Honor EHD reports expanded homelessness services, warns federal Continuum of Care funding is uncertain

Christopher Molinelli, executive director of Honor EHD, gave the Human Services Committee an update on the nonprofit’s homelessness services, describing expanded shelters, a new street outreach team and a large food program while warning that nearly $4.6 million in Continuum of Care federal funding faces uncertainty. “Our vision is rather simple: safe and affordable housing for all,” Molinelli said.

The update matters because Honor’s programs serve people across multiple counties and rely on state and federal grants that could change. Molinelli said the Continuum of Care (CoC) led by the collaborative applicant brings roughly $4,600,000 in HUD funds to Orange County to support eight agencies and 16 programs housing “over 300 individuals.” He described concern about a recently passed bill that could eliminate CoC funding and said local providers are monitoring the situation and continuing advocacy with…