Ending Homelessness: Good for your Clients, Good for our Community

Homelessness has reached a crisis level across the nation, including here in Orange County, but do you know the real causes of homelessness or what it is costing our community? Do you know what solutions are available right now? This class will clear up the facts and myths about homelessness, breakdown the most important part of housing choice vouchers (Section 8)—how it effects rent, and share how Orange County REALTORS and Affiliates can make a difference today in ending homelessness, in a way that is good for their clients and good for our community.


Key learning points:

• 3 ways you can make a difference as a community and business leaders
• Best practice solutions including permanent supportive housing and housing choice vouchers
• Housing vouchers and rent—how they work and what they will pay for
• Ways in which voucher holding tenants bring more benefits and fewer risks for your clients
• Additional benefits through landlord incentive programs
• What is “homelessness” and what are the causes here in Orange County
• The cost of failing to address homelessness