Attendees:

Jennifer Hope	Atlanta Family Counseling
Frances Smith	PADV
Jeanette Soto	PADV
Sabrina Davis	PADV
Kimberly Kramer	Southeast Corrections
Roy Harrell	Southeast Corrections
Reager Harper	Southeast Corrections
Amita Rao	Raksha, Inc.
Aparna Bhattacharyya	Raksha, Inc.
Mike Leonard	Community Rep.
David Clark	Atlanta Intervention
Julie Mauney	Community Rep.
Jerry Conner	Community Rep.
Lynda Waggoner	Community Rep.
Tracy Lee	GC Sheriff
TJ Alvarado	Blaze 4 Life, Inc.
Monica Modi Khant	GAIN
Chere’se Alabre	PADV

Meeting called to order at 2:05 pm

• Introductions

• Approval by Amita Rao (Raksha, Inc.) of Meeting Minutes from May Task Force Meeting. Jerry Conner (Community Rep.) 2^nd.

• President Jennifer Hope discussed Macy’s raffle and encouraged members to take some of the items to sell. All proceeds go to the Task Force. Please contact Jennifer H. for more information.

• The raffle application has been approved and President Jennifer Hope will pick up the approval next week. We will begin the raffle for the Self Defense Class. Please contact Jennifer Hope for more information.

Committee Reports

• Community Response Committee: The committee reports the completion of (6) police roll call trainings at Gwinnett County West Precinct. The trainings were conducted at 6:30 am, 2:30 pm, and 10:30 pm. The Committee members provided resources to the officers and concentrated on bridging the gap between the number of survivors that contact law enforcement but does not contact DV agencies. The committee is planning to move forward with other precincts and is seeking additional Task Force members to join their efforts.

• Communications Committee: The committee reports that they have taped their 12^th show of the Gwinnett Force. The show is scheduled to air in the next couple of weeks and is about VINES (Victim Information and Notification Everyday System) Guests: Stan Hall and Sylvia Black. VINES is a service that allows crime victims to obtain timely and reliable information about criminal cases and the custody status of offenders 24 hours a day. The committee is planning to begin taping the next show in September. The show will focus on basic domestic violence information and resources. The committee is also working on creating PSA’s. Members welcome any ideas. PSA planning meeting is scheduled for August 12^th at 2:00 pm at GJAC (dining area).

• Fatality Review Committee: The committee has been working on creating a summary of the cases they have reviewed in the past year. Lynda W. discussed some of the common finding within the reviewed cases. The committee will begin to work on a power point to show some of the work that they have done. Members also report that they are planning to collaborate with the Communications committee in creating PSA’s.

Speakers

• Monica Kant (GAIN) presented information on Immigration Options for Victims of Violence.

• Aparna Bhattacharyya (Raksha, Inc.) presented information on Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality Provisions.

Announcements

• David Clark (Atlanta Intervention) announced 16th Annual Statewide Family Violence Conference September 12-14, 2010 Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center Peachtree City, GA.

• TJ Alvarado (Blaze 4 Life) announced Safety Committee Meeting held every 4^th Tuesday of the month at Gwinnett Juvenile Court. Please contact TJ for more information.

Discussions

• David Clark (Atlanta Intervention) discussed Nolo contendere which is a legal term that comes from the Latin term “I do not wish to contend” If pleaded in some cases, firearms may or may not be removed. What are your thoughts?

• Next Sub-Committee Meeting is scheduled for August 20^th

• Next General Task Force Meeting is scheduled for September 17^th

Attendees: 

Meeting started at 2:05 pm and adjourned at 3:20 pm

Community Response Committee: 

·         The police role call will start on July 12, 13 and 14^th at the Precinct on Jimmy Carter Blvd.  There are 3 shifts per day to cover and Amita will forward the information to her list of volunteers.  1 or 2 people per shift are needed. 

·         Jennifer will call the Solicitor’s office to see if there is a printing fund available for palm cards to have police officers gives to victims.

·         If there is not a budget for the palm cards, the task force brochures will be handed out.

Communication Committee:

·         We are planning to have a PSA video for October to distribute for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

·         We may use the studio at the Justice Center

Fatality Review Committee:

·         Nothing new to report

Attendees:

Ø      Meeting called to order at 2:10 pm

Ø      Welcome and Introductions

Ø      Reading and Approval of meeting minutes from General and Sub Committee Meeting from March and April 2010.

Ø      Announcements

o       Fundraising Opportunity: We are still selling Macy’s promotional items. Please see President Jennifer H to purchase or pick up items to sell. All proceeds will go to the Gwinnett Taskforce.

§         $5 for bears and t-shirts

§         $3 for RESPECT bracelets

§         $1 for key chains and RED dress pins

o       Executive Committee is still working on obtaining a Gwinnett County      raffle permit. Once permit is approved the Taskforce can move forward with BLAZE 4 LIFE Self Defense Class Raffle, courtesy of TJ Alvarado.

o       Other raffle suggestion: TV Raffle. President Jennifer H asked    that members of the Taskforce search within their contacts to find a TV that can be donated or purchased at wholesale for the raffle. For more information on donating a TV, email Jennifer H at jhope85@yahoo.com. 

o       David Clark(Atlanta Intervention) discussed upcoming  training opportunity. Training entitled: Process Group: Advanced Training which will be held Friday June 11 9:30-4:45 at 5073 LaVista Road, Tucker. Please contact David at 770-713-8580 for more information.

o       TJ Alvarado (BLAZE 4 LIFE) announced that BLAZE 4 LIFE will begin holding Women Self Defense trainings every 4^th Saturday of each month from 9:00am-1:00 pm. The cost for each class is $25. Contact TJ at 678-749-1897 for more information on the classes.

o       The Human Trafficking show of the Gwinnett Force will be airing soon. Stay tuned for more information on date in which the show will air.  TJ Alvarado is a special guest on the show and indicates that there is a need for volunteers to go out in the community to raise the awareness of child sex trafficking. Please contact TJ if you are interested in volunteering.

o       Amita Rao(Raksha) announces that Raksha will be holding Volunteer training for their organization on July 17, 24, 27, 28, and that they are still recruiting for a Development Director. Please check out Raksha website at www.raksha.org for more information.

Ø      Committee Updates

o       Community Response Committee (CRC): The committee reports receiving the go ahead to develop a brief roll call training for the Gwinnett County Police Dept. The Committee has developed a list of agencies that provide Domestic Violence services in Gwinnett County and is working on creating a way to compile all the information on a card or small piece of paper for the police officers to give out to victims during DV calls. The committee is also working on developing a 5-10 min training for the officers. Next steps for the CRC committee: Set a date in which the role call training will begin.

o       Communications Committee:  The committee reports that they are discussing ideas of creating a PSA for October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Committee members are trying to decide between video and radio or both.  Amita R (Raksha) suggested that the committee create a PSA via YouTube. The committee will look more into how to create videos on you tube.

The Committee also discussed creating a button and link to PayPal, so that those that are interested in donating to the taskforce may do so via the website.

o       Fatality Review: No Report

Ø      Recent Fatalities in Gwinnett: What can we as a Taskforce Do?

o       Taskforce members discussed the increase in the fatalities in Gwinnett County and what ways we can help. One suggestion is to reach out media outlets/ Media Watch groups to discuss victim blaming and domestic violence 101.

Ø                  Next Subcommittee Meeting is June 18, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Ø                  Next General Meeting is on July 16, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Ø                  Meeting Adjourned at 3:15pm.

Ø      Meeting called to order at 1:05 pm

Ø      Discussion of raffle application and the process of obtaining a raffle permit.

(Action Steps: Jennifer Hope will take the lead on submitting the application and following up with the process.)

Ø      Discussion of Raffle items: (2) Self Defense Class by Blaze 4 Life, 20 people per class. Ticket price 10.00/per ticket. All proceeds will go to Taskforce.

Ø      Lynda W. discussed the idea of soliciting donation items for raffle from different companies in Gwinnett (i.e. TV from Brandsmart).

(Action Steps: Executive Members will work to draft solicitation letter to begin sending out to different companies).

Ø      Executive members discussed the ideas of creating taskforce business cards.

Ø      Jeanette S. talked about training material for law enforcement training and ways to approach law enforcement. Training Material should be developed by May 1^st.

o       (Action Steps: CRC Committee will work to develop 10-15 training material for law enforcement and will continue to work to get approval from Gwinnett County Police. Mike L. will research what is already being distributed by police officers).

Ø      Executive members discussed creating a P.S.A. to create more awareness in the community.

Ø      Jennifer Hope announced that Grace Street will need volunteers (data inputting) for May 2^nd Child Sex Exploitation event.

Ø      Jennifer also re announced volunteer opportunity for Drake House Gardening Day on April 24 beginning at 10am.

Ø      Meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm.

Attendees:

Ø      Meeting began at 2:05 pm with Introductions.

Ø      Minutes read and approved

Ø      Announcements

o       David Clark (Atlanta Intervention) announced upcoming training entitled “What difference does anger make?” which will be held April 9^th (9:30 am-4:45pm) at First Baptist Church of Tucker. Please visit GCFV website for more information on contact David Clark.

o       Sabrina (PADV) presented information obtained from March 16^th’s Northeastern Regional Taskforce Meeting.  The participating taskforces discussed strengths and weakness within their counties.  Each taskforce had some similar struggles such as low attendance, funding issues, as well as creating a presence in the community. Sabrina discussed some of the achievements of Cherokee County Taskforce, and some the activities that have planned for National Crimes Victims Week 2010, which is scheduled for April 18-24.

o       Lynda Waggoner (Community Rep.) informed members of one possible fundraising opportunity for our taskforce, Macy’s Promotion. Macy’s has generously donated items (key chains, t-shirts) that we can sell and contribute the proceeds to the taskforce.  Please contact Lynda Waggoner for more information.

o       TJ Alvarado (Blaze 4 Life) discussed another fundraising opportunity for the taskforce. TJ is raffling (2) self defense classes. Tickets are only $25. More information will be sent out to taskforce members.

o       Jennifer Hope (Atlanta Family Counseling) will be representing the taskforce on TV Gwinnett with the Gwinnett Coalition for Health Services on March 25, 2010.

o       Sabrina Davis(PADV) announced Gardening Day at the Drake house which will be held April 24, 2010, and encouraged all taskforce members to participate.

o       Lynda Waggoner discussed Hero Awards and the possibility of holding the awards this year during Crimes Victim Week in April.

Ø      Committee Updates

o       Committee Response Committee- No Report.

o       Communications Committee- Lynda Waggoner announced that Mike Leonard enrolled in the Georgia Media Watch group. A Family Violence News page was added to the web site. Sgt. Tracy Lee announced that the next episode of the Gwinnett Force will be on the topic of Human Trafficking

o       Fatality Review Team- The team plans to implement one project and review one case this year. They are working with Communications Committee to produce a public service announcement (PSA). Julie Mauney would like to reach out to local hospitals to let them know about the task force and to see how we could work together.

Ø      Meeting adjourned at 3:15 pm

Ø      Next Executive Meeting will be held April 16, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Ø      Next Subcommittee Meeting will be held April 16, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Ø      Next Task Force Meeting will be held May 21, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Attendees:

Lynda Waggoner	Community Rep.
Mike Leonard	Community Rep.
Julie Mauney	Community Rep.
Frances Smith	PADV
Rosa Yanez	Road to Recovery
Amber Illum	Comprehensive Counseling Service
Daaiyah Howard	PADV
Sharon Lewis	The Padgett House
Sabrina Davis	PADV
Jennifer Thomas	GCFV
Jeanette Soto	PADV
Tracey Lee	Gwinnett Sheriff’s Department
Michele Holstad	Atlanta Family Counseling Center
David Clark	Atlanta Intervention
Jennifer Hope	Atlanta Family Counseling
TJ Alvarado	Blaze 4 Life
Jerry Connor	Community Rep.
Amita Rao	Raksha, Inc.
Tonja Holder	Raksha, Inc.

Ø      Meeting began at 2:10 pm with Introductions.

Ø      Minutes read and approved

Ø      Announcements

o       Jennifer Thomas (GCFV) announced (2) LGBTQQI Trainings, Abuse in LGBTQQI Relationships: Detection and Intervention  will be held February 19, 2010 at Ridgeview Institute in Smyrna and 2 day advocacy training will be held March 4^th and 5^th. Please see Jennifer for more information.

o       Stop Violence against Women day will be held on January 26, 2010 from 8-2 at Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

o       David Clark will be holding a Substance Abuse: Its effect on Victims and Perpetrators of Domestic Violence training on February 12, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Tucker. Contact David Clark @ 770-713-8580 or drdavidclark@bellsouth.net for more information.

Ø      Taskforce members voted on the switching of positions between the 2010 elected Secretary, Jeanette Soto and Vice President, Sabrina Davis.  Members approved the switch; the 2010 elected officers has been amended. President-Jennifer Hope, Vice President-Jeanette Soto, Treasurer- Lynda Waggoner, and Secretary-Sabrina Davis.

Ø      President Jennifer thanked TJ Alvarado (Blaze 4 Life) for the non-profit exposure and inviting the taskforce to be a part of their holiday show case. Jennifer attended the event and set up a booth on behalf of the taskforce. It was an excellent opportunity for the community to learn more about the taskforce.

Ø      The newest edition of the Gwinnett Force is airing this month. This month’s show is focused on Self Defense with a guest appearance by TJ Alvarado (BLAZE 4 LIFE).  The Communication Committee is looking for ideas for upcoming shows. Sgt. Lee is looking to do a show with survivors or domestic violence.

Ø      Committee Updates:

o       Community Response Committee-The committee is looking to begin law enforcement trainings as soon as March 1^st.  The training will depend on how much time is provided by the precinct. It could range from providing information at roll calls to a full domestic violence presentation. The committee will focus on one precinct at a time. Norcross is the first targeted precinct. Jeanette Soto will create an agenda for the training.  Per Phil, there are three different shifts and they are looking for additional taskforce members who will be willing to help train law enforcement.  Raksha and The Padgett house are a few organizations that have volunteer to help out.

o       Communications Committee- The committee wants to start a newsletter, highlighting some of the local news of Gwinnett County, as well as the happenings with the taskforces. The committee is looking to use Constant Contact or iContact as a means of publishing the news letter.  Jennifer Thomas is currently using Constant Contact and provided information on the benefits of using this program.  The committee is also looking to begin posting pictures from different taskforce events. There were no objections by the taskforce members.

o       Fatality Review Team- The team is working on creating a presentation of last years’ findings.  The committee will also begin working on reviewing 1 case this year. The Fatality Review report for last year should be posted mid-Feb.

Ø      President Jennifer discussed an interesting law that was found by a co-worker. Georgia Law Code 16-5-25 discusses assault and the reasons one could be assaulted.

Ø      The taskforce also discussed fundraising opportunities and ways to generate revenue. One idea is to have a TV raffle. Taskforce members will discuss in future meetings.

Ø      Meeting adjourned at 3:15 pm

Ø      Next Subcommittee meeting will be held February 19, 2010 at 2:00 pm. 

Ø      Next General Taskforce Meeting will be held March 19, 2010 at 2:00 pm.  

Ø   Next Executive Committee Meeting will be held April 16, 2010 at 1:00 pm.  

Attendees:

Julie Mauney	Community Rep.
Jennifer Hope	Atlanta Family Counseling
Lynda Waggoner	Community Rep.
G. Landeros	Caminar Latino, Inc.
Mike Leonard	Community Rep.
Jennifer Thomas	GCFV
Aisha Rios	GCFV
Alisha Lalani	GCFV
Stacy Collins	Atlanta Family Counseling
Mike Emery	Gwinnett Co. Public Schools
P.J. Padden	Renew Counseling
Iris Padden	Renew Counseling
Diana Soto	Road to Recovery
Frances Smith	PADV
Jeanette Soto	PADV
Tracy Lee	Gwinnett Sheriff
Amber Illum	Comprehensive Counseling Service
Sabrina Davis	PADV

Ø      Meeting began with Introductions

Ø      Jennifer T (GCFV) provided information on United 4 Safety and announced that they now have a helpline.

Ø      President Julie M. read the meeting minutes from the last taskforce and executive committee meeting.  Minutes approved by taskforce members.

Ø      Committee Updates:

o       Community Response Committee: The committee reports that they will be working on creating a form that will be used in the court watch process. The form will assist those who volunteer to do the court watch keep records on items such as if the judge is ordering FVIP vs. Anger Management, and if firearms are being removed.

o       Communications: The committee reports that they are brainstorming ideas on locating space in different newspapers and TV shows to advertise meeting and information on the taskforce. The committee is also interested in creating a media button for the taskforce website. The media button will provide information on current and local family violence media. Jennifer (GCFV) suggested that the committee contact Maggie Beck-Coon for more information on how to start a media watch program. The committee also announced that they have taped the 10^th episode of the Gwinnett Force. T.J Alvarado from Blaze 4 Life presented information on self defense.

o       Fatality Review: The review team reports that they plan to do another review the first of next year. The team is interested in working on a year in report. The report will consist of the findings from the cases that have been reviewed this year. The information will be presented to the overall taskforce groups.

o       Treasury Report: Treasurer reports that as of October 30^th, 2009 the balance is 2389.95. Since then, a payment of 70.00 was deducted for the payment of the P.O Box. Current balance is 2319.95

Ø      Events/Announcements:

o       Stop Violence against Women Day. January 26, 2009 8:30-3 at the State Capitol. See Jennifer T (GCFV) for more information.

o       2010 Election Results announced: Congrats to the new officers. New term will begin January 2010.

§         President: Jennifer Hope

§         Vice President: Sabrina Davis

§         Treasurer: Lynda Waggoner

§         Secretary: Jeanette Soto

Ø      Open Floor discussion

Discussion Topic: Gwinnett County School System: What are some of the issues/concern surrounding family violence? How do we as a taskforce develop a curriculum and reach out to the Gwinnett schools?

Ø      Meeting adjourned at 3:10 pm.

Next Executive Committee Meeting: December 18^th 2009 @ 1:00 pm

Next Taskforce (Subcommittee) Meeting: December 18^th 2009 @ 2:00pm

 Task Force Meeting

Attendees:

Name	Organization
Jennifer Thomas	GCFV
Sabrina Davis	PADV
Veronica Travis	Professional Probation
Lynda Waggoner	Community Rep.
Julie Mauney	Community Rep.
Jennifer Hope	Atlanta Family Counseling Center
Mike Leonard	Community Rep.
Stacy Collins	Atlanta Family Counseling Center
Michele Holstad	Atlanta Family Counseling Center
Jeanette Soto	PADV
Frances Smith	PADV
Amber Illum	Comprehensive Counseling Service
Tracy Lee	Gwinnett County Sheriff Office (GCSO)
Olga Quintero	Renew Counseling
Diana Soto	Road to Recovery
T.J. Alvarado	BLAZE 4 Life Inc.

Ø      Meeting called to order at 2:11 pm

Ø      Meeting began with Welcome and Introductions

Ø      Julie M, read meeting minutes from last executive committee meeting and last taskforce meeting. Minutes approved by over all taskforce.

Ø      Julie M, updated taskforce members on the recent Strategic Planning Meeting and the changes that will be implemented going forward. The taskforce subcommittees has been restructured into 3 subcommittees: Community Response Committee (Note: Members needs to reach out to Phil Rainey to confirm that he will Chair this committee), Communications Committee and Fatality Review Committee. Each subcommittee goals were discussed and taskforce members were encouraged to sign up for a subcommittee.

Ø      Discussion of the responsibility of each taskforce member: Attending meetings on time and for the duration, participation of subcommittee, increasing membership, and increasing diversity.

Ø      Taskforce discussed Hero Award Nominations: Nomination sheets distributed and Member were urged to nominate an outstanding citizen or agency to be the recipient of this award. Discussion with Tracy Lee (GCSO) on if the Award Ceremony could be televised on Gwinnett Force.

Ø      Lynda Waggoner suggested that the taskforce create a survey or feed back form for taskforce members. The information from the surveys will help the taskforce to continue to improve.

Upcoming Events

Ø      3^rd Annual Domestic Violence Conference @ Dalton State Oct 16^th (See Julie for more information)

Ø      Domestic Violence Awareness Seminar October 15^th. Presented by Sheppard Ministries.(See Julie for more information)

Ø      TPO training in Gainesville, GA on September 29, 2009 (See Julie for more information)

Ø      Jeanette (PADV) announced a Probation Training that will be held at the beginning of 2010. Discussion on whether the taskforce will co-sponsor the event.

Ø      Sabrina (PADV) announced PADV’s Domestic Violence Speak Out which will be held Oct. 29 @ 11am. Funds have been approved to co-sponsor the event.

Ø      Elections for Gwinnett Taskforce Officers will be held in November.

Ø      Next Executive Committee Meeting Oct 16 @ 1:00 Board Room

Ø      Next Subcommittee Meeting Oct. 16 @ 2:00, Conference Room A

Ø      Next Taskforce Meeting Nov. 20 @ 2:00, Conference Room A

Ø      Meeting adjourned @3:03 pm

Attendees:

Ø      Meeting called to order at 1:15 pm

Ø      The meeting began with the group reviewing an article from Gwinnett Daily Post about a Loganville man being held in jail without bond for violating a TPO order. (discussion of article)

Ø      Jennifer (GCFV) opened the meeting with a discussion of the recent Fatality Review Meeting that was held last week.

Ø      Committee reviewed the notes from Part 1 of the Strategic Planning group that was held on August 7^th.

                  -Taskforce has too many committees (Group discussed the  idea of have only 2-3 committees) Committee goals needs to be clearly defined.  

                  - Accountability Committee was renamed the Community Response Committee and will work towards building  relationships.

Ø      Question posed to the group:

Do we want to create a cultural diversity group/committee? Response: Cultural diversity should be every members obligation it should be apart of our own consciousness.

                                                      Moving Forward

Ø      Taskforce should do away with the Membership Committee, the membership committee responsibilities consists of sending out meeting minutes, sending minutes to Mike for posting, keep track with members contact information. These responsibilities should be passed on to the Secretary of the Taskforce.

Ø      The Executive Committee should hold systems accountable if things are not working out. Group had a discussion on how the Exec. Committee members should hold a conversation with systems that have volunteered to do things and are not doing what they agreed to do.

Ø      Fatality Review should professionally present the reviewed cases to the overall taskforce and gather recommendations.

                  Chair: Julie Mauney          Co-Chair: Lynda Waggoner

(We would also like to have a victim advocate voice apart of this committee.)

      Goals for the next 12 months:

-          Review one case

-          Develop recommendations

-          Acknowledge the teams that are already has in place (i.e. judges, law enforcements) and expand each year.  

Ø     Communications Committee (Formerly the Media Committee). Committee consists of Webmaster, and TV Show.

                  Chair:                         Co Chair:

Jennifer H will reach out to Jerry Conner, and Tonja Holder about possibly Chairing and Co-Chairing committee.

Goals for the next 12 months:

-          Maintain website (Ensuring that the meeting minutes/meeting time and announcements, special events, and additional resources are current).

-          TV Show’s target should be to produce approx. 3-4 shows with in the next year.  Executive Committee should also have a conversation with Communications committee about reaching out to taskforce members/agencies for involvement in brainstorming and producing a show.

-          Media monitoring (checking the media for stories on family violence in Gwinnett) is also something that Jennifer (GCFV) would like to see the Communications Committee work towards.

Ø      Executive Committee

      Goals for next 12 months:

-          Keeping updated contact information for all members

-          Increase diversity

-          Organizing meetings

-          Succession planning

Ø      Community Response Committee (formally the Accountability Comm.)

                  Chair: Phil Rainey   Co-Chair: Jeanette Soto

 (Jeanette has meeting already scheduled with Phil and will confirm that Phil would like to chair committee. Jeanette has confirmed her position).

Goals for next 12 months:

-          Information gathering (911 officers collect data on domestic violence calls and their outcome) What would the taskforce want to do with the information gathered? Increase the number of reports written, be able to provide victims with information (client follow up), and increase the law enforcement education on domestic violence. The committee should focus on one area (i.e.  concentrate on one city and once the committee has been successful in that city move forward with other cities and the committee could ask for grant money from CJCC to assist in doing the work. But you must show that you have already been successful.)

-          Court Monitoring: Is there a compliance hearing, are the judges ordering FVIP vs. Anger Management, and are the judges removing firearms. The committee wants to see more consistency, training for judges, and orders for compliance hearings.

Ø      At every taskforce meeting each committee should be able to report (approx. 5mins) on what they are currently working on and the goals that they have achieved.

Ø      Taskforce Members

        Goals for the next 12 months:

-          Attend meetings, participate in subcommittees

-          Increase membership

-          Increase diversity

Ø      Closing and wrap up

Ø      Meeting adjourned at 3:05 pm

Strategic Planning Meeting Part 1

Attendees:

Julie Mauney	Community Rep.
Sabrina Davis	PADV
Jeanette Soto	PADV
Jennifer Thomas	GCFV
Aisha Rios	GCFV/Graduate Student
Jennifer Hope	Atlanta Family Counseling
Mike Leonard	Community Rep.
Lynda Waggoner	Community Rep.
Jasmine Williams Miller	PADV
Tracy Lee	Sheriff

Ø      Meeting called to order at 1:05 pm

Ø      Introductions (2 Truths and a Lie)

Ø      Jennifer (GCFV) begins the meeting by posing a question to the taskforce group. What were taskforce created for? Taskforces were created for victim/survivor safety and batterer accountability. Is the Gwinnett County Family Violence Taskforce currently doing these things?

Ø      Ideas for Taskforce focus: Gwinnett Taskforce should focus on addressing the local issues.

Ø      Why is it important to have this meeting today?

-          Find a focus/purpose for the taskforce

-          Reconstruct Committees

-          Incorporate other members/agencies

-     Address why Gwinnett Co. has a big problem with serving victims

Ø      What is the taskforce currently doing well?

-          Fatality Review

-          Accountability Committee

-          Media (TV Show)

-          Website, Facebook

Ø        Areas for Growth and Improvement

-          Implementation

-          Membership and Attendance

-          Building Relationships

Ø        Moving Forward: Goals Setting

-          Jennifer (GCFV) suggests that the taskforce establish clear, short term goals to accomplish within a 6month to 12 month timeframe. The focus of the Gwinnett Co. Taskforce is to build relationships.

-     All taskforce members should be provided with an agenda. The agenda should provide a guideline for the meeting. (i.e. How the meeting should flow).

-          Meeting minutes should be emailed out as well as provided to taskforce members at the meeting. (to be done by Secretary)

-          The taskforce is in a serious need of committee reconstruction.  We have a total of 7 committees and we as a taskforce need to rethink the need of all the committees.  The taskforce should be able to function with 2 or 3 committees.

Accountability Committee was renamed as the Community Response Committee. This committee should take the approach of how can I help you? The committee should pick one city to focus on with in a 6-12 month timeframe versus trying to take on all of Gwinnett at once.  Committee will work on data collection, information gathering, build relationships, and closing gaps in services. Who should be apart of this committee? 911 Communication officers (Phil, Natoshia ), Advocate (Jeanette), and FVIPS (Jennifer).

Communications Committee (Gwinnett Force-TV Show). To show diversity, the show should begin to invite other agencies to be apart of the show i.e. Raksha, CPACS, Asian American Resource Center, and Tapestry.

Ø        Part 2 of Strategic Planning Meeting has been scheduled for August 28^th from 1:00-3:00pm. The next meeting will focus on the goals for each committee.

Ø        Meeting adjourned 3:08 pm