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• • • 099 • • ATM CareL SUITE 217 CARR MILL CARRBORO,NC 27510 • • NUW D 919442-0184 131 COURT STREET HIUSBOROUGIL NC 27278 919-7324210 • • • FIRST YEAR REPORT - JULY 1984-JUNE 1955 • In the first year of operation, Child Care Networks served 801 families with their child care needs for 989 children. Referrals were made to day care centers, family day care homes, preschool programs, in-home providers, and alternative arrangements such as play groups. Information was provided to parents on how to choose quality child care, how to find affordable care, and the, range of services and activities for children. A "Guide to Family Day Care" was published as well as six issues of "Children's Services News. " A more detailed description of the families and their needs are in the tables below. • RESIDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF FAMILIES The target population for resource and referral was families who lived and/or worked in Orange County. Of the 801 families served during the year, the residence was: Chapel Hill - 597., Carrboro - 10%, North Orange - 12%, Non-Orange- County - 197.. For those 1177 persons whose employment status was known, about three-fourths worked in Orange County. The largest group of 279 was associated with the University of- North Carolina, with 171 UNC employees and 108 students. The next largest was the North • • Carolina Memorial Hospital with 161 employees. The following table, shows the employment status. • Employment Status of Persons Seeking Child Care July 1984-June 1985 Total Percent Orange County UNC 279 24- NCMH 161 15 Other 275 24 Non-Orange County Duke 52 4 IBM 15 1 Other 241 20 Unemployed 55 5 Homemaker 40 Self-employed 59 5 1177 • - - • . . • ---- -- •