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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 1, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: OCPEH Homeless Data and Annual Report <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Blake Rosser, Housing Director, 919- <br /> PowerPoint Presentation 245-2492 <br /> Danielle DeCaprio, OCPEH Manager, <br /> 919-245-2496 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an overview of the work of the Orange County Partnership to End <br /> Homelessness (OCPEH), including updated system level data about homelessness in Orange <br /> County submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) <br /> earlier this year, as well as obstacles and successes. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) was created <br /> in 2008 to coordinate funding and activities to end homelessness in Orange County. OCPEH is <br /> jointly funded by Orange County (39.5%) and the Towns of Carrboro (14.3%), Chapel Hill (39.7%), <br /> and Hillsborough (6.5%). <br /> Overview <br /> FY 2024-25 saw a series of transitions as OCPEH experienced new leadership, personnel, and <br /> sites of operation with the Cold Weather Shelter. Community partners have experienced <br /> reductions in funding and donations, resulting in diminished_program capacity at a time when <br /> community need remains high. This period has also highlighted the importance of local and <br /> regional collaboration to address the rise of homelessness. <br /> The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) uses a variety of funding <br /> sources to support community-level planning, coordination and evaluation efforts. Funders <br /> include the federal and local government, foundations, and private partners. <br /> Challenges <br /> Due to the current federal administration, there is a serious risk that the HUD Continuum of Care <br /> (CoC) grant will be partially cut. The recently-released Continuum of Care Notice of Funding <br /> Opportunity (NOFO) has mandated cuts to "permanent" housing of 70%, as well as only <br /> guaranteeing 30% of annual renewal funding. Permanent housing includes both the Interfaith <br /> Council's Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) program as well as OCPEH's Rapid Rehousing <br /> (RRH) program, and both agencies are eagerly awaiting clarification on the NOFO in order to <br /> determine how to shift application requests in order to maximize possible funding. The programs <br /> and positions currently funded by CoC Grants are: <br />