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62.) CMMT PLANNING • - A 20 hour per week position was added to the Hillsborough staff in the late summer of 1984 that is primarily funded by 100% state funds. Permanency planning staff are assigned to recruit adoption or foster care homes for children who are difficult to place because • of age, handicapp or race. A similar position added two years ago has been instrumental in reducing the number of foster children in care by one-third. The Permanency Planning team reviews the status of each child in care every six months to assure children have permanent homes whenever possible. LONG TERM CARE SCREENING Our agency met with other county agencies and groups during the summer and fall formulating a proposal to County Commissioners to apply for a $25,000 state grant to establish a Community Alternatives Program to assist elderly and disabled citizens formulate a home care plan and asses the necessity for institutional placements and to give theta an alter- native to remain at home through the coordination of in-home health services. The Dept. of Social Services wad approved as administrative agency for this program with the staff of one Social Worker II. The proposal was apprived by the state for a $25,000 grant in December of 1984.. A Medicaid waiver has been approved allowing payment for a full com- plement of in-home services for low income citizens. UNITED FUND/CONE MILLS EMPLOYEES FUND - COUNTY GENERAL ASSISTANCE In cooperation with community groups organized to assist former Cone Mills employees the DSS staff agreed to inrerview and issue checks to former employees who meet guidelines set up by the Community Committee. A total of $10,800 has been issued through December • 1984. The fund balance is about $1,400. • Anticipation of a Lengthy period of unemployment for Cane Mills employees the Dept. of Social Services board recommended an addition of $12,000 to the department's General Assistance fund. The county commissioners approved this extension of emergency funding for the 1984-85 year. The major portion of this fund is still unspent due to donated ' funds lasting longer than anticipated. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS During 1984 the staff participated on the planning committee finalizing the County Com- puterized Information and Referral system and has agreed to provide training and super- vision for terminal operators up-dating the system. The assistance effort for needy families was expanded by 15%. The statewide computer network for income maintenance cases was emplemented virtually eliminating paper flow between County DSS and the state. CHORE SERVICES EXPANSION GRANT • The chore services program received, an expansion grant of $29,930 for the 1984-85 fiscal year. Of that amount, $26,189 was in federal money which was matched by $3,741 in Orange County funds. We have chosen to prioritize the use of this money for purchase of chore services for our clients. Training for chore providers was an allowable expense with this expansion grant. Therefore, when we did not receive the full amount of our request for the chore training project, $776.00 was requested from this grant to meet the expenses of the chore training project. A balance of $29,154.00 has been used to purchase chore services this fiscal year. This will fund approximately twelve clients per month for the fiscal year.