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Orange County to advocate for affordable housing issues in the County. <br />L. PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENT INITIATIVES <br />The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Resident's Council continues to receive funds from the Town's <br />Comprehensive Grant Program. <br />The Resident's Council membership is open to all public housing residents as well as any <br />interested persons in the Chapel Hill community. The Council meets on the second <br />Tuesday of each month at the offices of the Department of Housing. The following topics, <br />among others, have appeared on their agendas: proposed HUD changes, activities for <br />youth and crime prevention measures. <br />Presently, the Resident's Council provides children's after school tutoring/mentoring <br />programs with the help of over 40 volunteers. Children are learning to manage their time; <br />express themselves with words and not. violent behavior; and appreciate the importance <br />of such character building words as responsibility, respect, courage, perseverance, and <br />honesty. In addition, the Council provides numerous referrals, including but not limited to, <br />employment, physical and mental health, home safety and personal finances. <br />The Town continues to provide an organizational structure that guarantees public housing <br />residents a forum to voice complaints, needs, concerns and ideas that guarantees <br />adequate response to residents through the monthly meeting of the Housing and <br />Community Development Advisory Board. Through these meetings, public housing <br />residents have participated in the management of the public housing program by providing <br />ideas and comments on the public housing operating budget and the renovation needs of <br />the apartments. <br />29 <br />