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v. Assessment of Current Public and Private Fair Housing Programs and Activities in the Jurisdiction. A. Public Fair Housing Activities Identify all resources available for the promotion of fair housing and equal opportunity. Cabarrus County has used the following media to advertise the programs: The Independent Tribune newspaper (daily circulation), the Charlotte Observer, Time Warner Vision local cable access channel, the Cabarrus County Website, local radio stations and Fair Housing materials obtained from the NC Human Relations Commission are posted in government offices, financial institutions, schools and local libraries located in Concord, Mount Pleasant, and Harrisburg. Information on fair housing is provided at any site where Community Development Staff makes presentations, the local agricultural fair, senior health and wellness days, through social services, and other outreach activities. Finally, local governments and nonprofits have provided workshops on fair housing topics separately and jointly. How are citizens made aware of these activities? Fair Housing posters and pamphlets are posted in government offices, libraries, schools, and financial institutions. Fair Housing programs are advertised on a local radio station , local cable access, Cabarrus County Website, and in the local newspapers (Independent Tribune and Cabarrus Neighbors section of the Charlotte Observer) and at speaking engagements. List all such activities during the past two years. What were the results of these activities? Public notices /news stories have been run in the Independent Tribune for the CDBG Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation program as well as for the HOME program. These advertisements described the rights of protected persons from discrimination in Fair Housing. Pamphlets and posters pertaining to Fair Housing are posted at the Cabarrus County Commerce Office and in the libraries located in Concord, Mount Pleasant, and Harrisburg. Pamphlets have also been placed in financial institutions in the downtown areas, one of the Census tracts with the largest amount of minorities in the County. Additionally, Prosperity Unlimited, a CHDO, addresses Fair Housing in their homeownership programs. Radio advertisements were run on a local radio and cable advertisements were run on local cable access. Cabarrus County has a website that has a permanent Fair Housing page. Community Development staff have made presentations on Fair Housing and housing rehabilitation programs to churches, civic groups, lunch plus clubs and others. There has been no discernable result to these activities. Cabarrus County has had no complaints or feedback other than people acknowledging that they were unaware of the fair housing program and resources available if they feel they have been discriminated against once they learn of these resources. No one claimed to have 311Page Analysis of Impediments March 2011 Attachment number 1 F -1 Page 81