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1 The OCPC is charged with sharing information, identifying gaps and need, prioritizing evidence - <br />2 based and promising strategies, and making policy and program recommendations that <br />3 encourage the accomplishment of shared goals identified by the Council. <br />4 The OCPC will serve to bridge sometimes disparate committees, commissions, boards, <br />5 departments and communities whose work can be better coordinated to achieve a greater <br />6 collective impact by identifying and acting on a set of specific, shared goals. <br />7 Membership <br />8 The OCPC will include 15 -20 members that represent perspectives from a cross - section of the <br />9 community, local government agencies, and non - profits. Organizations on the membership list <br />10 developed by the Board of County Commissioners will appoint a representative to attend <br />11 meetings and whenever possible, make commitments and decisions for their organization. <br />12 Members shall live and /or work in Orange County and shall serve without compensation. <br />13 <br />14 Potential Advisory Board Members for the Child Poverty Project (soon to be renamed <br />15 and addition of Towns) <br />16 Board of County Commissioners (2 appointees) <br />17 Board of Health <br />18 Orange County Departments: <br />19 ❑ Health <br />20 ❑ DSS <br />21 ❑ Housing and Human Rights <br />22 ❑ Sheriff <br />23 <br />24 Triangle United Way <br />25 Orange County School Board <br />26 Chapel Hill /Carrboro City School Board <br />27 Orange County Partnership for Children <br />28 Head Start/Early Head Start <br />29 Compass Center <br />30 El Futuro <br />31 Interfaith Council <br />32 Literacy Council <br />33 UNC Health Care (preferably hospital) <br />34 OPC /Cardinal Innovations <br />35 <br />36 Maybe ( ?) <br />37 YMCA <br />38 Dispute Settlement Center <br />39 Volunteers for Youth <br />40 Libraries (Orange County and Chapel Hill) <br />41 Other law enforcement <br />42 <br />43 Colleen Bridger said she has had some informal conversations, but she did not want to <br />44 discuss this too much prior to the adoption of the budget. She said there has been a lot of <br />45 interest from organizations wanting to be part of this project. <br />46 Commissioner Price asked where the Harlem project got its funding, and where Orange <br />47 County would get its funding. <br />48 Colleen Bridger said the Harlem project founder raised funds from private businesses, <br />49 and he built his own schools. She said there are already high quality schools in Orange County <br />50 that are interested in working with staff on this, and the education spending per student is not <br />