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31. E. Goal #5: To Provide Economic Support Programs for Low-Income Families 1 . Project #1: Child Care Subsidy Funds a. Type of activity: Economic Support b. Description of activity: The Orange County Department of Social Services and Day Care Services Association have developed a collaborative strategy to improve the availability of and access to funds to subsidize child care costs for families in Orange County. This strategy mandates close collaboration between the two agencies, cooperation of the child care community, an innovative application process for families, and a reimbursement system that serves as an incentive for programs to improve the quality of the child care they provide to children and families. c. Agencies/organizations-involved, and description of their collaboration: Day Care Services Association, Orange County DSS, and numerous child care providers. d. Target population: Parents/families of children ages 0-5 who require subsidy assistance to afford quality child care and to maintain reasonable standards of living e. Expected outcomes, including time-frame: +No child eligible for DSS subsidy will be denied child care during FY 1994-95 because of lack of subsidy funds. The number of families paying more than 10% of their income for child care for one child will be reduced by 10% by June 1995. The number of higher quality child care spaces available to children who receive child care subsidy will increase by 10% by June 1995. f. Implementation plan, including time-frame: Families will continue receiving information and application opportunities in their child care programs. During the summer of 1994, DCSA will conduct another recruitment campaign for additional providers to participate in the Smart Start Subsidy Program. DSS and DCSA will continue to meet monthly to facilitate the collaboration for clients. g . Types of funds: Services h. Total amount: $550,000; ($475.000 DCSA and $75.000 DSS) i . Budget: Attached j. Funding recipients: Day Care Services Association and Orange County Department of Social Services Day Care Services Association: (1) Public XX Private (2) Federal Tax ID#: (3) Name and Title of person authorized to sign contract: Susan Russell, Executive Director (4) Name, title, address, and phone of contract administrator: Susan Russell, Executive Director Day Care Services Association PO Box 901 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 967-3272 Orange County Department of Social Services: (1) X {X Public Private (2) Federal Tax ID#: (3) Name and Title of person authorized to sign contract: Marti Pryor-Cook, Director (4) Name, title, address, and phone of contract administrator: Marti Pryor-Cook, Director PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 967-9251 x. 2802 29