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E)ui)ding "Confianza" <br />Child Care Facilitator: Dee Gamble <br />➢ Provide materials in Spanish/English in medical offices, public <br />libraries, childcare centers (about childcare information) employers, <br />housing and businesses. <br />➢ Fund scholarships /subsides for families to access child care <br />➢ Locate childcare in areas most needed such as near home and work <br />where families have close access. <br />Education Facilitator. Juan Echeverria <br />➢ Flue more bilingual staff <br />➢ Provide information in Spanish <br />➢ Create Spanish language telephone line or recording. <br />Court System Facilitator: Donald Thompson <br />➢ Interpreter for the court system <br />➢ Make forms and material available in Spanish and English. Ask administrator's <br />office of the state to provide leadership. <br />➢ Have central point in the courthouse to provide reference information for <br />Hispanic/Latinos. <br />CONCLUSION <br />The rapidly- expanding Hispanic/Latino population of Orange County requires access <br />to the same basic services that all other residents need: healthcare, childcare, housing, <br />education and fair treatment by the courts. The first barrier to be overcome is <br />language - communication is obviously the key. Cultural differences must also be <br />taken into careful consideration. Ultimately, this vibrant community has much to <br />offer Orange County— not only because the county has a low unemployment rate— but <br />through its rich heritage. The continued effort to build "confianza' by service <br />providers and the HispaniclLatino community will benefit everyone. <br />5 <br />