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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br />November 20, 2023 <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />Southern Human Services is now open for normal operations. Housing department staff have <br />moved into Southern and Europa to share space. <br /> <br />3. Holiday Planning <br /> <br />Sharron Hinton updated the Board on the holiday programs. Community supporters have donated <br />turkeys and Thanksgiving meals and social work staff have been identifying families to receive the <br />meals. <br /> <br />Sponsorship drop-off is the 4th-6th of December. There are 70 adults, 156 children in child welfare <br />and 135 children in other social work programs being sponsored at this point. There will continue to <br />be people added to sponsor lists and there has been a lot of community support for sponsorship. <br />The Toy Chest will be held December 7th-9th from 10a-6p each day. There are 1,500 children <br />registered for the event so far. <br /> <br />4. Director’s Report <br /> <br />There is a lot going on at the agency and we are spending a lot of time on filling vacancies. <br /> <br />Oscar Fleming noted that he is trying to figure out all of the types of funding available for NC PreK. <br />Nancy Coston responded that staff have run lists of children who receive Medicaid and are not <br />connected to an early education program and plan to reach out to identify barriers for these <br />families. Ms. Coston suggested that this be put on December’s agenda for more information. <br /> <br />Jamezetta Bedford announced that this will be her last board meeting. She will be cycling off next <br />month. <br /> <br />VII. Announcements <br /> <br />Ann Wilkerson moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:13 pm. Pat Garavaglia seconded the motion. The motion <br />was carried without dissent. <br /> <br />Submitted by: <br /> <br /> Nancy Coston, DSS Director <br /> <br /> Oscar Fleming, Vice-Chair