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HOUSING • Community Connections: PeeWee Homes, Inc received funding from Carol Woods Charitable Giving Fund, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Oak Foundation to build a home for 2 more seniors moving out of homelessness. • Community Development: With support from UNC's Partnerships in Aging Program, Charles House Association, and the Triangle Community Foundation, a team from the Marion Cheek Jackson Center is working to coordinate services/supports and intergenerational care networks to support aging in community in the Northside Neighborhood. • Evaluation: Successfully funded an MPH practicum to formally evaluate the OC Housing Preservation Coalition work through the SEEA grant. • Education: Springboarding from our OT students program plan, the OC Housing Preservation Coalition initiated a very active Education and Outreach Sub-committee that is beginning a whole home repair education series over the next year. ENGAGEMENTCIVIC • L� • Employment Specialist helped over 300 mature job seekers! Survey feedback has been very positive. After COVID-19, continued to help people via phone and email, and telling them about virtual events of interest. • Held many workshops,job fairs, and courses in person and virtual ones after COVID- 19. Events were organized both individually by the OCDOA Employment Specialist and in partnership with community groups like Hillsborough libraries, the National Caucus/Center on Black Aging, Department of Social Services, Durham Library, Durham Tech, Orange Correctional Center, Cedar Grove and Efland-Cheeks Community Centers, and NC Works. • Developed Mature Job Seekers Resource Guide and updated information on OCDOA website. Updated resources with topics related to COVID-19. Used Endless Possibilities newsletters to communicate and provide links to additional resources, websites, and information sources.