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/2.02/irg qi!!) The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 • 207 Wilson Street (919) 929-6380 June 16. 1788 Ms. Shirley Marshall, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners 707 E. Franklin Street Chapel Hill ,' NC 27514 Dear Ms. Marshall: The Inter-Faith Council is .arateful to the Orange County Board of Commissioners for including the IFC Shelter in its 1788-19E19 budget. As you know, the IFC has formed a partnership with the Town of Chapel Hill for purposes of renovating the Old Municipal Building into a human service facility primarily a community shelter and kitchen for • the homeless and hungry of our county. Chapel Hill has thus far pledged .$200,000 for the renovation of the OMB and the town is also be furnish- ing all utilities, building maintenance and continued landscaping of the outside grounds. Previous to this commitment, Chapel Hill , through its Human Services Advisory Board, provided the IFC $15,000 to operate our existing shelter income for three years. The Town of Carrboro has also provided funding, $5,000 annually for the last three years and $6,500 for fiscal year 1988-89... In addition, the Housing and Community Development Depart- ments for Chapel hill , Carrboro and Orange County have been working cooperatively with the IFC to obtain Homeless Assistance funds from the NC Department of Human Resources for the last two years. It is our belief that this recent support, plus the support of many congregations and concerned citizens indicates that the shelter for the homeless is now an effort which is owned not just by IFC, but by joint public and private interests. The cooperation of many county and private agencies has also insured that the many clients who are without • a home or a meal can be referred to the IFC for shelter---a resource which now can provide sleeping accomodations to 42 men, women and children. It is the purpose of this letter to encourage our Commissioners to allocate more than $5,000 to the shelter operation in your next fiscal budget. We strongly feel that $15,000 would be an amount that would more adequately represent the county's commitment to this project, as well as meeting the operating costs necessary for IFC to effectively manage a safe and comfortable shelter for the county's homeless. IFC hopes that your financial support for these necessary services can be significantly increased. We will be meeting with you on June 22 to further describe the needs of Orange County's homeless population and to answer your questions. In the meantime, if you or any Commissioner have a concern, do not hesitate to contact me. (6.1i7rely OP United Fund Agency " Rev. -ichard Eden , F' esident