Prevention Coordinating Committee

4/15/04

Minutes

 

AGENDA

 

1.  New Programs—County Extension Cooperative, Sheriffs Dept, Charles Rutta

 

2.  Corrections/Additions to ’04 Resource Scan

 

3.  Update re: new funding awarded, changes to programs.

 

14 PRESENT:

Minda Stillings, SMH Prevention Team Leader

Janet Lucero, School Nurse/GRADS

Carol Sullivan, NM GRADS

Nathaniel Holland, MCH SPRANS Educational Assist.

Richard Chavez, MCH Educational Assist.

Debbie Grider, NM GRADS

Shawn LaBrier, SCOPE Coordinator

Nadine Ulibarri Keller, DOH

Laura Fazio, SGH TUPAC

Tom Dean, Cooop. Extension Agent

Theresa Zortman, Anwwer to the Crisis

Greg Valentino, City Police, Answer to the Crisis

Beth Beers, SGH MCH

Catalina Vicente, MCH TUPAC Youth Coordinator

 

MINUTES  (NOTE: SEE “ANNOUNCEMENTS” AT END OF MINUTES)

 

1.  New Programs--Parenting

 

Tom Dean talked about the family skills program that he had available.  It has many components.  He can target a population that doesn’t duplicate what anyone else is doing.  He has talked to BGC, CYFD, and SMH re: their programs, but would like to know what others are doing.  He is working with CYFD and Noe Lara is coordinating re: what population to address.

 

BGC did Strengthening Families with 6-8 year olds and 11 – 14 year olds, and their families this year.  Next year will add 0 – 6 year olds.

 

MCH does a Family Retreat that can complement other programs; contact her for more info.  Does a parenting class with SPRANS money for parents of kids 12 – 18; please refer parents.  Does 2 guest speakers/year that other p1rograms can encourage people to hear; one is coming up This Thursday, April 22—see “Announcements” below.

 

SMH was funded for Dare To Be You family skills program with CYFD families for FY 05.

 

Beth Beers suggested that, given all this activity in the area of parenting, all parties who are involved in parenting/family skills programs should meet as a parenting subcommittee, including CYFD, Even Start, Head Start, etc.

 

ACTION:  Minda will coordinate a parenting subcommittee meeting, to clarify who is doing what, identify ways to help each other recruit and meet objectives, and identify any gaps, needs, etc.

 

Head Start and Even Start do parenting classes for parents of enrolled preschoolers.

 

GRADS does fatherhood program and parenting classes at Aim High.

 

New Programs—Mentoring

 

Answer to the Crisis is a mentoring program that recruits folks already working with kids--eg teachers, school counselors, school resource officers, children’s case managers, etc—to mentor kids weekly.  The kids are “pre-risk” & middle school aged.  The program includes 1:1 mentoring, community service, martial arts, etc., for 1 year.  The program kicks off with a 1-week overnight camp at Brush Ranch in May.  Right now expect to have 4 mentors and 10 kids (each mentor works with 2 or 3 kids.)  The program is run via private donations at this time.

 

Some of the Socorro folks involved are Charles Rutta, Greg Valentino, Janet Ward, and Mike Torres.  Theresa Zortman, who came from Albuquerque and is on the Board of Answer to the Crisis, presented the info above.  401-1974 (was this Theresa’s phone number?)

 

New Programs—GREAT

 

Deputy Noah Jaramillo was invited to come and coordinate his program, GREAT, with others working with the same population at Sarracino (especially MCH, which also goes into the 6^th grade classes at Sarracino).  GREAT is a gang resistance program.  Deputy Jaramillo didn’t respond to this invitation and did not attend this meeting.  We will continue to invite him and hope he can attend in the future, so that we can avoid duplication and make sure that our programs are reinforcing each other.

 

2.  FY 04 Resource Scan

 

A few more corrections and additions were provided. 

 

ACTION:  Minda will revise the scan and e-mail it to everyone so that all can use it.

 

 

3.  FY 05 Resource Scan

 

All present provided info for the FY 05 Resource Scan.  A few had not heard re: their funding for various proposed programs.  The FY 05 Scan will provide an opportunity to reach out to folks who have not been attending P.C.C. meetings but have a big prevention role in the county, eg the schools.

 

ACTION:  Minda’s team will draft a FY 05 Resource Scan and e-mail the draft to everyone, who then can add to or correct it.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS