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through personal vehicles or employer- sponsored transportation. <br />Resulting traffic problems on major transportation arteries into Chapel Hill <br />from the south and east have created a community -wide concern. <br />Influence on use of funds. The market conditions described above have <br />and will continue to influence decisions on use of funds for housing. <br />Rental assistance will focus on rehabilitation of existing units and <br />construction of new units with at least three bedrooms to accommodate <br />families. Homeownership assistance will be through production of <br />specific new affordable units with subsidies from local governments, since <br />very few units exist in the market that are affordable to low- and <br />moderate - income families. <br />2. Invento of facilities and services for homeless persons. The Inter -Faith <br />Council (IFC) operates the homeless shelter serving the entire county, <br />rehabilitated and operated with funds from many sources, including <br />private fund - raising, HUD funds under the McKinney Act for homeless <br />assistance and other HUD funds through the Towns of Chapel Hill and <br />Carrboro and Orange County, and energy funds from the N.C. Housing <br />Finance Agency. Operating funds also come from many sources, <br />including private fundraising, rent and utilities from the Town of Chapel <br />Hill, and contributions from other local governments. The IFC Shelter has <br />a total overnight sleeping capacity of 32 men and 18 women, and is <br />currently operating at capacity most nights. The IFC Shelter also offers <br />a Community Kitchen offering meals to anyone in need. No other <br />overnight shelter for homeless persons exists. Both IFC and Orange <br />Congregations in Mission (OCIM) operate emergency programs that offer <br />financial assistance for rent, rent deposits, utilities, food, or other <br />necessities to families at imminent risk of homelessness. <br />3. Facilities and Services for Persons with Other S ecial Needs. An <br />inventory of residential facilities and services for populations with other <br />special needs reflects the community's non - institutional approach to <br />housing for these populations. A current review of existing facilities <br />reveals inadequate housing options for persons with special needs to <br />offer the continuum of care consider by human services providers to be <br />important to the success of counseling and assistance programs. <br />For develol2mentally disabled handicagged, and mentally ill persons, the <br />major housing provider is Residential Services, Incorporated, providing <br />7 group homes and one apartment complex in Chapel Hill. There are <br />currently no Independent Living Facilities for persons who do not need <br />close supervision but would benefit from a structured living situation. The <br />Mental Health Association in Orange County has applied to HUD in <br />15 <br />