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62 <br /> MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services - 91.410, 91.210(d) <br /> Introduction <br /> Orange County has identified the following populations as priorities for services and facilities: elderly, <br /> frail elderly, people with disabilities, people with HIV/AIDS and their families, and public housing <br /> residents. <br /> Including the elderly,frail elderly, persons with disabilities (mental, physical, developmental, <br /> behavioral), people with HIV/AIDS and their families, public housing residents and any other <br /> categories the jurisdiction may specify, describe their supportive housing needs <br /> • Elderly: Rehabilitation of existing units with accessibility features, construction of new <br /> affordable units with accessibility features <br /> • Frail elderly: Construction of new units with accessibility features and supportive services <br /> • People with disabilities: Funding for rehabilitation of existing homes with accessibility <br /> accommodations, enhanced enforcement of reasonable accommodations for rental housing <br /> units, new construction of affordable units with accessibility features. <br /> • People with substance use disorder: Increasing the number of supportive housing options <br /> • People with HIV/AIDS and their families: Increasing the number of supportive housing options <br /> • People residing in public housing: Supportive services to increase economic self-sufficiency, <br /> assistance in finding affordable rental housing, construction of new affordable rental housing <br /> Describe programs for ensuring that persons returning from mental and physical health institutions <br /> receive appropriate supportive housing <br /> The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness coordinates the Continuum of Care for Orange <br /> County. It has implemented a Coordinated Entry System to assess the needs of persons returning from <br /> mental and physical institutions and to prioritize them for Permanent Supportive Housing. <br /> Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the <br /> housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e)with respect to persons <br /> who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals.91.315(e) <br /> N/A <br /> For entitlement/consortia grantees:Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake <br /> during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance <br /> with 91.215(e)with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to <br /> one-year goals. (91.220(2)) <br /> The Orange County HOME Consortium intends to address the housing and supportive services needs of <br /> people who are not experiencing homelessness but have other service needs by: <br /> • Increasing the number of accessible housing units through repair and rehabilitation of existing <br /> housing units and construction of new housing units that are affordable and accessible. <br /> • Facilitating rehabilitation and development of housing options for older adults to age in place. <br /> • Providing support for services, programs, and facilities for the elderly, peoples with disabilities, <br /> people with substance use disorder, and other populations with service needs. <br /> FFY 2020—2024 Orange County, NC HOME Consortium 59 <br /> Consolidated Plan <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018) <br />