OC Vice Chair Katrina Foley Celebrates Opening of WISEPlace and Highlights County Investments in Affordable Housing Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2025

Latisha Townsend – Communications Director, Supervisor Foley      
(714) 559-8364 | Latisha.Townsend@ocgov.com

OC Vice Chair Katrina Foley Celebrates Opening of WISEPlace and Highlights County Investments in Affordable Housing Development

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley released a statement following the grand opening of the new WISEPlace on Broadway permanent supportive housing development. In partnership with Jamboree Housing Corporation, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, this development offers stable living solutions for domestic violence survivors and their families, giving Orange County families a safe and healthy place to call home.

“This grand opening is a testament to how strategic investments in housing can quickly bring vital resources and stability to women, individuals, and families facing homelessness and domestic violence,” said Vice Chair Katrina Foley. “Despite support from the City of Santa Ana and Orange County Housing Finance Trust, we faced a funding gap for competitiveness at the state level. My office contributed $1.5 million of our American Rescue Plan Act funding to close this gap, which pushed this development to the top of the list and expedited the development by at least 3 years. Housing development is too often bogged down by red tape and unnecessary bureaucratic delays. But today, the collaboration by WISEPlace, Jamboree Housing, the City of Santa Ana, and the County of Orange will place 47 individuals and families on the road to a better tomorrow.”

The new community offers a solution for domestic violence survivors, seniors, and individuals facing extreme hardship. The City of Santa Ana issued 25 project-based vouchers (PBV) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help subsidize rents. Out of the 25 PBVs, 15 are set aside for survivors of domestic violence, making this the only Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) community with set-aside vouchers for survivors in Orange County.

Each of the 47 furnished affordable housing units has bathrooms, showers, and kitchenettes. The community spaces include financial empowerment learning labs, dedicated wrap-around service areas, private counseling and case management spaces, wellness and fitness rooms, and a welcoming outdoor courtyard with community gardens and room for domestic pets.

For more information on WISEPlace on Broadway, visit https://wiseplace.org/expansion/.

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Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022 to represent the newly established District 5, which includes the cities of Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, a large portion of Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, as well as the unincorporated areas of Coto de Caza, Emerald Bay, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Rancho Mission Viejo, Stonecliffe and Wagon Wheel. This is her second term on the Board of Supervisors, where she previously served District 2.

Vice Chair Foley’s 2025 Board appointments include:

Chair – Orange County Housing Finance Trust,

Orange County Audit Oversight Committee,

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA),

Vice Chair – OCTA Legislative and Communications Committee, Regional Transportation Committee,

Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency,

Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), TCA Joint Capital Improvements and Projects Committee,

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Community Engagement Panel,

Co-Chair – Spent Fuel Solutions Coalition,

Orange County Public Libraries Advisory Board, Coastal Greenbelt Authority,

Newport Bay and South Orange County Watershed Executive Committees,

Ocean Institute, Orange County Community Corrections