We Help Those Who Help
Themselves by Giving Hope and Assistance.

Without any housing subsidy, low-income renters are continually

confronted with the difficulty of choosing between the necessities

of food, utilities, medicine or rent. At SCO, we believe that
homelessness
can be prevented by helping people to "stay housed".

That is why SCO has operated a homeless prevention program since

1989, supplying groceries from our food pantry as well as rent and

utility assistance.




Providing supplemental food not only increases nutritional levels,

but allows people to save their financial resources for other
requirements.
Likewise, assisting with one utility bill or one
month s rent
is cost-effective compared to the price of an
eviction. Here in
Orange County, there are few affordable housing
units and the fair
market rents are high, which makes re-housing
both difficult and
expensive. Additionally, losing one s home has a
devastating
emotional impact on every family member and may cause
added problems
such as unemployment, lost school time,
malnutrition, or illness.





Our homeless prevention program helps families and seniors with
the
necessary assistance to retain their housing through a short-term

crisis, and it does this at a significantly reduced cost when compared

to re-housing or supporting a family in a shelter.

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