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July 11, 2017 3 <br />Civic Participation and Employment- Yvette Missri, Mike Komives <br />• New Older Adult Employment specialist- Mike Komives <br />• Komives will facilitate workgroup <br />• Program planner for best practices will be completed at end of July <br />• Main Issues <br />• Focus on employees and employers to benefit older adults in the workforce <br />• Addressing age discrimination <br />• Hopeful Outcomes <br />• Workshops including resumes, networking, interviewing <br />• Create pathways for older adults to obtain pathways of jobs, entrepreneurships, <br />volunteer/ internship opportunities <br />• Campaign employers regarding benefits of mature employees (town award given) <br />• Tax credits for employers who hire mature adults <br />• How board may contribute <br />o Develop contacts with businesses in community (age - friendly employers), <br />connect them to Komives <br />Community and Health Services- Mary Fraser, Yvette Missri <br />• Main Issues <br />• Aging in place <br />• Ensure access for accessible and affordable resources throughout life span <br />• Hopeful Outcomes <br />• Expansion of budget for additional resources as aging population grows <br />• Provide support for adults through volunteer connect (pay bills, budget) <br />• Emergency preparedness- collaboration with EMS <br />• Collaboration pilot procedures with healthcare agencies <br />• Collaboration with faith -based community <br />• Expanding neighborhood connections <br />• Focus with long -term care <br />• How board may contribute <br />o Representative on board with workgroup to contribute with outcomes <br />Board member assignments & next group meeting <br />• Outdoor Spaces & Building: Mary Altpeter July 24, 9- 10:30am <br />• Housing: Dick White TBD <br />• Transportation: Alex Castro TBD <br />• Social Participation: Donna Prather TBD <br />• Civic Participation and Employment: Colin Austin, Winston Liao TBD <br />• Community and Health Services: Yvonne Mendenhall July 14, 10 -12pm <br />Peggy Cohn, Heather Altman <br />Next meeting: Tuesday August 8, 2017, Passmore Center from 1 -3PM <br />