Interagency Notes for April 11, 2013

Congrats to Courtney Shaler-Smith for her new position as the Executive Director at Habitat for Humanity.

Attached are a couple important flyers that were passed around during the meeting.

            Home Instead webinar, AIDS Council Dining Out for Life, Safe Job Save Lives, WWSARC Garage Sale.

Kingsbury and Fort Edward Senior Center hosting a bake sale 04/13 & 4/20 at 78 Oak Street, Hudson Falls.

Homefront Development funds still available.  See/contact Pam Wickberg for more information.

Shared Housing Non profit still looking for interested Board Members- See Pam for this interest as well.

Southern Adirondack Child Care Network reminds us Child Care Appreciation Day is May 10.

Interagency “Have a Heart” scholarship award requirements and specifics:

            Must be a registered 501c3

            Chosen from a selection committee with a previous recipient on this committee

            Must have a specific GOAL for scholarship

            Applications handed out in September

            Votes tallied in December

            January winner notified

            February presentation of scholarship to Agency

Agreed on ONE VOTE PER AGENCY

Community Connections Day vendor deadline is 04/18.  Contact Judith, Deb or Pam for more information.  We are still looking for baskets to raffle.  Bring these to Judith at SAIL or to Community Connections Day.

 

Agenda Change- Allison Reynolds from The Council for Prevention was here to present.

I Am, I CAN Allison Reynolds spoke as a board member. This is a mentoring program for young woman (ages 9-12) to provide support for young ladies identified by their guidance counselor needing some extra help in planning for their future. This is a goal to invest in their future. They are looking for volunteers (mentors who will meet with a girl at least 3X a month) and a board member who has experience with social networking. They are currently in SGF BS HF LG and GF. Meeting times will vary to when it works for

Council for Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse-Allison Reynolds, Outreach ___

They serve all ages, promoting education and training for mental health and substance abuse to help people prevent health concerns and remain healthy. They have a lot of programming in the schools.

SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions). Currently doing sticker shock (labeling convenient stores with stickers with warnings). They also are working with anti-bullying and preventing texting and driving.

Natural Helpers Groups. They go to a retreat at Silver Bay for three weeks to train them on helping skills, communication, resources, where to go when people need help. This is based on the study that youth will go to peers before they go to adults for help. Students are selected by vote in schools. Follow meetings on a monthly basis also occur. On the 20th there will be a conference on suicide prevention. With a lot of the cut-backs in schools it is even more difficult to get into schools. Most of their activities have to be on a Saturday.

The CHALLENGE program is paired with Center for Recovery Services. They work with family and youth and do a lot of outings. They take Medicaid and any other insurance and the program is for youth facing risk for substance abuse.

A survey in the schools gives a lot of information about where your teens are out and current trends in drug use in our community (anonymous). We are mostly on average but prescription drug use has gone up.

TIPS program- local restaurants and bars send their staff and get trained on safely serving people and drinking and driving.

Grant for publishing a newsletter for Senior Centers and Resources. Every two months, email Allison if you have any ideas to put into the newsletter.

April 29th is Drug Give Back Day- safely get rid of your prescription drugs. How to properly dispose of medications.

May 7th at Crandall Library they are showing "Bully" a documentary. 6:30-9pm there will be a discussion after the program.

OLWEUS- in 4 schools, Bullying Prevention out of- dignity for all students act, no federal funding. Betty Little has been very supportive for this.

NEXT MEETING IS THURSDAY MAY 9.  Hope to see everyone at COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS DAY ON MAY 4th at CRANDALL PARK!