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11 <br /> Slide#1 <br /> i <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Discussion of Funding Request for <br /> Hope NC's Purchase of Affordable, <br /> Low-Barrier, Supportive Housing at <br /> Weaver's Grove for Adults with <br /> I/DD <br /> May 19, 2026 <br /> BOCC Business Meeting <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen introduced Ann Oshel, Senior Vice President of Community Innovation and <br /> Impact at Alliance Health, and Laura Wells, Executive Director of Hope NC. <br /> Slide 2 <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> • In March 2026, Alliance Health received a request from <br /> Hope NC to provide $100,000 in funds to complete <br /> acquisition of 4 new housing units at Weaver's Grove <br /> that will support 8 adults with Intellectual/Developmental <br /> Disabilities (I/DD) <br /> • In April, Alliance Health requested that Orange County <br /> authorize the use of existing Cardinal realignment funds <br /> held by Alliance to support this funding request <br /> • These funds are earmarked for Orange County priorities <br /> and the existing fund balance is approximately $1 .2 <br /> million <br /> • The Cardinal fund balance has been discussed for <br /> support of the Crisis Diversion Facility <br /> z ORARN HE COUNTY <br /> CAROLINA <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen said that in March,Alliance Health received a request from Hope NC to consider <br /> providing$100,000 in funding to complete the acquisition of four new housing units at Weaver's Grove, a <br /> Habitat for Humanity development near Sunrise Road in Chapel Hill. She said the four duplexes will serve <br />