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5f3i <br /> I Introduction. Th1s proposal contains a revised work plan and budget <br /> ' for a This Needs Assessment to be carried out in Orange <br /> '- Human .e full and winter l98l-82 <br /> u� during w during 1981-82. The proposal is based on <br /> the plan drawn y the HSAC Committee on Needs Assessment.sment' On <br /> August 13, the C Steering Committee voted to commit $2500 of its <br /> $5000 budget to the plan with instructions to the Committee to modify <br /> fy <br /> the proposal consistent with that commitment of funds. Subsequently, <br /> ted that the County Commissioners reques a plan p n be drawn up based on <br /> an expanded budget. <br /> This proposal responds to the County Commissioners request and is <br /> based on discussions including members of the HSAC Needs Assessment <br /> Committee, County staff members and project consultonts. <br /> II. Goals of the Needs Assessment Process <br /> A. Develop a tool by which the County Commissioners may better' <br /> 1. Identify those areas of their responsibility for Human ServfceS <br /> that require special attention; in the first year this <br /> specifically refers to identifying and evaluating the impact <br /> of federal cutbacks on Orange County citizens in various <br /> age groups. <br /> 2' Determine the priorities in funding Human Services; <br /> 3. Provide the public reliable background by which the priorities <br /> set may be fully justified. <br /> B. Develop a tool by which the agencies maximize their resources by: <br /> 1. More effective coordination of services; <br /> 2. Assuring relevance of services provided to community needs; <br /> J. Elimination of unnecessary duplication; <br /> 4. Better education of the public regarding the County's programs <br /> for human services; <br /> 5. Greater input and feedback from the public, including consumers <br /> of Human Services. <br /> III. Proposal Overview. This proposal involves several simultaneous activities: <br /> collection of needs assessment and services,data; analysis of data by <br /> representative citizen groups; developing recommendations based an the <br /> data collected and transmitting those data to HSAC member constituents. <br /> The process is conceived of as a 8 month project beginning in September <br /> and ending in April. The intent is to make needs assessment data available <br /> for community decision-makers for use in their budget decisions on a <br /> continuous basis' The current proposal is viewed as providing a foundation <br />