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04d <br /> range of service areas. In addition the agency works with family <br /> day care homes to help them upgrade the care they deliver to <br /> young children. While this agency has neither the administrative <br /> nor the mental health support back up, CCN does know well the <br /> resources that are available for children and families in the <br /> community. CCN would welcome discussing where such services <br /> could fit in their agency but recognizes that providing such <br /> services their neutral, nonjudgemental philosophy toward making <br /> referrals would be jeopardized. The agency does see that their <br /> neutral, nonmental health image could be seen positively by some <br /> members of the community. <br /> 5. Day Care Services Association is a private nonprofit agency <br /> that provides subsidy to low income families needing help paying <br /> the full cost of day care. In addition, the agency advocates for <br /> improved standards and increased subsidy option for children in <br /> child care programs and offers scholarships to low income child <br /> care teachers to continue their professional education. <br /> Virtually all of the agency's $89,000 budget is used to provide <br /> services. Currently the agency has no paid staff but is ran by a <br /> volunteer board made up of child care professionals. While the <br /> agency has a history of working with minority and low income <br /> families and hcild care centers, DCSA does not feel that it has <br /> the administrative or mental health back up to provide the wide <br /> range of coordinated services emotionally troubled preschoolers, <br /> their families and child care programs need. <br /> 6. The Mental Health Association is a private nonprofit agency <br /> advocating for improved care and treatment for persons with <br /> mental illness and promoting sound mental health in the <br /> community. The agency's work includes sponsoring support groups, <br /> public education and legislative advocacy. Because this agency <br /> primarily provides community education and advocacy, it does not <br /> feel that it has either the administrative or professional <br /> expertise to coordinate this program. <br /> 2 <br />