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are affordable to low-moderate income households. Housing`Rehabilitation Activities Funds have been awarded to Two Rivers Community Land Trust for its acquisition rehabilitation program. The City of Landfall has been awarded funds for the Electrical Hook-ups Rehabilitation program in which electrical service connections will be replaced in the community. Funds were also awarded to the Washington County HRA to replace elevators at Raymie Johnson, a senior housing complex. These projects help fulfill the following Housing Needs objectives in the 2005-2009 Consolidated Plan Goal S: Increase Capacity to Provide Long-term Affordable Housing Units Strategy: Increase Number of Units Permanently Affordable to LMI Persons. Rationale: One of the stated purposes of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 is to expand the capacity of nonprofit community housing development organizations (CHDO) to develop and manage decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. Washington County currently has one CHDO: Two Rivers Land Trust. Objective 13 Continue to fund Community Housing Development Organizations, such as community land trusts and Habitat for Humanity, that are invested in the availability, affordability and sustainability of housing. Objective 15 Increase affordability by acquiring and rehabilitating existing units in order to make them affordable to low-moderate income households. Objective 16 Increase sustainability by ensuring existing affordable rental and owner occupied units are rehabilitated. Homeless Needs and Non-homeless Special Population needs Public Services Activities Washington County has awarded CDBG funds for 2006 for activities that address homeless needs and non-homeless special population needs through its allocation of public service dollars. The public services allocation will fund a full-time eligibility technician-housing assistant to provide services to households living in the shelter system; services to those who are homeless and seeking housing; data entry for HMIS compliance and Housing Unit statistics; and assistance to the Housing Coordinator. In addition, public service funds will be used for direct assistance in the form of"wrap-around service" dollars to homeless individuals and families to stabilize their housing situations. Funds will be available for eviction abatement and foreclosure prevention, rental application fees, first month's rent and damage deposits, moving costs or storage fees in crisis situations, and educational programs and materials for tenants and landlords. This program tracks demographic and other data regarding type of population assisted, number of households assisted, etc. Both the Housing Coordinator and the Housing Specialist work out of the Washington County Housing Unit. These housing services will be available to assist the chronically homeless population as defined 7