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28 <br /> provided or other assistance <br /> OCHA is not designated as troubled. <br /> Discussion <br /> Orange County lacks housing affordable to households with very low incomes. Rental assistance <br /> programs like the HCV Program are essential in creating affordability for these households within the <br /> private market. OCHA continues to engage landlords in order to create access to more units for HCV <br /> holders, and works to maximize federal and local resources for housing access and stabilization. <br /> AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities <br /> Introduction <br /> The Orange County Partnership to End Homeless (OCPEH) coordinates the Orange County Continuum of <br /> Care (CoC).The organization is jointly funded by four local governments: Orange County and the Towns <br /> of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough. <br /> Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness <br /> including: <br /> Reaching out to homeless persons(especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their <br /> individual needs <br /> OCPEH's HOME Committee (no relation to the HOME Investment Partnerships Program) consists of <br /> about 20 housing and service providers that interact with people who are experiencing chronic and/or <br /> particularly vulnerable to homelessness, many of whom have disabilities. Service providers involved <br /> include nonprofits, DSS and other county departments, UNC Hospitals, veterans' organizations, law <br /> enforcement, private attorneys, and more. The Committee meets monthly to collaborate on finding <br /> housing and services (e.g., medical, mental health, substance use, and legal services) for these people. <br /> The CoC uses its Coordinated Entry system to assess people's needs, score their level of need, and <br /> prioritize them for permanent supportive housing, and conducts street outreach program to reach <br /> people who are living unsheltered. In January 2021, the Town of Chapel Hill allocated funding for a <br /> fourth position for the street outreach program. <br /> Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons <br /> Orange County's only emergency shelter is run by the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (IFC). IFC also <br /> offers a transitional housing program for men.The Freedom House Recovery Center provides residential <br /> mental health and substance use services for men, women, children, and families (in addition to <br /> outpatient and crisis services), and there are several Oxford Houses in the County that provide <br /> transitional housing for people in recovery from substance use disorder.The County does not have a <br /> domestic violence shelter, but does have an emergency housing program run by the Compass Center. <br /> Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families,families <br /> with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth)make the transition to <br /> Annual Action Plan 24 <br /> FY 2022-2023 <br />