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2012-2017 Orange County Master Aging Plan <br />_.....~ _.__. . _. . ~._._. __. .. ._. _. ~~_..... __ . .__ _ _. . . - _ _.__ . ~ __ <br />^ Strategy 2.7.5: Collaborate with the Carolina Villages Project to promote the creation of villages in <br />Orange County, in which neighborhood networks assist with aging in place, through education, <br />information sharing, volunteerism, and technical support. <br />Indicator 2.7.5a: Increased number of villages in Orange County. <br />A.gencies.._Res.ponsi_ble: Department on Aging, Carolinn Villages <br />Objective 2.8: Ensure that more older adults in Orange County are able to maintain, <br />modify, and afford their homes. <br />^ Strategy 2.8.1: Explore the feasibility of raising the income qualification limit again under the <br />Homestead Tax Exemption program. <br />Ind.icator_..2.8..1.a: Initiafive added to the Board of County Commissioners and Senior Tar <br />Heel Legislature's legislative agenda to raise the lax limit of the Homestead Tax <br />Exemption program. <br />Aqencies Responsible: Board of County Commissioners, Orange County Senior Tar Heel <br />Legislature Delegates <br />^ Strateqy 2.8.2: Educate older adults about where they can obtain low-cost assistance with home <br />modifications. <br />Ind_icator_.____2.8.2a: Home modification assistance information included in community <br />resource guides and part of information fairs. <br />Age_nci..e...s___,__Res.pons_i_ble: Department on Aging, in collaboration with Orange County <br />Housing, Human Rights and Community Development Department and Vocational <br />Rehabilitation Cenfer for Independent Living <br />27 <br />