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PATH began serving Orange County in March 2020 with the opening of the 100-bed Placentia Navigation Center (since transferred to another operator), providing interim housing and supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness in the North Service Planning Area. In January 2021, PATH expanded its impact by opening the 425-bed Yale Navigation Center in partnership with the County of Orange, serving individuals and couples experiencing homelessness in the Central Service Planning Area.

Since then, PATH has continued to expand its services throughout Orange County in response to community needs. Expansion included the Emergency Housing Voucher and Rapid Re-Housing programs, serving across all SPAs and helping individuals secure permanent housing. In 2022, PATH OC began Regional Care Coordination programming serving Central SPA (and South initially) as well as outreach and housing-focused initiatives through the state’s Encampment Resolution Funding program. PATH was the selected operator for both local ERF programs, collaborating with cities for Talbert Park in Costa Mesa and Garden Grove. Collectively, PATH ERF programs served 335 individuals, with 161 successful Temporary Housing Placements and 28 Permanent Housing Placements. PATH also became a contracted CalOptima Health provider in 2022, spearheading CalAIM Community Supports and Enhanced Care Management services, increasing access to housing navigation, housing deposits, and tenancy-sustaining services.

PATH was the outreach contractor for the City of Newport Beach during 2024-2026, connecting unsheltered participants to shelter and supportive services. PATH was proud to collaborate with the city to achieve a significant reduction in homelessness, facilitating 180 temporary housing and 28 permanent housing placements during the contract period.

On July 1, 2026, PATH became the Coordinated Entry System (CES) Administrator in partnership with the County of Orange Office of Care Coordination as CES Lead Agency. In this role, PATH oversees the countywide Individual CES (ICES), Family CES (FCES), and Survivor CES (SCES), helping ensure community members experiencing or at risk of homelessness are connected to the most appropriate housing resources and supportive services through a participant-centered, regionally coordinated system.

July 1, 2026 also saw PATH transition as the new operator at Bridges at Kraemer Place. Bridges is a 200-bed shelter serving adults experiencing homelessness in the North SPA.

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Making It Home By The Numbers 2025

1,929^*

People Served

170^*

People Housed

829

People Housed
Since 2013

REGION SERVICES

Interim Housing

Housing Navigation

County of Orange Coordinated Entry System

The Coordinated Entry System (CES) lead agency, the County of Orange, is empowered by the Orange County Continuum of Care (CoC) to manage the process of determining and updating the prioritization for all CoC-funded Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), CoC and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)-funded Rapid Rehousing (RRH), and any other housing resource that voluntarily participates in the Coordinated Entry System.

The County of Orange is responsible for implementing a CES that addresses the needs of community members experiencing homelessness throughout Orange County, including adult-only households, families with minor children, survivors of domestic violence, Veterans, and Transitional Age Youth (TAY).On July 1, 2026, PATH became the primary CES subcontractor and operator for the Office of Care Coordination, overseeing the three main CES components:

Individual CES (ICES)
Family CES (FCES)
Survivor CES (SCES)

The primary goal of CES is to provide a participant-centered process that streamlines access to the most appropriate housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Orange County. The system is designed to meet each participant’s unique needs and preferences while supporting their return to stable housing through regionally coordinated access.

CES also promotes diversion and solution-focused problem-solving strategies to help resolve housing crises as early as possible. Collaborating agencies include County departments, nonprofit homeless service providers, and community-based organizations.

Bridges at Kraemer Place

Bridges at Kraemer Place opened in 2017 as Orange County’s first emergency shelter and is located in the City of Anaheim. The shelter is operated by PATH through a contract with the County of Orange.

Bridges provides shelter and supportive services for up to 200 adult individuals experiencing homelessness in the North Service Planning Area (SPA). PATH provides trauma-informed services focused on stabilization, permanent housing placement, and reintegration into the community.

Referrals

North SPA-approved referring partners
North SPA Access Point by calling 2-1-1
Referral email: BKPReferrals@epath.org
OC Outreach & Engagement Referral Hotline: (800) 364-2221

Location1000 N. Kraemer PlaceAnaheim, CA 92806

Yale Navigation Center

The Yale Navigation Center is a County shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness, located in the City of Santa Ana. Opened in January 2021, the center is operated by PATH through a contract with the County of Orange.

PATH provides shelter and supportive services for up to 425 adult individuals and couples experiencing homelessness in the Central Service Planning Area (SPA). Services are trauma-informed and focus on stabilization, permanent housing placement, and reintegration into the community.

Referrals