OC COMMUNITY SERVICES

OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES - OC COMMUNITY SERVICES

2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Veterans Service Office ◦ Awarded $49,000 in Mental Health Services Act Funds to the Veterans Service Office/Veterans Legal Institute for legal assistance. These dollars help provide pro bono legal assistance to at-risk, disabled, homeless and low-income veterans, and dependents to eradicate barriers to housing, discharge upgrades, healthcare and mental health issues; therefore, helping to create and establish the foundation to self-sufficiency. ◦ Served 25,965 veterans through the Veterans Service Office and assisted 234 clients at three outstation locations. • Office on Aging ◦ Had about 1,200 attendees at the 2019 South County Senior Summit Event — a 33 percent increase from 2018. ◦ Increased services provided including home-delivered meals by 3.4 percent, case management by 8.4 percent, legal services by 16.2 percent, and health education workshops by 22 percent compared to 2018. ◦ Increased website sessions by nine percent compared to 2018. • Community Investment Division ◦ Had over 60,000 people access the Orange County Workforce System which includes Adults, Dislocated Workers, Veterans, Seniors, Young Adults and Welfare-to-Work participants. ◦ Held over 600 trainings at the OC One-Stop Centers. ◦ Held four job fairs and had a total of 1,040 attendees.

2020 GOALS

• Implement the Veterans Service Office College Fee Waiver (CFW) automated software application. • Finalize the procurement for all California Department of Aging funded programs for next four-year cycle. • Introduce an upskill program for adults with jobs that are considered low-income to assist them with education or training programs that enhance their skills to obtain employment at a livable wage or higher.