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)~ Outside Agency Descriptions -continued Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity of Orange County (HHOC) provides decent affordable housing for families earning less than half of the area median income and who live in substandard housing. HHOC constructs simple but well-built homes that are then sold to qualifying families at affordable prices. Haw River Festival Grant funds support this program and allow third- and fourth-grade children to participate in a traveling, hands-on learning. situation along the banks of the Haw River. About 500 students from the two school systems participate in this program annually free of charge. Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association (HYAA) This agency provides youth baseball programs for Orange County children, ages 5 through 17, in a supervised and structured environment. HYAA provides playing facilities, supplies and equipment, and organizes players, parents, volunteers, coaches and umpires. Historic Hillsborough Commission The Commission owns and maintains the Burwell School located on Churton Street in Hillsborough, which is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. The two-acre site consists of the main house (ca 1821, 1846), a brick classroom building (ca 1837), a rare brick necessary (ca. 1837), and the Carrie Waitte Spurgeon Garden. The site is open to the public year round and there is no charge for tours of the school. Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County (Formerly Historical Museum) The Orange County Historical Museum, located in Hillsborough, preserves the past and encourages interest in local history through the exhibition of the economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of Orange County's 18th and 19th century history. The Museum is open to the public, free of charge, 6 days per week. Hope Line This organization operates a 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year crisis intervention/suicide prevention telephone service. This service is staffed by trained community volunteers and offers individuals of any age support in understanding and resolving problems that affect their ability to cope and function effectively at home, at school, or at work. In addition, Hope Line offers the PhoneFriend program, which is an after-school telephone service for elementary- school children (k-5) who are home alone, or need someone to talk to. Hope Line's most recently established program, Teen TalkLine, offers teens a source of support through peer- based help. Hope Line services are free, anonymous, and confidential. Interfaith Council for Social Service Funds from this grant will continue to address local poverty, hunger, homelessness, underemployment, transitional housing (Project HomeStart), substance abuse and other problems through specific programs offered by volunteers and paid staff or in collaboration with other community agencies. Page4of8