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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 11-07-2001-9bORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Mee[Inp Oate: November ], 2001 Abiion Agen~d Nam No. SUBJECT' Chlltl Care Scholarship Fund DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: I. Chlld Cere Scholarship Funtl Promotion John Link or Sharron Hinton, ext. 2300 antl Funtlroislrg Plan Nancy CoeMn exi. 2800 II. Padners Roles & Responsibilities TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 7329161 Chapel Hill 968-0501 Durham BSBA331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To approve the Chlltl Can Schobrship Funtl Promotion arMWntlnising Plan antl awaN county funtls of $40,000 [o Orenge County PaMership for Voung Children for chiltl care scholarships far low-income woddng families. BACKGROUND: In the FY 2001-2002 butlget, footle tofaling $40,000 were eennerketl to reduce the County's waiting list for families in neetl of chiltl care services. To tlate, them are 2]2 preschool children (ages OS)who ere on the waiting list This is an unduplicaletl cembinetl count of those chiltlren who are on either the waiting Ilat for sevlces at the Department of Social Services or Child Cam Services Association. Representatives fiom the County ManageYa Office. Department of Sotlal Services, Orenge County Partnership for Voung chiltlren, antl Chill Care Services Association have met b develop a plan far eddressinq this issue. The chiltl Care Scholarship Fund is pmposetl tp raise fundsto aupportthe needs of low-income wodirg families for quality child care. This will enable families m have opporwnitiea for employment while their cMltlren beneFlt hom [he experiences of a quality eatly childhootl etlucetional experience that ensures their school readiness. The Chlltl Care Scholarship Fund is sponsored by the collaborative effort of Orange County Government. Omnge County Departnent of Social Services. Orange County Partnership for Voung chiltlren (OCPVCj, and Child Care Services Association. The campaign goal is to raise $100,000. The OCPYC will provide fiswloversight of the scholarship campaign. For at least the first year, funds donated to fha campaign will be aubwntreded to Child Care Services Associs0an. ' The County'swntribution of$40,000 is provitletl asachallenge gran[to the community. This contribution will fund approximately l5 families. Although all of these families are extremely _ z poor (the metllan Family income is $15,600). Child Care Services Assoclatlon will serve the moat neatly working families w@h the lowest family income. In atldition lc the County's contribution, Duke Power has awartletl the OCPVC $5,000 which will be used to challenge the business sector. Also, $9,900 of in-kintl comdbutlona from the child care community has been reisetl tc support the Chlld Care Scholarship FUntl. Thus far, nine child care providsre have agreetl [o contribute two weeks of their services kr participating families to offse[Meto*al cost of cafe. The Chiltl Cere Scholarship Funtl Promotion end Fundreiaing Plan and a description of Partner Roles and Responsibilities are provided as Atlachments I and II respectively. Michelle Rivaet, Executive Director of the OCPYC, will present the proposal antl answer queatlona. FINANCIAL IMPACT: County Pontls of$40,000 have been ltlentifietl in the FY 2001-2002 budget for addressing this neetl. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommentls tha[the BOartl approve the Chi/d Care Scholarship FurM Promodan antl Funtlraising Man antl awartl county footle of $40,000 to OCPVC tc serve as a challenge grant to the community to support chlltl care scholarehips for low-inwme working homilies for the cunentflscel yeas Thls will prcvitle the impetus for the proposetl funtlrelsing plan antl allay the County to move fofward with serving families while tlevelopinga long-range plan that etltlresses relevant Issues such as day care for wunty employees antl utilization of this appropriation to position the County to receive eddftionel state antl federal funtls for subsitly. OCPVC antl County o~cials will work together tc atltlress these issues as well as evaluate the azpectetl progrema outmmea as part of the budge[ tlevelopment pfoceee for Flacal Vear 2002-03. Attawmenl I Orenge County Partnerehip for Young Children CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROMOTION AND FUNDRAISING PLAN Purpose: the goal ofNe Child Care ScholarshipFwdis to raise funds to support Nc needs of low-income worting femitias for quality ebJd care so that families can M1ave opportmdties fur mvploymrn[wM1ile their childrenbeveh[ fmm Ne experiwees ofa gvahty early eNldhood edacariorel experience Nat ervsures [M1eir school readiness. 3povsvax: The Cbild Care Schoffirship Fund is sponsored by Ne collaborative efforts of Orwge County Govervmen[, the O.C. Deparuncnt of $ordal Services, Orange County Pmmarship for Ycwg Children (Smart 8tmt), and Child Cara 8ervicae Association iM Orwgo Cowty Covamment has providod 340,000 es a oltadenge gmt to Na oommvnity W support child care seholarshipsfm krwJnmme worF'nef lies. Dukz POwpr has awarded the PvNCmldp$5,000 which wW be used to challenge the business Bator. Community Paranern: Wevrc seeking partners fromall Campaign Goal seders o[dm Community with increased pardcipatiov by the 8'100,000 private sector, end the business cvmmwity wdfaiN Contrihumrs: conwwity. Sevmal PerNCrs now suPPOrt this sYStem Orange County: $00,600 inclvdin federal, stela wdeawt ts, the Duka Power X066 8 Ygovc~ev Todl: 545,OW Ilwvereity, Urutetl Wag the faiN community end Neprivam buawess sabr Aa a(IXf. 16, 2W1 Cnrtem Revlitles (ar Working Familiar: Today, mare Wan ]0% of all fmiliw with yowg cbildrwtaOrwge County me working. Quality, affordable child cure is the key to their abitiry m wmk and support then families. ibis is missue dot touches tech ofow lives and affects mnrethw a,ooo preawnol age wilarm in oar cowty_ Hewever, even with all of the wllabomtive wmmwity efforts and increased funding too many eligible tamiliee sod wldren in Orange Cowry cawot access services wd the cavsealuewzs can be devastating £ r children and l'smilies. As ofOctober 15, 2001, 282 eligible families were ov the wai6vg lief for child care finencivl vcsislwce eiNer duough the Department of Social Services or Child Care Services Association. Waiting for savicea haz serious mvsegawces. Manyparen[s will lose lhchjebs end mayneedm rely ov the public welfare system. Others will go mtv debt and exhvust their family's lravcial security. Same families will risk Neu cFWd's safely by IeacNg Nem in irmdegvete child cure. ResevmM1 haz deazlydemeastratedihe strong bcne5[ childan roccive hom a higM1 gv¢lity child expuiwce, w(N rhlldren more ablem be success&I in mhonl, (heir relalioriehipe and Potme lifeeaccomplislunw[s. Similarly, parents are able to work and support Nevf ilia, wntribuling to the economic mx base ofow wmmwity. Every dollar investedN early childhood educatioru as $7.00 N later intervention casts frr remed{al edncadon,Jnvmfle crime, welfine dependency, and family subihp~. _ _ Attachmmtl] PARTNERS ROLES the Child C¢re Scholarship Fwi is spwsored by tlse wllaborazive efforts of Omnga County Govemmmt the O.C. Deperdnm[ of Social Saviors, fie Orange Conyty Parlneralsip for Yowg Chlldrm (Smart Start), and Child Cazc 9crvices ASSOCIatlon. Tagatha wewill: • Prumatcthc cazupeigntothe business wmmunitytknu~[he Chepcl HilliCazsbom Clsmnber of Commerw and We Orwgc Cowty Chamber of Commerce. • Hostacampeigv hickoffbreakfest In early Sawary 2IXYL Develop individual donors fwdrvvng arW solicit support from Ne business wmmwity avd • the faith commusuty. • CanOnue mpositiw thewwtyfoi new orreallacmed publicfwds. • Idmtiy vew ouncmesad fwdmg optievs. Develop apousomhip and funding appartwities for Ne Fsith Community • Advocate for cxpavded funding 6om thc[owns, United Way and UNC Chapel Hill. Eueage child care prvviders in devetaping hs-kisW mvnibutions. Edvicete the gmmal commurtity, busineases,f dies and child care providers on clsild caze subsidy issues. • Collect ongoing dalaw document the needs of families for child caze aesie[mce. • ivcreese media covcmgc on Neimportwce of child care acholarelups. • Covvme hmnm resomczs dvectors from Netowms,schools, county, [Iniversity and hospital to discuss clsild care ss m employee bme6t.