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20 <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if it would be possible to meet in a community space for <br /> a meeting if space is an issue. <br /> Chair Price said yes, that is possible, and the Board needs to be creative. <br /> Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7. Reports <br /> a. Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness —2021 Data Update <br /> The Board reviewed updated data about homelessness in Orange County submitted to <br /> the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) earlier this year. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) was created in 2008 to <br /> coordinate funding and activities to end homelessness in Orange County. OCPEH is jointly <br /> funded by Orange County (39%) and the Towns of Carrboro (15%), Chapel Hill (41%), and <br /> Hillsborough (5%). <br /> OCPEH Manager Rachel Waltz will present the updated data and discuss how current data <br /> relate to identified gaps in the homeless service system. <br /> Corey Root introduced Rachel Waltz, Homeless Programs Manager. She said she is a <br /> licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years' experience working in housing instability. She <br /> said Waltz was hired as the Homeless Program Coordinator in April 2021, and became the <br /> manager for the program when Corey Root became the Housing and Community Development <br /> Director. She said Waltz worked in the VA in Durham, the Bronx, as well as UNC Center for <br /> Excellence in Community Mental Health. <br /> Rachel Waltz made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> �1,i, �C COLI�Il\' <br /> Partr[ efship[b <br /> 1f'�- End Homelessness <br /> 2021 Homelessness Data Review <br /> October 19,2021 <br /> Rachel Waltz said this presentation is lightly adapted from one done for community <br /> service providers and stakeholders in August. She continued the PowerPoint presentation: <br />