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Page 14 of 23 <br />x Habitat is a member of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition, a group <br />of housing providers and advocates who are working together to increase <br />resources for the full range of housing needs in Orange County, including home <br />repair. Habitat’s Executive Director currently chairs the Coalition. <br />x Habitat staff and volunteers work with established leaders in the neighborhoods <br />they serve, and also strive to identify and nurture new leaders, providing support <br />and training as needed. Habitat’s commitment to strengthening neighborhoods <br />includes a variety of trainings and workshops that promote leadership <br />specifically for the youth and adults who reside there. Collaborative efforts that <br />began several years ago with both the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood <br />Association (RENA) and the Fairview Community Watch enhance the overall <br />quality of life in each neighborhood, and also serve to spread the word about <br />Home Preservation and ensure that residents who could benefit from the <br />program are identified and referred. Collaborative efforts in the Rogers Road <br />community have engaged representatives from the Department on Aging, <br />Piedmont Health Services, St. Paul AME Church, RENA, Justice United, <br />Habitat’s Youth United program, Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocates, and the UNC <br />Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. <br />x Habitat staff participated in the 2017-2020 Master Aging Plan Work Group on <br />Housing, which made recommendations to the MAP Leadership Team regarding <br />coordination of repair programs to help residents age in place. <br />x Habitat is a member of the recently formed Orange County Home Repair <br />Coalition. This Coalition is comprised of Habitat, RTT, Orange County Urgent <br />Repair, and the Department on Aging's Handy Helpers program. The purpose of <br />this Coalition is to increase coordination and communication, better utilize <br />resources across repair programs, and provide more comprehensive repairs to <br />better preserve affordable housing stock in Orange County. <br /> <br />Program Description (3 pages OR LESS) Please provide the following information about <br />the proposed program: <br /> <br />d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address <br />a Town/County priority/goal? <br />Affordable housing was selected as the top goal and priority of the Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners for FY17. Affordable housing was identified as the number <br />one human services need in Chapel Hill by the 2012 assessment. The Chapel Hill <br />Town Council has also established the overarching goal of creating a place for <br />everyone in 2016-2018. Under that goal, the Council pledges to adopt and support <br />affordable housing programs and to sustain the momentum of the Northside <br />Neighborhood Initiative. The Town of Carrboro also has a goal to increase the <br />number of affordable housing units in the Town. Habitat’s Home Preservation <br />program assists with all of the aforementioned priorities. <br /> <br />Habitat launched A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) as a pilot program in 2009 with <br />two projects in Hillsborough. When Habitat formalized the program in 2010, it also <br />created an informal Advisory Committee, inviting other repair program providers to <br />EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 1263366F-0902-4D24-AE16-FC2EBB866669