Submitted by Bedford Youth and Family Services
The Bedford Hoarding Task Force (TF) is pleased to announce “Hoarding Prevention Training, Part Two,” on March 10 , 2015 from 12:30 noon to 4 pm in the Auditorium at Bedford Town Hall. Part One of the training was offered in December and MBHP’s Hoarding Intervention Coordinator Jesse Edsell-Vetter will again provide training for Bedford leaders in basic intervention and how to help with sorting and discarding issues.
In addition to representatives from the Bedford Hoarding Task Force, this training will be open to all church leadership staff or volunteers as well as Police, COA staff and volunteers, housing, and any community member interested in offering help to a neighbor or friend. The training will be limited to 25 people and is free, covered through funding to the Bedford Hoarding Task Force from a Lee A. Mannillo grant from MassHousing in Boston. RSVP to 781-275-7727 or to [email protected] with name, title, and affiliation by March 1, 2015.
Youth and Family Services Director Sue Baldauf , Health Director Heidi Porter, and former Council on Aging Director Lori Dance worked together on a grant application for this training and are pleased to be able to offer Bedford clergy and staff, lay leaders, senior volunteers, and other community leaders this opportunity.
Bedford has seen a growing number of hoarding cases among residents 60 and over. The TF plays a key role in addressing those cases. Without grant funding such as this, the TF would not be able to provide these important services to the Bedford community. Further, many community members and active seniors look for meaningful volunteer activities, and training these residents to provide sorting and discarding assistance to other residents or elders with potential issues of clutter and disorganization that could lead to hoarding will help build relationships and decrease stigma associated with asking for help.
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