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Outside Agency Descriptions -continued 6 Family Violence Prevention Center $17,000 • The Family Violence Prevention Center seeks to prevent and end family violence through community education and provision of direct services including emergency assistance, case management and court advocacy. Freedom House Recovery Center $24,000 This agency provides extended care and transitional living in order to promote recovery from the disease of addiction. The goal of the Freedom House is to help alcoholics and drug addicts by providing the tools necessary to lead a life of recovery and to become productive members of society. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County $10,000 Habitat for Humanity of Orange County (HHOC) provides decent affordable housing for families earning less than half of the area median income and who live in substandard housing. HHOC constructs simple, well-built homes that are then sold to qualifying families at affordable prices. Historic Hillsborough Commission $7,000 The Commission owns and maintains the Burwell School .located on Churton Street in Hillsborough, which is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. The two-acre site consists of the main house (ca 1821, 1846), a brick classroom building (ca 1837), a rare brick necessary (ca. 1837), and the Carrie Waitte Spurgeon Garden. The site is open to the public year round and there is no charge for tours of the school. ' Isborou hand Oran a County $4,000 • Historical Foundation of Hil g g The Orange County Historical Museum, located in Hillsborough, preserves the past and encourages interest in local history through the exhibition of the economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of Orange County's 18th and 19th century history. The Museum is open to the public, free of charge, 6 days per week. Housing for New Hope $20,000 The organization's mission is to encourage and assist homeless people and other persons in crisis to move toward lives marked by increased levels of stability, dignity; hope, and independence. Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (IFC) $36,000 The IFC meets basic needs and helps individuals and families achieve their goals. They provide shelter, food, direct services, advocacy and information to people in need. The IFC accomplishes this through strong partnerships with volunteers, staff and those we serve. They rely on the active involvement of caring individuals, congregations and other community organizations. Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action (JOCCA) $60,000 JOCCA provides services to very low-income families and individuals with the goal of improving their quality of every day life. JOCCA offers the following services (1) nutrition and aging; (2) • self-sufficiency services; (3) job training and employment; (4) community based assistance and teen court for youth offenders; and (5) energy conservation/weatherization and heating assistance.