12/15/2016 HUMAN SERVICES Minutes

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HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE —PUBLIC SESSION December 15, 2016 -- 2:00 P.M. MASHPEE TOWN HALL — OCKWAY MEETING ROOM Committee Members Present: John Calahane Veronica Warden Frank Fantasia Lynne Waterman Mary Bradbury CALL TO ORDER Also Present: Gail Wilson, Human Services Director Chairman John Calahane called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS —None Review of Minutes from October 20, 2016 Motion: Frank Fantasia moved to approve the October 20, minutes, seconded by Lynne Waterman. Vote unanimous 4-0 The Director reported on the. Human Services initiatives. She referred to the draft letter prepared to send to Tom Cahir regarding the proposal entitled "Homebound Harvest". Following a review of the letter and a brief discussion, Motion: Mary Bradbury moved to send the letter to Mr. Cahir, seconded by Lynne Waterman. Vote unanimous 4-0 The Director updated the members on the Mashpee Substance Abuse Task Force. She stated the Task Force has developed their mission statement and goals. The Wellness Campaign "It's Never Too Early" will be on their new website which is in the beginning stages, www.itsitevertoearly.com. She spoke about the public service announcement on Mashpee TV and stated the purpose was to introduce the Task Force and talk about the series coming up. The Director thanked all of the participants and stated this is the first step to get the conversation started. The second in the series will be regarding parents supporting parents. They also want to get this on the radio and in the paper and link it to our web page. The Task Force has a subcommittee media group and will be working on getting out information to the public and each month there will be a different topic. There was a discussion on ways to notify parents and suggestions were through bulletins, Facebook, twitter, town's website, and the senior center newsletter.