Wake County, NC

Wake County, NC Lease 2 Home initiative creates incentives for expanded affordable housing options

Wake County built a Lease 2 Home app in-house for streamlined housing matches. Social service providers work with housing-insecure residents on finding available housing through the app. The county's Landlord Engagement Unit (LEU) recruited housing providers with incentives including $500 per signed lease and $1,000 for damages beyond security deposits. County officials hope for 50 participating landlords and 300 new affordable units in Lease 2 Home's first year.

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Wake County, NC

United States

Wake County, NC addresses water quality issues with its Well & Septic Pilot Assistance Fund

County officials approved a $200,000 budget for this two-year assistance program. Low-income households can apply for $5,000 emergency grants and $20,000 repair grants for disabled and senior residents. Qualifications for the program include a household income at or below 50% of the area median income and hazardous well or septic issues identified by the Environmental Services team. Wake County will evaluate the scope of well and septic problems for potential expansion beyond the pilot.

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Wake County, NC

United States

Wake County, NC launched a Nurse Navigation Program to handle non life-threatening emergency calls

Wake County Emergency Medical Services partnered with Global Medical Response to launch the Nurse Navigation Program. Through this program, 911 operators will reroute callers with non life-threatening emergencies to a nurse navigator in order to reduce the burden on an overwhelmed 911 call system. These nurse navigators will determine a caller's needs, provide medical advice, connect callers to their primary-care providers, connect callers to transportation services to a clinic, etc.

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Wake County, NC

United States

Wake County, NC is using machine learning to perform property valuations

Wake County is using machine learning algorithms to perform property reappraisals easier, faster, more accurately, and less subjectively. The County uses a model that runs the information for every residential property that has sold, every day, for 40 factors.

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Wake County, NC

United States