PANDEMIC CHANGES
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we created United We Help Fall River; a Collaboration of United Neighbors and United Way of Greater Fall River. Our usual coalition meetings have been consolidated into four community collaborative meetings via Zoom. Our hope is to return to meeting by individual coalition when we are back to face to face meetings. Below are the times of the meetings:
For agency people, guidance counselors, SROs, and health and human service professionals. Each month we have a different training that is relevant to what is happening in the community.
October 12, 2022
“Stopping the Hate: Examining & Preventing Bullying”
Participants in this virtual session will work toward properly defining bullying, strengthening our understanding of the various ways bullying occurs, and developing ways to mitigate its effects.
Presented by Sean Connell of Greater Fall River Re-Creation in partnership with Balanced Learning Center
Please click here to register to receive the Zoom link prior to the meeting.
Quarterly meetings to provide updates on our progress, opportunities to get involved, and ways you can take action as a food stakeholder and community partner.
Join our next zoom meeting:
Thursday, October 13 at 12:00pm EST
Agenda items:
Recognizing the Community Advisory Board, Working Group members, and Food Equity Advisors
Plan of Action per working group
Food Equity Advisors achievements
Summary of what has been done between April to October
Invitation to join Working Groups and Community Advisory Board
Legislative Activity and Candidate Forum
2023 Quarterly meeting
Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83233982521
Meeting ID: 832 3398 2521 One tap mobile +19294362866
If you want to join the Southcoast Food Alert Listserv, please contact [email protected]. When someone has extra carrots or chicken, or have information on a grant to share, or a question or food system problem, you can use this listserv to talk with a bigger group.
United Against Hate
Wednesday, November 16
2:00pm via Zoom
A Community Conversation About the Recent Rise in the South Coast of
Book Banning, Drag Queen Story Time Protests, and Hate Speech
Join United Neighbors and Janna Barkin as we work to develop a
pro-active plan of ally-ship and support for all residents of the South Coast.
Janna is an author, educator, and mother.
She led a series of superb workshops for UNFR last year on Understanding Gender Identity. Her book He’s Always Been My Son (Janet Kingsley Publishers, 2017) was a #1 bestseller on Amazon and continues to be a valuable resource.
Register here
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Impacting At-risk Youth’s Decision Making in a Positive and Realistic Way
Thursday, December 8
5:00pm via Zoom
Presentation by Devon McNeil, founder of Not On My Watch Mentoring, Inc.,
a 501 C3 non-profit organization developed and designed to provide mentor-ship, guidance, encouragement, confidence, education,
and responsibility to at-risk youth.
Devon will cover:
• The Streets Lied: A Mindset
• The Levels of Criminal Addictive Thinking and Behavior
• Adult’s Attitude is Everything
• The Importance of Active Listening by Adults
• Working through Trauma/PTSD
Southcoast Food Policy Council
Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, January 11 from 12 noon – 1 pm via zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Agenda:
- Land Acknowledgement
- Overview of the Community Advisory Board and their Achievements
- The Goals and Activities of the Four Working Groups
- Food Equity Advisor Updates
- Successes of the SFPC in 2022
- What You Can Do
- Questions
We hope you can join us!
With gratitude,
Christine Smith
Southcoast Food Policy Council, Program Manager
Marion Institute
Meets the first and third Monday of the month.
Contact Wendy Garf-Lipp at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
These meetings/trainings are discussions for adults and youth about discrimination and bias.
Meets the first Tuesday at 2:00pm and third Thursday at 9:00am of the month.
Contact Wendy Garf-Lipp at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
C.A.P.P. Coalition Against Period Poverty
Working on menstrual equity and dignity for all menstruators.
Meets monthly on the second Monday of the month at 8:30a.m.
Contact Wendy Garf-Lipp at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
These meetings/trainings are discussions for adults and youth about discrimination and bias.
Meets the first Tuesday at 2:00pm and third Thursday at 9:00am of the month.
Contact Wendy Garf-Lipp at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
The goal of the Affirming Task Force (ATF) is to build a more culturally informed and inclusive professional/provider community through education, discussion, resource sharing, and networking. Co-facilitated by trained clinicians with an affirming approach.
The Affirming Task Force meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 11 a.m. and is facilitated by the Behavioral Health Center at Family Service Association.
You are welcome to join at any time and/or email us to receive LGBTQ+ mental health information.
Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] with any inquires.