Meeting June 11, 2009

Attendees: Dawn, Diane, Anne, Naomi, Debbie, Teri, Kathy, Cheryl, Michelle, Susan, Miriam



Debbie brought the first 200 copies of the resource directory - many thanks for the efforts to get this out into your communities. Please stop by to pick up more if you'll be attending an event that you think would be a good opportunity to distribute. I'll also blast many groups on email to get it out on a greener circulation route. Send updates my way & we will aim to keep the info. current.



Anne will take a look at the brochure & I'll try to get an e- file out so that she can play with it a bit more.

Meeting May 14, 2009

Attendees: Brian, Dawn, Michelle, Pat, Debbie and Teri.

Updates:

• The resource list has been given to Debbie who has generously arranged for the initial batch to be photocopied. Hopefully at our next meeting, we'll be moving toward getting this important resource distributed into our communities, as this seems to be the greatest expressed need - who to call for assistance. If anyone has updates to the resource list, please send them to me via email or give me a call. This is a fluid document and the more current we can keep the information, the more helpful it will be to clients and providers.


• The (very rough draft) of the brochure was distributed for review and I'll plan to bring that to next month's meeting as well as shoot an email out to our list - we are looking for feedback by the first week in July so that we can finalize that too.


• A starter kit for beginning a local support group was requested from Clutterer's Anonymous.

The group discussed the expansion of the Task Force to include other communities on the North Shore and will look to begin hosting the meetings at various agencies/organizations to "cast a wider net." Please email or call with suggestions of other agencies that might like to be included in updates on our efforts/meetings. Also, if you know of a task force operating in your community, please forward the contact information to me for the group's chairperson(s). We'd really like this to be a coordinated effort and don't want to inadvertently overlook anyone.

The task force is working on planning our next conference and is looking for your thoughts on funding, venues to host, structure of the day, etc. Again, feel free to email these suggestions to me.

Next meeting:

Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Beverly Senior Center, 90 Colon Street, Beverly, MA

Meeting March 12, 2009

Attendees: Susan K, Leslie, Cheryl, Laurie and Teri.



Reviewed and updated the resource list which will be finalized in the next couple of weeks by our NSCC student intern.





Cheryl discussed that trainings on hoarding sensitivity will take place in April and May for selected, contracted homecare agencies' supportive aides. This is through the Lifetime Association - a coalition of 6 ASAPs and will be presented by Merrimack Valley Elder Services.







The group had a good discussion about two training tracks:



1) direct service homecare providers and



2) clinicians



As part of further planning, it would be helpful to determine what the desired outcomes of training (i.e. trained facilitators for support groups, homemakers who are sensitive in effecting progress with hoarders) might be.







Laurie passed around information from Pink Sneakers Productions. They are looking for clients who are willing to share their story for a documentary series on hoarding for TLC Network. The group is now offering $500 in compensation. contact casting@pinksneakers.net for more information.







Teri spoke about Debbie MacGregor, Director of Community Awareness and Prevention Team for the Essex County District Attorney's office. We all agreed that Debbie's role is an important one and that it would be a good idea to partner with her and that the resources she could bring to the table would be very valuable. Debbie will plan to attend our next task force meeting, but some ideas discussed were: expanding/regionalizing the task force to include other North Shore communities; hosting a workshop to help raise awareness and educate first responders, direct service providers and other professionals about compulsive hoarding; copying and distribution of the resource list and/or brochure.







The group briefly discussed the idea of a fundraiser event - possibly a screening of the documentary film, "My Mother's Garden." http://www.mymothersgardenmovie.com/pages/trailer.html and hosting a support group for individuals who hoard and also family members.

Laurie will be presenting at the MassHousing/Lynn annual breakfast on how our task force works on Friday, April 3, 2009.

Committees will be a discussion at the next group meeting.





The next meeting will be held at the Beverly Council on Aging on May 14th at 9:00 a.m.

Meeting February 12th

The meeting on February 12th welcomed some new members from PACE of the North Shore and the Tenant Preservation Program. We discussed the workshop and making it an even bigger event - which means spending some more time brainstorming and planning before we set an official date/time. An exciting idea that was brought up was to invite an entertainer to start out the program - we all agreed that you need to keep your sense of humor while working with families, especially your own.

Additional goals were set to work on revising the hoarding resourse list, hosting a support group for "treasure collecters" who want to declutter and the possibility of developing a web-site.

The group has been invited to present at the MassHousing Regional Meeting/Lowell on April 3, 2009. Teri will attend and encourages other members to check their schedules and join her.

The next meeting will be held on March 12th at 9 a.m. at Senior Care, Inc.

Workshop Postponed

The workshop scheduled for Jan. 13th has been postponed to the Spring. We will discuss a new date at our February 12th meeting held at Senior Care, Inc.

Parenting Never Ends Workshop

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
9:15 am - 11:30 am.
Beverly Senior Center 90 Colon St. Beverly, MA 01915

· Planning for successful multi-generational households

· Prevention and intervention for making it work and fixing existing mistakes

· Making sense of everyone’s “STUFF” and responsibilities

· Panel will include Cheryl Krisko, Director of Home Care and Diane Moses, Housing Specialist both of Senior Care Inc.; Sal Frontero, of Frontero Law Office; Mary Margaret Moore, Director of the Independent Living Center; Laurie Grant, Assistant Director, Beverly Council on Aging; Peter Gilmore and Cynthia McClorey, North Shore Community Mediation Program

· Time for questions/answers and resource sharing


Advance registration is required please stop by the Beverly Senior Center

or call (978) 921-6017.
(In the event of inclement weather please call the number listed above)

Please note some new resources...

• Check out Freecycle.org - you can list items you want to get rid of and people respond who need them.
• Women of Faith with ADHD: Come find acceptance and understanding, A support group, facilitated by a clinical social worker and pastoral minister Christine Monterio, MSW, LICSW in Beverly. Contact 978-578-6820 for more information. Medicare/Mass Health, Blue Cross PPO accepted. Private fee is $25 per sessopn, or sliding scale.
• Screaming Flea Production Inc. is creating a documentary television series that will provide a team of professionals to help Compulsive Hoarders. Contact Abby Lautt at (206) 763-3383 x239 or alautt@sfpseattle.com