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Commission discusses senior outreach, brochure and Behavioral Health Project; new commissioner introduced
Summary
The Human Services Advisory Commission discussed a multi-pronged senior outreach plan — print brochures, mailings, and targeting Meals on Wheels and doctors' offices — and brainstormed next steps for a Behavioral Health Project; Dr. Mark Kenneffek was introduced as the newest commissioner.
Commissioners and staff spent the bulk of the meeting on outreach strategies to connect older residents with human services, weighing print materials, targeted mailings and community distribution sites as ways to reach seniors who are not digitally connected.
Marcy, human services staff, gave program statistics and described current offerings. "I currently have 229 adult and senior clients, and Jackie has 305," Marcy said, correcting a prior typo in the packet. She reported 193 household visits to the food pantry in April and 79 shoppers, a caregiver support group with four…
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