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Home My WebLink About2015-05-19-HSC-min HumanServicesCommittee May19,2015 Present:CharlotteRodgers,GailFields,BonnieTenPas,BettyBorghesani,GailRogers,PamJoshi,Norm Cohen Absent:LeaElkin,BarbaraChiampa ThemeetingopenedwithasummaryofHSCserviceprovision(CharlotteRodgers).Thecaseload increasedinthespring.Themajorityofthecaseswereresidentswalkinginforfinancialassistancewith recreationactivitiesalongsidefamiliesthathavebeenseenregularly. Updateonthehomelessprogram:theQualityInnmaystopparticipatingduetolowreimbursement (cappedreimbursed$80/night,whichislowerthanmarketrate).Atthistimethesocialworkerhasbeen workingwithonefamilyattheQualityInn.Afamilywhohadbeentherefor3yearsmovedinto congregatehousing.WhiletheŅğƒźƌǤ͸ƭlivingconditionsarebetter,onechallengeisthatfamilieshaveto leavehousingonthesamedaytheyreceivethehousingassignmentwhichcanbetoughonĭŷźƌķƩĻƓ͸ƭ transitions.Ifkidsareyoungenough,theyareautomaticallyenrolledintheEIprogram,whichcanhelp withtheĭŷźƌķƩĻƓ͸ƭtransition. DHCDexpectedchangesinemergencyhousingΑmaymovefromhotelshelteringtocongregatehousing orgrouphousing. HomelessworkinggroupΑchangedthenametoFamiliesExperiencingTransitions. MembersofvariousLexingtonfaithbasedcommunitiesareforminganewprogramcalledͻ\[ĻǣźƓŭƷƚƓ 9ğƷƭͼwhichissimilartotheBedfordprogram.Therewasagoodturnoutforthefirstmeeting.RepJay Kaufmanalsoattended.Lexingtonprogramiscoordinatingwithothercommunitiessuchas/ƚƓĭƚƩķ͸ƭ OpenTabletostaggerthedaysthatmealsareofferedsothatpeoplecouldgotodifferentevents.The venueschange.Aprofessionalkitchenisneededinordertohosttheevent.Thefirstmealisexpectedto happeninOctoberatChurchofOurRedeemer. UpdatetotheSchool/ƚƒƒźƷƷĻĻ͸ƭadhoccommitteeforyouthatriskΑHSCresponsetoschoolreport waspresentedon5/18/15.Inaddition,theHSCpreparedaresponseintheformofahandoutthat outlinedtheYouthServiceCouncilandtheHSCactivities. ThemaingoaloftheYouthServicesCouncilistoidentifycommunityƒĻƒĬĻƩ͸ƭunmetneedsand facilitateinterdepartmentalservices.Thereare18membersandithasbeenoperatingforthepast10 years.TherewasdiscussionabouthowtodobetteratmarketingtheYSCandalsodiversifycommunity volunteerstoincludesocialserviceprovidersandthehomelessworkinggroup. InadditiontotheYSC,thereistheSHACΑschoolhealthadvisorycommittee.Thereislikelynotaneed formorecommitteestofocusonatriskyouth.Inaddition,theHSCandYSChighlightedyouthservices offeredandcollaborationwithpublicschoolstaff. Someexamplesare:stressreductionworkshopsatthehighschool,parentseminaraboutAPclasses, andcyberbullyingworkshop. SomeplanstodomoreoutreachanddisseminationaboutHSC/YSCservicesandinformation:parent coffeesattheCommunityCenter,distributinginformationthroughPTA/schoollistserves,butthereisa needtoidentifymoredisseminationoutletstomakebothparentsandtheschoolstaffabouttown servicesandhowtosupportparents. LexingtonΑcomparedtoothertownmodelsΑtherearenodirectcounselingservicesthatareprovided. ForexampleLHSusesacasemanagementmodelanddoesnotofferlongtermpsychologicalservices. Thereissomeevidencefromthe2013YRSthatLexingtonstudentsareshowinghighersuicideideation; substanceabuse.Thistypeofevidencehelpedmotivatetheneedforacommunitycenterandanactive youthservicefocus. Oneideaabouthowtoengage/supportparentsistoconductaneedsassessment/survey.Also,identify thebestmodeltoserveboththerecreationalandhumanserviceneedsofthecommunitythroughthe centerandmakesurethatthereisnoduplicationofservicesandbettercoordinationofservicesby variousgroupsthatareconcernedaboutatriskyouth. Anotheridentifiedneedisafterschoolprograms/care.Therecreationdepartmentdoesnotrunthese typesofprogramsbecausetheyarenotequippedwithappropriatetransportationand/orstaffto supervisechildrenfromschooltothecenter. UpdatefromcommunitycenteradvisoryboardΑthinkingaboutquestionsthathavecomeupwhen designingservices:whatagegroupcanbethereontheirown;howtoofferrentalspacewiththeability tohave/makefood.Everyoneistryingtoeasetheclosingoftheseniorcenteractivitiesandmovingto newcommunitycenterbymovingtheclassesandkeepingthesameinstructors,etc. June29Αcommunitycenteropenfordropin.Kitchensafelicensed;mid/lateOctoberΑtherewillbea grandopeningwithmulticulturaleventtheme. ThenextHSCmeetingisTuesday,September29.TheCommunityCenterOpenHouse/RibbonCutting ceremonyisSaturdayOctober17from9amΑ1pm. HSCneedstosetnextfiscalǤĻğƩ͸ƭgoals.Adraftlisttobesubmitted: FindnewHSCmembersthatrepresent\[ĻǣźƓŭƷƚƓ͸ƭdiversityforexample: a.Familieswithyoungchildren,youngergenerationofparents b.Diverseculturalexperience c.ClergyΑaliaisontochurch,religiousinstitutions d.Itisidealtohavesomebackgroundinhumanservicesoraninterestinhumanservice deliveryandalsorecreationservices DisseminationaboutHSCandYSC a.Meetings b.Services c.Bettercoordinationoftownservices d.Continuetocoordinate/collaboratewiththeschools Outreachtoparents a.Needsassessment b.Survey c.ContinuetodesignworkshopsofinterestΑthemeetingaboutAPclasseswasagreat successanddrewalargecrowd.