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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMNIISSIONERS
Resolution Supporting Restoration Of Funding To Project Homestart And
Pledging To Petition Federal Elected Officials To Assist The Inter-Faith
Council In Their Restoration Efforts
WHEREAS, the Orange County Continuum of Care submitted an application for
Homeless Assistance funding to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in
May 2002 for $1,097,452 including $366,156 in renewal funding for Project Homestart; and
WHEREAS, Orange County was awarded approximately $731,296 in Homeless
Assistance funding in December 2002; and
WHEREAS, the funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development application does not include funding for the renewal of the Project Homestart
Transitional Housing Program sponsored by the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service; and
WHEREAS, Project Homestart. is a transitional housing program designed to assist up to
15 homeless families move toward independent, permanent housing; and
WHEREAS, Project Homestart is a unique program in Orange County and a vital
component of the Homeless Program Continuum of Care;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners supports restoration of funding to Project Homestart and pledges to petition
federal elected officials to assist the Inter-Faith Council in their restoration efforts.
This the 21St day of January, 2003.
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