Housing and Supportive Services March 6Th, 2017

Housing and Supportive Services March 6th, 2017

Meeting Minutes 10:00 to 11:00 am

Facilitator(s): Marisa Whitsett Baker and Elizabeth Fletcher

Meeting Purpose: Mission Statement: In the process of finalizing.

Attendees: Elizabeth Fletcher, Maris Whitsett Baker, Stephanie Reyes, Sharon Kowalke, Ben

Short, Kaelin Large, Porsha Goodman, Brandy Heffner

Sign In and Welcome:

Review of subjects to highlight for future meetings.

Topics and Questions Discussed:

·  Scheduled date and time for future meetings- 10:00am until 11:00 am, 1st Monday of every month. Permanent location TBD.

·  Topics brought up during previous meetings: Policies and Procedures to hand out to other housing providers, tenant landlord relationships, identify housing barriers, create a handbook for clients to navigate system, standards (policy and procedures).

·  Consider ways to transition tenants that have been in a program several years to more independent living.

·  (Supportive Services) Incorporate participation from Direct Care, set up a community forum, set dates for training staff and offer more enrichment opportunities. Suggestions for trainings are as follows: Marisa (Motivational Interviewing), Harm Reduction, Housing First, Lunch and Learn (trivia, 20 questions), Kaitlyn (has list of trainings), Dealing with Difficult Clients (Brandy), Webinars, Assertive Engagement, Mental Health 101, Trauma, Addiction. Have training every quarter during the time of original meeting.

·  Start implementing Quality Assurance Scales and Fidelity Scales.

·  How can the committee focus on providing support for our staff pertaining to trauma and burnout? (Happy Hour, Social Outlet for staff to express their feelings about problematic clients and situations).

·  Have a Direct Care Appreciation gathering. (See what can be donated, Porsha will contact Chick Fil A, Ben will make contacts with Room in the Inn for contributions) Approx. date in May. Include an award ceremony; each employee receives an award highlighting their strengths.

·  Consider creating Google Drive Document sharing for general resources so every agency can have access to it.

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Announcements: N/A

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Next HRSC meeting will be Monday, April 3, 2017.