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<br />ROLE OF REGIONAL AGENCIES - COUNTIES, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL . <br />* Urge consolidation and streamlining of service delivery and benefits in <br /> communities/counties. <br />* Support and actively participate in establishing human service councils that coordinate the <br /> work of several communities and agencies in addressing issues and service delivery <br /> problems. <br />* Counties, through human service councils or other existing agencies, should identify at-risk <br /> families or persons in need of job training or education. Programs should be developed <br /> which close gaps in existing "welfare" benefits to help provide stable homes for raising <br /> children. <br />ROLE OF CITIES/COMMUNITIES <br />* Make services and resources accessible at the neighborhood level. <br />* Use existing neighborhood-based groups to encourage informal problem solving and face- <br /> to-face working relationships in addressing issues. Although groups such as Neighborhood <br /> Watch or block clubs tend to develop around crime and safety-related issues, they can take <br /> on expanded roles in community problem solving. <br />* Develop neighborhood resource centers where residents can gather, access resources, . <br /> receive counseling or get help with specific needs. Resource centers can be organized in <br /> religious institutions, community centers, storefronts or other location which works best for <br /> a neighborhood. <br />* Incorporate public safety concerns into community development efforts, with emphasis on <br /> community policing or "Safe City" strategies. These strategies should be holistic and <br /> neighborhood-based which include residents, schools and organizations working in <br /> partuership with local governments to reduce crime. <br /> [IIi] Urban Strategies Task Force Report 8 . <br />--- --------- - <br />