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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />0 <br />Robert Gilmore said one idea he would like to see happen in Orange County is a Men's <br />Dressed for Success Program to provide outfits for professional interviews, and job searches. <br />He said they have a difficult time getting clothes for men. <br />Sharron Hinton said she would hope there would be a non - profit agency or a community <br />group that would want to take this on as a project. She said this is a big need for the men in the <br />community. <br />Nancy Coston said foster children are another group that DSS is concerned about. She <br />said these children need to be self- sufficient before they turn 18 and have to leave the DSS <br />services. She said there is a local non- profit that is doing work with a small group of kids. She <br />said the group provides help all the way through college if the children commit to working with <br />the foundation. She said the children are taken on amazing outings and given an education to <br />give them hope for a different situation. <br />Chair Jacobs asked if staff ever does job fairs with the local non - profits in the County. <br />He thinks there are connections and supportive relationships that could be fostered. <br />Nancy Coston acknowledges that more outreach is needed. She said it has been hard <br />to keep things on track this year with all of the needs. <br />Chair Jacobs thanked DSS staff for re- instating the Wheels to Work Program. <br />Commissioner McKee thanked the DSS Board and staff for the work they are doing for <br />the residents of Orange County. <br />The meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m. <br />Donna S. Baker <br />Clerk to the Board <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />