From staff reports
Trillium Health Resourc
es is offering 24 System of
Care Community Collab
orative Crant opportunities
that will he geared toward
strengthening and expand
ing the use of evidence
based practices (EBPs).
Trillium will award one
$2o.000 grant in each of the
24 counties in its service re
gion. As each county faces
unique nets Is. recipients
will be expected to reduce
service gaps through en
hancing existing partner
ships with individuals, com
munities, and stakeholders
and forming new links as
needed.
System of Care (SOC) is
a coordinated network of
community services and
supports organized to meet
the challenges of serving
children with mental health
issues and their families.
Each county in the Trillium
area has a designated Sys
tem of Care Coordinator.
System of Care Coordina
tors are knowledgeable
about their counties and
the services and supports
available in that particular
geographical area
“The concepts of SOC
nvolve a spectrum of ef
fective, community-based
services and supports for
:hildren, youth, and fami
nes in order to help them
:o function better at home,
n school, in the commu
nity, and throughout life,”
said Dave Peterson, Re
gional Director of Trilliimi's
Central Region. “We hope
hese grants will assist our
counties with enhancing
:he promotion, prevention,
md interventions required
o reduce this population’s
isk of developing poor
mental health and other
challenges.”
In the health care field,
EBP generally refers to ap
proaches to prevention or
treatment that are validat
ed by some form of docu
mented scientific evidence.
The general categories in
the EBP for these grants
include: Mental Health
Prevention, Substance llse
Prevention, Suicide Preven
tion, and more.
Further information
about this grant is avail
able on the Trillium web
site at www.Trillium
HealthResources.org under
the For Providers page (se
lect RFP-RFA-RFI Opportu
nities on the right menu).
Submissions must target
EBP expansion and he able
to assent to ongoing moiu
toring to ensure the pro
grams are producing the
desired outcomes.
Trillium Health Resourc
es is a leading specialty
care manager (LME/MCO)
for individuals with sub
stance use, mental illness
and intellectual/develop
mental disabilities in 24
coimties in eastern North
Carolina Trillium’s mission
is to transform the lives of
people in need by provid
mg them with ready access
to quality care. We take a
person-centered approach
to health and wellbeing,
coordinating care across
multiple systems to achieve
improved health outcomes,
quality of care and efficient
use of resources. Trillium
is investing in innovation
to meet the unique needs
of the individuals and com
munities we serve, and
remains focused on deliv
ering the right services,
in the right amount, at the
right time. For more infor
mation, visit www.Trillium
HealthResources.org.
White House Rural Council assists small business exports
• ■ m-C* -eports
The White House Ru
ral Council last week an
nounced a workshop series
to provide targeted assis
tance I’oi mral small busi
nesses working to grow de
mand tlirinigh mtematii>nal
sales. The announcement
was made in WHRC Chair
Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack. Commerce Sec
retan !Vnm I'nt/.ker ;u\d
Deputy l’iistmaster * ienertd
Ronald A. Stroman.
"Strong nir.il eonimum
ties are ke> to a stronger
America." said Vilsack.
"I SI >A continuously seeks
opp<irtunities fiir 1 S ag
ricultural producers to
expand oierseas markets
that contribute to a j.msi
tive C.S. trade balance.
create .jobs, and boost eco
nomic growth. Through
the Administration's Made
in Rural America Export
and Investment Initiative.
USD A is working to help
farmers, ranchers and rural
businesses access federal
export programs, connect
with new customers and
markets abroad, and bring
new opportunity to rural
America"
“(ilobal customers are
more accessible than ever
to rural American compa
nies and their workers, and
these workshops are a criti
cal venue to provide busi
nesses with the practical
information they need to
capitalize on trade oppor
tunities." said Pritzker. “The
Department of Commerce's
International Trade Admin
istration has specialists in
more than 105 locations
nationwide and in 75 mar
kets around the globe that
stand ready to collaborate
with export-ready rural
businesses of all sizes to
increase revenues, expand,
innovate, and support well
paying jobs in their commu
nities."
“We are proud to offer
international shipping ex
pertise and hands on know
how in support of the Made
in Rural America Export
and Investment initiative.
At sixty workshops around
the country, local Post
masters will demonstrate
how to use online tools
for easier mailing prep and
educate attendees on global
^hipping options. Our goal
is to make expanding into
foreign markets easier than
ever imagined for rural en
trepreneurs and business
es,” said Stroman,
The free series includes
at least 60 Made in Rural
Am erica small business
export workshops hosted
by the U.S. Postal Service
(I'SPS) in 24 states July 26
to Aug. 31, 2016. Partners
including the U.S. Depart
ment of Commerce's Inter
national Trade Administra
tion. USDA Rural Business
Service, the Appalachian
Regional Commission, Delta
Regional Authority, Nation
al Association of Counties
and others will also provide
local and regional expertise
in international shipping
and mailing, international
marketing assistance, rural
business development and
related topics.
To find a Made in Ru
ral American workshop in
your area visit usps.com/
events and click your state.
The site will be updated as
details for each workshop
becomes available and ad
ditional workshops are
added.
Online tools designed for
rural businesses interested
in international exports in
clude www.export.gov/ru
ral and www.business.usa.
gov.
Census data from 2009
to 2014 (latest available)
shows that the ranks of I'.S.
goods exporters rose from
277,000 to .'504,000-and 98
percent of those companies
were small and medium
sized firms. I'.S. exports
reached $2.26 trillion in
201.', up by $678 billion
from 2009, and supported
1.9 million more jobs during
the period.
I’.S. agricultural exports
alone supported more than
1 million American jobs
both on and off the farm, a
substantial part of the esti
mated 11.5 million jobs sup
ported by exports all across
our country. The past seven
years have represented the
strongest period in history
for American agricultural
exports, with international
sales of U.S. farm and food
products totaling $911.4 bil
lion between fiscal years
2009 and 2015. hr fiscal year
2015. American fanners and
ranchers exported $139.7
billion of food and agricul
tural goods to coasumers
worldwide.
USDA invests over $9M to aid small businesses in 12 states
s*a“ reports
Agncult lire Secretary Tom
Vilsack last week announced the
investment of more than $9 mil
lion m loans arid grants to sup
port job growth and economic
dei el< ipment in Id states.
The funding is being provid
ed through I'SL'A's Rural Eco
nomii Development Loan and
< Irani program, through which
1 SI>A provides /.eio interest
loans and grants to utilities that
lend funds to local businesses
for projects to create and retain
einplov inetit
"Sin,ill businesses are tile cor
nerstone of the rural economy"
Vilsack said "Iluring the (tbama
Administration. I SDA's invest
ments have directIv helped more
than l<)<t ot»o small business get
off the ground or expand, and
the projects announced todav
“During the Obama
Administration, USDA’s
investments have directly
helped more than 100,000
small business get off the
ground or expand, and the
projects announced today
will help 15 more rural
communities see job growth
and economic development."
Tom Vilsack
Agriculture Secretary
will help l'> more rural commu
nities see job growth and eco
nomic development.”
One of the organizations se
lected for funding is the Craw
ford Electric Cooperative in
Bourbon, Mo. It has been ap
proved for a $1 million loan to
help East Central College cre
ate a workforce development
training facility on its campus
in Union, Mo. The facility will
provide job training in manufac
turing to support workers and
businesses in an eight-county
region served by the college.
The project area includes coun
ties where poverty is persistent
as well as areas designated for
targeted assistance through
USDA's StrikeForce for Rural
Growth and Opportunity Initia
tive. This project is expected to
create 11 jobs.
Winnebago Cooperative Tele
com Association in Lake Mills,
Iowa, is being selected for a $1
million loan to help All States
Ag Fails relocate to a larger fa
cility in Lake Mills. Funds will
be used to purchase machinery,
equipment and inventory. This
project is expected to create 51
jobs.
Under today’s announce
ment, USDA is investing in 15
projects to create jobs and ex
pand economic opportunity in
rural communities. Funding of
each award announced today is
contingent upon the recipient
meeting the terms of the loan or
grant agreement.
USDA Rural Development
has a strong track record of
strengthening rural business
es and economies through its
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service. For example, in 2015,
Four County EMC used a $2 mil
lion REDLC loan to help Acme
Smoked Fish Corp. in Pender
County, N.C., buy equipment
to process and smoke salmon.
herring and other fish. Pender
County has struggled since the
economic downturn in the late
2000s. The REDLG loan has
brought more than 120 full-time
jobs to the region. Since 2009,
l SDA has invested more than
•$•330 million in loans and grants
through the REDLG program.
Since 2009, USD A Rural De
velopment ( (pUSDARD) has
invested $11 billion to start or
expand 103,000 mral business
es; helped 1.1 million mral resi
dents buy homes; funded nearly
7.000 community facilities such
as schools, public safety and
health care facilities; financed
183.000 miles of electric trans
mission and distribution lines;
and helped bring high-speed In
ternet access to nearly 0 million
rural residents and businesses.
For more information, visit
www.usda.gov/results.
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who ln a legislative assLst
to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C..
echoed Nixons argument that
Lite more costly 1 ’SDA insprr
tioiis process for catfish is un
necessary.
“FSDAls Office of Con
gressiorud Affiurs recently
trumpeted that they found an
unauthorized compound in
a slupment of catfish." Min
gledorff said. ."They suggest
that this is 'hreaktng news' and
evidence of how Well I SI )A
can protect consumers The
simple fact ls that FDA lias
a testing program to identify
these exact same compounds
I SDA is doing nothing that
f IIA has not d< me f< >r the past
1 •' years"
Mingledorff adiled that the
FDA system "targets for test
mg countries and companies
that an- susjxs-ted or tune not
met I S standards Tluit ls a
“That FDA finds an occasional unauthorized
compound in imported seafood, much like
they found high levels of dioxins in domestic
catfish, is an indication that the FDA system
works."
Towers Mingledorff
Legislative assist to Sen. Thom Till is, R-N.C.
smart use of limited gwvni
incut resources
"To suggest it would t>e l>et
ter for FI )A to test even prod
uct coming into tfie country1
would be anaJogoiLs to saying
the IRS should audit every
taxpayer," MingledorlT con
tinued. “It sounds tiiorougli in
principle but would grind our
economy to a snarl's pace.”
Senate Bill 2N, according to
Mmgletlorff, “would force tiie
Town of Edenton
Solid Waste
Collection Services
The Town nt Edenton Solid Waste
Collection Services will no longer be
collecting televisions or electronics
at the curb for pickup with weekly trash collection
by Town personnel. Electronics are not allowed to be
disposed in the landfill. Residents will need to take
these items to one of the Chowan County convenience
sites that will accept the electronics Residents utilizing
dumpsters for trash collection should not place TVs or
electronics in dumpsters.
Locations for the County Convenience sites that accept
TVs and electronics for disposal listed below.
Soandside Road Site - 237 Sonndside Road
Evans Church Site - 2035 Virginia Road/Hwy 32 North
Sites are dosed on Wednesday
Televisions must be intact (cannot be broken/busted
apart, broken glass, salvaged or scavenged parts). We
don't want the workers to get hurt and this allows the
vendors to have a complete unit. Units can be placed
without cardboard boxes right in the 16-foot trailer.
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Agriculture Department to go
btu k to the drawing hoard on
recently iiti|)lemente<l regula
tionstJ tat transfer the authority
of liandling (iitirsf i it isj hh 1 tot is
from the FI )A to FSDAs Food
Safety Inspection Service. the
body tJuit Lns|K‘Ct.s meat for
I '.S. (’onsumption."
If tile hill passes tile House.
lYesident (ihtimuisnot expect
ed to veto it, said Mingledorff.
who indicated tin* president
tiad “called tlie change to cat
fish inspections wasteful and
even threaten'd to out it in
previous budget proposals.”
Mingledorff explained that
the eliange “was designed to
create a de facto trade bar
rier on foreign catfish. Foreign
meat products under I SD.-Vs
jurisdiction are required to
establish 'equivalency with
the t SDA. An equivalency
agreement of tiiis nature tyjii
cally requires at least 5-7 years
of negotiations, during which
time foreign producers are
banned from exporting to the
I'.S."
Mingledorff insisted that the
FDA process has worked to
protect consumer health and
safety.
“'iiiat FDA finds an <*•
easional unauthorized cont
pound in imported seafood,
much like they found high
levels of dioxins ui domestic
catfish, is an indication tliat
the FDA system works," Min
glfslorff said.
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