HHSC Workgroups
Join the Health & Human Services Collaborative working to strengthen families across the Panhandle.
What is the HHSC?
The Health and Human Services Collaborative (HHSC) of the Family Resource Network of the Panhandle (FRNOTP) brings together broad representation from Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties of West Virginia to identify and achieve solutions needed to enhance the well-being of children, families, and their communities.
The HHSC and its Work Groups accomplish this work through a planning process that includes specific goals, objectives, and activities. The resulting HHSC Work Plan is coordinated by the HHSC Steering Committee of the FRNOTP Board. The HHSC strives to ensure all sectors of the community are represented on the Work Groups that develop and implement its overall HHSC Work Plan.
HHSC quarterly meetings
The HHSC meets on the first Friday of March, June, October, and December (unless otherwise scheduled). Meetings follow topical matters of interest. All are welcome to participate.
For information on previous meetings, including minutes or agendas, contact director@frnotp.org.
Operating Principles of the HHSC
The HHSC works to a set of agreed operating principles, last revised April 2020, which set out how the Collaborative and its Work Groups operate together.
Download the Operating Principles (PDF)
Revised April 2020 · 4 pages
HHSC Work Groups
Find a work group that matches your interest and reach out to its chair to get involved. All are welcome to participate.
Housing, Strong and Stable Families Work Group
Meets the third Tuesday of every month, 9:00 am (joint meeting)
Housing — Co-Chairs: Aly Nazarok · Brittany Doyle
Strong and Stable Families — Contact: Samantha Heltzel
Our visionAll persons in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties will have access to resources to enable them to reach their fullest potential, and for all persons in Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson Counties have safe, appropriate and affordable housing.
Our missionTo identify needs and advocate for access to resources that ensure families can reach their fullest potential, and foster availability of housing for everyone through education and advocacy.
Behavioral Health Work Group
Meets the third Wednesday of every month, 9:00 am
Chair: Jeremy Speer
Our missionThe Behavioral Health Work Group works to address mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment needs in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
Goals- To advocate for persons with mental health and/or substance abuse issues
- To identify programs and services for mental health and substance abuse clients
- To improve collaboration and coordination between agencies
- To provide feedback regarding gaps in service resources and availability of local programs
The Behavioral Health Work Group is comprised of multiple human services agencies, as well as community members, throughout the Eastern Panhandle, who have a vested interest regarding issues surrounding behavioral health. This work group meets monthly, and through consensus provides feedback regarding behavioral health resources and program development needs to State, local agencies, and individual behavioral health professionals. This work group serves in the community to ensure resources are identified, access points are available, programming is unduplicated, and a continuum of care is offered.
Health Work Group
Meets the fourth Thursday of every month, 11:00 am
Chair: Dana Dejarnett
Our missionThe mission of the Health Work Group is to identify and link resources in the community to promote health and wellness across the lifespan.
Kids in Transition (KIT) Collaborative Work Group
Meets the first Wednesday of every month, 11:00 am
Chair: Deb Barthlow
Our visionTo collaborate in the coordination of services that promotes healthy children, families and communities.
Our missionTo bring together collaborative members and the broader community to share information and resources, promote development of services for identified needs, advocate for the needs of our children, families and communities, and promote personal and professional development within the community.
Want to join a workgroup?
Tell us where you’d like to help and we’ll connect you with the right chair.
State FRN Disclaimer: This resource is being presented with financial assistance as a grant from the West Virginia Department of Human Services.