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Garden Grove OCCCO leaders have been working for some time to develop a comprehensive plan for the city to work on their growing homeless issue.  Community leaders presented this plan formally to the city council with a series of recommendations.  The recommendations included: extending hours of public restrooms, offering more training for police officers, working with neighboring cities and supporting the construction of a multi-service center to streamline services for the homeless.  The Garden Grove group is amongst many in OCCCO working on homeless.  Other initiatives are in Anaheim, Fullerton and Costa Mesa. 

To learn more, contact Sandra Ortega at sandra@occcopico.org, or at (714) 931-6045.
 
 
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For the past two years, the Poverty Task Force of Anaheim - an entity co-led by OCCCO and CLUE Orange County - has been working hard to address the issue of homelessness in Orange County.

In Ahaheim, over 42,000 residents live under the Federal Poverty Level and 83% of Anaheim students are eligible for free or reduced lunches.  The motel family crisis in Anaheim is well documented.

At a recent rally at Anaheim City Hall, the Poverty Task Force presented a 5-year plan to address homelessness to Councilwoman Lorri Galloway.  She agreed to work with us to pass this plan for services, shelter, and support to Anaheim's homeless.

Contact Kerry for more info: 714-612-5028.
 
 
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The Poverty Task Force of Anaheim has been hard at work over the past year in one-to-one and research meetings focused on addressing the rapidly growing issue of homelessness in Anaheim.  Many do not know that during a recent fifteen-year period, from 1990 to 2005, Orange County’s homeless population grew 600% - from 5,000 to 35,000 persons.  To put this number in perspective, over that same period Orange County’s general population grew at only 26.8%.  

Members of the Poverty Task Force, using the recently released the “10-year Plan to End Homelessness” as a foundation, are drafting a 5-year Plan for Ending Homelessness as a proposal for the City of Anaheim.  They hope this plan will serve as a model for other cities in Orange County.  For more information, contact Kerry Gallagher at 714-612-5028.