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HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
December 16, 1985
PRESENT
Judy ieabin, Stan Finkelstein, Marion Shepp, Leenora Feeney,
Sheila Martin, Sylvia Perlman, Jan Eustis, Harvey Lowell
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING--Approved as written
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1 Enablement Committee--correspondence with Architectural
Barriers Board, requesting a public hearing (Details at a
subsequent meeting)
( 2 Next meetings January 13 and 27th
3 Adolescent survey. Sylvia reported that survey is
progressing--anticipated distribution January and February
Funding Recommendations
V.N.C.H.--$3,750 contingency funding for in-home care for
the frail elderly--recommended that funding be sought from the
Trustees—Judy will talk with trustee (Lee & Jan)
Mystic Valley--request for $35,000 to pay for 2 clinical
positions that will be lost in FY '87 Sixty per cent of the
clinician's time goes to Lexington clients; we therefore
recommend funding 60% of the request-- $21,000 (Jan and Lee)
Council on Aging--Stan and Harvey met with staff and board
chairman--tripled # clients--new facility with added
costs--$14,000 increase from FY 86 and FY 87,
$5,000--requested to replace grant for SPAN
(Friendly visitor)
$3,000--losing DEA funds
$4,500--social day care
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Council on Aging (contd)
( --asking for $51,500--$14,000 increase --
--why $14,000 lost revenue? other sources to be looked
at--concern that alternate revenue sources have not
been examined, and need to be--
--will probably recommend full request, pending further
clarification
Re Place--Sylvia and Sheila
continues adolescent services; stabilized staffing--units of
service has stabilized--drop in program, counseling, emergency
response
request $59,904 for salary increases--committee recommends
increases for parity—will review next year to determine that
salary increases are consistent with upgrading direct service
staff--
provisional approval with request for rationale
Everyone's Youth Group--Sheila
'Telling It Like It Is --8/25 minute video programs--skits
to promote discussion--want to produce four more programs
request--$2,000 for video tapes, editing etc.
production personnell
--Excellent program—to be funded through contributions
--more information requested—possible $250 grant?
CESI--level funding request, $3,000--Lexington clients have
doubled (8 to 16)--
-This is used as scholarship fund--
--recommend funding (Judy)
Playcare Center-
-10 - 1-2/hour lectures on parenting-
--have they explored other sources of funding? (Judy)
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C MARC--agreement to fund $7,500
per discussion at last meeting (Horney)
Future discussion of criteria for funding, format of OF,
and if will issue RFPs for specific needs identified by committee