MUCH
PROPERTY OUTSIDE. BUT THERE'S AN
EVEN BIGGER QUESTION, WHICH IS
WHAT IS THE INTENDED RESULT?
BECAUSE WE'VE ALSO SEEN THAT
EVEN WHEN THERE ARE SOME
CRIMINALIZATION TACTICS THAT ARE
LAWFUL. THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE
THE INTENDED RESULT IF THE
INTENDED RESULT IS BETTER HEALTH
CARE. MORE PEOPLE LIVING INSIDE
LESS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PARK.
THEN WHEN WE HAVE THIS HOUSING
ORIENTED OUTREACH FIRST PROGRAMS
, WE SEE THOSE INTENDED RESULTS.
WHEN WE HAVE KIND OF
CRIMINALIZATION TACTICS. IT'S
FRUSTRATING FOR EVERYONE FROM
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE FRONT
LINES WHO DIDN'T REALLY SIGN UP
TO BE CHASING AROUND FOLKS WHO
HAVE A HEALTHCARE NEED WITHOUT
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THE
JAIL THAT CYCLING PEOPLE THROUGH
FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME. TO THE
CASE MANAGER WHO THEN CAN'T GET
PEOPLE APPROVED FOR HOUSING
BECAUSE OF THEIR EXTENSIVE
CRIMINAL RECORD FOR MINOR
INFRACTIONS. TO THE COURT THAT
SPENDING A BUNCH OF TIME AND
MONEY TRYING TO COLLECT FINES
AND FEES FROM FOLKS WHO ARE
LIVING OFF FIXED INCOMES LIKE
SOCIAL SECURITY  CAN'T
TO PAY THE FINES AND VIEWS SO
KIND OF EVERY LEVEL. WE SEE THE
WAYS IN WHICH THOSE TACTICS
DON'T REALLY HAVE THE INTENDED
RESULT. UM SO. HOW DO WE GET THE
INTENDED RESULTS? AND I THINK
THAT'S THE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE
THE STEPS WE'RE TAKING? HOW ARE
WE MAXIMIZING THE PROGRAMS THAT
THE STATE IS OFFERING TO BRING
TOGETHER HEALTHCARE TO BRING
TOGETHER HOUSING? WE SEE
PROGRAMS LIKE HOME SAFE, UM
FABULOUS IDEA. THIS IS A PROGRAM
THE STATE PUT DOWN TO ENSURE
THAT THERE IS MONEY FOR OLDER
ADULTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING
AND GET INTO HOUSING, BUT WE
STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO
ON THE EXECUTION TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE SPENDING ALL THOSE
DOLLARS TO KEEP EVERY PERSON WHO
QUALIFIES FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES BECAUSE OF THEIR
INABILITY TO MEET THEIR OWN
NEEDS TO THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT
THE PROGRAM THAT THEY CAN ENROLL
IN THE PROGRAM. THAT THE PROGRAM
IS ADEQUATELY STAFFED UP TO GET
ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HELP
THAT THEY NEED FROM MENTAL
HEALTH CARE TO PHYSICAL HEALTH
CARE TO HOUSING PROGRAMS LIKE
HOME KEY, THE IDEA OF BUYING UP
AND CONVERTING BUILDINGS IS A
CRITICAL STEP TO GETTING
ADEQUATE HOUSING, BUT MAKING
SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT IN
EVERY CITY, RIGHT THAT IN ORDER
TO MEET THE NEED. WE CAN'T
DECIDE THAT ONE CITY IS GOING TO
BUILD THE HOUSING AND ANOTHER
CITY IS NOT AND THEN PEOPLE ARE
JUST GOING TO HAVE TO STAY ON
HOUSED OR MOVE THAT OUR
COMMUNITY NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER
ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE
THAT PEOPLE CAN AGE IN PLACE,
BECAUSE IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE
TO AGE IN PLACE, WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY CAN DO
THAT. AND THAT MEANS HAVING
HOUSING AT EVERY AFFORDABILITY
RATE THAT PERSON IS UNEMPLOYED
BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY AND THEY
HAVE DISABILITY INCOME. WE NEED
A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN CONTINUE
TO LIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND
THAT MEANS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. UM AND MAKING SURE
WE'RE MAXIMIZING OTHER STATE
RESOURCES LIKE STATE LAND THAT
WHEN WE GET TO THE REAL
CHALLENGING QUESTION OF WHERE DO
WE DEVELOP PLACES LIKE THE
FAIRVIEW DEVELOPMENTAL FACILITY,
RIGHT THAT WE HAVE A FACILITY.
WE HAVE A BUILDING, UM, THAT
THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER STATE
LAND THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT
THAT WE COULD TURN TO AND SAY,
ARE THESE PLACES THAT WE COULD
DEVELOP SOME LEVEL OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING? ARE WE DOING EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE
PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING
IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT WE'RE
BUILDING A LOT MORE HIGH END
HOUSING THAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND WE HAVE AMAZING DEVELOPERS
HERE WHO DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN FABULOUS BUILDINGS THAT FIT
IN WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT
MAINTAINED THE INTEGRITY THAT
ARE NOT BRINGING ANY OF THE
FEARS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT
IMPACTING COSTS OF THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD OR IMPACTING THE
COMMUNITY IN NEGATIVE WAYS THAT
WE SEE EVERY TIME THAT THESE
WELL DONE FACILITY IS THAT OFFER
HOUSING WITH ON SITE SERVICES
ARE ONLY IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS
. SO WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT WE
CAN TAKE FROM THE STATE AND THEN
FROM EVERY CITY TO ENSURE THAT
WE'RE MAXIMIZING THE
DEVELOPMENT? SO, UM JUST TO WRAP
UP. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WE
HAVE SEEN ENORMOUS PROGRESS OVER
THE PAST 10 YEARS WE'VE SEEN
KIND OF A SHIFT FROM AN IDEA
THAT THOSE PEOPLE DON'T WANT
HELP TO RECOGNIZING THAT WE DO
NOT HAVE ADEQUATE SERVICES TO
ASKING THE FOLLOW UP QUESTION
WHEN YOU HEAR SERVICES OF WHAT
WHAT TYPE OF SERVICES WAS THAT
AN OLDER ADULT WHO WAS ONLY
OFFERED A CONGREGATE SHELTER AND
A WAREHOUSE WITH A BUNCH OF
FOLKS THEY DON'T KNOW. OR AGED
OUT FOSTER YOUTH WHO HAD BEEN
THE SURVIVOR OF VIOLENCE THAT
WAS SCARED TO GO INTO SHARED
LIVING, OR A PERSON WITH A
SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS HAD
ALREADY BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE
SHELTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
RELATED BEHAVIORS. AND DID WE
HAVE AN APPROPRIATE SERVICE FOR
THEM? DID WE HAVE A NON
CONGREGATE PLACE WHERE THEY
COULD GET CARE AND SUPPORT IN A
PRIVATE ROOM THAT WAS SAFE, A
PLACE WHERE THEY COULD RECOVER
ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER
THEY CAN GO BACK TO WORK OR
WHETHER THEY NEED MORE SERVICES.
UM, AND SO ALL THESE PATHS KIND
OF LEAD TO THE SAME PLACE, WHICH
IS HOW CAN WE AS A COMMUNITY
TAKE THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
STARTED AND REALLY MAXIMIZE
THEM, REDUCING THE
CRIMINALIZATION RECOGNIZING WHAT
GOALS WILL GET US TO THE
INTENDED RESULTS OR WHAT ACTIONS
WILL GET US TO THE INTENDED
GOALS AND INCREASING THAT ACCESS
TO HOUSING AND USING EVERY
AVAILABLE TOOL TO DO THAT? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
BROOKE. ALRIGHT WITH THAT. WE'LL
OPEN IT UP BACK TO THE PANEL.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THIS SIDE?
OKAY? YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS
GOING TO BE A FAMILIAR THEME. WE
HAVE GREAT PROGRAMS AND THAT THE
STATE IS THE TAXPAYERS ARE
PAYING FOR. HOW DO WE GET THEM
INTO THE RIGHT HANDS? I MEAN THE
AGENCIES AND THE NONPROFITS.
IT'S A TREMENDOUS ECOSYSTEM OF
CARING. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
AGENCIES. AND WHERE IS THE
DISCONNECT? NOW HELP ME
UNDERSTAND? DO YOU SEE? AH
THERE'S AN RECENTLY SIGNED INTO
LAW THE NEW LEGISLATION RELATING
TO THE DEFINITION OF GRAVELY ILL
FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP. AND
HAVE NOT BEEN COVERED UNDER
EXISTING LODGE SO THEY CAN BE
TAKEN OFF THE STREET AND GETTING
INTO THE CARE. HAVE YOU LOOKED
INTO HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT
MANY OF THE PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES THAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT. SO I THINK YOU MIGHT NOT
LOVE MY ANSWER TO THIS. I DON'T
THINK I THINK THE CARE COURT
PROGRAM IS GOING TO HAVE LITTLE
TO NO IMPACT ON HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS. IT'S NOT REALLY
TARGETED AT SOLVING HOMELESSNESS
. IT'S REALLY TARGETED AT
HELPING FAMILIES SERVE A FAMILY
MEMBER WHO HAS SEVERE AND
PERSISTENT ILLNESS THAT WE KIND
OF ALREADY HAVE IN THE STATE OF
CONSERVATORSHIP PROGRAM. UM AND
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A
FAMILY MEMBER WHO'S PREPARED TO
TRY AND DO THAT, OR HIS FAMILY
CAN'T AFFORD THE LAWYERS AND THE
PROCESS TO DO IT. THEY ALREADY
WERE NOT. THE PUBLIC GUARDIAN
WASN'T TAKING ACTION THAT IT'S
NOT THAT PROGRAM ITSELF ISN'T
MEETING THE NEED, AND THAT'S IN
LARGE PART BECAUSE THEY DON'T
HAVE ANYWHERE TO PLACE SOMEONE
EVEN IF THEY WERE TO CONSERVE
THEM. UM AND SO I THINK THAT
CARE COURT THAT TO ME AND IN THE
PROGRAMS THAT I'VE SEEN STARTING
TO DEVELOP. THE REAL MEASURE OF
SUCCESS FOR CARE COURT IS GOING
TO BE WHERE THEY ABLE TO MATCH
FAMILIES THAT APPLIED TO CARE
COURT WITH THE RIGHT PROVIDERS
BECAUSE OFTEN THE CHALLENGES
REALLY CONNECTING THEM WITH THE
SERVICES THAT THE SYSTEM OF CARE
DOESN'T GIVE THEM A PATH TO GET
THERE, BUT I THINK THERE WILL BE
, UM I MEAN, WE'LL SEE. BUT I
THINK THERE WILL BE A PROBABLY A
LOWER NUMBER OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE
WHO ARE ABLE TO VOLUNTARILY
ENROLL IN A CARE PLAN. BECAUSE
WITHOUT THAT HOUSING STABILITY,
EVEN IF THEY WANTED TO DO THE
CARE PLAN, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO GET TO ALL THE APPOINTMENTS.
THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN IT. I THINK FOR THE FOR
THE FOR THAT GENERAL PROGRAM,
THE FIRST QUESTION IS GOING TO
BE DO WE HAVE ENOUGH SERVICES
THAT WHEN SOMEONE COMES TO CARE
COURT THAT THE COURT CAN SAY
HEY, HAVE YOU TRIED THIS? AND SO
FAR WHILE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN A
LOT OF APPLICATIONS YET, SO FAR,
IT SEEMS LIKE THE ANSWER HAS
BEEN THE COURTS DOING A GREAT
JOB, REFERRING PEOPLE TO THE
RIGHT PROGRAMS THAT THEY DIDN'T
KNOW ABOUT. UM BUT THAT THE
CHALLENGE REALLY IS WHAT'S
AVAILABLE MORE THAN WHAT ARE
PEOPLE WILLING TO TRY? DO WE
HAVE ANY AGAIN GOING BACK TO
ACCOUNTABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE SCOPE AND DEPTH OF THE
ISSUE HOW MANY SENIORS IN ORANGE
COUNTY ARE HOUSED. DO WE KNOW
THAT DATA? SO THE THERE'S THE
I'D HAVE TO PULL UP. WHAT THE
LEFT WHAT LAST YEAR'S POINT IN
TIME COUNT IS BUT WE ALSO KNOW
THE POINT IN TIME COUNT IS
NOTORIOUSLY UNDERCOUNTED. IT'S A
VERY DIFFERENT NUMBER. WHEN YOU
ASK, SAY, CAL OPTIMA. HOW MANY
PEOPLE OVER 60? THEY SERVED TO
REPORTED THAT THEY WERE ON
HOUSED VERSE HOW MANY PEOPLE
WERE FOUND AND PARTICULARLY
BECAUSE THAT'S A COMMUNITY THAT
HIDES BETTER? UM THAT I THINK
OUR SENIOR CENTERS EACH HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF A SENSE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN. THERE
ARE LIBRARIES OFTEN HAVE A SENSE
OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN
THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE
AN ACCURATE COUNT ON HOW MANY
PEOPLE OVER 60 OR ROUND HOUSED
OR HOW MANY PEOPLE OVER 60 ARE
ON THE BRINK OF HOMELESSNESS AND
RELIANT UPON RELIGIOUS
FACILITIES TO HELP WITH FOOD SO
THEY CAN PAY THEIR RENT. YOU
KNOW, YOU MENTIONED SENIOR
CENTERS. IS THERE ANY
COORDINATED EFFORT AMONGST ALL
THE SENIOR CENTERS THAT ARE THE
FRONT LINES ON DEALING WITH, UH,
SENIORS AS WELL AS COORDINATING
WITH THE FOOD SERVICE LIKE AGE
WELL AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE
DELIVERING FOOD. TO HOUSE
SENIORS, BUT THEY ALSO CAN HAVE
OTHER THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE
TO SEE WHERE A SENIOR IS GOING
TO BE NEEDING MORE CARE. HOW
DOES THAT COORDINATED THAT WE'RE
SEEING, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST
YEAR, THE FOOD PROVIDERS REALLY
STARTING TO TRY TO COME TOGETHER
TO BUILD BROADER NETWORKS OF
COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BROADER
NETWORKS OF FOOD DELIVERY. UM
BUT BUT AT THIS POINT, THEY EVEN
WHEN THEY FIND SOMEONE WHO THEY
KNOW, NEEDS MORE ASSISTANCE,
WHO'S AT RISK OF NOT BEING ABLE
TO PAY THEIR RENT? WE DON'T HAVE
THE SYSTEM AND A SYSTEM IN PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN CALL AND FIND
THAT SENIOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO
MAINTAIN THEIR STABILITY THAT
THEY CAN WITH THE HOME SAFE
PROGRAM. THEY CAN HELP SOMEONE
CALL INTO ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES TO REPORT WHAT THEY
WOULD HAVE TO CALL SELF NEGLECT
TO QUALIFY INABILITY TO MEET
THEIR NEEDS. BUT THEN THERE'S A
SLOW PROCESS OF A PS, DECIDING
WHETHER THAT PERSON'S QUALIFIED
AND MAKING A REFERRAL. THE STATE
DID ALLOW A PS TWO Dð
PRESUMPTIVE QUALIFICATIONS, BUT
THAT'S JUST NOT HOW IT HAS
WORKED SO FAR. AND THEN, ONCE
THE REFERRALS MADE, THE
NONPROFIT GETS ASSIGNED THE CASE
, AND THEN THEY WORK THEIR WAY
OUT, AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE
BEFORE THE EVICTION STARTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRACTABLE
PROBLEMS. SO WE CAN SEE THIS IS
VERY COMPLEX AND OH, OKAY? YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS GO. I WANT TO
HAVE A QUESTION OF FOLLOW UP TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON EAST.
THEY'RE APPROPRIATE, UH, RELATED
TO SHELTER FOR SENIOR POPULATION
IN THIS COUNTY. AND IF NOT, WHAT
IS THE MAP NEED FOR THE
POPULATION FOR THIS POPULATION.
NO THERE'S NOT, UM THERE'S
ALMOST NO EMERGENCY SHELTER,
IRVINE AND SOUTH THERE'S YOU
KNOW, A COUPLE OF CHURCHES THAT
HELP HERE AND THERE AND LAGUNA
BEACH SHELTER. BUT FOR THE MOST
PART, UM, THE SOUTH PORTION OF
ORANGE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE
EMERGENCY SHELTER. AND THE
REALITY IS THAT FOR THIS AND
THERE'S INADEQUATE IN THE NORTH
TO THERE'S NOT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
THERE. THE MEAT IS DEFINITELY
NOT MET. AND THAT, PARTICULARLY
FOR OLDER ADULTS, CONGREGATE.
SHELTER IS REALLY NOT A GOOD FIT
, PARTICULARLY FOR FIRST TIME ON
HOUSED OLDER ADULTS THAT THE
QUESTION IS. HOW CAN WE BUILD
PROGRAMS USING HOTELS, HOUSES,
TEMPORARY FACILITIES? EVEN WITH
A ROOMMATE? UM BUT HOW CAN WE
BUILD OUT A PROGRAM THAT'S GOING
TO FEEL SAFE ENOUGH? WE SAW WHEN
HOME KEY STARTED AND WENT HOME
WHEN ALL THE PANDEMIC RELATED
HOTEL BASED PROGRAMS WERE
IMPLEMENTED THAT AN
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS OF OLDER
ADULTS CAME SEEKING HELP BECAUSE
GOING INTO A PRIVATE ROOM WAS
LESS SCARY THAN GOING INTO A
WAREHOUSE WITH 200 PEOPLE THEY
DIDN'T KNOW AND NEXT DOOR BEDS
OF PEOPLE THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN
THEY HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT
BEFORE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. DID
YOU HAVE ONE FOR YOU? OKAY? UH I
WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. SO SOME OF THE BIG
THINGS I'M HEARING CONTINUES TO
BE THAT. TO REALLY LOOK AT WHO
THE HOMELESS POPULATION IS, AND
I THINK BREAKING MYTHS IS REALLY
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION, WHICH IS MANY
TIMES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH. AND YOU SAID THAT, YES,
THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS ON OUR
STREETS THAT HAVE MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES, BUT IT'S NOT THE
PREDOMINANT NUMBER. IT'S
SENIORS, MOSTLY WOMEN THAT ARE
BECOMING SO I THINK ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS YOU ASKED HER EARLY ON
WAS IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE REALLY
ANY DENT IN THIS HOMELESS
POPULATION, AND IN FACT, IT
FEELS LIKE IT'S GROWING. UH CAN
YOU ADDRESS THAT AND WHAT YOU
SEE? YEAH, I THINK THAT IT IT
PROBABLY IS GROWING, BUT NOT
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING SOME
PEOPLE INTO HOUSING. JUST
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE
PREVENTION PIECE DOWN THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ASSISTANCE.
THINGS LIKE RECEIVER SHIPS RIGHT
THAT WE HAVE OFTEN OLDER ADULTS
WHO ARE LIVING ALONE, WHO OFTEN
DEVELOP MENTAL HEALTH RELATED
CONDITIONS THAT THOSE MANIFEST
AND THINGS LIKE HOARDING,
HOARDING DISORDERS AND
DEPRESSION AND THAT THOSE LEAD
TO CONDITIONS THAT CITIES FEEL
THEY NEED TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT
AND THOSE FOLKS CAN'T AFFORD
LAWYERS DON'T HAVE THE
ASSISTANCE THEY NEED CITIES END
UP HAVING TO SELL THE HOME TO
REPLACE THINGS AND THOSE
HOMEOWNERS WHO WERE OLDER ADULTS
ALONE END UP ON HOUSE FOR THE
FIRST TIME AT 70 OR 80, DESPITE
HAVING HAD A HOME THAT THERE'S A
LOT OF PATH THROUGH WHICH PEOPLE
LOSE THEIR HOUSING, PARTICULARLY
GIVEN THE UNPRECEDENTED COSTS OF
EVERYTHING FROM FOOD TO GAS. UM
AND SO UNTIL WE START TO CUT OFF
THOSE PATHS, WHETHER THAT'S
THROUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE
THROUGH LIMITS ON RENT THROUGH
PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE BETTER
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE TO AGE IN
PLACE, EVEN THINGS AS SIMPLE AS
MEDICAL DIRECTIVES AND END OF
LIFE PLANS, MAKING SURE THAT
SENIORS HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE
THINGS THAT WE ARE AT RISK OF
SEEING THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO
GROW, DESPITE THE FACT THAT
WE'RE TAKING REALLY IMPORTANT
ACTIONS THAT ARE GETTING PEOPLE
OFF THE STREET. AS YOU CAN SEE,
JUST WITH OUR SECOND SPEAKER
HERE. WE COULD SPEND A LOT OF
TIME. WE WANT TO STAY ON THIS
SCHEDULE, BUT WE WILL HAVE OTHER
QUESTIONS. AND IF YOU STAY,
THERE MIGHT BE SOME PEOPLE THAT
CONTINUE TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS.
LET'S THANK BROOKE WEITZMAN.
NEXT WE'RE GONNA MEET MOVED TO A
PANEL FOR THE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE
. WE WILL BE ASKING KELLY BRUNO
NELSON, UH, FROM KELL, OPTIMA TO
PLEASE JOIN US EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND KILL A
MOM. AH, BARRY REST. ROSS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JUSTICE
PARTNERSHIPS. SISTERS OF ST
JOSEPH. AND DR VERONICA KELLY
COUNTY OF ORANGE CHIEF MENTAL
HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES. UH
YOU EACH HAVE 10 MINUTES, BUT IF
YOU WANT TO DO YOU GUYS CHOOSE
HOW YOU WANT TO USE YOUR TIME,
BUT WE CAN ALSO GO BACK. UM AND
LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH
KELLY BRUNO FROM KL OPTIMA. GOOD
MORNING GETTING CLOSE TO
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR HAVING ME AND I WOULD AGREE
WITH YOU. UM UM, THE WOMAN THAT
WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS
FOREVER, SO I'LL DO MY BEST TO
STAY IN THE 10 MINUTES AND LET
YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
CALDERON HEALTH IS DOING TO
ADDRESS THE UNHAPPY HOUSED ISSUE
HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY. UM LET'S
TALK A LITTLE BIT. I'M GOING TO
MOVE THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. IF MY SLIDE WILL WOW.
OH, OKAY, HERE WE GO. UM AND
THERE IT GOES FASTER THAN I
WANTED IT TO GO. MAYBE WE WON'T
DO THIS. UM SO. THE OPTIMAL
HEALTH IS NEWLY INTO AND HOW
SERVICES MORE SO BECAUSE OF COW
AIMS. SO WHAT IS CAL AIM AND YOU
HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT
FROM A PANELIST BEFORE US, BUT
CALLIE REALLY IS CALIFORNIA'S
RECOGNITION THAT OUR ABILITY TO
BE HEALTHY IS 80% DETERMINED BY
THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL
OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THINGS LIKE
HOUSING THINGS LIKE FOOD,
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY. THESE ARE
THINGS THAT NOW MAKE US MORE
HEALTHY, AND WE KNOW THAT AND
THIS IS CALIFORNIA'S RECOGNITION
OF THAT. AND THAT IS WHAT CAL
AIM IS ATTEMPTING TO DRESS. WHY
IS THIS IMPORTANT TO OUR UNUSED
POPULATION? QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S
HOUSING. NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER. I'M GONNA JUST NOT ADOPT
THIS NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER. WE KNOW THAT SERVICES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH HOUSING AND
INDIVIDUAL ARE COVERED BY
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN
IDENTIFYING HOUSING ASSISTANCE
IN MAINTAINING HOUSING AND
ASSISTANCE IN THE DEPOSITS
NECESSARY TO GET THAT HOUSING.
THESE WERE NOT THINGS THAT
MEDICAL WAS COVERING BEFORE AND
NOW IT IS. THIS IS
GROUNDBREAKING FOR A NEW HOUSE
POPULATION AND GROUNDBREAKING
FOR CALIFORNIA, AND IT'S
EXCITING TO BE A PART OF THAT.
UM WHAT ARE THOSE SERVICES AND
I'M REALLY SORRY. MY SLIDE DID
NOT WORKING. WHAT ARE THOSE
SERVICES? THEY REALLY GO INTO
FIVE DIFFERENT AREAS. THE FIRST
IS RECUPERATING, WANTS TO WORK.
THE FIRST IS RECUPERATING CARE
WHICH YOU KNOW IS FOR
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE EXITING
HOSPITALS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE
AND GAINING THE YOU KNOW,
GETTING THEMSELVES GETTING BACK
FROM FROM WHAT WAS AILING THEM
IN THE FIRST PLACE. THERE'S ALSO
TRANS, UM, HOUSING NAVIGATION,
WHICH IS HELPING INDIVIDUALS
IDENTIFY HOUSING HOUSING
DEPOSITS, WHICH GIVES UP TO
$5000 FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PAY
FIRST AND LAST MONTH'S RENT,
POSSIBLY, UM, BACKUP UTILITY
BILLS, ETCETERA SO THAT THEY CAN
GET THAT HOUSING. ALSO HOUSING
TENANCY. THOSE ARE SERVICES THAT
ALLOW FOLKS TO REMAIN HOUSED. SO
YOU CAN SEE THAT MEDICAL IS
LOOKING AT. HOW DO WE IDENTIFY
HOUSING? HOW DO WE SECURE THAT
HOUSING? AND HOW DO WE MAINTAIN
THAT HOUSING? THESE ARE ALL NOW
SERVICES THAT WERE NOT COVERED
BY MEDICAL THAT ARE NOW COVERED
BY MEDICAL I WISH YOU COULD SEE
THE NUMBERS, BUT I WANTED TO
SHARE WITH YOU. SOME OF THE
NUMBERS OF THOSE THAT WE HAVE
SERVED THROUGH THIS SERVICE.
HERE WE GO. THERE'S THE SERVICES
THAT I MENTIONED. HOW MANY HAVE
WE SERVED THUS FAR IN OUR COUNTY
AND SERVICES? OH, THERE IT WAS,
AND THEN IT WENT. JUST CALL ME.
OH THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HERE WE
GO. OKAY THANK YOU. VERY GOOD TO
HAVE FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES. SO
UM, SO HERE ARE THE SERVICES SO
FAR THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED SINCE
2022 SINCE JANUARY WHEN THIS
STARTED AND YOU CAN SEE THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE
BEEN HELPED THROUGH THOSE
SERVICES AND THE DOLLARS THAT
HAVEN'T INVESTED BY CAL, OPTIMAL
HEALTH. I THINK ONE OF THE
PANELISTS EARLIER HAD MENTIONED
THAT THE COUNT THAT WE HAVE HERE
IN ORANGE COUNTY IS MORE THAN
LIKELY, SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER
REPRESENTED AND YOU CAN SEE THAT
THESE NUMBERS. THAT ABSOLUTELY
IS THE CASE. I THINK IT WOULD
NOT BE FAIR. TO SAY IS AMAZING.
AMAZING AS CALDERON HEALTH IS
THAT WE'VE SERVED EVERY SINGLE
ONE HOUSE INDIVIDUAL IN THE
COUNTY. THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT
THE CASE. SO WE ARE DEFINITELY
SEEING A LARGER NUMBER OF THOSE
THAT ARE UNHAPPY, HOUSED AND
WHAT THAT COUNT REPRESENTS. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE
AND APPRECIATE THAT OUR ABILITY
TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES HAS TO
DO WITH THE NUMBER OF FOLKS IN
THE COUNTY THAT PROVIDE THEM FOR
US. WE DON'T PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES DIRECTLY. WE ARE NOT A
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS. WE ARE
DEPENDENT ON THE KINDNESS OF
STRANGERS IF YOU WILL DEPENDENT
ON THE PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTY
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES, AND SO WE INVEST IN
THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE
COUNTY AND FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS.
I WANT TO MENTION THAT THE
DOLLARS THAT WE USE FOR THIS ARE
DOLLARS THAT ARE EARNED FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES BASED ON HOW MANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HOUSE AND
HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT WE
SERVE, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO
EARN INVESTMENT DOLLARS AND THEN
GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. WE
PUT THEM INTO PERMANENT,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE'VE
RECENTLY INVESTED OVER $74
MILLION WITH 21 ORGANIZATIONS
HELPING TO BUILD 1100. 75
AFFORDABLE AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE UNITS ACROSS THE
COUNTY. WE HAVE ALSO ASSISTED IN
THOSE FACILITIES ARE IN THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING CAPACITY
TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. I
THINK YOU HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF
OTHER PANELISTS THAT OUR ABILITY
TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES IS
DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH OUR
WORKFORCE ISSUES AND OUR
WORKFORCE. THAT'S ABLE TO DO
THAT, WHEN CAL CAME BECAME A
MEDICAL BENEFIT, IT WASN'T AS IF
OUR COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS HAD CAPACITY THAT
THEY WERE JUST WAITING TO USE
THAT THEY WERE SAYING, YOU KNOW,
I ALWAYS SAY 75 SOCIAL WORKERS
AND A CLOSET WAITING TO COME OUT
AND VIED SERVICES. THAT'S NOT
THE CASE. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
CAPACITY, AND WE HAVE TO GIVE
THEM THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH
WHICH TO DO SO. WE ALSO WANTED
TO INVEST IN OUR EQUITY ISSUES
AND TO INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONS
THAT MAY BE HELPING THE MOST
MARGINALIZED OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE GET GIVEN AWAY $3
MILLION A 32 ORGANIZATIONS AND
THAT SPACE AND THEN ALSO LOOKING
AT SYSTEM CHANGE. HOW CAN WE
MAKE LARGE SYSTEM CHANGES ACROSS
THE COUNTY THAT WILL HELP
EVERYONE? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THERE'S A FEW OTHER INNOVATIONS
THAT I WANT TO MENTION BRIEFLY.
BESIDES THOSE BENEFITS THAT COME
FROM CALLEN, WHERE WE HAVE
INVESTED, WE HAVE INVESTED IN A
PROGRAM WITH CRYSTAL AS A
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
ONE THING THAT WE IDENTIFY
THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED HERE IS
THAT WE DO HAVE A WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT SHORTAGE. WE HAVE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY
ON. HOW'S THAT? HAVE THAT STIGMA
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT OR THAT ARE
COMING FROM THE JUSTICE OF
SYSTEM AND NEED A JOB. WE ALSO
HAVE A HOMELESS SHELTER SYSTEM
THAT NEEDS FOLKS. HOW CAN WE
MARRY THESE TWO THINGS TOGETHER
AND TRAIN? INDIVIDUALS WITH
LIVED EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO
WORK IN THOSE SHELTERS AND WE
INVESTED IN CHRISTMAS. AND WE'VE
DONE JUST THAT. AND THE FIRST
SIX MONTHS OF THE PROGRAM, WE
HAVE FOUND JOBS FOR OVER 25
INDIVIDUALS, THEREFORE, FINDING
JOBS FOR FOLKS AND ALSO
INCREASING THE CAPACITY. OF THE
SYSTEM. WE ALSO HAVE INVESTED IN
UNITED WAY TO TRY TO DO. IT WAS
EARLIER SAID BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
DAVIS. HOW DO WE MAKE THINGS GO
FULL CIRCLE? HOW DO WE FILL THE
GAPS WHERE THE GAPS ARE? WHAT
WE'RE GAPS EXIST SO THERE ARE
SOMETIMES SMALL THINGS THAT ARE
NEEDED TO BE FUNDED THAT HOLD A
PERSON BACK FROM GETTING HOUSE
WHETHER THAT BE, UM, REGISTERING
A PET. SOMETIMES IT'S SOME.
SOMETIMES HE'S A LITTLE TINY
THINGS, AND THERE'S NO EXACT FUN
THAT WILL FUND THAT. WE GAVE
UNITED WAY DOLLARS TO DO JUST
THAT TO FILL IN ALL THOSE GAPS
TO DO LITERALLY WHATEVER IT
TAKES. WE ALSO HAVE A PULSE FOR
GOOD PROGRAM NOT GOING TO GO
INTO THAT, BUT I WILL GO INTO
ONE THAT'S NOT MENTIONED BECAUSE
WE SPENT SO MUCH TIME EARLIER
SPEAKING ABOUT THE SILVER
TSUNAMI, KALTOUMA HEALTH CREATED
A PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIFICALLY
FOR OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS THAT COMBINED
RECUPERATING CARE SPECIFICALLY
FOR OLDER ADULTS 50 OVER WITH
PACE AND WE HAD IDENTIFIED A
BUILDING IN TUSTIN NUMBER OF
TRYING TO BUILD THAT BE THE
FIRST IN THE COUNTY, THE FIRST
IN THE COUNTRY. CREATE THAT
PROGRAM, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE
IT IS A NEW ENTITLEMENT. SOME OF
IT'S NOT HOUSING, SOMETHING
THAT'S NOT A SHELTER. IT DOESN'T
FIT ANYWHERE. AND SO BECAUSE OF
THAT, WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE
BUILDING AND UNABLE TO UTILIZE
IT FOR THAT SERVICE. THIS IS A
PROBLEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND SOMETHING
THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CREATE
HERE AND NEED ASSISTANCE DOING
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. VERY QUICKLY
. I'LL TALK ABOUT STREET
MEDICINE. AS YOU KNOW, I'M SURE
WE'VE LAUNCHED STREET MEDICINE
HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY. OUR FIRST
CITY WAS GARDEN GROVE PROVIDED
ITS PRIMARY CARE ON THE STREET.
WORKING VERY MUCH IN
COLLABORATION WITH OH, ANDY WITH
THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE PRIMARY
CARE. PRIYA I MEAN, PROACTIVE
CARE TO INDIVIDUALS ON THE
STREET CANVASSING APPROACH,
UTILIZING INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE JUST
RECENTLY PURCHASED A SUPPORT
CENTER IN THE CITY OF GARDEN
GROVE, A HOTEL OR PROVIDE 50
INDIVIDUALS IN THAT PROGRAM WITH
A PLACE TO STAY UNTIL THEY CAN
GET PERMANENTLY HOUSED, AND
WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT
PROGRAM INTO TWO ADDITIONAL
CITIES. I KNOW MY TIME IS UP. I
COULD SPEAK FOREVER LIKE I
MENTIONED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE JUST JOINING US
ASSEMBLY MEAN SORRY, SENATOR
JANET NGUYEN. AND WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MAKE A COMMENT? IS THAT MY
GONE IS OKAY. NOW IT IS, UM I
WANT TO FIRST. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR FOR HOSTING THIS IN ORANGE
COUNTY, BECAUSE THIS IS AN ISSUE
THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN ASKING UP IN
SACRAMENTO AND EVERYBODY WHO
I'VE MET IN MY DISTRICT HAS BEEN
ASKING WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING.
WHAT IS GOING ON? AND IS IT IS?
ARE THEY DOING ANYTHING? AT THE
COUNTY LEVEL AND WHETHER THE
STATE LEGISLATORS SHOULD
ACTUALLY START LOOKING TO SEE
WHAT HAS BEEN HELPED. BECAUSE I
DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN ORANGE
CALVIN SAY THAT THE HOMELESS
POPULATION AND A MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUE IS HAS GONE AWAY AT ALL,
AND BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS HAS BEEN SPENT BY THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO THERE
HAS BEEN ONE PERSON I MIGHT BE
WRONG TODAY. BUT THERE'S ANYBODY
WHO CAN TELL ME THAT
EVERYTHING'S PERFECT IN ORANGE
COUNTY. AND THEN THERE'S NO MORE
HOMELESS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME
KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN LOOKING
. NO ONE'S BEEN ABLE TO SAY THAT
I AM I WANT TO ASK A COUPLE
QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER THAT
THIS SLIDE THAT YOU HAD IN TERMS
OF THE DATA AND THE COST THAT
YOU'RE SPENDING IN. REGARDS TO
THE UNITS. YOU SPENT $74 MILLION
FOR 1175 UNITS. AND THEN ON TOP
OF THAT, YOU SPENT 24 MILLION
FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IS THAT
24 MILLION? OKAY, SO THAT'S 24
MILLION IS THAT PART OF THE
OTHER THE OTHER ONE? GO BACK, GO
TO THE OTHER. THAT'S WHY, UM, IS
THAT THE THREE SO THERE'S 44
TABS ON THE BOTTOM. THERE'S 74
MILLION. THE OTHER THREE. EQUALS
TO 24 MILLION. UM. DOES THAT
INCLUDE? IS THAT PART OF THE 70?
MILLION THAT'S NOT SO THE SIDE
PREVIOUSLY WERE ALL SERVICES
BECAUSE MEDICAL NOW PAYS FOR THE
SERVICES THAT 28 ON THE OTHER
SIDE. THE $28 MILLION IS DOLLARS
THAT WE ARE INFUSING DIRECTLY TO
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS,
ACTUALLY 140 OF THEM ACROSS THE
COUNTY TO PROVIDE THOSE MEDICAL
SERVICES THAT IDENTIFIED SO
THOSE ARE JUST LIKE
REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
THESE DOLLARS ARE SEPARATE.
THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT WE'VE
EARNED THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CARE SERVICES TO BASICALLY BE A
PASS THROUGH TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY, AND THESE ARE THE
FOUR AREAS WITH WHICH THOSE HAVE
BEEN INVESTED. SO THOSE ARE IN
ADDITION TO, UM NOT REFLECTED BY
THE FIRST SLIDE, SO THE 24
MILLION ARE THOSE THE SERVICES
FOR THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING HELP.
BUT WITH WITHIN THE $74 MILLION
UNITS, SOME ARE AND SOME ARE NOT
. SO SOME ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE
SERVICES LIKE IN PERMANENT, YOU
KNOW, PSH AND PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SO WE CAN WE
CAN HELP THEM BUILD THEIR
CAPACITY TO DO THAT. BUT THEN
YOU ALSO HAVE OTHER UNHAPPINESS.
SERVICES LIKE NAVIGATION OR
TENDENCY. OTHER THINGS THAT NEED
THAT NEED TO BE EXPANDED AND
THOSE DOLLARS ARE HELPING THEM
DO THAT. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE
. WE HAVE CAPACITY ISSUES WHEN
IT COMES TO SERVICE PROVIDERS
BECAUSE NOW THE SERVICE IS
AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE AND THESE
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
NEED HELP AND INVESTING TO BUILD
THAT CAPACITY. AND THAT'S WHAT
THOSE DOLLARS Dð THE SEVEN OF
THE 1100. UNITS HOW MANY FOLKS
ARE RECORD? I MEAN, HOW MANY
FOLKS ARE PERMANENT AND HOW MANY
ARE JUST COMING IN AND LIVING
THERE AND THEN MOVING OUT AND
LIVING THE WHAT'S THE RATIO OF
PERMANENT VERSUS UM, REVOLVING
DOOR TENANTS? SURE SO YOU CAN
SEE ON THE SLIDE THAT IT SAYS
WE'VE INVESTED WITH 23
ORGANIZATIONS. OCALAN TÂM HEALTH
ITSELF IS NOT BUILDING THIS
HOUSE IS WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
WE'RE FINDING PROJECTS OR
FUNDING PROJECTS THAT ARE
ALREADY UNDERWAY HERE IN THE
COUNTY THAT NEED THAT EXTRA UMPH
TO GET BASICALLY FROM THIRD BASE
TO HOME, AS I LIKE TO SAY. THE
VAST MAJORITY ARE PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITIES,
MOST OF WHICH HAVE NOT ALL HAVE
NOT BEEN COMPLETED, YET WE HAVE
FUNDED THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET
THEM OVER THE FINISH LINE. THIS
FUNDING IS BRAND NEW. ALL OF
THIS FUNDING HAS BEEN GIVEN IN
THE LAST NINE MONTHS. HOW MANY
OF THE 1100 HAS BEEN BUILT
ALREADY? OH, NONE. NONE. OKAY?
DO YOU HAVE THEM A MEASURE FOR
THESE ORGANIZATIONS GOING
FORWARD THAT THEY WILL REPORT TO
CAL OPTIMA IN THE COUNTY AND
MAYBE ALSO TO OUR TO US AS WELL.
THE STATE LEGISLATIVE BODY. OF
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERMANENT
HOUSING VERSUS REVOLVING
TENANTS. BECAUSE I MEAN, I THINK
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO
KNOW, BECAUSE I MEAN, I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM. BUT
WHAT I'M WHAT I'M FINDING ABOUT
HIS NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS THAT WE
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY INDIVIDUAL
ACTUALLY SEEKING HELP AT THESE
NAVIGATION VERSUS THE SAME
PERSON WHO HAS BEEN THAT 30
TIMES THAT MONTH, SO THAT'S NOW
COUNT AS 30 PEOPLE. AND ON THE
DATA AND NOT 30 INDIVIDUAL, SO
TO ME, I MEAN THE NAVIGATION.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP AS
WELL. BUT I THINK THAT IS FOR US
IN THE STATESIDE FOR US TO
CONTINUE TO HELP WITH THE
FUNDING. WE WANT A PERMANENT
SOLUTION AND NOT JUST REVOLVING
DOOR AND SO I THINK AS YOU'RE
MOVING FORWARD, IF YOU DON'T
HAVE THAT, I THINK ASKING THE
NONPROFITS. TO BE ABLE TO TRACK
THIS AND PROVIDED TO US WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL GOING FORWARD. I
APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL MENTION
THAT PERMANENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS NOT NAVIGATION
CENTER. SO THESE INDIVIDUALS I
KNOW MOST OF MOST OF US HAVE
VOUCHERS AND THEY WOULD BE
STAYING, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT
WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP. YOU
KNOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THESE
ARE NAVIGATION, SAYING AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT I'M SEEING AS AN
ISSUE FOR US IS NOT KNOWING. THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY WE PUT IN THESE
NAVIGATIONS CENTERS. ARE THEY
HELPING PERMANENTLY OR WE'RE
JUST HAVING REVOLVING DOORS AND
JUST IN THE ONE PERSON CAN LIKE
I SAID, CAN VISIT THEIR 365 DAYS
FOR THE YEAR AND THAT'S COUNTED
365 PEOPLE. OKAY I THINK WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE TO OUR NEXT
PANELIST OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE HERE TILL ONE OR TWO O'CLOCK
IN THE AFTERNOON, AND I DON'T
WANT OUR LAST PANELIST TO BE
LEFT ALONE HERE. SO WITH THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO, UH BARRY
ROSS, WHO IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS, SISTERS
OF ST JOSEPH HEALTH CARE
FOUNDATION BUT HAS WORKED
EXTENSIVELY NORTH ORANGE COUNTY
AS WELL. UH MR ROSS SHARON FOR
INVITING ME AND FOR IT BEING
ABLE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT THE SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF
ORANGE ARE DOING AROUND
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND SOME
OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE.
UM SO NEXT SLIDE JUST THE
SISTERS HAVE BEEN IN ORANGE
COUNTY FOR 101 YEARS, AND THEY
STILL SEE THEMSELVES AS STRIVING
TO BE COURAGEOUS, COMPASSIONATE
AND TRANSFORMING PRESENCE IN OUR
BEAUTIFUL WOUNDED WORLD. THERE
88 SISTERS HERE, BUT THEY'RE
WORKING WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE
IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO I WANT TO SHARE THREE OF THE
EFFORTS THAT THE CONGREGATION IS
DOING. THE FIRST IS THE SAINT
JOSEPH JUSTICE CENTER. WE HAVE A
HOUSING ADVOCACY TEAM MADE UP OF
SISTERS AND LAY PEOPLE THAT ARE
FOCUSING ON POLICIES AND
SERVICES THAT WILL HOPEFULLY
HELP AND HOMELESSNESS AND CREATE
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM ONE
OF OUR EFFORTS SHORTLY WILL BE
TO CONVENE THE FAITH COMMUNITIES
IN THE CITY OF ORANGE TO LOOK AT
SENATE BILL FOUR THAT WAS JUST
SIGNED AND TRY TO SEE WHAT
OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE WITHIN
THE CITY TO ENCOURAGE
CONGREGATIONS TO PRODUCE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE HAVE BEEN
FOCUSING A LOT ON THE CITY OF
ORANGE TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FRIENDLY
POLICIES, AND WE CONTINUE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THAT. UM THE NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS A PICTURE
OF THE MOTHER HOUSE AND BATAVIA
AND LA VIDA. UH THIS BUILDING IS
NOW BEING CONVERTED IN A
PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCY HOUSING.
2 50 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR SENIORS. 16 WILL BE, UM FOR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR
PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
. IT'S A REAL SYMBOL OF THE
COMMITMENT OF THE SISTERS TO
CONVERT PART OF THEIR CAMPUS TO
ADDRESS THIS NEED. THEY
PARTNERED WITH MANY
ORGANIZATIONS THE COUNTY WITH M.
H S A, THE CITY OF ORANGE. AND
OTHERS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IT'S
TAKEN. I THINK IT'S EIGHT OR
NINE YEARS. IT'S GOING TO OPEN
NEXT YEAR, WHICH TALKS A LOT
ABOUT HOW CHALLENGING IT IS TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS
IS A RENOVATION. THE COST PER
UNIT IS $750,000. SO WE REALLY
HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. I THINK
THE COST TO CREATE THIS WHAT
WILL BE BEAUTIFUL, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO
THE SET THE SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION IS A
HEALTH PLAN CONVERSION
FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES GRANTS
THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
BAY AREA IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY. UM WE ARE GOING
TO BE FOCUSING IN 2024.
PRIMARILY ON FAMILIES OF
MCKINNEY VENTO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
IN SIX COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA,
ONE WHICH WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY
I SEE FOR THE LEGISLATURE IS TO
LOOK AT THE MCKINNEY VENTO
FUNDING. CURRENTLY MY
UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S A PASS
THROUGH FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO THE STATE TO COUNTIES, UM
BECAUSE THE STATE DOES NOT MATCH
THE FUNDING IN ORANGE COUNTY.
THERE'S ONLY FOUR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THAT ARE THAT HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO COMPETE FOR FUNDING
. SO WE HAVE MANY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THAT CANNOT UH, ADD
BENEFITS TO SERVE THESE FAMILIES
THAT ARE EITHER HOMELESS OR AT
RISK FOR HOMELESS BECAUSE
THERE'S LIMITED FEDERAL FUNDING
AND NO STATE MATCH, SO IT'S
SOMETHING I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO
LOOK AT. UM NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
UM I BORROWED THIS SIDE FROM THE
FAMILY SOLUTIONS COLLABORATIVE
AND CARRIE BUCK. THEIR CEO IS
HERE TODAY, BUT IT REALLY POINTS
OUT. WHAT ARE ALL THE MANY
FACTORS THAT BRING PEOPLE TO
HOMELESSNESS AND THE LARGER THE
CIRCLE, THE BIGGER THE ISSUE,
AND I KNOW YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR
WITH THESE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO
ADDRESS ALL OF THESE ISSUES. AND
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO COMPLICATED
BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONE EASY
SOLUTION, BUT DEFINITELY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE BIG
SOLUTION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO
WE WERE ASKED TO TALK ABOUT
NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS. AND MY
QUESTION AT THE TOP IS REALLY IS
THERE. THE WILL BOTH ARE AS
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
THAT WE ARE PART OF THE EFFORT
TO STOP HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DYING
ON THE STREETS OF ORANGE COUNTY
EACH YEAR NEW FAMILIES ON THE
STREETS EVERY DAY BECAUSE OF
LACK OF SHELTER. AND PEOPLE
LIVING IN SHELTERS FOR YEARS
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND A HOME.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD SAY
WE'RE PART OF THE SOLUTION, BUT
WE'RE NOT THERE AND WE KNOW
WE'RE NOT THERE. SO SOME
THOUGHTS I HAVE FIRST OF ALL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE TALKED
ABOUT IT. BUT WHAT WOULD BE THE
IMPACT IF EVERY CITY IN ORANGE
COUNTY HAD AN INCLUSIONARY
HOUSING ORDINANCE? AND IF
HOUSING. WE HAVE TO DO MORE. SO
TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, UM, OVER
THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OF THE LAST
HOUSING ELEMENT A CITY, IRVINE
HAD AN INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
ORDINANCE, THEY PRODUCED 1149
UNITS OF, UM UH VERY LOW INCOME
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ORANGE DID
NOT HAVE AN INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
ORDINANCE. THEY PRODUCED NINE
UNITS IN SEVEN YEARS. IF WE AND
OUR CITIES, MANY CITIES DO NOT
WANT INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
ORDINANCES AND I UNDERSTAND, BUT
IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, HOW ARE WE
GOING TO PRODUCE THE HOUSING?
SECONDLY WE HEARD ABOUT EVICTION
PREVENTION AND DIVERSION
INITIATIVES. UM I WAS PROUD.
THAT WAS WHEN I WAS WITH
PROVIDENCE. WE HELPED STAR AND
EVICTION DIVERSION COLLABORATIVE
AND ORANGE COUNTY THAT UNITED
WAY NOW HAS HIS LEADING. BUT
WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT IF
EVERY FAMILY FACING EVICTION HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAY BACK THE
RENT OR HAVE LEGAL
REPRESENTATION IN COURT? THAT'S
WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO PREVENT
PEOPLE FROM COMING INTO
HOMELESSNESS. THIRD PERSON
CENTER COORDINATED SERVICES BY
NAME FOR THOSE ON THE STREET. UM
YOU'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT ALL THE
PROGRAMS THEY ALL HAVE CASE
MANAGERS. THEY HAVE HOUSING
NAVIGATORS. THEY HAVE ALL THESE
PEOPLE, BUT THERE ISN'T BUT WHAT
WE REALLY NEED, I THINK IS. ONE
PERSON ASSIGNED TO EACH PERSON
THAT WILL REALLY DO EVERYTHING
INSTEAD OF ONE HOMELESS,
INDIVIDUAL HAVING 12 CASE
MANAGERS BECAUSE EVERY PROGRAM
HAS A CASE MANAGER THAT THEY
CONTACT. HOW CAN WE ORGANIZE
OURSELVES MORE EFFICIENTLY TO
COORDINATE AND CAN EVERY WEEK A
TEAM GO OVER. WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THIS PERSON? WHERE ARE THEY
? WHAT DO THEY NEED? HOW DO WE
GET THEM TO THAT SERVICE? THERE
ARE SOLUTIONS. OTHER COMMUNITIES
HAVE DONE THIS. WHY CAN'T.
HOW DO WE HAVE INTERIM
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SOLUTIONS?
I UM, HONOR TO BE A COMMISSIONER
FOR THE BUENA PARK HOUSING
NAVIGATION COMMISSION. WHICH
EVERY MONTH EVERY QUARTER WHEN
WE MEET, WE LOOK AT THE DATA. OF
THE PEOPLE IN OUR NAVIGATION
CENTER. WE ABOUT 10% ARE PLACED
IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THEY ALL HAVE HOUSING NAVIGATORS
. THERE'S NO HOUSING TO PLACE
PEOPLE INTO SO PEOPLE STAY FOR
YEARS IN THESE CENTERS THAT ARE
NOT DESIGNED FOR THAT, AND
PEOPLE ARE ON THE WAITING LIST
TO GET IN. WE HAVE TO HAVE OTHER
SOLUTIONS. WE HAVE NO SAFE
PARKING PROGRAM IN ORANGE
COUNTY. THAT HOW DO WE HAVE
PEOPLE THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE
LIVING IN THEIR CARS AND DANCE?
HOW DO WE MAKE IT MORE DIGNIFIED
FOR THEM? IF WE DON'T HAVE A
SAFE PARKING PROGRAM, WE DON'T
HAVE TINY HOME VILLAGES. WE NEED
OTHER SHORT TERM INTERIM
SOLUTIONS NOW TO GET PEOPLE OFF
THE STREET. AND MY LAST SLIDE.
IS JUST, UH. HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE
NOT THE PROBLEM. THEY'RE THE
RESULT OF THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR ROSS.
UH ANY QUESTIONS OR ARE WE GOING
TO STAY ON TRACK AND LET HER
LAST AND THEN WE'LL ASK
QUESTIONS AT THE END. ALL RIGHT
NOW WE ARE GOING TO WELCOME DR.
VERONICA KELLY COUNTY OF ORANGE
CHIEF OF MENTAL HEALTH IN
RECOVERY SERVICES. THANK YOU AND
WELCOME GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
HONORABLE COMMITTEE. UM BECAUSE
I PUT MY SLIDES UP, RIGHT? SO
I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM
AND IMPORTANT, JUST IMPORTANT
REMINDER THAT THE COUNTY'S ROLE
IS TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY SERVICES
TO PEOPLE HAVE MEDICAL. THAT'S
WHAT WE DO. SO IF YOU HAVE A
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, YOU HAVE
A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE
OF YOUR CHILD. OR YOU HAVE A
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND YOUR
OWN MEDICAL. WE ARE THE ONES WHO
SERVE YOU IF YOU HAVE A MILD OR
MODERATE MENTAL ILLNESS ARE
PARTNERS AT CAL OPTIMA ARE THE
ONES WHO SERVE YOU AND THEN WE
ARE ALSO THE SAFETY NETS. IF YOU
HAVE NO COVERAGE, WE ARE ALSO
THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO BE
SERVING YOU NEXT SLIDE. SO WE
SERVE APPROXIMATELY 40,000 ON
DUPLICATED CLIENTS A YEAR 40,000
WE COUNT THEM EACH ONCE OF THOSE
ABOUT 20% TELL US THAT THEY ARE
ON HOUSED. AND FOR US. THAT
DEFINITION MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE
A PERMANENT PLACE TO LIVE THEIR
COUCH. THEY'RE LIVING IN THEIR
FRIEND'S APARTMENT WITH THEM.
THEY'RE LIVING IN A FAMILY'S
GARAGE OR THEY ARE LIVING IN
EMERGENCY SHELTER. IT DOES NOT
MEAN FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THAT
THEY ARE LITERALLY ON HOUSED. IT
COULD MEAN THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT
THE FINISH IN OUR SYSTEM REALLY
LOOKS AT PREVENTION, EARLY
INTERVENTION, TREATMENT AND
RECOVERY SUPPORT. HOW DO WE KEEP
PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH A
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR
ADDICTION FROM FALLING INTO OUR
STREETS? OUR SERVICES ARE, FOR
THE MOST PART VOLUNTARY THEIR
OUTPATIENT SERVICES, BUT WE ALSO
HAVE THE IMPATIENT SYSTEM. AND
WE DO HAVE INVOLUNTARY SERVICES.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THAT YOU
MENTIONED THE GRAVELY DISABLED
SO WE ALSO ARE THE ONES THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTOR AND
STATUTE MYSELF. I'M RESPONSIBLE
FOR EVERY 51 50 WRITTEN IN THIS
COUNTY NOT DONE BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT SENATE BILL 43 WILL
CHANGE THAT EFFECTIVE JANUARY.
WE ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THOSE
CHANGES. SO WE MY RECOMMENDATION
TO OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS
DEFERMENT UNTIL 2026. THAT WILL
ALLOW US TIME TO COME UP WITH
THE STATE. A LICENSE FOR A
LOCKED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT FACILITY. NO LICENSE
EXISTS IN THE STATE. THERE ARE
CURRENTLY NO PLACES THAT
ACTUALLY WOULD ACCEPT CO
OCCURRING DISORDERS OF PHYSICAL
ILLNESS. A SERIOUS MENTAL
ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER SERVICE. UH, ILLNESS
THAT ARE LOCKED. SO WE ARE GOING
TO BE DIFFERING THAT, BUT THAT
WILL HAVE AN IMPACT. CERTAINLY
ON SERVICE DELIVERY NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE HAVE OVER 400 PROGRAMS
THAT SERVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
MEDICAL WHO ARE HAVE A SEVERE
ILLNESS ABOUT 200 OF THOSE WE
CONTRACT OUT SO UNLIKE CAL
OPTIMA, WE ARE A PROVIDER AND WE
ARE ALSO A NETWORK. WE KNOW THAT
THE MORE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE
CARE, THE LESS LIKELY THEY ARE
TO FALL INTO BEING A NEW HOUSED
AND THAT'S OUR JOB. SO I'M GONNA
TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS ARE FULL
SERVICE, PARTNERSHIP, HOUSING
AND OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT. I
DO WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK
ABOUT CARE ACT SO
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. IN THIS REGARD. WE HAVE
RECEIVED NINE PETITIONS TO THE
COURT. OF THOSE NINE. WE'VE
RECEIVED FIVE MINUTES ORDERS TO
DO AN EVALUATION AND ENGAGEMENT.
FIND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
REMEMBER? THAT RESPONSIBILITY
ONCE A COURT FINDS PRIMA FACIE A
FALLS TO ME TO HAVE MY STAFF GO
OUT AND LOCATE AN INDIVIDUAL
CLINICIAN IS GOING OUT INTO
COMMUNITY, KNOCKING ON A DOOR OR
LOOKING UNDER A BRIDGE TO FIND
SOMEBODY. WE HAVE 14 DAYS TO
ENGAGE THEM. AND WHAT WE WANT TO
DO IS ENGAGE THEM INVOLUNTARY
CARE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MOST
EFFECTIVE AT WHATEVER LEVEL THAT
THEY NEED. THIS IS FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE UNTREATED SCHIZOPHRENIA
SPECTRUM DISORDER OR RELATED
PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS. THEY MUST
BE UNLIKELY TO SURVIVE IN
COMMUNITY NOT BEING TREATED. AND
ALSO NOT CURRENTLY BEING TREATED
, AND SO THAT COURT PROCESSES
REQUIRE SOMEONE. ANYONE HERE
COULD PETITION THEIR FAMILY
MEMBER OR A FRIEND. GO TO THE
COURT. YOU FILL OUT THE
PAPERWORK. YOU CAN DO THAT THE
FILE OR YOU CAN DO IT PHYSICALLY
THERE OUR SELF HELP COUNTERS AT
THE COURTS ARE VERY HAVE BEEN
TRAINED ON THE PROCESS, THEN YOU
HAVE TO ALSO HAVE EITHER A
SIGNED DECLARATION FROM A
LICENSED CLINICIAN THAT THE
PERSON HAS SCHIZOPHRENIA. OR
PROOF OF TWO EPISODES OF SEVERE
INTENSE, UM NEED FOR TREATMENT,
AND THAT'S BEEN DEFINED AS 2 50
TO FIFTY'S THE MOST RECENT BEING
IN THE LAST 60 DAYS. IT IS A
VERY SMALL WINDOW OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE GOING TO GET IN HERE. BEING
ON HOUSED IS NOT A REQUIREMENT
AND ALL OF THE TREATMENT THAT
THE COUNTY PROVIDES. WE ALWAYS
ADDRESS HOUSING THAT IS ALWAYS
PART OF SOMEONE'S SERVICE PLAN.
SO WE HAVEN'T LIKE I SAID NINE
PETITIONS. FIVE ORDERS. WE HAVE
COURT DATES TO COURT DATES ARE
HAPPENING. TODAY WE HAVE ONE ON
THE 28TH 1 ON THE 17TH. THESE
ARE PRIVATE. THESE ARE CLOSED
SESSIONS BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT
HEALTHCARE, SO THAT'S WHERE CARE
IS RIGHT NOW. NEXT SLIDE. I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT OUR FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIPS. THIS IS A
REQUIREMENT FOR THE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES ACT AS YOU ALL
RECALL THE MILLIONAIRE'S TAX AND
IT SAYS THAT 51% OF DOLLARS I
HAVE IN ONE PARTICULAR BUCKET.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES HAVE
TO BE USED FOR SCHOOL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIPS AND THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE, HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES. AND UM MAYOR STEINBERG
HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT. AND
WHAT WE'VE SEEN. THE MAYOR
DIDN'T OP ED CORRELATING THAT
WITH OUR DROP IN OUR POINT IN
TIME COUNT OVER THE LAST TWO
YEARS BY 17% WHAT WE ARE DOING
IS PULLING PEOPLE OFF OF THE
WAITING LIST TO GET INTO HOUSING
AND GETTING THEM TREATMENT.
SOMEONE WHO IS HOUSED WITH A
MENTAL ILLNESS OR ADDICTION. WE
WANT TO TREAT THEM THAT WILL
HELP THEM GET OFF OF THE STREET
AND IMMEDIATE HOUSING VIA
TREATMENT, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE
THEM OFF. THE IMPORTANT THING IS
TO GET THOSE FOLKS TREATED AND
NOT HAVE THEM LANGUISH ON THE
STREETS. THE FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIP IS WHATEVER IT TAKES
WHATEVER AN INDIVIDUAL NEEDS IN
ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE
PROVIDE IT. WE PAY FOR THAT
THROUGH THE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES ACT DOESN'T MATTER IF
IT'S BILLABLE OR NOT. WE WILL
JUST PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT
INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION, HELPING
THEIR FAMILIES, RELOCATING THEM
SHARED DECISION MAKING HAPPENS
HERE IT IS NOT ABOUT US
DICTATING WHAT A PERSON SHOULD
DO. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT A
PERSON WANTS. WE CAN HELP THEM
ACHIEVE THAT. AND WHAT WE'VE
SEEN. THE FOCUS OF THIS IS TO
REDUCE PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALIZATIONS, INCARCERATION,
HOMELESSNESS AND THE MOST
IMPORTANT TO REDUCE PROLONGED
SUFFERING NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS
ACCESSIBLE. THIS SERVICE 24 7
365 DAYS A YEAR, THERE'S A CASE
WORKER AND ENTIRE TEAM OF PEOPLE
WHO WORK WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS A
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. WHO'S IN
THIS PROGRAM? THEY ARE
INDIVIDUAL SERVICES. HERE IT'S
EQUITY FOCUSED FOCUSES ON
OUTCOMES AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
NEXT SLIDE. IN ORDER TO GET INTO
THE PROGRAM. YOU HAVE TO BE
UNSERVED, UNDERSERVED OR
HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BEING
HOMELESS. UM AND YOU MUST
CLINICALLY BE IN NEED OF
SERVICES, AND THIS IS VOLUNTARY.
NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE ALL THE
SERVICES HERE THAT ARE, UM
OFFERED IN A FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIP, AND THE HIGHLIGHTED
ONES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE
DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE BEING
HOMELESS, WHICH INCLUDES HOUSING
SUPPORT INTENSIVE CASE
MANAGEMENT, RENTAL SUBSIDIES,
HOUSE PAYMENTS, TRANSITIONAL AND
TEMPORARY HOUSING. ALL OF OUR
FULL SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE
HOUSING ATTACHED TO THEM. THOSE
ARE ACTUAL HOMES WHERE PEOPLE
LIVE. OUR OUTCOMES REALLY
IMPORTANT. NEXT SLIDE. WE PULL
INFORMATION AND GIVE IT TO THE
STATE. THE STATE HAS ACTUAL DATA
FROM EVERY COUNTY ON THEIR FULL
SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS. I THINK
THE DIFFICULTY IS JUST GETTING
IT BACK OUT TO ALL OF YOU NEXT.
YEAH SO WE SERVE 63% OF THE
FOLKS IN OUR FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIP OR MALE 37 FEMALE
42% CAUCASIAN 32% LATINO ÁP 13%
AFRICAN AMERICANS EIGHT AND 6%
OTHER NEXT SLIDE. AND SO HERE
ARE OUTCOMES, THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS WHEN SOMEONE IS IN A FULL
SERVICE PARTNERSHIP IF WE'RE
LOOKING AT FISCAL YEAR, 21 22
THE COLUMN TO THE RIGHT. THEY
HAVE AN 85% REDUCTION AND
HOSPITALIZATION. 86% REDUCTION
IN GOING TO AN EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE AN 86%
REDUCTION IN BEING INCARCERATED,
AND THEY HAVE 95% OF THE FOLKS
WHO ARE IN A FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIP HAVE NO ARRESTS. FOR
BEING ADDRESSING AN ARE UNHAPPY
HOUSED PEOPLE IN FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIP. 80% HAVE NO DAYS
AND SHELTERED AND 84% HAVE NO
DAYS IN AN EMERGENCY SHELTER. WE
KNOW THAT FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIPS WORK. NEXT SLIDE. I
WANT TO JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT SOME OTHER SERVICES
THAT WE ATTEND TO, WITH HOUSING
AND WITH BEHAVIORAL HOUSE OR THE
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT HAS
PROVIDED FUNDING FOR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN THIS
COUNTY. SINCE 2008. WE HAVE
PARTICIPATED WITH OUR COUNTY
PARTNERS AND OPPOSITE COMMUNITY
RESOURCES AND OFFICE OF CARE,
COORDINATION AND HAVE 400 HAVE
BUILT 400. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING UNITS THROUGHOUT ORANGE
COUNTY. THESE ARE SPECIFIC FOR
PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, SO
WE ARE AGAIN PULLING OUR FOLKS
OFF THE STREETS AND GETTING THEM
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TREATMENT
AND SHELTER, PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. EACH OF
THESE HOUSING PROJECTS IS
SUPPORTED BY A FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIP. AND WE ALSO, UM
HAVE SPECIFIC STAFF WHO ASSIST
THEM IN GETTING IN AND OUT OF
THOSE SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE. I
WANT TO BREAK DOWN WHERE THOSE
HOUSING PROJECTS ARE FOR ALL OF
YOU. SO THE TOTAL IMAGES SAY
FUNDING WE HAVE USED THUS FAR.
$90 MILLION TO BUILD HOUSING FOR
PERSONS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS
AND THESE ARE ALL THE CITIES AND
THE UNITS IN WHICH THEY ARE IN
CURRENTLY. NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE
THE FUNDING STREAMS TO BUILD
THAT HOUSING. WE HAVE SOMEONE
TIME HOUSING ARE ONGOING
PROGRAMS, UM, ARE SNIP HOUSING
DOLLARS AND THEN ARE NO PLACE
LIKE HOME THAT WE'VE PULLED DOWN
FROM THE STATE. WE HAVE 327 MHSC
UNITS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE IN
THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THAT WILL
BRING US TO OVER 700 UNITS FOR
PEOPLE WHO HAVE A SERIOUS MENTAL
ILLNESS. AND THAT WILL ADD AN
ADDITIONAL $72 MILLION TO OUR
MHSC HOUSING NEXT SLIDE. YOU
HEARD, PAULA WILHELM FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SHOW
SERVICES. TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME
OF THOSE $2 BILLION THAT THE
GOVERNOR IS TALKING ABOUT, AND
WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THE
DOLLARS COMING DOWN. WE HAVE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, BRIDGE
HOUSING, AND THIS IS REALLY TO
FOCUS SPECIFICALLY FOR UNHAPPY
HOUSED OR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK
OF BEING ON HOUSED, WHO HAVE A
DIAGNOSIS THAT SERVED BY THE
COUNTY, INCLUDING A SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER. AND THESE DOLLARS
PRIORITY IS GIVEN FOR US TO
BUILD THESE HOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE IN CARE. SOME THINGS TO
KNOW. HERE. WE'RE ADDING WE
RECEIVED $31.7 MILLION. YOU
HEARD THAT WE ARE ADDING 120
BEDS. THIS HAS TO BE SHORT AND
MIDDLE TERM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
. IT'S SHELTER. THAT'S WHAT IT
IS. WE CAN ONLY USE 25% OF THIS
TO BUILD. AND I JUST WANT TO
REMIND YOU WHAT BARRY JUST SAID.
$750,000 A DOOR FOR SAINT JOE'S
TO CREATE HOUSING. WE MUST KEEP
THE COST OF THE 25. JUST $75,000
A DOOR. WE'RE DOING IT. WE HAVE
A NUMBER OF PROVIDERS WHO WE ARE
ALREADY WORKING WITH ON WE HAVE
NOT RECEIVED THESE MONIES YET.
SO WHILE WE'VE BEEN AWARDED, AND
I THINK THAT'S GREAT THAT THE
GOVERNOR HAS DONE THAT AND
GOTTEN THE DOLLARS OUT, WE HAVE
NOT GOTTEN THE MONEY YET. WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE DON'T
HAVE THE MONEY YET. SO WE ARE
TAKING TO THE BOARD OUR CONTRACT
THAT SIGNS SO THAT WE CAN THEN
RECEIVE THE FUNDS, WHICH WE
HAVEN'T GOTTEN YET. I THINK I
MENTIONED IT A FEW TIMES. UM SO
THAT'S IMPORTANT. I DID WANT TO
ALSO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HEALTHCARE
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM OR BE
CHIP DOLLARS AGAIN. PAULA HAD
MENTIONED THAT BEEN AWARDED 38
MILLION OF THE 38 MILLION. I
JUST RECEIVED THE $10,000,010
MILLION WE HAVE IS FOR THE BOL
CAMPUS IN IRVINE THAT WILL
SUPPORT TO CRISIS STABILIZATION
UNITS. THAT'S EIGHT BEDS FOR
YOUTH 16 BEDS FOR ADULTS AND A
SOBERING CENTER THERE FOR 12 12
SOBERING BEDS THAT WE WILL USED
QUITE OFTEN. UM OUR NEXT ROUND
OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BRIDGE
HOUSING COMES OUT AND THE NEXT
MONTH AND SO WE ARE GOING TO BE.
IT'S A COMPETITIVE PROCESS,
WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT IF
IT WEREN'T A COMPETITIVE PROCESS
THAT WE COULD JUST DRIVE DOWN
TAKES A LOT MORE TO PULL THAT
SORT OF THING DOWN. I DID WANT
TO MENTION SOME OF THE
DIFFICULTY WITH THESE TYPES OF
FUNDS. THEY ARE ONE TIME ONLY
FUNDS. AND THEY'RE NOT
SUSTAINABLE. WE HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT A WAY TO CREATE TO MAKE THEM
SUSTAINABLE. SO FOR B CHIP,
THAT'S THE 38 MILLION WE'VE
GOTTEN WE HAVE UNTIL 2026 TO
EXPEND THOSE FUNDS, AND SO HAVE
FOLKS BUILD WITH THOSE FUNDS. IN
ORDER TO GET THESE DOLLARS. WE
HAD TO PUT UP A MATCH, AND THAT
MEANS OUR PROVIDER HAS TO PUT UP
A MATCH. 25% CASH. OR THEIR
PROPERTY. THAT'S A DIFFICULTY
FOR PROVIDER. TO HAVE TO PUT UP
THEIR PROPERTY IS THE MATCH AND
THAT MEANS THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
IS ON THEIR DEED. UNTIL 2026 AND
THEN YOU HAVE TO ALSO AGREE THAT
THEY WILL SERVE THE MEDICAL
POPULATION FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS
. THESE ARE NOT OUR NORMAL
HOUSING PROVIDERS. THESE ARE
TREATMENT PROVIDERS. THAT'S A
DIFFICULTY. WE HAVE OUR HEALTH
BRIDGE HOUSING. WE HAVE TO
EXPEND IT BY 2027. SAME THING.
DEED RESTRICTIONS. WE ARE ON
THAT AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING A
VERY DIFFICULT TIMES YOU HAD
HEARD PAULA TALK ABOUT $9.1
MILLION AND IN COMMUNITY CARE
EXPANSION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND
ADDITIONAL 13.1 THAT THE COUNTY
RECEIVED WE ARE GOING OUT FOR
RFP FOR BOTH OF THOSE POTS OF
MONEY IN THIS NEXT MONTH. WE
CANNOT GET A PROVIDER TO TAKE
THIS MONEY. AND IF THERE'S
ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
TALK TO US ABOUT TAKING THE
MONEY? PLEASE COME TALK TO ME
ABOUT IT BECAUSE AGAIN, SOME OF
THOSE SAME RESTRICTIONS ARE
HAPPENING. WHAT WE FOUND IS
WE'VE LOST ABOUT 75% OF OUR
BOARD AND CARES IN THIS COUNTY
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. WE'RE
TRYING TO BUILD THOSE BACK, BUT
PEOPLE CAN MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY
ON AIRBNB. THEN THEY CAN AND
SERVING SOMEONE WHO HAS A
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. NEXT
SLIDE. ARE HOMELESS, OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS A TEAM
OF PEOPLE 68 PEOPLE. THEY'RE
FUNDED THROUGH THE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES ACT, AND THEY ARE GO
OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY
WORK WITH OUR FOLKS WHO ARE ON
HOUSED. THEY WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR OFFICE
OF CARE COORDINATION WITH ALL OF
OUR CITIES WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS
AND WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PARTNERS, ON AVERAGE, IT TAKES
10 INTERACTIONS. TO GAIN THE
TRUST TO ACTUALLY BEGIN TO
ENGAGE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL. WE
HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO WILL NEVER
TALK TO US THAT WE HAVE TRIED
FOR YEARS, IN PARTICULAR. IF
THEY ARE LIVING WITH AN ACTIVE
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. IT'S A
LOT MORE DIFFICULT NEXT SLIDE.
OVER THE LAST YEAR. OUR OFFICE
OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
THAT'S AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WE HAVE
CONTINUED. WE HAVE CONDUCTED
7125 OUTREACH SESSIONS TO 23,289
DUPLICATED CLIENTS BECAUSE THEY
MOVE A LOT. AND TAKES A NUMBER
OF INTERACTIONS OF THOSE 6668
AGREED TO ACCEPT THE REFERRAL
FOR SERVICES. 31% HAD TO CONFIRM
LINKAGE TO SERVICES. WE FOLLOW
THEM UP TO SEE. DID THEY MAKE IT
? WE ACTUALLY TAKE THEM TO
PLACES. MAKE SURE THEY GET TO
THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT. DO THEY
GET TO FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT?
53% DID GET ACCESS TO A REFERRAL
FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES THAT WAS
CONFIRMED 14% TO SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER CONFIRMED 25. TWO
SHELTERS CONFIRMED IN 40% TO
OTHER HOUSING REFERRALS. NEXT
SLIDE. ON AVERAGE, IT TAKES FIVE
QUALITY INTERACTIONS WITH AN
INDIVIDUAL JUST TO START TO
ENGAGE. AND IF THEY HAVE A
SERIOUS, PERSISTENT MENTAL
ILLNESS, IT CAN TAKE 10 JUST TO
ENGAGE NOT TO GET THEM TO DO
ANYTHING JUST TO ENGAGE AND IF
SOMEONE HAS AN ACTIVE SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER, IT TAKES SEVEN.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S
ABOUT THE TIME NONE OF US WOULD
BE WILLING. IF YOU JUST MET ME
TODAY FOR YOU TO GO WITH ME
SOMEWHERE, GETTING MY VEHICLE
AND GO GET YOU SOMETHING YOU
NONE OF US WOULD PEOPLE WHO ARE
LIVING ON THE STREETS ARE JUST
LIKE WE ARE ONLY THEY'RE FAR
MORE TRAUMATIZED AND VERY
SUSPICIOUS OF US, BECAUSE AS
MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
STATED, WE HAVEN'T DONE THE BEST
JOB IN THIS SPACE NEXT SLIDE.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF WE'RE
GOING TO INTERACT WITH SOMEONE,
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TALK TO
US. GIVING THEM HOPE IS NOT
GOING TO HELP WHEN THEY'RE
LIVING ON THE STREETS. WHAT WE
FOUND IS WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM
SOMETHING, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE
THE ABILITY TO GET THEM TO A
SERVICE. I CAN OFFER THEM A LOT.
YOU CAN COME AND SEE ME ON
MONDAY, BUT IT'S FRIDAY. WHAT AM
I SUPPOSED TO DO IN THE
MEANTIME? NEXT SLIDE. SO REALLY
IMPORTANT. THE THING THAT HAS
BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE IS HANDING
OUT UM NALOXONE NARCAN, SO THAT
WE, IT'S NEEDED ON THE STREETS.
EVERYONE HAS A FRIEND ON THE
STREETS. THEY USE THAT THAT'S
BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN GETTING
PEOPLE TO INTERACT WITH US. UM
IT'S HARD TO GET SOMEONE TO GET
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT
IF THEY DON'T HAVE INSIGHT. AND
THEN THEY DON'T WANT TO GO TO A
THEY THEY WOULD THEY ARE
AGREEABLE TO TREATMENT. IF
THERE'S HOUSING ATTACHED TO IT,
THEY DO NOT WANT TO GO TO
TREATMENT AND LIVE IN A SHELTER.
WHICH IS A VERY, UM
DISCONCERTING PLACE FOR MANY OF
THE FOLKS THAT WE USE THAT WE
ARE WORKING WITH. AND NEXT
SLIDE. AND THAT IS ALL. I HAVE
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS, BUT. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT, UM, IT LOT OF INFORMATION
. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO
TO QUESTIONS. PANELISTS JUST
REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ON A
TIMELINE HERE SINCE AND WE WANT
TO GET THE PUBLIC INVOLVED AS
WELL. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN.
EXCELLENT PRESENTATIONS BY ALL
THREE OF YOU AS WE KNOW WHEN WE
STARTED FIRST THING THIS MORNING
WHEN WE HEARD FROM THE STATE AND
WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
BILLIONS ARE REALLY BEING
FILTERED DOWN TO THE COUNTY, BUT
I WILL SAY IT APPEARS THAT.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
AH! I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH
MONEY WE GET YOU GET FROM THE
STATE. HOW MUCH DOES. SO UH, I
MY BUDGET MY BUDGET $750 MILLION
700. THEN HOW MUCH DOES THE
COUNTY SUPPLEMENT THAT THE
COUNTY GIVES US ABOUT 2 MILLION.
THE REST WE HAVE TO RAISE BY
PULLING DOWN FEDERAL FINANCIAL
PARTICIPATION FOR BILLING. THE
FEDS ABOUT 350 MILLION OF THAT
IS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FEDERAL
BLOCK GROUNDS. WE DON'T MAKE
MONEY. WE'LL LOSE MONEY. SO
COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTIES. I
MEAN IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO,
WE HEAR OF A WIDE VARIETY OF
STRUGGLES. UM. I COMMEND YOU. IT
SEEMS LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOUR ARMS.
ALL OF YOU IN THE COUNTY. HAVE
YOUR ARMS AROUND A LOT OF
ISSUES. IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE.
OBVIOUSLY HOUSING THAT'S WHAT
EVERYBODY IS LEADING WITH, AND
THEY'RE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
HOUSING THAT PEOPLE NEED. WHAT
WHAT CAN WE DO TO RESPOND TO THE
HOW TO OTHER THAN WHAT WE'VE
ALREADY DONE? I MEAN, I'VE BEEN
MANY OF US HAVE SAID ON CITY
COUNCILS AND HAVE BEEN DEALING
WITH HOMELESS NOW THE HOMELESS
HOUSING CRISIS FOR OVER FIVE OR
SIX YEARS. UM HOW FAR ALONG ARE
WAY TO GETTING PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AS PART OF
THE SOLUTION. YOU'VE GOT THE
PROGRAMS ALL WE'VE HEARD THE
STATE COUNTY PROGRAMS HOW AND
WE'VE GOT PARTNERS. WHERE ARE
THE GAPS? I MEAN VERY SOON. OH,
IT'S A HARD QUESTION. BUT WHAT
CAN WE FOCUS ON? BECAUSE YOU'VE
GOT THE ELEMENTS YOU'VE GOT
SUDDENLY MEMBER WILL HAVE HER
ANSWER, AND THEN THE OTHER TWO.
IF YOU HAVE SOME IDEAS, I WOULD
SAY IN THIS COUNTY WE ALL WORKED
TOGETHER VERY CLOSELY. OUR
BORDERS VERY SUPPORTIVE. OUR CEO
WORKS WITH ALL THE CITIES. THE
CITIES ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH
US AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. AND I
KNOW THEY ARE AS WELL WITH OUR
PARTNERS IN CAL OPTIMA. BUT THIS
TAKES TIME. WE DIDN'T GET TO
THIS PLACE OVERNIGHT AND IT
THERE'S A PRESSURE FOR US TO GET
PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS SO FOLKS
DON'T HAVE TO SEE THEIR
SUFFERING. AND WHILE THAT I
UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A LONGER
PROCESS. WE NEED TIME WE NEED
STAFF. WE ARE IN BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. I HAVE A 20% VACANCY
RATE THAT'S DOWN FROM 30. WE'VE
DONE AMAZING IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS. BUT 20% VACANCY RATE FOR
LICENSED CLINICIANS WHEN SCHOOLS
CHURN OUT 40 AT A TIME WHO ARE
MASTERS LEVEL, AND THAT IS A
PROBLEM, SO WE ARE EXPANDING OUR
WORKFORCE. BUT THAT'S ALSO A
DIFFICULTY BECAUSE IN COUNTY AT
LEAST, AND THAT'S WHY WE RELY ON
OUR PARTNERS. WE ARE LABOR. WE
ARE UNIONIZED AND ARE IT IS
DIFFICULT TO WORK FOR US, AND WE
ARE WORKING WITH THE MOST
SEVERELY ILL PEOPLE. SO PEOPLE
WHO ARE WORKING FOR THE COUNTY
ARE 100% MISSION DRIVEN. WE
COULD ALL MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS
MORE ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT WE NEED
A WORKFORCE. IF WE HAD A
WORKFORCE, WE COULD DO MORE OF
THESE THINGS AND TALKING ABOUT
THE MONEY WE HAVE FOR WORKFORCE.
THAT'S GREAT, BUT WE NEED TO SEE
PEOPLE BEING CHURNED OUT OF
SCHOOLS, WHETHER IT'S AN A
DEGREE OR DRUG AND ALCOHOL
COUNSELOR OR LICENSED
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN. WE NEED
ALL LEVELS OF HEALTH CARE. VERY
OR KELLY, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO
MAKE REMARKS IF YOU DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO SAY THAT, UM THERE
ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
ENDED HOMELESSNESS FOR SPECIFIC
POPULATIONS. I THINK WE NEED
DOES DECIDE WHAT'S OUR PRIORITY
POPULATIONS THAT WE WANT TO
FOCUS ON AND THEN COME TOGETHER
AS A COMMUNITY TO SAY, HOW ARE
WE GOING TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR
THAT POPULATION? THERE ARE
SOLUTIONS. WE JUST NEED TO
IMPLEMENT THEM HERE IN ORANGE
ACCOUNT. KELLY. HOMELESSNESS IS
A COMPLEX PROBLEM. LIKE I SAID
BEFORE, IT REQUIRES A COMPLEX
SOLUTION. I DO AGREE WITH
LOOKING AT A SPECIFIC POPULATION
. WE'VE HEARD SEVERAL TIMES
ABOUT THE SILVER TSUNAMI, THE
FASTEST GROWING ON HOUSE
POPULATION OR OLDER ADULTS. 50
OVER CALDERON HEALTH ATTEMPTED
TO HELP TO FIX THAT PROBLEM,
TRIED TO BUILD A $28 MILLION
BUILDING AND PUT $20 MILLION
INTO RENOVATING IT. AND BECAUSE
IT WAS SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING
FOLKS HAD NOT HEARD OF. WE WERE
NOT ABLE TO DO SO THOSE PATHS
HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE TO US IF
WE'RE GOING TO INVEST $50
MILLION IN SOMETHING SPECIFIC
FOR THE FASTEST GROWING POPPY
RELATION. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
BUILD IT. WHY? WHY WEREN'T YOU
ABLE TO DO THAT? IT'S AN
ENTITLEMENT THAT NO ONE'S HEARD
OF. IT'S NOT. IT'S SPECIFICALLY
FOR OLDER ADULTS. IT COMBINES
PACE WITH A SPECIFIC
RECUPERATIVE CARE THAT LOOKS
LIKE AN ASSISTED LIVING. IT'S
SEMI PRIVATE ROOMS WITH PRIVATE
BATHROOMS. IT'S NOT A SHELTER.
IT'S NOT HOUSING. IT DOESN'T FIT
NEATLY INTO ANYTHING THAT THIS
COUNTY HAS EVER SEEN. AND
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE COULDN'T GET
AN ENTITLED WE COULDN'T BUILD
IT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE DIDN'T
GIVE YOU THE ENTITLEMENT. WE'RE
WORKING WITH THE CITY OF TEST IN
TO GET THAT DONE, AND
UNFORTUNATELY WE COULDN'T HAVE
IT. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT
THEY'RE UNIQUE. THIS IS A UNIQUE
PROBLEM THAT THE SPACE HAS
CHANGED THOSE THAT ARE THOSE
THAT ARE FALLING INTO
HOMELESSNESS, THE FASTEST OR
OLDER ADULTS IN THEIR FALLING
INTO HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE OF
ECONOMIC REASONS, THEY HAVE
PHYSICAL NEEDS THAT ARE
DIFFERENT THAN THE REGULAR ON
HOUSE POPULATION. THEY CAN'T GO
TO THE SHELTERS WE HAVE HERE.
THEY NEED AN ASSISTED LIVING
LIKE YOU AND I WOULD KNOW WE
HAVE TO BUILD THAT WE ARE
WILLING TO DO SO. WE HAD A
BUILDING. WE'RE INVESTING $50
MILLION AND WE COULDN'T DO IT.
THAT'S A PROBLEM. SO A NEW MODEL
IN A NO FROM THE COUNCIL. OKAY,
UM SENATOR. AND WE WANT QUICK
QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET
TO OUR NEXT PANEL. I THINK I'M
SORRY. REMEMBER, TRITA. I WILL
APPRECIATE THAT. I REALLY
IMPRESSED WITH THE PRESENTATION
FROM ALL THE PANELISTS AND
ESPECIALLY DR KELLY, UH,
MENTIONING ABOUT THE OUTREACH
PROGRAM AND INTERACTION, SO IT
REALLY WANT TO KNOW THAT FOR THE
PATIENT WITH SEVERE. MENTAL
ILLNESS. HOW CAN YOU KEEP THEM
TO GO TO APPOINTMENT AND ALSO
ABLE TO CHECK IN AND FOR YOU
WANT 50 PATIENTS? NOT BEFORE OH,
BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO WHAT
WOULD BE YOUR SOLUTION FOR THAT?
SO IF A PERSON IS INVOLVED IN
ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY
THE FULL SERVICE PARTNERSHIP,
THEY HAVE SOMEONE WHO WILL HELP
TAKE THEM. WHO WILL GO WITH THEY
SIT WITH THEM IN THE APPOINTMENT
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET
THROUGH IT, LIKE MANY OF US
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HAPPEN. UM,
WITH REGARD TO THE 51 50. WHAT
WAS THE SPECIFIC QUESTION FOR 51
50? PATIENT. NOT BEFORE OH, BY
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO WHAT
WOULD BE YOUR SOLUTION? SO WE IF
SOMEBODY WERE A DANGER TO SELF
OR OTHERS OR GRAVELY DISABLED,
UNABLE TO FIND FOOD, CLOTHING OR
SHELTER BECAUSE OF THEIR MENTAL
ILLNESS, WE WOULD WRITE A HOLD.
WE TAKE THEM TO A DESIGNATED
HOSPITAL SITE, INCLUDING OUR
CRISIS CAMPUS AT THE B B WELL
AND THEN THEY ARE ATTEMPTED TO
BE STABILIZED FOR THE NEXT 72
HOURS. IF THEY CAN'T BE
STABILIZED THEM THEY CAN. WE CAN
EXTEND THAT HOLD FOR TWO WEEKS.
AND THE IDEA IS WE HAVE A LOT OF
FOLKS WHO NEED A HIGHER LEVEL OF
CARE. AND WE DON'T HAVE THOSE
BEDS BECAUSE WHERE WE USED TO
HAVE PEOPLE BE TREATED WITH THE
STATE HOSPITALS, AND THERE'S A
2500 PERSON WAITING LIST TO GET
INTO THE STATE HOSPITALS THAT
NOW ARE SERVING OUR MOST MOST
ILL, MOSTLY FOLKS WHO'VE
COMMITTED A SERIOUS CRIME. UM
ALL RIGHT. JUST A QUICK FOLLOW
UP ON THAT QUESTION FROM ME AND
THEN YOUR NEXT SENATOR, UH, BUT
IF WE'RE HAVING LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS SAY NO TO MANY
PARTS OF OUR ISSUES RELATED TO
HOUSING, WHAT ABOUT COUNTY LAND
OR STATE LAND? ARE THERE ANY
OPPORTUNITIES THERE? SO FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU JUST MENTIONED THIS
NEW MODEL. THAT SOUNDS
INNOVATIVE TO ME. IS THERE ANY
COUNTY OR STATE LAND THAT THAT
PROJECT COULD BE MOVED TO, OR
IDENTIFIED THAT WE'RE NOT
IDENTIFYING? SO I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY PARCELS WE HAVE IN THE
COUNTY. ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW WE
ARE BUILDING ON THE IRVINE
PARCEL WHERE WE HAVE B WELL, THE
B WELL CAMPUS AND THAT'S PART OF
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
GET PEOPLE TREATED THEIR
INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FOR
YOUTH, AS WELL AS FOR PREGNANT
AND PARENTING MOMS. THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS LANDS THERE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT
OPERATES. I DO KNOW THAT AS FAR
AS THE STATE LEVEL THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS WAS ABLE
TO GET PASSED A BILL SO THAT WE
COULD USE SOME PART OF PATENT
STATE HOSPITALS LAND FOR
ADDITIONAL HOUSING, BUT I DON'T
KNOW FURTHER ANY MORE THAN THAT.
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE CAMPUS IN
COSTA MESA FAIRVIEW. I KNOW THEY
ARE DOING SOME EMERGENCY OPERA
OPERATIONS, BUT IT IS 118 ACRES.
SO, UH, JUST STATING HERE IF
THERE'S WAYS TO LOOK FOR COUNTY
OR STATE, I MEAN, MAYBE IT ISN'T
IN TUSTIN, BUT THERE'S OTHER
AREAS THAT WE CAN START TO
IDENTIFY TO STREAMLINE SOME OF
THESE PROCESSES BECAUSE WE ALL
KNOW THAT, UM THIS HAS BEEN ONE
OF THE BARRIERS. ALRIGHT,
SENATOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR,
JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE
FIRST ONE IS. HOW CAN SOMEONE
GET INTO THIS PROGRAM? FULL
SERVICE PARTNERSHIP. THEY
RECENTLY REFERRALS FROM
EVERYWHERE PEOPLE CAN CALL. OUR
NUMBER IS OUT IN COMMUNITY. MOST
OF OUR REFERRALS DO COME FROM
FAMILY MEMBERS ARE LAW
ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, ALL AWARE
ALL OF OUR HOSPITALS NOW ALL OF
OUR HOUSES ARE HOMELESS
PROVIDERS OF SERVICES ARE AWARE
AS WELL. CAN YOU PROVIDE THAT
NUMBER TWO FOR THE REST OF US?
ON THIS PARENT ON APPEARS TO
THAT IF WE HAVE CONSTITUENTS WHO
CALLS IN? WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT
INFORMATION. OF COURSE. SECOND
QUESTION IS YOU HAD A SLIDE THAT
TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT UM I
THINK GROUP ONE. YOU HAD A P I S
13. CAN YOU? I DON'T KNOW. YOU
PROBABLY WOULD HAVE. DON'T HAVE
THE ANSWER TODAY. CAN YOU BREAK
THAT DOWN TO TELL US WHAT OF
THOSE SUBGROUPS ARE SO BE MORE
BE MORE HELPFUL FOR US? BECAUSE
THEN WE WOULD KNOW WHERE THE
CONCENTRATION OF SPECIFIC AREAS
DEPENDING ON THE ETHNICITY? YES
OF COURSE. AND THE CONCENTRATION
IS THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION IS
GONNA BE VIETNAMESE. I DID WANT
TO NOTE THAT WE DID JUST OPEN A
VIETNAMESE FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIP. IT ALREADY IN THE
FIRST WEEK HAD 12 PEOPLE WHO ARE
PART OF THAT FULL SERVICE
PARTNERSHIP. SO THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT POINT. I'LL MAKE SURE
YOU GET THE BREAKDOWN NEXT I
HAVE IS, UM, YOU MENTIONED JUST
TO FOLLOW UP FROM ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DIXON, YOU SAID SO YOUR
ANNUAL BUDGET 700. IS IT 700
ANNUAL BUDGET, RIGHT? SO IT'S
ANNUALLY PLUS THE 300 FEDERAL
DRAW DOWN INACCESSIBLE. YOU'RE
ABOUT BILLION DOLLAR. A YEAR.
AND PUT IT IN CONTEXT. ONE
PERSON GOING TO THE STATE
HOSPITAL COSTS $1 MILLION A
YEAR. FROM THE COUNTY. YEAH,
THAT'S WHAT WE PAY. REMEMBER IF
A FACILITY IS FREESTANDING, AND
IT HAS MORE THAN 16 BEDS. THIS
WOULD WE NEED HELP WITH THIS
ONE. THEN THE COUNTY PAYS FOR
ALL OF THE COSTS OF SERVICE
MEDICAL DOES NOT REIMBURSE FOR
THAT. WE PAY FOR THAT, AND THAT
COMES OUT OF OUR BUDGET. THE
750, WHICH IS STATE FUNDING ITS
STATE AND FEDERAL BECAUSE WE'RE
DRAWING DOWN F F P AND WE HAVE A
COUPLE OF BLOCK GRANTS IN THERE.
THAT'S FEDERAL, BECAUSE, YEAH,
BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THE
COUNTER AND PUTS IN $2 MILLION
OF THAT ANNUALLY. MY LAST
COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR IS ALL
THESE SLIDES. CAN WE GET THEM
AFTER THIS? IF YOU IF THEY CAN
BE SENT TO OUR OFFICE IS SO WE
CAN HAVE THEM. YES, THANK YOU.
OKAY THANK YOU. UH BEFORE, LET'S
SAY WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
SOMEBODY MEMBER HERE. UM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LORI DAVIS,
WAIT. DON'T LEAVE, I THINK OR DO
YOU HAVE ONE? OKAY I'LL TRY TO
GET AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. UM,
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, NUMBER
ONE WITH MISS BRUNO NELSON. WITH
THE 24 ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU'RE
USING THE FUNDING TO WHAT IS THE
PROCESS FOR AUDITING? SO IS IT A
YEARLY PROCESS? YOU KNOW, I JUST
WANT TO KNOW LIKE AND WHERE CAN
WE SEE THOSE NUMBERS?
SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIFICALLY
FOR THE HOUSING. YES YES. SO SO
WE ACTUALLY JUST HIRED AN
EXTERNAL AUDITOR. THAT'S GOING
TO BE LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR
GRANTS. ALL OF OUR GRANT
PROCESSES ARE VERY TRANSPARENT.
WE PUT NOTICE OF FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES OUT TO SOLICIT
THOSE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. BUT
THEN WE DO INTERNAL AUDITING
THAT WE HAVE AN EXTERNAL AUDITOR
AS WELL. AND IS THAT MEANT OUT
THERE FOR THE PUBLIC TO LOOK AT.
I BELIEVE SO. I MEAN, THE
OUTCOMES OF THOSE WILL BE THE
UNITS BEING BUILT. I MEAN,
THAT'S THE OUTCOME OF THOSE
CAPITAL DOLLARS WERE CAPITAL
DOLLARS THAT WERE GIVEN TO
BUILD, SO THE RESULTS OF THAT
WILL BE WILL THOSE UNITS BE
BUILT? SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR? AS FAR AS AN AUDIT
CONCERNED, OKAY, AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT I JUST IS THERE.
THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT
LIKE WE GO TO THE STATE. THERE'S
AN AUDIT. THERE'S SOMETHING YOU
CAN LOOK UP TO SEE. WHERE DID
THE FUNDING GO? HOW MANY HOUSES
THINGS LIKE THAT? THAT WE AS THE
PUBLIC CAN? ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW,
SAYING, YES, THE HOUSING UM
WHAT'S BUILT I WON'T BE ABLE TO
LOOK AT AND PAPER AND GO AT THIS
WAS ACTUALLY BUILT. WHEN DID IT
START? BREAK GROUND? WHEN DID IT
YOU KNOW, AND HOW MANY DIGITAL'S
THAT'S WHAT I THINK IT WOULD BE
GREAT, VERY TRANSPARENCY FOR THE
PUBLIC TO SEE SOMETHING THERE. I
THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I'M SURE
WE CAN WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU.
AND THEN, UM IT'S A QUESTION FOR
MR ROSS. WHAT WERE YOU WERE
TALKING? I BELONG I AM ON THIS
SIT ON THE BOARD OF THE STATE
ALLOCATION FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS.
AND SO NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
STATE FUNDING AND THAT IN THESE
PROGRAMS FOR, UM MCKINNEY VENTO
FUNDING THE MCKINNEY MCKINNEY
VENTO FUNDING FOR CHILDREN THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HOMELESS
ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION. HOW
CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ON
THAT? UH WE CAN GET YOU THAT,
OKAY. OKAY THAT'D BE GREAT.
THANK YOU. AND THEN LAST, I HAVE
, UM, DR KELLY, WE HAVE, UM. OH
IN REGARDS TO CARE COURT AGAIN,
UM I WAS CONSERVATOR OF MENTALLY
ILL FAMILY MEMBER AND THIS WAS
BACK WHEN YOU COULD ACTUALLY GET
THEM OFF THE STREET. AND I THINK
THAT WE LOOK BACK TO POLICIES
THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGING OVER THE
LAST 40 YEARS. IT EXPLAINS A LOT
OF WHERE WE'RE AT AT THIS POINT.
UM, I KNOW THAT MAINLY. THIS IS
VOLUNTARY. HOW DO WE GET IT?
BECAUSE WE CAN PUT SOMEBODY IN
TREATMENT FOR A MONTH. AND THEN
THEY GO BACK IN THE STREET, AND
THEY'RE BACK WHERE THEY'RE AT. I
MEAN, WHEN YOU HAVE ADDICTION
AND MENTAL HEALTH, UM UH,
PROBLEMS IT'S A LIFETIME
MANAGEMENT AND WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE THERE. WE'VE
GOT TRIPPING FOR THEM FOR THE
REST OF THEIR LIFE. HOW DO WE
GET TO THE POINT THAT WE CAN
LITERALLY GET SOMEBODY OFF
BECAUSE THEY AREN'T OF SOUND
MIND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THESE
DECISIONS WHETHER THEY'RE
ADDICTED TO DRUGS, OR THEY'VE
GOT SCHIZOPHRENIA, YOU KNOW, AND
AGAIN. YOU'RE THE EXPERTS HERE
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY OUR JOB
AS LEGISLATORS IS TO MAKE GOOD
POLICY, SO THE NUMBER ONE THING
IS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY, AND WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT MAKING SURE THAT THE
PRICE OF GAS IS LOWERED. WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COST OF
HOUSING AND SEEK WITH MAINSTREAM
AND FEES AREN'T THAT HIGH. WE
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW
WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, HELP FOR
DAYCARE. ALL OF THIS IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY UP HERE, AND I'M
GOING TO TELL YOU YOU'VE GOT A
GREAT PANEL HERE THAT HAVE
SERVED THIS COMMUNITY. WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THE REST OF THE
MEMBERS UP THERE UNDERSTAND?
THAT IT IS OUR JOB AND OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AND I TAKE THAT
VERY SERIOUS HERE, AND I JUST,
YOU KNOW, IN THE ONE TIME
FUNDING, THAT'S ALL GOOD, BUT
WHAT HAPPENS IS WE'VE GOT A
DEFICIT IN THE BUDGET, AND ONCE
WE GO AND WE KEEP GIVING ONE
TIME FUNDING UP THERE, IT MEANS
THAT THE NEXT YEAR WHEN WE HAVE
A DEFICIT OF $30 BILLION,
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT. SO
YOU'VE GOT A PROGRAM NOW HERE
SITTING? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE AUDIT.
WE'VE GOT TO SIT THERE AND SAY
THIS IS WORKING. THIS ISN'T
WORKING. NO MORE MONEY, AND
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE MONEY TO
PROJECTS THAT ARE MOVING SO THEY
CAN CONTINUE TO GO FORTH. AND SO
I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND
YOU CAN SEE I GET VERY ANGRY AND
FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AND WE CAN DO
MORE UP THERE AND WHAT I'M
HOPING IS IF YOU CAN GIVE US
POLICY THAT YOU THINK WILL MAKE
A DIFFERENCE. I KNOW THIS PANEL
THAT WE WILL SIT DOWN TOGETHER
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A GREAT GROUP
IN ORANGE COUNTY THAT WE
ACTUALLY MEET AND SAY, HOW CAN
WE FIX THINGS TOGETHER FOR
PROBLEM SOLVERS? LET US KNOW
WHAT WE CAN DO, AND WE WILL
STAND STRONG FOR EVERY SINGLE
PERSON HERE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DAVIES. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THAT TO THAT GETTING
ONGOING FUNDING AS PART OF
REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS FOR
THE PUBLIC GUARDIAN'S OFFICE.
WOULD IT BE A HUGE START? IT'S
NOT FUNDED. NOW WE HAVE A BILL
THAT THAT'S A LAW THAT'S OPENED
UP OUR CONSERVATORSHIP OFFICE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO
FUND THAT AND ALSO HAVE TO GET
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
TO TALK TOGETHER FOR LICENSES. I
HAVE TO WAIT AND HAVE THREE
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. PUBLIC
HEALTH DAY HCS AND DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES ALL ALL RUN
THEIR OWN LICENSING FOR ONE
FACILITY, AND NONE OF THEM
SPEAK. SO TO DO THAT WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL FOR US. WELL YOU
WERE SPEAKING OUR LANGUAGE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE'RE HAVING
THIS SO AGAIN FOLLOWING UP WITH
THE FOLLOWING UP, UH, NOT ONLY
WITH THE PUBLIC OUT HERE, BUT
YOU IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC
PIECES OF LEGISLATIVE FIXES THAT
YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE ON
, PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR
OFFICES DIRECTLY BECAUSE, AS WAS
MENTIONED, WE DO WANT TO, UM DO
WHAT WE CAN. I AM NOW IN MY
FIFTH TERM AS A LEGISLATOR, AND
I'VE REALIZED OVER THESE YEARS,
SOMETIMES IT THE TINY FIX. SO
WHEN YOU MENTIONED LICENSING, I
KNOW THAT BE WELL HAS BEEN
WAITING. THE ORANGE CAMPUS OF
THE WELL NOT THE NEWBIE WELL HAS
BEEN WAITING FOR A LICENSE. SO
PLEASE CONTACT US BECAUSE I KNOW
ALL OF US WOULD BE WILLING TO
EITHER MAKE A PHONE CALL OR
WRITE A LETTER AND BUT WE NEED
THAT DIRECT INFORMATION, UH, TO
TAKE THOSE STEPS, BUT AGAIN,
WE'RE ALL ENTERING ANOTHER
LEGISLATIVE BEER. AND IF YOU
HAVE SOMETHING WE DO GET SOME,
UH CRITICISM THAT THE STATE IS
TELLING THE LOCALS WHAT TO DO
TO, SO KNOCK IT OFF. I'LL SPEAK
FOR MYSELF, ONLY. WE ARE HAPPY
TO KNOCK IT OFF. IF PEOPLE ARE
MOVING FORWARD WITH WHAT THEY
NEED TO DO TO BE PART OF THE
PARTNERSHIP TO SOLVE
HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND ORANGE
COUNTY WITH THAT ANY OTHER
COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVED TO OUR
LAST PANEL. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY.
ALRIGHT WE ARE HEADING INTO OUR
LAST PANEL HERE AND WE HAVE SOME
PANELISTS HERE THAT ARE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AND
PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE AS WE KNOW,
UH WE TALK A LOT ABOUT WHAT
EVERYBODY SHOULD DO. AND AS A
FORMER CLASSROOM TEACHER, I KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS ALWAYS.
THERE'S A LONG LIST OF
EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD DO
. AND YET WE'RE NOT THE ONES
DOING THE SERVICE SO TOO
SOMETIMES TALKING FIRSTHAND TO
THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROVIDING
THE SERVICE GIVES US AN
INCLINATION OF WHERE THE GAPS
ARE AWARE. THE BARRIERS ARE, UH,
WHAT IS GOING WELL, I HOPE THERE
ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GOOD THINGS
, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO
WELCOME THIS PANEL AND WE HAVE
ON THIS PANEL. KELLY FRITZ, CELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOPE
CENTER, WHICH I'M PROUD TO SAY.
IS LOCATED AND THE CITY OF
FULLERTON. YOU'LL EXPLAIN WHAT
THE HOPE CENTER IS. WE HAVE DR
PUJA. UM MAHALA. THE C A E O OF
THE LOOM IN ATION FOUNDATION,
WHICH I'M A TINY BIT BIASED BUT
ALSO IN THE CITY OF FULLERTON.
UH AND THEN WE HAVE BENJAMIN
HEARST, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF
THE CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH
AND INNOVATION OF THE SALVATION
ARMY OF ORANGE COUNTY. AND I
KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SHARE YOUR
JUST YOUR OPENING OF A FEW WEEKS
AGO. UH WELCOME, EVERYBODY. WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH
KELLY FRITZL.
THERE WE GO. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THIS BOARD. I'M GONNA START WITH
HOW WE REFORMED, SO NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
NORTH ORANGE COUNTY SERVICE
PLANNING AREA. THE COUNTY
CREATED THREE DIFFERENT AREAS TO
FOCUSED HOMELESSNESS TO REALLY
MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING
SERVICES AND PEOPLE ARE
RECEIVING SERVICES NEAR THEIR
HOMES. SO THIS WAS A REALLY YOU
KNOW TREMENDOUS HELP FOR US.
WE'RE IN THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY
SERVICE PLANNING AREA. NEXT
SLIDE. UM SO THE NORTH ORANGE
COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY
COLLABORATIVE WAS FORMED IN
2017. AND THIS WAS THROUGH THE
INPUT FROM CITY MANAGERS AND
POLICE CHIEFS WITH BOTH SENATOR
JOSH NEWMAN IN ACTUALLY ASSEMBLY
PERSON SHARING QUICKSILVER SO
THE CITY'S CAME TOGETHER AND
THEY FOCUSED ON THREE AREAS
HOMELESS PREVENTION. UM. U THREE
CITIZEN IS, UM AND, UM I'M GOING
TO FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS. SO I
HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING. I'M GREAT
AT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. I'M
GONNA NAIL QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
FOR YOU GUYS. BUT SO THE
COLLABORATIVE DOES PROVIDE
FUNDING TO 11 CITIES IN 48
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND WHAT I NEED TO LET YOU KNOW
IS ALL THIS CBOS ARE AUDITED
EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THEIR AUDITS
ARE ON THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY
PUBLIC SAFETY COLLABORATIVE
WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN SEE BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB ANYTHING. WHAT
THEY DO WHERE THE MONEY IS SPENT
. SO WE REALLY THE COLLABORATIVE
IS REALLY ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. I'VE HEARD THAT
A LOT TODAY. NEXT SLIDE. SO HOW
DID THE HOPE CENTER COME ABOUT
AND 2020 AGAIN? WE WERE USING
ONE TIME MONEY'S. THE
COLLABORATIVE WAS AFRAID THAT WE
WERE NOT GOING TO GET ANY
FUNDING. BUT THEY REALLY DID
LIKE THE COLLABORATION AND THE
BREAKING DOWN OF SILOS SO
USUALLY AS AN OUTREACH WORKER OF
BURA, FULLERTON OUTREACH WORKER
YOU ASKED THAT PERSON WHAT ARE
YOUR TIES TO FULLERTON? IF THEY
HAVE NO TIES TO FULLERTON? GUESS
WHAT THE OUTREACH WORKER MOVES
ON. WELL THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE
DOING IN NORTH.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. IT WORKED. REALLY HAVE JUST
BEEN DOING DISPATCH CALLS IN.
I'LL GET INTO IT FOR A MINUTE.
WE'VE EXPANDED TO STANTON AND
BREA. AND NEXT WE'RE GOING TO BE
IN THE HARBOR HARBOR, LA LA LA
HABRA PLACENTA CYPRUS IN LA
PALMA, SO WE COVER SOME OF YOUR
AREAS. SO WHAT IS THE HOPE
CENTER NEXT SLIDE? WE'RE ABOUT
COLLABORATION. WE WORKED WITH
THE COUNTY. WE WORKED WITH ALL
NONPROFITS WE MEET EVERY TUESDAY
AND DO CLIENT COORDINATION SO WE
DON'T HAVE THOSE CLIENTS FALLING
OUT. WE HAVE BEYOND THE LOOKOUT
ON OUR APP. SO TONY WILL SAY,
HEY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY
IN MY LIFE WILL GO FIND THEM VIA
L A IS PART OF A LOT OF OUR
SERVICES. SO WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER. COLLABORATIVELY REDO
COORDINATION. WE'RE WORKING WITH
CALTRANS. REDO WE GO OUT AND WE
DO THE OUTREACH BEFORE THEY DO A
CLEANUP. BECAUSE CALTRANS THEY
DO CLEANUP. THE HOMELESS COMES
BACK. SO WHERE YOU HAVE THE
CLEANUP COMING NEXT WEEK? WE'RE
GOING OUT. WE'RE DOING THE
OUTREACH. WE RESERVED BEDS FOR
THAT DAY OF THE CLEANUP BECAUSE
THEN WE CAN GET PEOPLE INTO THE
SHELTERS. SO THIS IS THE WAY
WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH IN
COORDINATING WITH BOTH STATE,
LOCAL AND COUNTY IN THE COUNTY,
AND I'LL TELL YOU KILL OPTIMA,
AND THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL THERE
ON OUR MEETINGS. THEY'RE HELPING
US OUT. UM BUT WE'RE ALSO DATA
DRIVEN. WE HAVE OUTREACH GRID.
NEXT SLIDE. WHICH COORDINATES IT
SO. HOW THIS WORKS IS WE HAVE PD
TRANSFER CALLS HOMELESS CALLS
NONLIFE THREATENING HOMELESS
CALLS UP TO THE HOPE CENTER.
THAN OUR ARE, YOU KNOW, EITHER
WE GO OUT WITH PD OR HOMELESS
OUTREACH WORKERS GO OUT ALONE,
AND WE RESPOND TO THOSE CALLS.
IT IS MORE APPROPRIATELY TO HAVE
NON PD RESPOND TO HOMELESS CALLS
, SO OUR MANTRA IS, YOU KNOW.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LOT, BUT
WE REALLY DO TRACK OR CLIENTS
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE THEM FALL
OUT. THE KEY IS A CLIENT CAN
HAVE YOU'VE HEARD IT FIVE CASE
MANAGERS. WE CAN OVERSEE. WE
KNOW WHO THEY ARE. WE TALKED TO
HIM. ALL OF OUR STAFF HAVE EACH
OTHER CELL NUMBERS AND THAT
INCLUDES COUNTY AND THAT
INCLUDES ALL OF OUR NONPROFITS.
NEXT SLIDE. AND I'LL YOU KNOW WE
DO THINK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
RESPONSE TO CALLS THIS HUGE.
THIS WAY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CAN DO WHAT THEIR TRUE MISSION
IS, AND YOU KNOW WE CAN DO THE
MEANING MEANINGFUL STREET
OUTREACH EFFORTS. IT IS TRYING
TO CREATE TRUST WITH OUR
CLIENTS. THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE
GOAL. NEXT SLIDE. SO OUR MANTRA
IS RIGHT PEOPLE, RIGHT RESOURCES
RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS KEY. WHO
IS WHO CAN BRING THE BEST
SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS. IT
MIGHT BE OUR HOPE STAFF. IT
MIGHT BE COUNTY. IT MIGHT BE
KILL OPTIMA. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING
TO DO SOMETHING WE BREAK DOWN
THE SILENCE OF CITY BOUNDARIES.
WE BREAK DOWN THE SILOS OF THE
COUNTY AND COLLABORATE WITH ALL
NON PROFIT AGENCIES AGAIN. WE
WANT TO REDUCE THE RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. UM WELL, AT THE HOPE
CENTER. WE MEET WEEKLY. AS I
SAID, TO DO THE CASE MANAGEMENT.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN AUGUST 7 OF
OUR CLIENTS BEING PLACED INTO
GETTING HOUSING. SOON AS IT'S
DEVELOPED. SO AGAIN, THE KEY IS
WORKING PROPERTY VLY GETTING
MORE SHELTER BEDS GETTING MORE
PERMANENT PART OF HOUSING. AND I
JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE DR PUJA
BAKALA, CEO OF ILLUMINATION
FOUNDATION. THANK YOU. CHAIR
SOFA AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HEAR
FROM THE FRONT LINES. YOU KNOW,
AS FAR AS FOR PROVIDERS WHAT
WE'RE WITNESSING ON A DAILY
BASIS IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE. JUST YOU KNOW, WE'VE
HEARD A LOT ABOUT ALL THE
WONDERFUL SERVICES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO OUR UNHAPPY HOUSE
INDIVIDUALS. BUT WE HAD
ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION HAVE
REALLY WORKED ON MEETING THE
CLIENTS WHERE THEY'RE AT, AND AS
A RESULT OF THAT, WE'VE BUILT A
SYSTEM OF CARE THAT'S CALLED
STREET HOME. AND JUST TO GO BACK
. YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS,
YOU'LL SEE, UM YOU KNOW, IN THE
SLIDES HERE. OUR GOAL IS TO
BRING FOLKS IN WHETHER THERE OUT
ON THE STREET COMING INTO A
SHELTER. PROVIDE THE MEDICAL
SERVICES TO RECUPERATE CARE WITH
THE GOAL TO GET THEM INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING, AND I REALLY
WANT TO START BY THANKING DATES.
YES AND OUR HEALTH PLAN PARTNERS
BECAUSE IT TRULY HAS BEEN A
PARTNERSHIP LAST YEAR ALONE, WE
WERE ABLE TO SERVE 6500
INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO THAT YEARS
BEFORE WE WERE SEEING. YOU KNOW,
MAYBE 1000 CLIENTS, 1500 CLIENTS
, WE WORKED ON WONDERFUL
PROGRAMS THROUGH FOUNDATIONS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, HEALTH WHO
ALLOWED US TO BRING HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS IN AND HOLD ON TO
THEM THROUGH THE STREET TO HOME
MODEL BECAUSE WE KNOW IT TAKES A
GOOD 18 TO 24 MONTHS TO GET THEM
INTO HOUSING. PRIOR TO CALLUM.
WE DID THAT THROUGH. PROGRAMS
LIKE HIGH UTILIZE ER PROGRAMS
WORKING ON THOSE, YOU KNOW,
HEALTH FOUNDATION, UM, GRANTS,
BUT THAT ONLY HELPED MAYBE 300
CLIENTS AT THE TIME. SO WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN, IT
REALLY HAS BEEN A PARTNERSHIP
WORKING WITH THE HEALTH PLANS TO
BRING FOLKS IN, BUT WHAT WE SAW
IS THAT WE HAD TO BUILD A SYSTEM
OF CARE INTERNALLY. THERE'S
WONDERFUL HOSPITALS, YOU KNOW
LARGE SYSTEMS IN OUR COUNTY. BUT
FOR THE IN HOUSE POPULATION, IT
IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO
NAVIGATE. GOING FROM THE STREET
FROM THE SHELTER. TAKE FOUR
BUSSES TO MAYBE GO TO A CLINIC
AND THEN GO TO THE PHARMACY AND
PICK UP THE MEDICATION. AND
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO STORE IT
? SO MEDICAL RESPITE HAS REALLY
BEEN A GODSEND FOR A POPULATION
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP A
LOT OF CLIENTS THROUGH THAT. I
ALSO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT FAMILIES. YOU KNOW PART OF
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. YET
FAMILY SOLUTION COLLABORATIVE
AND UM, I WORKED IN BOSTON FOR
MANY YEARS. AND YOU KNOW, THERE
WAS A QUESTION ASKED EARLIER.
YOU KNOW ABOUT ANY HELP WE NEED
FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
AROUND FAMILIES. UM LAST YEAR,
YOU KNOW, THERE WERE 500 DEATHS
IN ORANGE COUNTY AND TWO BABIES.
SO UM, YOU KNOW, IF I HAD A
MAGIC WAND, WE CANNOT HAVE
FAMILY HOMELESSNESS IN ORANGE
COUNTY. THAT IS ONE OF YOU KNOW
MY HOPES AND DREAMS THAT WE AS A
COUNTY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO END
FAMILY HOMELESSNESS. CURRENTLY
WE'RE SEEING AT LEAST 300
FAMILIES THAT ARE WAITING FOR
HOUSING. THERE'S HUNDREDS OF
FAMILIES THAT ARE IN SHELTERS.
WE HAD ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION
RUN FOR FAMILY SHELTERS, MAINLY
IN THE NORTHERN COUNTY, AND
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPOTS IN
SUDDEN, YOU KNOW, SOUTH ORANGE
COUNTY AS WELL. HOW CAN WE
REALLY HELP FAMILIES? YOU KNOW
THE STORIES THAT I HEAR EVERY
DAY? WE'VE GOT SINGLE MOTHERS
WITH FOUR CHILDREN YOU KNOW,
TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET CANNOT
AFFORD RENT, SO IT'S PART OF OUR
SYSTEM. WE'VE TRIED REALLY, TO
HELP. YOU KNOW EVERYONE WHO'S
COMING IN FROM THE STREETS.
PROVIDE THE MEDICAL OVERSIGHT TO
RECUPERATIVE CARE, GET THEM INTO
HOUSING AND WITH THE GOAL TO GET
THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND I'LL
SHOW YOU SOME OF OUR FACILITIES
IN ORANGE COUNTY. THIS FACILITY
HERE ON THE FIRST IS OUR
FULLERTON NAVIGATION AND
RECUPERATIVE CARE FACILITY. 150
BAD. THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A
COMPLETE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE
AND HOUSING. UM YOU KNOW,
FACILITY WHERE FOLKS CAN COME IN
THROUGH THE NAVIGATION CENTER.
THROUGH THE CITY OF FULLERTON.
THEY ALSO CAN BE REFERRED
DIRECTLY FROM THE HOSPITALS INTO
A RECUPERATIVE CARE FACILITY,
AND WE ALSO HAVE A MEDICAL
CLINIC IN THAT FACILITY ON THE
SECOND FLOOR WHERE WE CAN OFFER
DENTAL SERVICES. PRIMARY CARE
SERVICES. UM ALL IN ONE PLACE
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, SUBSTANCE
USE SERVICES. AND TO BE HONEST,
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE WERE
DOING EARLIER BECAUSE WE WERE
LIKE WE CAN REFER A PATIENTS,
YOU KNOW TO ALL ALL THE
WONDERFUL PARTNERS, BUT FOR AN
HOUSED PERSON, IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO GO NAVIGATE THE
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. SO WE DO HAVE
THIS INTEGRATED SYSTEM IN THE
CITY OF FULLERTON, AND WE HAVE
SERVED HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF
CLIENTS FROM THE CITY OF
FULLERTON, NOT JUST THROUGH THE
NAVIGATION CENTER. BUT ALSO
THROUGH THE RECUPERATIVE CARE
FACILITY IN THE MIDDLE. THERE IS
WHAT YOU SEE ARE MICRO
COMMUNITIES THAT'S PART OF OUR
STREET TO HOME MODEL. AND HERE
WE CAN BRING SOMEONE IN WHO CAME
THROUGH THE STREETS CAME THROUGH
THE CALLUP TO MY DATE, CS FUNDED
RECUPERATIVE CARE PROGRAM WAS
ABLE TO STAY IN A STEP DOWN
PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS,
AND WE'RE WORKING ACTUALLY ON A
PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLAPSED,
DIMA. THE HEALTHCARE AGENCY AND
ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION, WHERE
WE CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO
GET FOLKS INTO HOUSING BECAUSE
WE KNOW ONCE THEY'RE WITH US. WE
NEED TO REALLY PROVIDE THEM ALL
THE SERVICES BUT THEY NEED TO
WAIT TO GET INTO HOUSING. SO WE
WERE ABLE TO GET SOME VOUCHERS
THAT REALLY HELPED THAT
POPULATION MOVING TO HOUSING AND
NOT GO BACK OUT ON THE STREET.
AND THE LAST PHOTO. THERE IS A
CARNEGIE SHELTER IN THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA. YOU KNOW WE HAVE
ABOUT 170 CLIENTS THERE ON A
DAILY BASIS. AND, UM, STILL
CLIENTS WAITING TO GET IN. NEXT
SLIDE. UM AND YOU KNOW HERE'S A
LOT OF THESE SERVICES NOW ARE
REIMBURSED PRIOR TO CALAIS MU.
NO, WE WERE VERY MUCH GRANT
FUNDED AND NOT ABLE TO HELP AS
MANY CLIENTS BUT WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL BECAUSE WE ARE NOW ABLE
TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE SERVICES
LIKE HELPING PEOPLE FIND HOUSING
HOUSING DEPOSIT TO DATE CS AND
CAL OPTIMA. IF THERE IS WE HAVE
A CLIENT WHO HAS A HOUSING
VOUCHER, AND WE'RE WAITING ON
GETTING THEM INTO HOUSING. IT IS
THE FIRST MONTH RENT THAT
SECURITY DEPOSIT THROUGH THE
HOUSING DEPOSIT PROGRAM. WE ARE
ABLE TO ACTUALLY MAKE THAT
HAPPEN, AND WE'VE SEEN SOME REAL
SUCCESS STORIES IN IN MAKING
THAT HAPPEN, AND THE OTHER
PROGRAMS AGAIN, YOU KNOW, REALLY
BUILD THAT. INTEGRATED SERVICES
THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR OUR
CLIENTS THROUGH CALAIS. THE LAST
SLIDE. UM SPEAKING ABOUT THE
BURDEN OF MENTAL HEALTH. I KNOW
THE SLIDES ARE HARD TO SEE. UM
BUT YOU CAN SEE WE LOOKED AT
DATA INTERNALLY THROUGH OUR CAL
OPTIMA PARTNERS AND ALSO OUR
HOSPITAL DATA TO LOOK AT WHAT
THE NEEDS ARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH,
AND WE SAW THAT OUT OF THE 1200
FOLKS THAT WE LOOKED AT 91%
NEEDED BEHAVIOR. HEALTH SERVICES
, UH, AND ABOUT 97% OF THEM HAVE
SOME SORT OF SUBSTANCE USE ISSUE
, AND YOU KNOW SOME OTHER MAJOR
DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS. AND I CAN
TELL YOU, I YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY
LIKE TO SORT OF REALLY TALK TO
MY STAFF ON A REGULAR BASIS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEED IS. FOR
EVERY 10 CLIENTS WHO NEED
SERVICES. I MAY BE ABLE TO GET
ONE IN AND THAT JUST SPEAKS TO
THE NEED. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT
WORK HAPPENING, BUT WE NEED MORE
. WE NEED MORE BEAVER HEALTH
SERVICES. WE NEED MORE B WELLS.
YOU KNOW WE NEED WE NEED MORE
PSYCHIATRISTS. WE LIKE EVERYBODY
ELSE ARE ALSO STRUGGLING TRYING
TO HIRE HEALTHCARE STAFF. UH AND
JUST RECENTLY, WE MADE A
DECISION AT ELIMINATION
FOUNDATION THAT WE WILL BE
MOVING ALL OUR STAFF TO A
MINIMUM TO A LIVING WAGE. WE ARE
NOT ABLE TO HOLD ON TO STAFF
BECAUSE OUR STAFF THEMSELVES,
SOME OF THEM ARE STRUGGLING WITH
HOMELESSNESS AND LIVING IN THEIR
CARS. UM YOU KNOW, AND THEN
TRYING TO JUST GET THE SERVICES
HAS BEEN YOU KNOW, REALLY A
CHALLENGE FOR OUR POPULATION.
HENCE WE'VE BUILT THE STREET TO
HOME MODEL SO WE CAN REALLY
PROVIDE AS MANY SERVICES AS WE
CAN. AND ONE MORE SLIDE. AND
THIS JUST AGAIN SPEAKS TO YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE A HUB AND SPOKE
MODEL WHERE FOLKS CAN COME INTO
A DIFFERENT FACILITIES, AND OUR
GOAL IS TO GET THEM INTO HOUSING
. UH AND I REALLY WANT TO END BY
SAYING THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS
PANEL BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO
TAKE ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC
AND NON PROFITS AND OUR ELECTED
OFFICIALS TO REALLY HELP, YOU
KNOW, ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS AND AGAIN, JUST,
YOU KNOW, REMINDER. THERE'S
FOLKS DYING EVERY DAY ON THE
STREETS IN ORANGE COUNTY AND
THANK YOU TO CHEER SILVA FOR
REALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THE
ASSEMBLY BILL WHERE WE CAN
ACTUALLY NOW LOOK AT Y PEOPLE
ARE DYING ON THE STREETS. WE
WILL BE ABLE TO THERE'S A TASK
FORCE IN ORANGE COUNTY. THEY
WERE PART OF THAT'S GOING TO
ALLOW US TO LOOK AT INDIVIDUALS
THAT PASSED AWAY ON OUR STREETS
AND SEE WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED SO
WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SAVE LIVES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM I THINK
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND FINISHED OUR
LAST PANELISTS AND THEN WE'LL
HAVE QUESTIONS. UM WELCOME
BENJAMIN HURST FROM THE
SALVATION ARMY OF ORANGE COUNTY.
THANK YOU. CHAIR QUIRK-SILVA.
WHAT AN HONOR TO BE HERE. I WANT
TO RESPECT EVERYONE'S TIME AND
TOUCH FOR JUST A MOMENT ON SOME
THINGS THE SALVATION ARMY SEES
AS WORKING IN THE HOMELESS SPACE
AND ALSO A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT
WE SEE TREMENDOUS GAPS AND
SERVICES. SO LET ME TURN MY
ATTENTION THERE. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. UH SALVATION ARMY IS THE
LARGEST PRIVATE SHELTER PROVIDER
IN THE UNITED STATES. WITH OVER
40,000 BEDS. WE OPERATE ALMOST
10% OF THE NATION'S HOMELESS
SHELTER CAPACITY, AND I
MENTIONED THAT TO SAY WHAT WE
SEE WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
GETTING ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THE
HOMELESS CRISIS IS THERE
EMPHASIZING EMPHASIZING A
THROUGHPUT SYSTEM? AH! PUTTING
THE PIECES TOGETHER THAT RESPOND
EACH ASPECT OF THE COMPLEX
SYSTEM OF HOMELESSNESS. TO PUT A
THROUGHPUT SYSTEM THAT MOVES
PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS THROUGH
QUALITY CHANNELS OF CARE. AND
THEN TO EITHER PERMANENT HOUSING
OR COMPLETE COMMUNITY
REINTEGRATION. SO UH, IN ANAHEIM
, THE CENTER OF HOPE IS THE 14
ACRE CAMPUS IS THE NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE SALVATION
ARMY'S HOMELESS THROUGHPUT
SYSTEM AND USING THE DIAGRAM
THAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN. LET ME
TOUCH IT ON A COUPLE ITEMS IN
THE HOMELESS SERVICES SPACE THAT
ARE WORKING WELL. I WANT TO
SUGGEST TO YOU STATE LEADERSHIP
THAT EMERGENCY SHELTERS ARE
OVERPERFORMING RIGHT NOW. I
THINK THEY'RE WORKING VERY WELL
IN THE SENSE THAT MOST OF THEM
ARE AT OR NEAR CAPACITY, AND
THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE LONG
TERM HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THE
HOMELESS. UH, AND YET THEY ARE
TAKING QUALITY CARE OF FRONTLINE
INDIVIDUALS THE BACKBONE OF OUR
HOMELESS CARE SERVICES SYSTEM.
AND I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT
THE EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM IS
OVERPERFORMING IN THE STATE
BECAUSE IT'S ONLY DESIGNED TO BE
A TEMPORARY TRIAGE SPACE, AND
IT'S ACTUALLY SERVING AS
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RIGHT NOW.
SO UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE, UH,
SUPPORT FOR OUR SHELTER
OPERATORS. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT?
MY GREAT FRIEND FROM
ILLUMINATION OF FOUNDATION JUST
SAID IT IS A IT IS A VERY
PRECARIOUS SPACE TO OPERATE IN
RIGHT NOW, FISCALLY FOR MOST
HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS
BECAUSE OF RUNAWAY INFLATION,
OBVIOUSLY, MOST NONPROFITS ARE
SMALLER MIDSIZE ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY'RE NOT THE SALVATION ARMY.
SO THEY ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO
CHANGES IN MINIMUM WAGE. THEY'RE
EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO CHANGES
IN HEALTH CARE RATES. JUST LAST
WEEK I HEARD FROM A LOCAL
HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDER THAT
THEIR INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
THEIR TEAM WENT UP 40% THIS YEAR
. THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL IN THIS
SPACE, AND WHAT HAPPENS IS
THEY'RE LOCKED IN MULTI YEAR
AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED 234 YEARS
AGO. INFLATION RUNS AWAY AND
YOU'VE GOT SOME SMALL MIDSIZE
SHELTER PROVIDERS THAT ARE IN
TROUBLE. NOW YOU CAN TURN YOUR
ATTENTION TO THAT FROM A STATE
LEVEL AND, UH AND SEE IF THERE
IS ANY RELIEF THAT CAN BE A
SCENT THAT WAY. THAT WOULD BE A
BIG HELP TO YOUR FRONT LINE
SERVICE PROVIDERS. SHELTERS ARE
DOING WELL. THERE IS A HUGE PUSH
FOR HOMELESS HOUSING. AND OF
COURSE, THE CENTER OF HOPE. WE
RECENTLY JUST CUT THE RIBBON. ON
72 NEW UNITS OF PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. I WAS TOLD
IT'S THE LARGEST PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT TO
DATE IN THE HISTORY OF ORANGE
COUNTY, AND I WANTED TO
CELEBRATE WITH OUR GREAT FRIENDS
FROM CAL OPTIMA WHO PUT $4.1
MILLION INTO THAT PROGRAM KELLY,
BRUNO NELSON AND HER TEAM, SO
SOMEONE ASKED IF ANY OF THEIR
UNITS WERE UP YET WE'RE ON THE
FRONT EDGE, WHERE THE FRESHMAN
CLASS 72 UNITS CAME ONLINE TWO
WEEKS AGO. SO THAT'S SOME GOOD
REPORT AND IN ADDITION TO THAT
16 OF THOSE UNITS ARE MHS A
FUNDING THROUGH OUR GREAT
FRIEND, DR VERONICA KELLY AND
HER TEAM. SO THERE IS THERE IS
GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN THE
HOMELESS HOUSING SPACE, BUT
COMMUNITIES THEY'RE EXTREMELY
NERVOUS, AND WE KNOW THAT I GOT
A CALL FROM SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY
LEADERS A FEW MONTHS AGO, THEY
SAID, BEN, UH, WE'RE FREAKING
OUT DOWN HERE WE GET, YOU KNOW,
FOR EVERY NINE PEOPLE WE GET
HOUSED OFF THE STREETS, 13 OR
FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.
TALKING TO SOME LOS ANGELES
OFFICIALS LATELY. OF COURSE,
THEIR SITUATION IS NATIONALLY
KNOWN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
GETTING 200 PEOPLE PUT INTO
HOMELESS HOUSING UP THERE EVERY
MONTH. 227 OR FALLING, YOU KNOW,
INTO HOMELESSNESS. SO UH, SO
SOMEONE ASKED THE QUESTION
EARLIER IN THE PANEL. YOU KNOW,
WE'RE DOING ALL THIS ACTIVITY
WE'RE GENERATING ALL THIS
ENERGY. IS IT MAKING A
DIFFERENCE? WELL, IT IS MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IF YOU'RE SAN DIEGO,
AND YOU'RE GETTING NINE PEOPLE
IN THE HOUSING BUT 13 OR FALLING
INTO HOMELESSNESS. WE ASKED THE
QUESTION WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF
THEY DIDN'T GET THE NINE IN?
THEY'D BE IN REALLY PRECARIOUS
SITUATION. THERE IS THINGS
HAPPENING. IT'S JUST NOT AT A
PACE. THAT'S FAST ENOUGH. AND UH
, WE'RE ALL SCRAMBLING AS
AGGRESSIVELY AS WE CAN TO LIGHT
A FRESH FIRE UNDER MORE HOMELESS
HOUSING. BUT I WANT TO SUGGEST
TO YOU TODAY THAT FROM THE
SALVATION ARMY'S PERSPECTIVE,
THAT'S NOT WHERE THE BATTLE
AGAINST CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ONE IN THIS
SPACE BECAUSE WE DEVELOP
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. AS
WE JUST SAID, JUST CUT THE
RIBBON ON 72 BEAUTIFUL UNITS.
THAT COSTS $500,000 EACH, UH,
ONLY ABOUT 30% OF THE PEOPLE IN
OUR SHELTER, WHATEVER QUALIFIED
TO GET IN THAT SPACE, SO WE'RE
GONNA PUSH. WE'RE GONNA DRIVE.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK AGGRESSIVELY
WITH COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE
PARTNERSHIPS TO GET MORE
HOMELESS HOUSING UP MORE
PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
UP, BUT THAT'S 30. OF OUR
HOMELESS POPULATION. THE REST
HAVE TO SELF RESOLVE ANOTHER WAY
AND WHAT WE ARE TELLING LEADERS.
WHAT WE'RE TELLING COMMUNITY
LEADERS IS, WE BELIEVE IT'S TIME
TO TURN THE ATTENTION TO THE
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER BATTLE IN
THE HOMELESS SPACE. TO BELIEVE
WE CAN SEE SOME SOME QUALITY,
LARGE SCALE ENTERPRISE LEVEL
VICTORIES IN THAT SPACE. GETTING
PEOPLE DRUG FREE BACK TO WORK,
HOUSED IN SERVING OTHERS AS THE
MOST LIKELY END RESULT, SOLUTION
TO MOVING THE NEEDLE ON THE
HOMELESS SPACE AND A REAL
SERIOUS WAY. SO TO THAT END
WE'VE BEEN WORKING INTERNALLY IS
A SALVATION ARMY TEAM, DESIGNING
A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
RECOVERY PROGRAM TARGETED TO THE
HOMELESS POPULATION THAT FOCUSES
ON SOCIAL ISOLATION IS A REASON
FOR THEIR ADDICTION AND
CUSTOMIZING THE PROGRAM OUT OF
ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL ISOLATION
ASPECTS TO THEIR ADDICTION.
WE'RE TRYING TO BRING 50 BEDS
ONLINE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND IN
2024 AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT. TURN
THAT OUT. WE'VE ALREADY
COMMITTED THREE ACRES AT CENTER
OF HOPE TO BRING UPWARDS OF 250
MORE BEDS OF HOMELESS, SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER RECOVERY SPACE
ONLINE IN THE NEXT 36 MONTHS.
LOOK WE COULD NEVER BEGIN TO DO
THAT ON OUR OWN. THAT'S GOING TO
TAKE A COMMUNITY LIFT. THAT'S
ALL OF US PRACTICALLY EVERYONE
IN THIS ROOM. JOINING ARMS,
EVERY SERVICE PROVIDER. UH ALL
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COMING
TOGETHER AND SAYING, LOOK, LET'S
LET'S UH LET'S PLACE.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
LEM IS SUCH OF A SIZE THAT WE
CAN DO IT. WE CAN WE CAN LEAD IN
THAT SPACE. WE'VE GOT THE
COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATIVE
SPIRIT AS EVIDENCE HERE TODAY.
AND WE'VE GOT THE RESOURCES THAT
CAN MEET AND MATCH THE SCOPE AND
SCALE THE PROBLEM WE'RE FACING.
SO IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT, I'LL
END WITH THIS. I WAS THE GUEST
ON ANGELS RADIO AM 8 30 THIS
SUMMER AND THEY ASKED ME, YOU
KNOW, WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
CENTER OF HOPE SO I, YOU KNOW, I
TOLD HIM ABOUT OUR BASE PATH UP
THERE AND TOLD HIM ALL THE
OUTCOMES AND ALL THE DATA AND
ALL THE STATISTICS, BUT THEY GO
TO COMMERCIAL BREAK. AND THEY
MUTE THE MICROPHONES AND THEY
ASKED ME A COMMERCIAL BREAK THE
DEFINING QUESTION OF OUR TIME,
THEY SAID BEN THAT ALL SOUNDS
GREAT. BUT CAN PEOPLE REALLY
CHANGE? CAN PEOPLE REALLY
CHANGE? AND I SAT IN THAT STUDIO
AT ANGEL STADIUM. UH NO ONE I
HAD ABOUT 120 SECONDS OF
COMMERCIAL SPACE LEFT, AND I
THOUGHT ABOUT PEOPLE I'D MET
COMING THROUGH OUR ANAHEIM
EMERGENCY SHELTER. AND I THOUGHT
ABOUT FRANK, WHO'S A PLUMBER WHO
HAD GOT FOUR D U. I S AND LOST
HIS LICENSE, SO HE LOST HIS
PLUMBING BUSINESS, SO HE
SUDDENLY OUT ON THE STREET, SO
HE GETS IN THE SHELTER. HE GETS
HIS LIFE PIECE BACK TOGETHER.
TODAY. HE'S ON HIS OWN. HE'S GOT
HIS OWN APARTMENT. HE'S GOT HIS
PLUMBING BUSINESS BACK. HE'S
REINTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY. I
THOUGHT ABOUT GEORGE, WHO WAS
ONE TIME 20 YEARS AGO, MAKING
100 AND 20,000 A YEAR MANAGING
PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF IRVINE
, BUT HE GOT INVOLVED IN A GANG
SITUATION AND GOT SENT TO STATE
PRISON FOR 17 YEARS. LOOK AT
DOES HAPPEN, SO WHEN THEY EXIT
HIM, HE'S LITERALLY ON THE
STREET. TODAY, GEORGE IS A
REHABILITATED BACK IN SOCIETY,
GOT A FULL TIME JOB AND HAS HIS
OWN PLACE. SO I'M THINKING OF
THESE PEOPLE. WE CUT BACK FROM
COMMERCIAL BREAK AND I LEANED
INTO THE MICROPHONE. I SAID,
LISTEN, LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT
THIS. 25 YEARS AGO, MY OWN
SISTER WAS A METH ADDICT ON THE
RUN FROM THE LAW STEALING TO
SUPPORT HER HABIT WITH ARREST
WARRANTS IN THREE STATES. TODAY
SHE IS 25 YEARS SOBER. TODAY SHE
IS A WIFE, A MOTHER OF FOUR
CHILDREN, AND SHE IS THE CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF A HOSPITAL
IN WASHINGTON STATE. THIS IS
WHAT I KNOW WE CAN REACH HIGHER
WE CAN REACH FURTHER. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT PASSIONATE
ENDING OF YOUR TESTIMONY AND
LET'S GIVE A CLAP TO EVERYBODY.
KELLY DR PUJA BALLOT. ALRIGHT
WITH THAT WE WILL OPEN UP FOR
ANY QUESTIONS UP HERE AND THEN
WE WILL TAKE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS.
IF YOU ARE FROM THE AUDIENCE,
AND YOU HAVE A QUESTION, NOT A
COMMENT. PLEASE LINE UP. IT IS
STREAMING LIVE, SENATOR JANET
NGUYEN. QUESTION UM, I DON'T
HAVE A QUESTION, MADAM CHAIR IF
I CAN JUST MAKE A FEW COMMENTS
AH, I AGAIN ONCE AGAIN
APPRECIATE YOU HOSTING THIS AND
GETTING EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND
TRYING TO REALLY BRING TO THE
TABLE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, AND I
THINK YOU KNOW ONE THING OUT OF
THIS. I'VE LEARNED A LOT TODAY
AND A LOT OF DATA THAT HASN'T
BEEN PROVIDED TO US IN THE PAST,
BUT ONE THING I KEEP ON HEARING,
SO WE NEED MORE MONEY, MORE
MONEY. THAT'S THE CHALLENGE WE
FACE, THOUGH, IS WE, AS A STATE
HAS SEEN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAS
BEEN SENT DOWN. AND EVEN THE
COUNTY HAS MENTAL HEALTH IS HAS
A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, BUT
THE RESULTS IS THE INCREASE OF
HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES IN THIS
COUNTY, SO I'M MORE INTERESTED
IN, YOU KNOW, UM WHAT CAN WE DO?
HOW CAN WE START MOVING THAT
DIRECTION? WE'RE ALL WILLING TO
SUPPORT MORE MONEY, BUT WE CAN'T
JUSTIFY IT WHEN I GO OUT ON THE
STREET OR IN MY IN MY DISTRICT
AND PEOPLE KEEP ON SAYING WHAT
WHY IS THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES TO
HOMELESSNESS PROBLEMS? THAT'S
THE CONCERN I HAVE, AND I
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY, ALL THE
PANELS AND ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE. EVERYBODY HERE
THERE IS THERE HAS BEEN
PROGRESS. BUT I THINK WE NEED
MORE THAN JUST WE NEED MORE
MONEY. WE NEED TO SEE
ACCOUNTABILITY WE NEED TO KNOW
ARE THESE PERMANENT HOUSING AND
THEY IF THEY ARE HAVE THEY
WORKED? IF THEY AREN'T THEN WE
NEED TO FIND A DIFFERENT
SOLUTION BECAUSE ALL OF US HERE
WOULD NOT BE BUT WHEN I BE, UM,
LOOKING AT FIXING A CAR THAT
DOESN'T WORK. KEEP ON PUTTING
MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT
DOESN'T WORK. SO I THINK THE
REALITY IS THAT WE REALLY NEED
TO COME TOGETHER. AND I ALSO
LIKE, UM, THIS, UH, MR ROSSER
THEME FROM SAINT JOSEPH. THE
COMMENT HE MADE HIS, UM OR ONE
OF THE PERSON MADE I LIKE THE
IDEA SOMEHOW AS GETTING TO THE
POINT WHERE ONE HOMELESS
INDIVIDUAL OR ONE MENTAL HEALTH
INDIVIDUAL GETS ONE CASEWORKER
AND NOT 20 OR 12, BECAUSE IT
REALLY IS DIFFICULT GOVERNMENT
ITSELF, THE AGENCY OR SO
DIFFICULT FOR US TO NAVIGATE YET
ALONE. SOMEONE WHO DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO WHAT WE HAVE, UM AND
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO COMPUTERS
AS WELL. SO THAT SYSTEM ITSELF
AND GOVERNMENT IS SO DIFFICULT
READY? AND SO I LIKE THAT IDEA.
MAYBE WE CAN KIND OF COME UP
WITH WAYS IS TO STEAM LINE AT
LEAST AN RN, THE STATE
DEPARTMENT'S UM SOMEHOW, AND
THAT'S NOT GONNA BE AN EASY
TASK. I'LL TELL YOU BECAUSE WE
ALL HAD DEALT WITH THEM ALREADY.
BUT OVERALL, I DO APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY'S EFFORT AND WORK THAT
YOU CONTINUE TO DO IN ORANGE
COUNTY. BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE
WANT WE NEED MORE, UM, YOU KNOW,
AND WHEN ARE THESE HOUSING IS
GONNA BE ON THE PIPELINE OR
ACTUALLY, NOT ON PIPELINE BUILT
AND SOMEONE INSIDE IT BECAUSE
MORE AND MORE MONEY COMING IN
DOESN'T SOLVE THE SOLUTION. IT
HASN'T LOOKED LIKE IT. SO AGAIN.
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
DOING THIS. AND UM THANK YOU, MR
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, SENATOR
NOLIN FOR JOINING US APPRECIATE
IT. AH. COME TO. I JUST WANTED
TO THANK ALL OF OUR PANELISTS
TODAY. AND AS EARLIER THIS
MORNING MY FIRST QUESTION IS
WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY GO? I
THINK ALL OF US HAVE BEEN, UH,
AS WE'VE SERVED IN OUR VARIOUS
LEGISLATIVE CAPACITIES AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL, DEALING WITH
HOMELESSNESS, AND NOW AT THE
STATE LEVEL, WHAT I TAKE AWAY IS
THERE MANY, MANY FINE PROGRAMS.
AND MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE
HELP THAT THEY NEED. WE'VE BUILT
MANY SHELTERS, JUST AS ONE OF
YOU SAID THERE. THE SHELTER IS
AT THE PROBLEM WE SEE IN OUR
CITIES THAT THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS THE NEXT
HILL TO CLIMB. THAT'S A BATTLE,
BUT I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO THE
PUBLIC PARTNER PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS THAT CLEARLY ARE
ESSENTIAL TO MAKING OUR
COMMUNITIES WORK AND DEAL WITH
THESE. SEEMINGLY INTRACTABLE
PROBLEMS. BUT ADDRESSING THE
SPECIFICS, JUST HAVING BEEN
TALKING ABOUT HOMELESS AND
DEALING WITH THIS NOW FOR OVER
FIVE OR SIX YEARS FROM THE LOCAL
LEVEL NOW TO THE STATE. WE'RE
ALL ALL OF US ARE LEARNING SO
MUCH MORE AND HOW TO BE MORE
TARGETED AND EFFECTIVE AND WHERE
THE MONEY THAT IS. SCARES CAN BE
BEST APPLIED WITH TRANSPARENCY
AND AUDITS AND CHECKS AND
BALANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE. THE PROGRAMS ARE GREAT. WE
JUST WANT PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAMS
AND GET THEM CURED AND HEALED OF
THEIR ISSUES AND ADDICTIONS. AS
MR HURST SAID. THAT'S THAT'S
REALLY THE PROBLEM THAT IS
AFFECTING ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES
AND TO DEAL WITH THOSE
ADDICTIONS BECAUSE THOSE
ADDICTED PEOPLE CAN'T GET INTO
THE SHELTERS AND THEY CAN'T GET
INTO THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. AND SO IT'S JUST CIRCLE
THAT KEEPS GOING ROUND AND
ROUND. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR THE HARD WORK YOU'RE
DOING. SCRAPING BY AND LOOKING
FOR DOLLARS FOR OUR COUNTY
GOVERNMENT. AH, AGENCIES THAT
ARE ARE TRULY YOU HAVE THE
PROGRAMS HOW YOU'RE MAKING THEM
WORK AND YOU SEE WHERE THE GAPS
ARE. THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN,
AND JUST WE CAN OPEN UP THE
LINES OF COMMUNICATION. I KNOW
SUPERVISOR FOLEY HAS BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD ON THESE
ISSUES. AND AS THE BILLS WERE
THIS MENTAL HEALTH BILL WAS
GOING THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE. I
WAS IN TOUCH WITH THE COUNTY.
HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS BETTER? SO
YOU RETAIN THE EXCELLENT THE
BEST STANDARDS, THE FLEXIBILITY
THAT THE COUNTY NEEDS TO MAKE
THESE PROGRAMS WORK. SO UH,
THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT
YOU'RE DOING AND ALLOWING US TO
HEAR ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT ANY COMMENTS ON SOME
REMEMBER? NO. ALRIGHT SO AH! YOU
KNOW, WE HEAR BIG IDEAS HERE,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE HEAR
THESE TYPE OF HOPE. UH SELECT
HEARINGS MANY TIMES. THESE
HEARINGS ARE ACTUALLY HELD IN
SACRAMENTO. SO WE DON'T GET TO
HAVE YOU RIGHT HERE WITH US, AND
THAT'S WHY I'M A REAL FAN OF THE
SELECT HEARINGS. AND OF COURSE,
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE
DISTRICT, SO I'M VERY HAPPY. I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE T THE
TEAM FROM MY TEAM TO THE STATE
TEAM TO THE AGAIN THE CITY. HAVE
WON A PARK. FOR HOSTING US ALL
OF THE PANELISTS WHO HAVE JOINED
US AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHETHER I'M
CHAIRING A MEETING OR PART OF A
MEETING IS THAT YOU LEARN
SOMETHING. SO SOME OF THE BIG
KIND OF IDEAS THAT I HEARD IS
CAN PEOPLE REALLY CHANGE? AND WE
I THINK WE CAN ALL ANSWER THAT
INDIVIDUALLY, AND WE HAVE ALL
OUR OWN OPINIONS, BUT BOTTOM
LINE. UH. I THINK WE HAVE TO
BELIEVE THAT AND THAT'S MY
OPINION, AND WE HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET PEOPLE.
UH INSTEAD OF SAYING IT'S ALL
THEIR FAULT FIGURE OUT HOW TO
GET TO THE NEXT STEP. WHERE IS
THE FRONT DOOR? WHERE IS THE
FRONT DOOR TO SERVICES? IF
IMAGINE, YOU'RE 60 YEARS OLD.
EVEN 70. YOU'VE NEVER HAD TO
RELY ON ANY TYPE OF SOCIAL
SERVICES. YOU'VE NEVER HAD, UH,
GO TO A GOVERNMENT BUILDING, AND
NOW YOU'RE FACED WITH
HOMELESSNESS, AND YOU MAY, IN
FACT, HAVE SOME TYPE OF CHRONIC
HEALTH ISSUES. YOU MAY HAVE
TRAUMA FOR MANY WAYS. HOW DO WE
MAKE THAT NAVIGATION? UH SIMPLER
AND I THINK, SOMEBODY SAID ALL
OF US IF TOMORROW WE WOKE UP,
JUST THINK OF, UH LAHAINA AND
YOUR HOUSES BURNED DOWN AND ALL
OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE NO
DOCUMENTS. YOU HAVE. NO I D YOU
HAVE, UM JUST THE CLOTHES ON
YOUR BACK. HOW WOULD YOU
NAVIGATE AND A SYSTEM WHERE, IN
ESSENCE, THE COUNTY HEADQUARTERS
IS IN SANTA ANA COMING FROM
FULLER TO NORTH NEWPORT BEACH OR
SAN CLEMENTE GETTING ON BUSSES
AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND SO
SOMETIMES IT'S WALKING SOMEBODY
ELSE'S FOOTSTEPS. AH! PREVENTION
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR
ABOUT THIS NEW SUPPORT FOR
DEPOSITS, AND I THINK THAT
WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THAT IN
THE COUNTY OR WHOEVER IS
ADMINISTRATING IT, PLEASE LET
ALL THE PARTNERS KNOW BECAUSE,
LIKE I MENTIONED ANAHEIM WHITE
HOUSE WHO WORKS WITH THE MOTEL
FAMILIES, THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THAT. AND SO IF THEY CAN GET
ASSISTANCE TO MOVE OUT AND GET,
UM A DEPOSIT FIRST AND LAST OR
STAY IN THEIR APARTMENT THAT IS
ANOTHER WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM
HOME. UH FALLING INTO
HOMELESSNESS AND THEN MY FINAL
COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL OPEN UP
TO THE PUBLIC IS ONE PERSON AT A
TIME. WE HEAR MANY TIMES, UH,
THESE TYPES OF PHRASES, BUT I
REALLY THINK IF WE CAN GET TO
THE PART WHERE WE CELEBRATE
THOSE INDIVIDUAL WINS, BECAUSE
CERTAINLY THE RATIO FOR US RIGHT
NOW IS NOT. WHAT WERE YOU WANT
IF WE'RE HOUSING 19 PEOPLE, BUT
12 OR 13 FALL IN. WE'RE STILL
BEHIND. BUT CELEBRATING THE
WINDS GETTING THEM TO THE FINISH
LINE, WHICH IS PERMANENT.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. UH IS A BIG
WIN. FOR
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. OR SOUTH. EVERYBODY HAS TO
PLAY A ROLE, INCLUDING
INDIVIDUAL. ALL CITIES, NO
MATTER HOW SMALL THEY ARE,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE
OTHER CITIES TO GET THAT. PUSHED
ONTO THEM, SO ALL CITIES HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING WITH THAT. WE'RE
GOING TO OPEN IT UP. WE'RE
ASKING FOR QUESTIONS. AND PLEASE
LET US KNOW WHO THE PANELIST IS.
YOU WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION, SO
ONLY QUESTIONS, NOT COMMENTS.
ALRIGHT. ONLY QUESTIONS. OKAY.
QUESTIONS WELL. FOR SOMEBODY
LIKE ME WHO HAS A MENTAL UM,
HEALTH AND WAS ALSO HAD
HOMELESSNESS. IF YOU'RE DEALING
WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS HAD, UM,
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. AND THERE.
OVERDOSE OR THEIR BRAINS ARE NOT
WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY'RE NOT
ABLE TO ACCEPT US UP. ACCESS.
SPECIFIC BECAUSE OF THAT. BRAIN
INJURY. WHAT CAN WHAT CAN YOU
GUYS DO TO HELP SOMEBODY LIKE
THAT? LIKE ME? SO THE QUESTION
IS, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY WITH A
LOT OF TRAUMA, WHETHER IT'S A
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER, SUICIDE
ATTEMPT, WHAT WOULD BE WHAT
WOULD WE TELL SOMEBODY? A FAMILY
MEMBER THAT INDIVIDUAL OF HOW
THEY CAN SEEK OUTWARDS THEIR
FIRST I GUESS WHAT YOU WOULD
SAY, WHERE'S THE FIRST STORE?
WELL, IT'S NOT MORE LIKE NOT
EVERYBODY HAS SUPPORT. SOME
PEOPLE ARE ALONE AND NOT HAVE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BENJAMIN
FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. GO
AHEAD. AND SO WHAT I'M ASKING IS
LIKE IF SOMEBODY HAS A BRAIN
INJURY, WHY CAN'T THERE BE MORE
LEGISLATION FOR PEOPLE WITH
BRAIN INJURIES? BECAUSE WHEN YOU
ATTEMPT SUICIDE, YOUR BRAIN GETS
INJURED. YOU'RE NOT EVEN THE I
THINK THE SYSTEM IS SET UP TO
WHERE YOU ARE. OR SOMEONE JUST
LIKE YOU WOULD BE WARMLY
WELCOMED INTO A, UH CONGREGATE
OR NON CONGREGATE SHELTER SYSTEM
THAT GIVES YOU IMMEDIATE TRAUMA
INFORMED WRAPAROUND SERVICES,
WHILE UH PERSONALIZED
CASEWORKERS SIGNED YOU, THEN
IMMEDIATELY REACHES OUT TO DR
VERONICA KELLY'S TEAM. UH FOR
MORE SUBSTANTIVE CARE. I THINK
THAT IS THERE IS A PATHWAY IN
PLACE. UH, IT DOES HAVE TO BE
NAVIGATED, THOUGH. WHAT IF WE'RE
SENSITIVE TO THAT? WHAT IF THE
PERSON HAS THOUGHTS OF SALT
SERVICE? AND THE PEOPLE THAT
WERE SUPPOSED TO HELP HURT THE
PERSON. WITH BAD DECISIONS AND
BAD ENCOURAGEMENT. HOW DO YOU
HOW DO YOU. BECOME ACCOUNTABLE
WHEN YOU'RE THE PERSON CAUSING
THE ISSUE. FOR THE, UM INSTEAD
OF HELPING. THIS IS ONLY A
LITTLE RESPONSIVE, BUT I THINK
ON DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS AND
DISABILITY RIGHTS, WE HAVE SOME
WORK TO DO THAT OUR SHELTER
SYSTEM ARE CONGREGATE. SHELTERS
ARE NOT CURRENTLY ARE CERTAINLY
TRYING THEIR BEST. THEY'RE
MAKING DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
THAT THEY'RE SET UP TO DO, BUT
THEY'RE NOT SET UP TO MEET THE
DISABILITY RELATED NEEDS OF
EVERY PERSON. AND SO WE'RE
LOOKING AT PLACES TO GROW WHEN
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GAPS IN THE
SYSTEM TO FILL THAT WE
DEFINITELY NEED TO DO MORE ON
SPECIFICALLY DISABILITY RELATED
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT
TRYING TO TRAIN EVERY CASE
MANAGER TO BE READY TO RESPOND
TO THE NEEDS OF SOMEONE WITH,
SAY, A BRAIN INJURY, BUT THAT WE
HAVE APPROPRIATE SERVICES
FOCUSED ON DIFFERENT NEEDS OF
DIFFERENT GROUPS SO THAT PEOPLE
AREN'T GROUPED TOGETHER IN A
PLACE THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY
PREPARED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
BUT I GUESS I'M NOT GOING TO
HAVE TO MOVE ON. WE'RE GONNA GO
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LINE BEHIND
YOU. BUT WE HEAR WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING. AND I THINK THAT I'M
SORRY IS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
THAT. YOU GUYS GIVE A LOT OF
MONEY. BUT THAT MONEY IS NOT
BEING USED PROPERLY. AND I WISH
THERE WAS A WAY TO FIX THAT. SO
THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN SAY, HEY
, THIS PERSON IS DOING WRONG.
THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR JOB
RIGHT? AND YOU GUYS ARE GIVING
MONEY TO THEM TO DO THE JOB THAT
THEY'RE NOT DOING RIGHT? AND WE
DO HEAR YOU ON THAT BECAUSE I
ACTUALLY DID WRITE A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT SAID THAT IF
THERE ARE, UM PROVIDERS OR
SHELTERS THAT ARE NOT TREATING
PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY, OTHER
ISSUES THERE IS A PLACE TO
REPORT THAT TOO, BECAUSE
CERTAINLY WE DON'T WANT TO SAY
WE HAVE PEOPLE IN SHELTERS AND
WE KNOW THAT WE'VE HEARD MANY
OUTCOMES OF PEOPLE WHO SAY I
DON'T WANT TO GO TO A SHELTER.
FOR WHATEVER REASON, MAYBE, UM,
VERY BAD EXPERIENCES ALL OF
THOSE THINGS SO BECAUSE THIS IS
A NEW SPACE, REALLY? RELATIVELY
IN THE LAST DECADE, WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF TRAINING. WE
KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF SAFETY
ISSUES. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S UH,
CONSTANT WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE. AND AS AS WAS MENTIONED,
WE HAVE PEOPLE NOW LIVING IN
SHELTERS REALLY FULL TIME FOR
MUCH LONGER THAN THEY WERE EVER
INTENDED. I THINK INITIALLY
PEOPLE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WOULD BE
A SIX MONTH TWO YEAR WHERE WE
KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING ON
SOMETIMES THREE AND FOUR YEARS,
AND THIS WAS NOT THE INTENT. SO
WE CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGE OR YOUR
VOICE OUT THERE. WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S BEEN SOME VERY BAD
OUTCOMES. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE
WOMEN WHO ARE HOMELESS WHO HAVE
SAID I DON'T I WON'T GO THERE. I
DON'T FEEL SAFE. SO WE HAVE WORK
TO DO IN THAT SPACE. BUT THANK
YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. UM, NEXT
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME'S COUNCIL
MEMBER JOSE TRINIDAD. CASTANEDA
FROM THE CITY OF BUENA PARK, AND
I HAVE A QUESTION ON RED TAPE.
AND SO AT THE STATE LEVEL, I
WANT TO KNOW HOW CAN THE STATE
MOVED TO CUT THE RED TAPE ON
SOME OF THE SEISMIC RETROFITTING
NEEDS AT OUR AREA HOSPITALS FROM
WHAT I UNDERSTAND IN ANAHEIM,
THERE'S LOTS OF HOSPITALS THAT
WOULD LOVE TO BUILD PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND LOVE TO
BUILD UP. BUT THE COST OF
SEISMIC RETROFITTING CAN
SOMETIMES SET THAT BACK, AND I
THINK WE CAN GET WE MOVED THE
NEEDLE ON BUILDING MORE HOMELESS
HOUSING, AND, UH, YOU KNOW,
ATTACHED WITH HEALTH CARE IF WE
WORK ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES,
THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION AND THE
SEISMIC RETROFITTING FOR
HOSPITALS IS SOMETHING THAT THE
STATE HAS TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.
UH IT WAS QUITE A BIG ISSUE AS
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE
WANT TO DO IS PROTECT SOME OF
THE VOTE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
WHERE THESE SMALLER HOSPITALS
OUR EXISTING AND NOT HAVE THEM
SHUT DOWN JUST AS HOSPITALS. WE
SAW ONE UP IN FRESNO THAT SHUT
DOWN. WE KNOW THERE'S OTHERS
THAT ARE VERGING ON THE BRINK OF
SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE COST OF
SEISMIC BUT ALSO MOVING INTO
MORE CREATIVE TYPE OF BUILDING
WHICH WOULD BE USING EXISTING
HOSPITALS. I KNOW, UH UH HUH.
WELL, I WAS GONNA SAY ST JUDE
FULLERTON, BUT IT'S NOW
PROVIDENCE THEY ARE ACTUALLY
HOUSING SOME OF, UM, THE FORMER
SISTERS THERE, SO THEY HAVE
MOVED IN AHEAD OF HOUSING. I
THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT BECAUSE
IT ISN'T JUST HOSPITALS. WE'RE
LOOKING AT BUILDING STRUCTURES
BUILT BUILDING. ACTUALLY THE
FORMER UM LOS ANGELES COUNTY
HOSPITAL WITH THOUSANDS OF ROOMS
WILL BE NOW TURNED INTO HOUSING
AND SO THERE'S REIMAGINING AND
THE FUTURE OF WHAT DO OUR
WORKPLACES LOOK LIKE? AS WE KNOW
MORE PEOPLE WORK REMOTELY.
THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITY.
KEEPING THE COST DOWN PER DOOR
IS ALSO SOMETHING I KNOW I'VE
TALKED TO COMMERCIAL BUILDERS
WHO SAYS IT'S NOT AS CHEAP AS IT
SOUNDS, JUST CONVERT BUILDING
INTO HOUSING, BUT WE HAVE
EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE AS FAR
AS HOW DO WE LOOK AT SCHOOL
SITES? HOW DO WE LOOK AT FAITH
BASED SITES BY THE WAY THAT BILL
SB? BEFORE JUST GOT SIGNED. VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BECAUSE IT'S
GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING. SOME FAITH BASED
INSTITUTIONS, SOME EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS, SOME HOSPITALS,
SOME FORMER COMMISSIONER,
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS THAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO PEG OFF
THOSE UNITS THAT WE NEED, BUT IT
WON'T HAPPEN QUICKLY. AND YOU'RE
RIGHT. THE WORD STREAMLINED IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE
DONE A LOT OF STREAMLINING ON
LEGISLATION. UH AND WE WILL
PROBABLY CONTINUE TO DO MORE.
ENDLESS WE HAVE CITIES STEPPING
UP AND SAYING, WE ARE GOING TO
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, AND
UNTIL THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
MORE LEGISLATION. ALRIGHT NEXT.
HELLO MY NAME IS STEVE MCNALLY.
I'M ON AN ORANGE COUNTY BEHAVIOR
HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD. EVERY
COUNTY IN THE STATE HAS ONE WELL
FAIRNESS TO SHIN CODES,
RESPONSIBILITIES NOT ALWAYS
ALLOWED TO DO ALL OF IT. I SPEAK
AS AN INDIVIDUAL. HONORABLE
CHAIR AND I'LL ADMIT I'M A FAN
OF YOURS. SO I APPRECIATE YOU
HAVING A TOWN HALL. I THINK THIS
TOWN HALL SHOWS YOU THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE PEOPLE IN
ORANGE COUNTY THAN YOUR LAST
TOWN HALL THAT YOU HAD ON THIS
TOPIC. UH SO A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS I WOULD HAVE IS, UM
WHY DO WE ACCEPT SILOS AND
SACRAMENTO? WHY CAN'T WE MODEL
THE BEHAVIOR IN SACRAMENTO THAT
WE WANT THE CITIES AND THE
COUNTIES TO FOLLOW? ONE MORE WE
CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR
DIALOGUE. AND WHY DOES THE WHITE
A STATE BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE
ONLY SOLUTION? IT'S NOT MONEY.
CAN YOU GET GOVERNOR NEWSOM
PRODUCE SOMETHING WITH THE
FAIRVIEW PROPERTY SINCE HE HAS
THE DETAILS ON IT. AND OH, YES,
IS JUST GOING TO BE AN
IMPEDIMENT. UM ALL RIGHT. WE'RE
GONNA START WITH SOME OF THOSE
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO
RESPOND TO ALL THOSE, BUT THAT
WAS JUST GETTING THEM ON THE
TABLE. ALRIGHT GENERALLY. WHY DO
WE HAVE SILOS IN SACRAMENTO? YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF
EFFORTS TO KIND OF STREAMLINE
THE BIG UMBRELLA UNDER HOUSING.
WE HAVE HC D. WE HAVE THE MENTAL
HEALTH. WE HAVE SO MANY
DEPARTMENTS, AS YOU KNOW, UH,
NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THOSE AT THE
STATE, BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE
THEM AT THE FEDERAL, GOVERNMENT,
COUNTY AND LOCAL LEVELS SO TO
GET PEOPLE TO COLLABORATE AND
COMMUNICATE, THAT IS A WORK OF
ART, AND I KNOW SO IN FACT,
THAT'S HOW I ACTUALLY STARTED
WAS WORKING WITH THE FULLERTON
COLLABORATIVE OVER 24 YEARS AGO,
AND IT'S NOT EASY. IT'S AS WE
SAY THINGS LIKE IT'S HURTING
CATS BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS THEIR
OWN AGENDA. BUT WE ARE WORKING.
UH, AND MANY TIMES WE'VE WE'VE
ASKED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT
HAVE COME OUT. I KNOW MY
COLLEAGUES WERE ASKING ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS WE'VE SPENT AND THERE
HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT HAVE JUST
COME OUT RECENTLY. THAT STATES
SIMILARLY OF WE ARE HOUSING
PEOPLE. MORE PEOPLE ARE
FOLLOWING IN. SO IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE YOUR, UH, MAKING ANY DENT.
WHY DON'T WE MODEL WHAT WE SAY?
I DON'T THINK THE STATE FEELS
LIKE THEY HAVE EVERY ANSWER. I
I'VE COME FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
AND NOW AT THE STATE, AND THAT
IS THE FIRST THING I WILL BE
HONEST THAT THE LOCALS ELECTED
OFFICIALS GET REALLY GROUCHY. I
SEE THREE RIGHT HERE AND WHEN
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE, UH, WE
ARE TAKING, UM, SUPERSEDING
THEIR LOCAL VOTE. AH I DON'T
THINK ANY STATE LAWMAKER AND
AGAIN I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF
GOES TO SACRAMENTO TO SAY WE'RE
GOING TO SLAM IT TO THE LOCALS,
BUT WE HAVE SEEN IN A DECADE.
THIS UH, CRISIS JUST CONTINUE
TO, UH, EXPAND AND THE PUBLIC IS
DEMANDING IT. BUT IN ADDITION TO
THAT IF ONE JURISDICTION DOESN'T
DO SOMETHING, THEN IT FORCES
SOMEBODY ELSE TO DO SOMETHING,
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN
THE HOUSING PRODUCTION. SO LET'S
NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THIS. WE CAN
TALK ALL DAY LONG ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS. BUT IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A UNIT TO PUT SOMEBODY TO
LIVE IN TINY SMALL. THREE D
WHATEVER WAY IT'S BUILT, THEN WE
ARE STUCK. WE ARE ABSOLUTELY
STUCK BECAUSE JUDGE CARTER
FORCED. ON PEOPLE CAMPING
OUTSIDE OR LIVING OUTSIDE UNLESS
YOU HAVE A SHELTER BED. SO, IN
FACT, SOME. SOME EVERYBODY
LISTENED TO THAT. SOME CITIES
HAVE BUILT SHELTERS AND ARE
DOING MORE THAN THEIR SHARE.
SOME CITIES HAVE DONE. ZERO AND
THAT IS AFFECTING ALL OF ORANGE
COUNTY. BUT THAT IS ONLY THE
SHELTER PART. IT IS NOT THE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE. WE HAVE
EXCELLENT AGENCIES THAT ARE
SITTING HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
CANNOT SHELTER ALL OF ORANGE
COUNTY HOMELESS. SOUTH ORANGE
COUNTY, CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY,
AND BY THE WAY, SANTA ANA HAS
BEEN DOING FAR MORE THAN THEIR
SHARE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, SO
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHY DON'T WE
GET THE LOCALS INVOLVED? MANY
LOCALS JUST SAY NO, THEY
ABSOLUTELY SAY NO. AND THEY'RE
NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT
THEY SAY NO. AND THEN THEY GET
REALLY ANGRY WHEN WE SAY THAT
THEY'RE SAYING NO MATTER OF FACT
, STREET MEDICINE WAS JUST
BROUGHT UP AS ANOTHER SOLUTION
FOR, UH, THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO
HAVE PEOPLE GO INTO EMERGENCY
ROOM, AND THERE'S SOME CITIES
WHO SAY WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THAT? SO WHEN WE
ABSOLUTELY WON'T ENTERTAIN A
SOLUTION, AND THEN WE COMPLAIN
ABOUT AN ENCAMPMENT OR THOSE
PEOPLE ON THE STREET. UH WE'RE
NOT SOLVING A PROBLEM WERE
COMPLAINING ABOUT A PROBLEM.
WE'RE WANTING TRANSPARENCY AND
AUDITS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT
WE'RE NOT WILLING TO DO THE
WORK. ALRIGHT WITH THAT NEXT.
HELLO UM, THIS, UM, QUESTION IS
FOR KELLY BURNHAM NELSON. OKAY?
OKAY? MY NAME IS MARY SHAWN
JOHNSON. I WORK AT DELL MCINTYRE
CENTER. I WORK WITH PEOPLE
WITNESSED ABILITIES AND SENIORS
AND I MIGHT WELL HAVE
DISABILITIES. I LOVE THAT YOU
GAVE SOMEONE'S MONEY TO BUILD,
UH, AFFORDABLE APARTMENT. MY
QUESTION IS. ARE THERE ANY
APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WOULD BE
DIRECTLY DIRECTLY FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES FIGURES. AND
ALSO I KNOW THAT A D A HAS A
PERCENTAGE OF HOW MANY UNITS
SHOULD BE A D A ASSESSABLE. I
WAS WONDERING IF YOU GUYS HAVE
CONSIDER INCREASING THAT
PERCENTAGE. YES, BECAUSE AS WE
ALL KNOW, WE'RE ALL GETTING
OLDER. I KNOW WHEN I'M OLDER. I
WANT A UNIT. IF I WILL HAVE A
HOUSE, THEN THAT IS ACCESSIBLE
BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHAT TO
HAPPEN. ALSO WE COULD ALL HAVE.
ACTUALLY WE COULDN'T BECOME THE
STABLE. UM SO FOR ME, IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO INCREASE THAT
SENSIBLE UNITS AND OUR COMMUNITY
, ESPECIALLY.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
SO HARD. FIND ME AN APARTMENT
THAT IS ACCESSIBLE. IT'S LIKE
FINDING A DIAMOND IS SO HARD, SO
DON'T SHARE MY QUESTION. THANK
YOU. I THINK I THINK THOSE ARE
GREAT QUESTIONS, AND I HAVE A
COUPLE OF ANSWERS. ONE IS SOME
OF THE FUNDING THAT WE DID FUND
FOR PERMANENT AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR
SENIORS AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE
DISABLED. SO YES, I AGREE WITH
YOU AND THAT WAS NUDE. IT'S NEED
TO BE ASSESSABLE. I ALSO DON'T
WANT TO MENTION THAT ONE OF THE
COW AIM BENEFITS IS FOR
MODIFICATIONS TO HOMES AND EVERY
MEMBER THAT'S A COW. OPTIMAL
HEALTH MEMBER HAS A $7500
BENEFIT TO MAKE A HOUSE
ACCESSIBLE. SO IF YOU DO HAVE A
DISABILITY AND NEED GRAB BARS OR
NEED TO RAMP SOMETHING LIKE THAT
YOU'RE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR $7500 TO
MAKE THAT HOME ASSESSABLE. SO
IT'S NOT ONLY BUILDING MORE
HOMES, BUT WE CAN ALSO HELP TO
MAKE THE HOMES THAT EXIST. MEET
YOUR NEEDS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AH UM, NEXT. I THINK WE
HAVE TWO MORE SPEAKERS, AND THEN
WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS, UH I
WAS SIMPLY WOMEN'S TURN. UM MY
NAME IS MARK ALIPIO. I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF C CARE
ASSOCIATION, A DIRECT, UH,
DIRECT PROVIDER LED ORGANIZATION
, A LICENSED RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR FOR
ELEGANT KABILA. SO WE HAVE A
FACILITY JUST DOWN THE STREET, A
BOARD MEMBER OF THE LONG BEACH
HOMELESS COALITION AND A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FILIPINO
AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
OUR ORGANIZATION IS A. TAKE CARE
DEPARTMENT SOCIAL SERVICES
STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY GROUP FOR
THE LICENSED ADULT AND
RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAMS. UH
AND I'M ALSO THE ADVISORY GROUP
FOR THE HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED
PROGRAMS WITH THE DEVELOPED, UH,
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. UM I'D
LIKE TO ADD PUBLIC COMMENT IN
EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE IN
FOCUSING IN ON AN AFTERNOON
UNDERSUBSCRIBED LICENSED
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES.
THESE WOULD BE THE GAPS. I'D
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT MY WORK IN THE
HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED
PROGRAMS AND CONNECT THE
FAIRVIEW DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS
PREVIOUS USE. IT WAS
INSTITUTIONALIZED BASED SERVICES
, UM, AND OFTEN RENDERED TO THE
PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES. AND SO THE STATE
HAS SHIED AWAY FROM FOCUSING IN
ON BIG INSTITUTIONS, RIGHT
BECAUSE THEN UM AND SO I A
SOLUTION THAT CAN WORK. WE CAN
START ON FOCUSING ON THE
WORKFORCE, COMMUNITY BASED
WORKFORCE THAT GUARANTEES LIVING
WAGE THAT REINFORCES SKILLS
TRAINING WITH EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM. BUT IN ORDER TO DO
THAT, WE NEED THE RESOURCES FROM
ALL LEVELS, UM, OF
ADMINISTRATION TO LEAN IN. AND
HOW CAN WE AS COMMUNITY BASED
PROGRAMS? BE PART OF THAT
SOLUTION, RIGHT? UM IT SHOULD BE
WHERE WE STARTED STAKEHOLDER
SOMEWHERE. MAYBE PEOPLE WOULD
LIVED EXPERIENCE COULD BE A
PARTICIPATORY OF THAT. WHERE
THAT'S WHERE WE CAN REALLY
ESTABLISH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE,
RIGHT? AND SO HOW CAN WE? HOW
CAN WE SUPPORT YOU THERE? THANK
YOU APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. UH
THERE ARE, UM EXCUSE ME MANY
COLLABORATIVE. SO IF YOU DON'T
KNOW IF SOME OF THE ONES UP
NORTH WE CAN MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
THOSE, UH BUT BUT I DO THINK
LOOKING BACK AT THIS NEW UM, IF
YOU WANT TO CALL IT MENTAL
HEALTH REFORM THAT THE GOVERNOR
JUST CAME DOWN TO LOS ANGELES TO
UNVEIL ONE OF THE PIECES OF THAT
THAT IS SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL,
AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING
TO PLAY OUT. BUT WE DO KNOW. UH,
IT'S MOVING FORWARD, AND THAT IS
WITH THE 30% OF THE MENTAL
HEALTH. SERVICES ACT NOW BEING,
UH, DETERMINED FOR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. NOW, AS A
LEGISLATOR THAT CAME TO ME AND
THE HOUSING COMMITTEE VERY LATE
ON THE VERY LAST NIGHT OF
SESSION, AND THERE WERE QUITE A
FEW QUESTIONS THAT NOT ONLY THE
COUNTY HAD, BUT OTHERS HAVE. AND
ALTHOUGH I'M A HUGE FIRM
BELIEVER, AND WE GOT TO BUILD
MORE HOUSING, WHAT MY CONCERN OF
THAT IS IF WE'RE GOING TO PULL
OUT 30% FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE
BUY IN FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND
THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY GET
STUCK AND I KNOW THAT OUR KELL
OPTIMA, UM, MENTIONED A PROJECT
IN TUSTIN. IS, HOW ARE WE GOING
TO TAKE 30% OF THE COUNTY'S
FUNDING? AND THEN SAY, NOW WE'RE
GOING TO DISTRIBUTE IT IN ORANGE
COUNTY FOR MORE ACUTE BEDS. WHAT
KIND OF PUSH BACK ARE WE GOING
TO GET ON THAT NUMBER ONE? HOW
LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE NUMBER
TWO? BECAUSE WE KNOW ANY HOUSING
PROJECT CAN TAKE YEARS. AND IS
THIS GOING TO BE, UH, A SMART
MOVE BUDGET WISE WITH THE COUNTY
FUNDING? BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE
PULLING OUT 30% AND WE DIDN'T
ADD ANOTHER 30% INTO THAT
BUDGET. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A
BUDGET THAT'S ALREADY
CONSTRAINED AND MAKE IT EVEN
SMALLER. SO THERE THERE IS WITH
THE REIMAGINING OF MENTAL HEALTH
CARE OF VISIONARY PART OF IT.
BUT THERE'S ALSO THE REALITY OF
HOW MUCH FUNDING ARE YOU GOING
TO GET? AND IF THAT HAD 30% GETS
HUNG UP? MEANING YOU'RE NOT
USING YEAR ONE YEAR TWO YEAR
THREE. HOW LONG WILL YOU BE ABLE
TO KEEP THAT FUNDING AND AGAIN?
WHAT ARE THE COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE GOING TO SAY? YES. AND AS
WE'VE HEARD, EVEN WITH SOBER
LIVING, UH YOU KNOW, WE HEAR THE
GOOD BAD BAD ACTORS. THERE'S A
LOT OF COMMUNITIES WHO JUST
DON'T WANT THEM IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. AT ALL. SO WE STILL
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, AND A
LOT OF WORK TO DO IS RELATED TO
STIGMA AND ITS RELATED TO MYTHS
VERSUS FACTS, AND IT'S RELATED
TO THOSE PEOPLE AND US AND UNTIL
WE CAN REALLY HAVE A PUBLIC
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT, UH WE
WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE
DELAYS IN THIS LONGEVITY ISSUE
OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT UP
THESE BEDS AS QUICKLY AS WE NEED
LAST COMMENT FOR TODAY. IT WAS
SAID, UH. I'VE HELPED A LOT OF
THEM PEOPLE LOOKING TO PERMANENT
SUPPORTING HOUSE SORT OF HOUSING
AND A BIG OBSTACLE THAT I FOUND
WHEN I'M TRYING TO HELP THEM OUT
WITH PAPERWORK. MY BACKGROUND IS
IN FINANCIAL SERVICES. IS NOT
HAVING CREDIT HISTORY, NOT
HAVING BIRTH CERTIFICATES NOT
HAVING SOCIAL SECURITY GUARDS.
AND THEN I'M ASKING THEM. WHY
DON'T I MEAN WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
THESE? DID YOU NAVIGATOR? UM YOU
KNOW, LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS HAD
TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, THEY SAY
NOW IT'S KIND OF EXPLAINED TO
ME, BUT I DIDN'T QUITE GET IT.
SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A
WAY TO OH, THAT SPACE A LITTLE
BIT AT THESE HOUSING COMPLEXES
WHERE THEY'RE APPLYING FOR
THEY'VE GOT THEIR VOUCHER. UM
IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, THE STIGMA.
YOU KNOW, THEY LOOK AT THESE
VOUCHERS AND I'M WONDERING IF
THERE'S A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE
PEOPLE THAT HAVE HOTELS AND HAVE
APARTMENT COMPLEXES. AND MAYBE A
LIAISON. YOU KNOW, WITH THESE
PEOPLE, SO THERE ISN'T THAT
STIGMA ITS PROGRAM THAT WORKS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE
HEARD ABOUT A DEPOSIT BEING PAID
IN THE FIRST MONTHS. AND YOU,
YOU SAID THIS EARLIER. IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR THE NAVIGATION
CENTERS TO ALSO KNOW THIS
BECAUSE LAST I SPOKE TO ONE OF
THEM, WHICH WAS A MONTH AGO.
THAT DID NOT COME UP WHEN I
ASKED, SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, AND THAT'S A REALLY
GREAT WAY TO END THIS. UM AND
AGAIN WE DO A LOT. BUT OUR NEXT
STEP AND MORE EFFECTIVE STEP IS
TO MAKE SURE NOT ONLY THE
PROVIDERS, BUT THE NAVIGATORS,
AND THEY'VE BEEN INDIVIDUALS
HIMSELF KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE
AVAILABLE? I'M REALLY PROUD THAT
I WROTE A BILL IN 2012 THAT
ALLOWS PEOPLE TO GET THEIR OWN I
D OR A BIRTH CERTIFICATE. UM
FROM THE DMV AND IT BE PAID FOR.
SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU
CAN WORK WITH YOUR NON PROFIT TO
HELP WITH THAT. THERE WAS
ANOTHER BILL CLOSE TO THAT
WRITTEN THIS YEAR. UH AS FAR AS
UM MANY BILLS RELATED TO
NAVIGATORS, BUT AGAIN, WE GOT TO
GO BACK TO THE TRAINING. DOES
EVERYBODY HAVE THE MOST UPDATED
INFORMATION AND LAWS CHANGE ALL
THE TIME, SO EVEN RELATED TO UH,
TAKING THE VOUCHERS. WE ARE
WRITING NEW LAWS ALL THE TIME.
ONE OF THEM WAS TO SAY THAT, UH
UM, RENTAL, UH, PERSON CANNOT
ASK ABOUT A VOUCHER. SO WE'RE
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THAT AGAIN.
I MENTIONED OC UNITED. I KNOW
THEY'RE WORKING WITH LANDLORDS
TO TRY TO ACCEPT THESE VOUCHERS,
BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT THINGS IF SOMEBODY
ACTUALLY ATTAINS A VOUCHER,
WHICH WE KNOW CAN TAKE 5 TO 10
YEARS AND THEN THEY CAN'T FIND A
PLACE TO USE IT. IT'S LIKE THE
GOLD TICKET THAT YOU CAN'T USE
SO WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON
THAT SPACE AGAIN. I WANT TO
THANK THE PROVIDERS THAT PEOPLE
ARE WORKING THIS SPACE EVERY DAY
. WE JUST TALK. YOU GUYS ARE OUT
THERE IN THE FIELD. WE REALLY
THANK YOU BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS
IS SOME OF THE HARDEST WORK.
POSSIBLE TO DO TO TAKE SOMEBODY
WHO'S UNHAPPY, HOUSED, NAVIGATE
WITH THEM AND GET THEM THROUGH
SO MANY OBSTACLES AND YOU REALLY
ARE DOING GOD'S WORK. YOU REALLY
ARE. AND WE THANK YOU. LET'S
GIVE EVERYBODY A CHAIR. STAND
UP. IF YOU ARE PROVIDER OR YOU
WORK IN THIS PLACE, PLEASE STAND
UP. PLEASE STAND UP. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE WORKING ON THE FRONT
LINE, AND WE OWE YOU A HUGE DEBT
. AND WE THANK YOU. SINCERELY I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AGAIN
FOR ATTENDING AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR YOU PLEASE KEEP IN CONTACT
WITH US. THANK YOU SO MUCH.