Orange County Spends $32 Million of CARES Act Funds on Homeless

Orange County Spends $32 Million of CARES Act Funds on Homeless
A homeless man walks in the middle of the road in Santa Ana, Calif., on Dec. 17, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Brad Jones
Tara MacIsaac
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As one would expect with federal funding aimed at helping the county through the pandemic, much of the CARES Act funding in Orange County, California, was spent on health care costs. But aid to businesses was the biggest expense, and helping the homeless was also in the top three, according to a breakdown provided to The Epoch Times by the Orange County Auditor-Controller’s office.

Interest in how the money is being spent has increased as the Dec. 30 deadline to spend the funds approaches.

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