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Orange County. 2 A "registry" of nonprofits serving families and children in Orange County (Attachment II) was produced by a UNC School of Social Work intern placed at the Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce during the 1993-94 academic year. This list identifies the agencies which may have a potential impact on the youth and families of Orange County. The action plan for implementation should establish a coordinated and empowered function that will provide the coordination of youth and family services. One of the challenges of this effort will be to define the areas of collaboration and coordination that prevent timely intervention. This effort should empower the coordination and collaboration function to ensure that the best intervention is pursued and commitment is obtained to enhance the services to youth and their families. To facilitate this process, we propose to use the resources of two graduate interns, a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and a Master of Social Work (MSW) , to work cooperatively to develop an action plan. The MPA intern will concentrate on the automation component of the recommendations; while the MSW intern will focus on the networking and enhancement of services between public and private agencies via surveys and focus groups. The MPA intern is to be paid from the Manager's operating budget; and the salary for the MSW intern will be paid from the $30, 000 available in the non-departmental funds. These interns will be staffed in the Manager's Office and work under the supervision of Sharron- Siler, Management Analyst, who is responsible for providing assistance to special populations in the County. RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board receive this report as information.