SEYCC Minutes

Approval of minutes from last month

EAC Report (Carrie/Meaghan)
New Co-chairs will be in position as of April 2018. Let’s give a huge welcome to Brittany Desmarais who will take over for Carrey. Meghan Wolfe will remain in her position as co-chair for the EAC.
Thanks Carrey for all that you have done with the EAC and for being a leader in the community. Your passion, and compassion for others is so genuine and we look forward to still working with you.
Thanks Meghan for always being a shining light and for always speaking your truth in a kind way. We look forward to continuing working with you.
EAC chairs requesting confirmation around the budget for 2018-2019
24/7 meet monthly, not quarterly and would like this to be reflected in the new budget for 2018
Can the CFSD allocate funding for EAC to have someone child mind while the meeting it taking place
Carrey will connect with Tammy N to email Jessica

W.O.N.Report (Tammy N and Carrey B)
Melissa S, was away at the WPS training
Tammy N shared that the contest for the drawing went well and that Melissa had selected a winner.
Carrey B shared that WON was a part of the Global News series that will take place next week and that this went really well

24/7 Update (Isabel)
Kim S and Toni F will be writing the proposal for the 24/7 on their own time at no cost due having no funds to hire a person to write this. Huge thanks to Kim and Toni for taking this on, this is years in the making and definitely still a need
Budget renewal for the EAC would need to be adjusted for committee members as funding was only to be for quarterly meetings when they have been meeting monthly
Sage house is looking at extending their hours for short term shelter. Possibly looking at opening on weekends to provide supports. Right now they are working on the proposal for MCC to approve increase of costs, and employees.

MB Child and Family Division Update
Event in Brandon – Stop Child Sexual Exploitation will be taking place March 15-16 and is hosted by the Brandon Regional Team
EAC members have been included in this process. 2 EAC members had been selected by the EAC chairs to attend with one being on the panel to present.
No new items at this time
Other
Reviewed the PATH

In summary,
OCA will be expanding their services to children outside of CFS, to Mental Health, disabilities, health and addictions, CLDS cases for all youth under the age of 21. Government reports will now be able to be shared publicly at the discretion of the OAC
Street Reach evaluation still in process with the Province, will request update from Tracey A
Tip Teachings, being implemented in (I think Seven Oaks, Met with Myra and she shared this to Tammy N) school as part of curriculum,
To get HOME’s Advisory committee up and running again
Concerns around were funding will come from to pay experiential women honorariums for HOME
Megan from Lake Head University to see where she is at with the evaluation of HOME
Regional Team (knowledge Keepers) was developed by the Province. EAC members want to connect with RT to see what they can do as a collective
Sage House consistently educating EIA workers to get women access to appropriate services that are streamlined and meets the needs of women, rather than setting them up for failure
WPS – CEU – doing training to various groups through their training on exploitation. Although this is not an SEYCC driven project, this still addresses the gap created at a variety of levels from community, to government)

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, April 4th,2018 @ 10:00 AM 445 King Street