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36 <br /> G.Goal #8: To educate the community about the value of early services <br /> for children. <br /> 1. Project #1: Training for the community, Smart Start teams, and Orange County Partnership for <br /> Young Children. <br /> a. Type of Activity: Training on early childhood issues, team building, strategic planning, <br /> and collaboration. <br /> b. Description of Activity: OCPYC will support and develop efforts for community training <br /> on early childhood issues, and also will develop and support opportunities for Partnership <br /> team training on team building,strategic planning, and collaboration for Smart Start <br /> development in Orange County. <br /> c. Agencies/organizations involved and description of their collaboration: The <br /> Partnership--which is comprised of public and private agencies, health, social services, mental <br /> health, child care providers, Head Start, business leaders, public officials, parents, and church <br /> leaders--will develop and support the training. Group facilitators from the Dispute Mediation <br /> Center and other agencies will lead team and community meetings as appropriate. <br /> d. Target Population: Community members and Partnership Board. <br /> e. Expected outcomes, including time-frame: During the state fiscal year, at least eight <br /> different training and/or meeting events will occur with the community to inform them about <br /> Smart Start and early childhood issues. The Partnership Board will participate in at least two <br /> special trainings on collaboration and team building, which will be open to Smart Start partners <br /> in the community. <br /> f. Implementation plan, including time-frame: Each quarter, the executive committee of <br /> the Partnership will identify possible training events for the next six months for <br /> recommendation to the Board. The staff and the appropriate committee will work together to <br /> identify resources and to plan the program. <br /> g. Types of funds: Services <br /> h. Total amount: $20,000 <br /> i. Budget: Attached <br /> j. Funding recipient: Orange County Partnership for Young Children <br /> (1) Public XX Private <br /> (2) Federal Tax ID#: <br /> (3) Name and Title of person authorized to sign contract: <br /> Michele Rivest, Executive Director <br /> (4) Name, title, address, and phone of contract administrator: <br /> Michele Rivest, Executive Director <br /> Orange County Partnership for Young Children <br /> 110 W. Main St., Suite B <br /> Carrboro, NC 27510 <br /> 967-9091 <br /> 34 <br />