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34 <br /> 1 o More than 4,600 residents have been enrolled in the expanded Medicaid <br /> 2 program since 12/01/2023. (2) <br /> 3 o Over 21,000 residents were enrolled in "Traditional" Medicaid coverage in 2024. <br /> 4 (2) <br /> 5 o Approximately 3,900 individuals currently receiving Medicaid (19%) are older <br /> 6 adults or adults with disabilities. <br /> 7 o For reference, statewide, almost 50% of total Medicaid expenditures are for <br /> 8 services geared toward this population and include nursing facilities, personal <br /> 9 care services, home health services, CAP/services for disabled adults, and <br /> 10 hospice. (1) <br /> 11 <br /> 12 References: <br /> 13 1. https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/reports/annual-reports-and-tables <br /> 14 2. https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/reports/dashboards/enrollment-dashboard <br /> 15 <br /> 16 <br /> 17 2. Cuts to SNAP, TANF and Child Protective Services: <br /> 18 <br /> 19 The stories of individuals illustrate how these supports enable breadwinners to continue <br /> 20 working and reinforce stability for families in our community: <br /> 21 <br /> 22 "1 walked in the front door of[Orange County]Social Services... went through the <br /> 23 application processes and within a couple of weeks 1 received a phone call from <br /> 24 Employment Services asking if 1 wanted to participate in the Employment and <br /> 25 Training (Now More than a Job NC) program. / was nervous but excited. 1 started <br /> 26 taking classes offered to me by the program. The opportunity arose to work in a <br /> 27 temporary position. /jumped at it!"— Former Client A.S. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 "Food Stamps[Food and Nutrition Services]were very beneficial and helped with us <br /> 30 saving money and being able to put our money towards things we very much needed <br /> 31 outside of food (housing, car, etc.)"— Client D.S. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 <br /> 34 SNAP <br /> 35 o 5.9% of our residents received benefits from 2017-2021 vs. 13.7% NC-wide <br /> 36 (1) <br /> 37 o Program served 10,016 people and 5,368 households in December 2024 (2) <br /> 38 o Direct benefits to recipients just under $22M in 2024; with $2.2M Federal <br /> 39 costs for program administration in 2024 (2) <br /> 40 <br /> 41 TAN F <br /> 42 o $1.OM in Federal dollars supports child welfare staff, employment services <br /> 43 staff and employment programs <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Child Protective Services <br /> 46 o Provided assessments for over 570 households for abuse or neglect, <br /> 47 placement and support services to 80 children in DSS custody and protective <br /> 48 services to more than 70 families receiving monthly in-home social work <br /> 49 services (2024 budget data; $2.5M in Federal dollars for staff and program <br /> 50 payments). <br /> 51 o Child Care Subsidy; direct benefits to recipients ($6.8M). <br />