Fall River Housing Authority Executive Director David B. Sullivan invited representative of a number of health and human service organizations to a roundtable discussion held at the Father Diaferio Village Housing Development on March 6, 2014. The gathering offered agency staff the chance to meet with principal Housing Authority staff and to describe the range of services that they offer. The discussion period that followed gave both Housing Authority staff and agency staff the chance to explore how they can work together better to ensure that residents are getting the best level of services that are available and to ensure that problems in service delivery are quickly resolved. "I'm a firm believer that the best way to address those gaps is to start a dialogue with those individuals," stated CEO Sullivan. To see pictures of other activities that take place in the housing developments, click here, here, here, here and here. Click here for an eight-minute video of the start of the meeting. For more information about the Housing Authority , contact Mr. Sullivan at 508-675-3511. .

(Top row, center) Housing Authority Executive Director David Sullivan introduces himself to staff from South Shore Housing before the meeting begins. (Row two) Housing Authority Family Self Sufficiency Coordinator Timothy Burke listens as Director of Management John Picard greets Fall River Director of Veterans Services Ray Hague before Mr. Sullivan starts the meeting. (Row three) Yolette Cantave of Community Connections Healthcare, Lynne Olson Vieira of the Corrigan Mental Health Center, and Department of Transitional Assistance Area Director Lynn Ladicola talk about the services they offer Housing Authority residents. (Bottom row) Fall River Youth Services Director Christian McCloskey and Ser-Jobs for Progress Director Frank Cabral describe their services before Mr. Sullivan asks for suggestions about how the Housing Authority can work better with these agencies.