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Community Action Agency, cunt i ni„sd <br />The proposed model will be a 21 mewi,.r <br />Board of Directors with 1/3 elected <br />officials, 1/3 representatives of <br />the private sector and 1/3 elected <br />representatives of the poor. In <br />addition, we support a structure <br />that is administratively sample and <br />the Community Action Agency should, <br />as much as possible, spend its funds <br />an provision of services rather than <br />,administration. <br />The Hennepin County Board is scheduleu <br />to designate the C.A.A. on August <br />28. After the County informs the <br />State of this recognition, the Governor <br />must recognize it within 30 days. <br />After the Governor's recognition, <br />West H-nnepin Human Services Planning <br />Board .along with the other human <br />services councils and Hennepin County <br />will organize the Board and apply <br />for funds. <br />We have committed our time, energy <br />and resource to develop a plan and <br />organize support to start a Community <br />Action Agency. We support 1.he develop- <br />ment of the C.A.A. because of its <br />great flexibility in having local <br />determination of the problems to <br />be addressed and in the manner in <br />which these problems are addressed, <br />and because it can address the whole <br />spectrum of problems raised by poverty <br />in our communities. <br />42 AD6LT <br />FOS MR <br />Jv I M CARS <br />a <br />Put your personal skills to work <br />by helping a dependent adult live <br />in the commur,ity and participate <br />in a family environment. <br />Hennepin County residents receive <br />$441 per month for the care given <br />each adult placed. An additional <br />allowance m;ay be available and is <br />determined by the needs of each adult. <br />Twenty-four hour supervision is NOT <br />required. Many ,adults have out of <br />the homw activities during the day. <br />ro find out moire call Hennepin County <br />•1.!uli Faster Care at.: 348-545h <br />F O C U S O N <br />COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONER <br />MARK ANDREW <br />._r <br />rwo documents are on the desk of <br />Hennepin County Commissioner Mark <br />Andrew when he votes on the annual <br />social services budget. They ire: <br />the proposed county budget and the <br />priorities list of the human services <br />councils. He measures what the people <br />in the communities want against what <br />the county can afford. <br />Commissioner Andrew sought election <br />to the Hennepin County Board in 1982 <br />having served on the staff of the <br />Minnesota State Senate. There he <br />had become concerned about the delivery <br />of social service programs in the <br />face of budget cuts caused by a declin- <br />ing economy. He was dismayed that <br />economic indicators should influence <br />such base -line programs. His election <br />ampaign also focused on daycare <br />issues and environmental issues parti- <br />cularly the disposal of solid wastes <br />and hazardous wastes. <br />Commissioner Andrew continues to <br />rank mental health programs and the <br />provision of daycare as the two top <br />health and human service issues in <br />Hennepin County. He cites the large <br />number of homeless and long ,awaiting <br />lists for daycare as evidence of <br />the failure of existing programs. <br />Andrew aims for long-term soluticns <br />rather than stop -gap remedies such <br />as emergency shelters. <br />For example, the Commissioner believes <br />that Hennepin County must redefine <br />its role in providing services for <br />the mentally ill and mentally retarded. <br />Since housing is impacted by these <br />programs, he sees tha►. the count <br />needs to develop a rel at ion4hip with <br />the cities regarding hn,­i!iv . Plus <br />Continued on next Ntge <br />