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Outside Agency Descriptions -continued <br />Charles House <br />Charles House is an adult day care facility located in Carrboro whose goals are to prolong the <br />independence of older adults with disabilities and to provide respite for their caregivers. The <br />facility has a capacity for 19 older adults and has had a waiting list since June of 2000. <br />Child Care Services Association <br />The Child Care Services Association seeks to ensure that affordable (no more than 10% of a <br />family's gross earning are used to purchase child care for one child), accessible, high quality <br />childcare is available for all young children and their families. <br />Chrysalis Foundation <br />The Chrysalis Foundation develops affordable housing for disabled adults and families in <br />Orange County, focusing on mental health, developmental and substance abuse disabilities. <br />Chrysalis develops housing that brings additional rental units into the affordable stock for <br />renters whose income is generally lower than 30 percent of area median income. Chrysalis's <br />housing activities include real estate development, property acquisition and renovation, <br />financing, grant writing and participating in local housing initiatives. <br />Club Nova <br />The mission of Club Nova is to serve adults in Orange County living with severe and persistent <br />mental illness and provide them with structured daily activities, as well as social, vocational and <br />residential opportunities that they would not otherwise have. <br />Communities in Schools <br />Communities in Schools (CISOC) is a "stay-in-school" program that coordinates human services <br />delivery to middle school and high school youth and their families. The goal of the agency is to <br />offer students successful learning environments and encourage them to stay in school and <br />prepare for life. <br />Cornucopia House <br />Cornucopia House provides a nurturing environment where patients, families and others can <br />gather to share and receive support, resources and education to cope with cancer. Services at <br />Cornucopia House are provided to anyone touched by cancer at any stage of diagnosis, <br />treatment, recovery, remission or recurrence. <br />Disability Awareness Council <br />The Orange County Disability Awareness Council offers educational and advocacy projects to <br />promote opportunities for persons with disabilities to work and live in an environment free of <br />architectural, attitudinal, economic, structural, and societal barriers. <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />