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13 <br />GAP <br />PROGRESS <br />SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES <br />NEEDED <br />TO FILL <br />24 Hour <br />Bathroom <br />with showers <br />and drinking <br />water Access in <br />Downtown <br />Need exacerbated <br />with COVID, <br />now returned to <br />pre-COVID levels; <br />Working group <br />coordinated <br />by the Town of <br />Chapel Hill came <br />up with pilot <br />program in 2019 <br />PARTIALLY <br />FILLED <br />- IFC <br />Commons <br />bathroom <br />open; <br />Carrboro <br />Town <br />Commons <br />open <br />24-hour access and downtown <br />location are key elements; OCPEH will <br />touch base with Town of Chapel Hill <br />planning group to determine next <br />steps <br />Budget <br />TBD <br />Program Description: <br />Bathroom and shower access in downtown Chapel Hill/Carrboro for all community members, including people <br />experiencing homelessness. <br />Program Budget: TBD <br />GAP <br />PROGRESS <br />SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES <br />NEEDED <br />TO FILL <br />Memorial Service <br />Funding <br />CEF held vigil <br />in December <br />2020 for people <br />that passed the <br />previous year; <br />community <br />member <br />expressed interest <br />in setting up <br />GoFundMe to <br />establish funding <br /> PARTIALLY <br />FILLED – <br />CEF has <br />received <br />a $1500 <br />grant from <br />UNC <br />DSS can assist with cremation if person <br />is unclaimed; can explore receiving <br />discounted rate while allowing person <br />to be claimed by community members <br /> $5000 <br />annually <br />Program Description: <br />Many people experiencing or with lived experience of homelessness are also medically fragile. Several times each <br />year members of our community pass away. Oftentimes this is followed by case managers having to scramble to <br />assemble funding and resources needed for a memorial service. Service providers have requested our community <br />to establish a fund to use in these circumstances that would allow memorial services to occur with less stress, to <br />provide needed closure for all community members. <br />Program Budget: <br />$1000 for 5 services/year <br />GAP DETAILS <br />CURRENT GAPS: <br />SERVICES - DIGNITY <br />17