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HUD Innovations in Ending Homelessness Roundtable Series: The Person-Centered CoC – August 8, 2024
2024 HUD Innovations in Ending Homelessness Roundtable Series: The Person-Centered CoC – August 8, 2024 – 1:00 PM EDT This series is a continuation of the Rapid Rehousing (RRH) Roundtable Discussion Series, which included […]
At Home with the Homeless: Shelter Woes, Part II: Electric Boogaloo
Ending the cycle of homelessness will require a multidisciplinary effort from government, religious, and mental health organizations. But part of the problem may be that some of these organizations have spread themselves […]
Exposing Corruption and Systematic Crimes Against Homeless People at Placentia City Council Meeting
Prison is Not Designed to Solve Homelessness Far from being junkies and mentally ill “transients,” the media loves to portray homeless people as they are finally and collectively taking power into their own hands […]
State Audit of the California’s homelessness funding
Read the full report here: https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2023-102.1/index.html SUMMARY The Joint Legislative Audit Committee requested an audit of the State’s homelessness funding, including an evaluation of the efforts undertaken by the State and two […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Is homelessness considered a sin or a crime?
The Bible, as usual, gives a mixed answer to the former. On the one hand, there are repeated entreaties to aid the stranger: feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house the […]
Follow the Money: Allocations for Homelessness part 1
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva has made addressing housing and homelessness a top priority during her tenure in the Assembly. As a result, she has included programs in her budget requests aimed at supporting […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Remembering Kelly Thomas part 1
You can’t discuss homelessness without having a concurrent discussion about how we as a society treat the mentally ill. And you can’t have a conversation about the homeless and mentally ill in […]
Home(less) for the Holidays
First and foremost, this columnist’s honest hopes are that you had a Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever spiritually-oriented holiday you just finished celebrating. While playing a favorite Christmas mixtape, these lyrics […]
City Council December 20 Meeting: Public Comments
The majority of the public comments were from concerned parents of Nicolas Junior High students requesting the City Council to implement item 6 on the agenda “Crossing guard at Olive and Citrus […]
Illumination Foundation Hosts Carnival for Kids
Illumination Foundation held its Ninth Annual Carnival for Kids on Saturday, July 30 at La Palma Park in Anaheim, welcoming over 1,000 homeless and at-risk children and families. The event featured carnival […]
Shortcomings and Progress in Homeless Crisis, according to OC Grand Jury Report
An Orange County Grand Jury report released June 23 praised some aspects of the County’s response to the homelessness crisis, stating that the County has made some progress working with independent organizations […]
City Net Conducts Count of Unsheltered Homeless People in Fullerton
City Net, a contracted provider of services for people experiencing homelessness, conducted the count of unsheltered homeless people for the Orange County Continuum of Care’s 2022 Point in Time (PIT) count February […]
Volunteers Needed for Point in Time Count of Unhoused
The Orange County Continuum of Care has scheduled the 2022 Point In Time count of people experiencing homelessness at the end of February. People in shelters will be surveyed on February 21 […]
City and Foundation move homeless from shelter
Due to a lack of funding, residents at Fullerton’s Navigation Center (homeless shelter) are being moved to other shelters in the area. “The city of Fullerton allocated $440,000 of [Federal] funds for […]
City Clears RVs from Valencia Ave.
The city of Fullerton began enforcement of enhanced parking regulations along Valencia Ave. beginning April 30, where many folks living in their RVs had been parking. During the enforcement, all RVs and […]
Navigation Center/Recuperative Care for Homeless Reopens
An official ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for Fullerton’s Navigation Center/Recuperative Care for the homeless took place on April 8, featuring local elected officials, representatives from Illumination Foundation (the non-profit that runs […]
Project HOPE Envisions Collaborative Response to Homelessness
Fullerton City Council voted unanimously on January 19 to devote $650,000 of recent CARES Act funding for a new collaborative homeless endeavor called Project HOPE. Project Hope (Homeless Outreach and Proactive Engagement) […]
ACLU Sues Orange County Homeless Shelters for Harassment, Violations of Rights
The ACLU of Southern California filed a lawsuit on December 10, 2020 against three Orange County homeless shelters run by Illumination Foundation, Midnight Mission, Mercy House, as well as against the city […]
His Name Was Charles
His name was Charles. He would also answer to Charlie or Charles Anthony. He wore a long dark ponytail, and he was loud and talkative, and talked out of the side of […]
The Longest Night
December 21, the longest night of the year, is National Homeless Persons Memorial Day. Tim Houchen of Hope 4 Restoration organized a candlelight vigil for the 329 people who have died while […]
Fullerton’s RV Parking Ban May be Unconstitutional
Brooke Weitzman, directing attorney with the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center, sent a letter to Fullerton City officials on December 15, urging a delay of enforcement of a newly-passed ordinance that […]
Fullerton Bans RV Street Parking: Is This Criminalizing Homelessness?
Fullerton City Council voted unanimously at their November 17 meeting to ban all RV parking on public and private streets citywide unless first obtaining a temporary permit from the police department. This […]
Homeless Outreach/Enforcement During COVID-19 and Cold Weather Months
For the past couple years, the city of Fullerton has been legally unable to enforce its “anti-camping” ordinance (ticketing people for sleeping outside) due to the court case Martin v. Boise and […]
Thirty-two People Died Homeless in Orange County During the Month of September
Source: OC Coroner’s Office During the month of September 32 people died on the streets of Orange County. In September of 2019, only 10 people died on the streets. This trends with […]
Navigation Center for Homeless Opens in Fullerton
A 15,700-square-foot Navigation Center near the Fullerton airport opens this month to house up to 90 adults experiencing homelessness, with an additional 60 beds for adults in need of recuperative care as […]
