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9 <br /> Eviction Diversion—Housing and Community Development:$167,046 <br /> This project provides funding for an Eviction Diversion Attorney who offers free legal counsel to <br /> people in eviction proceedings and an Eviction Diversion Expeditor, who connects people facing and at <br /> risk of eviction with community resources and funding.The Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> created an Eviction Diversion Program in June 2020 to help eligible county residents avoid eviction as a <br /> result of financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and these positions support that program. <br /> Government Alliance on Race and Equity(GARE)Youth Program—Human Rights& Relations: $46,540 <br /> This project provides funding for a four week summer session bringing together diverse students <br /> from each Orange County high school to learn the Government Alliance on Race and Equity(GARE) <br /> methodology for advancing racial equity.The youth will identify and engage with diverse groups of <br /> youth to develop a long-term recovery strategy from the COVID-19 pandemic for youth led by youth. <br /> The program supports the activities of the GARE Countywide Racial Equity Plan and the Countywide <br /> Long Term Recovery Plan.These funds will be used to pay stipends and program costs for the session. <br /> The Orange County Human Rights and Relations Department will host the session. <br /> Language Access Services—Human Rights& Relations: $15,000 <br /> This project provides funding for language services and outreach to communities in Orange <br /> County on government services and human rights and relations issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 <br /> pandemic.Translations and interpretations are provided through this program to improve the <br /> accessibility of services to persons with limited English proficiency. <br /> Broadband Infrastructure Design and Implementation—Information Technologies: $5,000,000 <br /> This project provides funding to expand broadband internet connections to rural and <br /> underserved parts of Orange County.The county has identified 4,234 addresses that are undeserved by <br /> broadband providers,with the vast majority in rural census tracts in the county. <br /> Long Time Homeowner Assistance Program—Tax Administration and Housing and Community <br /> Development: $250,000 <br /> The project provides funding for a program to partially offset an increase on property taxes for <br /> income-eligible, long time homeowners (must own and have lived on the property for at least 10 years) <br /> in Orange County following a revaluation of all property values during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds <br /> will also be used to create a communications and outreach strategy to share information about the <br /> program with County residents. Housing and Community Development Department staff will be <br /> primarily responsible for administering the LHA program—collecting applications and supporting <br /> documentation from applicants, and verifying program eligibility for each applicant.The Orange County <br /> Housing Helpline will play a key role in assisting County residents with completing applications and <br /> gathering documentation. The Tax Department will provide some of the eligibility verification details to <br /> Housing and Community Development Department staff during application review. Once an application <br /> is approved for assistance, Housing and Community Development Department staff will coordinate with <br />