Hunger/Homeless Commission

Hunger and Homeless Commission Agenda November 1, 2023 Time Topic 12:00pm Dan O’Connor, Acting Chairperson, Welcome/Introduction of Speakers Daniela Johnson, Interim Director of Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) Status update on the CBHC implementation. Mary Morrison, Northeast Community Relations Rep at the Mass Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) Status update on the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Hotline (MBHH). Howard Amidon, VP for Philanthropy at the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF) Briefing on the Foundation's Refugee & Immigrant Resettlement Fund. Kerrie D'Entremont, Executive Director, Greater Lowell Health Alliance (GLHG) Information on the GLHA's Substance Use Disorder Summit and Annual Meeting/Report. Lisa Taylor-Montminy, Community Benefit Manager, Lowell General Hospital (LGH) Update on WellConnected.net LGH's on-line Resource Directory. Rev. Heather Prince Doss, Pastor Eliot Presbyterian Church Update on programming for the unhoused at the Eliot Church Day Center. Renata Rourke, Director of Homeless Services at Community Teamwork Inc (CTI) Status update on CTI's Individual Adult Homeless programming. Lowell Transitional Living Center (LTLC), briefing on LTLC's Winter Bed Program. Debbie Callery, Executive Director, Merrimack Valley Food Bank (MVFB) Update on current and projected utilization trends and access to food supplies. Levenia Furusa, Executive Director, Dwelling House of Hope (DHoH) Food Pantry Information on DHoH's Thanksgiving food distribution partnership with United Way Devin Gilmore, Substance Use Prevention Grant Coordinator, City of Lowell Health Providing information on the upcoming innovative training for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Prevention,Treatment and Recovery. 1:30pm Dan O’Connor, Acting Chairperson, Adjourn NOTE: HHC MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Please feel free to invite others to this meeting. For questions about this meeting or the Commission contact Dan O'Connor ddggoc@comcast.net or Maura Fitzpatrick mfitzatrick@lowellma.gov