Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 21, 2003 <br />Action Agend <br />Item No. _ <br />SUBJECT: Proclamation to Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Inter-Faith Council for Social <br />Service (IFC) <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, Asst. Co. Manager, ext. 2307 <br />Chris Moran, Executive Director, IFC <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation recognizing the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service <br />(IFC) as it prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary of helping to provide a "safety net" for <br />people in need throughout the greater Chapel Hill and Carrboro community, and declare <br />October 2003 as "IFC Month". <br />BACKGROUND: Since 1963, the IFC has worked to discover unmet needs, organize a <br />coordinated volunteer response, and advocate and counsel for the disenfranchised. The <br />programs IFC operates include safe shelter for homeless men, crisis intervention services, and <br />long term and supportive housing for homeless women and children, in collaboration with many <br />other community agencies. <br />On October 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the Orange United Methodist Church, the IFC will be honoring <br />"40 at 40" in an event open to the public. IFC will be recognizing 40 individuals and groups who <br />have contributed through the years to the success of the organization. <br />Representatives of the IFC Board and/or staff will be present at the BOCC meeting to receive <br />the proclamation and provide any additional comments. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the approval of the <br />celebratory proclamation. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation <br />and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation recognizing the Inter-Faith Council as it <br />prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary of helping to provide a "safety net" for people in need, <br />and declaring October 2003 as "IFC Month". <br />