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18 <br /> <br />o Orange Community Hub at CEF: $77,000 <br /> Upfit of space + contracts for off-site services (laundry) <br /> Additional staff <br />o New space + 3 FTEs: $3.15 million <br />• Status: Partial <br />o OC Hub active with at CEF <br />o Criminal Justice Re-Entry Council for folks exiting correctional facilities <br />• Strategy: Decide on approach, secure long-term funding <br /> <br />#5: Street Outreach Program <br />What: Linking people living unsheltered with services <br />• Funding target: $80,154 <br />• Status: Unfunded <br />o Community partner meetings resulted in program budget & hosting agency, UNC <br />Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health <br />o Not included in FY18-19 budget <br />• Strategy: Eligible ESG program; Foundations? <br /> <br />#6: 24-hour Bathrooms in Downtown <br />What: Free public restrooms open 24 hours <br />• Funding target: $205,000 for construction <br />• Status: Partial <br />o Chapel Hill - Wallace Deck bathrooms open daylight hours <br />o Carrboro - Town Commons open daylight hours <br />• Strategy: Integrate with #4 drop-in day center? Partner with Franklin Street churches? <br />Integrate in Chapel Hill downtown plans going forward? Have available in Carrboro <br />library opening 2020? <br /> <br />#7: Accessible & Housing-Focused Shelter <br />What: Shelter with low barriers to entry and housing-focused orientation <br />• Funding varies significantly on approach <br />o Re-tooling IFC Shelter: $194,700 <br /> Additional 155 staff hours & training <br />o New shelter construction: $3.17 million <br /> Construction & staff costs <br />• Status: Partial <br />o Potential changes to Good Neighbor Plan? <br />• Strategy: Foundations? Local government? <br /> <br />#8: Diversion Funding <br />What: Assistance to prevent homelessness <br />• Funding target: $19,750 <br />o Staff, financial assistance, training <br />• Status: Partial <br />o Many groups provide this, not coordinated or targeted <br />• Strategy: Recruit groups doing this work to collaborate <br /> <br />Commissioner Price said there is a request for additional funds for next year, and asked <br />if these funds are intended for additional services or for staff.