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5 <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> <br />HOPE NC asks that Alliance Health join the NC Housing Finance Agency, the Town of Chapel Hill, and <br />HOPE NC to acquire housing for adults with I/DD. This development project is innovative and creates a <br />replicable model for housing the I/DD population <br /> <br /> ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT DETAILS <br />Founded in 2018 by three dedicated families who have adult children with intellectual and developmental <br />disabilities (I/DD), HOPE NC is responding to a pressing challenge faced by many families: the concern <br />over where their adult children with I/DD will live once their aging caregivers can no longer provide care. <br />These families also share the desire for their loved ones to have the choice to live in their own homes with <br />access to necessary support and services. HOPE NC’s mission is to create and expand safe, affordable and <br />supportive housing options for people with I/DD. <br /> <br />Research confirms the importance of social connections leading to the creation of meaningful <br />relationships, to help counteract poor physical and mental health conditions that are often a result of <br />social isolation and loneliness. At both the national and state level, inclusive housing needs are <br />increasingly acute as the I/DD population continues to grow and medical advancements deliver increased <br />life expectancy for all populations. Housing that offers the support to enable adults with I/DD to live <br />independently is in short supply. There are approximately 200,000 people with IDD1 in NC and 75% of <br />those live with family members, and most often, one’s parents2. As these parents age, there is an <br />increased need for housing options. <br /> <br />The Weavers Grove community marks HOPE NC’s first direct acquisition of units dedicated to adults <br />with I/DD. This development builds on our proven success implementing our model at two affordable <br />housing communities with partners in Durham and Raleigh. <br />Over the past several years, rather than directly owning and operating units at these communities, HOPE <br />NC focused on forging strong partnerships with the property owners and sustaining funds to support the <br />onsite Community Facilitators, a key element to our “inclusive communities” model. Community <br />Facilitators are onsite to support residents with disabilities and to facilitate connections to the natural <br />supports of their immediate neighbors as well as to resources in the wider community. <br /> <br />The adults with I/DD also receive supportive services through Alliance Health to address independent <br />living skills needs and for employment and vocational support. The Community Facilitator will act as the <br />liaison between the individual resident and the many different people needed to sustain tenancy and <br />services, including the property manager, the Alliance case manager, the individual’s parents or family <br />members, and the Orange County Housing Department (which will provide project-based vouchers for <br />the first phase and probably the second phase as well). HOPE NC is currently using the Community <br />Facilitator model at two pilot locations serving 38 individuals with I/DD at communities in Raleigh and <br />Durham. To date, the pilots have been very successful, allowing individuals with I/DD to safely and <br />confidently live on their own. In many cases, these same individuals would not be able to do so without <br />the support and success derived from our model, and the various services that our Community Facilitators <br />provide. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: A8728DB8-270C-8684-8279-DBBCFE23A293