InterAgency Council of Glen Cove's October monthly meeting took place at the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. IAC is a membership organization with a mission statement as follows: The primary mission of IAC is to enhance the delivery of human services through collaboration and communication, and to provide mutual support among community agencies through sharing and networking. Sharon E. Harris, Ph.D, IAC's president welcomed the membership and introduced the morning's speakers: Jill Smoller, administrator of Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, provided the membership with an overview of the facility. In addition, Marie Bonheur-Gulotta, of Grace Women's Services and Barbara Costello of Guardian Angel explained the focus of their organization as a crisis intervention program for homeless women and their children. Together they are in the process of raising funds to establish a house in the area suitable for sheltering this vulnerable population and to provide a broad array of human services.

InterAgency Council of Glen Cove was established in 1971 to improve the delivery of human services through cooperation, communication and coordination of community agencies. The original concept for IAC was developed under the auspices of the Community Hospital of Glen Cove as part of a University based community service project. Twenty of the original agencies continue active participation. Monthly meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month September through June at member agency settings. Please check IAC's website for locations and dates of future meetings as well as agency events, services, locations, and contact personnel.www.iacglencove.org.

Next meeting of IAC will take place on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at 9 a.m. at the Glen Cove Senior Center, 130 Glen Street, Glen Cove.

Also Mark your calendar for the Annual IAC Christmas Breakfast/Brunch on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at 9 a.m. at Page One Restaurant.

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