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1 <br /> ORANGE C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> R <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: MARCH 21, 1990 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # j1Dir <br /> SUBJECT: POVERTY FORUM FINAL REPORT (DRAFT) <br /> DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _X_No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> REPORT MANAGER'S OFFICE, EXTENSION 501 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To review and comment on the Poverty Forum Final <br /> Report (Draft) . <br /> BACKGROUND: On November 29, 1989, a county-wide Poverty Forum was <br /> sponsored by the Board of Commissioners. The purpose <br /> of the forum was to bring together community service <br /> providers, business, religious and civic leaders. <br /> Also, the forum was intended to promote greater <br /> understanding of the complex nature of poverty, to <br /> foster dialogue among participants, to explore and <br /> develop a local plan of action to reduce poverty <br /> conditions. <br /> The goals and objectives of the Poverty Forum were <br /> accomplished except development of a local action plan <br /> to reduce poverty conditions. The recommendations <br /> embodied in the final report represent the first phase <br /> of the action plan. Staff and the Poverty Forum <br /> Program Committee solicit Board review and comments on <br /> the final report before an action plan is developed to <br /> address the recommendations. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Refer the Poverty Forum recommendations to the Human <br /> Services Advisory Commission (HSAC) and Human Services <br /> Management Team (HSMT) . Request the HSAC and HSMT to <br /> jointly identify the most appropriate methods of <br /> addressing the recommendations and present methods to <br /> the Board for consideration in April. <br />