CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the proposed CY 2021 Social Services Grant funding allocations
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DEPARTMENT: City Clerk's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Gina Nelson, Records Clerk and Ruth Broder, Community Grants Coordinator
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City Council established a $250,000 Social Services Grant (SSG) program in 2005 to enhance the ability of local not-for-profit agencies to provide needed services to the community. In 2012, the Council increased funding to $300,000 to allow for a set-aside for projects that target current community needs. Grant funding was increased to $500,000 in FY 2015, and remains today, using a portion of the Food and Beverage Tax funds. The total allocation is divided as follows:
$400,000
Of the total allocation, $400,000 is set aside for agencies that provide services that address one of the program's five general funding priorities (listed below) for low to moderate income residents.
1. Emergency Services
Emergency shelter, food and personal care items, and emergency assistance
2. Seniors
Respite care, meal delivery, home sharing, mental health counseling
3. Self-Sufficiency
Financial counseling, education, childcare, employment services, and substance abuse services
4. Special Populations
Persons with physical, developmental or mental health disabilities
5. Youth
Mentoring, counseling, pregnancy prevention/education
For 2021, staff allocated $10,000 of the $400,000 to the Sidewalk Assistance Program. These funds will be used to pay the homeowners' share of replacement costs for low and moderate-income residents whose sidewalks have been identified for replacement by the TED Business Group.
$50,000
A total of $50,000 is allocated to programs that address a particular community issue as identified by the City Council. For CY2021, the Council one again selected Mental Health Awareness and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention programs.
$50,000
The remaining $50,000 is...
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