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7 <br /> GAP DETAILS <br /> FILLED GAPS <br /> Since the first homeless system gaps analysis in 2017,three gaps have been filled. <br /> PROGRESS NEEDED <br /> GAP SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES TO FILL <br /> Street Outreach Program started FILLED Funded initially via Emergency $299,562 <br /> October 2020, Solutions Grant COVID funding (Oct additional <br /> 3 FTE (1 clinical 2020- November 2021);Orange annual <br /> coordinator+ County providing continuation funding <br /> 2 peer support funding with American Rescue Plan for July <br /> navigators) - (ARP) Need ongoing annual program 2022 and <br /> ocpehnc.com/ funding July 2022 and beyond. beyond; <br /> street-outreach <br /> Program Description: <br /> The Street Outreach, Harm Reduction,and Deflection (SOHRAD) program began operations in October 2020 with <br /> three full-time positions-a clinical coordinator and two peer support navigators.SOHRAD works with people <br /> who are living unsheltered to connect them with housing and services.Since beginning client work in November <br /> 2020 and through mid-September 2021,SOHRAD staff served over 200 people including helping 48 people <br /> enter housing,and assisted with over 50 deflections from law enforcement involvement,including arrest and jail. <br /> Funding for a fourth full-time position was approved by Town of Chapel Hill in January 2022. <br /> Program Budget: <br /> Salary&benefits for 3 Peer Street Navigators $185,763 <br /> Salary&benefits for 1 Clinical Coordinator $81,174 <br /> Training/Mileage $7,500 <br /> Supplies for engagement $25,125 <br /> TOTAL $299,562 <br /> 3 <br />