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8 <br />GAP <br />PROGRESS <br />SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES <br />NEEDED <br />TO FILL <br />Furniture and <br />household goods <br />Orange County <br />used state CARES <br />Act funding <br />for a furniture <br />and household <br />goods program <br />in November <br />2020 – over 71 <br />households <br />applied in a 6 <br />week period, of <br />whom 39 were <br />funded an average <br />of $800 <br />PARTIALLY <br />FILLED <br />The Furniture Program, St. Thomas <br />More’s Caring and Sharing Center, <br />and CommunityWorx thrift store <br />offer some options for furniture and <br />household goods for people entering <br />housing. Gaps remain for returning <br />clients, clients in Ashley Forest, and <br />to meet community-wide need for all <br />people exiting homelessness <br />$160,000 <br />Program Description: <br />People exiting homelessness often have little to no furniture or the other things needed to create a home, like <br />linens, dishes, and cleaning supplies. Having items to make a housing unit livable and comfortable contribute <br />greatly to housing stability. A best-practice program design would allow for a great deal of flexibility and client <br />choice in allowing people to pick both what they need and what they would like for their homes. Orange County <br />is on track to house over 160 households in 2021, the project budget estimates for 200 households understanding <br />some do not come through the HOME Committee. The project budget estimates $800 per household, <br />understanding some people will be fully or partially served by existing community programs, but that gaps <br />remain. <br />Program Budget: <br />200 households per year, $800 each $160,000 <br />GAP DETAILS <br />CURRENT GAPS: HOUSING <br />Orange County has made significant progress on filling some system gaps, there is also more work to be done. <br />Here is the current status with some gaps added from previous editions of the Gaps Analysis. <br />12