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Both Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and Rebuilding Together prioritize <br />purchasing goods and services locally. We expect that 100% of project materials will be <br />purchased from a local retailer in Orange County, NC. <br />34.Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to local economic <br />development. This project strives to utilize local, minority subcontractors when possible. <br />Amount and Duration of Engagement <br />35.Please describe how you will engage with and/or educate project participants. <br />The OCHPC Outreach and Education Committee, which is composed of OCHPC <br />members and recommended community partners, is currently implementing a home <br />maintenance curriculum targeting our service population. Current plans include hosting a <br />monthly one-hour workshop exploring a specific home maintenance topic. Workshop planning <br />emphasizes involving community members in the process. In the springtime, a long-term <br />Northside resident with construction experience will be co-facilitating the monthly workshops <br />alongside a OCHPC partner. With support of Orange County Government, we intend to <br />incorporate an energy conservation and climate impact topics into the workshop curriculum. <br />Specific to this initiative, we will seek to educate homeowners on the benefits of <br />installing a new water heater. An informational handout will be provided to homeowners <br />during the assessment stage of the repair process. Afterwards, a Habitat or Rebuilding <br />Together staff member will meet individually with homeowners to discuss the costs and <br />benefits and climate impact associated with different types of water heaters. <br />36.How will you measure the success of that engagement or educational effort? <br />We will utilize existing OCHPC evaluation methods to effectively measure the <br />quantitative and qualitative outcomes in the educational efforts of this initiative. Measures <br />include number of homeowners receiving information, change in behaviors, and knowledge <br />gained. <br />37.Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to the amount, or quality, or <br />length of engagement and education that your project will produce. <br />P.O. Box 8181 * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Telephone: 919 245-2626 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 674071D6-B48A-4209-80A1-FCDFB6EDB134