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DocuSign Envelope ID: EB294A71-C7D1-4EE4-8287-60A6149320D4 <br /> • Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness HOME Committee, which <br /> includes Orange County Project Connect, the annual Point-In-Time Counts, and <br /> planning for the Orange County Coordinated Entry system <br /> • IFC recruits and maintains cooking groups from congregations, neighborhoods, <br /> the university and businesses to prepare and serve meals at HomeStart and <br /> Community House <br /> To ensure resident access to resources and to ultimately support permanent <br /> housing goals, IFC partners with and makes referrals to <br /> • UNC Hospitals and Student Health Action Coalition SHAG} Clinic via a <br /> memorandum of understanding to provide in-kind medical care for residents <br /> through charity care and pharmacy assistance. <br /> • Piedmont Health Services through a co-located medical, mental health and dental <br /> clinic at Community House, providing an opportunity for sustained access to health <br /> care for all 1FC residents, <br /> • Orange County SOAR for residents eligible for SSI/SSDI benefits. <br /> • Community Empowerment Fund (CEF), which offers financial education, matching <br /> funds savings accounts, job and housing search help, and other services. <br /> •Veterans Administration for homeless veterans via referral. <br /> • Freedom House via memorandum of understanding for in-kind services, the <br /> Horizons Program at UNC-Chapel Hill, and AA/NA groups, which support residents <br /> with addiction and substance use issues. <br /> • Compass Center, which provides domestic violence workshops at HomeStart for <br /> both women and children. We provide a safe space for survivors to be housed, <br /> when appropriate. <br /> • The Furniture Project, organized by St. Thomas More volunteers and supported by <br /> IFC since its inception, which helps furnish homes for residents moving into <br /> housing. <br /> • PTA Thrift Shop and Club Nova Thrift Sho , which provides clothing vouchers <br /> valued at $100-150 for residents. <br /> • A Lotta Love, a local non-profit that redecorates HomeStart rooms and provides <br /> linens and other household items new HomeStart residents need. <br /> • TABLE, which delivers weekend backpack food on-site to eligible students living <br /> at HomeStart. <br /> Program Description (3 pages OR LESS) <br /> Please provide the following information about the proposed program: <br /> d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a <br /> Town/County priority/goal? <br /> As Orange County's only provider of shelter services for community members <br /> experiencing homelessness, iFC's shelters work toward Town and County goals of <br /> affordable housing, including emergency &transitional housing, as well as the <br /> goal to create a place for everyone. IFC's 24-hour residential programs offer safe <br /> living accommodations, meals, showers, and laundry facilities. Community House <br /> shelters 52 men, with an additional 17 cots available on inclement weather nights. <br /> HomeStart shelters 14 women and 10 families, with an additional 3 cots available on <br /> DO NOT SUBMIT THIS PAGE 1/23/2018 2:05:13 PM P a g e 16 c f 3 °i <br />