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<br />Program information P a g e 12 o f 25 <br />Habitat’s Home Preservation Program provides affordable repairs to low- to moderate-income homeowners <br />in Orange County. The program’s target population is elderly and/or disabled homeowners who struggle to <br />afford regular or critical home maintenance. The County recognizes in their goals the need for strong social <br />services that maintain, protect and promote residents’ well-being. The Home Preservation program directly <br />addresses these goals. A safe, stable, and healthy home is an important factor in mental and physical health <br />and in family and community stability. By helping people stay in their homes safely and affordably, the Home <br />Preservation program will directly improve the well-being of 38 households in FY24. <br />The Home Preservation program allows homeowners to receive the repairs they need to continue to live <br />safely in their homes and remain rooted in their existing communities. Last year, Habitat completed 49 <br />projects on a total of 23 homes. Habitat focuses projects within specific neighborhoods throughout Orange <br />County, including Northside in Chapel Hill and Fairview in Hillsborough. Our program helps protect our most <br />vulnerable neighbors from displacement. Last year, 96% of homeowners served identified as Black or African <br />American. The average age of a homeowner was 73 years old, 54% lived alone, and 36% had a disability <br />present in the home. At the time of repair, program recipients had lived on average 40 ye ars in their homes – <br />some homes had been in the family for generations. In addition, the program served 6 veteran households <br />last year. <br />11. Target Population: Please complete the table below with numbers (not percentages) of individuals <br />served and projected to be served. <br /> <br />Program Target Population Demographics <br /> <br />Projected <br /> 2021-2022 <br />Actual <br />2021-2022 <br /> Projected <br /> 2022-2023 <br />Projected <br /> 2023-2024 <br />Gender <br />Men 9 5 13 13 <br />Women 11 17 15 25 <br />Nonbinary/Genderqueer 0 0 0 0 <br />Self-Describe 0 0 0 0 <br />Total 20 23 28 38 <br />Race and Ethnicity <br />Black or African-American 18 21 25 35 <br />American Indian or Alaska Native 1 <br />Asian Indian <br />White 1 2 2 <br />Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <br />Chinese <br />Japanese <br />Vietnamese <br />Filipino <br />Korean <br /> Some other race 1 1 1 1 <br />Total 20 23 28 38 <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: E44C92A1-0C4A-4EAB-9562-32C3B79C7494