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6 • Increase the educational opportunities and provide training relating to Fair Housing through workshops, forums and presentations • Target specific protected groups for fair housing information • Continue to consult with local lending institutions regarding their Community Reinvestment Act activities. • Provide training to housing providers and consumers about their obligations and rights. Homeless Assessment Based on a point-in-time count conducted on January 25, 2006, the total number of homeless people in Orange County was 237, Eighty-three (83) homeless persons in were in families, including 51 children. Additionally, 39 chronically homeless persons were documented. These numbers, however, do not include people who are doubled up, that are without a legal residence of their own and temporarily staying with another person. The Orange County Continuum of Care, with the Orange Person Chatham (OPC) Area Program serving as the lead agency, coordinates the resources and services to support the homeless in Orange County. There are prevention, outreach and supportive services available to Orange County homeless to help alleviate their needs. There is also an Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness which has formed following the National Alliance to End Homelessness plan, "How to End Homelessness in Ten Years." In March 2005, the governing bodies of Orange County committed funds to the Initiative and authorized the creation of a workgroup to begin the process. The workgroup identified community stakeholders and formed a formal Steering Committee with representatives from the County and Town governing bodies and management; law enforcement agencies; school systems; United Way; County and Town Chambers of Commerce; Economic Development Corporation; business community; health care agencies; lending institutions; and the Builders Association. Following the National Alliance to End Homelessness plan, the workgroup has gathered research and data on homelessness and begun the process of creating a ten-year plan to end homelessness for Orange County. The Orange County Continuum of Care, with the Orange Person Chatham (OPC)Area Program serving as the lead agency, coordinates the resources and services to support the homeless in • Orange County. There are prevention, outreach and supportive services available to Orange County homeless to help alleviate their needs. There is also a vision to create a.10 year plan to end chronic homelessness through the support of the Triangle Alliance to Resolve Chronic Homeless (TARCH). Non-Housing Community Development Orange County and the Town of Chapel Hill believe that true community revitalization requires a comprehensive set of strategies to ensure success. Rehabilitating or constructing residential structures without improving the physical, social and economic environment in which they are located does not automatically revitalize neighborhoods. The public spaces and infrastructure used to support community development includes public facilities, including neighborhood facilities, parks and numerous health facilities for specialized care and medical research. The area's infrastructure includes water and wastewater treatment facilities that provide sufficient server capacity to all townships. Streets include two major interstates as well as hundreds of miles of primary and secondary highways. Public services [ 6 ]