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Follow-up Report on Human Services Funding
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board to have a follow-up discussion regarding Human Services funding priorities.
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DEPARTMENT: Economic and Community Development
CONTACT INFORMATION: Annette Lafferty, AICP Economic and Community Development Director
INFORMATION: In September of 2016, the Board discussed in a work session issues related to human services needs assessment. The discussion centered around two major subjects that included the application process itself and identifying service gaps and funding priorities. This agenda item is a follow-up to that discussion and an opportunity to communicate guidance to the Human Services Advisory Board as they are now in the process of reviewing applications and will make recommendations to the Board in May.
The human service application (aka Outside Agency Funding) is a joint application process between Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County. Several recommendations from the Board of Aldermen were included in the final application including adding a non-discrimination clause, clarifying the role of fiscal sponsors, and streamlining the process by reducing the number of copies required from the applicant. The non-profits have reported a high satisfaction with the application process itself.
The Board also discussed funding priorities and what types of service needs should the Town focus. In the application, under Section 3 Program Information, there is a funding priority matrix (Attachment 1) that is based on a 2014 study from the UNC School of Government of human service needs, and although the study focused on Chapel Hill, many of the same needs and human service providers serve both Towns. Chapel Hill will be contracting with a consultant to update this study for the 2017 - 18 funding cycle and Carrboro staff is discussing collaboration on that study and will return to the Board with future updates on that effort....
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