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DocuSign Envelope ID:A65EF081-BF54-47AC-9969-94226D3FBC7E t A - continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <br /> ® Human Services (Main Application Only) <br /> ❑ CDBG Non-Construction —(Main Application AND Part A) <br /> ❑ CDBG Construction — (Main Application AND Part A AND Part B) <br /> ❑ HOME CHDO Set-aside—(Main Application AND Part A <br /> ❑ HOME Other— (Main Application AND Part A AND Part B) <br /> Indicate the type of program for which you are requesting funding: <br /> Disabled (not Public Housing <br /> Program Category Youth Adult Elderly elderly) Neighborhoods/ <br /> Residents <br /> Education <br /> Health and Nutrition <br /> Job Training <br /> Sports and Arts Activities <br /> Pre-School Activities <br /> After-School Activities <br /> Mentorin <br /> Transportation <br /> Housing X X X <br /> Other: Please specify <br /> Program/Project Descri tp ion (Label your responses as outlined below; not to exceed 3 <br /> pages.) Please provide the following information about the proposed program/project: <br /> b) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address the <br /> chosen Town/County priority? <br /> Habitat will continue to address the county's priority need for affordable homeownership for low <br /> and very low-income renters through its new home construction program. However, Habitat's <br /> experience working with residents in the communities where it builds new homes has helped to <br /> identify an underserved need among low-income homeowners, especially those who are elderly <br /> or disabled. Habitat has had direct experience with low-income families in Orange County who <br /> are struggling to maintain the exterior of their homes, and who need modifications to their <br /> homes so that they can continue to live in and enjoy them. Rot, peeling paint, sagging gutters, <br /> broken doors, unsafe porches, yard waste, and lack of accessibility impact the safety, livability, <br /> and value of individual homes in neighborhoods like Fairview, Rogers Road, Northside, and <br /> Pine Knolls, as well as in more rural areas of the county like Efland. When combined with New <br /> Home Construction, these repairs allow Habitat to impact nearly 30 new families each year. <br /> c) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated <br /> Plan or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to <br /> support the need for this program and the population being served. <br /> Habitat launched A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) as a pilot program in 2009 with two projects in <br /> Hillsborough. When Habitat formalized the program in 2010, it also created an informal <br /> Main Application 1/25/201 6 1 2:11 :11 PM I "°7 <br />