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MISSION

The North Quabbin Community Coalition is a community wide alliance committed to improving the quality of life for all those living and working in the North Quabbin region.

BACKGROUND OF THE COALITION

The North Quabbin Community Coalition has provided a community-wide alliance committed to improving the quality of life for all those living and working within the nine-town North Quabbin region for twenty five years. The model for this Coalition was developed in response to community-identified issues and focused on developing solutions that are community driven. In a region often referred to as "resource poor", the network of health and human service providers needed to pay even more attention to the issue of collaboration in order to maximize all existing resources. The spirit of collaboration has allowed the area to develop several unique partnerships, to secure many additional resources and supports and has developed a strong coalition that fosters this growth. The Coalition serves three primary purposes within the community as follows:

Advocacy and Response to Emergent Community Issues:

The Coalition serves as liaison to local legislators and helps to inform policy as to the needs of the rural community which is served.

Addressing Community Priorities:

The Coalition hosts several Task Force groups, which serve to address local issues by engaging all stakeholders and developing local solutions to these challenges. Each Task Force serves to provide a forum for area providers to share information and to reduce duplication of services, provide community education and finally, to secure resources to address the needs within the local region.

Information Dissemination & Networking:

The Coalition hosts a monthly forum to share information among service providers and to present relevant topics for discussion. The monthly newsletter also serves to support information sharing and reaches hundreds of community residents and providers. The Coalition hosts a website which features a comprehensive resource directory of area services and contact information.

NQCC Board of Directors

	Charlie Winters (President) - Athol Area United Way
	Shirley Hebert (Vice President) - Community/Business Representative
	Jeanette Robichaud (Treasurer) - Athol Area YMCA
	Rev. Harold 'Skip' Lloyd- Athol Congregational Church
	Fran Gromelski - Community Transit Services
	Donna Liebl - Franklin County Home Care Corp.
	Kathleen Hardie - Valuing Our Children
	Sharon Tracy - Quabbin Mediation
	Frances Graziano - Athol/Royalston Community Partnerships for Children
	Pat Roix - Community Representative
	Chief Tim Anderson - Athol Police Department
	Pat Moore - Community Representative
	Steve Raymond - North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce
	Steve Penka - Athol Memorial Hospital
	Chief Brian Spear - Orange Police Department
	Michael Truckey - Franklin Hampshire Career Center

Membership in the Coalition is open to all agencies, religious communities, business and industry, government officials, civic groups and other interested individuals and organizations. The Coalition holds monthly meetings (the third Friday of every month (except July & August) on relevant topics, facilitates monthly task forces on critical local issues, publishes a monthly newsletter, provides resource materials, networking services and advocacy efforts on behalf of Coalition issues. The North Quabbin Community Coalition is an affiliate of Valuing Our Children. The Coalition is funded in part by the generous contributions of members; the Department of Children & Families’ Community Connections; the Central Mass. AHEC; Community Coalition for Teens DFC Mentoring Grant; Athol-Royalston Regional School District ICRS Grant and Clinical & Support Options, Inc. Community Service Agency Contract.