Domestic Violence Workgroup Meeting Minutes
Vineland Prevention Policy Board
Domestic Violence Workgroup
Meeting Minutes
December 17, 2010
Workgroup Members
Gina Ridge, Linda Lawhun, Ray Marcolongo, Maida Baez, Rita Carr-Volpe, Liz Hoffman
Members Present
Gina Ridge, Maida Baez, Ray Marcolongo
Updates on Recruitment of Workgroup Members
Rita from Victim/Witness agreed to join our Workgroup but was unable to attend this meeting. Liz invited Pastor Preston to join the group but has not heard back from him as of yet. Unfortunately, Liz was transferred to another department and is unsure if she will be able to attend the meetings regularly. Maida has reached out to Tony Melendez from CASA Prac to invite him to attend the next meeting. Chief Codispoti gave the Workgroup Shane Harris’s email to invite him to the next meeting.
Reviewed Goals
Since this was the first meeting of the DV Workgroup for both Maida and Ray, Gina reviewed the goals and objectives of this Workgroup:
o Goal 1: increase community education and information sharing about domestic violence.
o Goal 2: Decrease the cycle of violence by connecting youth who witness domestic violence to the appropriate services.
o Goal 3: Connect batterers and victims to appropriate services.
The rest of the meeting was focused on finalizing the DV Resources in Cumberland County brochure. Gina will make the changes and email it to the Workgroup to review. It was decided to use the brochure as a tool to recruit new members and to distribute it to service providers within the county. Ray suggested that the next Domestic Violence Work Group meeting in January is a good place to start.
Assignments
Gina: update brochure with changes and email to Workgroup members, email Arnie about printing the brochure, email Shane Harris inviting him to join the Workgroup
Ray: email the Workgroup with the date of the next DV Work Group meeting and review the brochure for any additional changes
Maida: follow up with Tony about joining the Workgroup and review the brochure for any changes.