Youth Service Advisory Board

NORWICH YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING March 10th, 2015 ROOM 335, NORWICH CITY HALL (860) 823-3782 - FAX (860) 892-6031 Email: keyberse@cityofnorwich.org MINUTES The Norwich Youth and Family Services Advisory Board meeting was held on March 10th, in Room 335 in Norwich City Hall. Those in attendance were as follows: Jodi Vara-President Angela Rae Duhaime-Community Member Jamie Miller-Norwich Tech Kay Eyberse- Coordinator NYFS Guests: Deb Kievits Absent: Mark Irons-Juvenile Probation Katie Wagner-NPS Calla Tetreault Vouise Fonville-DCF Mike McKinney-NPD The meeting was called to order at 8:40am. Review of meeting minutes: The Board was unable to approve the minutes due to low attendance. Two months will be reviewed at the next meeting. YBS Programs: Kay updated the Board on Norwich Youth Action Council programming and the new YSB/BullyBuster Theater collaborative. She briefed the Board on the consultations regarding Children First and its ongoing struggles and will invite Sherry next meeting for an update. Summer is coming down the pike and Summer Programming is being planned. SYEP money appears stable for 2015. It is becoming increasingly clear that space for Summer Jam will be an issue. Grants for that program are due next month and space conversations are taking place now. New Business: • There are grave budget concerns across the State. YSBs are currently slated to be cut a total of 1.9 million dollars. CFN is in danger as well. There is tremendous advocacy work being done across the state, by lobbyists and citizens alike. We will have a clearer idea by next meeting in May of possible outcomes. Norwich Prevention Council Subcommittee: • Kay and Angela will schedule a council informational regarding Naloxone and opiods for late April/early May • Jodi, Jamie and Jessica are working together on Suicide prevention Week. It will be kicked off the year by the 3rd annual “Take the First Step” walk on April 25th at Fontaine Field. We are scheduling QPR trainings for interested schools.