10/19/2017 HUMAN SERVICES Minutes

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There was a discussion on servicing Mashpce residents with the mobile food pantry who are homebound due to a disability,the elderly, or have a health issue. It was agreed the market needs to be defined and then come up with solutions to filling the need. Lynne Waterman, Veronica Warden and Gail Wilson volunteered to be on a subcommittee to investigate. Cathy Taylor said she is willing to come back to a future meeting to further discuss and solidify a plan. The Director noted she has received letters from two people who are interested in becoming members of the Human Services Committee. It was determined there were no vacancies on the committee at this time. Membership is 7 members. Update on the Mashpee Substance Use Task Force The Director reported on.the Substance Use Task Force Budget. She Noted $90.17 was spent on food for the Drop-In Night. She stated the Task Force is planning a marketing campaign. They are planning to run radio ads, 15 second ads, 15 times on two stations (Cape Country and The Q) the day before Drop-In Night. She said they are also planning to run a print ad in the Mashpee Enterprise that will reach Bourne, Sandwich and Falmouth which will cost up to $350. The remainder of the money is proposed to be used for Narcan. Motion: Frank Fantasia moved $1350 for the radio acts, seconded by Lynne Waterman. There was a brief discussion and the Director noted there is a subcommittee of the Task Force working on this issue. Vote 7-0 unanimous Motion: Frank Fantasia moved up to $350 for the print ad. Veronica Warden seconded the motion. Vote unanimous 7-0 The Director announced that the Mashpee Substance Use Task Force will be working with the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce to sponsor a forum around Opioid Use in the Workplace. The event will be on December G and have two attorneys specializing in this topic present,they usually charge $4,000 and are only requesting $500 for travel expenses. This will be advertised to the other chambers and open to the public. There will be a panel of speakers in recovery, resources and Narcan training. The Chamber is soliciting local donations for the event. This will be held at the New Seabury Country Club from 5:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m . Human Services Contract Funding The Director noted for the Fiscal Year 2019 Human Services budget, they received a new request from Mashpce Village. The Chair suggested waiting until the next meeting to discuss the contracts until we have the budget meeting. Ebony Steele explained Mashpee Village has a relationship with the Boys and Girls Club and the Mashpee Village's budget has been reduced. The cost of each child is $100 and the grant requested is $2,000 which will be matched by Mashpee Village.