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15 <br />Outside Agency Descriptions -continued <br />Orange County American Red Cross <br />The American Red Cross, Orange County Chapter provides Disaster Services, Health and <br />Safety Services and Blood Services to the citizens of Orange County. Each year, the Orange <br />County Chapter responds immediately to over 75 local emergencies, including house or <br />apartment fires. Disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster- <br />caused needs. Each year, the Orange County Chapter trained 5,000 people in lifesavings skills <br />- programs that are designed to give individuals the confidence to respond in an emergency <br />situation with skills that can save a life. The Chapter also provides nearly one-third of UNC <br />Hospital's blood supply from volunteer donors in Orange County. <br />Orange Community Housing and Land Trust <br />Orange Community Housing and Land Trust (OCHLT) focuses on providing affordable housing, <br />that remains affordable forever, for families earning .less than 80 percent of the area median <br />income. <br />Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) <br />This agency provides services to economically-challenged and homebound northern Orange <br />County residents through volunteer efforts of diverse congregations and individuals. <br />Orange Enterprises <br />Orange Enterprises provides vocational training and sheltered employment programs for <br />Orange County citizens who have employment barriers. <br />Piedmont Health Services <br />This grant supports health services to families in or near poverty. This local grant enables this <br />agency to attract more .than $2.7 million annually in federal funds to support primary care <br />services for residents. Piedmont Health Services served approximately 30,207 Orange County <br />residents in 2003-04. The cost of the average visit to the Health Center is approximately $80.00 <br />compared to triple that amount in most hospital emergency rooms. <br />Piedmont Wildlife Center <br />This agency's mission is to support native North American wildlife and its habitat through <br />rehabilitation, education, and scientific study, with emphasis given to wildlife and wilderness of <br />the North Carolina Piedmont. Piedmont Wildlife Center takes in sick, injured, and orphaned <br />native North American wildlife with the intent of returning them in a healthy condition to their <br />original habitat. Additionally, PWC teaches wildlife rehabilitation and restoration while stressing <br />the importance of preserving tracts of wilderness needed to support wildlife populations. <br />Planned Parenthood <br />Planned Parenthood of Orange and Durham Counties provides comprehensive reproductive <br />health care services along with educational programs that enhance understanding of human <br />sexuality. <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />