A study last year by UC Irvine, which involved the county government, found it would save taxpayer dollars overall to provide housing and support services to the entire chronically homeless population in Orange County. That’s largely because of the enormous hospital bills the public currently pays, because homeless people end up in the emergency room much more often when they live on the streets.

For the full story, please visit https://voiceofoc.org/2018/01/oc-supervisors-quietly-deleted-plan-to-end-homelessness-from-goals/.

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