Florence Area Community Coalition

PO Box 1161. Florence, OR 97439 ~ Website: www.florenceareacc.org ~ Email: florenceareacc@gmail.com

General Coalition Meeting

Location: Bromley Room, Siuslaw Public Library, 1406 9th St., Florence

October 2, 2024, 10:45am – 12:00pm

Welcome:

Welcome to the second meeting of FACC’s 2024-2025 fiscal year. We are planning a productive year and look forward to sharing it with you. 

Please sign-in at the door or, if you’re joining via Zoom, put your name, organization (if any), and contact information in Chat. For those unable to be with us, a meeting recording will be made available on our web-site for a month following the meeting and a copy will be emailed to you if you send a request to our Gmail account.

Introduction of Speaker and Program Topic:

The featured speaker is Nancy Berge, who is with the Families Connected program of Arc Lane County.  Arc Lane County is a grassroots advocacy organization that ensures that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families have the supports they need to live full lives in the communities in which they live. Arc Lane County advocates to protect the civil rights of people who experience disabilities. It also provides supports and services to help people live, work and play in their community.

Nancy’s program, Families Connected, supports parents who have children with developmental disabilities and helps families who are raising a child (birth to 18 years) with a disability. The program also supports independent young adults with their needs. Familias en Conexión is a network of parents who are Spanish-speaking and who are also raising a child with a disability. Families Connected and Familias en Conexión help connect parents with other parents so they feel less alone, provide resources and trainings and fun family events. They help families value full inclusion and high expectations and work to create more welcoming and accessible communities for families experiencing disability. Families Connected supports families throughout Lane County including parent groups that post-covid are starting to meet again in Florence, Eugene, Springfield and Oakridge.

General Meeting Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Approve minutes from September meeting

3. Treasurer’s Report

4. Board of Directors:

1. Introduction and welcome to new Board member Phoenix Plough

2. Introduction, nomination, and election of Paul Plough to the Board of Directors

3. Please let us know if you are interested in serving on the Board or as Treasurer

5. Two proposed new projects:

1. Western Lane County Demographic Information

2. Organizations’ Newsletters

6. Surveys:

1. FACC survey

2. 2024 Lane County Public Health Assessment

7. Future programs:

1. November – Holiday Help in the Western Lane County

2. December – Siuslaw Vision

8. Other topics for discussion?

9. ROUNDTABLE announcements of other groups and activities

10. Adjournment by 12 pm