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HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE PUBLIC SESSION <br /> JUNE 15, 2017--2:00 P.M* <br /> MA HP L TOWN HALL—OCKWAV MEETING Roots <br /> Committee Members Present: .Also Present. <br /> Lynne Waterman Gail Wilson, Human Services Director <br /> Veronica Warden <br /> Frank Fantasia <br /> Lynne Barbee ' <br /> Absent: John Cahalane <br /> Mary Bradbury <br /> Ebony Steele <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Acting Chairman Lynne Waterman called the meeting to order at 2:20 p.m. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS—None <br /> Review of Minutes from May 18, 2017 - Hold <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Guest Presenter—Leila Botsford, Executive Director, Mashpee Housing Authority <br /> Leila discussed several programs that the Housing Authority offers. She explained the <br /> �MRVP) Massachusetts Dental voucher Program is a rental assistance program based at <br /> iashpee village. The Housing Assistance Programs include short term rental assistance, <br /> one-time assistance for first/last and security deposits, one time emergency assistance for <br /> rent, mortgage assistance, and down payment assistance for first time homebuyers; She <br /> described the properties available; Homemeyer village Housing for Elderly and <br /> disabled), Breezy Acres (Housing for Families), Asher's Path Apartments(Affordable <br /> Housing for 55-x), and Great Cove Community (Affordable Family Housing. <br /> She also discussed the town program,the Mashpee Housing Assistance Program, which <br /> is funded thru the Community Preservation ommittee( P ). <br /> She discussed the extensive interview process for their clients,. Her assistant Carol <br /> Mitchell runs this Pro-rare and basically we are there to have people be more self- <br /> sufflcient. They have to set 3 goals and meet their goals and do a lot of hands on <br /> 5 . <br /> r <br />