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I. ' <br /> 2. <br /> 3. <br /> 4" Ms, Insko directed her response to the Board and said the Commission was not <br /> 5^ lobbying for anything; the Commission's concerns are issues that affect women, <br /> "° purticulaMy unskilled women, for example availability of day care. <br /> 7. Rape Crisis Center: Ms. Katherine Morrison, Treasurer for the Center, prn- <br /> 8 <br /> ^ vided the Board with a brief review of the past year's activities and programs, <br /> 9^ number of assaults reported, contacts made. The Board asked what percentage of <br /> 10. staff time was spent in fund raising; Ms. Norrisen replied that she did not <br /> 11. know, but that reporting procedures were being implemented this year which would <br /> l2° <br /> provide that information. <br /> 13. Commissioner Whitted said that the General Legislature had passed a Victim's <br /> 111" Compensation Bill the previous year to aid in medical expenses incurred by victims <br /> 15" yet none had been submitted from NCMH. Ms. Morrison said the Center had publicized <br /> 16. that resource and did not know why no requests had been submitted. <br /> 17. Some Board members asked about duplication of services; Ms. Morriscin said <br /> 18* the Center worked closely with Social Services, Protective Services Division. <br /> 19° <br /> The Board thanked Ms' Morrison for coming to request the full funding amount. <br /> 20, <br /> Coalition For Battered Women: Ms, Connie Renz, Director, reviewed th three <br /> 21" aspects of this Coalition's programs: 1) Advocacy; 2) Community Eduuao jo /; and, <br /> 22` 3) Shelter Program. Ms. Renz said the Shelter Program was responsible for the' <br /> 23 requested increase in funding, Ms. Renz said the Coalition made its space in the <br /> 2b Shelter Program available to the Department of Social Services. She added that 95% of <br /> ---thuse—aeckinV+she-l-t:r yore from moxthern+Pran"e. _- <br /> 25, ' <br /> The Board thanked Ms. Renz for her presentation and request. <br /> 26. Women's Health Counseling: Ms. Brenda Edwards, Director, and Ms. Rose Metts, <br /> 27^ Board member, provided the Board with a brief review of this pr gram!n activities. <br /> 28* Responding to a question about possible duplication of services offered by the <br /> 29° Health Department, Ms. Edwards said a donation of $1.00 was requested from each <br /> 30, participant and the Health Counseling service was able to spend at least an hour <br /> 31^ of time with each client, more than the Health Department is able to provide. Com- <br /> 920 missioner Willhnit, Board of Health member, noted that the case load for the Health <br /> 33" Department was so heavy that there were needs not being served in that Department, <br /> 34^ Commissioner Whitted cited the duplication of services assessment done by HSAC <br /> 35" which noted there was no duplication of tervicey^ prior to the Women's Health <br /> 36° Counseling being funded the first time. <br /> 37" Ms. Edwards and Ms. Metts were thanked for their responses and report. <br /> 38. <br /> 39. <br /> ___ �� <br />