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Author Archives: Tom Puglisi
CAN’s Unofficial Notes on the August 25 Special Meeting of the Dorchester County Board of Education
CAN Executive Committee Meeting – Aug 16, 2023
CAN Newsletter – August 2023
CAN’s Unofficial Notes on the Aug 17 Meeting of the Dorchester County Board of Education
CAN’s Unofficial Notes on the Aug 14 City Council Meeting
CAN Notes on Aug 10 Board of Education Meeting
Cambridge Matters – August 2023
Mayor Stephen Rideout
mayor@choosecambridge.com
Dear Readers:
Attached is my August Cambridge Matters in both Word and PDF. In addition, I am attaching the currently proposed Curfew Ordinance 1221 with no changes and the most recent data from the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) about Dorchester County youth (including Cambridge) and their involvement with DJS or the court.
I know that it is a lot of material to read but you can choose to just read the Cambridge Matters or dig deeper into the issue of juvenile delinquency here. As you will see by the numbers from DJS, the number of children that are court or DJS involved is very small compared to the number of children that live in the county and Cambridge. We have many children that are doing the right thing. We just need to find ways for these few children to be redirected effectively.
That does not diminish the frustrations that exist in the community as a result of this behavior, but it does show us that with the right services and some better directed state funding, these challenges can be addressed effectively and comprehensively. I also would remind us that we did not arrive at this place over night. These issues have been with us for a long time without being effectively addressed.
I welcome your thoughts and comments.
Steve
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CAN’s Unofficial Notes on the August 2 Dorchester County Board of Education Meeting
Habitat Choptank Outreach
I am reaching out because Habitat Choptank’s Repair Program is looking for volunteers for a few support activities and I’m hopeful that there may be a few members of CAN interested in some of the volunteer opportunities available.
In addition to repair work on homes, we really need individuals that can accompany our Critical Home Repair Manager to homes when he is doing a scope of work and overall assessment. No experience is required……no long term commitment…in Cambridge….an average of about an hour for each volunteer opportunity.
The goal for the volunteer is to engage the client …get to know him or her….and to serve as a caring member of the community during the visit. If volunteers want to get even more involved, they can then choose to serve as a support coach for a homeowner while they are engaged with Habitat by answering community or resource questions they might have, and simply encouraging them in their life’s journey.
Attached is a flyer describing the program in more detail. Please let me know how we could best share this with the CAN network…Happy to meet over a cup of coffee if you want to discuss further.
Best,
JoAnn Hansen
Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity Choptank
29349 W. Maple Avenue, Suite 3
Trappe, MD 21673