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Child Protective Services, Daycare Administrative, Foster Care, Energy Assistance, Medicaid, Child <br /> Support Enforcement and programs for the elderly . The Department of Social Services has received <br /> $ 318 , 680 in COVID49 Grants to support various human service requirements . <br /> Housing_Programs . The Department of Housing and Community Development has been awarded <br /> $ 8 . 7 million in CARES Rounds 1 and 2 funds , CDBG- CV, ESG- CV, HUD and NCORR Hope grants . <br /> These funds have supported the County ' s Housing Stabilization programs which include emergency rental <br /> assistance, eviction mitigation, housing vouchers and landlord incentives . The County has coordinated its <br /> housing response with the Towns of Carrboro , Chapel Hill and Hillsborough . <br /> Health Programs . The County provides environmental, sanitation, family planning, dental and <br /> nursing services throughout the County . Clinics are offered in the towns of Hillsborough and Chapel Hill <br /> and in the public schools . The County has access to the services of the schools of medicine, dentistry, <br /> nursing and public health at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University Hospitals, <br /> as well as Duke University Medical Center and a U . S . Veterans Administration Hospital within five miles <br /> of the County . No County investment in hospital or major medical facilities is anticipated . The County <br /> Health Department received $ 1 . 4 million in COV D - 19 funds to support contact tracing and vaccine <br /> distribution throughout the County . <br /> Mental Health Programs . The County currently provides funding for mental health, development <br /> disabilities, and substance abuse services through Alliance Healthcare, a Managed Care Organization . On <br /> February 16 , 2021 , the Board of Commissioners approved a Local Management Entities/Managed Care <br /> Organizations (LME/MCO) Disengagement Plan to transition the management of Medicaid and uninsured <br /> behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) services from Cardinal Innovations <br /> Healthcare to Alliance Healthcare . The County, Alliance Healthcare and Cardinal Innovations Healthcare <br /> are implementing a Continuity of Services Plan to ensure a seamless transition for stakeholders . The <br /> transition to Alliance became effective January 1 , 2022 . <br /> Other Human Services . In addition to social service, health and mental health programs , the County <br /> provides agricultural services , housing and community development services, library services aging <br /> services, criminal justice resources and support to various private non-profit agencies located within the <br /> County . <br /> Parks, Recreation and Open Space . The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural <br /> Resources works to conserve and manage the natural and cultural resources of the County . Included within <br /> this " green infrastructure" are natural areas and nature preserves , open spaces, parks and recreation <br /> facilities, water resources , and agricultural and resource lands . Programs ranging from athletics to fine arts <br /> are offered to residents of all ages at several park sites and community centers . <br /> Public Service Enterprises <br /> Water and Sewer Services . Water and sewer services are provided to the majority of the population <br /> of the County by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (the "Authority") . The Authority was created in <br /> 1975 by the Board of Commissioners for the County and the boards of aldermen of the towns of Chapel <br /> Hill and Carrboro for the purpose of acquiring, consolidating, improving, and operating the existing water <br /> and sewer systems in the southern portion of the County . Prior to the formation of the Authority, water <br /> service was provided by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro and <br /> sewer service was provided by the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro in conjunction with the University . <br /> The Authority began utilities operations in 1977 when the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and <br /> the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conveyed their water and sewer facilities to the Authority . <br /> 34 <br />