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7/16/12 <br />Cabarrus County has provided funds to pay adequate public facility fees for qualified organizations or <br />individuals. This is a required fee that goes toward school adequacy and can be paid by the county to <br />eliminate that costs for low income families or affordable housing providers. Clients are directed to <br />non - profit agencies to get homebuyer education and down payment assistance where applicable. The <br />local realtor organization is sent information and contacted on a rotating schedule to ensure active <br />participation and knowledge of assistance programs. Technical assistance and referrals have been <br />offered to families and individuals facing foreclosures. <br />5. Describe actions taken to overcome the effects of impediments to fair housing. <br />Cabarrus County has an individual Analysis of Impediments to fair housing as well as the <br />consortium analysis. Each quarter, Cabarrus County does different activities to notify the public of fair <br />housing laws. A Fair Housing notification is posted on the website at all times in English and Spanish, <br />pamphlets are placed in county government buildings and libraries. Social workers receive minimal <br />training on fair housing law and county staff makes contact with agencies that provide services to <br />protected groups. Ads are placed on the local cable access, in the newspaper and on the radio <br />annually. Information is dispersed at outreach programs, festivals and the county fair in order to get <br />the word out as much as possible. <br />6. Please provide the following statistics by Person (P) or Household (H) <br />7. Budget Information <br />3 <br />RACE <br /># of Households <br /># of People <br />White <br />Black/African American <br />1 <br />1 <br />Asian <br />American Indian /Alaskan Native <br />Native Hawaiian /Pacific Islander <br />Am Indian /Alaskan Native and White <br />Asian &White <br />Black/African American and White <br />Am Indian /Alaska Native and Black <br />Other Multi - Racial <br />Hispanic Ethnicity <br />Income <br />Less than 30 %AMI <br />31 % -50 %AMI <br />1 <br />1 <br />51 % -80 %AMI <br />80% -AMI <br />Family Status and Special Needs <br />Female- Headed <br />1 <br />1 <br />Disabled (not elderly) <br />Elderly <br />1 <br />1 <br />Homeless <br />AIDS /HIV+ <br />G -1 Page 155 <br />