April Minutes, May to Follow

Minutes – April 14, 2009

San Saba Domestic Violence Task Force

San Saba Senior Center

The meeting began at noon. In attendance were Penny Starks Williams, Danna Smith, Georgia Harris, Linda Mixon, and Melissa Switzer.

Old Business:

Georgia explained that she withdrew the federal grant she was working on for transitional housing. There were several reasons but the most motivating was that the Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs were getting ready to post a state grant that would be even more beneficial in that it would not only help families in the shelter get their rent and utilities paid for 3 months but it would allow clients whose abuser was in jail stay in their own homes by paying their rent and utilities.

Brenna has the proposed letter for a $10,000 grant to assist the Task Force ready but is waiting on 3 letters of support from San Saba to attach to it.

New Business:

The Central Texas Council of Governments has given the go ahead for each county in their COG to receive $67,000 for equipment for law enforcement. However, the Community Plan has to be amended to spell out specifically the need. Georgia stated that since the plan was going to be amended she also wanted to make sure that short term transitional housing money was included.

Georgia reported that plans are underway for a health fair to be held on a Friday, July 31, for a back-to-school health and safety fair. She will be sending out information and an invitation for other organizations to participate. The goal is to raise community awareness of programs available to children and their families and to provide school supplies at each booth that has an activity.

Next meeting is scheduled for May 12 from 11:30 – 1:00pm. We will meet at the Dove Project, 2005 West Wallace Suite 5.