Aging Orange County: Supervisor Andrew Do Proposes “Safe Homes for OC Seniors” Program

Program to Help OC Seniors Make Critical Home Repairs
 Low-income seniors in Orange County could get a vital lifeline to make critical home safety repairs, under a proposal by Supervisor Andrew Do. 

Board of Supervisors Finalizes Marching Home: A Strategy to End Veteran Homelessness

Santa Ana, Calif. (July 31, 2019) – The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday finalized the County’s strategy to end veteran homelessness by December 2020, directing County staff to contract with a housing navigator to assist veterans in their search for housing.

Marching Home: A Strategy to End Veteran Homelessness in Orange County will develop a systematic, intentional and sustainable multi-sector response to veterans in need of assistance and promote coordination of and collaboration with many partners to meet veterans’ needs.

OC Supervisor Andrew Do and Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett Spearhead Program to Boost Local Small Businesses

Local Small Business Preference Policy

Orange County is making it easier for local small businesses to do business with the county.
 
Starting September 1, 2019, Orange County-based small businesses will be first in line as they compete for hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts issued by the county government.

Orange County Kids Use Chalk Art to Transform Civic Center - Once Occupied by Homeless Encampment

Once occupied by a dangerous homeless encampment, the cleaned-up Orange County Civic Center underwent a colorful makeover earlier this month, as parents and children painted chalk art murals at Supervisor Andrew Do’s Chalk and Talk event.
 

Orange County to Develop Lactation Policy to Support Mothers

Orange County is making life easier for all mothers who work in or visit County facilities.
 
On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously instructed county staff to identify a list of comfortable and private spaces for mothers to breastfeed. The directive, proposed by County Supervisor Andrew Do, also seeks to develop a countywide lactation policy that supports working mothers.