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P a g e 9 o f 18 <br /> <br />climate equity. Small scale repairs like these also utilize local job <br />forces and encourage the subcontractors Habitat routinely works <br />with to learn and promote weatherization repairs to the broader <br />community. <br /> <br />This project directly addresses Orange County Board of <br />Commissioner goals and priorities. Specifically, this project helps <br />protect the natural environment by reducing CO2 emissions and <br />repairing the aging stock of homes in Orange County. By <br />preserving these aging homes, as opposed to building new ones, <br />the County keeps materials out of the landfill and protects <br />generational homes for low-income residents. <br /> <br />Collaborators and Partners <br /> <br />In some projects, collaborators and partners provide essential capacity and connections. If collaborators <br />or partners are an essential part of your project whether or not they are receiving grant funds, please <br />use this section to provide more details. If you are not working with collaborators or partners, please <br />feel free to write N/A in this section and move to the Social Justice and Racial Equity section. <br />13. Please describe one to three <br />key partnerships/collaborations <br />that add the most value to the <br />success of the proposed <br />project: <br />n/a <br /> <br />Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity <br /> <br />14. Who will directly or indirectly <br />benefit from your project? <br />Please be as specific as possible <br />on the characteristics of those <br />who will benefit including, <br />gender, race, age, income level <br />and geographic location. <br /> <br />Also, what are the <br />demographics of the area <br />where your project takes <br />place? <br /> <br />Does your project help to <br />address any racial disparities in <br />the location it is proposed for? <br /> <br />Please list any data sources <br />used and show the steps of any <br />calculations: <br />Habitat’s Home Preservation program has four basic <br />requirements for eligibility. Qualified applicants must live in <br />Orange County, own their own home, owe no back taxes, and <br />have an annual income below 80% of the area median income. <br />Of the most recent group of applicants for program, one in four <br />(24%) are considered extremely low income, earning below <br />30% AMI. This is less than $19,100 annually for a single-person <br />household. The average annual income of the whole group was <br />$24,500. Elderly individuals were also highly served by the <br />Home Preservation program. Last year, the average age served <br />was 68. Further, 37% had a disability present in the home and <br />four were veterans. About 70% of families served have a female <br />head of household. <br /> <br />More than 90% of Home Preservation repair recipients are <br />Black. Many are members of foundational Black families of <br />Orange County, who have lived in this area for generations. <br />Many are living in homes that were built by their parents or <br />grandparents, which they are now in danger of having to give <br />up to due rising home values and property taxes. This can result <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: DBE8454E-5CDD-4377-A739-3C0016853D4E