HomeMy WebLinkAboutFY 2012 Community Grant MemoTO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FROM: DAVE INBODY
SUBJECT: FY 2010 COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM
DATE: 3/31/2011
CC: DAVE KANNER, ERIK KROPP
Background
In FY 2009, the Board of Commissioners authorized the allocation of Video Lottery Fund
for the Community Grant Program. This program distributed grants to Deschutes County
non-profit organizations operating consistent with county priorities in at least one of the
following four interest areas:
• Providing emergency food, clothing, and shelter to those who would otherwise
go without these essentials.
• Protection for abused and/or neglected individuals who lack resources to
otherwise obtain such protection.
• Health care, mental health care and addictions treatment for individuals who lack
resources to otherwise obtain such care.
• Other essential services to underserved and indigent populations, especially
children and seniors.
In FY 2011, crime prevention funding was no longer routed through the Crime
Prevention Services Fund (Fund 115). Most of these funds are allocated directly to
county departments providing these services, such as the Health Services Department and
the Community Justice Department. However, there were some funds being directed to
non-profit organizations through the Children & Families Commission totaling $74,350.
These funds were re-routed to the Community Grant Program and an additional area of
interest was added to the program:
• Juvenile crime prevention programs for at risk youth.
For FY 2011 Community Grants, a selection committee reviewed 36 applications and
recommended grant funding for 27 organizations. Applicants were reviewed based on the
following six criteria:
1. Organizational stability and solvency
2. Connection to county funding objectives
3. Ability of funds to provide leverage to organization for receipt of additional funds
4. Extent to which the program complements existing Deschutes County services
5. Uniqueness of services being provided in Deschutes County
6. Ability to work cooperatively with other area non-profits in area of interest
The following is a list of FY 2011 Community Grant recipients:
Assistance League of Bend ($7,500) – Operation School Bell
Bend’s Community Center ($6,500) – Increase hours and initiate food recovery
from local restaurants to support Feed the Hungry Program
Cascade Peer and Self-Help Center ($8,000) – Social Recovery Network, a peer-
delivered services workforce development and coordination program
Central Oregon Veterans Outreach ($10,000) – Executive Director
Children’s Vision Foundation ($2,500) – Child vision screenings
Deacons Emergency Medical Fund ($2,500) – Emergency medical needs for
children (formerly supported through Clear Choice Foundation)
Deschutes County Healthy Beginnings ($10,000) – Expand early childhood health
and developmental screenings for low income and vulnerable population
Deschutes Family Recovery ($10,000) – Provide temporary housing assistance for
families of people in court supervised substance abuse treatment program
Families Forward – Housing Works ($7,500) – Assist homeless and at-risk people
with initial deposits when renting a home
Family Kitchen ($6,500) – Kitchen remodel
Friends In Service Here “FISH” ($2,000) – Purchase food for those in need
Family Access Network ($10,000) – Support FAN Advocates
Jericho Road ($4,500) – Transitional housing for homeless families, and free meal
program
KIDS Center ($13,500) – Medical evaluations for abuse and neglect of low
income children
La Pine Community Kitchen ($17,000) – Collect food donations from local
grocery stores; purchase food, hygiene supplies and clothing
Latino Community Association ($10,000) – Basic Assistance Program providing
housing for new immigrant families providing support, education, resources and
opportunities
MountainStar Family Relief Nursery ($12,000) – Safety Net Program providing
crisis intervention and ongoing services to families at risk of abuse and neglect
with children under 4 years old
NeighborImpact ($15,000) – Food Recovery Program collecting food donations
from local grocery stores and delivered to distribution agencies
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Partnership to End Poverty ($5,000) – Through Project Connect, provide shelter
assistance, food and medical care
Saving Grace ($15,000) – Emergency shelter, food and clothing; legal support,
counseling and therapy; respite childcare
St. Vincent de Paul of Redmond ($6,000) – Charity Food Bank
Together For Children ($3,500) – Teen Parent Program
Volunteers in Medicine ($15,000) – Mental health care and coordination
Additionally, $82,350 was awarded for crime prevention services to the following
four organizations:
Healthy Families ($31,500) – Community Justice family support
First Step to Success ($25,000) – develop skills for educational success
Family Resource Center ($25,000) – Family Trax, parenting skills
Boys and Girls Club of Central Oregon ($8,850) – after school program
FY 2012 Community Grant Program
Funding
A total of $281,850 was distributed in FY 2011 Community Grants. Based on continued
support by the Board of Commissioners, funding for a FY 2012 Community Grant
Program was included in the Video Lottery Fund requested budget. Due to a slight
increase in video lottery funds and uncertainty regarding the future distribution of state
lottery funds to Deschutes County, $281,850 was identified in the budget for this
program in FY 2012. It is staff’s recommendation that if lottery funding distributed to
Deschutes County is altered significantly for FY 2012 that proportional adjustments be
made to the funds allocated to this program.
Administration
In FY 2011, for the first time, funds for Community Grants were distributed in two parts.
Recipients were required to submit a mid-year report in order to receive their second
disbursement. This significantly improved the response rate for these reports, as well as
the quality of its content. Additionally, since state lottery funding is received on a
quarterly basis, it improved the financial condition of the Video Lottery Fund (Fund 165)
throughout the year by no distributing all the funds in the first quarter. This process will
continue in FY 2012.
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