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059 <br /> EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM <br /> COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RESOURCES FORM <br /> Name of applicant County of Orange <br /> (Local Government) <br /> 1. Describe the current and future needs of homeless people in your community for <br /> emergency shelter and other services. Please include the approximate number of <br /> homeless persons in your community. <br /> There are approximately 150-160 homeless persons in our community during a <br /> calendar year in need of emergency shelter facilities. The Town of Chapel Hill <br /> has leased Interfaith Council a building that will adequately house the Community <br /> Shelter and the Community Kitchen which is presently operated in two different <br /> locations. This facility will allow Interfaith to accomodate the growing home- <br /> less population in Orange County. <br /> 2. What programs and services are available to the homeless in your community <br /> (including those provided by government, private nonprofit agencies and other <br /> organizations)? <br /> Services available to the homeless in our community nhity are provided by the Inter- <br /> faith Council. These services include emergency housing, food services, and <br /> referrals to other human services agencies such as Vocational Rehabilitation, <br /> the County Health Department, local Mental Health organizations, Joint Orange <br /> Chatham Community Action Agency and the Orange Chatham ComprehensiVe Health <br /> Services. <br /> 3. What additional programs, funds, or resources (including ESGP funds) does your <br /> community require for the next 3 years to meet the needs described in Question <br /> #1 above? <br /> Because of the growing population of homeless persons in this area, Interfaith <br /> Council has acquired adequate space to provide shelter to the County's home- <br /> less population. However, approximately $550,000 is needed for extensive <br /> rehabilitation of the present location. Additionally, the human service re- <br /> ferral program needs to be expanded to include ccunselinxg, social security problems, job counseling and placement. Y <br /> 4. Is the local government providing any of the federally required matching <br /> resources? Yes No X (See Question 17 on the Operations/Services <br /> Activities Form don Question 16 on the Rehabilitation Activities Form.) <br /> If yes, are these local government resources firmly committed? Yes No <br /> Briefly explain. <br /> ESGP #102 (Revised 10/87) <br />