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4, F <br />NOVEMBER 1990 PRELIMINARY UPDATE 1 <br />RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FORUM ON POVERTY IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />On November 29, 1989, a County -wide Forum on Poverty in Orange <br />County was sponsored by the Board of Commissioners. The purpose <br />of the Forum was to bring together community leaders in promoting <br />greater understanding of the complex nature of poverty, to foster <br />dialogue among the participants, to explore and develop a local <br />plan of action to reduce poverty conditions. The Forum opened <br />with a report by Dr. Andrew Dobelstein of the UNC -CH School of <br />Social Work. This was followed by panel discussions on Education, <br />Health and Employment and a luncheon address by Dr. William <br />Friday, Honorary Chair of the Board of Directors of the North <br />Carolina Poverty Project. Four group sessions were then convened <br />on Education, Health, Employment and Child Care. Each of these <br />groups discussed and identified perceived needs for <br />change /improvement. <br />This preliminary update, one year later, is a brief review of <br />major activities that agencies have undertaken since the Forum. <br />Additional information is being acquired, and will be provided <br />in a forthcoming final report. The sections of this report <br />correspond to the different group topics. Each perceived need is <br />stated, accompanied by the status of any ongoing initiatives or <br />action that has been or will be taken, and a brief description of <br />that action. <br />A comprehensive report addressing each perceived need will be <br />submitted to the Board by early 1991. <br />