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In order to give the'Community Based Alternative Program the kind of emphasis I believe is essential over the next few years~ I have assigned that responsibility to my Assistant Secretary for Children. A small staff has been hired under theldirecti~n of Mrl Dennis Grady and field staff has been provided by transferring eight professionals from the Regional Offices Of the Division of Youth Services. Field assignments have been made effective July 1, 1977 as follows: Region I Black Mountain Mr. Burnice Lewis Planning Region A, B & D Region II Charlotte Ms. Nancy Honeycutt Planning Region C, E & F Region III Winston-SalRm Mr. Tom McGee Planning Region G Region IV Henderson Ms.-Susan Whitten Planning Region K & L Region V Fayetteville Mr. George Hicks Planning Region J & M Region VI Fayetteville Mr. George }{olden Planning Region H & N Region VII Greenville Mr. Mack Livesay Planning Region Q & R Region VIII Greenville Mr. Jerry House P].anning Region P & D As a lifelong professional in human service delivery at the local level it is my firm conviction that con, unity based programs can never be any stronger than the support they receive from local government and allied service agencies. It will be the policy of this office to insure that the State role in the implementation of this program will be the provlsmon of technical assistance as needed and regue~ted by local government. The eight professional staff listed above have been instructed to work with you and your local Needs Assessment Task Forces during the coming months in the development of a system of services for delinquent youth that meets the needs of each individual county. During the next few weeks the Community Based Alternative staff will be working on a funding formula that will puovide an equitable distribution of the funds that have been appropriated for this program. My primary concern here is that the formula must he easily understood and that it must not entail a great deal of bureaucratic red tape. Once that formula is developed I plan to contact each Board of County Commissioners notifying them of the amount of their grant and the required local match. In working out the details of this formula we have recently been in contact with Mr. Ron Aycock of the N C. Association of County Commissioners and would welcome input from individual Commssioners or local service providers. The process by which we hope to insure quality program p]anning is to utilize the expertise at the local level through the Needs Assessment Task Forces that were appointed in most counties during the past two years. strongly support the concept of inter-agency team planning in the provision of human services and feel confident that local government leadership throughout the State will rely heavily upon the recommendations of their own local human service providers in determining the most effective ways to utilize the Community Based Alternative funds that will shortly be coming into each county.