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• Increase the educational opportunities and provide training relating to Fair Housing through <br />workshops, forums and presentations <br />• Target specific protected groups for fair housing information <br />• Continue to consult with local lending institutions regarding their Community Reinvestment <br />Act activities. <br />• Provide training to housing providers and consumers about their obligations and rights.. <br />Homeless Assessment <br />Based on a point-in-time count conducted on January 26, 2005, the total number of homeless <br />people in Orange County was 230, Fifty-nine homeless persons in were in families, including 38 <br />children. Additionally, 70 chronically homeless persons were documented, representing 30% of <br />the entire homeless population, which is well above the national average of 10%. These num- <br />bers, however, do not include people who are doubled up, that is without a legal residence of <br />their own and temporarily staying with another person. A more detailed survey of the homeless <br />in Orange County is planned for the summer of 2005 to capture this information, as well as an- <br />other point-in-time count to determine the number of unsheltered people in the summer.. <br />On December 15, 2003, a total of 50 persons were found sleeping outside in Orange County. In <br />addition, there were 12 families with 42 individuals as well as 144 homeless individuals sleeping <br />in transitional or emergency shelters. There were 58 individuals counted who were character- <br />ized as chronically homeless, 41 of whom were unsheltered. As of this 2003 point-in-time count, <br />there were no less than 236 homeless individuals in Orange County. <br />The resources and services to support the homeless in Orange County are coordinated by the <br />Orange County Continuum of Care, with the Orange Person Chatham (OPC) Area Program <br />serving as the lead agency, There are prevention, outreach and supportive services available to <br />Orange County homeless to help alleviate their needs.. There is also a vision to create a 10 year <br />plan to end chronic homelessness through the support of the Triangle Alliance to Resolve <br />Chronic Homeless (TARCH), <br />Nan-Housing Community Development <br />Orange County and the Town of Chapel HiII believe that true community revitalization requires a <br />comprehensive set of strategies to ensure success. Rehabilitating or constructing residential <br />structures without improving the physical, social and economic environment in which they are <br />located does not automatically revitalize neighborhoods. <br />The public spaces and infrastructure used to support community development includes public <br />facilities, including neighborhood facilities, parks and numerous health facilities for specialized <br />cafe and medical research, The area's infrastructure includes water and wastewater treatment <br />facilities that provide sufficient server capacity to all townships. Streets include two major inter- <br />states as well as hundreds of miles of primary and secondary highways,. Public services include <br />support to handicapped and substance abuse services, employment training, health services, <br />and transportation for a wide variety of needs. <br />Anti-crime measures and youth programs work in and out of the school system to provide <br />awareness for students and increase public safety. There are three senior centers which pro- <br />[$l <br />