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6 <br /> 1 o Continuation of two award programs to promote high quality services within long- <br /> 2 term care organizations —the Direct Care Worker Award and the Long Term Care <br /> 3 Quality Service Award. <br /> 4 o Supporting 52 Project EngAGE Leaders serving on 13 Senior Resource Teams. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Peggy Cohn said they were sorry to see OC Cares end, and it was so successful that it <br /> 7 has been wrapped into the work being done by the Department on Aging. She said staff <br /> 8 deserves credit for expanding dollars and keeping these services going. She said the Senior <br /> 9 Employment program has also been successful. <br /> 10 Peggy Cohn said her favorite program is Project EngAGE, which has been <br /> 11 extraordinarily successful in training them about community resources, and enabling them to <br /> 12 develop and execute projects within the community. She said there are 13 senior resource <br /> 13 teams, with another starting next fall, and they are amazing. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee Vibeke Talley, Chair <br /> 16 Vibeke Talley invited the Board to attend their meetings. <br /> 17 Vibeke Talley said there is a new Nursing Home Center on Legion Road, and its <br /> 18 opening fortunately coincided with the evacuations from the coastal areas, which provided a <br /> 19 great service to displaced residents. She said the Committee is still working with all nursing <br /> 20 homes to increase the quality of life, meeting with patients for exit interviews and also with the <br /> 21 activity directors. She said they are involved with Project EngAGE as well, and trying to get <br /> 22 these volunteers to go into the nursing homes to provide activities and that way they know more <br /> 23 about the nursing homes. She said the Committee is working with Chapel Hill High to get <br /> 24 students to come in and assist and get hands on experience with seniors. <br /> 25 Commissioner Price asked how many high school seniors have been involved. <br /> 26 Vibeke Talley said 4-5, and this was the first time they had done this. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) Keith Cook, <br /> 29 Chair <br /> 30 Keith Cook said he works closely with Sherrill Hampton, Housing Director, and the board <br /> 31 is in agreement with their charge, and has a few topics they want to work on this year. <br /> 32 This year AHAB held one subcommittee meeting as it relates to planning for a joint meeting <br /> 33 with the other affordable housing advisory boards in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Other <br /> 34 subcommittees will be formed and meetings will be held as AHAB plans to enhance its role of <br /> 35 advising the Board of County Commissioners. He said the board plans to attend more <br /> 36 meetings that can assist them (in report) to increase their working knowledge. <br /> 37 Other activities they are engaged in: <br /> 38 • Begin designing a resource clearing house, in terms of what people can use for support <br /> 39 in housing and additional sources for non-profits to seek funding. This activity will be <br /> 40 completed over several years. Phase I will begin in 2019. <br /> 41 • Have various County funding recipients return throughout the calendar year to provide <br /> 42 updates on their progress. <br /> 43 • Expand outreach to the community, such as meeting with representatives of school and <br /> 44 religious institutions; identify potential partnership opportunities with other affordable <br /> 45 housing-affiliated organizations; and scheduling AHAB meetings at various locations in <br /> 46 the community. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Keith Cook said their first Status of Affordable Housing report will be coming out this <br /> 49 summer. <br /> 50 <br />