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~~ <br />Affordable Housing <br /> affordable housing <br /> Utilize equity sharing and community land trust concepts to limit the dramatic escalation of housing <br /> costs <br />Output Indicators: - 100 units of new affordable housing in mixed income developments (Orange County/Chapel Hill) <br /> - Increased awareness of barriers to affordable housin Oran a Coun /Cha el Hill <br />Goal 2 -Provide Housing and Services for Populations with Special Needs <br />Pdorit 2. t -Service-enriched transitional housing for homeless ersons with s ecial needs <br />Strategies: - Promote and make public service funds available to homeless agencies that operate emergency <br /> shelters <br /> - Partner with other funding agencies to encourage the development of transitional housing (SRO's, <br /> group homes) that isservice-enriched <br /> - Continue to strengthen partnership with the local Continuum of Care <br /> - Provide property acquisition funding to eligible non-profits and for-profits to develop transitional <br /> housin <br />Output Indicators: - Provide financial assistance to support the construction of a residential center for homeless men <br /> Oran a Coun /Cha eI Hill <br />Priodty 22-Continuum of services for special populations including older adults, disabled, mentally ill, persons with AIDS and <br />at-risk oath <br />Strategies: Promote and make public service funds available to agencies that serve identified special <br /> populations <br /> - Partner with other funding agencies to encourage the development of transitional housing (SRO's, <br /> group homes) that is service-endched <br /> Continue to strengthen partnership with local service providers <br /> - Support applications for federal supportive housing funds <br /> - Provide property acquisition funding to eligible non-profits and for-profits to develop permanent <br /> housin for those with s ecial needs <br />Output Indicators: 20 additional permanent housing units for (hose with special needs (Orange County) <br /> - Provide communi services to 100 area oath Cha el Hill <br />Goal 3 -Promote Neighborhood and Economic Development <br />Pribrity 3,1- Promote revitalization in selected Chapel Hiil neighborhoods and economic development in general throughout the <br />Count <br />Strategies: - Strengthen partnerships with neighborhood associations (community pride, education, family <br /> services, etc ) <br /> - Work with neighborhoods to design and implement specific beautification strategies, including <br /> neighborhood cleanups <br /> - Promote recreational opportunities for area youth <br /> - Prioritize one to two neighborhoods located in Chapel Hill and develop revitalization plans <br /> accordingly <br /> - Concentrate Town funding in selected neighborhoods to create maximum impact. Programs may <br /> include redevelopment activities, CHDO Development-Infill and various rehabilitation programs. <br /> - Build community capacity and better coordinate neighborhood services through the regular <br /> dissemination of information Examples may include Community Development Day workshops, <br /> self-help workshops, activity updates, etc. <br /> - Continue to work with area Chambers of Commerce and others to promote the economic <br /> development of the community <br /> - Coordinate effort of various Town de artments to concentrate resources into selected <br />18 <br />