Consider the luminaries on child advocacy scheduled for a symposium on the provision of social services advertised, yesterday, in the Cape Cod Times. Child rights advocates convened this morning at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis, adjacent to the Barnstable Police Station to address issues affecting impoverished children and families on Cape Cod during tough economic times. Rick Presbrey denied that there were any known sex offenders or violent perpetrators associated with The NOAH Shelter in 2003. Human service providers attempted to expand negligent services to property referred to as the "Mildred's Restaurant" across from the Radisson Hotel.
Materials delivered to Sergeant Sean Sweeney of The Barnstable Police Department and Stuart Bornstein effectively halted the expansion of negligent services and expansion of services to unrehabilitated clients to both Hyannis and Sandwich. Executives from Housing Assistance Corporation proposed a federally funded, 11.5 million dollar project for homeless persons before the Zoning Board of Appeals in Sandwich in 2002. Housing Assistance Corporation was represented by Michael Princi, Esq. of Wynn and Wynn, PC. The proposed project included provisions for private homes for two top level executives, a sports arena with an Olympic sized swimming pool and horse stables. Livia Davis, Rick Presbrey of Housing Assistance Corporation continued to harbor convicted felons, narcotics offenders, and sex offenders providing negligent and substandard services to clients at the NOAH Shelter in downtown Hyannis.
Several rapes and homicide investigations were underway at the time including the rape and murder of Jonathan Wessner of Falmouth and Christa Worthington of Truro. Human service providers were providing psychiatric services to Christopher McCowan, later convicted in the homicide of Miss Worthington, Paul Nolin, a patron of the to "Friends of Prisoners" Program, later convicted in the homicide of Jonathan Wessner of Falmouth, Shawn Schirmer, who turned state's evidence in the case against Nolin, and Michael Gentile, who was found guilty of the rape and murder of Melissa Gosule in 1999.
Judge Robert Scandurra, a Family Court Justice with connections to Rick Presbrey of Housing Assistance Corporation, was responsible for awarding custody of Ava Worthington to the Amyra and Cliff Chase of Cohasset. At the time Robert Scandurra ruled on custody of Ava, the investigation into the homicide ot her mother included family members and close acquaintances. Scandurra was unaware at the time Christa Worthington's will was probated and custody arrangements were made that the perpetrator later convicted child's mother was indeed a client of Gosnold, Inc. Cape Cod Psychiatric Services, and The Department of Mental Health. See previous postings including arrest reports and court record demonstrating that McCowan was indeed known to "the system" and diverted into treatment for non-violent offenders.
All are together today providing insight on social services to child service providers at the Cape Codder for $99 per credit as authorities on this subject matter.
Recession taking toll on Cape's Children By Jake Berry
jberry@capecodonline.com
June 04, 2009
HYANNIS — There is a different face to this recession, social service professionals say: children who are hungry, homeless and hurting.
Across Cape Cod and the country, child poverty rates are matching increases in unemployment and homelessness. More children are struggling with their parents to find permanent homes and regular meals, and the experience is leaving a lasting mark on children that could shape the rest of their lives, service providers say.
If you go
What: "The Recession and its Effects on Children"
When: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow Where: Cape Codder Resort & Spa, 1225 Iyannough Road, HyannisSpeakers: Eileen Elias, former commissioner, state Department of Mental Health; Lysetta Hurge-Putnam, executive director, Independence House; Arline Lowenthal, school psychologist; Ann-Beth Ostroff, social worker, Jewish Family and Community Services; Rick Presbrey, executive director, Housing Assistance Corp.; Robert Scandurra, Barnstable Probate and Family Court judge; Brenda Swain, executive director, Falmouth Service CenterCost: $99 for continuing education credit; $89 for noncredit. Registration at the door.Information: Ann-Beth Ostroff, 508-778-5589. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Cape Cod.
A collection of social service providers, education professionals and homeless and housing advocates, among others, will gather tomorrow at Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis to address the issue at a conference on the impacts of the current recession on children. The conference, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Cape Cod, will include presentations, question-and-answer sessions and a panel discussion on topics of housing, mental health and abuse, among others.
"We're in a different time," said Eileen Elias, a Centerville resident and former commissioner of the state Department of Mental Health, who will lead the discussion.
"We used to think we were talking about children who have grown up in poverty ... but now we're talking about children across the socio-economic continuum. ... Children who until recently were part of the working class and even children who had grown up in wealth until this year. ... This effects everyone now."
Earlier this spring, the unemployment rate in Barnstable County reached 7.8 percent, compared with 4.3 percent the same time last year and 3.3 percent a decade ago. And the local child poverty figures have followed that same trend. Nearly 5,000 of the Cape's 23,000 students enrolled this year in free or reduced-cost lunch programs — a prime indicator of child poverty, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. That number is 400 more than last year and about 300 more than 1999 when the Cape's school population was 6,000 students higher, according to state numbers.
With the numbers up, requests for assistance for children from housing shelters and food pantries are up almost across the board, service providers said, and they are likely to get worse before it gets better. "Remember, (schools) don't serve free lunch in the summer," said Brenda Swain, executive director of the Falmouth Service Center, who will speak at tomorrow's conference. "Hunger doesn't take a vacation."
Poverty can go far in destabilizing families, providers said. It can create arguments between parents that force children to think too much about the family finances, said Rick Presbrey, executive director of Housing Assistance Corp. in Hyannis, who will also speak.
And it can even increase the likelihood of domestic abuse, said Lysetta Hurge-Putnam, executive director of Independence House, which provides services to victims of domestic and sexual assault around Cape Cod. Children who witness or experience domestic abuse, depending on the situation, can become angry, anxious and withdrawn, Hurge-Putnam said.
"It's vital that we get this out there and really talk about (how the recession impacts our kids)," she said. "It's having a huge effect and no one is really talking about it enough."
(Click on to enlarge:Human service providers including Rick Presbrey, August,2003)
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
June 5, 2009
Judge William O’Neill
The Barnstable District Court
Rt. 6A
Barnstable, MA 02601
Dear Chief Justice O’Neill,
Thank you for your patience in regard to the eviction proceeding brought against me by my landlords, Tom Noonan and Dan Levesque. As you know I was involved in the effort to recall President Janet Swain Joakim from office last November. You may be aware that there were a number of scurrilous comments placed about me on the Internet by President Joakim and related parties. I saved these items for review by attorneys and law enforcement agents that investigate the convolution of political matters and associated agencies. A number of compromised tenants were removed from 75Pearl Street after it was determined that residents were at risk of being taped by Taryn Thoman of Marstons Mills for political purposes. Taryn Thoman’s intent to videotape Pam Parisi to extort Councilor James Munafo out of office was reported to Arlene Crosby of The Duffy Clinic, the Barnstable Police Department and ultimately to the Barnstable Housing Authority. Parisi was immediately relocated to Cromwell Court.
Judge Riley commented this morning that he believed that I was “running one of his colleagues", Judge H. Gregory Williams, "into the ground” by suggesting that the judge presiding in this matter misunderstood an item pertaining to a security deposit in this matter.
Clearly, there are a number of political commentators that have many kind things to say about your rulings in regard to the matter before the courts last week. Please consider the documentation enclosed that mentions your name in reference to Internet communications and connections to you and the case brought before the Barnstable District Court. Clearly, Mrs. Taryn Thoman of Marstons Mills holds you in high regard.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
...and another pinwheel for the interests of children compromised by foolish adults!
