Safety Net Alliance General Meeting Minutes February 17th, 2016

Welcome

Meeting Chairperson–Maggie Volkering

Guest Speaker Presentation

Sandy Guille with the Better Business Bureau

Becoming a Fraud Fighter

  • The latest statistics:
  • 12.7 million people were victims of fraud in 2014
  • 16 billion dollars in losses in 2014
  • 1 case of fraud occurs every 3 seconds
  • Scams- Common ways scams begin are with news features such as natural disasters or featured personal stories in the news media.
  • The tools used are:
  • Telemarketing
  • Phishing
  • Email
  • Internet
  • Phone/voicemail
  • Social media
  • Craigslist
  • PayPal
  • Go fund me accounts
  • The types of scams are:
  • Investment
  • Identity theft
  • Phony Charities
  • IRS
  • Healthcare
  • For prevention and recovery visit Identity theft.gov

Committee Updates

  • Food Committee- Andy Brunsman
  • Web Committee – Mike Delaney
  • Furniture Task Force- Talia Frye
  • Housing Task Force – Maggie Volkering
  • Executive Committee- Melissa Hall- Sommer

Food Committee

  • Last SNA Food Committee meeting was held at the Hosea House; discussion surrounded the goals of the SNA Food Committee for 2016.
  • Plan of action for Silver Grove food pantry outreach.
  • Look into indoor hydroponic gardening
  • Next SNA Food Committee Meeting will be held Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 at St. John’s 415 Park Avenue in Newport, KY.

Web Committee

  • Alerts systems issues will soon be resolved with the addition of a new email server being put into place by March 2016.
  • Next Web Committee meeting is at 8:15 am, Tuesday,March 8th, 2016 at Brighton Center Family Center 799 Ann Street in Newport, Ky.

Furniture Task Force

  • Sweet Dreams NKY has set a date of March 19th, 2016 to build 50 twin size beds for Northern Kentucky area children ages 3-18 at Gateways Urban Campus in Covington.
  • We are still in need of donation of pillows, twin size sheet sets and bedspreads.
  • There were 37 applications for the Sweet Dreams project, representing 76 children in the Northern Kentucky area needing beds.
  • There were 27 family’s chosen to receive the beds through a lottery system, following today’s SNA general meeting.
  • Next Furniture Task Force meeting is 3:30 PM, Wednesday,March 9th, 2016,and will be held at Brighton Center Family Center 799 Ann Street Newport, KY. Contact Talia Frye to RSVP at

Housing Task Force

  • The SNA Executive Committee isworking with the chair of the Housing Task Force, Maggie Volkering to evaluate the direction of the task force; an announcement will be made at theMarch SNA General Meeting regarding the next SNA Housing Task Force meeting.

Executive Committee

  • The SNA Executive Committee is working on the final draft of the protocols’ and agreement to collaborate for SNA members and partner agencies.
  • There will be a meeting with Executive Directors of current and potential SNA agencies to review the new SNA evergreen agreement; the agreement will be available in late March for agencies who wish to renew their collaborative agreement with the SNA.
  • The next SNA Executive Committee meeting will be Friday, March 11th, 2016 at Brighton Center Family Center 799 Ann Street in Newport, KY.

Announcements

Paul Gottbrath and Karen Hayes reporting- Family Promise shelter raised between $7-8000 dollars at the fundraiser event February 12th at Griffin Elite Sports and Wellness. Referrals will be accepted for the family shelter beginning May 1st.

Northern Ky. Cooperative Extension Services- is hiring a SNAP Nutrition Education Instructor.

Attendance

  1. Michelle Marrs, Aetna
  2. Shannon O’Neill, American Red Cross
  3. Mendy Eubank, Anthem Medicaid
  4. Paul Gottbrath, Be Concerned
  5. Andy Brunsman, Be Concerned
  6. Talia Frye, Brighton Center
  7. April Roberts-Traywick, Brighton Center
  8. Melissa Hall-Sommer, Brighton Center
  9. Benita Lind, Center for Accessible Living
  10. Rene Thompson, Center for Accessible Living
  11. Jennifer Wiehe, CHFS
  12. Allyn Reinke, Campbell County Fiscal Court
  13. Brandy Medaugh, Catholic Charities
  14. Stephanie Theobald, CILO
  15. Peter Contreras, Cincinnati VA
  16. Maggie Volkering, City of Covington
  17. Shelley Werner, Erlanger-Elsmere Schools
  18. Tara Leen, Faith Community Pharmacy
  19. Shellie Baker, Gateway CTS
  20. Caitlin Fugate, Gateway CTS
  21. Sarah Young, Gateway CTS
  22. Karen Yates, Hosea House
  23. Jennifer Bennett-Phillips, HAOC
  24. Steve Bradford, HAOC
  25. Camilla Phillips, Job Corps
  26. Lisa Anglin, Kenton County Alliance
  27. John Graham, Kenton County Library
  28. Linda Vila-Passione, Kenton County Schools
  29. Camilla Phillips, Job Corps
  30. Melissa Pilcher, NKY Cooperative EXT.
  31. Jessica Elam, NKCAC
  32. Dawn Bectold, NKCAC
  33. Katrina Colemire, NKCAC
  34. Glenda Dishman, NKCAC
  35. Jessica Elam, NKCAC
  36. Dawn Fogarty, NKCAC
  37. Chenee Young, NKCAC
  38. Mary Lark, St. Paul’s Church
  39. Doreen Johnson, UK Targeted Assessment
  40. Mary Lu Funyack, Union Presbyterian Church
  41. Jena Bradley, United Way Greater Cincinnati
  42. Wanda Quinn, St. Johns UCC
  43. Justin Beale, Welcome House
  44. Kory Magee, Women’s Crisis Center
  45. Jill Brown, SNA AmeriCorps VISTA

1st Time Attendees

  1. Melody Brauninger, North Key Community Care
  2. Donna Nelson, North Key Community Care
  3. Daniel Lock, NKU Social Services Student
  4. Patty Poor, Ky. Progressive Cancer Program
  5. Chuck Britt, NAMI
  6. Pedro Santiago, Migrant Education Program
  7. Robert Bell, Migrant Education Program
  8. Shelby Brown, Migrant Education Program
  9. Jo Martin, Jo Martin Tattoo Removal Inc.
  10. Nikki Moore, Welcome House
  11. Lisa Roberts-Rosser, VA
  12. Vickie Flynn, NKCAC
  13. Stephanie Swantek, Migrant Education Program
  14. Lydia Schneider, JMTR Inc.
  15. Megan VonHandorf, Campbell County Schools
  16. Missy Boschert, Salvation Army
  17. Laura Brinson, Boone County Alliance
  18. Jessica Schneider, Ky. Intensive Family Services

Next SNA General Meeting Date

Wednesday, March 16th, 2016

12:00 pm-1:30 pm

St. Johns UCC Newport