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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />January 12, 2018 <br />2 <br />2.Holiday Program Wrap-Up <br />Sharron Hintoninformed the Board that the holiday program went well. The Toy Chest served <br />2,705 children over the two days and gave away 9,412 toys, 2,529 books, and 829 stocking <br />stuffers. Donations were collected from 75 sites around the county. Two special events held this <br />year helped increase toy collections. The “Stuff the Bus” event at the Hillsborough Walmart <br />collected 215 toysand $588 with the help of Chapel Hill Transit. The UNC Men’s Basketball game <br />collected 526 toys and $1760 for the event. <br />The Share Your Holiday program helped sponsor 55 elderly or disabled adults and 335 children. <br />3.Director’s Report <br />Ten children working with the Family Success Alliance have been added to child care subsidy and <br />there has not been any negative impact to the budget. Staff continue to evaluate how many 4-year <br />olds may need care. <br />The NC FAST implementation of Child Welfare was supposed to begin for Orange County in <br />January. It has been delayed again due to some additional testing that is needed to ensure critical <br />issues have been fixed. The new start date is February 26th for Orange County. <br /> <br />VII. Announcements <br />Ann Wilkersonmoved to adjourn the meeting at 10:57am.Susie Enochtsseconded the motion. The motion <br />was carried without dissent. <br />Submitted by: <br />Nancy Coston <br />DSS Director <br />Tamara Dempsey-Tanner <br />Chair