CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the FY20 Social Services grant funding allocations, direct staff transfer eligible grant activities to the PY19 CDBG program as allowed, and reallocate remaining Social Services grant funding appropriately
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DEPARTMENT: City Clerk's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Ruth Broder, Community Grants Coordinator
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City Council established a $250,000 SSG program in 2005 to enhance the ability of local not-for-profit social service 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.
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 below:
* Emergency Services - including emergency shelter, food and personal care items, and emergency assistance.
* Seniors - including respite care, meal delivery, home sharing, mental health counseling.
* Self-Sufficiency - including financial counseling, education, childcare, employment services, and substance abuse services.
* Special Populations - including persons with physical, developmental or mental health disabilities.
* Youth - including mentoring, counseling, pregnancy prevention/education.
A total of $50,000 is allocated to programs that address mental health community awareness and prescription drug abuse prevention. The remaining $50,000 is reserved for the City Council to allocate.
Applications are evaluated based on the extent to which they meet the following criteria:
* Project goals and objectives are clear, measurable, realistic and address the Social Services Grant Priorities and documented community need.
* Project need and community benefit are justified and fully docume...
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