Health, Welfare Council to Meet Friday, March 22

The Blair County Health and Welfare Council will meet from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Friday, March 22, at The Arc of Blair County, Altoona.

The guest speaker will be Melanie Shildt, executive director, United Way of Blair County. Shildt will speak about BeThere. BeThere is an attendance challenge and buddy mentoring program that addresses chronic absenteeism. This is a new initiative in Blair County coordinated by the Healthy Blair County Coalition Attendance Task Force and United Way of Blair County.

For more information, visit online at http://www.blairhealthandwelfare.org.