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Group.D - Facilitator, Barbara Rynerson <br />Opportunity: Support consumers during transition to achieve independence. <br />Strategies: <br />1. Determine the original need that each family had for seeking assistance service <br />and include families in setting goals. Provide follow -up which includes peer <br />mentoring and peer support. <br />2. Local administration/leadership needs to convey a genuine desire to initiate a <br />process of change based on consumer input. <br />3. Identify health insurance provisions for those moving off Medicaid. <br />Group E - Facilitator, Charlotte Jones <br />Opportunity: Provide access to services through decentralization. <br />Strategies: <br />1. Options for increased access to services; kiosks in malls, automated access sites, <br />use of technology to facilitate access through expansion of the Master Client <br />Index, and automated ability to complete applications and make referrals. <br />2. Use a team approach for service delivery (such as including nurses from the <br />Health Dept, social worker from DSS, and so forth) and placing the team in <br />convenient community locations. The team could be "circuit riders" and move to <br />various communities in the county. <br />Group F - Facilitator, Ned Brooks <br />Opportunity: Strengthen University and community partnerships. <br />Strategies: 4 <br />1. Create an 800 number to share information easily. <br />2. Build affordable housing on University land. <br />3. Work together to solve parking and transportation problems. <br />4. Give joint University and Orange County Public Service Awards. <br />5. The University could allocate a certain amount of its resources to helping the <br />community through research, student interns and public awareness. <br />