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05 R 3JAN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1988 AT CHAPEL HILL Lion of Community Pediatric The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4, Wing C,Medical School 22IH Department of Pediatrics 966-2504 Chapel Hill,NC 2751d December 29 , 1987 Mrs. Shirley Marshall Chairman Orange County Commissioners Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Mrs. Marshall:. Last year we requested an increase in funding for the Adolescents-in-Need Project from $30,500 to $37,000. At that time we were not granted an increase but were told to request additional funding again at the first of the year when the county budget was more clear. In the interval our grant from the N. C. Department of Public Instruction was cut from the requested $50,000 to $42,000, which has increased the pressure on our budget. The number of adolescents involved in the program has increased considerably. 'There have been thirty new referrals during the first semester with a significant increase in adolescents at risk at the high school level. The project is now housed at the high school, and this has contributed to an increased number of self-referrals by adolescents. We urgently need an additional $6,000 to maintain our current staffing level through the fiscal year. Without this support we will need to reduce our staff as early as April. We appreciate the past support of the County Commissioners. We believe the project has had a very positive impact on adolescents in Orange County. If you have any questions about the current status of the project or the need for these funds, please contact me or Mrs. Betty Compton. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely yours, 42eL /40,--- Frank Loda, M.D. Betty P. Compton, F.N._' Professor of Pediatrics Director, Adolescents-in-Need Project • cc: Moses Carey, Steve Halkiotis, John Hartwell, Donald Wilhoit (Commissioners) and Albert Kittrell (Acting County Manager)