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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 19, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. � <br /> SUBJECT: Human Services Advisory Commission (HSAC) 2001 Forum Report <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 2001 Human Services Advisory Sharron Hinton, ext. 2300 <br /> Commission Forum Report <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive information from the Human Services Advisory Commission (HSAC) <br /> regarding their 2001 HSAC Forum. <br /> BACKGROUND: For the past 12 years, the Human Services Advisory Commission has <br /> sponsored a forum to discuss issues pertaining to the local human services delivery system. In <br /> September 2001, the theme for the HSAC forum was "Poverty in Orange County. The Issues <br /> that Remain': Over 125 participants spent the day discussing the affect that poverty has on <br /> the day-to-day lives of the residents of Orange County and identifying strategies to address <br /> these problems. The five Issues and Strategies Sessions concentrated on Education (Lifecycle <br /> Approach); Child Care; Health and Nutrition; Employment; and Affordable Housing. <br /> David Thompson, co-chair of the HSAC will present an overview of the report and answer <br /> questions. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive-the report as <br /> information. <br />