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Last Meeting Agenda

June 18, 2002

12:00 - 1:00 Executive Committee
 1:00 - 2:00 HUD Statement Task Force
 2:00 - 3:00 Committee Meetings
 3:00 - 4:30 Continuum of Care Council

  • Disaster Season:  Preparing our Agencies and helping our clients,
    Carol Berg, American Red Cross, HRC

  • VA CHALENG Survey,
    David Wall, Veterans Affairs

  • Committee Reports

    Rural
    Housing
    Outreach
    Elderly
    Task Force
    Bylaws
    Youth Services

  • Other Business
  • Member Announcements
  • Next Meeting, July 16, 2002

 

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Last Meeting Notes

 Links of Note:

Enews, The Electronic Social Security Electronic Newsletter as noted at the June 18th meeting.   Click here to visit

Highlights of Speakers from Last Meeting

Carol Berg, American Red Cross, HRC presented a report on how to prepare for a disaster before the disaster has arrived.  Key points

Get Ready Before Hand

  • Develop plan to be in contact with employees
  • Business telephone
  • Access to office
  • Emergency Lighting
  • Backup of computer files and data with an off-site storage for data backup
  • NOAA weather radio
  • Stock minimum supply of materials to continue business for several days
  • Insurance considerations
  • First Aid Kit
  • Tools
  • Disaster Supply Kit

Discussion of VOAD, Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster

Presentation by David Wall about VA.  Q&A plus survey.

Committee Reports

  • Rural.  Spoke about their directory and working on a new survey
  • Housing.  Spoke about two goals that they are pulling together
  • Outreach.  Talk about developing a one-page folded brochure for quick reference.  Solicited help from interested parties.
  • Elderly and Youth Services did not present
  • Task Force.   Spoke about meeting monthly and about HUD Grant.

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Next Meeting Dates

 
  • July 16, 2002
  • August 20, 2002
  • September 17, 2002
  • October 15, 2002
  • November 19, 2002
  • December 17, 2002
  • January 21, 2003
  • February 18, 2003
  • March 18, 2003
  • April 15, 2003
  • May 20, 2003
  • June 17, 2003
  • July 15, 2003
  • August 19, 2003

 

Other News

On June 5, HHS Secretary Thompson announced the availability of $30,000,000 in grants from the Compassion Capital Fund.  The deadlines for submission of the application is July 22, 2002.

To learn more, click here.

 

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