The investment will provide creatives, artists, and arts organizations tools and resources to become financially stronger and better able to serve the community and thrive in a post-pandemic environment. $2.5 million ArtsGreensboro – to support artists working to recover from the economic impacts created by the COVID-19 pandemic and provide a framework for a new, more sustainable arts sector. Small Business, Economic & Workforce Development Cone Health established a pilot telehealth program in 2021 in three Title 1 elementary schools to address absenteeism, improve access to pediatric medical care, and reduce unnecessary trips to emergency departments. $2.2 million School-based Telehealth – funding to Cone Health to expand telehealth services to 20 additional Title 1 schools as part of the overall goal to have telehealth services available in all 51 Title 1 elementary schools.
The goal is to improve placement stability for high needs youth while awaiting transition to a higher level of care. $1.5 million Emergency Therapeutic Transitional Foster Care – funding to support therapeutic services for foster youth who are experiencing persistent mental illness. Treatment will be evidence‐based and person-centered. $3 million Recovery Housing & Residential Programs – The program will implement and expand substance use disorder treatment and transitional housing services for pregnant women and women with children. The program offers services to both tenants and landlords to help residents avoid an eviction judgment and remain in their homes.īehavioral Health & Substance Misuse Resources The TEAM program provides legal representation, mediation services, and help with rental assistance applications right outside Small Claims eviction court in both Greensboro and High Point. $2.2 million Eviction Mediation – funding to continue expansion of the Tenant Education, Advocacy, and Mediation Project (TEAM) through Legal Aid North Carolina, Inc. $8 million Guilford County Housing and Homelessness Task Force – to support the new interagency task force charged with identifying and enacting initiatives to address housing instability and other issues leading to experiences of homelessness in Guilford County. This approach aims to create an evidence-based talent pipeline that positively impacts individuals, communities, and industries located in Guilford County. $500,000 Shift_Ed (formerly Say Yes Guilford) – to address barriers impacting student success from birth through a career by using an Educational Continuum of Care approach. The program aims to decrease violence among youth, reduce the number of youth and young adults entering and re-entering the detention and criminal justice systems, and encourage skills training and full-time employment that provides a living wage and benefits for young adults. $1 million Youth & Young Adult Engagement & Education – funding for the Tomorrow’s Titans program to utilize methods to support mental, physical, financial, social, and overall safety and well-being for youth ages 14-18 and young adults ages 19-24. Starting prenatally, navigators act as liaisons between families and local service providers, social service organizations, and government representatives, and are engaged in community outreach, screening, document preparation, and application assistance and intake. $1.5 million Expand Navigation Services and Referral System – funding to Ready for School, Ready for Life to support a service navigator in each OB/GYN and pediatric practice in Guilford County. $10 million Integrated Collaborative Service Network – funding to support a partnership to create an integrated system designed to help coordinate and deliver services to Guilford County residents in need. With Thursday’s Board action, Guilford County has now voted to allocate nearly all $104,339,752 in federal ARPA funds according to the priorities established by the BOCC following considerable community input and proposals from dozens of communities and organizations.įunding approved at Thursday’s ARPA work session includes: Guilford County, NC – During a special work session on Thursday, October 6, 2022, the Guilford County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) allocated the county’s remaining $37 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Relief funds.
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