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22 C. Goal #3: To Enhance Family Education and Support Services 1 . Project #1: Resource and Referral Services for Families Receiving Subsidies. a. Type of activity: Resource and Referral b. Description of activity: Child care referral services will be made available to DSS clients and other low-income families at DSS offices in Hillsborough and Chapel Hill and at other locations accessible to targeted families. A plan will be made for maintaining a computerized waiting list, when necessary. c. Agencies/organizations involved, and description of their collaboration: Orange County Department of Social Services and Child Care Networks have advertised for and hired the referral counselor. The counselor is being trained by both agencies, is employed by Child Care Networks, and will be housed at DSS. d. Target population: Low-income parents seeking child care e. Expected outcomes, including time-frame: *300 low-income families will receive child care referral services. * 150 of the above families will receive basic services and the other 150 families will receive expanded services. Evaluations will exhibit high levels of satisfaction with the service. Parents will possess enhanced knowledge of child care quality and options. f. Implementation plan, including time-frame: A trained referral counselor will be available at the Hillsborough office of DSS and at various outreach locations including child care settings, the Health Department, public housing,etc. g. Types of funds: Services h. Total amount: $43,307 i. Budget: Attached j. Funding recipient: Child Care Networks (1) Public 2XPrivate (2) Federal Tax ID #: (3) Name and Title of person authorized to sign contract: Nancy Park, Director of Administration (4) Name, title, address, and phone of contract administrator: Nancy Park, Director of Administration Child Care Networks Carr Mill Mall, Suite C-7 Carrboro, NC 27510 942-0184 20