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~a <br />Strategies: <br />Output Indicators: <br />~~ renters (<80% AMI) That are potanfial fiornebuyers <br />- Provide down-payment and closing cost assistance to qualified homebuyers <br />- Provide homebuyer education and counseling with an emphasis on credit <br />- Provide acquisition, infrastructure, predevelopment and/or construction funding to eligible non- <br />profits and for-profits to develop affordable housing opportunities <br />- Establish homeownership program to assist existing Secfion 8 recipients <br />- Provide downpayment assistance to service for 10 additional lower income homebuyers. (Orange <br />Prority 1.5 -Eliminate barriers fo affordable housing ~' <br />- -- <br />Strategies: - Challenge and encourage non-profit and for-profit affordable housing providers to share resources <br />and collaborate <br />- Seek legislation that would require all local governments to require new residential and commercial <br />developers in the County and Towns seeking zoning approval andlor permits to contain at least <br />15% affordable units in residential projects <br />- Utilize equity sharing and community land trust concepts to limit the dramatic escalation of housing <br />costs <br />Output Indicators: - Five (5) units of new affordable housing in mixed income developments (Orange Co.IChapel Hill) <br />- Increased awareness of barriers to affordable housing (Orange CountylChapel Hill) <br />Goal 2 -Provide Housin and Services for Populations with .Special Needs <br />Priority 2.2 'Continuum of sen~rc~s fir special'populations including older adults,' disabled, menfaffy ill, per~ou.~ with AIDS and <br />of risk youth <br />Strategies: - Promote and make public service funds available to agencies that serve identified special <br />populations <br />- Partner with other funding agencies to encourage the development of transitional housing (SRO's, <br />group homes) that is service-enriched <br />- Continue to strengthen partnership with local service providers <br />- Support applications for federal supportive housing funds <br />- Provide property acquisition funding to eligible non-profits and for-profits to develop permanent <br />housing for those with special needs <br />Output Indicators: - Four (4) additional permanent housing units for those with special needs (Orange County) <br />- Provide community services to 55 area youth (Chapel Hill) <br />[$] <br />