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Homelessness

Scribe/Convener: Mary M. Kahwajy-Baron E209 16:00:00 Attendees: Mary Beth Hill, Kim Mahon, Carrie McCann, Becky Johnston, Emily Dovel, Jamie Hiner, Ali Turner, Paul Goliwas, Gina Mandeville, Mary Kahwajj-Baron, Julianna Quick, Jonelle Frost, Tim Frost, Scott Kim Homelessness has many faces and it is difficult to define who is homeless. Although "Homeless" has a specific definition which suggests the concept of ...

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2010/03/22 Break Out Session, Summit Report, Youth and Families No comments

Community Legal Education Seminars

Scribe/Convener: Tom Domonoske 206B 12:40:00 How to run effective community legal education seminars. The first problem is having people attend. The second problem is meeting the need of the people who do attend. This requires finding out what they want to learn about and what they could benefit from learning about. Then, figuring out how to give them the information ...

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2010/03/22 Break Out Session, Summit Report, Youth and Families No comments

Accessing funding for residential treatment for youths

Scribe/Convener: Tom domonoske E101 First Session Attendees: Tom Domokoske, Elizabeth Hutchens, Evan Vass, Christine Thompson, Jennifer Henkel, Jan Hubbel, Stephen King, Nancy Pinzon The topics included the current funding mechanism through the Comprehensive Services Act. This state law requires locality participation and the amount of that participation varies on the type of service. Residential placement is one of the ...

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Supporting Children of Divorce

Scribe/Convener: Harvey Yoder Room 116 11-12 noon Attendees: Emily Dovel, Emily Phillips, Holly Hermes, Rachel Kolb, Anna Woelk, Martha Garibay Metzler, Kim Mahon, Mary, Beth Hill, Stephen King, Paul Goliwas Divorce and marriage rates have remained fairly flat in Harrisonburg-Rockingham County over the past decade in spite of a significant increase in the population of the area, suggesting that ...

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2010/03/22 Break Out Session, Summit Report, Youth and Families 4 comments

Gang Prevention Education and Family Support

Scribe/Convener: Marsha Garst Session 1 E116 4:30 Attendees: Kelsey Landes, Megan Yoder, Vassi Griffis, Mark Lehman, Diane Kellogg, Kim Shahan, Abby Mitley, Ben Risser, Martha Metzler, Rachel Kolb, Heidi Miller, Dee Childs, Andrea Yirden, Bucky Berry, Larry Kim, Josh Davis, Doug Manners, Patty Sensabaugh, Marsha Garst, Bruce London, Ann Yoder, Scott Wootten, Leah Rosenwasser, Hero Brew, Sally Leinbach, ...

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2010/03/22 Break Out Session, Summit Report, Youth and Families No comments

Ways to provide services to school chidren during summer months

Scribe/Convener: Nancy Pinzon, Crossroads Counseling Center Center Stage 7:00 Attendees: Mickey Moore (Boy Scouts Club), Nancy Pinzon (Crossroads Counseling), Anne Marie Mauldin, Scott Wootten (Boy Scouts Club), Steven Lambert (JMU Career Developing Academy), Milcia Rodriguez, Laura Ogden, Rachel Coffaro (Specialized Youth Services), Larry Kim (Reading Road Show), Greg Czyszczon (Crossroads Counseling), Patty Sensabaugh, Mary Ellen Chewning, Leah ...

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2010/03/22 Break Out Session, Summit Report, Youth and Families No comments

Healing the effects of crime

Conveners: Russ Leinbach, Sue Praill Scribe: Russ Leinbach E 116 5:45 Attendees: Kathy Kinton Williams, Emily Phillips, Andrea Virden, Tonya Osinkosky, Harvey Yoder, Larry Kim, Leah Rosenwasser, Marisa Clymer Shank, Scott Kim, Sue Praill, Stephen King, Anne Nielsen, Gretchen Maust, Josh Davis, Diane Roll, Kevin Lanoue, Russ Leinbach How victims can find healing and answers and offenders can be held ...

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Helping Poverty-Stricken Youth and Families in Crisis

Scribe/Converer: Anne Marie Mauldin E209 5:45 p.m. Attendees: Milcia Rodriguez, Jason Long, Gina Maudeville, Mary Beth Hill, King Mahon, Scott Wootten, Anna Noelk, Abby Motley, Michael Harnish, Heidi Miller, Marion Sharp, Jane Clemens, Don Driver, Jr. The topic was how to help youth and families in crisis who are poverty-stricken. The discussion started with individuals each speaking about his or her own background or profession, and then the experiences each had encountered ...

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Special Needs

Convener: Mickey Moore Scribe: Mary Ellen Chewning    Center Circle 4:00  Attendees: Mickey Moore, Marian Sharp, Emily Phillips, Kim Ward, Mary Ellen Chewning  Discussion about how to: Better educate adults about what persons with disabilities can do Promote artists who have disabilities by having the county fair feature a special art category Provide class credit for regular education students to be teacher interns in ...

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2010/03/22 Special Needs, Summit Report, Youth and Families No comments

Youth and Families Summit Schedule

The Harrisonburg Summit on Supporting Youth and Families in Crisis convened Friday and Saturday March 19-20.    Over 160 participants created breakout conversations about their own interests.  Topics are listed beloew and will be linked to any notes submitted by volunteer scribes. Watch Participants Name Their Topics: March 19 Special Needs Equipping Nonprofessional Volunteers to Work with Families in Crisis English ...

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2010/03/22 Summit Report, Youth and Families No comments

National Counseling Group Sponsors Youth and Families Summit

The Fairfield Center is pleased to announce the lead sponsor for the Harrisonburg Summit on Supporting Youth and Families in Crisis will be the National Counseling Group!  With their sponsorship, NCG is making a statement of their commitment to the youth and families in the area and keeping the event free and accessible for all ...

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2010/03/01 Support 31 comments

Help Promote Harrisonburg Summit on Supporting Youth and Families in Crisis

Add a countdown to the summit to your own Web site: <div style="width: 250px;"><iframe name="countdown" id="mgframe" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/countdown-widget?eid=504867071" width="250" height="500" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" ></iframe><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/r/ecount"><img src="http://www.eventbrite.com/s.gif" alt="Events" border="0"/></a></div> Create a link to the summit registration page http://hburgyouthsummit09.eventbrite.com Create a registration button for your Web site or to share with others <a href="http://hburgyouthsummit09.eventbrite.com?ref=ebtn" target="_blank" ><img border="0" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/registerbutton?eid=504867071" /></a> Download a full-page ...

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2010/02/22 Education / Schools, Support No comments