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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES <br /> March 16,2026 <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: March 16th, at the Orange <br /> County Department of Social Services at 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278. <br /> BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Oscar Fleming, Jamezetta Bedford, and Jane Garrett <br /> GUEST: None <br /> BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS ABSENT: Chris Barnes and Ann Wilkerson <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Lindsey Shewmaker, Social Services Director; Crystal Wiese, Assistant Director; Sharron <br /> Hinton, Assistant Director; Rebekah Rapoza, Fiscal Operations Manager; Lakecia Robbins, Economic Services <br /> Program Manager; and Brittany Mann, Child Welfare Program Manager <br /> I. Call to Order and Introductions <br /> DSS Chair, Oscar Fleming, called the meeting to order at 4:02 pm. <br /> II. Board Comments <br /> Oscar Fleming presented the DSS workplan to the Board of County Commissioners at the March 101n <br /> meeting. <br /> III. Public Comments <br /> None. <br /> IV. Agenda Changes <br /> None. <br /> V. Action Items <br /> On a motion by Jamezetta Bedford, the Board approved the meeting minutes from February 2026. <br /> Jane Garrett seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. <br /> VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision <br /> 1. Child Abuse Prevention Month <br /> Brittany Mann, Child Welfare Program Manager, gave the Board an update on Child Abuse <br /> Prevention Month and agency plans. Staff will be attending the County Commissioners meeting <br /> tomorrow evening for the presentation of a proclamation recognizing Child Abuse Prevention <br /> Awareness Month. We have a small committee at DSS who is working on awareness efforts, and <br /> the county's public information office is assisting with social media campaigns. We have developed <br /> a flyer with a QR code that will link to the DSS website to learn about available resources (gun <br /> safety and safe sleep) and it will be shared countywide in public spaces. We are also going to <br /> deliver a collection of pinwheels, the symbol of child abuse prevention, to county departments to be <br /> planted outside their offices. Historically the pinwheel planting has been a DSS effort, but this year <br /> we are engaging other county departments to plant pinwheels and to participate in Wear Blue Day <br /> on April 10. We will also be participating as a vendor at Family Fun Day at the Sportsplex on April <br /> 1 <br />