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i~ <br />~~~~ ~: ~n~re~se Ernployr~enf <br />Strategy 2.1: Current supportive employers will increase the number of home- <br />less people they hire. <br />Strategy 2.2: Potential employers will increase their understanding of those <br />who are homeless and hire homeless or formerly homeless individuals. <br />Strategy 2.3: Design and implement a model employment and training pro- <br />gram that focuses on individualized assessment, job goals, and placement ac- <br />tivities. <br />Strategy 2.4: Develop and implement a credentialing process designed to cre- <br />ate skills that prepare homeless persons for employment by establishing part- <br />nerships with local Chambers of Commerce to convene and educate about <br />homeless people and their employment needs. <br />Strategy 2.5: Enhance the skills development center that exists on Franklin <br />Street and develop a comparable site in Hillsborough. <br />Strategy 2.6: Design and implement a strategy targeting those who are aging <br />out of the foster care system as a way to prevent future homelessness by build- <br />ing asuccessful employment history and supporting ongoing financial literacy <br />efforts. <br />Strategy 2.7: Support and build on the "Wheels for Work" model that is cur- <br />rentlyonly available to work first participants. <br />Strategy 2.8: Increase the number and availability of child care slots in quality <br />child care centers for homeless families. <br />Strategy 2.9: Support transportation expansion plan in Chapel Hill Transit Sys- <br />tem and Triangle Transit Authority. <br />Strategy 2.10: Endorse ongoing discussions between Orange Transportation <br />and Chapel Hill Transit System. <br />~~all 3. _ ~re~~en~ F~~melessness <br />Strategy 3.1: Youth aging out of the foster care system will maintain arelation- <br />shipwith human services in order to prevent homelessness. <br />Strategy 3.2: Begin examining the data and relevant strategies designed to <br />work with unemancipated youth between the ages of 16-18 who are running <br />away. <br />Strategy 3.3: Those exiting prison, the military, hospitals and other health re- <br />lated institutions will not be discharged into homelessness. <br />_ ~T__.__-_~,~ <br /> ~~ . <br /> <br />'~, <br />'; <br />v <br />v <br />;: <br />~~, <br />i <br />1 <br />4 <br />c <br />,: <br />;~ <br />s: <br />t <br />