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26 <br />shelter and, counseling services. They have had to turn <br />people away.(number unknown) when the shelter is filled to <br />capacity.- (Source: Fred Stang, Orange /Durham Coalition <br />for Battered Women) <br />Date rape appears to be closely associated with the <br />use of alcohol and goes largely unreported. (Source: <br />Report of the Task Force on Reducing Violent Crime and <br />Illegal Drug Use) <br />THE WORKING POOR <br />In 1987, 44% of Orange County residents held jobs in <br />the service sector where wages are traditionally low, <br />employment is part -time or seasonal, and opportunities for <br />advancement minimal. (Source: Custom Data Package for <br />Orange County, Addressing Poverty in Orange County) <br />26% of the employed population makes up the class <br />called "the working poor." The four largest categories of <br />employment for the working poor are as follows: 8% are <br />employed by the state.or local government, primarily UNC; <br />7% are employed in retail sales; 3.5% are employed in <br />service jobs; and 2.5% are employed by financial services. <br />(Source: Custom Data Package for Orange County Commission <br />for women) <br />YOUTH <br />Lack of transportation negatively impacts service <br />accessibility and employment /training opportunities for <br />youth. (Source: Interviews with human service providers <br />conducted as research for the Task Force for the Future of <br />Human Services) <br />Elementary and middle school children with working <br />parents have a need for supervised activities after - school, <br />during holidays and the summer, and on teacher work days. <br />(Source: "Improving the State of the Adolescent in Orange <br />County ") <br />Youth need services both as individuals and as members <br />of families. At the caseworker level, human service <br />providers and school employees cooperate by meeting to <br />discuss common concerns. (Source: Interviews with human <br />service providers conducted as research for the Task Force <br />for the Future of Human Services) <br />F <br />