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4 Urgent Repair Prcigram of Orange County February 24, 1999 Progress Report The Urgent Repair Program of Orange County (URP) was established in the fall of 1997 by several organizations including Orange Community Housing Corporation, Habitat for Humanity, Orange County HOME Consortium, and the Orange County Department on Aging. The Orange HOME Consortium contributed approximately $58,000 to the program and the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) has contributed $128,100. The Triangle Community Foundation contributed $9,600 for program set-up and administration costs. The purpose of the program is to make urgent repairs and accessibility modifications to the homes oflow-income people with special needs so that they can remain in their homes. Applicants are referred to the program by a variety of government, nonprofit, and social service agencies. To . qualify, applicants must meet the following criteria: • Own and occupy a home in Orange County; • Have total household income equal to or less than 50% of azea median income (AMI), or $29,750 for a family of four in 1999 (with priority given to households with incomes below 30% of AMI); • Have special needs, including the elderly, disabled, single parents, and/or large families (5 or more people); and • The house must have repair needs that pose a threat to the life, safety, or health of the occupants, or need accessibility modifications for a disabled occupant. Examples of eligible repairs include: • Furnace repair/replacement; • Roof repair/replacement; • Electrical system repair/upgrade; • Plumbing repair; • Septic system repair/replacement; •` Hot water heater replacement; • • Structural system repair, • Wheelchair ramp wnstruction, grab bar installation, doorway widening and other accessibility modifications. Over the past 16 months the Urgent Repair Program has accomplished the following: • Completed urgent repairs to 40 homes in Orange County; • Have begun repairs to 7 additional homes; • Have spent approximately 78% of our budget; • Approximately 14% of total costs are for program administration; • Approximately 86% of total costs aze for "hazd costs" of repairs; • Total costs of repairs (including admin costs) average approximately $3,800 per house; • Approximately 75% of the households served are owned by elderly persons; • Disabled persons occupy 17 out of the 40 repaired homes.