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4. Non-Profit Agencies including reauests for additional funding from KidsCope and Club Nova Laura Blackmon said that this is a list of all non-profit agencies, including the additional funding requests. Chair Carey said that he sent a letter to one of the agencies letting them know that the Board would refer the request to the Manager for a recommendation, specifically on the interim funding request. Laura Blackmon said that the KidsCope was an agenda item. This was Appendix F-3 (orange). Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey said that this program is funded under the Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project. There was a request for emergency funding related to this fiscal year and being able to meet the Triangle objectives in the midst of continuing financial instability as a part of mental health reform. The total amount was $200,000. Concurrent with that was an appeal to OPC as the Local Management Entity. OPC was successful in its appeal to the State, and an award was made of $150,000. This left the KidsCope program with a $50,000 deficit. This was the request made to the Board on June 12th. The decision was made to postpone consideration of this as a separate item, pending review and discussion of the non- profits at this meeting. Traditionally, KidsCope has been a part of the outside agency funding in a separate category for supplemental appropriation. KidsCope is also listed on Appendix F-4, Non-Departmental Funding. KidsCope has requested $221,000 in addition to the $50,000 of emergency funding. The Manager recommends maintaining the $89,000 that was given last year, in addition to the $50,000. Executive Director of the Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project Mike Mothers said that they were delighted to take over this program in October 2005. He thanked Judy Truitt and OPC for giving them the opportunity and he thanked the County Commissioners far support of this program. He said that the Board of County Commissioners gave an additional $90,000 last year in transition funds for operating the first nine-month period. The State also gave $75,000 in transition funds that helped to offset the losses incurred in the first nine months. He said that, due to the changes in the mental health system, they have been continuing these losses right along. This is probably the only program like it in the State, and the board is very committed to it, and they were willing to continue to go out on a limb in the hope that the State would be able to assist in the long run. The program serves over 200 children per year in Orange County. He said that the organization is operating on a budget that is not realistic revenue-wise, and the compensation packages are being redesigned to bring them in line with billable hours. He said that if this is going to go forward in the future, then the County's help is needed. The OCS has asked for rent for the Nash Street office. The rent is $2,000 a month plus $600 a month for utilities, which is $32,000 a year. Of the increase from $89,000, the $32,000 is for that purpose. Another purpose for the increase is to help offset transportation costs. The largest part of the increase is to cover costs that are not covered by Medicaid. Linda Foxworth said that there have been several reorganizations and reforms in the birth-5 population in the last three years. The $45,000 mentioned by Mike Mothers covers those activities that were previously covered by Medicaid and are no longer covered by it. Travel is no longer reimbursable, and there is an outreach program. She said that this is more of a cost-of- living increase for the program, which has received the same amount of money for the last ten years. Commissioner Gordon said that this shows what has happened as the State has not funded the costs of these services and has passed it to the local level. Commissioner Jacobs asked if funds were received from Chatham County and Linda Faxworth said that the Chatham County Board of Commissioners provided funds for the developmental day and gave a lot of money through United Way.