Continuum of Care (CoC) Program
Since 1998 the County of Orange has coordinated a comprehensive regional Continuum of Care (CoC) strategy that includes the participation of all thirty-four cities in Orange County, County Agencies, the County’s homeless housing and service providers, and other community groups (including non-profits, local governmental agencies, faith-based organizations, the homeless and formerly homeless, interested business leaders, schools, and many other stakeholders) to identify the gaps and unmet needs of the County’s homeless.
Point in Time Count and Survey
In addition to organizing, delivering and reporting on housing and services for people who are experiencing homelessness, CoCs are required to complete a Point-In-Time (PIT) count of unsheltered homeless at least once every two years & sheltered annually during the last ten days in January. Data from the one-night PIT count and the longitudinal data collected by the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) are the primary sources used to measure the progress in meeting the national strategic goal of preventing and ending homelessness.
The Point In Time (PIT) count is a biennial count and survey of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness on a given night during the last ten days in January. The count provides vital information that helps the County of Orange (County) and the Orange County Continuum of Care (CoC) better understand homelessness in the community and guides the way the County, CoC, and its partners respond to homelessness in Orange County.
The County of Orange and Orange County Continuum of Care will conduct the sheltered count the night of Monday, January 26, 2026, and the unsheltered count starting the morning of Tuesday, January 27, 2026 through Thursday, January 29, 2026.
To learn more about the 2026 Point In Time count or sign up to volunteer, go to EveryoneCountsOC.org.
Shelter Programs
The County contracts to operate shelter programs in the County.
- Bridges at Kraemer Place
- Cold Weather Shelter - Santa Ana
- Yale Navigation Center
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