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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Objective 5. Provide deflection, diversion,therapeutic interventions, and re-entry support, including <br /> housing for justice-involved children and adults. <br /> Priority 3: Housing for All Promote equitable and accessible housing and address housing disparities <br /> through policies, partnerships, and collaboration to create a thriving community. <br /> Objective 1. Use regular federal and local funds to build and/or acquire new affordable housing. <br /> Objective 2.Address the need and any policy barriers to increase access to emergency shelter beds and <br /> other low-barrier housing, including eviction diversion. <br /> Objective 3. Invest in permanent supportive housing and help residents achieve housing stability. <br /> Objective 4. Prioritize and select County-owned land and/or facilities, including the Greene Tract, as part <br /> of an overall plan of facilities to create crisis, bridge, low barrier, affordable, and permanent housing. <br /> In order to further the Strategic Plan Priorities and Objectives, I will be convening a focused work group <br /> that will begin meeting monthly in early 2025 to identify immediate and long-range options and <br /> collaborations for developing evidence-based, low-barrier housing programs and accessible housing.The <br /> work group will provide quarterly updates and immediate opportunities as they arise.The work group <br /> will provide a final report in January 2026. <br /> Prior to the work group beginning their effort, the County and Alliance Health will host a community <br /> forum in January to hear from residents and stakeholders, particularly people with lived experience of <br /> housing barriers. <br /> The focused work group I am convening will include the following representatives, but will also consult <br /> with other subject matter experts: <br /> Blake Rosser, Orange County Housing Director <br /> Daniel Butler, Orange County Homeless Programs Manager <br /> Ben Gear, Orange County Local Reentry Council Coordinator <br /> Cy Stober, Orange County Planning and Inspections Director <br /> Paul Slack, Orange County Office of Equity and Inclusion Chief <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen, Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department Director <br /> Henry("Tommy") Green, Orange County Community Health Worker, FIT Program <br /> 300 W.Tryon Street, Hillsborough,NC 27278 1 www.orangecountync.gov 1 919.732.8181 <br />