Name of committee

QQCAV Steering Committee

Current Members

Karen McCoy, Gale Cole, Barb Lea, Steven Starbuck, Kelly Limin, Susan Sweetman, Kim Charlebois, Michele Arsenault, Gayle Parks, Lisa Robson, Roxanne Lamothe, Jennifer Bishop, Cheryl Clarke, Sandy Watson-Moyles, Teresa Gauthier, Sally Fremr, Sarah Phoenix, Sheri Meeks, Jocelyn Boates, Kate Lightfoot, Cat Fisher

Date of Meeting

January 13, 2010

Members that attended meeting

Cheryl Clarke (Chaired meeting), Karen McCoy, Gale Cole, Barb Lea, Roxanne Lamothe, Sandy Watson-Moyles, Teresa Gauthier, Kate Lightfoot, Michele Arsenault,  Linda Price, Stella Weese, Cat Fisher

Regrets

Susan Sweetman, Steven Starbuck, Sarah Phoenix, Kelly Limin, Kim Charlebois

Review of last minutes meetings

Business arising from the review of last meetings minutes

• Minutes were reviewed from the last meeting and have been approved to be posted on the QCCAV website.

• Re CFR Conference in Hamilton in February - the following members have been chosen to attend: Teresa Gauthier (DVSARP), representative from 3 Oaks, Paul Blackmore (Military Police Trenton), Roxanne Lamothe (Trenton MFRC). Michele advised she is attending the conference with a group of 5 others. Anyone interested in carpooling to this event please contact Michele at michele.arsenault@ontario.ca. 

Correspondence

• None - see below, Executive re: Letter from Ministry of Community and Social Services re One-Time Project Funding.

Financial Report

• See Financial Report from Gale attached to emailed minutes; additional copies please email coordinator@qccav.ca

      Sub-Committee Budgets DUE; Executive must know needs and

      where funding must be spent prior to March 31, 2010; please send 

      this information to Lori at coordinator@qccav.ca .

SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS

Executive

• An email was received by Steven and passed along to the Executive regarding a one-time project funding by the Ministry of Community and Social Services for Domestic Violence Community Coordinating Committees which provides a total of $15,901 over 2 years to qualifying projects. The letter was read by Cheryl to the Committee and possibilities were discussed along with the tight deadlines involved (copy of this letter available, to request same please email Lori at coordinator@qccav.ca). Sandy volunteered to take the initiative on this funding offer; she described her "Thriver" program (currently in development), which helps women move from the "Survivor" to "Thriver" stage in their lives by assisting through various means; this funding could assist in delivering the program to the entire region. Sandy advised Sarah will be assisting her with this project/proposal. Sandy will send along the details of the proposal to the Executive as it was decided the 'official' proposal letter to the Ministry should come from Steven as Chair. This was passed by the Committee.
• It was suggested that Steven send a letter to Lynette (OWD) to request longer time periods to prepare proposals in the future - it was clarified this should be done after the above funding is received.

 

Education & Training

• No meetings/report. Kate will be in touch with Rahno to organize the next meeting. Budget MUST be completed and sent to Lori.

Child & YouthNo activity/report  

Membership

• The committee is waiting to confirm with Sheldon Kennedy for the AGM - he has confirmed he is interested/available in May but a date has not been set. There is a possibility Sheldon will be available for the entire day/multiple days and therefore other events, training, etc. could be developed/scheduled - membership will advise education & training committee once details are confirmed.
• Barb confirmed the Membership budget for 2010 at $2,000.

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Protocol

Central/South Hastings

?        Last meeting held December 17th, attendance was full. Karen advised it was a great brainstorming/idea sharing meeting with many volunteering for projects and committees. Teresa, Barb, Michelle, Kim and Karen set an adhoc committee to spend the $5,000 in their budget - they may join with Education & Training Sub-Committee to complete projects, sitting attendance has been low at events and they don't want to saturate the community and over-lap information/training.

?        The idea of distributing 'water bottles' containing information for grade 9 students in the communities was discussed at the December 17th meeting; Teresa showed the Committee a sample of the water bottle, given to Roxanne to pass along to Susan to research costs/options.

North Hastings

?        No report

Prince Edward County

?        Next meeting January 12th, 2010. A sub-committee has been formed - Information & Awareness of Protocol - has yet to meet.

 

- May 2010 is Sexual Violence month

 

Domestic Violence

Court, Elder Abuse

Network

?      Domestic Violence Court met December 17th. They watched new "Surety" video which will be shown to all Sureties - Michelle advised there are issues surrounding who will be responsible for swearing/recording that Sureties have watched the video causing it to go back to the Crown to decide how this is going to be done.

?      Roxanne advised the Elder Abuse Network is very quiet, no calls.

Other Business

?        Gale advised she received a bill from the Deaf Accessibility Network for interpreter services for the training in November but she was under the impression the QCCAV had already pre-paid (aprox. $1,900) for interpreter services (possibly 2005/06) ? anyone who has a copy of a budget or minutes from that period with this information please contact Gale at coordinatortof@bellnet.ca.

Review of work plan

Next Meeting Date

February 10, 2010 1:00pm; Executive to meet at noon.