Thursday, April 2, 2009

Upcoming CMT Events Reminder!

Its time for the CMT to meet together again!

We have planned a CMT meeting/social at Mountain West Bank (next to Costco) at 3301 Great Northern Way in Missoula. This will be a time for the CMT to reconnect and to share information updates about our organizations (especially related to the Recovery Act).

Other upcoming items to include on your calendars:

CMT Family Services and Housing Training The day is scheduled for May 14th from 10:00-12:00 at the Lifelong Learning Center. It will focus on appropriate referrals to the family service and housing organizations who are presenting. There will be room for approximately 50 attendees, and we would like to have line staff from our CMT organizations attend. More information will be shared at the social and sent out to your organizations.

Missoula Career Fair This year the Career fair is going to be open to community organizations. If you would like to connect with over 3,000 job seekers in Missoula (especially if you offer services related to careers) you should be there. It’s a great time for our organizations to stand up and show the community what we are doing to support them during the trying economic times. Please contact the Missoula Job Service for more information, or visit this link.

April 2009 CMT Meeting Minutes

CMT Meeting Minutes
April 2, 2009


CMT Social, Thursday, April 15th
Mountain West Bank will provide coffee.
HRC will provide other beverages.
Job Service will provide snacks.
Saundra will send out an RSVP request.
Format of the social will include announcements and time for sharing updates.

Housing and Human Services Cross Training, May 15th
Currently about 5 people are registered to attend.
Please make sure to include email addresses for those who register.
Monique has ordered the supplies we need to organize the day.
Saundra will send out a reminder and request to RSVP.

Fall CMT Leadership Summit, September 18th
The theme/topic of the summit will be the stimulus package and its local impact.
Currently, the format will be:
Opening Remarks-Mayor Engen (Monique will invite)
Regional Economy-Larry Swanson (Wolf will invite)
How Stimulus Helps and Affects our Community-Panel
At our next meeting we will decide on the panel
LUNCH
Networking and discussion, local and interactive, struggles and successes, what can be done to overcome barriers
Local Level sharing, 3-5 organizations, possible facilitated questions

Monique reminded everyone to send her the information on who will be attending the May cross training.
Jim presented information about the Homeless Prevention and Rapid-Rehousing Program (HPRP).
Monique said the Lifelong Learning Center will have an annual publication out around the end of may that will highlight the short term training programs that are available through the LLC. Some of the classes that are starting up are an 8 hour “Prep for Education” class, and a 16 hour “Employment Strategies” class. Other short term training includes CNA, Phlebotomy, Chairside Dental Assisting, Manual and Computer Bookkeeping and Accounting, Supervision and Management, Workplace Essentials, and Billing & Coding.
Janet said that Vocational Rehabilitation recently hired two new support staff.

Meeting adjourned.