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•�M wtpi L � West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board was formally created in 1973 by a joint and cooperative agreement among area cities and consists of municipally appointed consumers and elected pro- vider members. Our mission is to en- sure community participation for human services in the West Hennepin area by: providing education, consultation and technical assistance on issues per- taining to human services delivery systems; providing linkages between governmental units, consumers and pro- viders; increasing awareness of avail- able human services resources; identi- fying and advocating for needed services and to improve the existing service system; assisting others in the development of human services programs. articigotion Assessing the human service needs of west suburban residents and recom- mending funding priorities which re- flect the needs of the community is an ongoing process conducted primarily by the CSSA Citizen Participation Com- mittee of WHHS. The numbers of west suburban residents involved in setting human service ' priorities continues to grow. In 1985 about 450 residents contributed in a process which won Hennepin County a national award. WHHS was proud to have contributed to `his 11 deserved recognition by the National Association of Counties for Hennepin County's Human Service Councils. This year, in an effort to further increase participation, WHHS initiated a survey on human ser- vices which was -nailed at random to households throughout Hennepin County. All eight human service councils took responsibility to distribute 500 •e/: 11eAM Iw"A femket beeed surveys in their respective planning areas. In addition, WHITS surveyed over 100 people who currently use ser- vices in the west suburban area about their needs and the needs of their friends and neighbors. The seven WIIHS sponsored "roundtables" for area human service professionals continued to pro,7ide valuable information about needs of west suburban population and furthermore they provide a mechanism for service coordination. WHHS has begun a demographic study of the west suburban area that emphasizes human services needs and future t-ends. We continue to provide leadership on the coordinating body of the Human Service Councils. WHHS responded and provided input to the United Way's request for comments on its proposed priorities. r •��.., J��ud4•. Lr coordination Each month WHHS takes approximately 75 information and referral calls. During 1985-86, we also provided the following services in response to re- quests: letters of support (after careful evaluation), technical assist- ance (an average of 5 requests per month), and presentztions to community groups and churchs. These presentations have been about such subjects as human services resources, .'egislation, sub- urban povet,y and emergency needs. We continue to distribute our direc- tories of services that we publish. Our "Directory of liumao Services" is in the process of being updated and will be published in 1986. We con- tinue to participate in Providers West, a service coordinating group started by WHHS. We organized a meeting on adult day care services for seniors, and also organized a transportation coordination meeting. The transport- ation coordination meeting surfaced a number of issues which were released in a report of that meeting. SERVING: Deephaven Minn,•tonka Excelsior Orono Ifopkins Plymouth Indopend'.—C tit. Louis Park Loretto Shorewood Map:e Plain Tonka Bay Medina Wayzata 41" vefnen avenue /evlh tt. lotoli Pak, minnatele 55416 0!O-5555