Advocacy
& Public Policy
The
development of permanent and affordable housing has remained
the county’s highest priority within homeless services
for the past several years. Even the most successful transitional
housing graduates face the challenge of identifying affordable
and sustainable housing. OC Partnership continues to grant a
voice to this issue, and other issues affecting Orange County
homeless services providers.Advocacy
Services include: |
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Notification
and publication of activities and meetings designed
to raise the issues faced by Orange County's homeless and at-risk
populations and homeless service providers through our extensive
email list of homeless service providers, board members, local
community groups, political groups and other interested parties. |
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Developing
and implementing strategies to move homeless motel families
to stable housing – OC Partnership serves
as the facilitator of the Mayor’s Task Force on Motel Families,
a group of key stakeholders representing motel owners, city
government, for profit and non profit homeless service providers Click here for
the Motel Strategic Plan |
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Participation
on behalf of Orange County at various county-, state- and country-wide
political and social events to raise awareness
for the issues affecting Orange County homeless service providers
and the clients they serve. |
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Supporting
Local Collaboration – OC Partnership hosts
and/or facilitates several community-wide meetings for the purposes
of developing collaborative and strategic partnerships, building
consensus and guiding stakeholders in the establishment of regional
service priorities that address the needs of Orange County’s
homeless. |
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Regional
Partnerships/Implementation of Best Practices - OC Partnership seeks out and brings to the local community
information on national models and research statistics regarding
best practices used to most effectively and efficiently meet
the needs of Orange County’s homeless and at-risk residents. |
