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Ii <br />2. Promoting the develo ment of an information base for <br />human services planning and decision -makin . <br />The Services: <br />The intern developed a simple data base on human <br />services which lists providers under categories of service <br />and gives some information about the type of population <br />served. This data base can serve as a starting.point to <br />assess where gaps or overlaps in services occur or to <br />identify providers who could work together to coordinate <br />services around a particular issue. The data base might <br />be especially helpful to educate board members, for <br />example, who are not familiar with the variety of human <br />services available in the county. <br />The Financial Picture: <br />Here are highlights of our findings concerning the <br />financial characteristics of human service providers for <br />the 1990/91 fiscal year: <br />- The budgets of nonprofit human service agencies total <br />over $33 million, and about $19.5 million of this <br />amount stays in Orange County. <br />- The majority of nonprofit agencies have diversified <br />revenue bases which include client fees and private <br />donations. <br />- The funding provided from the United Way, Orange County, <br />Chapel Hill, and Carrboro is a relatively small <br />percentage of the total amount spent on human services. <br />However, this funding has a significant impact in <br />providing programs that are responsive to the needs of <br />Orange County. <br />- orange County spent about $10 million to fund the Human <br />Services Departments in 1990/91. In addition, $23 <br />million of state and federal aid came into the county in <br />the form of Food Stamps, AFDC, Medicaid, and other <br />special assistance programs. <br />- The total of funds from all sources spent on human <br />services totaled approximately $57 million in 1990/91. <br />Page 2 <br />a <br />