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Outside Agency Descriptions - continued Orange County Partnership for Young Children * $0 • The mission of the Partnership is to ensure that all young children arrive at school healthy and ready to succeed. The Partnership serves as the administrator for the Smart Start Early Childhood Initiative and the More at Four Program in Orange County. Orange- Chatham Alternative Sentencing $70,000 Orange- Chatham Alternative Sentencing (OCAS) provides critical information to the judiciary and probations officers, magistrates, jailers, and other judicial officials so that they may make more informed decisions regarding the rehabilitation or release of Pretrial inmates in the 15 -B County Jails. Orange - Chatham Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina * $0 The primary focus of the organization is advocacy for individuals and families, and education of the public about the needs of the autism community. Piedmont Health Services $10,000 Piedmont Health Services has served the health care needs of the citizens of central North Carolina since 1970. They operate six community health centers and provide high quality, comprehensive family health care services to all patients needing access to those services. To meet their mission, they offer payment on a sliding fee scale for those who qualify. The agency also provides bilingual care to a growing Spanish- speaking population. Piedmont Wildlife Center $0 • This agency's mission is to support native North American wildlife and its habitat through rehabilitation, education, and scientific study, with emphasis given to wildlife and wilderness of the North Carolina Piedmont. Piedmont Wildlife Center takes in sick, injured, and orphaned native North American wildlife with the intent of returning them in a healthy condition to their original habitat. Additionally, PWC teaches wildlife rehabilitation and restoration while stressing the importance of preserving tracts of wilderness needed to support wildlife populations. Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina $10,000 Planned Parenthood of Orange and Durham Counties provides comprehensive reproductive health care services along with educational programs that enhance understanding of human sexuality. Project TurnAround $35,000 Project TurnAround (PTA) is a court diversionary program for first -time non - violent drug offenders. Program participants receive twelve months intensive supervision, during which time they are required to pay program fees and to be employed or in school, support themselves and any dependents, participate in drug counseling, have no further criminal charges and be drug free. At successful completion of the program, the court charges are dismissed. Rape Crisis Center $25,000 The Orange County Rape Crisis Center works to stop sexual violence and its impact through support, education, and advocacy. It does this through operation of 24 -hour services, support • groups, and community education throughout the county. " Agencies denoted with an asterisk are new requests in FY 2010 -11.