Minutes for May 14
Meeting of Prevention Works!
Olympic Medical Center, Linkletter Auditorium 4:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to
order by Jane Shefler.
Liane McGarvie mcgarvie@tenforward.com,
a Crescent School Board member and parent, came for the first time and
introduced herself. The rest
of the people introduced themselves.
Jane Shefler jshefler@olympus.net,
Nita Quan fstep@olypen.com, Diana
Assumpcao assumpcao@tenforward.com,
Connie Hyatt chyatt@tenforward.com,
Patty Hannah unitedway@tenforward.com,
Cherrie Reeves-Sperr zydeco3535@hotmail.com,
Janet Williams jwilliams@co.clallam.wa.us,
Brenda Butterfield brendabutterfield@juno.com,
Florence Bucierka fbucierka@co.clallam.wa.us
, Mel Melmed mmelmed@jamestowntribe.org,
Jan Laine jlaine@olypen.com ,
Lynne Saddler lsaddler@co.clallam.wa.us,
Fiona Hert fiona@olypen.com, Susan
Evich-Gibson oscweos@olypen.com,
Jody Jacobson jjacobson@co.clallam.wa.us
and Cynthia Martin pmf@olypen.com.
Nita Quan talked about First Step Family Support Center services.
Growth has been great over the last years.
She handed out list of winter/spring activities.
Maternity Case Management: Case
managers from First Step meet with participants each month usually in the
client’s home. This portion
of the program is funded by First Steps.
They see between 130-140 people per month.
Program for developmentally delayed parents:
Video taping parents has been found to be effective in catching
people doing things right. Nita
said they hope to expand it to 10 families next year.
It now is 8-10 hours per month.
They use a lot of pictures instead of words.
The goals is to try to help them keep their kids healthy and safe.
Aunties program: This
is a volunteer based home visiting program to match people with mentors or
aunties. Currently they are
working with about 10 families.
Drop-In Centers in Sequim and PA:
They meet on afternoons four times a week in PA and 2 times a week
in Sequim. This is a resource
and referral for parents with small kids to feel welcome.
There are usually between 150-190 people per month in Sequim with
children 5 and under. During
this time, parents can use the clothing and equipment closet.
Family night out: This
event, funded by the Children’s Trust Fund in Seattle, takes place once
a month during the evening with free supper, infant childcare, and
transportation.
Protective Payee Program for families referred by DSHS.
This may help them get into another area of assistance.
Nita explained that it was like a program with many different ways
they can go.
Support Group for Middle School Girls:
This is a support group for teen girls which runs 6 weeks and looks
at self-esteem, friendships, guidance, communication tips, and what makes
success. Common factor in
many teen pregnancies is early sexual abuse.
Follow-up evaluations are being done.
This is trying to prevent the teen pregnancies.
Second Steps is a low-income high-risk support program involving
home visiting for children one to three years.
Focuses on promoting healthy child development, problem solving,
and expanding parents’ support. As
of next year they will have more funds through the Carolyn Foundation
grant. These are parents with drug and alcohol, developmentally
delayed, not DCFS involved, teen moms, and others.
This is to fill in the gap in services.
This is just one additional tool.
Home visiting in connection with other programs can be effective.
First Step began between family planning,
help from the Health Department, and United Way.
Patty Hannah said it originally was set up to deal with
developmental delays, which ultimately was picked up by the school
districts.
Nita
will discuss more next meeting on the Second Step program.
The business meeting was
called to order.
Children’s
Day Grants
Florence Bucierka discussed this WCPCAN grant.
Diane Assumpcao said the Park and Recreation may already be doing
this. The application is due
June 8. Florence checked and
found that Port Angeles was not represented last year.
Florence will call the city, Mark Connelly.
Florence said Lutheran Social Services might be interested.
No other group expressed an interest in doing this at the time of
the year this is being done.
Moses Lake
Substance Abuse Conference
Florence discussed the Governor’s
Council on Substance Abuse in Moses Lake will have a 20 minute
presentation on Prevention Works. Anyone
interested in attending contact Florence.
Florence and Jane Shefler will give a presentation.
Satellite
Trainings
Florence
discussed the several satellite teleconferences that will be coming up. “Prescription Drugs: Misuse, Abuse, and Addition” will be
on Thursday, May 31 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Human Services
Conference Room in the Courthouse Basement and at West End Outreach across
from Forks Hospital. The
second one will by on “Relapse Prevention Therapy” on June 28 and 29
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will be presented by George A. Parks, Ph.D.
at the Port Angeles City Council Chambers.
“Ecstasy: What’s all the rave about?” will be held on
Thursday, May 24 from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the Health & Human
Services Conference Room and at West End Outreach. These are well worth
the time. If you aren’t on
the list to receive these flyers, just let Florence know.
Maria
Cantwell’s visit
The
visit went very well. Jane
reported that excellent presentations from Florence Bucierka and Chris
Borchers. Jane indicated
little chance of government help from Washington.
Senator Cantwell was interested in justice things and mental health
issues. Nice of the county to
include us as part of the presentation.
Steve Tharinger had extended the invitation.
Lynne talked about the need to help them begin to see that
prevention is the key. The
issue of our successes working against us was discussed.
As the government sees numbers of crimes or mental healthy problems
being successfully decreased, it cuts back on the funding. This was
pointed out to Senator Cantwell.
Child Abuse
Prevention Week
Jan
Laine brought everyone up to date on the Child Abuse Prevention Week.
The signs have been returned and are now in storage for next year
upstairs at Healthy Families and should be fine for many years to come.
Renee Martinez and the group did a super job.
Booth at Juan de Fuca Festival
Mel
Melmed said there was no report since there was no more room for us.
Website
Cynthia
discussed our new website (www.preventionworkscc.org).
We have a good start on getting things in - including a calendar of
meetings, upcoming agenda, the minutes of recent meeting, purpose, and
information on each of our areas of emphasis, parent education
opportunities, a beginning list of community links and a member list. We
are interested in expanding by adding community links.
Contact Shaine Schramling at shaines@nwinet.com
. We also want to get an historical perspective on the site.
We will be sending out membership lists on a hard copy to each
person who attends the next meeting and to new members.
We will check with Olypen and Olympus Net about free listings on
their sites. Links for
websites were discussed. Anyone
wishing to have a link with us needs to get in touch with Cynthia Martin cynthia@firstteacher.org
or Shaine Schramling (above).
Non
Profit Issues
Nita
discussed a workshop she attended for non-profits dealing with the legal
issues. She said she had a
booklet anyone can borrow it.
United Way Report
Card
Patty
Hannah discussed United Ways 2001 Report Card.
This will be a meeting at the Port Angeles Library at 2:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 22. This will be
followed by facilitated, tabletop discussions of community needs.
United Way will use the information gathered to assess their role
in addressing community needs and priorities for funding for next year.
This is an open meeting. You
can visit 2 tables and are encouraged to come.
Family Friendly
Businesses
Lynn
Saddler talked about the problems with the childcare committee not finding
businesses being open to meetings or forums.
We decided we should look at ways to determine family friendly
businesses. Kind of like the
Prevention Works Seal of Approval for Family Friendly Businesses.
This would keep Prevention Works in the eye of the public,
emphasize the importance of businesses being family friendly, and
encourage others to look at ways to promote healthy families.
It was agreed we need to show them an economic impact to show that
it works for businesses. Patty
Hannah suggested we should start with businesses with a lot of women. We need some that will be open to helping.
Might be interested in having employees to have input.
First Federal might be one of the groups.
(Volunteers to help on this group include Patty Hannah, Jane Laine,
Nancy Martin, and Cynthia Martin). Several
businesses were suggested. We
may even think about a luncheon honoring these businesses.
Committee
Report
Big Event: This group
met and came up with ideas. We
will do some similar things to what we did before since it was such a
success. Considering some
nationally know speaker and someone from the state such as Brad Owen or
Christine Gregoire. We want to focus on idea of strengthening families.
Looking at one man out of Arizona who is Native American and a good
speaker.
Home Visiting: Lynne Saddler said they were supposed to meet last
week and it didn’t work out. Reschedule
for June hoping to diagram out the three systems of home visiting.
Looking at data from home visiting summit.
Seem to point toward an annual summit and wanting a resource guide.
Parent Education-This group is working on the Parent Education
Summit. Looking into
gathering some material electronically.
Membership-Mel Melmed went to Safekids event.
Good learning experience. Need
a banner so when we are at table for future events.
Get a vinyl waterproof sign with grommets. It was moved and seconded that we get the cost of purchasing
a banner. It was passed.
We also need a little packet to give out.
We need a brochure. Cynthia
will check into starting a brochure.
Strategic Planning Meeting-This group will meet again since only 2
were there for the last meeting.
KEYS-This group is being very active.
It is working on putting together collection boxes for books.
Larry Welch from First Book is also on the committee.
Many different groups involved.
The first activity is the Juan de Fuca Festival where they will
have readers to read to children and then they give books.
Mary Morgan is developing the list of people who will.
Contact her for further information.
Rock and Roll –Jody Jacobson said they would be meeting on
Thursdays, 4rd one of each month.
They are working on some grants at this time.
The meting was
adjourned.
Upcoming Events:
May
23, Wednesday, KEYS, at Monroe School (107 Monroe Rd) at 3:30 p.m.
Call Elna Kawal (683-3027)
May 24, Thursday, Rock and Roll at 4-5:30 at Juvenile Services.
Call Jody Jacobsen 417-2282, ext. 240 (4th Thursday of
month)
May 24, Thursday, “Ecstasy:
What’s all the rave about?” will be held on from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
at the Health & Human
Services Conference Room and at West End
Outreach.
May 24, Sequim Incredible Years Training (First Teacher office 220 W Alder
St)
May
25, La Push Incredible Years Training.
May 31, Thursday, “Prescription
Drugs: Misuse, Abuse, and Addition” from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the
Human Services Conference
Room in the Courthouse Basement and at West
End Outreach across from Forks Hospital.
June
June 1, Friday, Prevention Works! Parent
Education Committee meeting 9:30 a.m.
Call Fiona Hert (417-6496).
June 4, Monday, Prevention Works! Executive Board Meeting 8:00 a.m., DHHS
Meeting Room
June 8, Friday, WCPCAN grant on Children’s Day is due
June 11, Monday, Prevention Works! at Olympic Medical Center at 4
p.m.
June 21, Thursday, KEYS - 9-10:30 a.m. Clallam County Health & Human
Services (Telelink to Forks)
June 28 and 29, “Relapse
Prevention Therapy” from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will be presented by
George A. Parks, Ph.D. at the
Port Angeles City Council Chambers.
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