social care societies seek shared hi

Liam Lahey

Contributing Writer
THREE of North
Vancouver's social care
offices have banded
together and asked city
council to find a suit-
able locale they can call
home.

Crouse oat the
Child Care

Cathy
North Shore
Resource — Society, Don
Rutherford of the North
Shore Neighbourhood
House, and Lisa Hale of the
North = Shore Disability
Resource Centre appeared
before council on Monday
night (Feb, 8).

The three executive dirce-
tors asked council to direct
their staff te assist, them in
finding one central location
within city limits chat the
organizations could share.

“We want to find ways to
put our heads under one
roof,” Crouse told council.
“In putting our services
together we'll be saving
money and be ‘able to provide
better service.”

Ruthertord told council
that the purpose of co-locat-
ing would be to benefit the
families of children with spe-
cial needs and to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of
each association.

“One third of the kids
(that attend their offices) live
within the city,” he said.
“That required service
should be located within
walking distance for most

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With targeted services
jocared in one burkding, beth
parents and protessional
social workers will be alle ta
meke the connections neces
sary to ensure smooth coor
dination.

Phe three agencies would
abo benetit om the financial
efficiency of sharing the cost
of common space areas and
clerical support functions,

“For example, the phone
reception areas all have indi-
vidual funding.” Hale said.
“If we combine these agen-
cies, Wwe can put all that
money into one service.”

Ruthertord assured coun-
cil the money saved trom
such as venture would be
channeled back into the ser-
vices they provide.

Although all three social
care agencies fall under the
auspices of the provincial
government, the city pro-
vides them with some finan-
cial support.

When asked by Coun.
Bob Fearntiey ifthe provincial
government was “anteing
up” for the move, Rutherford
replied, “They (the B.C. gov-
ermmeni) are anteing up in
the sense of rent and admin-
istrative costs, bur we'd
rather pay rent to the city
than a private landlord.”

The B.C. government
dishes out approximatcl: S6
million annually to the agen-
cies.

The services delivered by
the three agencies that have

been tanteted ror co location
mehude:

M@ the tintane devclopment
program:

B supported child care,

B special services for chil
dren.

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