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PURPOSE <br /> There have been questions regarding how governmental <br /> agencies coordinate efforts to save time, and avoid the <br /> duplication of services. These questions have been periodically <br /> accompanied by the public perception that agencies appear to <br /> coordinate services on a very small scale. <br /> After surveying local agencies, it was determined that those <br /> in Orange County coordinate extensively to provide services to <br /> the residents in this jurisdiction. The idea of documenting the <br /> coordination of nonprofit and governmental agencies in Orange <br /> County came about as a means of alleviating the concerns of <br /> citizens and policy makers. It is also a means of detailing the <br /> relationships that currently exist, and there is hope that new <br /> relationships will be fostered as a result of this report. <br /> The agencies examined in this report are a partial <br /> representation of the agencies providing human services in Orange <br /> County. All of the county's governmental human services agencies <br /> are included, since they are at the core of the human service <br /> delivery network. The county agencies represented in the report <br /> include: the Departments of Social Services (DSS) , Health, <br /> Aging, Child Support Enforcement, Commission for Women, <br /> Cooperative Extension, Recreation and Parks, Housing and <br /> Community Development and the Library. Also included are <br /> nonprofit organizations which receive funding from Orange County. <br /> -v- <br />