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The Council is not charged with creating or administering new programs or services to the <br /> Orange County community. Instead, the Council is charged with building on and leveraging the <br /> existing networks of service providers, policy makers, and community advocates to coordinate <br /> a substantial infrastructure of resources around the common goal of a high-quality pipeline of <br /> services from early childhood to college or career for children in areas of high-need in Orange <br /> County. <br /> The OCPC is charged with sharing information, identifying gaps and need, prioritizing <br /> evidence-based and promising strategies, and making policy and program recommendations <br /> that encourage the accomplishment of shared goals identified by the Council. <br /> The OCPC will serve to bridge sometimes disparate committees, commissions, boards, <br /> departments and communities whose work can be better coordinated to achieve a greater <br /> collective impact by identifying and acting on a set of specific, shared goals. <br /> Membership <br /> The OCPC will include 15-20 members that represent perspectives from a cross-section of the <br /> community, local government agencies, and non-profits. Organizations on the membership list <br /> developed by the Board of County Commissioners will appoint a representative to attend <br /> meetings and whenever possible, make commitments and decisions for their organization. <br /> Members shall live and/or work in Orange County and shall serve without compensation. <br /> Potential Advisory Board Members for the Child Poverty Project (soon to be renamed and <br /> addition of Towns) <br /> Board of County Commissioners (2 appointees) <br /> Board of Health <br /> Orange County Departments: <br /> ❑ Health <br /> ❑ DSS <br /> ❑ Housing and Human Rights <br /> ❑ Sheriff <br /> Triangle United Way <br /> Orange County School Board <br /> Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School Board <br /> Orange County Partnership for Children <br /> Head Start/Early Head Start <br /> Compass Center <br /> EI Futuro <br /> Interfaith Council <br /> Literacy Council <br /> UNC Health Care (preferably hospital) <br /> OPC/Cardinal Innovations <br /> Maybe (?) <br /> YMCA <br /> Dispute Settlement Center <br /> Volunteers for Youth <br /> Libraries (Orange County and Chapel Hill) <br /> Other law enforcement <br />