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<br /> <br />Program information Page 23 of 33 <br />Ending FY2022 <br />Projected Results <br />(Outcome) <br />Ending FY2023 <br />54,000 <br /> <br />Program Goal # 3 <br />Community Services program will provide emergency <br />financial assistance and referral for essential needs, as <br />applicable, to individuals by appointment. <br />Performance Measure <br />(How will you accomplish your goal?) <br /># of individuals who receive emergency financial <br />assistance for essential needs <br />Actual Results <br />(Outcome) <br />Ending FY2021 <br />673 <br />Projected Results <br />(Outcome) <br />Ending FY2022 <br />750 <br />Projected Results <br />(Outcome) <br />Ending FY2023 <br />750 <br /> <br /> <br />Community Impact Award <br />If you are applying for the Town of Chapel Hill’s Community Impact Award, please provide <br />responses to the questions below. All other applicants, please skip these questions. (Responses <br />should not exceed 100 words per question) <br /> <br />1. Please describe the impact the proposed programs will have on the target population. Please include <br />specific quantitative and qualitative data in your response. <br />IFC makes this community more affordable for low-income residents and workers. <br />Households that spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing and utilities <br />are considered cost-burdened and are statistically likely to experience periodic difficulty <br />paying for other basic needs: food, essential medication and healthcare, transportation, <br />school supplies, and clothing. Fifty-one percent of Orange County households fall into <br />this category of being cost-burdened. Although we are located in the wealthiest county <br />in our state, the overall poverty rate is 13%, including 26% of Black children and 30% <br />of Hispanic children living in poverty. Food insecurity affects 11.6% of Orange County <br />residents and homelessness increased in Orange County 42% last year. Last year, the <br />average income of IFC Community Market households was about $887 per month, and <br />more than 60% of IFC Market members are people of color. The need has been <br />magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic. We know from our relationships with <br />people we serve that the pandemic is resulting in job loss, reduced transportation, lack <br />of childcare, and worsening health conditions. We are concerned that the pandemic is <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: D55BA9F3-2E5A-43E1-B098-5435F6FD4E2D