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welt lrennepin human ieevicat planning booed 4101#2 vefnon avenue south, it. lout/ pork, minnetoto 55416 Weil `� bsnneple I q •ssss human �ervlcsi �i SEP 1987 FUNDING REQUEST TO The `tillage of Orono The West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board is requesting funding support from the village of Orono for its 1987 operating budget. Our request is for $1,369.00 at the rate of 20C per capita based on the 1980 census figures. West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board acts mainly as a planning and coordinating agency through which citizens are a part of the decisionmaking in delivering needed health and social services for tha 16( qc ar.: mile West Hennepin area. It provides education, consulta — on, and technical assistance on issues pertaining to human services delivery systems. It provides linkages between governmental units, consumers and ser- •iices providers; increases awareness of available human services resources; identifies and advocates for needed services and im- provements of the existing services system; and assists others in the development of human services programs. West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board also coordinates the delivery of services when there is no other agency to do it. Our work in the Emergency Services Program and the Energy Assistance Program are examples of this. West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board is the only agency providing these planning and coordinating services to the West Hennepin area. We rely heavily on the involvement of volunteers to maximize cost effectiveness and increase citizen involvement. This past year, we had 5795 volunteer hours by our Board of Dir- ectors; 990 volunteer hours in our Energy Assistance Program; and 1,781 volunteer hours in our citizen participation process. We view ourselves as an advocate for the residents of our member cities. We work to make services more accessible on a decenral- ized basis and -eta fair share of human services tax dollars back into our communities. Two programs of special interest to cities this year that we have initiated have been the "House Doctor" program and the Dousing Resources Coordination and Advocacy Project. We are working to promote programs that tie the needs of municipal efforts with those of the human services.