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Contract Review Committee
November 21, 2006
2 Fairgrounds Road
Attending: Dirk Roggeveen, Jack Gardner, Alice McWade, Rachel Rosen, Christy
Kickham, John Belash, Maryanne Worth, Ann Medina, Bethany Oliver1liCBNia
Balling, Kerri Carven, Elizabeth Brown, Raymond Vox. ~c;.~"~J~~ERKIS OFFICE
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Small Friends on Nantucket $33,642 Bethanv Oliver and Francine
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The amount of the request $33,642 will be used to pay a permanent substitute
teacher, salary and benefits. Small Friends is the only licensed day-care open 52
weeks a year that takes infants from 3 months old. It is important to have
somebody on staff who knows the children and parents and can just step in and
take over. There is a teaching staff of 11 and depending on how long they have
worked they have a week to 4 weeks vacation and that is when the substitute
fills in along with sick days. They have capacity for 44 children and they have 39
enrolled right now. Small Friends has a contract with DSS through the State
however that does not pay full tuition and the Community Network for Children
(CNC) also helps with tuition for 5 children; CNC pays a portion and the parents
pay a portion. Are there any special needs children? Have had them in the past,
however we do not have any at the moment that need one on one care. How is
the new building coming along? Small Friends has hired someone to help with
the capital campaign. She keeps them motivated and hopefully they will be
breaking ground in the spring or summer of 2007. They will be building a
"green" building (energy efficient) which is more expensive initially but will pay in
the end. The new school will be able to handle 65 children. There will also be an
after school program for kindergarten children.
Big Brothers/Bia Sisters MYAN Droaram $12,000 Kerri Craven and
Elizabeth Brown.
The amount of the request, $12,000 will be used for a part time director to run
the MYAN program. This program is for children ages 14 to 18 that are too old
for the regular program. As kids get older they pull away and the MYAN program
is a wonderful way to establish a relationship with someone who will be a
positive influence in their life. There are some kids making bad choices
concerning drugs and alcohol and with a mentor as a positive role model maybe
these kids would make better choices. This is a volunteer program with mentors
and kids meeting face-to-face. The director would oversee the program, do the
interviews and matching the kids with mentors. It would be a minimum of 6 to 8
hours aweek but hopefully 10 to 15 hours. Has there been an increase in
referrals? We have not kept up on referrals because we do not have a director.
What impact has the program had on the school? The few kids involved in the
program have had a very positive experience, kids with drug and alcohol
problems their mentors really helped them get clean and back on track. This
program has the potential to positively affect the school. The new
superintendent is on the BB/BS board. If there was a director we could go after
more recruits and the program could grow. This program is different because it
offers one on one mentoring. There are 3 kids in the program now.
South Coastal Legal Services $3,900 Ravmond Vox
In January 2006 Legal Services of Cape Cod and the Islands merged and became
South Coastal Communities Legal Services now including the Fall River and New
Bedford areas. This was a requirement for funding sources. Things have gone
smoothly. There will be no changes in service. The only difference this year is
that NBHS asked us to come to them and they will be built into the rotation.
They will be the fourth location Legal Services will be. They already go to A Safe
Place, The Saltmarsh Senior Center and the Courthouse the first Thursday of the
month. There are nine attorneys on staff in Hyannis and they provide legal
assistance to the elderly and low income individuals in civil matters in the areas
of housing (assisting tenants), public benefits, medicare insurance, domestic
violence problems, family court (divorce & custOdy) and a new area, immigrant
issues. Legal Services received federal funds and could not help this population
and with the merger they will now be able to represent the people with visas
who have legal problems. The new Center for Legal Advocacy in Bristol County /
Plymouth now covers the Cape and Islands. It is a hot line services, intake and
advice. Why does Legal Services ask for a $100 dollar increase each year? Legal
Services receives small grants from towns (except Barnstable) and with the
increase in cost of doing business this help pay for that increase.
Discussion: Legal Services: the town gets it's moneys worth from this agency
Small Friends: Specific need: substitute teacher good reason why they need the
funding.
BB/BS MYAN Program: Would love to see this program fully in action and
implemented. A lot of money is being used but most programs are run by
volunteers. They need a social worker/director for the MYAN program. Do not
understand why they need a social worker. This proposal is not well thought out,
maybe BB/BS could look at other proposals to get a better idea on how to write
a grant. You might suggest to Kerri that she go to the Grant Writing workshop.
The meeting adjourned at 1:00. The next meeting will be Tuesday November
28th at 11 :00 2 Fairgrounds Road. Nantucket Behavioral Health Services, IFC
Food Pantry and Sherburne Commons are on the schedule.
Respectfully submitted by,
Ann Medina