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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 101-102 - Community GrantsTES C. tv � ❑ { Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board Business Meeting of June 22nd Please see directions for completing this document on the next page. DATE: June 16, 2011. FROM: Dave Inbody Administrative Services 322-7697 TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Consideration and Signature of Resolution #2011-101, a Resolution Awarding $300,000 in Community Grants to 28 Non -Profit Organizations or Resolution #2011-102, a Resolution Awarding $325,000 in Community Grants to 29 Non -Profit Organizations. PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? No BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: In an effort to support local non-profit organizations, a portion of video lottery revenue for FY 2012 have been identified for distribution as Community Grants. The county solicited applications for the grants and received a total of 51 applications. These applications were reviewed by a five -member committee consisting of Ken Wilhelm (Executive Director of Untied Way of Deschutes County), Bill Davidson (Children and Families Commission Board member), Scott John (Health Services Department Director), Hillary Saraceno (Children & Families Commission Director), and Dave Inbody (Assistant to the County Administrator). Selections were made based on the orgnization's ability to address five specific county objectives approved by the Board of Commissioners: (1) providing emergency food, clothing and shelter to those who would otherwise go without these essentials, (2) protection for abused and/or neglected individuals who lack resources to otherwise obtain such protection, (3) health care, mental health care and addictions treatment for individuals who lack resources to otherwise obtain such care, (4) juvenile crime prevention programs for at -risk youth, and/or (5) other essential services to underserved and indigent populations, especially children and seniors. This committee developed two recommendations. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Expenditure of $300,000 or $325,000 from the Video Lottery Fund (165). For FY 2012, $462,058 has been budgeted in the Video Lottery Fund for Community, Service Partners and Discretionary Grants. RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED: Approval and Signature of Resolution 2011-101 or Resolution 2011-102 ATTENDANCE: Dave Inbody. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS: Copy to Dave Inbody in Administrative Services REVIEWED LEGAL COUNSEL For Recording Stamp Only BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON A Resolution Awarding Community Grants to 28 Non -Profit Organizations * RESOLUTION NO. 2011-101 WHEREAS, the Budget Committee on May 19, 2011 approved the allocation of $462,058 from the Video Lottery Grant Fund (165) for grants, and WHEREAS, the county solicited applications for community grants and received 51 applications, and WHEREAS, applications were judged on an ability to address four specific county objectives approved by the Board of County Commissioners: (1) providing emergency food, clothing and shelter to those who would otherwise go without these essentials, (2) protection for abused and/or neglected individuals who lack resources to otherwise obtain such protection, (3) health care, mental health care and addictions treatment for individuals who lack resources to otherwise obtain such care, (4) juvenile crime prevention programs for at -risk youth, and/or (5) other essential services to underserved and indigent populations, especially children and seniors, and WHEREAS, a selection committee consisting of Ken Wilhelm (Executive Director of Untied Way of Deschutes County), Bill Davidson (Children and Families Commission Board member), Scott John (Health Services Department Director), Hillary Saraceno (Children & Families Commission Director), and Dave Inbody (Assistant to the County Administrator) reviewed these 51 applications and recommended grant funding for 28 organizations for $300,000, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, that the non-profit organizations listed in Exhibit A be awarded Community Grants. DATED this day of , 2011. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON TAMMY BANEY, Chair ANTHONY DEBONE, Vice Chair Recording Secretary ALAN UNGER, Commissioner PAGE 1 OF 1- RESOLUTION NO. 2011-101 Exhibit A: Community Grant Recipients Resolution 2011-101 • Advantage Smiles for Kids ($4,000) — Funds will be used to provide orthodontic and associated dental treatment to low income and at -risk youth. A maximum of $3,000 is provided per child. • Assistance League of Bend ($8,000) — Funds will be used for Operation School Bell, which provides clothing and hygiene products to children in need. Average wardrobe cost is $100 per child. • Backpacks in Bend ($3,000) — Funds will be used to provide backpacks of non- perishable food to students on Fridays to eat over the weekend. Students in need are identified by school staff or FAN advocates. Cost is $500 per backpack, per year. • Bend's Community Center ($10,000) — Funds will be used to support and expand the Feed the Hungry Program, which provides served meals and meals to go. Meals are provided at $5 each. • Bethlehem Inn ($13,000) — Funds will be used to provide emergency and supportive services for homeless individuals and families, including connecting to community service organizations, physical and mental health needs, life skill training, parenting workshops and childcare. • Cascade Youth & Family Center ($9,000) — Funds will be used to support street outreach services for homeless runaway youth, providing shelter, food, clothing, hygiene supplies, school supplies, bus passes and other needs. Shelter is provided at $25 per night; food and other supplies provided at $50 per day. • Central Oregon Teen Challenge ($5,000) — Funds will be used in support of a residential treatment program for people facing drug addiction or alcoholism. Besides addressing the addiction, teens participate in work programs, classroom work and volunteer efforts. Each student costs $1,500 a month. Students are expected to provide half of the cost. The grant will be used to subsidize the student half of the costs. • Deschutes County 4-H Leaders' Association ($4,000) — Funds will be used to pay $35 of the $40 child enrollment fees for 4-H activities, $100 toward participation in the High Desert Leadership Retreat which costs $150 per child,$150 toward participation in the Summer Conference which costs $250 and $1,000 per month toward program staffing costs which are $1,400 per month. • Families Forward ($4,000) — Funds will be used in support of the Ready -to -Rent program, which assists homeless and at -risk individuals and families with poor rental history find a safe, affordable place to rent. Ready -to -Rent courses are $900 per student. • Family Access Network ($10,000) — Funds will support FAN services at Lynch Elementary School in Redmond during the 2011-2012 school year by identifying and providing essential services to children in need and their families. A FAN Advocate costs $12,500 per school year. • Family Kitchen ($5,000) — Funds will be used in support of Family Food and Fun Night, which offers nutritious meals that appeal to children, games and activities for families, and workshops on shopping, cooking, healthy snacks and other topics beneficial to families. Food and supplies are $2 per meal, printed materials are $10 per workshop and program assistant costs are $12 per hour. • Grandma's House ($4,000) — Funds will be used to provide shelter in a stable environment for pregnancy teens, who are provided comprehensive maternal and infant healthcare programs, counseling, education, emotional and psychological support and early intervention. • Healthy Beginnings ($8,000) — Funds will be used to increase health care access to low income and vulnerable children ages 0 to 5 by providing physical health screenings, as well as evaluating social, emotional and developmental progress. The average cost is $400 per child. • Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers ($3,000) — Funds will be used to install ramps to provide a safe environment for people with disabilities and the elderly. Ramps cost $267 each. Funds will also partially fund a volunteer coordinator. Funds will also be provided to partially fund a volunteer coordinator, which costs $1,424 per month. • Jericho Road ($7,500) — Funds will be used in support of a transitional housing program providing rent subsidies to families in the Redmond area, Jericho Table's free meals program and the Weekend Food Program providing food bags to children identified through the Redmond School District and FAN advocates. The transitional housing program typically costs $4,000 per family, meals are $4.50 each and weekend bags are $6 each. • KIDS Center ($10,000) — Funds are used in the prevention, evaluation and treatment of child abuse by providing medical, family support and therapy services to abused children and their families. Each child treated costs about $2,500 in program expenses. • La Pine Community Kitchen ($10,000) — Funds will be used to provide basic needs assistance, such as hot lunches, food boxes, clothing and bedding items to low-income individuals and families. Meals cost $0.95 each and food boxes are $5 each. • La Pine Parks & Recreation District ($6,000) - Fund will be used in support of the La Pine Community School Program by funding Challenge Days, which uses interactive and energetic activities to create connection, build community and increase individual self- esteem. Each Challenge Day costs $3,200 per day. Mentor coordination cost $9 per hour. • Latino Community Association ($10,000) — Funds will be used in support of Programa de Ayuda (Basic Assistance Program Services), which includes service referrals ($4.50 per person), translations services ($3.75 per person), business and job support, dental clinic ($10 per person), emergency dental ($18.75 per person), tax filing assistance ($11.67 per person), Mexican consulate event ($230 for 250 people), immigration legal services ($4.29 per person), and job assistance. • MountainStar Family Relief Nursery ($13,000) — Funds will be used in support of the Healing Children Program, which provides infants and toddlers at risk of abuse and neglect with a safe environment and provides resources and support to their parents. • Neighborlmpact ($15,000) — Funds will be used in support of the Food Recovery Program, which picks up perishable food from stores in Bend and Redmond and distributes them to agencies providing food to those in need. • Pot of Gold ($6,000) — Funds will be used in support of the working toward recovery program, through extended mental health services, peer delivered services, workforce development and coordination at the Peer Center. • Saving Grace ($15,000) — Funds will be used to provide safe shelter services for victims of domestic violence, as well as food, clothing, hygiene items, counseling, advocacy, mental health therapy, childcare, parental education and emergency transportation. • Together for Children ($4,000) — Funds will be used for the Teen Parent Program at Bend High School two days a month, allowing 90 minutes of parent education and 90 minutes of playgroups with parents and their children focusing on the parental education material. For three staff members in a 10 -month program the cost is $5,118. • Volunteers in Medicine ($15,000) — Funds will be used to provide and coordinate comprehensive healthcare services for low-income, uninsured residents. The average cost is $325 per patient per year. Juvenile Crime Prevention • Boys & Girls Club ($30,000) — Funds will be used in support of programs for youth ages 5-18 years relating to academics, good character and citizenship, as well as healthy lifestyles. An average of $900 is spent for each youth in the programs. • Family Resource Center ($32,000) — Funds will be used for providing parenting skill classes for parents of children 0 to 8 mandated to attend parenting classes or parents displaying multiple family risk factors. Funds will also support family management skill classes for parents of youth 12 to 17 who are exhibiting risky behaviors. Costs include staffing ($20,200), food ($3,550), materials ($2,641), training ($3,500), fiscal services ($2,109) • Healthy Families ($36,500) — Funds will be used to support a nursing position providing home visiting services twice a month to 20 families involved in the Community Justice Parole and Probation program. REVIEWED LEGAL COUNSEL For Recording Stamp Only BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON A Resolution Awarding Community Grants to 29 Non -Profit Organizations * * RESOLUTION NO. 2011-102 WHEREAS, the Budget Committee on May 19, 2011 approved the allocation of $462,058 from the Video Lottery Grant Fund (165) for grants, and WHEREAS, the county solicited applications for community grants and received 51 applications, and WHEREAS, applications were judged on an ability to address four specific county objectives approved by the Board of County Commissioners: (1) providing emergency food, clothing and shelter to those who would otherwise go without these essentials, (2) protection for abused and/or neglected individuals who lack resources to otherwise obtain such protection, (3) health care, mental health care and addictions treatment for individuals who lack resources to otherwise obtain such care, (4) juvenile crime prevention programs for at -risk youth, and/or (5) other essential services to underserved and indigent populations, especially children and seniors, and WHEREAS, a selection committee consisting of Ken Wilhelm (Executive Director of Untied Way of Deschutes County), Bill Davidson (Children and Families Commission Board member), Scott John (Health Services Department Director), Hillary Saraceno (Children & Families Commission Director), and Dave Inbody (Assistant to the County Administrator) reviewed these 51 applications and recommended grant funding for 29 organizations for $325,000, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, that the non-profit organizations listed in Exhibit A be awarded Community Grants. DATED this day of , 2011. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON TAMMY BANEY, Chair ANTHONY DEBONE, Vice Chair Recording Secretary ALAN LINGER, Commissioner PAGE 1 OF 1- RESOLUTION NO. 2011-102 Exhibit A: Community Grant Recipients Resolution 2011-102 • Advantage Smiles for Kids ($5,000) — Funds will be used to provide orthodontic and associated dental treatment to low income and at -risk youth. A maximum of $3,000 is provided per child. • Adventist Community Services ($5,000) — Funds will be used for the procurement and distribution of food, clothing and household items to those in need. Average of $2.59 in food costs per person served. • Assistance League of Bend ($10,000) — Funds will be used for Operation School Bell, which provides clothing and hygiene products to children in need. Average wardrobe cost is $100 per child. • Backpacks in Bend ($5,000) — Funds will be used to provide backpacks of non- perishable food to students on Fridays to eat over the weekend. Students in need are identified by school staff or FAN advocates. Cost is $500 per backpack, per year. • Bend's Community Center ($10,000) — Funds will be used to support and expand the Feed the Hungry Program, which provides served meals and meals to go. Meals are provided at $5 each. • Bethlehem Inn ($15,000) — Funds will be used to provide emergency and supportive services for homeless individuals and families, including connecting to community service organizations, physical and mental health needs, life skill training, parenting workshops and childcare. • Cascade Youth & Family Center ($13,000) — Funds will be used to support street outreach services for homeless runaway youth, providing shelter, food, clothing, hygiene supplies, school supplies, bus passes and other needs. Shelter is provided at $25 per night; food and other supplies provided at $50 per day. • Central Oregon Teen Challenge ($5,000) — Funds will be used in support of a residential treatment program for people facing drug addiction or alcoholism. Besides addressing the addiction, teens participate in work programs, classroom work and volunteer efforts. Each student costs $1,500 a month. Students are expected to provide half of the cost. The grant will be used to subsidize the student half of the costs. • Deschutes County 4-H Leaders' Association ($5,000) — Funds will be used to pay $35 of the $40 child enrollment fees for 4-H activities, $100 toward participation in the High Desert Leadership Retreat which costs $150 per child, $150 toward participation in the Summer Conference which costs $250 and $1,000 per month toward program staffing costs which are $1,400 per month. • Families Forward ($5,000) — Funds will be used in support of the Ready -to -Rent program, which assists homeless and at -risk individuals and families with poor rental history find a safe, affordable place to rent. Ready -to -Rent courses are $900 per student. • Family Access Network ($10,000) — Funds will support FAN services at Lynch Elementary School in Redmond during the 2011-2012 school year by identifying and providing essential services to children in need and their families. A FAN Advocate costs $12,500 per school year. • Family Kitchen ($5,000) — Funds will be used in support of Family Food and Fun Night, which offers nutritious meals that appeal to children, games and activities for families, and workshops on shopping, cooking, healthy snacks and other topics beneficial to families. Food and supplies are $2 per meal, printed materials are $10 per workshop and program assistant costs are $12 per hour. • Grandma's House ($5,000) — Funds will be used to provide shelter in a stable environment for pregnancy teens, who are provided comprehensive maternal and infant healthcare programs, counseling, education, emotional and psychological support and early intervention. • Healthy Beginnings ($9,000) — Funds will be used to increase health care access to low income and vulnerable children ages 0 to 5 by providing physical health screenings, as well as evaluating social, emotional and developmental progress. The average cost is $400 per child. • Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers ($5,000) — Funds will be used to install ramps to provide a safe environment for people with disabilities and the elderly. Ramps cost $267 each. Funds will also partially fund a volunteer coordinator. Funds will also be provided to partially fund a volunteer coordinator, which costs $1,424 per month. • Jericho Road ($7,500) — Funds will be used in support of a transitional housing program providing rent subsidies to families in the Redmond area, Jericho Table's free meals program and the Weekend Food Program providing food bags to children identified through the Redmond School District and FAN advocates. The transitional housing program typically costs $4,000 per family, meals are $4.50 each and weekend bags are $6 each. • KIDS Center ($10,000) — Funds are used in the prevention, evaluation and treatment of child abuse by providing medical, family support and therapy services to abused children and their families. Each child treated costs about $2,500 in program expenses. • La Pine Community Kitchen ($10,000) — Funds will be used to provide basic needs assistance, such as hot lunches, food boxes, clothing and bedding items to low-income individuals and families. Meals cost $0.95 each and food boxes are $5 each. • La Pine Parks & Recreation District ($7,500) - Fund will be used in support of the La Pine Community School Program by funding Challenge Days, which uses interactive and energetic activities to create connection, build community and increase individual self- esteem. Each Challenge Day costs $3,200 per day. Mentor coordination cost $9 per hour. • Latino Community Association ($10,000) — Funds will be used in support of Programa de Ayuda (Basic Assistance Program Services), which includes service referrals ($4.50 per person), translations services ($3.75 per person), business and job support, dental clinic ($10 per person), emergency dental ($18.75 per person), tax filing assistance ($11.67 per person), Mexican consulate event ($230 for 250 people), immigration legal services ($4.29 per person), and job assistance. • MountainStar Family Relief Nursery ($13,000) — Funds will be used in support of the Healing Children Program, which provides infants and toddlers at risk of abuse and neglect with a safe environment and provides resources and support to their parents. • Neighborlmpact ($15,000) — Funds will be used in support of the Food Recovery Program, which picks up perishable food from stores in Bend and Redmond and distributes them to agencies providing food to those in need. • Pot of Gold ($6,500) — Funds will be used in support of the working toward recovery program, through extended mental health services, peer delivered services, workforce development and coordination at the Peer Center. • Saving Grace ($15,000) — Funds will be used to provide safe shelter services for victims of domestic violence, as well as food, clothing, hygiene items, counseling, advocacy, mental health therapy, childcare, parental education and emergency transportation. • Together for Children ($5,000) — Funds will be used for the Teen Parent Program at Bend High School two days a month, allowing 90 minutes of parent education and 90 minutes of playgroups with parents and their children focusing on the parental education material. For three staff members in a 10 -month program the cost is $5,118. • Volunteers in Medicine ($15,000) — Funds will be used to provide and coordinate comprehensive healthcare services for low-income, uninsured residents. The average cost is $325 per patient per year. Juvenile Crime Prevention • Boys & Girls Club ($30,000) — Funds will be used in support of programs for youth ages 5-18 years relating to academics, good character and citizenship, as well as healthy lifestyles. An average of $900 is spent for each youth in the programs. • Family Resource Center ($32,000) — Funds will be used for providing parenting skill classes for parents of children 0 to 8 mandated to attend parenting classes or parents displaying multiple family risk factors. Funds will also support family management skill classes for parents of youth 12 to 17 who are exhibiting risky behaviors. Costs include staffing ($20,200), food ($3,550), materials ($2,641), training ($3,500), fiscal services ($2,109) • Healthy Families ($36,500) — Funds will be used to support a nursing position providing home visiting services twice a month to 20 families involved in the Community Justice Parole and Probation program. •