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1/ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. X-,4 ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 5, 1995 SUBJECT: Youth & Family Services Coordination Function -------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT:Manager PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO:X --------------------------------------------------------------- ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Green Bananas Project: Manager's Office - ext. 2300 Interim Report TELEPHONE NUMBER - Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PURPOSE: To receive an update on the plan of action for improving collaboration in the human service delivery system. BACKGROUND: At the November 15, 1994 meeting, the Board approved the recommendations toward the enhancement of the human services delivery system. These recommendations included hiring an intern to research the feasibility of developing an automated Information & Referral System and contracting with the UNC School of Social Work Foundation to provide consultation services for the Youth and Family Services Coordination Function. At the May 16, 1995 the Board received a report from Loretta Harper, the Management Intern, regarding the establishment of an automated Information & Referral System. Dr. Philip Cooke, from the UNC School of Social Work, will present an interim report tonight on the "Green Bananas" Project. The contract for this project provided for selected School faculty and staff to engage key family and children services stakeholders of Orange County in a process of consensus-building and decision-making concerning an appropriate community-empowered definition of, structure for, and agreed-upon protocol for collaboration. RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as information.