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SOCAHOC Housing Community Forum
Creating Healthy and Sustainable Communities
ORANGE COUNTY UNITED WAY
Established in 1924 as Santa Ana Community Chest
1960s: Seventeen independent United Ways and
United Funds in Orange County begin to merge
1984: All local United Ways merged into one entity:
Orange County United Way
Mission: To improve lives by mobilizing the caring
power of Orange County to strengthen OUR
community
UNITED WAY’S EVOLUTION…
FROM
Supporting a Family of Agencies
TO
Supporting Needed Programs Based on
Community Assessment and Program Outcomes
TO
Mobilizing to Change Community Conditions
BACKGROUND
With our Board’s endorsement, United Way engaged
in a strategic planning process beginning in May 2012
Four Board-level Committees were established
focused on: Education, Income, Health and Housing
A 6-month Committee and community stakeholder
engagement process was held
Look at other successful national models developed
by United Way organizations
UNIQUE AND EXPANDED ROLES
FUND innovative and effective programs
ADVOCATE for program and policy improvement
COLLABORATE to create Collective Impact
EDUCATE the broader Orange County community
FACE 2024 GUIDING PRINCIPLES
1. Education, Income, Health & Housing are all
Inextricably Intertwined
2. Focus on Children and Families
3. Improve Family Self-Sufficiency
4. Emphasize Prevention and Early Intervention
5. Build Public Awareness
6. Long-Term Commitment
EDUCATION
INCOME
HEALTH
HOUSING
Our Aspiration:
Ensure that every
Orange County
youth receives a
high quality and
relevant education
Our Aspiration:
Ensure local
families have the
capability to
become
financially stable
Our Aspiration:
Ensure the next
generation in
Orange County
is the healthiest
in the nation
Our Aspiration:
Eliminate
homelessness for
children and their
families
10-Year Goal:
Cut the high school
dropout rate in half
(from 9.5% to 5%)
10-Year Goal:
Cut the % of
financially
unstable families
by 25%
10-Year Goal:
Increase by 1/3
the # of healthy
youth in Orange
County
10-Year Goal:
Cut the % of
homeless and
housing insecure
children in half
POVERTY IN ORANGE COUNTY
Official Poverty Measure
California Poverty Measure
12.8%
24.3%*
As calculated for Orange County by Stanford and Public Policy Institute of California
EDUCATION
Over 4,000 students drop out of
high school each year
By 2018, 60% of jobs will require
post secondary education
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Compared to a high school dropout, a single high
school graduate yields a public benefit of over
$200,000 in lower government spending and higher
tax revenues
Over 4,000 Orange County high school students will
drop out this year
Fiscal impact: $800 Million!
INCOME
More than 300,000 or 11.7%
below the “Official” Poverty Level
Largest employment growth in the
lower wage industries (e.g. hotel,
restaurant and healthcare
clusters)
HEALTH
226,000 residents are “food
insecure”
More than 1/3 of our youth
are overweight or obese
1 of every 6 Orange County
residents is uninsured (as of 11/13)
HOUSING
More than 12,700 face homelessness annually,
and on any given night, almost 4,300 people are
homeless
Over 1,300 children live in motels
Over 30,542 students are considered homeless
or housing insecure
Affording a one bedroom apartment on
minimum wage would require 124 hours of
work per week
HOUSING- LOCAL 211 CALLERS WITHIN 1 YEAR
Nearly 400 Veterans seeking housing
5,211 people seeking transitional housing shelters
Nearly 5,000 requests for rental payment assistance
1,800+ requests for motel vouchers
1600+ seeking cold weather shelters
4,000+ in need of utilities payment assistance
WHO NEEDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING?
Recent College Graduates
Teachers
Construction workers
Police and Firefighters
Nurses and Medical and Dental Assistants
Receptionists
Food Service Personnel
Small Business Owners
IMPACT OF HOMELESS & HOUSING INSECURITY
Home ownership is unattainable for nearly 1/2 of
Orange County households
High housing costs mean fewer resources are
available for things like food, medical care,
education or childcare
Being forced into double and triple occupancies,
leads to high-stress living situations, affecting
health, safety and children’s school work
HOUSING SOLUTIONS
“Rapid re-housing” strategy moves people into
permanent housing as quickly as possible and
improves access to affordable, permanent housing,
lessens the burden on shelters and helps residents
retain their dignity
Affordable apartment housing, defined as spending
30% or less of total income on rent
FUNDING GOALS & STRATEGIES
Act as an Independent Backbone
Organization
Coordinated Assessment & Centralized
Intake System
Hire a Housing Resource Specialist
Support Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Support Homelessness Prevention
ADVOCACY GOALS & STRATEGIES
Support housing policies to end homelessness and
increase affordable housing
Develop affordable housing advocacy plan with local
advocacy groups
Establishing partnerships with local public housing
authorities to allocate housing choice vouchers
Work with apartment associations and communities
to endorse Rapid-Re-housing
COLLABORATION GOALS & STRATEGIES
Work with partners to problem solve on
affordability and availability of housing inventory
Convene a coalition of stakeholders to support 10year housing goal
Evaluate homeless data to ensure efficient and
effective service delivery and development of a
Coordinated Assessment & Centralized Intake
EDUCATION GOALS & STRATEGIES
Commission a cost study/countywide report on the
cost of homelessness
Develop volunteer engagement opportunities to
educate corporate partners
Provide technical assistance for retooling/
repurposing transitional housing stock to
permanent supportive housing or Rapid
Re-Housing
CREATE HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
United Way’s focus is to provide
leadership and funding to drive
collective impact on family
homelessness and affordable
housing solutions in Orange County
COLLECTIVE IMPACT:
UNITING AROUND A COMMON GOAL
Communities working together to solve problems
Structured form of collaboration
Coordinate efforts to work toward a defined goal
Cross-sector coalition are required to make
meaningful changes
5 CONDITIONS OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT
COLLECTIVE IMPACT IS WORKING
Shape Up Somerville, MA significantly reduced
childhood obesity within 3 years
So. Urban Seattle is on track to double the number
of students on track to graduate with a
postsecondary degree or credential by 2020
Franklin County, MA reduced substance abuse
alcohol (37%) Marijuana (31%) for teens in 30 towns
United Ways across the country are using the model
THANK YOU!