Agenda - 11-10-2022 Work Session; 4 - Affordable Housing Advisory Board – Appointments Discussion

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5 Reasons Want to Serve Board #1 Growing up in Chapel Hill as a refugee is hard. I watch my parents struggle to find resources so that life won't be so difficult in Chapel Hill. It is not easy for them to find these resources. For example, there is no interpreter when they have to go to a housing meeting or need to fill out a government document. Language is a barrier for them, and I feel that there is a need for the town to provide interpreters, as well as other resources, for the members of our community who struggle to get the help they need. After watching my parents struggle, I began to work with a nonprofit organization called Refugee Community Partnership (RCP). RCP's main goal is to reach out to refugee families from many backgrounds (Burmese, Karen, Syrian and Congolese) and provide support and resources. Working directly with these families has helped me see that many people share my parents' experience at town, county, and school offices. As a member of the Housing Advisory Board, I would hope to help orange county to identify the barriers to information these families face, and then to help implement programs to improve their access. Diversity of Viewpoints Board #1 I joined the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community in 2009 when my family and I came to the U.S. as refugees from Burma. I am currently in the process of getting a Master degree in Social Work at UNC, and I feel that as a minority student and a refugee from a non-English speaking community, I will bring new insight and unique perspectives to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board Conflict of Interest Board #1 There are no conflict of Interest Relevant Experience Board #2 Reasons Want to Serve Board #2 Diversity of Viewpoints Board #2 Conflict of Interest Board #2 Reasons Want to Serve Board #3 Relevant Experience Board #3 Diversity of Viewpoints Board #3 Ehmu Ra Ho