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-4- 22‹ _ . Study and report on NEEDS and RESOURCES. HSAC has excelled in its efforts over the oast five years to identify and prioritize human service needs in Orange County to a lesser dsgree on resource/service identification. In 1981 HSAC (its Needs Assessment Subcommittee' submitted to the County Commissioners a Proposal for a Comprehensive Needs Assessment Process which met their approval . In 1982 the Needs Assessment Process was completed and a report was submitted to the County Commissioners. While the results were helpful the County Commissioners had difficulty utilizing the report (needs identification) in their policymakinq role such as service and funding priority setting. In 1982 HSAC fists Transportation Committee) completed an agency client transportation survey. Without a doubt. the survey indicated a need for more transportation to make human services accessible. especially in rural Orange County, and parti cul ar1 v among disadvantaged groups such as the •poor, the elderly and handicapped. Interestingly, in a 1984 HSAC member survey on priority work issues, the highest ranked items were PLANNING, and INFORMATION/ REFERRAL. This implies a need for a more effective and clearly defined community planning process. 4. Undertake STUDIES by request. In the past eix' years, the County Commissioners requested the HSAC to research two issues: ( 1 ) whether there was duplication of Women Organization's services and (2) ways to coordinate the. the Summer Youth Nutrition Program. The findings were no unnessary duplication of ,Women's services. HSAC recommended that Recreation Providers be given uo to $2000 who joinly plan the Youth Program. THE FUTURE OF HSACI The primary objective of HSAC for 1985-86 will be the treater involvement of its membership in identifying community needs in a systematic manner and recommending specific solutions. Naturally. this should be done where possible in cooperation with other key planning/coordinating groups such as the Association of Community Agencies (ACA) . the Human Services Advisory Boards of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. and the United Funds, To accomplish this HSAC objective, several changes are necessary. 1 . New Meeting Schedule. To give more time and emphasis to working committees, HSAC will meet bi-monthly. 2. New Committee Structure. Several special committees have been established, primarily to address HSAC's mandated charge. Committee de=scription, are as -Fellows: