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96 <br /> SP-70 Anti-Poverty Strategy - 91.415, 91.215(j) <br /> Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty-Level Families <br /> In addition to housing problems, people living in poverty often have other social service needs.Some <br /> people lack access to the resources and skills needed to obtain and hold living-wage jobs; some are <br /> single mothers who need affordable childcare while they seek or maintain jobs; some need treatment <br /> for physical or behavioral health problems; some are children who would benefit from programs <br /> designed to enhance their education, recreational opportunities, and self-esteem. <br /> The Orange County Family Success Alliance (FSA), modeled after proven national programs such as the <br /> Harlem Children's Zone and the Promise Neighborhoods Institute, is founded on the understanding that <br /> no one organization or individual can single-handedly change the way poverty harms our children and <br /> our communities. FSA is dedicated to building a comprehensive system of engagement on education and <br /> health, with built-in family and community support. It is staffed by the Orange County Health <br /> Department and supported by work groups made up of staff members of participating advisory council <br /> organizations. Initial funding for FSA was awarded by the Orange County Board of County <br /> Commissioners through the Social Justice Fund. <br /> FSA's 2019-2022 Strategic Plan outlines three goals: (1) children are healthy and prepared for school, (2) <br /> children and youth are healthy and succeed in school, and (3)families, neighborhoods, and institutions <br /> support the healthy development of children.These goals are approached through four strategic areas. <br /> The first is family empowerment. Over the 2019-2022 period, FSA is evolving its current "navigator" <br /> model, in which peer leaders build trusting relationships with families living in poverty, into a more <br /> comprehensive family empowerment model that will bring families together to learn, build on strengths <br /> and knowledge, and together work to better navigate systems and to uncover their personal and <br /> collective power to affect systems change.The second strategic area is partnership. FSA collaborates <br /> with cross-sector agencies to center parent expertise and priorities and aims to shift more power into <br /> the hands of parents to co-create programs and initiatives in the community.The third area is systems <br /> change, by involving community members whose lives are most directly and deeply affected by poverty <br /> in leadership and decision making in order to dismantle institutionalized racism and other oppressive <br /> systems.The final strategy area is foundational work.This means building internal infrastructure in FSA <br /> to support strategic goals. <br /> How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs, and policies coordinated with this <br /> affordable housing plan? <br /> The high costs of housing in Orange County continue to be major challenges for low-income families. <br /> Renter households, in particular,face serious challenges with high cost, inadequate supply, and <br /> competition with university students for limited housing stock. Walkability and access to transportation <br /> are also challenges, particularly outside of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Orange County and the Town of <br /> Chapel Hill have targeted significant resources, including HOME and CDBG funds,within low-income <br /> neighborhoods to alleviate poverty by increasing housing security. In addition to increasing the quantity <br /> and quality of affordable housing,these resources may also catalyze additional public and private <br /> investment of capital and services. <br /> FFY 2020—2024 Orange County, NC HOME Consortium 93 <br /> Consolidated Plan <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018) <br />