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� 2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Objective 4. Prioritize and select County-owned land and/or facilities, including the Greene Tract, as part <br /> of an overall plan of facilities to create crisis, bridge, low barrier, affordable, and permanent housing. <br /> The goal of the Work Group is to identify and recommend immediate and long-range options and <br /> collaborations for developing evidence-based, low-barrier housing programs and accessible housing.The <br /> Work Group agreed to provide regular updates and address immediate opportunities as they arise.The <br /> Work Group will provide a final report in January 2027. <br /> The focused work group convened in January by the Manager includes the following representatives: <br /> Blake Rosser, Orange County Housing Director <br /> Danielle DiCaprio, Orange County Homeless Programs Manager <br /> Tiffany Bullard, Orange County Local Reentry Council Case Manager <br /> Cy Stober, Orange County Planning and Inspections Director <br /> Paul Slack, Orange County Office of Civil Rights and Civic Life Director <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen, Orange County Deputy Manager <br /> Henry ("Tommy') Green, Orange County Community Health Worker, FIT Program <br /> Ann Oshel, Alliance Health Senior V.P. for Community Health and Well-Being <br /> Emily Holt, Chapel Hill Interim Affordable Housing and Community Connections Director <br /> Ann-Marie Vanaman, Carrboro Housing and Community Services Director <br /> Matt Efird, Hillsborough Assistant Town Manager and Community Services Director <br /> Prior to the work group beginning their effort,the County and Alliance Health hosted a community <br /> forum in January 2025 to hear from a panel of providers, residents and stakeholders, particularly people <br /> with lived experience of housing barriers. Before leaving, all attendees were offered a survey to submit <br /> with their additional input.The feedback consistently indicated strong support in the community for <br /> providing housing options for vulnerable populations with housing barriers. <br /> Beginning in February 2025,the Work Group met monthly with the Manager for five 90-minute <br /> meetings with very good attendance from the members. As reported to the Board previously,these <br /> meetings involved presentations from experts in the field of low-barrier housing, including Everett <br /> McElveen, CASA's CEO, and Emila Sutton,the City of Raleigh's Housing and Neighborhoods Director. <br /> Sutton and McElveen shared examples of low-barrier housing efforts in Wake and Durham Counties and <br /> 300 W.Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278 1 www.orangecountync.gov 1 919.732.8181 <br />