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1 COMMITTEE REPORTS Family Law Jacky Philips said that the speaker series has been finalized ( see attached flyer) and asked everyone to help publicize the programs . Commission members Deborah Van Dyken , Bev Scarlett , and Melissa McGill will be among the presenting attorneys . Women and Children Winnie Morgan reported that the mentors program is going very well , with 5 active matches . She explained that the biggest barrier to the mentoring is the mentee ' s lack of a telephone , which makes it difficult to arrange meetings , etc . This , of course , is also one of the barriers to successful employment for the Work First participants . But the matches that are working are going well . Winnie said that the Career Closet is full of clothes . She personally worked with several women , who were thrilled to have the opportunity to select the clothes that they needed . She gave an example of one woman who had not bought new clothes for herself for a number of years so that her children would have the clothes that they needed . The next Advisory Committee meeting is on February 16 . Winnie discussed a proposal to consider sponsoring or cosponsoring a Candidates Forum on women and children ' s issues , similar to the Forum that the Commission cosponsored in October 1996 . She will talk to Sue Russell , director of Day Care Services Association , to discuss whether they would like to work on a forum. Martha Oxenfeldt and Louinga Groves will meet with the Director of Social Services , Marti Pryor- Cook , on February 13 , to discuss ways to improve coordination of services to women and children , based on the recommendations of the 1996 Human Services Reform Task Force and the Commission for Women November 1997 recommendations to the County Commissioners , Advocacy Kristen Dunivant said that in the past the Advocacy Committee has been one of the Commission ' s most active committees . Committee activities have included spearheading the Women ' s Legislative Agenda Assembly (held every 2 years before the long session of the General Assembly) , helping with the Status Report on Women , township meetings , advocacy training workshops , and Women ' s Equality Day and Women ' s History Month . Committee Volunteers Lori Hoyt , Ruth Ledesma, and Kay Singer volunteered to join the Advocacy Committee . Debbie Taylor , Melissa McGill , and Kit Gruelle volunteered to join the Women and Children Committee . Members asked staff for an updated directory of new Commission members , and committees . WOMEN ' S HISTORY MONTH mit a proclamation asking the County Commissioners to recognize March Members agreed to sub as Women ' s History Month at the March 4 County Commissioners meeting . Deborah will present the proclamation , and all Commission members are invited to attend . The meeting will