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5. enhances the social order. Human services are directed towards the physical, material, mental, spiritual and social needs of individuals, families, and groups. Services originate from three sectors: the public sector, the voluntary nonprofit sector and the proprietary sector. what specific services are made available and how they are delivered are complex issues and influenced by a belief in self - reliance, family and community responsibility, and other values pertaining to assisting those in need. A human service vision is a statement of what the system should look like, why services exist, and what contributions they can make. The vision should serve as a guide for defining the scope of acceptable choices and as a symbol around which the community can gather. The vision is the "common thread" that binds together competing and diverse programs and services. The vision of Orange County Human Services which evolved from the Fall, 1991 HSAC Forum can be summarized as follows: A coordinated, efficient and collective network of public and private resources which provide a continuum of ameliorative and preventive services for individual, family and community Problems of human development and daily living. This networ-k of services should both represent and validate the community values of caring, respect, diversity, economic opportunity, optimal health, safety and the enhancement of self- worth. Services should be accessible and offered with minimum cost to users, and supported by a citizenry that is informed and educated to the issues of human services. Strate ies First Ste s To Achieve The Vision The strategies or first steps for achieving the proposed vision of human services in Orange County as developed by the Fall, 1991 HSAC Forum are summarized as follows: 1. Develop an ownership of the vision with the various boards and the public at large. 2. Strategically review current programs and services against those . values expressed in the vision. 3. Continue efforts to establish interprogram coordination and linkage mechanisms (ie. master client index). 4. Review programs for their accessibility to users, including transportation. 5. Develop more effective mechanisms for providing user and community input in the development and operation of human services. 5. Continue efforts to create a "partnership" between County, the townships, state, industry, private sector, the community at large, and the University. 7. Improve community education about programs and services.