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I <br /> ORD -202M40 4 \\ 1 gs4o <br /> y <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT j <br /> Meeting Date : November 14 , 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . 6 - b C <br /> SUBJECT : Approval of Budget Amendment # 3 -A to Fund the Bridge Housing Opportunity E <br /> at 2032 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill in Collaboration with Alliance Health <br /> and Caramore , Inc . <br /> r <br /> DEPARTMENTS : Housing , Criminal Justice <br /> Resource <br /> ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> Partnership to End Homelessness Gaps Rachel Waltz , 919 -245 -2496 <br /> Analysis Caitlin Fenhagen , 919 -245 -2303 <br /> Cost Estimates <br /> Alliance PowerPoint Presentation <br /> a <br /> I <br /> WON <br /> PURPOSE : To approve Budget Amendment # 3 -A to provide start- up and short-term operational <br /> funding for a Bridge Housing program at 2032 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill in collaboration <br /> with Alliance Health and Caramore , Inc . <br /> BACKGROUND : Bridge Housing and therapeutic support is an evidence - based , best practice <br /> for ensuring stabilization for individuals exiting homelessness , incarceration and institutions . This <br /> short-term , low barrier housing coupled with supportive services is designed to enhance <br /> opportunities for an individual ' s successful transition into permanent housing . The model provides <br /> safe and temporary housing for 60 to 120 days with a focus on recovery supports , developing <br /> independent living skills , connections to housing navigation , case management and peer support . <br /> Bridge Housing has been identified as a critical need in the Orange County Partnership to End <br /> Homelessness System Gaps Analysis for several years . Currently , there is no accessible , non - <br /> voucher Bridge Housing serving residents in Orange County seeking to exit homelessness or <br /> seeking short-term stabilization following reentry from incarceration or institutionalization . <br /> In July 2023 , Ann Oshel , the Alliance Health Vice President for Community Health and Well - Being , <br /> approached Orange County regarding a residential property at 2032 Homestead Road in Chapel <br /> Hill that was vacant and owned by Caramore , Inc . Ms . Oshel suggested that the property could <br /> be reimagined to fill an Orange County housing need . The residence had been previously <br /> operated since 2015 as a licensed , long -term group home for persons with mental illness . The <br /> property was owned by Gary Gaddy and Sandra Herring with the intended purpose of providing <br /> long -term supportive housing for individuals with mental health needs . The group home closed <br /> prior to COVID and was abandoned by the provider . The owners then gifted the property to <br /> Caramore Inc . , in 2019 with the expressed purpose of serving individuals with behavioral needs <br /> facing housing crisis . The five - bedroom , brick ranch home on . 75 acres of land is centrally located <br /> on Homestead Road in Chapel Hill , next to a city bus stop , and neighboring the Church of the <br />