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orange County HaME Consortium Respvnse~ Goad 3: Prevent Homelessness • Strategy 3.1. Youth aging aut of the foster care system will maintain a relationship with human services in order to prevent homelessness. • Strategy 3.2: Begin examining the data and relevant strategies designed to work with unemancipated youth between the ages of 16-18 who are running away. • Strategy 3.3: Those exiting prison, the military, hospitals and other health related institutions will not be discharged into homelessness. • Strategy 3.4: Assess the actual need and develop step down housing far those exiting inpatient substance abuse treatm~en~ services. This housing should create a safe and supportive environment d~sig,ned to promote recovery. • Strategy 3.5: Those with unstable k~ousing vial receive the necessary services to prevent loss of housing. This: includes families who are doubled up that may lose their housing, thase who are ex~oriencing an immediate health care crisis that jeopardizes their housing; ~ and those who have received. eviction notices. • Strategy 3.6: Develop a plan d~s~~;ned to addr'~ss the current gap in affordable housing units available, to honeiess families and individuals. • Strategy 4.7: Increase access toy community resources jobs, housing, services, and chi~l~care~ ~n order to develop a maximum 9o-day length-of-stay strategy for komeless persons i~ shelters to facilitate their return to permanent housing. ~~ • Strate 5.5.' D~velo~ strategies: ~h~t demonstrate "proven results" to the gy taxpayers of ~r~ange County Ihclude specific values for the benefits assoc~tedwth investing in mental health. 5. Ds~l~arge Coordination Policy ,,,Explain planned activities to implement a cal~~ ive, community .ride Discharge Coordination Policy, and how, in the Gaming year,. the community vuill move toward such a policy. orange Cou-~nty HOME ~onsottium Response: Discharge coordination and planning is particularly important in Orange County due to the hospital d~~vnszing initiative mandated by the North Carolina Mental Health Reform. The hospital downsizing plan calls for discharging well-functioning patients to the community to allow them to recover in the most appropriate and least restrictive setting. To respond to this initiative and to help prevent hospital discharge from resulting in homelessness, the 4PC Area Program has obtained state funding for two full-time staff to serve as Community integration Coordinators. Each client targeted far placement back in the community has access to community capacity funding to assist them in reaching their highest level of functioning in the community. This funding is earmarked for housing needs, as well as psychiatric, vocational and other community supports. FY 24.1-~,4~.2 Actian Plan 45