Jefferson
County Community Forum
Meeting Minutes – May 21, 2012
Attendees:
Erin Benz, Disability Resource Association
Sophie Emery, Jefferson
County Community
Partnership
Josh Henry, Jefferson
County Library – Arnold
Meredith McCarthy, Jefferson
County Library - Arnold
Sandy Nappier, Jefferson College
Doug Over, Double Eagle Associates
Molly Pfeiffer, Jefferson
County Library –
Northwest
Amber Simmons, Living
Well Village
Missey Waldman, Legal Services of Eastern
Missouri
Doug Over:
ABCs of Family Finance was recently presented at JCL –
Northwest and Arnold branches. Same
program to be held at Twin
Rivers Worship
Center (10575 Tesson Ferry Rd,
63128, 314-729-0704), Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm from 9/12/12 through 12/12/12. Contact: Doug Over (636-296-0535).
Amber Simmons:
$6000 Cash Raffle to support Living Well
Village. Tickets are $25 each, with 1st-3rd
prizes of $4000, $1000, $500 respectively.
Seller of first prize ticket wins $500.
Drawing is 8/24/12. More
information available from Allison Fritschel (636-674-5014, allison@livingwellvillage.org)
More details about rescheduled Golf Tournament to be held
8/9/12 in Forest Park
coming soon.
Team Living Well will participate in Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Louis
for a marathon and half-marathon, downtown St. Louis, Sunday 10/21/12. $50 fundraising minimum includes t-shirt,
online training program, running coach, on-camp lodging for out-of-town
members, pre-race pasta party, post-race refreshments, and more. E-mail amber@livingwellvillage.org by
10/5/12 to register.
Health-related items can be purchased to support Living Well
Foundation. Kids Aerobic Exercise DVD -
$20, Kids Step & Stretch DVD - $20, Pedometer - $20, Camp Jump Start
Cookbook - $15, Yellow Bracelet - $5.
Complete order form with check payable to “Living Well Foundation”, 3602 Lions Den Rd.
Imperial 63052, or order online: www.livingwellvillage.org
Sophie Emery:
Hammers of Hope can provide and install free window air
conditioners for qualified seniors 65 or over.
Application form contains guidelines and income requirements. More information from Dennis Murphy
(636-464-5144, x15).
Jeffco Express (www.jeffcoexpress.org) helps overcome
transportation barriers with cross-county and Arnold routes.
The Parenting Network provides home visitations for
first-time parents of children under 3 to increase parenting skills, child-development
knowledge, and more. Must meet
eligibility guidelines. Contact
Christina Kreutz (636-464-5144).
Project COPE: Building Strong Families Parenting Classes
held Tuesday evenings 6:30-8:30pm at Christ
Church (304B Locust St., Hillsboro)
meet the requirements for court-mandated parenting classes. Cost: $10/individual per class,
$75/individuals or $105/couples per 8-week session. More information from Lynn Main
(636-464-5144, x12). Contact Carrol
Venable (314-401-3422) to register.
Safe Babies: for SIDS/Shaken Baby Syndrome education and
prevention. Qualifying parents and
caregivers may receive Safe Baby Sets.
Contact: Jessica Rhodes (636-464-5144, x20).
Meredith McCarthy:
Housekeeping topics: Proposal to cancel July meeting. None opposed.
Proposal for next year to host meetings at member agencies in turn. Jefferson
College is technically
supposed to charge for meeting room use, and relocating would free meeting room
for other groups. Hosting would provide
opportunity for members to become more familiar with each others’ facilities,
staff, and services. No decision
necessary today. Discussion included
request for clear directions to meeting sites if this is what eventually
decided.
Ebooks powered by Overdrive will be available through JCL
6/1/12. Visit www.molib2go.org and take a look at the
Getting Started section.
Dream Big – READ! Summer Reading Program at JCL – Arnold
runs 6/1/12 through 7/31/12. Kids can
read 5 books to receive a small prize.
Drawing chances will be given for each additional 5 books read during
June and July. There are lots of free
events – others require registration.
Contact : Amy Held (636-296-2204).
Adult programs at JCL – Arnold include a Composting Workshop
(5/23/12, 6:30-8:30pm) and monthly book discussions, the next being The Glass
Castle by Jeannette Walls (6/14/12, 1:00-2:30pm, alee@jeffcolib.org). Upcoming author visits include Tammy Fadler,
author of Finding the Pearl (5/30/12, 6:30-8:30pm) and Dan Burle, author of
L.O.L. Ranch Stories, Pt.II (6/9/12, 11:00am-2:00pm). Contact: Myra Hill (636-296-2204).
Missey Waldman:
MO Dept. of Social Services, Family Services Division is
going to an automated telephone system with no live support. Families in the system with issues can be
referred to the Advocates for Family Health, LSEM hotline: 314-534-1263 or
1-800-444-0514, x1251
MO Health Net spend down calculations are changing to meet
public guidelines. After 7/1/12 these
changes will affect dialysis patients, with transportation to dialysis being an
issue. Patients can be referred to the
Advocates for Family Health hotline.
Starting in July, there will be the three managed-care plans
for the region. Families may find
themselves with a different plan than previously. Open enrollment for Health Care USA,
Missouri Care, and the Home State Health Plan managed-care plans ends 7/1/12.
Wage match quarterly review by FSD: People are losing
coverage by not responding to quarterly income request letters, and income
requests can be detailed. It is
important to be aware of overtime hours, as regular/excessive overtime can
result in loss of coverage.
Molly Pfeiffer:
Dream Big- READ! and Own the Night Summer Reading Programs
are free and fun for kids and teens.
Read books and win prizes 6/1/12 through 7/31/12. Schedule includes tons of events, with all
welcome and no library card needed. Advance
registration for programs is required. Contact
: 636-677-8186, mpfeiffer@jeffcolib.org
or Molly Schmitt, 636-677-8186.
Learn about improving plant performance with Companion
Planting and Crop Rotation (5/30/12, 6:00-8:00pm); a free, educational, fun
class. Sign-up is required as space is
limited. Call 636-677-8186 or email mpfeiffer@jeffcolib.org
The new Support Group for Women with Autoimmune Disease is
free and meets once a month. No signup
required. Upcoming meetings are
Saturdays 2:00-4:00pm, 6/2/12, 7/14/12, 8/4/12, 9/15/12, 10/13/12. 11/3/12,
12/1/12.
Sandy
Nappier:
Summer Continuing Education catalog for Jefferson College
is available in print and online. Contact
Continuing Ed at 636-797-3000, x144
The ACT National Career Readiness Certificate is a free
credential to validate basic skills for employment. Individuals take Work Keys tests (three-and-a-half
hours total) at the Missouri
Career Center
to earn. Part of the Certified Work
Ready Communities initiative to help market Missouri to employers. www.nationalcareerreadiness.org
Erin Benz:
DRA offices will be making their move from the current
location to the new location on N.
Truman Blvd. near Shop-N-Save in July.
A public forum will be held 5/24/12, 1:00pm, at DRA to
identify community needs and generate input for the Missouri Statewide
Independent Living Council’s next State Plan for Independent Living. Refreshments will be served. Contact Nancy Pope or Erin Benz (636-931-7696)
for reservations.
-Josh Henry
