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Report on the <br />1992 HUMAN SERVICES FORUM <br />September 16, 1992 <br />sponsored by <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION <br />The Morning Session <br />The forum opened with a review of the work that resulted <br />from the previous two forums and with updates on major activities <br />within the human services network in Orange County. <br />The Human Services Coordinating.Council (HSCC) <br />Ned Brooks, representing the United Way of Greater Orange County, <br />described the composition of.the HSCC and its functions. Council <br />members have held one meeting and are forming committees to work <br />on their three tasks: the Information Management Committee, the <br />Snapshot Report Committee, and the Task Force Committee. <br />The Master Client Index File <br />Laura Zimmerman, of the Human-Services Research and Design <br />Laboratory at U.N.C., described "the needs and constraints that <br />have led to the development of the MCI, which will initially be <br />implemented among Orange County human services departments. MCI <br />will provide a common data base -of client information, allowing <br />for more efficient casework. Safeguards to protect <br />confidentiality will be built into the system. <br />The Southern Human Services Building <br />John Link, the Orange County Manager, gave an update on the <br />proposed building, which will consolidate under one roof all the <br />human services the County provides in the Chapel Hill /Carrboro <br />area. The County has recently purchased land at 2505 Homestead <br />Road in northern Chapel Hill for the building. The planning <br />process will begin this fall, and construction should be complete <br />by late 1995. <br />The Proposed Triangle Information and Referral System <br />Ronald Bradford of United Way of Wake County described the <br />proposed I &R system which would provide services for Wake, <br />Durham, and Orange counties. IBM has developed software for an <br />automated system that would maintain information about all human <br />services provided in the tri- county area. Individuals seeking <br />information would be able to call one phone number to learn about <br />services in their area. <br />