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11 <br /> First Responder Behavioral Health Program—Emergency Services: $45,000 <br /> This project seeks to improve mental health care and support for first responders and medical <br /> providers. It provides for up to 300 (1 hr.) clinical sessions with a mental healthcare provider <br /> experienced with first responders, 5 group debriefings/diffusions, professional development (mental <br /> health), and wellness visits in the first year.Additionally,this contract provides support for bolstering a <br /> peer support program, which is in development. In subsequent years,the number of visits has been <br /> decreased. <br /> The first part of the program, 5 critical group defusing/debriefing sessions, includes all first <br /> responders who may be involved in a critical incident (EMS,telecommunicators, law enforcement, fire, <br /> etc.)The second part of the project is for up to 300 (1) hour clinical sessions specifically for Emergency <br /> Services Department employees. <br /> Powered Air Purifying Respirators(PAPRS)—Emergency Services: $124,000 <br /> This project will provide funding for Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRS), which will <br /> replace the need for N95 respirators and annual fit testing.This will outfit Orange County Emergency <br /> Services Emergency Medical Services units and South Orange Rescue Squad units. PAPRS provide better <br /> protection, allow for prolonged use, provide easier communications, and allow providers to maintain <br /> the use of prescription lenses. PAPRS are easier to procure and more resilient than other respirators. <br /> The PAPR filter is also more adaptable: can be replaced to match the appropriate threat (chemical, <br /> biological, and/or radiological). PAPRs typically have a life span of about 5-7 years when properly <br /> maintained.This provides for 70 total units plus all necessary components. <br /> American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA) Coordinator—Finance: $66,886 <br /> This project will support contract analytical staff for coordinated management of all Coronavirus <br /> State and Local Recovery Funds (CSLRF)/ARPA to ensure regulatory compliance, audit compliance, and <br /> maximum funding. <br /> Emergency Housing Assistance and Coordinator—Housing and Community Development: $2,700,000 <br /> This project supports the Orange County Emergency Housing Assistance fund and it's program <br /> coordinator, which was created under the Risk Mitigation and Housing Displacement Fund to help <br /> Orange County residents with low incomes prevent eviction and homelessness and secure and maintain <br /> stable housing. Increased unemployment and underemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic has <br /> resulted in many people being unable to pay rent and utilities. Assistance is available to households in <br /> Orange County that: (1) Earn no more than 30%of the area median income (AMI), (2) Have an urgent <br /> need for housing assistance that is related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and (3) Do not have adequate <br /> resources to cover the cost of their housing need. Eligible activities for EHA include rent, mortgage and <br /> utility payments, security deposits, application fees and other emergency housing-related expenses.The <br /> EHA Program has provided over$6 million in housing assistance to more than 1,500 Orange County <br /> residents since March 2020. <br /> Housing Helpline Coordinated Entry Specialist—Housing and Community Development: $32,202 <br /> This project provides funding for a 0.5 FTE Coordinated Entry Specialist to support the Orange <br /> County Housing Helpline (HH). People in housing crisis can contact the Housing Helpline; staff there <br />