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Endorsement of the hub facility is critically important to this pro- posed recommendation. The hub is the nerve center where many of the criti- cal services will continue to be provided and to which referrals will be made from the community service centers. Cabal'ms County is at an important crossroad in its human service delivery program. A decision is necessary. That decision could be to continue as is by increasing space at the current lo- cations of human service providers. The Committee believes that the more logical decision is to begin planning immediately to consolidate the ser- vices in a hub facility with appropriate services located in satellite corn- mtmity service centers (schools). The rationale for this recommendation includes the need to make serv- ices more accessible, to treat the parent and child as a family unit, to emphasize preventive services, to utilize existing and soon to be built facilities, to control administrative costs at a central facility, to remedy existing fragmen- tation of space and services, to designate schools as true community centers, and to detelmine services based on the needs identified within a particular community. The decision point on pursuing this recommendation is critical because of the school system's plans to pursue funding for the purpose of new school construction. The Committee suggests that two sites, either new construction sites or existing schools, be chosen for the purpose of providing the starting point for this new program. If this initial program is successful, additional sites should be considered. The Committee recommends that: [~ECOMMENDATION #2 A Task Force composed of representatives from the School Board, County Commission, the 21st Century Committee and human ser- vices staff be charged with selecting the appro- priate locations for the two initial satellite ser- vice sites and to suggest an appropriate location for the "hub"facility. After the sites have been chosen, human service providers should be charged by the County Commission to: · RECOMMENDATION #3 Design a program of serv/ces to be offered at each of the two satellite sites with a rationale based on community need and with a particu- lar emphasis on preventive services. Public, private and volunteer sector services shou/d be considered.