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Mashpee Cares focused on educating the Report of the community around substance abuse. A Family Human Services Department Wellness Conference was held in January 2014 with speakers from Gosnold. In April 2014,Mashpee Cares sponsored a"Conversation with the Chief' which was To the Honorable Board of Selectman and the held at the Mashpee Library. In June, the same was Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: held at the Mashpee Senior Center. In December 2014, the Selectmen voted to recognize Mashpee Cares as an It is my pleasure to submit to you my report for official Town committee. Involvement in the 2014. The mission of the Human Services Department Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council is to connect Mashpee residents with the resources and focused on looking at the cost of drug treatment. In solutions during times of need, with the goal of December 2014, The Barnstable County Regional building a strong and integrated community. In support Substance Abuse Council was awarded a five year of its' mission, Mashpee Human Services plays an $550,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of active role in regional groups and coalitions,including Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, to Barnstable County Health&Human Services Advisory support an Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative. Council, Barnstable County Human Rights Commission, and the Barnstable County Regional The Barnstable County Human Rights Substance Abuse Council. The Department serves Commission's primary function is to provide training residents through consultation and assessment, on current developments in equal opportunity law and information, and referral and advocacy. The best practices for promoting civil rights awareness and Department also oversees 14 contracts with outside cultural diversity. As the Mashpee Representative to agencies who serve Mashpee residents. the Human Rights Commission,my work as part of the project's subcommittee was a therapist's perspective on This year, families struggled with homelessness bullying. A three-part"My View"column in the Cape and substance abuse. Many phone calls received were Cod Times looked at the bullying law. This from individuals without a place to live or with homes information was put into a bullying brochure which foreclosed on. Cases of domestic violence sometimes was distributed to guidance departments throughout the were the precipitant of the homelessness. The Cape. Department worked closely with St. Vincent de Paul and the Housing Assistance Corporation to get shelter The Mashpee Hoarding Task Force meets for these individuals. St.Vincent de Paul served 3,674 monthly, and utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to families or 11,601 individuals through the food pantry looking at the diagnoses of hoarding and how to or with their needy case program. The Falmouth intervene. Some future goals include training with the Service Center helped 787 Mashpee families with food police and fire departments and updating the Hoarding and clothing. Resource Guide. Residents struggled with day-to-day living The Human Services Committee looked at the expenses,the cost of rent,and the cost of utilities.Fuel unmet need of individuals in their 40's and 50's with assistance was in great demand due to the very cold disabilities and how to fill this gap. A pilot program winter and frequent snowstorms. Emergency through Barnstable County called the Navigator applications were on the rise. Agencies such as St. Program helped with this service and the funding has Vincent de Paul, the Needy Fund, and the Salvation ended. The Committee is looking at other resources to Army provided emergency help for individuals in fill this unmet need. financial distress. For Christmas, Town employees bought and donated gifts for "Mashpee's Little The"Thanks for Giving Award"individual award Angel's" and helped children in need. The Kiwanis ceremony was held on December 15, 2014. The Club of Mashpee also donated gift cards to help these recipients for 2014 were Kenneth A.Jones and Cynthia needy families. Involvement as the Upper Cape Jones and the organization they founded, Heroes in representative to the Health & Human Services Transition, Inc. They were also presented with a Advisory Council,Barnstable County unveiled a new legislative citation by State Representative David T. Behavioral Health web portal to make it easier to Vieira. Their organization has helped support so many access resources across the Cape. military veterans and their families. 103