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56 <br />contained throughout this Consolidated Plan to promote self- sufficiency and <br />empowerment. <br />I mprove the Quality and Availability of Affordable Housing <br />Eliminating many of the physical signs of poverty is a key element in the anti- <br />poverty strategy. The housing, public housing and community revitalization <br />initiatives work toward fulfilling this goal. The County and Town will direct significant <br />resources toward the creation of affordable housing and coordinating the efforts of <br />local nonprofit and for - profit providers. Affordable housing is the foundation for <br />achieving self- sufficiency. <br />Provide For and I m prove Public Services <br />Important long -term goals in the strategy to reduce and eliminate poverty include <br />providing services to residents. Specifically, the strategy includes an emphasis on the <br />provision of operational subsidies for service providers. <br />Neighborhoods and Economic Development <br />Another component of the anti - poverty strategy includes goals and objectives for <br />improving the living and business environments throughout the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />The consolidated plan includes strategies to demolish or reuse vacant properties and <br />encourage businesses to invest in the Town. The Town of Chapel Hill will target <br />funding to focus CDBG and housing efforts to revitalize low and moderate income <br />communities within the overall community. Orange County will continue to focus its <br />efforts on a County -wide basis. <br />FY 2014 -2015 Action Plan 51 <br />