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Susana Barrios
From:Theresa Bass
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To:Blake Carri; Susana Barrios
Subject:Fwd: \[EXTERNAL\] CalOptima Health Letter of Support, Agenda Items 16 & 17 Re: The
Salvation Army
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From: "Abushawish, Jordan" <jordan.abushawish@caloptima.org>
Date: June 27, 2023 at 2:04:14 PM PDT
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Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] CalOptima Health Letter of Support, Agenda Items 16 & 17 Re: The Salvation
Army
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Good afternoon, Mayor Aitken and Members of the Anaheim City Council – On behalf of Michael Hunn,
Chief Executive Officer of CalOptima Health, please find the attached letter of support for agenda items
16 and 17 related to The Salvation Army Emergency Shelter Services. Thank you and have a great day!
Jordan A. Abushawish, MPP
Senior Director, Federal and Local Government Affairs
CalOptima Health, A Public Agency
505 City Parkway West, Orange, CA 92868
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June 27, 2023
Anaheim City Council
200 S. Anaheim Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
RE: AGENDA ITEM 16: THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH THE
SALVATION ARMY FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES (224 BED SHELTER), and
AGENDA ITEM 17: FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH THE SALVATION ARMY
FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES (101 BED EXPANSION)
Dear Mayor Aitken and Members of the Anaheim City Council:
On behalf of CalOptima Health and the 985,000 members we serve, I would like to express our support
for agenda consent items 16 and 17 to approve the emergency shelter agreement between the City of
Anaheim and The Salvation Army, California, South Division. The Salvation Army is highly regarded
in our community for providing compassionate care and support for individuals experiencing
homelessness, and CalOptima Health is proud to endorse this agreement.
At CalOptima Health, we believe housing is health — and we are dedicated to improving the health and
well-being of all our members. Orange County is home to 3.2 million residents, of whom one-third are
served by CalOptima Health. The impact on the lives of the members we serve is only as good as the
partnerships we have with local organizations like The Salvation Army, and for that, we are very
grateful for their tireless efforts to lift and empower our most vulnerable community members with the
dignity and respect they deserve.
In March of this year, CalOptima Health was honored to award The Salvation Army with $4.1 million in
grants toward the Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing Units which will house 70 individuals
experiencing chronic homelessness. We believe that our members’ needs are better served when
investments are made locally, and I commend the City of Anaheim for this recognition and supporting
The Salvation Army to address the homelessness crisis in Orange County.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration of this request. CalOptima Health looks forward
to our continued partnership with the City of Anaheim and The Salvation Army.
Sincerely,
Michael Hunn
Chief Executive Officer
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