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2 Orange County. The Parent Education and Skill Building Initiative was created. It supports a strong, dynamic collaboration among agencies, communities, and parents. Such a collaboration makes possible the delivery of quality parent education services to all families with children ages 0-5. The strategies which will guide this initiative are intended to achieve the following system outcomes: • To move from the present fragmented and separate system of parent education to a single, united system defined by collaborative planning, implementation, and evaluation. • To increase input from families within the community into the design and method of parent education services. • To streamline the provision of parent education services by reducing the duplication of those services. The Department of Social Services will provide fiscal management for the Parent Education and Skill Building Initiative. Through a contractual agreement, the HEARTH Family Foundation will be responsible for program and personnel development/management, including the hiring of necessary personnel to implement the strategies. DSS will receive approximately $3,000 for accounting services. An advisory board composed of representatives from all collaborative agencies and parents will be involved in planning, general oversight, and evaluation. All of the cost associated with this project will be covered by the grant and in-kind services from the collaborators. The current grant of $48,706 will fund the project through June 30, 1995. Full year funding of approximately $80,000 has been requested for Fiscal Year 1995-1996. The DSS Board approved the Department's role and responsibilities as fiscal manager of this initiative on March 21, 1995. RECOMMENDATION (S) : The Manager recommends acceptance of the Parent Education and Skill Building Initiative grant.