HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-09-1981 AGENDA
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1981
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
7:30 P.M.
1. Budget=work session on: Coalition for Battered Women
Rape Crisis Center
Public Health
Women's Health Counseling
Dispute Settlement Center
"The notion that ordinary people want black-robed judges,
well-dressed lawyers and fine-paneled courtrooms as the set-
ting to resolve their disputes is not correct. People with
problems, like people with pains, want relief, and they want
it as quickly and as inexpensively as possible. "
--Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, 1977
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CENTER
FACT SHEET
For over two years, the Dispute Settlement Center has provided
effective, no-cost mediation of interpersonal conflicts to people of
the Chapel Hill-Hillsborough area. A talented and skilled team of 20
volunteers trained by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, currently handles an
average 500 cases per year with a 91% rate of resolution through mutual
agreement. In just two years, the Dispute Settlement Center has become
an integral part of the criminal justice system in Orange County, al-
leviating the burden on the courts and offering citizens an effective
forum in which to resolve a variety of disputes.
WHAT IS MEDIATION?
Mediation is a process of resolving disputes through compromise.
Disputants meet voluntarily in an informal setting with two mediators
who facilitate a discussion of the issues in a dispute with the goal of
reaching a mutual agreement. Unlike arbitration or adjudication,
mediation does not assign guilt nor impose a settlement; resolution is
reached through discussion and compromise.
BENEFITS TO THE COURTS
The majority of cases received by the Dispute Settlement Center
are referred at the discretion of the District Attorney; referrals are
also made by District Court judges, police, magistrates and private
attorneys. Cases from the court system include criminal charges of
assault (ranging from simple assault to assault with a deadly weapon) ,
communicating threats, trespass, injury to property, breaking and en-
tering, and larceny. If resolution is reached through mediation, all
pending charges are dropped and the case is dismissed by the District
Attorney. Each case referred out of District Court allows court per-
sonnel more time to devote to other disputes which can only be resolved
through adjudication.
As visibility within the community increases through local outreach,
a significant number of cases (currently 27%) are received on a call-in
basis directly from the community. By handling these disputes, which
might otherwise have gone through the court system, the Dispute Settle-
ment Center further relieves the overstretched resources of the courts.
In addition, mediation works toward the resolution of the under-
lying issues in a dispute, not possible through the more formal, ad-
versarial system of adjudication. By resolving the underlying conflicts,
mediation reduces the instances of parties reappearing in court with
the same problem since disputants are more likely to abide by a deci-
sion in which they have participated.
BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY
The Dispute Settlement Center provides the community with a no-cost,
convenient and confidential alternative to the courts for the resolution
of interpersonal
cOnr]jct . Nediation sessio are scheduled at the
statement of agreement, no written records are kept of the discussions
to ensure confidentiality.
Even more importantly, mediation allows individuals to discuss at
length the feelings, as well as facts, underlying a dispute. Through
a discussion of all the extra-legal issues, a more long-term agreement
may be reached by the disputants who frequently have an on-going rela-
tionship, such as neighbors, family members, landlords and tenants or
friends. Such lengthy discussion of minor disputes is simply too time
consuming for the overloaded dockets of the courts.
WHO ARE THE MEDIATORS?
Collectively, the Center's 20 mediators reflect the variety of
cultural and demographic characteristics of the community: 37% are
black, 63% white; 45% are men, 55% women; and ages range from 25 to 70.
Based on the typical wage of a salaried mediator, the 5000 hours donated
by the volunteers this year represents a contribution of $37,500•
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The Dispute Settlement Center was given its initial funding of
$7100 from the N.C. General Assembly in 1979. Currently, the program
is being supported by a $27,500 grant from the Governor's Crime Commis-
sion which expires in July, 1981. The additional support this year has
enabled the Center to increase the one paid staff position from half-
time to full-time and thereby triple the caseload, open a new branch
in nearby Hillsborough, develop a comprehensive training program for
new mediators and assist with the development of other centers in N.C.
A NATIONAL MODEL
The Dispute Settlement Center in Orange' County has gained national
exposure as a leading model for volunteer-based centers. Currently,
the Center is assisting citizens in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Raleigh
and Durham with the development of similar centers in their areas. A
network of dispute settlement centers across the state, based on the
Orange County model, would call national attention to North Carolina
as a progressive, forward-looking state in crime prevention and alter-
natives to the courts.
NATIONAL SUPPORT
As part of a new but rapidly growing field, the Dispute Settlement
Center is one of 100 centers across the country. The American Bar
Association, Chief Justice Warren Burger and former Attorney General
Griffen Bell have all called for alternatives for the resolution of
disputes. In response, Congress passed the Dispute Resolution Act
in 1979 which authorizes the creation of a national system of projects
similar to the one in Orange County, but this act has yet to be
appropriated by the Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Evelyn Smith
Program Coordinator
Dispute Settlement Center
105 N. Columbia St.
Chapel Hill , NC 27514
919/929-8800
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VOLUNTEER ADVOCACY PROGRAM
I. Goal
The primary goal of the volunteer advocacy program is to provide immediate
support, information, and service to victims of domestic violence in Durham
and Orange Counties.
II. Narrative
The following services are available to victims of domestic violence through
our volunteer advocacy program:
emergency housing for immediate safety through local motels and
boarding homes
provision of food and transportation related to temporary placement
outside the home
crisis and short-term counseling
legal information on civil and criminal rights and procedures
accompaniment to the Magistrate's Office and to court in criminal Oases
preparation for a criminal court hearing
referral and advocacy with other community agencies
These services are available free of charge, on a 24 hour, seven days per week
basis. A battered woman-contacts our services bY calling either Hassle House
in Durham County or HELPLINE in Orange County and asking for the Advocate
on-call for that day.
The above services are provided by trained volunteer Advocates (both men
and women), The responsibilities of the Advocate include:'
participation in a comprehensive 30 hour training program
mandatory attendance at monthly Advocate meetings
being on-call to provide services at least twice a month
supervisory consultations with staff
recordkeeping
The Coalition has 30-50 volunteer Advocates actively on-call at any one time.
Since the volunteer Advocate, as primary service provider, is the core, of
the advocacy program, considerable administrabive time and program support
is given to the training and supervision of the volunteers. The volunteer
Advocacy program has been in operation since 1977.
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Objectives
A. Provide services to an estimated 70 women per month •
B. Provide advocacy training to 50 new volunteers
C. Supervise volunteer advocates through monthly meetings, individual
4Sonforonees, and evaluation of monthly repotting form
COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM
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I. Goal
The goals of the Coalition community education program are to educate
and train the community about the domestic violence issue and to publicize
the availability of our services,
II. Narrative
The act.ivities in this program include,:
- frequent media exposure through newspaper articles, television
coverage •and radio -h05 •
- distribution of posters and brochures describing Coalition services
- speaking engagements with community groupS such as civic clubs,
churches, school and university clasSes
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- training of staff and personnel who also encounter. battered
women at such agencies as the Department of Social Services,
Mental Health Center, hospitals; and the police/sheriff
departments (see attached list)
- publication of the Coalition.Q6arterly which provides six pages
of information on domestic violence to 2onp individuals and
agencies in our two counties
- participation and leadership in local community conferences
III. Objectives
A. Increase publicity and recognition through continued publication of
the Coalition Quarterly, distribution of Coalition posters and brochures,
and media coverage
B. Arrange at least 4 speaking engagements per month with community groups
O. Provide training to staff at loCal agencies
D. Attend or participate in at least two conferences on related issues
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I. Goal
The goal of the shelter program is to provide short-term transitional
housing .(1-8 weeks) for battered Women and their children On need a place
of physical safety, support, and information as they reevaluate their family
situation.
II. Narrative
The shelter program assists the women with many children who cannot impose
on family or friends for a period of 1-2 months, theisolated, dependent woman
who truly has no people or money resources available to help her in a time
of crisis and transition, or the woman who needs to relocate due to an
exceptionally, dangerous marital, situation where even friends and family,fear
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to house her. - . ..
The shelter program is currently locdted%at a rented house in Durham and
it has been in operation on a limited basis since January 1931 .
The shelter program will be moving to a house in Chapel Hill in the fall of
1981 for two reasons:,
1)'The realtor for the current Durham house is recommending that the house
be sold in August 1931.
2) In the spring of 1981 the Coalition was ofven a house in Chapel Hill by
the Board of ACCESS, Inc. The move to this house in Chapel. Hill is a tremendous
opportunity for the future of our program,both financially'and in terms of
quality service. As a gift, we will own the house. The house itself is larger
than the current house in Durham and thus can accomodate more women and children as well
as 24 hour staff.
THE SHELTER PROGRAM IS AN ADDITION TO OUR ADVOCACY PROGRAM- an addition
which has filled a serious gap in previous Coalition and cminunity services
for battered women and their children. THE COALITION IS REQUESTING AN INCREASE
LEVEL OF SUPPORT FROM ALL OUR FUNDING SOURCES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THIS SERVICE.
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III. Objectives
A. Provide a safe and secure physical place of residence for 1-8 weeks for
an estimated l00 women and children during a 12 month period.
B. Provide a supportive and informative environment for the women and children
1. Coaltion staff and volunteers will supervise, assist, and support
shelter residents
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2. shelter residents will attend weekly hoes: it
meetings and weekly therapy
sessions. Each resident will meet individually with the shelter counselor
to work on her personal plans,
TREATMENT_PROCRAM FOR ABUSERS
I. Goal
The goals of the treatment program for abusers are to educate the community
about the problems of violent men and to offer counseling Services to those men.
II. Narrative
The Coalition has been long aware that a treatment program for the abusers
is essential to any comprehensive efforts to prevent future family violence.
In the last four years, the Coalition has sponsored twa community forums on
the abusers and possible treatment strategies for,thera. We have also financed
the attendance of one of the male Advocates at a conference in Joaton, sponsored
by the successful EMERGE program for abusers. Hoi.!ever, presently in our area,
there is no easily identifiable, accessible, or comprehensive sarvice available
to abusers who request help.
The development of a successful, well-publicized and well-used program for
the abuseri has seffered from a lack of funding, planning an coordination
among various community agencies. The Coalition has submitted an application
to the Mary Reynolds 3abcoak Foundation in Winston-Salem for funding to begin
such a program in our conununities, In addition, a male graJuate student from
the Social Work SChool at the University North Carolina will be working With
the Coalition on this program, 3 days a week' for the 1981-82 school year,
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Orange/Durham YWCA Coalition
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ADVOCACY_PROCIRAM_BUDGET F? 1981.-132
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Budget Category
Amount
A. Salaries
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1. Director (40 hrs/wh)
15,670
2. Assistant Director (30 hrs/wk)
_9 504
25,374 i
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U. Benefits
1. FICA (6.65%)
1,687
2. Unemployment (2.37.)
584
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3, Health Insurance ($60.54/mo)
' _436
2,757
C. Trainer/Consultant Fees
75
D. Travel
1,650
625 Mi/mo at $.22/mi
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E. Postage
480
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F. Printing
1,215
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G. Telephone
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1. Monthly service, chbrge
467
2. Long distance telephone
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II. Office Supplies/Repair
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1. Office Supplies
100
2. Repairs
50
I. Emergency Services
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1. Motels and Boarding Homes . .
2,400
2. Food and Prescription Drugs
400
3. Transportation
500 (
4. Telephone for volunteer calls to clients
550
3,850
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ADVOCACY PROGRAM
TOTAL , 36,518
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Orange/Durham YWCA Coalition
for Battered Women
SHELTER PROGRAM BUDGET
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A. Salaries
1. Shelter Coordinator ($6/hr X 20 hrs/Wk),
2. Night Supervisor ($25/wk) 6,240
3. Weekend Relief Supervisor ($10/night or $25/ weekend) • 600
600
7,440
B. Benefits
1. FICA (6.65%)
495
2. Unemployment (2.3%) 171
171
C. Telephone
Installation, one line with 2 extensions, toll restricted
2. Monthly service charge 64
720
0. Utilites ($300/mo)
1. Gas
2. Electricity 1,700
3: Water 600
180
E. Laundry Service
400
F. Insurance (fire and legal liability)
530
G. tieueekeeping supplies and food replacement ($100/mo)
• 1,200
1. Repair and Maintenance
450
Transportation and child care costs for residents $50/mo
600
K. Accountant Pees ( tax returns & audit)
100
TO $ 14,650
for Battered Women
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Community Education and Training
Since July 98O, Coalition staff and volunteers have Presented Programs to the
following agencies and groups:
University...glasses
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2 classes at Duke University Nursing School
undergraduate class at NCCU
undergrnduate psychology class at UNC
2 sociology classes at Du
Duke Divinity school class
class of health educators at NCCU
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undergraduate social work class at UNC
2 health education seminars at UNC
sociology class at UNC '
2,CETA classes in Hillsborough
class of NCCU graduate students in the Agency Counseling program
Public/Private School Classes
women s group at Friend's School
group of children from divorced homes at Chewning
six 7th grade health classes at Chewning Jr. High School
class at Orange County High School in Hillsborough
2 classes at Chapel Hill High School
Staff at other Community Agencies or Schools
4 hour training program for rookies at the Durham Justice Academy
staff meeting at Bragtown Spacial Project
2 staff seminars at Orange-Person.,Chatham Mental Health Center
2 trainings for Hassle House volunteers .
a meeting of support staff at Prospect Hifl ,Clinic
physician and staff meeting at Family Medicine Center
community forum on domestic violence, sponsored by' the Displaced Hpmema7xer
Project in Roxboro 1.
staff meeting at the Psychiatric OutiiatPent Unit at Duke hospital
group of teachers, guidance counselors and the principal of'Chewning Jr. High School,
nursing staff at Memorial HoSpitaf
Hassle House volunteer. training
Helpline volunteer training
support staff of the Orange/Person-Chatham Mental Health Center
staff social workers at the Orange County Department of Social Services
trainers of Peer Counseling program of Orange County Wemen's Center
class of.Rape Crisis volunteers
community workshop sponsored by legal services in Pembroke, N.C.
Churches
Wednesday night congregational meeting at Trinity United Methodist Church
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men's group at Trinity United Methodist Church
women's circle at Duke Memorial Church
congreglional meeting at Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
circle or Bethany United Churchwomen
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vic Groups and Clubs
meeting of DICCER (Durham Interagency Council on Community Education and Recreation)
meeting of the Council of Civic Clubs
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2 meetings of a Mother's Group, sponsored by the YWCA arid the Durham County
Department of Social Services
Durham Dow:t
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KKG Soroity at UNC
2 meetings of the Durham Junior Women's Club
Altrusa Club meeting
League of Woman Voters in Hillsborough
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ORANGE COUNTY RAPE CRISIS CENTER
1981-82 Estimated budget G18,986,04
Requested Estimated
Chapel Hill $ 3000 ---
Carrboro 1000 $ 800
United Fund 7500 6250
Orange County 10500 ???
Without our entire request of $10,500, we cannot:
--Continue to EXPAND OUR SERVICES throughout the County
--Increase our PREVENTION ACTIVITIES throughout the County
--Present the RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROJECT
--Continue to respond to the INCREASE IN RAPE REPORTS,
Since January 1981:
--1000 people have been reached through PREVENTION PROGRAMS
-- 800 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE have been given
-- 30 SEXUAL ASSAULTS have been reported to Rape Crisis
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Report from the Needs Assessment Survey of Orange County Nnmen°on/
SEXUAL ASSAULT
In a random sample survey of 219 women in Orange County,
6% said they, themselves, had been sexually asoaulted'
13% said they knew someone who had been sexually assaulted in
Orange County.
33% said they knew someone who had been sexually assaulted.
Comparing sexual assault and demographic variables, no relationship
was found between either race and sexual assault, or income and sexual
assault,
43% of all the women who have been assaulted in Orange County in the last
five years have used the Rape Crisis Center, and all (100%) of those
who used it found that it was helpful in dealing with the problem.
When asked what other interventions would have helped more, almost half
the women responding recommehded counseling services. Other suggestions
included pressing charges, more family support, and improving the legal process
which deals with sexual assault victims.
* Conducted by the Orange County Women's Center. For more information, see
attached sheet.
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SURVEY OF WOMEN'S NEEDS IN ORGANGE COUNTY
Conducted by the Orange County Women's Center, with assistance from
Dr. Joanne Earp, UNC Department of Health Education; Dr. Angel Beza,
UNC Institute for Research in Social Science; Mariana Edgerton,
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center; Nancy Lamson, Health
Education Department; Dr. Robert Moroney, UNC Department of Urban and
Regional Planning; Town Planning Departments of Chapel Hill, Carrboro,
and Orange County; Chapel Hill Presbyterian Campus Ministry; and
Dr. Maxine Stern, OPC Mental Health Center.
The Sample: Selection of the sample, with advice from the Institute for
Research in Social Science, aimed at including a proportional representation
of women from all areas of the county and special populations such as student,
and various income levels. Decisions not to participate were made most
frequently by Black, low-income women, leaving that group slightly under-
represented in the sample. The resulting sample of 219 women had the following
characteristics:
Race: Family Inaome:
Caucasian 85% Under 5,000 12% 12%
Black 14% 5,000-10,000 18%
Asian 1% 10m0-15,000 12%
15,000-20,000 11%
Location: 20,000-25,000 11%
25,000-30,000 15%
Chapel Hill 46% 30,000-50,000 18%
Carrboro 7% Over 50,000 4%
Hillsboro 9%
Other 38% Marital Status:
Education: Married 64%
Widowed 7%
Grade School 5% Divorced 8%
Junior High 7% Separated 4%
High School 21% Never Married 18%
Some College 30%
College Grad 25% Age)
Graduate Degree 13%
Under 20 2% 60's 7%
20's 27% 70's 3%
30's 29% 80's 1%
40's 16% ' 90's .5%
50's 13%
Carolina 11/1! North
Department of Administration
116 West Jones Street Raleigh 27611
James B.Hunt,Jr.,Governor Arnold
Joseph��{]dn�u�vSecretary Deputy~ —~=`" for Policy Management
Division of Policy Development
May 4, 1981
TO: Anne Barnes
FROM: Peggy Pollizter, Chairman, HSAC
SUBJECT: Summer Recreation, Education, Nutrition Programs
The Human Services Advisory Commission has recommended that the key public
providers of recreation-education-nutrition programs be given an opportunity
to provide extra summer services especially to poor school age children during
the coming summer. Eligible private groups should have a similar nppnrtunity.
For example, Pine Knolls Community Center made as much use of the 1980 funds ^
as all other agencies combined. At least $2000 ought to be earmarked for all
private groups combined.
HSAC would really like to see coordination of efforts among the recreation de-
partments, the schools, JOCCA and the private groups. While they ought to be
given thW-flexibility they need to carry out their prngrnms HSAC is more
interested in the kind of coordination begun last summer. ��e can not afford
duplication, competition and waste. We would like to ^ ^
of the several agencies:
^ see the representatives
1) agree to plan together and cooperate;
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2) serve children in sites not unreasonably close to one
another;
3) keep records of children served who would not have been served
without funds; and
4) account for the funds in providing recreation, education or nutrition
programs for school age children, generally from low-income backgrounds.
Against this background, HSAC is endorsing up to $2000 each in county funds
for the agencies willing to buy into the described format.
HSAC is not recommending over $14,000 for those purposes.
Attached find a summary of the background material supporting our recnmmendutipn
Also you will find a copy of brief outlines of the kinds of programs that these `
monies could buy.
HSAC is prepared to facilitate the on-going coordination for this project.
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1980 Summer Recreation/Nutrition Program
in Northern Craw County
in the Spring of 1970, the Board of County Commissioners
requested that the Orange County Human Services Advisory Commission
study and make recommendations on the summer recreation and
nutrition needs of the County's children. A special committee
was appointed which found that significant groups of the County's •
children were underserved by existing programs. After studying the
committee's report, the HSAC recommended in May, 1980, that the
Commissioners allocate $8,000 in scholarship funds to be shared
between the agencies in northern Orange County. The Commissioners
voted for the allocation with the added stipulation that the
funds be available to all children in the County. Eligibility for
schelarships would be limited to children from AFDC-eligible
families certified by DSS and reimbursement would be handled by
through the County Manager's office.
By the end of the 1980 summer recreation season, reports from
the Manager's office indicated that only about $1500 of the total
allocation had been spent. A( second study was conducted by Bill
Woodward, consultant to the HSAC, to determine the reazons for the
low utilization. The study was based on interviews with seven
administrative and program staff from three northern Orange agencies,
and included budgetary and historical background. The major
findings were:
1. The scholarship program failed because it was directed
towards the wrong population, because the reimbursement procedures
were cumbersome, and because only one program, the County Schools,
charged a .fee.
2. The agencies operating summer programs in northern Orange
County have significantly different client groups, different
approaches to programs, and use sephrate methods for funding.
Each agency strongly believes that they are providing a necessary
service.
3. The single example of coordinated programs between the
three agencies occured at the Efland-Cheeks School where the
Recreation Department and JOCCA shared program responsibility
while the Schools provided the facilities. Although there were
serious problems in attempting to blend the two programa, the
staff from the three agencies agreed that their collaboration had
been-profitable. The most serious complaint was that late planning
interfered with closer cooperation.
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TOWN OF CARRIBORO
NORTH CAROUNA
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
April 28, 1981
Mr. Ted Parrish
119 Cole Street
Chapel Hill , NC 27514
Dear Mr. Parrish,
As requested by you, I am sending you the attached information on
Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department's proposal for using $2,000
of Orange County Summer Youth Nutritional Services Funds, should they
be approved.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me. Thank you.
Sincerely,
614-6-e9Vi 19i,v4)
Carol H. Rosemond
Program Supervisor
CHR/jsh
Attachment
P 0 BOX 327 WEST MAIN STREET.CARREIORO,NORTH CAROLINA 27510
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
CARRBORO RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT
Proposal for use of Summer Youth Nutritional Services Funds
If $2000 is provided to the Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department
for Summer Youth prugramming`the funds would be expended in the following
ways.
1. Scholarships for registration would be provided for indigent parti-
cipants registering for the playground prugram. The current program
at Wilson Park will accommodate 35 children ages 6-12 per 4 week
sessinn. There are 2 sessions per summer.
2. An additional playground leader would be hired for the second 4 week
session- (The first session begins prior to Fiscal Year 1901-82\
With an additional staff person we could register 10-12 additional parti-
cipants and provide scholarships for them if needed.
3. In addition to the existing site we propose the addition of a 3 week
program at a second site for 18 participants ages 3-5. The program
would be a half day program and would begin in late August.
Cost Breakdown of Proposal
Current prn"ram
_3cho1mrships for current program $100 '�
Salary - Playground Leader
4 weeks - $3'50 x 40 hours = $140 x 4 = $560
Games & Craft Materials, Trip Costs, Admis- $218
sions (for additional 10-12 participants)
Scholarships for additional participants $128
New Program
Additional 3 week program for ages 3-5
Salaries
1 supervisor
20 hru/week x 3 weeks ~ 60 hours x $4'00 $240
2 leaders _ --^--
60 hours x 2 positions = 120 @ $3.50 $420
Materials, Games, Equipment, Admissions, $262
scholarships $ 80
*If the additional 3 week program is developed free space would need to
be provided by the school system.
Conclusion
With the appropriation of $2,000 Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department
could
l' provide summer programming for an additional 28-30 children.
2. provide up to 30 scholarships for indigent children.
3. provide a program for youth ages 3-5.
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North Carolina OF CHAPEL HILL
R11, NORM ('(H srimir
CHAPEL HILL. NORTH CAROLINA 27511
April 30, 1981 Telephone (919) 929-1111
Mr. Ted Parrish
119 Cole Street
Chapel Hill, ina 27514
Dear TeA:
The Town of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department will offer seven day
camp programs during the summer of 1981. (See attached locations and
descriptions) These camps can serve approximately 600 children over an eight
week period.
Preschool camp
fees will be approximately $12 per session. CaMps for 6-12 year
olds and older handicapped youth will range from $20 to $25 per session. The
teen outdoor and adventure camp fee will be $45.
If the Ibwn is provided with $2,000 of assistance, these funds would be
utilized—to subsidize fully or partially camper fees for needy children. Park
and Recreation staff would evaluate each instance and recanlend to the Director,
A record of subsidizers and waivers of fees will be maintained and can be made
available for recordkeeping purposes.
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Director Of Parks & Recreation
CHAPEL HILL PARKS G RECREATION DEPARTMENT
DAY CAMP INEORMATION SHEET
(for summer contract employees)
1. CAMP DATES: June 22 - July 31 **Except for Hargraves Center -June 15 - August 7
three-week sessions Orientation - June II
2, CAMP SITES:
CAMP SUNFISH CAMP CARDINAL
Umstead Center Frpnk Porter Graham School
Umstead Drive S4 By-Pass/Smith level Road
2 three 2 three-week sessions
9:00-12:00 Noon 9:00-3:00
Ages 3-6 (not in first grade) Ages 6-10 (non-handicapped)
Ages 6-14 (handicnpped)
CAMP PINE ltIJ
CAMP HARGRAVES
Estes Hills School
Estes Drive Mirgraves Center
2 three-week sessions N. Roberson St.
9:00-3:00 1 eight-week session
Ages 6-9 (both sessions) 9:00-S:00
Ages 6-12
CAMP ARROWHEAD
Ephesus Road School CAMP LINCOLN
Ephesus Church Road Lincoln Center
1 three-week sessions
_ Merritt Mill Road
9:00-3:00 1 six-week session
Ages 10-12 (both sessions) 9:00-3:00
Ages 6-12
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HILLSBOROUGH.NORTH CAROLINA 27278
OFFICE OP THE SUPERINTENDENT
(919)732-8125
April 27, 1981
Mr. Ted Parrish, Chairman
Summer Nutrition, Education, Recreation Committee
Human Services Advisory Commission
300 West Tryon Street
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
Dear Mr. Parrish:
It is the intention of Orange County Community Schools Program to use
any financial assistance obtained from the Orange County. Board of Commissioners
to provide scholarships for needy children to attend Summer Camp. Two-thousand
dollars ($2,000.00) would enable 15-20 children to attend camp free of charge.
To be eligible for scholarship aid, a student must qualify for free lunch
during the regular school year. Referrals will be obtained from each elementary
school., Home-School Coordinators will play an instrumental role in identifying
needy children.
Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
r-N3:
William H. McCormick
Community Schools Coordinator
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cc: Dr. Dan Lunsford, Assistance Superintendent
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<„ 2. LINCOLN CENTER,MERRITT MILL ROAD
'met H.Peace Sr.,Community School Prosram Director
Telephone 919-957-13211
Pamela 5 Mayer.Superintendent
April 29, 1981
Mr. Ted Parrish, Chairman
Summer Youth Committee on Recreation,
Education, Nutrition for Orange County
119 Cole Street
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
Dear Mr. Parrish:
As requested by you, we are submitting a proposal for using the $2,000.00,
which will be requested by your Committee from the Orange County Commissioners,
to support summer programs for needy youths in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
Schools District. It is our understanding that the one criterion for qualifying
students will be based on their school lunch status, free or part pay; and, the
second criterion has to do with providing opportunities for needy youths which
could not be provided without these funds.
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(1) In our two Junior High Schools and the Senior High School there are
approximately 70 qualifying students who may need to attend summer
school to take and pass certain courses, which they have failed
during the regular school year, in order to be promoted to the next
grade. The tuition cost is $50.00 per course for Junior High students
and $100 per unit for Senior High School students. We will not know
the exact number of students who will need this support until the
report cards are issued at the end of this semester. ___ -•-- - _______
(2) A secondary problem has to do with bus transportation to the summer
school site at the Senior High School . Since bus transportation will
not be provided by the school system, transportation for those who
have no other means will also be needed. The cost of services for
one bus, during the summer term, would be approximately $2,000.00.
Sincerely,
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James H. Peace
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cc: Dr. George Fleetwood, Asst. Supt.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Dr. Pamela S. Mayer, Supt.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
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May 5, 1981
Mr. Ted Parrish
119 Cole Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Dear Mr. Parrish:
This letter is an intent to request funds to support a summer recreational
and educational program in the Northern Orange Area of Cedar Grove with a possi-
bility of branching off to the Efland-Cheek Center.
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We approximate by passed experiences participation amounting to 26-30 at
Cedar Grove and 15-20 at the Efland-Cheek Site. We propose to operate the center
starting June 15th and ending August 14tk.
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_We would need two summer youth coordinators:
1 - Cedar Grove 4 hrs./day $3.35 per hr. = $ 536.00
1 fl d
� an -Cneck 4 hrs./day $3.35 per hr. = 536.00
SUBTOTAL �l ,O72 D0
Recreational and sanitorial supplies - '
supp eu ` 928'00
TOTAL REQUESTED $2,000.00
Sijkicerely,
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Weston A. Hare
Executive Director
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NOTE: We will give in account of all funds received.
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Office of Director
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May 5, 1981
Mr. Ted Parrish
119 Cole Street
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
Dear Ted:
It is the desire and willingness of this agency to support the concept of
joint service delivery with allied agencies in the provision of summer
services for economically disadvantaged youth in conjunction with education,
nutrition and recreation efforts. The proposal that the Board of County
Commissioners appropriate the sum of $2,000 per agency would greatly
enhance not only service, but more importantly joint/cooperative delivery
of services. This agency could then eliminate some aspects of its mobile ,
concept and provide a more daily effort, especially in the Cheeks Community.
For County purposes the expenditure of these funds would be totally
utilized in additional staffing for stated community.
The staff shall await anxiously the hopeful adoption of this concept and
appropriation for funding.
a ays,
,a Weston
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NOTES FOR A f KAN SERVICES ADVISO:t! COi icISSI0N BUDGET.
REPRODUCTION/COPYING
- Agendas and committee reports
est. 800 pages per month 7
for 12 months
POSTAGE
- For above
est. 2 mailings/month for X400
12 months to 25 people
SUPPLIES
- r or above
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES or CONTRACT SERVICES
- Evaluation of HSAC $1,000
- Background reports on issues under study $2,000
by HSA C
- Expenses of Students doing research for 200
_� HSAC
: Travel, duplicating, etc.
STAFF
- Secretarial : for HSAC meetings, committees
taking & preparing minutes
typing of materials for mailings
preparation of mailings
est. 20,E time, $6 per hr. $2.500
- One half time of Program `nalyst 7
plus benefits
SPECIAL PROJECTS, DRAWING ACCOUNT.
___--:rd,O00
- For Professional Services , Computer time
etc.
- To be set aside, and as plans are made, they
will be presented to commissioners for approval
- Possible areas would be Case i•;anagement and
Needs Assessment
NOTE: Agencies are already providing secretarial assistance,
duplicating and postage. they will keep account of this,
but it is difficult to include in the budget at this time.
of interpersonal conzlicts. Mediation sessions are scheduled at the
convenience of the parties and are not limited by time. Except for a
statement of agreement, no written records are kept of the discussions
to ensure confidentiality.
Even more importantly, mediation allows individuals to discuss at
length the feelings, as well as facts, underlying a dispute. Through
a discussion of all the extra-legal issues, a more long-term agreement
may be reached by the disputants who frequently have an on-going rela-
tionship, such as neighbors, family members, landlords and tenants or
friends. Such lengthy discussion of minor disputes is simply too time
consuming for the overloaded dockets of the courts.
WHO ARE THE MEDIATORS?
Collectively, the Center's 20 mediators reflect the variety of
cultural and demographic characteristics of the community: 37% are
black, 63% white; 45% are men, 55% women; and ages range from 25 to 70.
Based on the typical wage of a salaried mediator, the 5000 hours donated
by the volunteers this year represents a contribution of $37,500.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The Dispute Settlement Center was given its initial funding of
$7100 from the N.C. General Assembly in 1979. Currently, the program
is being supported by a $27,500 grant from the Governor's Crime Commis-
sion which expires in July, 1981. The additional support this year has
enabled the Center to increase the one paid staff position from half-
time to full-time and thereby triple the caseload, open a new branch
in nearby Hillsborough, develop a comprehensive training program for
new mediators and assist with the development of other centers in N.C.
A NATIONAL MODEL
The Dispute Settlement Center in Orange County has gained national
exposure as a leading model for volunteer-based centers. Currently,
the Center is assisting citizens in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Raleigh
and Durham with the development of similar centers in their areas. A
network of dispute settlement centers across the state, based on the
Orange County model, would call national attention to North Carolina
as a progressive, forward-looking state in crime prevention and alter-
natives to the courts.
NATIONAL SUPPORT
As part of a new but rapidly growing field, the Dispute Settlement
Center is one of 100 centers across the country. The American Bar
Association, Chief Justice Warren Burger and former Attorney General
Griffen Bell have all called for alternatives for the resolution of
disputes. In response, Congress passed the Dispute Resolution Act
in 1979 which authorizes the creation of a national system of projects
similar to the one in Orange County, but this act has yet to be
appropriated by the Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Evelyn Smith
Program coordinator
Dispute Settlement Center
105 N. Columbia St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919/929-8800
"The notion that ordinary people want black-robed judges,
well-dressed lawyers and fine-paneled courtrooms as the set-
ting to resolve their disputes is not correct. People with
problems, like people with pains, want relief, and they want
it as quickly and as inexpensively as possible."
--Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, 1977
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CENTER
FACT SHEET
For over two years, the Dispute Settlement Center has provided
effective, no-cost mediation of interpersonal conflicts to people of
the Chapel Hill-Hillsborough area. A talented and skilled team of 20
volunteers trained by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, currently handles an
average 500 cases per year with a 91% rate of resolution through mutual
agreement. In just two years, the Dispute Settlement Center has become
an integral part of the criminal justice system in Orange County, al-
leviating the burden on the courts and offering citizens an effective
forum in which to resolve a variety of disputes.
WHAT IS MEDIATION?
Mediation is a process of resolving disputes through compromise.
Disputants meet voluntarily in an informal setting with two mediators
who facilitate a discussion of the issues in a dispute with the goal of
reaching a mutual agreement. Unlike arbitration or adjudication,
mediation does not assign guilt nor impose a settlement; resolution is
reached through discussion and compromise.
BENEFITS TO THE COURTS
The majority of cases received by the Dispute Settlement Center
are referred at the discretion of the District Attorney; referrals are
also made by District Court judges, police, magistrates and private
attorneys. Cases from the court system include criminal charges of
assault (ranging from simple assault to assault with a deadly weapon) ,
communicating threats, trespass, injury to property, breaking and en-
tering, and larceny. If resolution is reached through mediation, all
pending charges are dropped and the case is dismissed by the District
Attorney. Each case referred out of District Court allows court per-
sonnel more time to devote to other disputes which can only be resolved
through adjudication.
As visibility within the community increases through local outreach,
a significant number of cases (currently 27%) are received on a call-in
basis directly from the community. By handling these disputes, which
might otherwise have gone through the court system, the Dispute Settle-
ment Center further relieves the overstretched resources of the courts.
In addition, mediation works toward the resolution of the under-
lying issues in a dispute, not possible through the more formal , ad-
versarial system of adjudication. By resolving the underlying conflicts,
mediation reduces the instances of parties reappearing in court with
the same problem since disputants are more likely to abide by a deci-
sion in which they have participated.
BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY
The Dispute Settlement Center provides the community with a no-cost,
convenient and confidential alternative to the courts for the resolution
Errata to
Health De artment Bud 'A
12121.2Elstimated 80411 Staff - Corrections:
Med. Lab Tech. - change to .60 from .50
Health Ed. I - change to 2 from 2.50 '
Clerk Typist III - change to 4 from 2.00
1 Dental Assistant Supervisor needs to be added
2 Dental Assistants need to be added
Estimated 80-81 staff totals 42.6
Pro osed 81-82 Staff - Corrections:
Sanitarian II - change to 0 from i
Sanitarian I - change to 0 from 1
Med. Lab Tech. - change to .50 from .60
1 Dental Assistant Supervisor neede to be added
2 Dental Assistants need to be added
Estimated 81-82 staff totele 40:5
Be advised Of the fOlIowing for 81412:
Nutritionist 1
Dental Program Director 1
Dental Hygienist 1
Dentists 7.9
Contracted Services LI 1.65 full time equivalencies
Delete .05 Health Educator
Number 5 - change 60 clinic patients to 650
Number 6 - add at end or sentence--(2,800)
Health Aide - increase to .65 from .50
Clerk Typist III ..:, decrease to .50 from .75
Delete .10 Health Educator
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Errata to Health Department Budget
page 2
Page 101
Under High Priority Infant Tracking:
Extend general purpose statement tread: ''. , ��weoe new needs,
modify the care plan and counsel/instruct parents a
a nr significant
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others as necessary." ''
Page 103
Clerk Typist III - decrease to .45 from 65
Delete .05 Health Educator
from .
65
106
Clerk Typist III - increase to .50 frmn 35
Clerk Typist II � decrease to 0 from .Y5`
Health Educator I - decrease to 0 from .10
Page 114
Health Educator I - decrease to 0 from .25
Health Aide ~ decrease to 2,10 from 2.25
Clerk Typist III - increase to 1.15 From 1.05
Med. Lab Tech. II - decrease to .50 from ^
. . rum 6D
Add Clerk IV at .10
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Page 118
Clerk Typist III - decrease to ,65 from 1.45
Health Educator I - decrease to 0 from O^
Add Clerk IV at .50 ` ^
Page 125
Clerk Typist III - decrease to .30 from .45
Health Educator I - decrease to 0 from .15
Clerk Typist II - decrease to 0 from .15
Page 127
Change Clerk Typist III to Clerk IV at .35
Page 128
Health Educator I - decrease to 0 from .20
Change Clerk III to Clerk IV
Page 201
Clerk Typist II - decrease to 0 from .60
Clerk Typist III - increase to .75 from ,20