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29 <br /> Related to Housing 1. Provide housing supports <br /> 2. Assure safe housing for individuals and <br /> families <br /> 3. Provide homelessness/housing aid, <br /> coordinating countywide <br /> • Administered the Emergency Housing • Managed the new DHHS Low Income Water <br /> Assistance program that has used Assistance Program to help catch up <br /> funding from the Towns of Chapel overdue water bills. This program has <br /> Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough, in provided $75,000 this year and additional <br /> addition to funding from CARES Act, funds will be available in next fiscal year to <br /> ARPA, and CDBG-CV. Since 2020, this continue paying overdue bills and providing <br /> program has provided $10,437,689 in credits for low income families <br /> assistance to help people stay in their <br /> homes. <br /> • Implemented the Eviction Diversion • Paid more than 2,200 utility bills for Orange <br /> Program which has prevented 93 County families so far this fiscal year to <br /> evictions November 23, 2021—June prevent cut-offs and provide payment <br /> 9, 2022. relief. <br /> • Managed the Orange County Housing • Increased the Housing Choice Voucher <br /> Helpline for residents in housing program. As of March 2022, there are 569 <br /> crisis. From July 1, 2021—June 9, vouchers under lease, up from 566 in 2021 <br /> 2022, the Helpline has serve 6,242 and 489 in 2020. This totals over $4.2 <br /> unique households, responding to million in housing supports. <br /> 20,584 calls, 11,550 emails, and 446 <br /> in person visits. <br /> • Implemented the Longtime • Managed the Housing Access Coordinator <br /> Homeowner Assistance program. The to identify new affordable units. The HAC <br /> program served 91 households, 88% has recruited 46 additional landlords <br /> age 56+ and 49% People of Color. resulting in 102 additional units. <br /> • Administered rapid re-housing to • Implemented the Street Outreach, Harm <br /> assist people exiting homelessness Reduction, and Deflection (SOHRAD) <br /> with case management and financial program. Since the program began in <br /> assistance. From June 2021-May October 2020 through March 2022 the <br /> 2022, the program served 23 team has served 270 people: 81 entered <br /> households, housing 14 of them; 7 permanent housing, 200 people were <br /> households remain in housing search. connected with services like food and <br /> transportation, over 100 were provided <br /> clinical services, and an additional 100 were <br /> deflected from law enforcement. <br /> • Adopted Manufactured Homes Action <br /> Plan <br /> 3 <br />