lnteragency Minutes DECEMBER 4, 2018

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DEC 0 6 2018

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Name Organization

Altin Cekaj Alberta Health Services

Lorraine Bell Camrose Family Resource Centre, Parent Link

Lynne Jenkinson FFCS

Tanny Kellert Flagstaff Food Bank

Katherine Gagnon Health Promotions

Linda Graham ACAA

Sue Freadrich Nights Alive

Donna Tindall Canadian Mental Health

Tammy Lang AHS

Loretta Kroeker REAP

Jody Bergseth ECC

Holly Bovencamp Skills Link/Low German Mennonite Program

Christina Harvey AHS Shelby Haesloop Day home Bill Harder & Joy Leblanc Hospice Society Noreen Metz Victim Services Deb Albers RCMP

Linda Graham, ACAA: • Will be in the schools educating in January, February, and March • Does internet safety training • 2 more therapists have been hired • Provides court support and fills in gaps to provide service that Victim Service

does not

Donna, CMHA:

• Has a total of 28 clients • Teaches life skills • Will help people with AISH applications

Katherine, AHS: • New project from January to March, a survey on booster and car seat safety.

The survey will pertain to youth 13 and under

Jody, ECC: • Planning a positive role model event for children aged 0-12 years. On

February 10th, 2019 at the Killam Hall. There is no cost for this event, but please save boxes of all sizes

Helen, Women's Shelter: • Works with women or men experiencing abuse • Coat drive still on • Will take donations of underwear, pj's and socks, must be new • The shelter has 7 bedrooms and 22 beds, a full- time teacher for grades 1-12.

The families can stay up to 3 weeks

Christina Harvey, AHS: • Lots of interest in vaping presentations

Bill Harder & Joy LeBlanc: • Hospice Society is working to provide supports, end of life, and grief care in

the Bashaw, Killam, and Viking areas. Hospice trains 2 times a year in Camrose on a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. After training volunteers are able to sit with people till end of life. They need about 12 people per training session. Mileage can be paid to volunteers.

• This is for people living with a non -curable disease • There is no cost and you can self -refer to use this service • Offering a daytime grief class for 8 weeks as an alternative to the night time

class • Website has great resources • Child grief class for ages 7-12 art -based project • Men's cooking class available

Lynne, FFCS: • Shaun McCann from "Great Big Sea", on getting out of addictions, booked for

Feb 21, 2019 in Daysland • FFCS Counsellor is going to Vegreville on Tuesday in the afternoon, and every

other Saturday in Viking • FIRST auction is in Daysland Feb. 2, 2019 • FIRST name change will now be "Flagstaffs Informed Response Sharing

Team", new logo and website to be revealed at our auction in February • Xmas sharing has begun, and hamper pick up day is Dec. 20th, 11am- 2 pm, we

are at 100 hampers so far, 36 families adopted

• Eggs for sale $3.00 for 18 eggs • Picked up new furniture for the office • Men's group was very successful with 13 attending, new group to begin in

February or March, on anger and grief for all ages • Waiting to hear from CMH on the pilot project to hire an animator for this

area, this program is similar to the Alberta Caregivers Course • Has received $5000 from Battle River Community Foundation to go towards

our volunteer Care A Van drivers • Attended the Provincial FCSSAA Conference

Altin, AHS: • Has a caseload of 15

Tanny, Food Bank: • Thanked everyone for all the support • Suggested a food drive in June when the shelves get empty • Client Intake started today and was well received by those she spoke to • Clients are needing their food hampers delivered

Lorraine Bell, Parent Link: • Is in Forestburg on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, and also Hardisty,

and Daysland on other days • Educates the parents

Sue Freadrich: • Things running smoothly at the club • December Calendars were handed out for Nights Alive

Loretta Kroeker: • This will be her last meeting as funding for the program runs out • She is able to teach mental health first aid for seniors needs 8-25 people. This

is a 2- day course and will cost about $100-$150 per person

Shelby, Dayhome: • Just finished a food bank drive, and collected almost 300 pounds of food

Noreen, Victim Service: • Charity check stop brought in $5,500 and about 375 pounds of food • She has about 76 open files

• Red Serge Ball is March 23, 2019, tickets are $50 each

Holly, Skills Link: • Looking for job placement for a youth with Aspergers if anyone knows of a job

opening • Skills Link will be over at the end of March • Still doing the Mennonite Help office

Deb, RCMP: • Will do presentations on Criminal Record Check, what they for, and how long

are they valid. Who needs one and what clubs should ask for them

Date of next meeting January 8, 2019