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070 (Orange aunty Ppartittent of *print *truires 300 W. TRYON STREET HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 HOARD: 410 CALDWELL STREET DR.THOMAS DENTON CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 27514 TELEPHONE: CHRIS NUTTER SHIRLEY MARSHALL HILLSBOROUGH OFFICE 968-4301,9674251 RICHARD SMYTH BONNIE DAvis HILLSBOROUGH OFFICE 732-9361,7324181 mmmmommemawwwirm CHAPEL HILL OFFICE 929-0446 DIRECTOR: THOMAS M.WARD 1986-87 DSS General Assistance Fund (GA) This year (FY 86-87) the fund totalwas $28,000 which wasdivided between the Chapel Hill and Hillsborough offices and allocated by the month. Each office has $572 per month for the seven mild weather months and $2,000 per month during the five severe weather months. Rarely does a month go by that the total is not spent. The new AFDC-Emergency Assistance program may have an impact on demand for General Assistance funds, This program began on November 3, 1986 and its impact is not known at present. It is hoped the impact will conserve enough GA money to match the AFDC-EA program's 25% local match requirement. The quarterly expenditures for GA on the County General ledger shows approximately $3,000 expended. Since payments lag somewhat behind authorizations this figure shows we are spending the budgeted amount (3x2x572=$3,432) for the first quarter of FY 86-87. In the Hillsborough office 75 individuals received assistance with the average a little over $20. The average for the first 10 days of November was $63. The smallest amount was a $3. 76 perseription and the largest a $117.24 electricity bill. Un-less it is an extreme hardship we try to limit participation to one -time each six months with aomax- imum of $100. OCIM, Churches, etc. assist with bills larger than $100. Electricity bills amount to 40% of the payments, Medicine 20% and rent ' 10% were next in frequency, with food, lodging and gasoline for medical trips, gas for cooking and water making up the remainder. Payments are authorized when emergency is documented by eviction or cut off notices or medical emergency or emergency need for food. 1985-1986 Cone Mill Employees Fund and Special GA Fund The ConeMill Fund was administered by the DSS after being handled the first week or two by volunteers. The maximum payment to each employee was $200. One hundred thirty employees received assistance over a thirteen month period. Over twelve thousand dollars was authorized. On the average an employee received $94. Special GA funds during the two fiscal years involved (January 1985-June 1986) spent almost $13,500 from re-allocated or increased appropriations to assist these employees. These GA guidelines were liberaliied to assist with general monthly expenses to a max- imum of $500 each six month period. During this period one hundred seventeen emetgpn- cies were met with the average emergency just above $115. A total of fifty two employ- ees were assisted with these funds with from one to nine emergencies. The smallest total to one employee was $38. 96 and the largest $791.02.