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Orange Comity has identified the need for increased economic developmem opportunities for <br />low and moderetc-incerm citizens and revitalization of businesses serving low-income <br />neighborhwds in Chapel Hill. <br />Anti-Poverty Strategy <br />In a recent adding to the County's Work First Plan, a subcommittee of fire Welfare Reform Task <br />Force, 8nempherdng Imetemd ..o vas charged with identifying strategies and crour es for <br />Work First families that will enable them to oreacce them income and to become self-sufficient <br />As u pan of their work, this committee occupied the lack ofetrordable housing fur those in the <br />lowest income ranges as a major impediment to building sellsufticiency. They identified the <br />following go egies m address this s amat oa- <br />I. Ends, renovate. or designate reining affordable housing and rental wits for <br />which pmrmmee is given to families who me engaged hi aeasutficiiii <br />program that provides job skills, employment soling awrreprenturship <br />Rainwg, money maagement, and other social supponzn <br />2. Dramatic avlability codaccess to affmdablc rental housing and to special <br />incentives and home mortgage loans in the primary market at rates attractive to <br />buyers in this income group. <br />1 Advowg among policy makers, to i a compliant an and finding spumes to <br />Ilmi[undue analysis of the need and d to place emphasis on ecdort <br />Coordination of the Strategic Plan <br />Through the Orange Community Housing C'diamo ds, Habilal for Humanity, EM'OWERmrnI, <br />Inc., and track non-pmtit organization. Orange County, Chapel Hill, Cambers, and <br />Hillsboi work in collaboration to implement the plan, cis follows: <br />I. The Chapel Hill planning Deln+onent administers the COBO program. <br />2 The Orange County Housing and Community Davclopment Dcpanmzot <br />administers Section g program and serves as the lead agency for the Orange <br />County HOME Consortium, which includes (range County, Cartboro, Chapel <br />Hill, and Hillsborough, and adminlstas take County wick Housing Ralumplltatioo <br />Program. <br />3. The Chapel HIII Department of Homing operates public housing in Chapel Hill <br />and Cartboro. <br />4. The Town of Canbom administers the Carrbtro CDEO Small (lines japprearn <br />5. The Uillsborough Planning Department is responsible for planning and policy <br />development lot the town, including be raysi adopted 2O10 plan. <br />Orange Community Housing Corporation, Habitat for Humanity, EmPOWERmmI, Inc, and <br />other nonprofit organizations carry out duet housing activities, rm raw contractor, <br />rehabilitation, etc..