Macomb Homeless Coalition
General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Present: Evette Szajna-Barry, Bill Sherrill, Trish Pearce, Jolyne Baarck, Michelle Spiruda, Heather Uhley,
John Johnson, Jessica Mumma, Paula Florka, Connie Lasher, Brenda Walker, Jerry Maniaci, Jeanne
Rioux, Melinda Fields, Penny Hader, Jennifer Williams, Nancy Panther, Jeff Oldhm, Christen Sanders, Jen
Kozlowski, Judy Hartwell, Mellena Martinez, Fred Pantalledresco, Dan Karlin, Mary Hanser, Heath
Achatz, Kathy Goodrich, Major Lori Wright, Nicole Wenzel, Don McRae, Heidi Heck, Michelle Howard,
Carol Shortt, Chuck O’Brien, LaWanda Jackson, Joe Silbernagel, Rosetta Hyman, Sylvester Hyman,
Tammy White, Cathy Wilson, Amber Ebel
CoC Chair: Carrie L. Fortune, Esq.
CoC Administrative Assistant: Charles O’Brien
MHC Administrative Assistant: Denise Goshton
I. Call to Order – 8:32am by Vice President Caroll Shortt
II. Agenda Approved as presented (Sherrill-Baarck)
III. Board of Directors’ Report
a. Review of Board Meeting –
i. Election of office: Debbie McPeek, President; Carol Shortt, Vice President; Evette
Szajna-Barry, Secretary; James Perlaki, Treasury
ii. Board moved to approve $75 a month for storage unit for MHC.
b. Financial Report –
i. Report presented by Carrie (Jan-Nov 2009) (Sherrill/Baarck)
c. 2010 Budget –Presented by Carrie
i. No Project Warmth this year
ii. HUD/HMIS Grant II Data Entry & Extra Licences
iii. Expenses risen from Income All tran eliminated staff & recognition breakfast
iv. Net balanced – $3750 budget, $9000 fundraiser last year
d. HARP – Wayne Count/Macomb County 700 HPRP/WL
e. Office Space – MCH need office space as employees are currently housed at several
different locations: 2 @ Verkuilen Building, 2 @ MATTS, 3 Michigan Works
f. Introduction of new staff –
i. Denise Goshton, MHC Administrative Assistant
ii. Chuck O’Brien, Administrative Assistant
iii. Amber Ebel, and Michelle Spiruda; Data Entry Clerks
g. Website – www.macombhomelesscoalition.com
i. Heather will add member and links resource pages.
ii. Agency will post upcoming events and needs.
iii. Any corrections needed email Heather.
iv. HMIS forms are all on site.
v. Paypal donations.
vi. Volunteer form & membership form submit on website.
IV. CoC Coordinator’s Report
a. Region 8 Update
i. ESG Changes- Final Nofa published January 15th.
ii. For months April 1-September 30 do rapid re-housing but don’t use ESG
funds because the limited amount of funds we received.
iii. MSHDA visiting requirements for lead agency- MHC is looking to be that
agency.
iv. Central intake is being looked into.
v. HPRP –Macomb County served people thru MSHDA funds last Quarter.
b. HUD SuperNOFA –
i. Over 800,000 granted all renewals, waiting 100, 000 bonus project 2006
grant Mcrest, gone thru final approval process
c. Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP)
i. Funds drawn down to 22,000 used last quarter
1. Macomb Urban 4 household – 25
2. MSHDA 38 Household – 135
ii. HPRP Forms are on website, forms are to be faxed to Mellena
iii. Fill out screening form & fax to appropriate agency
d. Community Connection Day Volunteers
i. Need volunteers for day of event & before event
ii. Speak to Brenda about tables
e. HEARTH Act
i. Hand-out was provided include families
ii. New definition of homelessness
iii. General provisions page 3
iv. Several family regardless of children ages
v. Directing some funds to prevention
vi. Looking to Cfc for assistance with main entities
vii. High performing communities & bonus
III. Presentation – Katie Ibach
Macomb Vet Center
i. Therapist Vet program
ii. Separate VA Hospitals
iii. Individual Counseling
iv. Family Children groups
v. Spouses of veteran
vi. Free Counseling
vii. Most staff at Vet Center are veterans themselves
viii. Hoping to open a building in Macomb
ix. Focus on combat Vets, but will see any military vet
x. Sexual trauma & death counseling
IV. Committee Reports
a. Housing (Jolyne Baarck/Jim Perlaki)
i. Interviewing for Co-Chair position
ii. Focus on November & December ESG soliciting feedback
iii. CCD – in charge of necessary items, clothing donations, hygiene kits, 2
hairstylists 10am-7pm
iv. Next meeting – February 4th @ 9a.m. (1st Thursday of every month)
b. Community Education (Mellena Martinez mmartinez@chninc.net)
i. November meeting – Poverty Simulation was successful
ii. December meeting – Look at poverty simulation more than once a year,
also look at including other agencies & churches
iii. Next meeting – February 8th @ 2:30 in Workforce Conference Room (2nd
Monday every month)
c. Outreach Committee (Dorothy – Mellena Martinez spoke)
i. Discussed flyers for CCD and have another outreach event to get word
out about
ii. Next meeting – February 8th @ 9:00a.m. in Workforce Conference Room
d. Public Awareness/Advocacy (Chuck O’Brien charlesobrien123@comcast.net)
i. December – Focused on developing CCD flyer & getting out to the
community
ii. Communication to media including newspaper, radio & television
iii. Looking at making communication electronic
iv. LL breakfast planning
v. Legislator event planned
vi. Next Meeting – February 16th @ 3:30 in Workforce Conference Room (
3rd Tuesday of every month)
e. Promotion/Fundraising (Evette Szajna-Barry der_assoc@sbcglobal.net)
i. Evette has created a Save the Date flyer for all future fundraiser events
ii. Next fundraising event - Scrap Til You Drop is 2/27/10
V. Introductions & Community Announcements
a. Judy Hartwell – Congressman Levine Office
b. Melinda New Administrative Assistant - Salvation Army Harbor Light
i. 3 V Grants
ii. 72 beds– Detroit
iii. 32 beds – Monroe
iv. 30 beds – Macomb/Clinton Township
c. Turning Point
i. February 4th Annual Fire & Ice Event
ii. Chilli Cook off & Pub Crawl
iii. February 6th Family Feud game @ Trinity Utica Lutheran
iv. Silent Auction
d. FYI – Amber Ebel aebel@familyyouth.com
i. Has 2 apt. openings for 18-21
e. CHN
i. Community block development for Romeo & Bruce Township; can go for
car repair
f. Warming Center
i. April 29th - Annual Dinner
ii. Meeting January 14th Thursday 6:30pm @ BB (Hoover & 12 Mile)
iii. Needs churches & other spaces to house homeless for a week
iv. March – St. Patrick’s Day Event
v. Volunteers needed for the week of 17th @ Warming Center, St. Pauls –
Mound & 13 Mile next to St. Ann’s
g. CARE
i. Stepping Stones Newsletter
ii. Substance abuse assessment – clients can call they don’t have to be in
person
h. Project Focus
i. Extension of summer camp
ii. Families Dealing with substance abuse
i. ARC Services – Adults with mental disability
i. Josh Blue Fundraiser
j. Macomb County Health Department Admin.
i. Free H1N1 Vacinations given, open to everyone.
k. Abigail Ministries
i. 3 spaces available for pregnant women or women with babies up to 6
months old
VI. Adjourned - 9:45a.m
Next General Membership meeting is February 10, 2009 at 8:30am in the Senior Auditorium of the
VerKuilen Bldg.
Next Board Meeting is February 2, 2009 at 8:30am in the Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development
conference room.