Orange County NC Website
13 <br /> GAP DETAILS <br /> CURRENT GAPS: <br /> SERVICES -TEMP. HOUSING <br /> PROGRESS NEEDED <br /> GAP SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES TO FILL <br /> Accessible, Noncongregate PARTIALLY Changes to the Chapel Hill Good $194,700 <br /> Housing-Focused shelter program at FILLED Neighbor Plan are needed to allow IFC (revising <br /> Shelter local hotel funded to implement best practice, low barrier Good <br /> by FEMA May approach and Emergency Shelter Neighbor <br /> 2020—June 2021 designation at IFC Community House; Plan) to <br /> IFC also needs increased staffing to $3.17 <br /> provide low barrier shelter million <br /> (building <br /> new <br /> shelter) <br /> Program Description: <br /> HUD recommends that emergency homeless shelters are accessible with low barriers to entry.Currently there is no <br /> same-night shelter availability in Orange County—people wait days,weeks,or months to enter and the wait time <br /> is highly variable. HUD further recommends that shelters are fully integrated into a housing-focused homeless <br /> service system.Stipulations in the current Good Neighbor Plan (GNP)agreement between shelter operator IFC <br /> and the neighbors of the men's shelter,Community House regarding the designation and programming at IFC <br /> Community House do not allow this currently.OCPEH will convene facilitated community conversations around <br /> current restrictions to try to determine a way forward—changing the GNP, building a new shelter,or other <br /> option(s). <br /> Program Budget: TBD <br /> PROGRESS NEEDED <br /> GAP SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES TO FILL <br /> Medical Respite Group of UNC UNFILLED Working now on nursing-home based Budget <br /> Beds Healthcare and model 5 bed project proposal for TBD <br /> homeless/housing potential funding by UNC Healthcare <br /> service providers <br /> meeting regularly <br /> to advance plan; <br /> UNC Healthcare <br /> management <br /> is interested to <br /> pursue <br /> Program Description: <br /> Beds with low level medical care available for people discharging from hospital without a place to live,2-6 week <br /> stays previewed for people who are able to complete their activities of daily living but need skilled care such <br /> as wound care or IV medicine administered.Currently these patients are long-term stayers at the hospital or <br /> discharged to homelessness—a medical respite program would free up needed hospital beds and also ensure <br /> people experiencing homelessness are getting needed care.The program will be designed to meet community <br /> need, particularly being able to serve people with behavioral health issues and/or criminal justice involvement <br /> Program Budget: TBD <br /> 9 <br />