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13 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Veterans Housing and Employment <br /> 3 Hot Topics COVID & Beyond 1:OOpm - 4:OOpm <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Later in this Spring, the Department will co-host a "Veterans Stand Down" with State and <br /> 6 Federal partners, including the EEOC, the Department of Social Services, the N.0 Department <br /> 7 of Military and Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide <br /> 8 additional resources to Veterans in Orange County. More information about these events can <br /> 9 be found at <br /> 10 http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/human_rights_and_relations/index.php. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Annette Moore read statistics about veterans in Orange County, who make up 4.6% of <br /> 13 the population. She said 90% are male, 72% are white, 23% are black, 48% are under the age <br /> 14 of 65, 3.9% live below the poverty level, 20% have a disability, and 58% of veterans between <br /> 15 the ages of 18 and 64 participate in the labor market. <br /> 16 Annette Moore described the events her department will hold for veterans during the <br /> 17 month of April, regarding housing and employment opportunities. <br /> 18 Commissioner Dorosin thanked Annette Moore for her presentation of the background <br /> 19 information, as it is important context for people to know. He said the Fair Housing Act was the <br /> 20 one civil rights act that imposed an obligation to create diverse, inclusive, and integrated <br /> 21 neighborhoods. He thanked Annette Moore for the work her department does. <br /> 22 Chair Price expressed thanks for bringing the item forward and showing the continuing <br /> 23 necessity of efforts regarding fair housing. <br /> 24 Annette Moore read the resolution: <br /> 25 <br /> 26 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> 27 PROCLAMATION <br /> 28 FAIR HOUSING MONTH <br /> 29 <br /> 30 WHEREAS, April 11, 2021 marks the 53rd anniversary of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of <br /> 31 1968 (formally known as the Fair Housing Act) and the 38th anniversary of the North Carolina <br /> 32 Fair Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, <br /> 33 national origin, disability and familial status; and <br /> 34 <br /> 35 WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners enacted the Orange County Civil <br /> 36 Rights Ordinance on June 6, 1994, which affords to the residents of Orange County the <br /> 37 protections guaranteed by the Fair Housing Act and additionally encompasses the protected <br /> 38 classes of Veteran Status and Age; and <br /> 39 <br /> 40 WHEREAS, Orange County and the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as <br /> 41 well as concerned residents and the housing industry are working to make fair housing <br /> 42 opportunities possible for everyone by encouraging others to abide by the letter and the spirit of <br /> 43 fair housing laws; and <br /> 44 <br /> 45 WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development annually declares the <br /> 46 month of April as National Fair Housing Month, designating Fair Housing: More Than Just <br /> 47 Words as the national theme and ideal for 2021; and <br /> 48 <br /> 49 WHEREAS, despite the protections afforded by the Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance and <br /> 50 the Fair Housing Act, illegal housing discrimination still occurs in our nation and within our <br /> 51 County; and <br />