Project Connect has been held in Chapel Hill, NC since 2007. At each event, planners strive to collect accurate data that will show the impact the event has on individuals lives and our community.

2011 Outcomes for Project Connect - Orange County:

HOUSING SERVICES: TOTAL: 178
Orange County Housing, Human Rights & Comm. Development 44
Town of Chapel Hill Housing Department 40
Empowerment, Inc. 33
Housing for New Hope 36
CASA 25

LEGAL SERVICES:

Legal Aid of North Carolina 39

HEALTH CARE SERVICES: TOTAL: 679
Health Information & Education 80
OR Co Health Dept 35
OR Co Health Dept - Cholesterol & Glucose screening 34
OR CO Health Dept - HIV Counseling & Testing 18
OR CO Health Dept - Flu Shots 85
Piedmont Health Services - Pharmacy 15
Carolina HealthNet Enrollment 27
UNC Kidney Van 28
Prevent Blindness, NC- vision screening 58
Optemetry Services 33
Reading Glasses 81
Podiatry & Foot Hygiene 10
UNC School of Nursing 45
UNC School of Nursing - Weight/Height/BMI Checks 63
UNC School of Nursing - Blood Pressure Checks 33
UNC Pharmacy 13
UNC Heart & Vascular Center 21

DENTAL CARE SERVICES:
UNC School of Dentistry 144

SOCIAL SERVICES: TOTAL: 231
Inter-Faith Council for Social Services - IDs, food resources, emergency assistance, clothing vouchers 48
Child Care Services Association 6
Orange County Child Support Enforcement 8
Orange County Department of Social Services - Medicaid, food stamps, financial assistance 69
Family Violence Prevention Center 24
The Women's Center - Benefit Bank 14
OPC Area Program - Voicemail, SafeLink, Emergency cell phones 28
Disability Benefits Advocate 12
Latino Credit Union 6
Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools 3
Orange County Head Start/Early Head Start 13


BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: TOTAL: 153
OPC Area Program 14
Triumph 35
Freedom House Recovery Center 11
UNC Horizons 12
Lutheran Family Services 13
KidScope 29
Family Preservation 18
Institute of Family -Centered Services 18
Carolina Outreach 3

VETERANS' SERVICES: TOTAL: 29
Orange County Veterans' Services 15
Veterans Administration Medical Center 14

EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, & JOB READINESS SERVICES: TOTAL: 450
Orange County JobLink Center 28
Durham Technical Community Center 38
Educational Opportunity Center 32
Orange County Literacy Council 12
Joint Orange Chatham Community Action 38
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 18
Center for Excellence in Comm. Mental Health 8
Community Empowerment Fund/ UNC HOPE 28
Disability Awareness Council 78
Community Success Initiative 78
Raleigh Business & Technology 10
Employment Security Commission 78
UNC Technology Without Borders 4

OTHER SERVICES: TOTAL: 413
Barber Shop 62
PTA Thriftshop Coat Distribution 242
Voter Registration 25
Hidden Voices - Photography Session 84

2011 Guest Demographics

Total Guests: 230
Gender: 47% Female, 53% Male
Veterans: 9% of guests

Age: ranged from 19 to 79
20 guests under 20
46 guests 20-29
30 guests 30-39
49 guests 40-49
55 guests 50-59
11 guests 60-69
3 guests 70-79

Race/Ethnicity
53% African American
32% Caucasian
2% Asian/Pacific Islander
1% Native American
9% Latino/a
1% Other
3% Multiracial

Living with Dependent Children: 42%

Single Parent: 44%

Current Living Situation
13% Emergency Shelter
0 Psychiatric Hospital
16% Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
0 Hospital (non-Psych)
21% Rental by client (name on lease, no subsidy)
13% Rental by client with subsidy
23% Staying or living in family/friend's home
1% Hotel/motel with emergency voucher
0 Foster Care
1% Home owned by client with housing subsidy
2% Home owned by client without housing subsidy
2% Jail/prison
5% Place not meant for habitation
0.5% Refused/Don't know
1% Trailer/mobile home

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2010 Outcomes for Project Homeless Connect - Orange County:

Housing (Total Service Contacts = 148)
Chapel Hill Department of Housing - 19
OC Housing, Human Rights, and CD - 43
Empowerment Inc.- 12
Housing for New Hope- 36
CASA- 38

Legal Services (Total Service Contact = 28)
Legal Aid of North Carolina- 28

Health Care (Total Service Contact = 497)
OC Health Department Flu Shots- 68
UNC School of Nursing- 88
Glucose/Cholesterol Screening- 57
HIV Screening- 12
Carolina HealthNet- 34
Blood Pressure Screening- 69
Piedmont/ Pharm- 7
Piedmont/WIC- 20
Optometrist- 21
Vision – Walmart Reading Glasses- 17
Vision – Prevent Blindness NC- 59
Dermatology- 16
Podiatry- 13
Kidney Van- 16

Dental Care (Total Service Contact = 75)
OC Health Department Dental Screening- 55
Carrboro Dental Clinic Appointments – 20

Social Services (Total Service Contact = 203)
Disability Benefits Advocate (Attorney)- 15
OC Dept. of Aging- 16
OC Child Support Services- 7
CCSA- 23
OC DSS – HPRP- 21
OC DSS- 15
IFC- 18
Family Violence Prevention- 16
Women’s Center- 20
El Centro Hispano- 18
IFC Voicemail & Safelink- 27
Veterans Services- 7

Behavioral Health Services (Total Service Contact = 189)
OPC- 14
Institute for Family-Centered Services- 25
Triumph- 21
Freedom House- 19
Horizons- 4
XDS- 12
Kidscope- 17
Family Preservation Services- 11
Carolina Outreach- 9
El Futuro- 57

Employment, Education, and Job Training (Total Service Contact = 222)
JobLink/JOCCA/EOC- 105
Employment Security Commission- 16
Durham Tech- 25
Educational Opportunity Center- 26
OC Literacy Council- 9
Voc Rehab -12
Good Work/Community Success Initiative- 10
Community Empowerment Fund/HOPE- 16
StepUp- 3

Miscellaneous Services (Total Service Contact = 254)
Hair Salon- 31
Coats- 150
Manicures -16
Hidden Voices Photographs- 57

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2009 Outcomes for Project Homeless Connect - Orange County:

235 guests served, including 7 children
50 service providers
300 volunteers and 70 donors
Blood pressure checks, choloesterol, HDL and blood glucose screenings:248 clients
Spoke with a doctor or consulted with pharmacist:187clients
Flu shots, HIV tests & counseling: 86
Vision Screenings: 61, 60 pairs of reading glasses distributed
Kidney van: 29 clients
Podiatry: 27 clients
Dental screenings & treatmens: 145 clients

Behavioral Health Services: 81 client contacts
Social Services: 372 client contacts
Housing Providers: 252 client contacts
Employment, Education, and Job Readiness: 271 client contacts
Legal Services: 49 clients served (inc. 15 Disability Benefits Advocate consultations)
Child Care Services: 20 client contacts
Veterans Services: 13 clients served
Social Security Administration: 27 clients served
Voter Registration: 7 clients registered
Haircuts: 57 clients served
Toiletry Kits: 350 toiletry kits distributed (out of 488 received)

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2008 Outcomes for Project Homeless Connect - Orange County:

202 adult guests served

300 volunteers participated

50 agencies provided services

Over 70 businesses, faith communities, and others donated food, money, personal care products, and clothes

Over 400 lunches of soup, sandwiches, fruit, snacks, and desserts were served

Virtually all guests received gift bags of personal care products, underwear, socks, and other items

37 haircuts

Health Care and Social Services & Benefits served over 150 guests each

Housing and Employment served over 100 guests each

Dental, Behavioral Health Care, and Legal Services served in the vicinity of 50 guests each

10 guests registered to vote

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2007 Outcomes for Project Homeless Connect - Orange County:

133 served
220 volunteers
40 service providers
40 donors

Placed in Permanent Housing- 1
Permanent Housing applications - 77
Emergency Shelter - 3

Primary care - including health screenings, vaccinations, flu shots, cholesterol checks, HIV testing, prenatal care referrals, pharmacy consultations, medical referrals, and glucose screenings - 184
Dental screenings - 55
Podiatrist services - 17
Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Early Intervention - 19
VA benefits &medical counseling- 15
Foodstamps, WIC & Maternal Care, Medicaid applications, emergency financial assistance, Workfirst- 33
Child Support & Child Care assistance- 7

Joblink Employment & Educational Info- 32
Individuals securing employment day of event - 3
Employment Security Commission enrollees - 12
Legal Services - 23
Haircuts - 24; Showers - 8; Coats - 81
Gift Bags - 140
Clothing Vouchers - 25
State ID & DMV vouchers - 2
Voicemail phone numbers & cell phones - 11