DYFS/Out of Home Placement Workgroup Meeting Minutes

12/17/2010 10:00

 

Vineland Prevention Policy Board

DYFS/Out of Home Placement Workgroup

Meeting Minutes

December 17, 2010

 

 

  1. Second objective: Provide each child with a positive caring adult role model/mentor. We talked about the feasibility of “each child” receiving a mentor or role model. We talked about how some children placed are young children: days old to toddlers and ages 10 and up are the largest population of placement. We will talk further about defining the child population needing models or mentors.
  2. We need research on some of the mentoring programs available. I will reach out to Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Beth will look into the criteria of approval within her agency. For example: criminal and child abuse clearance and or training available for volunteers. Polly will look at the criteria within her agency. We talk about integrating to the Juvenile crimes group concerning this goal.
  1. Prioritized Goals
    1. Enable out of home children to become productive adults by educating them on available opportunities.
    2. Each child will grow up in a nurturing environment with positive influences.
  1. Prioritized Objectives
    1. Educate each DYFS child of the opportunities available from the State.
    2. Provide each child with a positive, caring adult role model/mentor.
  1. Mentoring Objective - Questions that need to be addressed about providing mentors for DYFS Out of Home Placement kids:
    1. Where to recruit mentors
    2. What kind of commitment are we asking mentors to make (3 months, 6 months, or a year)?
    3. Who, what and how will mentors be trained?
    4. Is there a mentoring standard or curriculum to follow?
  1. Aging Out Workshop
    1. Planning meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 5th, 10-11 am, at 415 Landis Avenue, Vineland
    2. Possible additional vendor:  ASPIRA - YouthBuild Program

 

Workgroup Members

Polly Viventi, Beth Marks, and Eladia Gonzalez

 

To be recruited

Sam Mercado, Aspira & Jamie Scott, and Stephanie Iglesias

     

Sub-Workgroup Members

Gina Ridge, Beth Marks, Jo Ann Street, Melvina Lamin, Janice Powell, Stephanie Iglesias, Shawn Claybrooks, Sandra VanOrden, Jelitza Cooper, Elizabeth Medina, and Eladia Gonzalez

 

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