Human Services Committee
The Human Service Committee provides funding to social service agencies that serve Falmouth residents. Every year a funding application is sent to the organizations that have applied or received funding in previous years. Once the applications are received, the Committee schedules meetings discuss how the funds should be allocated. The Committee consists of three members Susan Love, Diane Moore and Jane Sudds.
2009 Accomplishments
The Human Service Committee dispersed $15,500 to the following agencies:
- American Red Cross of Southern Maine
- Catholic Charities of Maine
- Center for Therapeutic Recreation
- Community Counseling Center
- Community Dental
- Day One
- Family Crisis Services
- Home Health Visiting Nurses
- Hospice of Southern Maine
- Peoples Regional Opportunity Program
- Regional Transportation Program
- Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging
- Southern Maine Parenting Awareness
- VNA Home Health and Hospice
Goals for 2010
The Human Services Committee will seek more ways to help the Falmouth Community and will continue to review funding requests and determine eligibility for Town contributions.
Budget Request
In 2009 we filled fifteen social service agencies requests, serving over 2400 residents. The total amount requested was $22,025.00. The Committee anticipates the needs to be even greater in 2010 and respectfully requests an increase in the allocation to from $15,500 to $20,500 for the 2010/2011 fiscal year.
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