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The homeless community is connecting for play dates for their children A safety issue has arisen as they walk to each other. - Most of of the children are in Elementary School. They are allowed to stay in the motels for up to one year. Table Conversation - to look at what town can do regarding: Medical Care Hunger - Children are coming to school hungry. Presentation by representative from the Ad Hoc Committee for Youth at Risk - - Parents in Lexington are concerned about youth stress - Committee is to address these needs - - Concern that the size of the committee is too big - proposal to have `liaisons' /non- voting members and the members in two sub - committees. - Overlap with other services already being addressed Focus on recommendations for change - focus on community as well as schools 1. Recommendations at no cost 2. Recommendations at low cost 3. Recommendations at high cost The committee hopes to be an advisory board to the Selectman. Discussion: - Meeting with community and professionals already working with youth so as not to duplicate services already being addressed. - Encouraging that Ad Hoc be a review committee- - Committee to end in June 30 -this was a mandate of the committee itself. - Parent engagement - addressed through outreach programs There was discussion about the redundancy of this committee and the members they hope to enlist. Most of these people are on the Youth Advisory Council already, and the HSC serves as an advisory board to the Selectman. More time was requested to communicate with the various groups and see if coordination is possible. Community Center Advisory Cmt. - Looking at architectural needs / requirements Looking at both detail needs plus needs of those moving (HSD, etc.)- plus long term needs /goals- Enthusiastic / hard working people - know what they need - Question is how to implement it all - November is closing Hopes for the move date to be May- HSD first to move - Can stay open after schools - Grounds to use Private clinical space - Want good programming for youth, especially middle school-