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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br /> October 18,2021 <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: October 18, 2021 virtually <br /> BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Garavaglia, Jane Garrett, and Oscar Fleming <br /> GUEST: None <br /> BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: Earl McKee <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager; Crystal Mitchell, Child <br /> Welfare Manager and Brittany Mann, Social Work Program Manager <br /> I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> DSS Chair, Pat Garavaglia, called the meeting to order at 4:06 pm. <br /> II. Board Comments <br /> None. <br /> III. Public Comments <br /> None. <br /> IV. Agenda Changes <br /> None. <br /> V. Action Items <br /> On a motion by Jane Garrett, the Board approved the minutes of September 2021. Oscar Fleming <br /> seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> 1. Holiday Program <br /> Sharron Hinton provided an overview of the Holiday Programs for 2021. OCDSS will offer the Share <br /> Your Holiday sponsorship program. This will operate as it has in years past. Staff in our Child <br /> Welfare, Employment Services, Adult Services, Adolescent Parenting, and Child Care programs <br /> refer families they are working with. OCDSS recruits individuals, businesses, and churches in the <br /> community to sponsor a child or adult. Gifts will be turned in the first weekend of December at <br /> Southern Human Services Center or Hillsborough Commons. <br /> Our second holiday program we will offer this year is Toy Chest. Ms. Hinton explained OCDSS is a <br /> Toys for Tots partner site. We typically distribute 75-90 boxes for toy collection to businesses <br /> throughout the Orange County area; we are in process of reaching out to local businesses. Ms. <br /> Hinton shared we also accept monetary donations. <br /> This year Toy Chest will be altered in response to the pandemic and to promote health and safety. <br /> Toy Chest will be held the week of December 13-17th 2021. There will be an online registration for <br /> families; if families are unable to register online they can call the office. Each family will be given an <br /> appointment date/time. This year the program will only serve ages birth to 12 years old. If needed, <br /> toys will be supplemented with gift cards. Each family will receive a gift card to Food Lion for food. <br /> 1 <br />