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Exhibit 5. Confidence in the system’s ability to meet demand over the next 5, 10, and 20 years

Not confident at all

5 years

Not very confident

Somewhat confident

10 years

Confident

Very confident

20 years

Not sure/No opinion

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Exhibit 6. Most underfunded services

Employment services and job training Violence and abuse prevention and support Advocacy and civic engagement Family and community development Substance abuse prevention and treatment Child welfare, foster care and adoption services Housing, shelter, and homelessness services Early childhood and youth development Mental and behavioral health services – Youth Mental and behavioral health services – Adult Education – K-12

Food and nutrition

Healthcare and medical services – Audult

Disability services

Education – Early childhood Transition-to-Adulthood services Transportation services

Criminal justice and legal services – Youth Healthcare and medical services – Youth Criminal justice and legal services – Audult Education – Audult Environmental services Public safety and disaster preparedness

Human services CBOs

Government agencies

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

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