Waterford Youth & Family Services Advisory Board Committee - Minutes - 04/14/2021

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Waterford Youth and Family Services
Advisory Board Committee Meeting
April 14, 2021
Present: M. Buscetto III (Chairman), S. Cash, M. Cristofaro, D. Gorman (WYFSB Director), C.
Muckle, J. Nazarchyk, J. Smith, K. Sullivan on
Absent: R. Brule (First Selectman), B. Mahoney (Chief of Police), D. Concascia, M. Geer, A:
Gates-Lamothe, E. McNamara, A. Moger, A Moger (Assistant Principal WHS), G. Ryan, L5?
Sachatello, M. Santangelo, M. Sylvestre, J. Trelli (WYFSB Program Coordinator), D. Valentine
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Meeting was called:to order at 5:01 pm and quorum was established
Approval of minutes from prior meeting: Minutes were approved by K. Sullivan and
seconded by S. Cash.
Correspondences: D. Gorman (WYSEB Director) shared thank you notes that had come
into Youth and Family Services for families that had been assisted and stated that some
thank you letters also contained donations to Waterford Youth and Family Services. D.
Gorman passed the thank you notes around so that members of the board could look
through the thank you notes.
Directors Report & Financial Report: D. Gorman reported funds had been moved around
for the postage line due to the thank you letters to residents who donated to Youth and
Family Services. D. Gorman also shared that the phone line had also gone up due to
providing clinicians with cell phones for online sessions with clients during the
pandemic. D. Gorman said that clinic services have gone up and the line had been
overdrawn. With the stipend from the schools Youth and Family Services would be able
to transfer funds back into the line and D. Gorman is hoping to hire another clinician to
support the number of referrals coming into Youth and Family Services. D. Gorman
informed the board that Youth and Family Services budget had passed the Board of
Selectman and Board of Finance and was moving on to the RIM. J. Nazarchyk asked if
Youth and Family Services could receive some of the COVID -19 support funds and D.
Gorman and M. Buscetto said they could.
Program Report: D. Gorman reported that the Food Bank remains active and steady but
has slowed down with the number of residents calling in to access the food bank. D.
Gorman stated that planning for Camp DASH has begun and that the focus of this
summer is to support working parents to be able to get back to work, this was
supported by the first selectman and the superintendent of schools. D, Gorman briefed
the board that there would be three camp sites this summer (Clark Lane Middle School,
Oswegatchie Elementary School, and Quaker Hill Elementary School). Registrations
would be launching in May and payments for camp would be online this year. D. Gorman

informed the board that recruitment for camp had started and that the schools and first
selectman’s office wanted to focus on the supervisor positions of the campers. This will
be high this year, so trainings for camp this year is going to focus on a wide range of
topics, including First Aid, CPR, and Cultural Competency, along with Camp DASH'’s
Policies and Procedures. D. Gorman also stated that many of the trainings were boxed
trainings and that Youth and Family Services was also registering for the American
Camp Association which provided more trainings as well. D. Gorman appraised the
board that Camp DASH was working with Summer Academy to bus students to camp
locations and that a majority of the busing cost is covered by the BOE. Ordering for camp
had also begun and that Youth and Family Services was working on having sub mini
camps come into Camp DASH in the afternoon that campers could also sign up for. K.
Sullivan stated that Parks and Recreations would also be going to the two elementary
school locations and sanitizing the playground equipment in between Parks and
Recreations Playground Program and Camp DASH. D. Gorman informed the board that
the front desk position for Camp DASH was also open and Youth and Family Services
was looking for people specifically for that position.
. Student Report: D. Gorman appraised the board of the two students who had been
selected to receive the Waterford Youth and Family Services Scholarship and had been in
contact with Kirk Samuelson from Waterford High School with those names.
, Old Business: No old business at this time
. New Business: J. Smith informed the board that she and J. Trelli have been discussing
Camp DASH and Waterford Library collaborate together for the summer and either
having J. Smith visit camp or having groups come to the library. J. Smith offered that
Waterford Library is also hosting zoom programs that Camp DASH could participate in
and that J. Trelli and J. Smith are working on possibly having a Camp DASH library card
for campers. K. Sullivan added that she and J. Trelli are coordinating Camp DASH beach
days to be located. at Waterford Beach this year. They were working out drop off points
for the buses, times that campers would come, and the days each camp would come to
Waterford Beach. K. Sullivan also stated that when Camp DASH is at Waterford Beach
they would have a roped off section with a lifeguard. K. Sullivan asked if JRB had started
back yet. D. Gorman stated that there had not been many referrals for the Juvenile
Review Board and that as of present there were no current cases for JRB. M. Buscetto III
then introduced new board member Chris Muckle to other members of the board. C.
Muckle gave a background to the board and was welcomed by members. M. Buscetto III
let the board know that C. Muckle is interested in working with the youths in town. S.
Cash asked if there is any information about getting another person in Youth and Family
Services to help Youth and Family Services Clerk. D. Gorman stated that the first
selectman assured her that there would be someone to help. J. Nazarchyk inquired about
possibly having a group of youth residents go around come the fall and winter and help
seniors with yard clean up and shoveling. D. Gorman briefed the board stating that there
used to be a program but it had been stopped, however if seniors called Youth and
Family Services, the department tried to connect them with someone who could help. J.

Nazarchyk also informed the board that there would be a Selectman Food Drive on
Saturday April 17, 2021 from 10am-1:00pm at the Town Hall,
9, Motion to adjourn meeting was made at 5:44pm by M. Cristofaro and seconded by C.
Muckle.
Respectfully submitted by
Meaghan Lineburgh, Recording Secretary