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described the services provided by the Compass Center. She said their objective is to serve 1 more residents, and she hoped the Board would increase the Center’s funding this next year. 2 Gillian Hare said she is the Board Vice-Chair of the Compass Center, and she asked for 3 the Board’s support through the $7000 additional funding through the outside agency process. 4 Denise Moody said she works for OE enterprises and thanked the Board for its funding 5 allotment to OE, which provides services to the developmentally disabled. She introduced 6 Aaron, who works at OE. 7 Aaron said he works at OE, and his job is in Durham for two days a week. He picks up 8 trash. He said he likes being outside, and he gets a paycheck every two weeks. 9 Denise Moody read a statement from Aaron’s mom, who shared how OE has been an 10 answer to her prayers; has helped Aaron find a place in the world; and enables her to continue 11 to work full time. 12 Norma White said she represents rural seniors, through the Orange County Rural 13 Alliance (OCRA). She said, as of 2010, there are about 4000 seniors who live in rural Orange 14 County, and they are only reaching about 1000 seniors at this time. She said OCRA’s mission 15 is to keep seniors in their own homes as safely as they want to be, allowing them to age in 16 place. She said OCRA helps seniors with safe homes, nutritional food, social interaction, and 17 access to services. She said many of the residents do not eat good food for a variety of 18 reasons, and thus OCRA is now an affiliate with Meals On Wheels, and serves 93 people 19 weekly. She said isolation is hard on the seniors, and breeds all of kinds of depression. She 20 said OCRA has and a social interaction program, and from that information it is learned who has 21 nutritional needs. She said OCRA has many alliances with churches and businesses in the 22 area, as well as the Department on Aging. She thanked the Board for its support this past year. 23 Stephanie Kilpatrick said she is the Residential Services Director for the InterFaith 24 Council (IFC), and she encouraged the Board to consider IFC’s request for increased funding 25 this coming year. She said IFC appreciated the Board’s financial support last year too. 26 Elvira Mebane thanked the Board of County Commissioners for its service to Orange 27 County residents. She shared a letter that she sent to the Manager and some staff, from the 28 United Voices of Efland Cheeks, of which she is the president. She read the following letter: 29 30 April 18, 2018 31 32 Dear Ms. Hammersley: 33 34 On behalf of the Efland-Cheeks community we thank you for your vision to empower 35 community-based entities like United Voices of Efland Cheeks with financial resources to 36 play an active role in the operation of the Efland Cheeks Community Center. Our ability to 37 offer various programs· and activities for the youth, senior citizens, community at-large, has 38 reaffirmed to us that a Community Center without well designed and delivered programs 39 and activities is simply an empty building. In addition to our Summer Youth Enrichment 40 Program, we have also been able to offer special events such as the Art Show featuring 41 two local community artists, and the Pencil Head Society, a teen writing group lead by a 42 renowned poet, Jaki Shelton-Green. 43 44 The programs and activities we have been able to offer the community has enhanced 45 many lives. 46 47 Our budget request for FY 2018-19 was based on our critical review of each program, activity, 48 and existing human resources. We currently have a full-'time Center Manager, an 49 administrative assistant (or back-up staff) 12 hours per week, and program coordinator for 24 50