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Program Description Summary. a. The Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals will provide a minimum of three (3) months to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months of assistance to support people experiencing homelessness with securing and transitioning into permanent housing and sustaining that housing. Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals will be coordinated and made available through the Coordinated Entry System (CES) which prioritizes housing resources for those with the highest vulnerabilities and length of homelessness. Rapid Rehousing Services will work with CES Access Points, street outreach teams and emergency shelter programs, to support participants in identifying appropriate housing options through housing navigation services and financial assistance support. The program will assist participants experiencing homelessness in accessing the most appropriate services and resources across the System of Care, including behavioral health, healthcare, benefits and mainstream services, housing, navigating application and enrollment processes, and providing advocacy and support as necessary. The program will follow Housing First principles and incorporate evidenced-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, Progressive Engagement, trauma-informed care, harm reduction and risk management, to address barriers to housing and economic stability. The program is to be implemented in a manner that increases equitable service access across Orange County, regardless of where a person is experiencing homelessness. b. The Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals shall include the following services at minimum: i. Intake and assessment to engage and enroll persons referred by CES who would benefit from a rapid re-housing intervention to overcome their homelessness, understanding the history of participation in other homeless service assistance programs and collection of needed demographic information from Participants. Program must be able to assess and re-evaluate the Participant’s service needs and make recommendations to appropriate and eligible housing and/or supportive services that best meets the Participant’s needs. ii. Housing-focused case management support participants with locating housing options that meet the participant’s needs. Case management services will be focused on furthering the progress towards the goals and objectives as outlined in the Individualized Housing and Service Plan. iii. Housing navigation services to support the Participant in identifying available housing units and resources, completing needed forms and applications for housing, as well as providing support through in-person or teleconference meetings relating to housing search and placements. iv. Financial assistance supports Participants with one-time costs associated with securing housing and ongoing monthly payments to access and maintain housing. Financial assistance is expected to be flexible and individualized to meet the needs of participants and should implement a progressive assistance approach. v. Case conference, coordinate and collaborate with the other components of the System of Care, Orange County CoC, and key stakeholders in Orange County to employ a multi-disciplinary approach to assisting the Participant in accessing services and/or programs.

Program Description Summary. a. The Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals Families will provide a minimum of three (3) 3 months to a maximum of twenty-four (24) 24 months of assistance to support people experiencing homelessness with securing and transitioning into permanent housing and sustaining that housing. Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals Families will be coordinated and made available through the Coordinated Entry System (CES) which prioritizes housing resources for those with the highest vulnerabilities and length of homelessness. Rapid Rehousing Services will work with CES Access Points, street outreach teams and emergency shelter programs, to support participants in identifying appropriate housing options through housing navigation services and financial assistance support. The program will assist participants experiencing homelessness in accessing the most appropriate services and resources across the System of Care, including behavioral health, healthcare, benefits and mainstream services, housing, navigating application and enrollment processes, and providing advocacy and support as necessary. The program will follow Housing First principles and incorporate evidenced-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, Progressive Engagement, trauma-informed care, harm reduction and risk management, to address barriers to housing and economic stability. The program is to be implemented in a manner that increases equitable service access across Orange County, regardless of where a person is experiencing homelessness. b. The Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals Families shall include the following services at minimum: i. Intake and assessment to engage and enroll persons referred by CES who would benefit from a rapid re-housing intervention to overcome their homelessness, understanding the history of participation in other homeless service assistance programs and collection of needed demographic information from Participants. Program must be able to assess and re-evaluate the Participant’s service needs and make recommendations to appropriate and eligible housing and/or supportive services that best meets the Participant’s needs. ii. Housing-focused case management support participants with locating housing options that meet the participant’s needs. Case management services will be focused on furthering the progress towards the goals and objectives as outlined in the Individualized Housing and Service Plan. iii. Housing navigation services to support the Participant in identifying available housing units and resources, completing needed forms and applications for housing, as well as providing support through in-person or teleconference meetings relating to housing search and placements. iv. Financial assistance supports Participants with one-time costs associated with securing housing and ongoing monthly payments to access and maintain housing. Financial assistance is expected to be flexible and individualized to meet the needs of participants and should implement a progressive assistance approach. v. Case conference, coordinate and collaborate with the other components of the System of Care, Orange County CoC, and key stakeholders in Orange County to employ a multi-disciplinary approach to assisting the Participant in accessing services and/or programs.

Program Description Summary. a. The Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals Transitional Aged Youth will provide a minimum of three (3) 3 months to a maximum of twenty-four (24) 24 months of assistance to support people experiencing homelessness with securing and transitioning into permanent housing and sustaining that housing. Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals Transitional Aged will be coordinated and made available through the Coordinated Entry System (CES) which prioritizes housing resources for those with the highest vulnerabilities and length of homelessness. Rapid Rehousing Services will work with CES Access Points, street outreach teams and emergency shelter programs, to support participants in identifying appropriate housing options through housing navigation services and financial assistance support. The program will assist participants experiencing homelessness in accessing the most appropriate services and resources across the System of Care, including behavioral health, healthcare, benefits and mainstream services, housing, navigating application and enrollment processes, and providing advocacy and support as necessary. The program will follow Housing First principles and incorporate evidenced-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, Progressive Engagement, trauma-informed care, harm reduction and risk management, to address barriers to housing and economic stability. The program is to be implemented in a manner that increases equitable service access across Orange County, regardless of where a person is experiencing homelessness. b. The Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals Transitional Aged Youth shall include the following services at minimum: i. Intake and assessment to engage and enroll persons referred by CES who would benefit from a rapid re-housing intervention to overcome their homelessness, understanding the history of participation in other homeless service assistance programs and collection of needed demographic information from Participants. Program must be able to assess and re-evaluate the Participant’s service needs and make recommendations to appropriate and eligible housing and/or supportive services that best meets the Participant’s needs. ii. Housing-focused case management support participants with locating housing options that meet the participant’s needs. Case management services will be focused on furthering the progress towards the goals and objectives as outlined in the Individualized Housing and Service Plan. iii. Housing navigation services to support the Participant in identifying available housing units and resources, completing needed forms and applications for housing, as well as providing support through in-person or teleconference meetings relating to housing search and placements. iv. Financial assistance supports Participants with one-time costs associated with securing housing and ongoing monthly payments to access and maintain housing. Financial assistance is expected to be flexible and individualized to meet the needs of participants and should implement a progressive assistance approach. v. Case conference, coordinate and collaborate with the other components of the System of Care, Orange County CoC, and key stakeholders in Orange County the North SPA to employ a multi-disciplinary approach to assisting the Participant in accessing services and/or programs.

Program Description Summary. a. The Rapid Rehousing Emergency Shelter Operations and Services for Individuals Families will provide an access to facilities that provide safe, temporary shelter services for the homeless population with a minimum focus on ensuring a household’s experience of three (3) months homelessness is as brief as possible. Therefore, the emergency shelter program should be housing-focused with case management services targeted to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months of assistance helping Participants transition to support people experiencing homelessness with securing and transitioning into permanent housing options as quickly as possible. b. Emergency shelters should be designed to be low barrier by having minimal eligibility criteria required at program entry. Emergency shelters should be equipped to serve Participants who may have extensive behavioral, physical or medical issues, and sustaining that as a result, may face significant barriers to housing. Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals will be coordinated This may require having extensive staffing with appropriate training to better support general management, case management, and made available through security services at the Coordinated Entry System (CES) which prioritizes housing resources for those with the highest vulnerabilities and length of homelessness. Rapid Rehousing Services will work with CES Access Points, street outreach teams and emergency shelter programs, to support participants in identifying appropriate housing options through housing navigation services and financial assistance supportProgram. The program Program will assist participants Participants experiencing homelessness in accessing the most appropriate services and resources across the System of Care, including behavioral health, healthcare, benefits and mainstream services, housing, navigating application and enrollment processes, and providing advocacy and support as necessary. The program Program will follow Housing First principles and incorporate evidenced-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, Progressive Engagement, trauma-informed care, harm reduction and risk management, to address barriers to housing and economic stability. The program Program is to be implemented in a manner that increases equitable service access across Orange County, regardless of where a person is experiencing homelessness. b. c. The Rapid Rehousing Emergency Shelter Operations and Services for Individuals Families shall include the following services at minimum: i. Receive referrals from the Family Bed Reservation System within the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for Families experiencing homelessness. ii. Intake and assessment to engage and enroll persons referred by CES who would benefit from a rapid re-housing an emergency shelter intervention to overcome their homelessness, understanding the history of participation in other homeless service assistance programs and collection of needed demographic information from Participants. Program must be able to assess and re-evaluate the Participant’s service needs and make recommendations to appropriate and eligible housing and/or supportive services that best meets the Participant’s needs. iiiii. Provision of essential services at the Program must include a safe sleeping location and amenities to meet basic personal needs. iv. Housing-focused case management to support participants Participants with locating housing options that meet the participantParticipant’s needs. Case management services will be focused on furthering the progress towards the goals and objectives as outlined in the Individualized Housing and Service Plan. iii. v. Housing navigation services to support the Participant in identifying available housing units and resources, completing needed forms and applications for housing, as well as providing support through in-person or teleconference meetings relating to housing search and placements. ivvi. Financial assistance supports Function as a CES Access points to support Participants with one-time costs associated with securing housing in accessing the CES through the completion of an assessment and ongoing monthly payments the collection of required documentation to access and maintain housing. Financial assistance is expected to be flexible and individualized to meet the needs verify length of participants and should implement a progressive assistance approachhomelessness, homelessness status and/or disabling condition. v. vii. Case conference, coordinate and collaborate with the other components of the System of Care, Orange County CoC, and key stakeholders in Orange County to employ a multi-disciplinary approach to assisting the Participant in accessing services and/or programs. viii. Services will be recorded in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) in accordance with the adopted HMIS Policies and Procedures. ix. Hours of operations are twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. x. The Program will be required to execute all items within the Standards of Care. d. Contractor, pursuant to requirements set forth in this Scope of Services and consistent with federal and/or state funding requirements shall provide Emergency Shelter Operations and Services for Families experiencing homelessness in Orange County for the term of this Contract.

Program Description Summary. a. The Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals will provide a minimum of three (3) months to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months of assistance to support people experiencing homelessness with securing and transitioning into permanent housing and sustaining that housing. Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals will be coordinated and made available through the Coordinated Entry System (CES) which prioritizes housing resources for those with the highest vulnerabilities and length of homelessness. Rapid Rehousing Services will work with CES Access Points, street outreach teams and emergency shelter programs, to support participants in identifying appropriate housing options through housing navigation services and financial assistance support. The program will assist participants experiencing homelessness in accessing the most appropriate services and resources across the System of Care, including behavioral health, healthcare, benefits and mainstream services, housing, navigating application and enrollment processes, and providing advocacy and support as necessary. The program will follow Housing First principles and incorporate evidenced-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, Progressive Engagement, trauma-trauma- informed care, harm reduction and risk management, to address barriers to housing and economic stability. The program is to be implemented in a manner that increases equitable service access across Orange County, regardless of where a person is experiencing homelessness. b. The Rapid Rehousing Services for Individuals shall include the following services at minimum: i. Intake and assessment to engage and enroll persons referred by CES who would benefit from a rapid re-housing intervention to overcome their homelessness, understanding the history of participation in other homeless service assistance programs and collection of needed demographic information from Participants. Program must be able to assess and re-evaluate the Participant’s service needs and make recommendations to appropriate and eligible housing and/or supportive services that best meets the Participant’s needs. ii. Housing-focused case management support participants with locating housing options that meet the participant’s needs. Case management services will be focused on furthering the progress towards the goals and objectives as outlined in the Individualized Housing and Service Plan. iii. Housing navigation services to support the Participant in identifying available housing units and resources, completing needed forms and applications for housing, as well as providing support through in-person or teleconference meetings relating to housing search and placements. iv. Financial assistance supports Participants with one-time costs associated with securing housing and ongoing monthly payments to access and maintain housing. Financial assistance is expected to be flexible and individualized to meet the needs of participants and should implement a progressive assistance approach. v. Case conference, coordinate and collaborate with the other components of the System of Care, Orange County CoC, and key stakeholders in Orange County to employ a multi-disciplinary approach to assisting the Participant in accessing services and/or programs.