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CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2019-20 ANNUAL REPORT The purpose of the Children's Services Advisory Committee (CSAC), working as an advisory committee to the Indian River County Board of Commissioners, is to give Indian River County children, age 0-17, the opportunity to grow up as "Healthy Children in a Healthy Community." The term "healthy" encompasses the socioeconomic, physical, environmental, educational, and behavioral aspects of a child's life. It is the primary objective of the committee to recommend a unified system of planning and delivery, by means of collaboration and cooperation, within which children's needs can be identified, targeted, evaluated, and addressed by CSAC, through the Board of County Commissioners. MISSION The mission of CSAC is to facilitate and coordinate the planning and development of an effective and collaborative health and human services delivery system to meet the needs of children of Indian River County. CSAC strongly supports cultural diversity and encourages its funded programs to demonstrate the inclusion of all children and families in program development and implementation. VISION The efforts of CSAC will ensure the development of a shared vision for the health and human services delivery system in Indian River County, enabling funding sources and providers to define and perform their roles in a dynamically changing environment. OVER -ARCHING GOALS Improve the capacity of children in Indian River County by providing the skills and experiences necessary to succeed to adulthood in a safe, healthy and productive manner. Support caregivers - a child's most important resource - to be and do what is needed to prepare and guide children to adulthood in a safe, healthy, and productive manner.