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Orange County moves to protect households as HUD funding and Continuum of Care changes threaten permanent supportive housing
Summary
County housing officials said 489 emergency housing voucher (EHV) households are at risk after federal guidance changes; the county proposes moving 100 EHV households into the Housing Choice Voucher program by December 2025 and requested the Board of Supervisors consider options to preserve currently housed residents.
Orange County officials and nonprofit providers urged immediate action on Oct. 15 after federal signals that HUD'funding priorities and an upcoming Continuum of Care NOFO could sharply reduce support for permanent supportive housing (PSH).
Julia Bidwell, director of Orange County Housing and Community Development, told the commission there are 489 emergency housing voucher (EHV) families at risk if federal EHV funding sunsets. To avoid abrupt displacement, Bidwell said the housing authority has proposed an administrative-plan change to allow up to 100 EHV households to transfer onto the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list by December 2025, with a gradual transition of remaining households through July 2028.
"There are 489 emergency housing voucher…
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