GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee @ Perley School 10/21/2021 10:30am

GeorgetownCARES

Coalition Committee

Town Hall, Georgetown, MA 01833

(978) 352-5755

Pamela Lundquist, Chair

Police Chief Donald Cudmore

                Fire Chief Fred Mitchell

School Superintendent Carol Jacobs

Douglas Dawes, Georgetown Selectman

Beth Blazonis, Resident

GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee

(formerly the Substance Abuse Advisory Panel)

Meeting AGENDA – Thursday, October 21, 2021  10:30-11:30 am

At The Perley School – Conference Room

CORRESPONDENCE

• VOTE: Approve Meeting Minutes for 9/16/21 

AUDIENCES

• Public Comment

NEW BUSINESS:

• FY22 Goals & Action Plan discussion
• Cultural Competence Action Plan: Developmental Assets from Fall 2019 A&B survey
  • Asset #27 Equality and Social Justice – Young person places high value on promoting equality & reducing hunger and poverty.
    • Equality and Social Justice                     male  57%           female 81%              
  • Asset #34 Cultural Competence – Young person has knowledge of an comfort with people of 
  • different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds. 
    • Cultural Competence                                 male 40%          female 60%              
  • Indicator of Thriving: Values Diversity Total: 67%; male 56%, female 78%
• ECAB - Fall 21 Attitudes &Behavior Survey + plus other plans for the school year ahead
• FY22 MOU’s/contract with ECAB (Essex County Asset Builder Network/City of Newburyport)
• FY22 MOU’s/contract with Pettengill House, Inclusion in the Catchment Area ($7,500)

OLD BUSINESS:

• Report from Selectman Dawes confirming Mission Dispensary’s commitment to honor its host agreement with the Town of Georgetown in the fiscal year(s) ahead. See GCCC Activity Review. 
• Discuss targeted plans for FY22 to build specific assets that Georgetown Youth scored low on and address high youth depression rate (25%). 
• Community-wide strategies to address making Georgetown the healthiest community it can be. 

NEXT MEETING 

• GeorgetownCares CC Steering Committee Meeting Calendar 2020-2021 10:30-11:30am
  • Nov. 18^th, Jan. 20^th, March 17^th, May 19^th, June 16^th. 

ADJOURNMENT – VOTE

Mission Statement - The GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee (GCCC) is a community health and safety initiative seeking to encourage Georgetown citizens of all ages to make safe, healthy and responsible decisions about substance-use. Our mission is to promote substance abuse prevention strategies, education and resources aimed at making Georgetown the healthiest community it can be.