Browse
Search
Agenda 02-06-24; 8-a - Minutes
OrangeCountyNC
>
Board of County Commissioners
>
BOCC Agendas
>
2020's
>
2024
>
Agenda - 02-06-2024 Business Meeting
>
Agenda 02-06-24; 8-a - Minutes
Metadata
Thumbnails
Annotations
Entry Properties
Last modified
2/1/2024 1:22:13 PM
Creation date
2/1/2024 1:37:03 PM
Metadata
Fields
Template:
BOCC
Date
2/6/2024
Meeting Type
Business
Document Type
Agenda
Agenda Item
8-a
Document Relationships
Agenda for February 6, 2024 BOCC Meeting
(Message)
Path:
\Board of County Commissioners\BOCC Agendas\2020's\2024\Agenda - 02-06-2024 Business Meeting
MInutes 02-06-2024 - Business Meeting
(Message)
Path:
\Board of County Commissioners\Minutes - Approved\2020's\2024
RES-2024-006-Refund-Release Resolution
(Message)
Path:
\Board of County Commissioners\Resolutions\2020-2029\2024
RES-2024-007-Refund-Release Resolution
(Message)
Path:
\Board of County Commissioners\Resolutions\2020-2029\2024
RES-2024-008-Exemption-Exclusion Resolution
(Message)
Path:
\Board of County Commissioners\Resolutions\2020-2029\2024
There are no annotations on this page.
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015
Laserfiche.
All rights reserved.
/
57
PDF
Print
Pages to print
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. For example, 1,3,5-12.
After downloading, print the document using a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Reader).
View images
View plain text
20 <br /> 1 • Perform poorly in school <br /> 2 • Use tobacco heavily <br /> 3 These are all populations that I have worked with personally through Grow Your World. <br /> 4 We talk with our community one-on-one about these issues. <br /> 5 Shady Kimzey asked that the Board increase funding for Grow Your World. <br /> 6 Veronica Petrick said Grow Your World has helped her child with anger management, <br /> 7 improving her grades, and getting her back on track. She said that the organization has <br /> 8 encouraged her daughter to avoid getting involved with drugs. She said Grow Your World teaches <br /> 9 her daughter skills that she cannot. She said she appreciates what Grow Your World has done <br /> 10 for her family and wants those opportunities for other families. She said that Grow Your World is <br /> 11 consistent with reaching out and providing opportunities for her child. <br /> 12 Courtney McWilliams said she is the program manager for Grow Your World. She said <br /> 13 one thing that stands out for her is that they do not just give tools to families and then send them <br /> 14 on their way. She said they continue to check in and work with families. She said $10,000 to <br /> 15 purchase materials is absolutely absurd, to say the least. She said she spent 10-20 hours a week <br /> 16 volunteering with Grow Your World and there are dozens more doing the same thing. She said to <br /> 17 expect community members to have full responsibility, bear the brunt of the effort, and the <br /> 18 financial burden, but the county can pay for their staff did not make sense to her. She said there <br /> 19 are dozens of volunteers and dozens of families who work to take care of their community and <br /> 20 put resources back into the community. She questioned whether the county could say the same <br /> 21 thing. She said they cannot grow and change unless they are given the instructions to do so. <br /> 22 She said in order to support children they need to keep checking in with them. She said many <br /> 23 volunteers work with families at Grow Your World. <br /> 24 TJ Mundy said she is a volunteer with Grow Your World. She read the instructions for <br /> 25 how to use Narcan during an overdose. She also read the instructions for how to use Naloxone, <br /> 26 which is administered through the nose. <br /> 27 Sophie Suberman continued to read the instructions for administering Naloxone. She then <br /> 28 read advice for self-care for those who have administered Narcan or Naloxone. She said that she <br /> 29 would distribute Narcan to anyone in attendance who would like to have it. She said there is no <br /> 30 prevention anymore. She said anything they do to build communities cannot happen in a one- <br /> 31 time moment. <br /> 32 Will Elmore said the work that all of the organizations do is priceless. He said the funds <br /> 33 are not enough to get the job done. He said he has worked shoulder to shoulder with people <br /> 34 overdosing, people who have relapsed, people who have come out of incarceration. He said they <br /> 35 need more funds to do the work. <br /> 36 Kari Hamel asked the Board to schedule another meeting to make sure all of the applicants <br /> 37 have a rubric in advance and an understanding of the criteria. She asked for a public presentation <br /> 38 on the rubric as they make these important decisions. She said the three organizations under <br /> 39 discussion are the ones getting people to shelter and helping children stay in an academic setting. <br /> 40 She said transparency is making sure everyone has quality information, and it did not happen this <br /> 41 time. She asked the Board to schedule another meeting and make sure the providers have the <br /> 42 rubric. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said that the county and nation face a loneliness and isolation <br /> 45 crisis. She said that transparency is important to the Board and that the process is important. She <br /> 46 said there was a breakdown this time. She asked if there was a way to take another look at the <br /> 47 process. <br /> 48 Commissioner Richards said she is concerned about the process and the lack of firm <br /> 49 criteria that was understood by the community. She asked the Board to consider what they can <br /> 50 do to pause and regroup. She said there are always things they can and cannot pay for based <br /> 51 on what's allowed and what's not. She said that the community indicated a lack of understanding <br />
The URL can be used to link to this page
Your browser does not support the video tag.