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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 5, 1999 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. q-e <br />SUBJECT: North Carolina TANF Housing Program <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Department of Social Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proposal Summary <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tara L. Fikes, ext. 2490; <br />Marti Pryor-Cook, ext. 2800 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />o approve a su mission o a mg proposa o e o azo ma <br />Housing Program and authorizes the Chair to sign a letter of support on behalf of the Boazd. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Governor has dedicated $3 million dollazs in TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) <br />funding to demonstrate the value of housing assistance in helping TANF-eligible families achieve <br />greater self-sufficiency. The TANF Program replaced the AFDC or Aid to Families with Dependent <br />Children Program in August 1996 when the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Act was <br />signed into law. This legislation outlines the current welfaze reform activities being undertaken to assist <br />many low income families become economically self-sufficient. <br />The primary focus of the program is to assist as many TANF-eligible families as possible secure <br />affordable housing through rental assistance and/or other housing related support services. The <br />maximum amount available per county is $500,000. All counties in North Carolina are eligible to <br />submit proposals. The primary applicant can be the county government, however, the local Department <br />of Social Services must act as the fiscal agent since TANF funds have eligibility restrictions. <br />A local working group has been formed to discuss proposal ideas and develop a winning proposal to <br />submission. Organizations represented in this group include: Orange County Departments of Social <br />Services and Housing and Community Development; JOCCA; Orange Community Housing <br />Corporation; EmPOWERment, Inc., the Town of Chapel Hill; ABODE; and other local non-profit <br />organizations. A summary of the proposal outlining planned activities under this program is included <br />with this abstract. <br />Proposals are due on October 14, 1999 and must be accompanied by a letter of support from the local <br />Boazd of County Commissioners. <br />