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61 <br /> Describe mainstream services, such as health, mental health, and employment services to the <br /> extent those services are used to complement services targeted to people experiencing <br /> homelessness <br /> Health services are available through UNC Healthcare hospitals in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, as well <br /> as through clinics operated by Piedmont Health Services. Piedmont Health Services also operates a clinic <br /> inside IFC Community House, available for all emergency shelter guests, including single men, single <br /> women, and families. Orange County Health Department operates in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, <br /> offering low-cost services.The Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) program connects people who <br /> have both a history of incarceration and chronic illness with needed services. Mental Health services are <br /> provided at UNC Healthcare and Freedom House Recovery Center. Behavioral health needs are <br /> coordinated by Cardinal Innovations LME/MCO. Victim service providers Orange County Rape Crisis <br /> Center and Compass Center for Women and Families both offer free therapy programs for survivors. <br /> Employment services are offered through the Orange County Department of Social Services (DSS), <br /> including job training,vocational training,job referrals, and regular job fairs.The Community <br /> Empowerment Fund offers one-on-one employment assistance for their members. Financial education, <br /> and connections to other needed services. NC Works Career Center/Job Link offers information on <br /> getting a GED, education and job training, help with resumes,job search, and computer access. All of the <br /> above agencies coordinate monthly or more often with homeless and other service providers to case <br /> conference high need homeless households through a by-name list and are used extensively to <br /> complement services targeted to people experiencing homelessness. <br /> List and describe services and facilities that meet the needs of people experiencing <br /> homelessness, particularly individuals and families experiencing chronic homelessness, <br /> families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth. If the services <br /> and facilities are listed on screen SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure or screen MA-35 <br /> Special Needs Facilities and Services, describe how these facilities and services specifically <br /> address the needs of these populations. <br /> Orange County has two emergency shelters: 39 beds at IFC HomeStart for women and families, and 52 <br /> beds at IFC Community House for single men.There are also cold weather cots available when the <br /> temperature is projected to be below 40 degrees: 3 beds for single women at IFC HomeStart and 17 <br /> beds for single men at IFC Community House.The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) offers one-on- <br /> one, client directed help for their members, many of whom are experiencing chronic homelessness. CEF <br /> facilitates access to income (jobs and disability benefits) and housing. Families with children are served <br /> at IFC HomeStart and Orange County DSS. Mothers in recovery are served at UNC Horizons,who offers <br /> residential and outpatient substance use recovery for pregnant women and their children.The Durham <br /> VA Medical Center covers Orange County and operates the HUD VASH program for veterans <br /> experiencing homelessness with high service needs.Volunteers of America operates SSVF, among other <br /> veterans' programs.The veterans' groups meet monthly to coordinate veteran-specific services for <br /> people experiencing homelessness. Orange County has never counted any unaccompanied youth, <br /> despite concerted efforts. Regardless, OCPEH coordinates with youth-serving organizations and LGBTQ <br /> organizations who also serve youth to monitor youth population needs. <br /> FFY 2020—2024 Orange County, NC HOME Consortium 58 <br /> Consolidated Plan <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018) <br />