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�- Orange County Board of Social Services P. O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Rosetta Moore, Chairperson Telephone: 919/732 -2402 TO: Ms. Margaret Brown, Orange County Board of Commissioners Chair FROM: Rosetta Moore, DSS Board Chair RE: DSS Board Goals DATE: November 25, 1998 The Orange County Department of Social Services Board submits the following goals for consideration at the Commissioners retreat on Saturday, December 5, 1998. We believe that adoption of these goals by the Commissioners will strengthen the course of direction that we are setting for the Social Services Department as we approach the 21t Century. Wy r�`��;�:?:".��rl. The Department has done an excellent job implementing the first phase of the Work First Plan. The second phase involves more hard to serve recipients who have multiple, chronic problems that must be addressed such as substance abuse, literacy_ issues, and very minimal employment skills. They will require various intensive services for themselves and their children. 2 . ::..:: :...:....::d`r►:aC *; Children and disabled adults continue to be at serious risk of abuse and neglect in our County. The Department's resources are stretched in an attempt to serve this increasing population. Our goal is to reduce the risk of harm for children and disabled adults who are referred to the Department for a protection plan. One of the critical areas that must be addressed is the "after hours " system of responding to emergencies that occur between 5:00 P. M. and 8:00 A. M. Over the past few years, we have seen a significant increase in these emergency requests. The current response system is inadequate and is in need of corrective action. We urge you to highlight this area in your goals for the next few years. Finally, we support the request of The Community Child Protection Team to establish a group home for Orange County children who need therapeutic care and for teens who need to learn independent living skills. Currently these children who are in The County's custody must be placed in other counties. They are not delinquent children, but children who do not have parents or relatives to care for them. We look forward to working you on these and other goals to benefit the citizens of our County. Please contact us for additional information. Our director, Marti Pryor -Cook i and her staff are available . to assist you, as well. Thank you.