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• • (V CHORE 17.114.1=1G GRANT • The agency received two chore treining grants which enabled us to provide two separate training projects in the calendar year 1984. We were awarded, the first grant of $1700 in December of 1983. The first training began in January, 1984 and extended through April 26, 1984. The practical for the training was arranged from July 11, 1984 through July 21, 1984. Eighteen chore providers received sixty hours of training. The training was done as a joint effort by - the local Department on Aging and the Department of Social Services. Nine of the eighteen providers trained in the first session provided 745 hours of chore services in December, 1984. As the two agencies planned the traillire, staff anticipated that the two - . greatest barriers would be transportation and motivation. We received the grant ' to pay participants minimum wage for the first thirty hours of training; partici- pants volunteered the remaining thirty hours of treining. In addition, partici- pants were reimbursed for their mileage. . • . The agency was awarded the second chore training grant of $1,018 on August 30, 1984. Although we had telt that the first training project was extremely beneficial to the participants, the clients served, and the staff from both agencies, the project was extremely time consuming. Therefore, we decided to contract with the Technical College of Alamance to do the second project. Twelve participants were trained in the second session with each partioipant receiving sixty hours of training. Expenses for this training session included the cost of class to TOA, the instructor's mileage, participants' mileage, and salaries for the first thirty hours of training for participants who were currently employed by the agency as chore providers. In order to meet the expenses for the training, we had to request $776.00 from the Chore Ekpanaion Grant. The -time frame for this session was November 26, 1984 through December 14, 1984. ' The end of the session coincided with our annual party for chore service providers at which time our newly trained providers were recognized. MilIKORANDIIM b tritDERSTAKDING WITH CRTLD CARE NETWORKS After months of discussion, the Memorandum of Understanding With Child • Care Networks was emmanded by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners • on December 18, 1984. An understanding has been reached on the complimentary roles of Child. Care Networks and Department of Social Services. The roles are • outlined in the attached document. Areas where there are shared responsibilities are indicated and understood by both agencies. The Executive Director of Child. Care Networks participated in the orientation prepared for the Department of Social Services Board Members in November and. December, 1984. Staff of the two agencies are working cooperatively on a regular basis.