Adopted 2014-2021 Housing Element - Garden Grove

Housing Element Needs Assessment• Alzheimer's Family Services Center (AFSC) provides programs to help improve the quality oflife for families challenged by Alzheimer's disease or another dementia through servicestailored to meet individual needs.• Acacia Adult Day Services, Garden Grove serves older adults and persons with disabilitieswith a variety of services including socialization, exercise, education classes, nutritionalprograms, respite and support programs, physical, occupational and speech therapy,psychological counseling, nursing and personal care, and dietary counseling.• Helping Hands for a Better Living, Garden Grove provides programs and transportation forindividuals with developmental disabilities.• Elwyn California is located in Fountain Valley and is a non-profit community rehabilitationprogram that provides vocational rehabilitation, employment services, and employmentsupport services for people with disabilities.• Project Independence has offices in three locations throughout Orange County and providesadults with developmental disabilities with supportive services for independent living,behavioral support, employment development, placement and training services, andrecreational programs.The needs of the disabled are also addressed through the provision of affordable, barrier-freehousing. Rehabilitation assistance can be targeted toward disabled renters and homeowners for unitmodifications to improve accessibility. The City allocates part of its annual CDBG allocation tohousing rehabilitation and assistance programs.As a significant proportion of the disabled population (40%) is over the age of 65 years, they canalso benefit from the various senior programs and resources available in Garden Grove. Thisincludes the Senior Home Improvement Grant Program, funding of the H. Louis Lake Senior Centerand the use of HUD funds to construct new senior units.Developmentally DisabledAccording to Section 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a "developmental disability" meansa disability that originates before an individual attains age 18 years, continues, or can be expectedto continue, indefinitely, and constitutes a substantial disability for that individual which includesmental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism. This term also includes disabling conditionsfound to be closely related to mental retardation or to require treatment similar to that required forindividuals with mental retardation, but does not include other handicapping conditions that aresolely physical in nature.Many developmentally disabled persons can live and work independently within a conventionalhousing environment. More severely disabled individuals require a group living environment wheresupervision is provided. The most severely affected individuals may require an institutionalenvironment where medical attention and physical therapy are provided. Because developmentaldisabilities exist before adulthood, the first issue in supportive housing for the developmentallydisabled is the transition from the person’s living situation as a child to an appropriate level ofindependence as an adult.2014-2021 Housing Element 16 City of Garden Grove