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46 <br /> Nature and Extent of Homelessness: (Optional) <br /> Race: Sheltered: Unsheltered (optional) <br /> White 42 8 <br /> Black or African American 49 18 <br /> Asian 1 2 <br /> American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 <br /> Pacific Islander 0 0 <br /> Ethnicity: Sheltered: Unsheltered (optional) <br /> Hispanic 5 0 <br /> Not Hispanic 97 29 <br /> Data Source:Orange County 2019 Point in Time Count Data <br /> Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance for families with <br /> children and the families of veterans. <br /> Per data provided by OCPEH, 28 individuals in families with children experience homelessness on a given <br /> night in Orange County. Of those, only two individuals are unsheltered while the remainder are <br /> sheltered. OCPEH data indicate that ten veterans experience homelessness on a given night in Orange <br /> County. Of those individuals, eight are sheltered while two are unsheltered. <br /> Describe the Nature and Extent of Homelessness by Racial and Ethnic Group. <br /> According to the most recent point-in-time counts,African-Americans are numerically the largest <br /> racial/ethnic group to experience homelessness, with 67 individuals identified as homeless, and they <br /> constitute roughly 54%of all people experiencing homelessness.This means that they are <br /> disproportionately represented with respect to homelessness, as African-Americans as a whole only <br /> constitute 11.6%of Orange County's population. <br /> Whites are the second largest group to experience homelessness,with 50 individuals identified as such. <br /> Other racial/ethnic groups represent a much smaller proportion of people experiencing homelessness in <br /> Orange County(five Hispanics and three Asians per the most recent PIT counts). <br /> Describe the Nature and Extent of Unsheltered and Sheltered Homelessness. <br /> According to the most recent point-in-time counts,there were 131 people experiencing homelessness in <br /> Orange County. Of those, 102 (78%)were sheltered while 29 (22%) were unsheltered. <br /> Discussion <br /> Homelessness in Orange County remains stubbornly high, with the most recent estimates largely <br /> mirroring figures presented in the previous Consolidated Plan. Undoubtedly,the high (and rising) cost of <br /> housing in the County is a substantial contributor to homelessness. Other issues include the lack of <br /> services identified by OCPEH in its most recent report (and discussed earlier in this section).The County <br /> currently lacks a best practices Rapid Rehousing program and both the Orange County Housing <br /> Authority and Chapel Hill Office of Housing and Community have waitlists for income-based rental <br /> assistance (Housing Choice Vouchers and public housing units). <br /> IFFY 2020—2024 Orange County, NC HOME Consortium 43 <br /> Consolidated Plan <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018) <br />