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Home My WebLink About1997-05-21 City Council (10)TO: BUDGET 1997-98 City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Repor HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ATTENTION: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: Community Services FINANCE COMMITTEE DATE:MAY 21, 1997 CMR: 250:97 SUBJECT:1997-98 Human Services Resource Allocation Process (HSRAP) Funding Recommendations REQUEST This informational report transmits staff’s recommendations, which provides additional information on the Human Services allocation program contained in the City Manager’s 1997-98 proposed budget. RECOMMENDATIONS Staffrequests that the Finance Committee recommend approval to Council the following: 1.That recommended funding allocations (Attachment One), be included in the 1997- 98 Human Services contract program; and 2.That Human Services contracts, and any other necessary documents conceming the contracts, be authorized and executed by the ~City Manager, or her.designee. . POLICY IMPLICATIONS This report does not recommend any changes to existing City policies. ExECUTIVE SUMMARY Staff received twenty-three proposals requesting a total allocation of $1,327,324 (Attachment Two). Council policy, enacted in 1993, limits available funds to $1,024,888. This amount includes a 2.6 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) over the 1996/97 allocation of $998,916. Staff recommended eighteen agencies for funding, and seventeen agencies are recommended for a 2.6 percent COLA. One agency (PAAIRS), is recommended for higher than the COLA at $6,375. New programs and five agencies were not recommended for funding. CMR:250:97 Page 1 of 6 The following table highlights staff’s recommendation by eight human service subject areas. These subject areas generally describe the target group or services provided by each contractor. Table 1 SUBJECT AREA CONTRACTORS Youth Seniors Homeless/Low Income Adolescent Counseling Services (two programs) Social Advocates for Youth East Palo Alto YMCA Youth Community Service YWCA ( Teen Assault Prevention ) Senior Coordinating Council Second Harvest Food Bank La Comida de California American Red Cross (Homeless program) Child Care Disability Mediation/Landlord/ Tenant Services Violence Against Women Family Support MayView Community Clinic Alliance for Community Care Palo Alto Community Child Care Community Association for Rehabilitation Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Peninsula Area Information & Referral Services YWCA (Rape Crisis Center) Support Network for Battered Women American. Red Cross (Single Parent Services) CMR:250:97 Page 2 of 6 The chart below illustrates how the proposed HSRAP funding will be allocated among these eight human service subject areas: DISCUSSION Of the twenty-three requests, four projects merit additional discussion: ¯ American Red Cross (Single Parent Services) With its January submittal, the American Red Cross applied for $13,000 to continue operation of the Single Parent Services Program. At its March meeting, the P~ed Cross Board of Directors approved transfer oft he Single Parent Services Program operation to the Family Service Agency Mid-Peninsula (FSAMP), effective July 1, 1997. Red Cross’s other Single Parent Services funding sources (providing more than $115,000) agreed to this program assumption by FSAMP. The City still supports the program for this year, to meet the process requirements and to facilitate this organizational change, FSAMP will subcontract with the Red Cross, who will receive the funding from the City and pass it through. All parties understand that FSAMP will submit a contract proposal if it is interested in continuing to operate the Single Parent Services Program beyond the 1997-98 fiscal year. CMR:250:97 Page 3 of 6 . La Comida de California, Inc. Due to the County of Santa Clara Social Services Agency reducing La Comida’s funding support by $17,342 in mid-fiscal year, Council approved staff’s recommendation to transfer an unused appropriation of $10,000 from a CDBG contract with Innovative Housing to La Comida in March 1997 (CMR180:97). This support allowed La Comida to continue its previous level of service. In subsequent discussions with Santa Clara County officials, the City was asked to incrementally increase La Comida’s City provided funding over the next three years and share funding support equally with the County thereafter. The County asked the City to provide a 45.5 percent increase to $8,944 for FY 1997-98. In order to support this program for the coming year, staffrecommends provision of a 2.6 percent COLA increase to $6,307, out of the HSRAP funding, with the City providing an additional $2,637 as a one-time only contribution from the General Fund. City staff has encouraged the La Comida Board to review alternative options for providing senior nutrition service in future years and discussions with related nonprofit agencies have already begun. ¯ Peninsula Area Information & Referral Agency (PAAIRS) PAAIRS currently provides two major functions in the community: 1) general human service information and referral; and 2) community mediation and landlord/tenant ombudsman ship. The agency has struggled to continue operation. When the former executive director left the agency in early summer of t 996, the Board opted not to fill the position, leaving two people to provide service, a Mediation Specialist for thirty-five hours per week and one Information and Referral Specialist for twenty-five hours per week. Despite the salary savings thought possible with the Executive Director position vacant, PAAIRS has been on the brink of financial collapse during the current fiscal year. A resolution received from its Board in mid-December asked that the.operation be closed, and the contract with the City be declared null and void. After discussions between City staff and Board members, the resolution was rescinded for the remainder of the fiscal year. PAAIRS submitted a funding request of $179,191 ($91,682 for Information and Referral and $87,509 for Mediation), which was four times the current funding level of $47,858 ($23,929 for each program). As this request was far beyond the resources available through the HSRAP Process, staffviewed the situation with significant concern. These concems included: a) evidence of a lack of leadership in the organization; b) absence of any fund development; c) PAAIRS has only a limited plan to address any concerns or to stabilize as an organization; and d) lack of financial resources. CMR:250:97 Page 4 of 6 Information and Referral Component: The PAAIRS library file was so out-of-date that the City’s Director of Libraries pulled the file .from the library system. In addition, it was determined that the 1995-96 Information and Referral Directory (an important organization project) was not published in adequate supply and not delivered in a timely manner to the community. Over the years, other agencies have begun providing community information and referral services, thus, these needs may be met through other sources including: United Way of Santa Clara County, Community Information Program (CIP) of the Peninsula Library System (in San Mateo), Palo Alto Community Child Care, Senior Coordinating Council, Family Service Agency Mid-Peninsula, Community Association for Rehabilitation, Adolescent Counseling Services, and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Finally, providing the funding needed to bolster the organization would require taking funding away from other direct service nonprofits. Based on all of these issues, staff is recommending that this portion of the PAAIRS proposal not be funded. The Mediation Component: On the other hand, PAAIRS has provided a good mediation program over the years, with City funding of $23,929 funding level: Documentation shows requests for services have increased primarily due to the rental market pricing crunch, and it .is clear that more support needs to be given to the program. At the same time, the City of Mountain View, a funding partner that provided $75,000 in the current year, is recommending a $5,000 increase for the next fiscal year and has asked for similar support from Palo Alto. :Considering the escalating community needs, staff recommends funding in the amount of $54,233, more than doubling the current funding. Mountain View is satisfied with the City ofPalo Alto’s recommendation to increase the mediationfunding from $23,929 to $54,233. Previously, City funding provided one person for thirty-five hours weekly to manage all aspects of the Mediation Program. This recommendation will add a twenty-hour per week clerical staff position, and raise staff salary levels to be equitable with Mountain View staff who share the office operation. While staffis recommending two-thirds of what the City of Mountain View pays for this shared program, this amount~ will appreciably improve the Mediation Program for the upcoming year, and will provide an opportunity to work with Mountain View and the PAAIRS Board to develop a long-term solution. FISCAL IMPACT The HSRAP funding recommendations will provide $1,024,888 to nineteen programs, representing a 2.6 percent increase in the Office of Human Services Contract.budget. This amount is included in the Community Services Department proposed budget for fiscal year 1997-98. CMR:250:97 Page 5 of 6 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT This program is not a project as defined by the Callfomia Environmental Quality Act and is not subject to CEQA requirements. ATTACHMENTS Attachment One: Attachment Two: PREPARED BY: HSRAP 1997-98 Agency Request/StaffRecommendation List Proposal Summary Sheets David F. Martin, Administrator of Human Services DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW: PAUL THILTGEN Director of Community Services CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: cc:Human Relations Commission All Applicant Agencies FLEMING Manager CMR:250:97 Page 6 of 6 ATTACHMENT 2 A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROJECTSUMMARY SKEET 1997-1998 AGENCY Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) 4000 Middlefield Road, FH, Palo Alto, CA 94303&DD~SS P] oN i41s)424-08s2 ¯ "CONTACT PERSON S~e BarEhurst , DATE Januar~ 13, 1997 "PROJECT TITLE Community Counsel~n~ P~ogram 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM CITY $ 18 ~ 598 AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $ 22,082 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (415) 329-2375 Attachment B PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET 1. Project Summary Adolescent Counseling Services is requesting $22,082 to fund the Community Counseling Program at Gunn High School and Palo Alto High School. During the 1997- 98 school year, the program will provide services to Palo Alto Unified School District students in grades 9 through 12, and members of their families. The two Counselors will each work 20 hours per week on each campus during the school year. They will provide direct services, oversight of other human service programs, and referrals into the community. 2. Budget Narrative Support from the City of Palo Alto will cover the salaries of the two licensed mental health professionals who, as the Community Counselors, will administer__the program. 3. Clientele Served During the 1997-98 academic year, we will provide direct services to 300 students and will provide referrals for an additional 25 students. Because we will see family members in addition to students, the age range is between 5-65. However, the majority of clients served fall between 13-18. 4, Community Need More than 2,700 students attend Gunn High School and Palo Alto High School. While some students thrive on these campuses, taking advantage of excellent social and academic opportunities, others do no fair so well. The pressure to succeed academically can be excruciating. Social pressures can lead to a range of self-destructive behaviors such as sexual promiscuity and experimentation with drugs and alcohol, alcohol. Students who are ethnic minorities often face additional stresses as they try to straddle the traditions and values of home with those found in the "dominant" culture. Moreover, as adolescents, all students face developmental changes that can add to this equation. ’ All these .issues combine to make each campus a dynamic place where it can be a struggle to fit in and to succeed amidst competing pressures. The Community Counselor Program tries to address these, issues by providing resources and direct services to students and their families. 5. Additional Comments The increase over last year is based on a 2.6% COLA and $3,000 additional benefits and salary. To fill the Community Counselor position with a licensed person with adequate experience, we needed to offer.a higher salary. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMA~ SERVICES PROJECTSUMMARY SKEET 1997-1998 ¯ AGENCY ADDRESS PHONE Adolescent Counseling Services 4000 Mid~ilefield Road, FH, Palo (415)~,24-0852 COIYI’AC’r PEliON S~e Bark’hurst DATE January 13~ 1997 PROJEC’I’~rI~E 0n-Campus Cj~Lus_eling Pr_q~m 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM CITY $44 . 9 28 AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $46,096 (ACS) Al to,CA 94303 City bf Palo Alto Office of Human Services (415) 329-237~ Attachment B PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET 1. Project Summary Adolescent Counseling Services is requesting $46,096 to partially fund our On- Campus Counseling Program. During the 1997-98 school year, the program will provide services to Palo Alto Unified School District students in grades 6 through. 12, and members of their.families. The 12-14 counseling interns.who will be placed on the campuses will each donate approximately 20 hours of work per week to the program. ACS will provide counseling services to at least 550 students and family members by conducting 1,750 or more individual or family counseling sessions and 200 or more group counseling sessions. 2. Budget Narrative Support from the City of Palo Alto will cover part of the salaries of the three lieensed mental health professionals who administer the program, our Latino Outreach Counselor; and a portion of the cost of agency administrativesupport. -- - 3. Clientele Served We will reach approximately 550 students and their family members during fiscal year 199%98. Because we see family members in addition to students, the age range is between 5-65. However, the majority of clients served fall between 11-18. Based on statistics from fiscal year 1995-96, the ethnic breakdown of clients seen is as follows: 63%. white; 15% Latino; 7% AsianlPaeific Islander; 10% African-American; 1% Native American; and 4% other/including mixed race. 4. Community Need Over the past four years, the On-Campus Counseling Program has counseled 2,590 students and family members. The fact that we are providing direct counseling services to these numbers of students and family members is a strong indication of client and community need. In addition, the Health Survey conducted among Palo Alto teens in the fall of 1993, indicated a variety o.f serious problems, including high stress levels and early onset of sexual activity and use of drugs and alcohol. " Moreover, statistics collected by the On-Campus Counseling indicate that ethnic minorities on campus need our services. We know, for example, that 5 % of high school and middle school students in the district are Latino. However, 15 % of those seen in the ACS On-Campus Program are Latino. These youngsters are being referred to the program at almost three times the rate they are represented in the district. 5. Additional Comments Our request for funding of the Community Counseling Program at Gunn High School and Palo Alto High School is addressed in a separate application. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY ADDRESS PHONE (415) 617 8340 CONTACT PERSON PRO,~CT TITLE ALLIANCE For Community Care 206 California Ave., Palo.Alto, CA 94306 Iris Korol January 10~ 1997 Servlces£or Homeless 1996-1997 FUNDINGFROM CYrY $ 6,798.~0 oo AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST Clry of Palo Alto $II,000.00 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (415") 329-2375 1.Project Summary: This project provides outreach and linkage services to residents of Palo Alto who are homeless and have mental illness. The goal of the program is to .reach out and help people obtain counseling, housing, benefits, and employment from existing community resources. Staff may support individuals until they begin this process or as needed to insure stability once other community resources are in place. We staff sites where the target population already congregates for other reasons. Any member .of the community can initiate a referral for services. 2. Budget Narrative: Use of requested funds. Funds requested when combined with Another Way funds, City of Mountain View funds, and our own charitable fund raising efforts allow us .to hire a half time staff person, provide training and supervision, office, telephone and supplies. Approximately 10 hours a week of this staff person’s time is allocated to Palo Alto. 3. Clientele Served: Describe Client Population We target our services to adults who are .homeless and have mental illness. We make contact with approximately 60 individuals, 45 of whom will have unmet mental health needs. We plan to support, follow, and refer at least 23 people for services. The population is all low or very low income. It is ethnically diverse. The nature of the disability is such that at times the person may not be aware they have a problem and/or deny the need for services. It may we difficult to interview and/or apply for benefits, housing, or employment due to thought disorders or severe mood disturbances. e Community Need: Summary of Need Met by Project ’Approximately one third of people, who are homeless fit .our target population. The existing community resources" to assist with counseling, benefits, housing and jobs are minimal. Access is a problem due to lack of information, follow through, restrictive and/or confusing application procedures, transportation, stigma, and a host of other complex variables. Suppo.rt from our Homeless Outreach Counselor can help with barriers to a person receiving and accepting assistance. 5. Additional Comments: We have appreciated the support from Palo Alto in helping us develop this unique, vital community service. Staff for this project will remain based in our Palo Alto offices providing the same services Miramonte provided prior to our merger I/1/97. Alliance for Communlty Care has a commitment to continue to provide and grow services in the north Santa Clara county region. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF H’UMA~ SERVICES PROJECTSUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGEN~ American Red Cross, Palo Alto Area Chapter 400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto, CA 94301ADDRESS ~HONE " 415/688-0415 CONTACT PEBSON , Alan Ball DAT~" January i0, 1997 AMOUNT OF GENERAL ~ REQUEST $13,000 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services Pleaseonly use the space provided on this page. 1.Project Summar),: We an: seeking funding to maintain our rental assistance program. This program will help families stabiliz~ in permanent housing and help break the cycle of crisis and homelessness. The premise of the program is simple: it is far more cost effective, both in terms of dollars and human livesi to stabilize people in permanent housing, to help families remain intact in their homes, than it is for them to face eviction, to locate shelter space, and to accumulate sufficient funds for relocation (rental deposits, f~t and last month’s rent, utility dqx~sits, e~.). We are rezlUe~dng $13,000 to provide these sen’vicesto prevent homelessness in palo Alto. Bui~get Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. Funding will b~ used to support salary and b~nefits of one full time and one part time bilingual caseworker. Clientele Served: Pleas~ descn’be your client population including number served, age~ ethnic!ty, and otherspecial characteristics. :59 low income Palo Alto near homeless families will receive financial assistance and/or counseling to maintain permanent housing. (We anticipate approximately 38 families ~I1 reeeiv~ rental assistance and 21 will n:eeive motel assistance during their transition to permanent housing). 4. Communit), Need: Please summasiz¢ the community need met by your pr~iect. ¯ Our business is booming, and that’s not good. Rising statistics don’t represent increased profit or sales, each number represents a family or individual facing homdessness or hunger. The same ~.~nomic conditions that haw created new jobs for Silicon Valley have created rapidly increasing housing costs. Sk3’rocketing housing ~ u.m more and more of the wages earned by low income families. The Palo Alto Human Relations Commission recently discussed Palo Alto’s high occupancy rate which is 99°/,. This statistic indicates that it is extremely difficult for residents, especially low income, to find a plat ~o . .live. According to the 1990 census, 43% ofthe households in Palo Alto are renter occupied with an averag~ rent of $851. These numbers have risen substantially since 1990. These statistics are alarming. Our program is fighting to help these . families struggling with the high occupancy rate and costs in Palo Alto. The families we help are caught in a continuing cycle oforisis and homelessness.. They tend to riving alternately in rental apartments, with friends or relatives, in their cars, motels and in shelters. Family shdters have very limited space and often families are separated when they become homeless. 5.Additional Comments: In the space remaining please highlight any pertinent information you fe¢l would be helpful in evaluating your requ~. Our caseworkers can often help a family prevent minor problems from escalating into a crisis. ~ oP, en negotiate with landlords or help set up payment plans with 1elephone or utility companies. Learning how to pdoritize payment of bills, how to stretch their funds by participating in free clothing and food programs, and knowing that someo~ is thee for emotional support h~lps families develop a more stable lifestyle. Caseworkers meet with a cfient for an Uerage of 4 one hour sessions over the ours¢ ofseveral days to weeks. A Spanish speaking caseworker is available to ensure that l~nguag~ is not a barrier to re~iving service. Flyers and other outreach materials ar~ also available in Spanisk A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFIC£ OF HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARY SHEET AGENCY American Red Cross, Palo A!to Area Chanter CONTACTPERSON Alan Ball DATE" January I0, 1997 Single ParentPRO~ECTTITLE Services Program 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM CITY AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND P~QUEST $11,746 $13,000 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Servlc~ (4159 329-2375 Please only use the space provided on this page. Projec~ Summary: The Pale Alto Area American Red Cross Single Parent Services program provides consistent, intensive counseling and s~ppo~ services to single parenLs and thCu" families. The services arc designed to inercas¢ family stability,pr~vent child abuse an neglect, and help single panels out ofcfisis so that they may fulfill a more productive role in the community and workp!acc. 2.Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requ~’ted funds will be used. The funds will be used prknsrily to support the staffofour Single Parent Set’vices program. With ongoing reductions from the United Way (60°,6 in the past five years) and flat funding from other funders, we are seeking resources to maintain our Single Parent Services Manager position as well as.our clinical supervision. Without these two positions, our Single Parent Services program would no~ have paid staffto manage its overall operation nor would our 1~CC interns and trainess re~ivc the rezluired hours of supervision The program provides needed and valuable services to single parents and their children and it is our mission to provide pr©v©ation and int~-v~ntion of child abuse and 3.Clientele Served: Please describe your client.population including number served, age, ethnic!W, and other special chara¢teristics. Last year, wc served 169 parents and childre~ Of that total, 12, 1% were ages 13- ! 7, 49% were ages ! 8-44 and were Hispanic, 2% were Asian & Pacitio Islander, and 7% were African-American. Thes~ numbers reflect olicnts served by individual and/or support grip counseling. An additional 549 people received information and referral and 476 I~opl¢ received our newsletter the "Nurturing 4..~ommunity Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project. ¯ Over the last decade, then: has beea a 2(Y’,6 ~ in the number of single parent families. Ninety.three pexvent of respondents in the United Way, Santa Clara County survey indicated that child abuse preventien and intez’ventioo services wet’~ an important priority. Many single .pgnmts Eve with an enormous amount of str~ caused by the high cost of Eying, isolation, la~.k of family or other support systems, and lack ofchild care. These s~ess factors threaten the quality of family life and can often result in family instability and child abuse. An article in the October 1996 issue of,Scientific American cited a study about single mothers and wdfare. They found that the over four-hundred single mothers they had in their study’...suffered three times the prevalence of PTSD in their lifetime that women in general do." Also stated was that "the women’s lives were often characterized by difficulty in maintaining boundaries, as well as by disconnection and dislru~ Both groups {homeless and housed mothers}had few r~lationships they could count on." We, Single Par~mt Services, want to be those people the single parents in our community can count on. Whether it is through a support group, individual or family counseling, Single Parer Sez’vices will be here for those single pax~nt families who ar~ tD’ing to create a positive and stable environm~t for their children. 5. Additional Comments: In the space remai~ng, ple.~se highlight any pertinent in£orrnation you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. Please see full narrative. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUb[AN SERVICES PRO/ECT SUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY Community ADDRESS 525 E. Charleston Road, PHO~415/494-0550 CONTACTPERSO~Lynda Steele DATE January 9, 1997 Association for Rehabilitation, Inc. (C.A.R.) Palo Alto, CA 94306 PROIECTTITLE~_____C~A-R. Program Support . 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM CITY $28,008 AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $28,568 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (415) 329-2375 Please only use the.space provided on this page. Pr~ect Summary: C.A.R. requests $28,568 from the.City of Palo Afro’s General Fund to support two of C.A.R.’s nine services: $19,712 to assist the C.A.R. Betty Wright Swim Center in providing aquatic services to persons with disabilities and $8,856 to provide support for the Community Education Program. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. Funding will be used to subsidize a portion of the operational costs associated with the C.A.R. Betty Wright Swim Centerand the Community Education Program. Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, ethnicity, and Otherspeci~ characteristics. The Betty Wright Swim Center serves approximately 1,200 persons with developments and other disabilities each year. Swimmers range in age from 3 months to 90+ years and represent a wide range of ethnicities. An estimated 56% of swimmers h-a a low, or very low, income. ~[ore than 46% of swimmers llve in Palo Alto. The Community Education Program provides education about disabilities to approxi- mately 4,200 persons i~ the community through tours, presentations, newsletters, videos and other ~ducat±onal tools. . Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your pr~ect. The C.A.R. Betty ~right Swlm. Center Is the only swim facility between San Francis and San Jose which is completely accessible, maintains a water.temperature of 90= is available for use by any person with a physician’s referral, and which guarani individual attention to any person that requires it. "’ One of the cornerstones of C.A.R.’s mission is that people with developmental dis bilities can and deserve to be integrated into the community to the greatest exte posslble. We have always been convinced that a public that is well informed abou people who are different will more readily accept them as neighbors, classmates, co-workers and friends. Additional Comments: In the space remaini~g, please hig~ight any pertinent information you ~el would be helpful in evaluating your request. C.A.R. is proud of its long association with the City of P~lo Alto and feels strongly that the services we provide ~ontribute to making Palo Alto the model community that so many others seek to emulate. Welcoming citizens of all ages, ethnlcities, and abilities, we strive to support the Cityin its stated goals of offering opportunities ~o a broadly, diverse population. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET 1997-98 AGENCY ADDRESS PHONE CONTACT PERSON PROJECT TITLE ~ ~ -, , :-_" --_ - .- . :..- 1996..1997 FUNDING FROM CITY AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST City of Palo Alto ¯ Office o~" Human Service~ (4IS) Please only use the space provided on this page. Project Summary: Community Services Agency is seeking a $17,000 grant to fund the Community Consortium Project’s case management and other direct service costs related to meeting the needs of the at-risk Alta Vista High School’s Palo Alto students. The Community Consortium Project is designed to serve as an adjunct program to meet the emotional, social, and physical needs of these vulnerable and high-risk students and their families. Budget Narrative: Briefly. describe how the requested fm~ds will be used. The requested $17,000 in general funds will help cover the costs of direct case management, counseling and supervisory costs of this project for ihe estimated number of Paio Alto at-risk youth who will benefit from the services of this _ project. Other ancillary costs will be covered by other fund raising aetiqities. Clientele Served: Please describe your client population inch~ding ~mmber served, age, ethnicity, and other special characteristics. Client Population: 40 to 70 Palo Alto teenagers sent to Alta Vista High School because of behavior and truancy problems. Client Characteristics: These young adults generally are several years behind in basic reading, math, and writing skills, and suffer from a crippling lack of self- esteem. Approximately 5.0 to (i0 p.ercent of these students are low income, 30 percent are African-American, 30 percent are Hispanic, and 5 percent are Asian. .~ . Community Need: Please summarize the community, need met by your project. A high percentage of teenagers from low income~ and minority families, in particular, have been caught in the anguish of broken homes, abuse, neglect, and drug and alcohol problems. The school:has become the perfect arena for acting out their anger and frustration. As a result, gang participation, anti-social ¯ behavior, truancy, and teen pregnancy have become ways they can lash out at themselves and a world they can’t control, this project seeks to coordinate available community resources at Alta Vista High School to help these young adults address their problems. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight m~y pertinent information you feel would be helpfid ~n evaluating your request. This request, if granted, will allow the project to continue to assist these at-risk young adults through the intensive use of Case Management and the coordinated and services of this vitally concerned community. A pilot project is already in place utilizing mentors and tutors from the corporate world and experienced counselors from the Community Health Awareness Council. 2 A FI’A CI-IMENT B~ CITY OF PALO ALTO PROJECT S~Y SHEET’ !1997-1995 AGENCY Kitty Petty ADD/LD Institute ADDI~S$ 410 Sheridan Aver, #339, Palo..Alto, CA".94306~2020~ PHONE 41s/329-.9 43 CONTACT PEIL~0N Kitty .petty. DATE’ December’ 30, 1996 r PROJECTTITLE Eaucatilon and Referra]5ervi:ces. to peopl ~ w,i,’tli Le.arni~B D1"sab.13 i,.~.i,~ 1996-1997FUI~I~G~’ROMCH~ None AMOUNT 01~’ GENERAL FUND l:~QI~SrI’ $10,000 ~ City of Palo Alto O~fice of Human Services (415) 329-2375 Please.only .use the space provided on this page. Project Summary: Diagnosis of children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD) and Learning Disabilities (LD) is.increasing, thus also increasing is the need for parents, teachers, health-care providers, day-care ’givers, law enforcement and judicial personnel, and public education and assistance in learning about these neurobiological,.physical~ genetic and chronic syndromes. To meet this critical need, development of a multi-sensory, s~ate-of=the-art lending library address- ing etiology, diagnosis, treatment and. remediation needs to be available to families in our community to offset the stress and frustration experienced by everyone dealing with these invisable handicaps among 25% of our population. KPI also provides referrals to ADD and LD specialists, i.e. private day and residential schools, physicians, therapists, tutors, and disability attorneys. Budget Narrative: Bdefly descdbe howtherequestedfundswillbe used. The requested funds will be used to purchas~ books, audio and video tapes for children, adolescents, adults, parents, and educators which provide the latest research findings, management, techniques, educational methods, and coping strat- egies. Funds Will also be budgeted to provide educational.materials to school/coll administrators and teachers at ADD/LD inservice programs, at monthly speakers meetings for teens and adults, an~ when speaking to professional a~d service organizations, hospitals, churches, shelters, therapists and care-givers. Clientele Served: Please descdbeyourclient.populationin~udingnumberserved, ag~ ethnic!t~ and other spe~alcharacted~ics. KPI’s clients consist of all ages and ethnicities, who reside in primarily, the South Bay Peninsula: Stanford students, executives and.people in business or self- emp}oyed, educators, unemployed adults, scientists, single parents with at-risk children, teens, medical professionals, etc. Our "The ADDventurer" semimonthly newsletter has a circulation of over 5,000, with 800 living in Palo Altoor East .Palo Alto. We get referrals from crisis centers, professional associations, parent groups, colleges & universities, people who are homeless and suicidal, and seeking help from all over the U.S., Australia, Canada,’Mexico, Oapan, England, and Nerway. They are provided with hope and encouragement, and mailed additional:information. about meetingsand conferences. ’CommunityNeed: Pleasesummadzethecomraunkyne~m~tbyyourproject. Few public libraries have current books available on AOD or LD. Several years.ago materials were donated to Mitchel Park Library and to the Health Library at Stanfor~ Shopping Center. We have a resale license to sell books and.tapes, but low income and welfare families cannot afford to buy them. Hundreds of reprinted articles are given to parents and adults who atten~ our meetings. ADO and LD are very common, .but misunderstood disabilities; the highest.percentage of all handicapped people are the learning disabled and ADD - 53%o; 35% of ADD/LD students drop out of high school, twice the rate.of other students. Education is one of the first lines of defense against becoming involved in crime,, which happens.to 50% of teens with ADD/~ 20% of students, 25% of the Workforce, 60% on welfare, and B0% incarcerated have AD[ Additional Comments: In the space rem~pg, please highlight any pe~inent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. From 85~ to 90g of children with ADD/LD are in Special Educ~ programs for basic deficits in language and reading (Dyslexi.a), 65% of children in runaway shelters and up to 60% of adolescents in substance abuse treatment have ADD or LD. Our youth, would be better served if they were diverted from juvenile camps for minor ¯ offenses to clinics for appropriate ADD/LD treatmentby doctors who have been. educated about ADD/LD. Paradoxically, 50% of those with gifted intellect are LD, and we need to learn how to teach them using the methods by which they learn best. Recently reported bythe National Ins~itutes of Health, 50 million are ADD/LDo We can’t allow them to fall into the cracks’~ , A 77A CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF ~ SERVICES PRO~ECT SUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY ADDRESS PHONE "~ ~ ~" - CONTACT PERSON DATE AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST ’C~tY of Palo Alto Office of Human ServiCeS Please only use the space provided on this page. 1. Project Summary: Five lunches each weekday are cooked and served in th~ La Comiffa DiningRoom in the Senior Center to approximately q30 persons, 60 or older. Holiday meals attract as many as 300 guests. La Comida con- tracts with the County of Santa Clara to provide this service which is fu~ by federal,¯ state, county, city and participant’ dollars. Dietary and management evaluation is provided by the County. All federal funding com~ through the Council on Aging which in. turn contracts with the .County Dept. of Social Services to provide meals to 27 sites in this county. 2. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how’ the requested funds will be used. In the past city funds have supplemented the food budget for approximatel~ q8 meals per day. Because ~h~ county c.ut the budget ~3% across the board. we will use the fuhds first to supplement the food budget, then the staff costs, insurance and pest control line items. AS La Comida is able to develops, other funding sources, we will rely- less on the city, but at th~ ... date there is no indications, from the county° what funds they will provid~ for the ~997-~998 budget 3. ’ Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, ethnicity, and other special characteristics. ¯ Participants are 60 years or older. Daily attendance is q30. All ethnic groups ~e represented. Approximately 85% live in Pale Alto with the balance:~$ing from East Pale Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City and Mountain View. Handicapped guests .come by van daily. Between ~50 and 500 persons are registered with La Comida in any given year. About~ ~0% of the guest.~ come on a daily basis. Others come once or twice a week~.~ ¯ ¯4. Community Need: Please summarize the community need met byyour proje~’t. The need fo~ this service was" documented in the "~’960s by the Oomm,unity Council which evolved into the Senior Coordinating Council. Subsequent federal census reports and survdys by the SCC. have affirmed the need for the Nutrition Program. The program falls within the fields of interest of .the Office of Human Services, namely programs that support the familyand seniors ¯, and provide information and referral.services, La Comida was founded in ~972 by Rotary of Pale ’Alto ~he.n a study of senior needs undertaken It was the first congregate meal site .in Santa Clara County. In q97~ the Older Americans Act provided federal funding and at that tim the County of $an$.a Cl.ara became the p.rime contractor for this service ~ Co~ .was nv~ed o "oin the coun ¯ . . ¯you feel would be helpful in evaluating yo.ur request. Attendance is at maximum. La Comida received outstand~’ng reviews for its ~p~_er~a~t~o~n_b_~y_the .coun~t.y ov.er th.e years.Participants express their appreci.u~- ~n~ ~as~y mea±s, wne cecora~ions~ piano music, attention from the sta and friendship with one another, Local service clubs provide funds for h day meals, local restaurants provide special dishes for lunch; it is a co: venience for seniors who take classes at the Senior Center and want to s for a tasty lunch in a cheery environment A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF ~ SERVICES PROJECTSUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY MayViewCommunity Health Center, Inc. ADDRESS 270 GrantAvenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 PHONE (415) 327-1223 (Administration) (415) 327-8717 (Patient COI~TrAC~rPERSON OoAnn Cabrera , DATE 1/13/97 Line) PROJECTTITLE Community Health Care and Education for Low Income and Homeless Residents .... . 1996-1997FUNDINGFROMCITY $8,629 AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $44,096 City of Palo Alt0 Office of Human Services (4~5) 329-7.375 Please only use the space prbvided on this page: 1.Project Summary: The overall goal of the program is to provide health education, health managementand primary care services to low-income and homeless Palo Alto residents on a broad range of health care issues. A health educator will be responsible for organizing outreach events, health education classes and in-clinic health education materials to carry out the education objectives of this proposal. Through the health educator position, we also plan to expand our collaborative efforts with other community organizations in orderto work efficiently to achieve this primary goal and to continue these services regardless of state and county cuts in funding to local community clinics. The telephone system improvements are necessary to meet access requirements, eligiblity verification requirements, and 24 hour call requirements for Medi-Cal Managed Care participation. o o Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. The funds will go toward a full-time health educator position, equipment for anew phone system and 125 direct clinic services for low-income and homeless Palo Alto residents reimbursed at $80 each. Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, ethnieity, and other special characteristics. In FY 1995-96, Mayfield Community Clinic served 2020 unduplieated patients (of whom 318 were Palo Alto residents). Out of those patients served: 92% are Latino 75% are under the 100% federal poverty level 87% identify their primary language as Spanish 72% are female..42% are under the age of17 " Community Need: Please summarize the community need m~t by your project. Recently, the need for an aggressive health education program for our patients has become evident through the lack of health knowledge and the immediate respons~ from the community regarding our newly formed health education program. It was estimated that an average of 81% of th6 patients need information about STDs, HIV/AIDS and family planning methods and an average of 76% need information or referrals for basic needs such as food, shelter (emergency rent) and clothing. ¯ Education about and increased understanding of the U.S., its culture and systems is needed by an average of 77% of the patients. Through our existing health education program we are able to provide some of these needs. However, in order to expand this program, collaborate with other community services and continue the program through the next fiscal year, additional funding must be obtained to support it. o ¯Additional Comments: In thespace remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. During this time of managed care and welfare reform, community clinics are expecting county and state cut-backs for funding. It is up to the local city governments to show the importance of these clinics in order to make a case for their continued financial support. Collaborative efforts are also essential in these times of limited funding and resources to creating and maintaining these crucial connections with other agencies serving the same low income population. CITY OF ~A.I~ ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SKRVICF.~ CONTACT PERSON ~RGO ~ DATE 01/13/97 PRO,~r’T ~ AMOUNT OFGFJqER~LFUNDRF~~_ $372,149.00 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (415) 329-2375 Cubbedey Community C.enter ~00 Mk[dle~eld Road,Su~T2 Palo Alto, CA °A303 415.329.2418 415. 856. 8756 Fax Please 1. only use the space provided on this page: Project Summary: Pal. Alto Community Child Care is requesting to continue administering, in a cost effective manner, the City of Pal. Alto Child Care Subsidy and Outreach Program for families living and/or working in Pal. Alto. The subsidy program subsidizes child care for low and very low income fatuities living in Pal. Altoor qualified families participating in the Voluntary Transfer,Program through PAUSD. The outreach program goal is to improve the quality of child care L~ l~alo Alto by providing resources to the provider community and parents. These resources, availabl~ to all providers in Pal. Alto, include staff trainings and parcntlng classes, curriculum and equipment lending library. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested gunds will be used. PACCC requests $291,364 for direct subsidy funds benefiting low income families attending any NAEYC ac~edited child care center in the Affiliate Program. Additionally, $80,785 is requested to admini~r the Subsidy and Outreach Pmgram~. Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number - served, age, ethnicity, and other special characteristics. The Outreach Program is designed to serve any family riving or working in Pal. Alto who is in need of child care resources. The Subsidy Program is designed to benefit low income families living in Pal. Alto or low income families who are partic’tpating in the Voluntary Transfer Program. The entire community benefits indkcetly from the provider outreach. Stafftralning opportunities and the resource and equipment lending h’brary are available and have been used by many child care providers in the community Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project. In the 1996-97 fiscal year the subsidy program will dircefly serve approximately 60 low income families in Pal. Alto. The Outreach Coordinator will also.be able to assist approximately 15 other low income families in f’mding other forms of subsidized care for their children. Currently the.re are 24 children on the subsidy wait list. Through the work being done by the Family Resource Center T~sk Force and information gathered fromparents served directly by PACCC, it is apparent that parents need to have access to a wide range of options for child care and related services which meet their individual family’s needs. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be he!pful in evaluating your request. In order to better meet the needs of families in Pal. Alto, PACCC propqses a more coordinated approach to Community Outreach Resource and Referral. PACCC curi’ently provides information and works closely with a number of organizations in our community. We have ongoing collaborative efforts with PAAIRS, Children’s Health Council, the Family Resource Center at the Jewish Community Center and Four C’s of Santa Clara and San Mate. Counties. CElT OF PALO ALTO. OlrI~CE Olr HUMAN SERVICES L~7-1998 3990, Ven~ura Cou~ 856-4062 Co1TrACTPERSON ._J~mifer ~ PROEECTTITLE ~nfo~atign Re~e~a! ~-,~o~-~- ~.~t A " I~96~I~7 FUNDING FROM CITY A1VIOUNT OF GENERAL ~ REQUEST_. $91,682 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (415) 329-2375 Please only use the space provided on this page. Project Summary: PAAIR~ human services information and referral program will maintain and make accessible a clearinghouse of human service information and services in order to improve the quality of life of Pale Alto residents in an increasingly time pressured sooiety. PAAIRS will maintain updated information and referral materials; provide information and referral assistance to the public; staff a walk-in resource center;, develop on-line resource and referral; publish a quarterly newsletter; staff an after hours crisis phone line; and disseminate information materials to community groups. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. $77,732 will be used for staff costs. Staffwill be reponsible for updating and maintaining a database, technleal consulting to other agencies, coordinating oulreaeh to community groups and developing and disseminating information and referral materials to the community. Extended hours of operation at the resource center will also be scheduled. $13,950 will cover the cost ofmaterials and supplies necessary to accomplish the information and referral goals. Clientele Served: Please describe your olient population including number served, age, ethnicity, and other special characteristics. The potential client population consists ofall people or families living or working in Pale Alto. It is estimated that the program will respond to a minimum of 3,000 telephone, e-mall requests and walk-in requests. (The actual number of walk-in requests will be dependent on location for the center.) Community Need: Please stunmarize the community need met by your project. The need for a central resource center and accessible resouroes has been conveyed through two major studies in Palo.Alto. By surveyingprivate citizens and through the focus groups conducted by the Family Resource Center Task Force, it was conclude~l.that accessible information and a central location to disseminated that information is needed to better serve our community. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your requesL We intend to collaborate with the P.A. Library staffand PACCC’s child care Outreach Program to ¯ develop a user friendly database that is easily accessible to the publie. The success of this program is dependent upon collaborating with existing ageneies and programs to maximize the use of already existing resources and make aecess for the public easier. ." CITY OF PALO ALTO. OFI~CE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROJECTSUIVIMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY, Peninsula Area Information and Referral SerVice (PAAIRS) ~)])~SS 3990 Ventura court (415) 856-4062 PHONE CONTACT PERSON Liza Julian ])A~ January 13, 1997 PROJECT TITLE ~ ~ ~ ~ 1996-.1997 FUNDING FROM CITY $ 2 3,9 2 9.0 0 $87,509.00AMOUNT OF GENERAL FEND REQIJEST ,. City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (4153 3:~9-2375 Please 1. only use the space provided on this page. Project Summary: The P.A. Mediation Program proposes to build on existing s~rvices and offer;, (1) a central clearinghouse for information and counseling on tenant/landlord, neighborhood, consumer and workplace issues (2) a central resource for conciliation and face-to-face mediation services, (3) a service linkage point for clients in complex situations. PAAIILS aLso proposes the creation era central location where people can go to find out more about communication and community building skills and resources as well as research landlord/tenant, neighborhood, and other information specific to their own simatioas. PAAIRS has identified several areas of service that would benefit from the proposed staffing which includes: a coordinated outreach program, additional tenant/landlord conciliation and casework services and staffto support the consumer and person-tw person mediations now being requested. ~ Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. $73,559 is requested for ~alaries which more accurately reflects staffing needs for ~e mediation program. $13,950 is requested for other program expenses including the development and dissemination of informational materials, and updating resource materials. Cfientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, ethnicity, and other special charactedsfies. The Mediation Program serves approximately 2,500 clients per year, representing a ~a’o~s section ofthe Pale Alto Community. Clients are adults ranging in age from 18 to 85 years of age and from all ethnic backgrounds. Recently, we have experienced an in~e in Chinese and Russian speaking clients. A substantial number of c~fllers require extra assistance due to issues with language and familiarity with cultural praztices. The mediation program also serves disabled and homeless clientele. Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project. The rental housing shortage and the escalating rents in Pale Alto reflect problems that are regional in nature, but Pale alto residents have been particularly impacted due to the high level of demand genentted by many newcomers seeking housing in this highly desirable area. Requests for intervention have increased signifi~mtly over the last year. Many callers requesting Neighborhood counseling, conciFmfion or mediation have been referred to PAA1RS by City offices, including the Police Department, Animal Services, Code Enfort:e’ment, and Human Services. Mediation directly benefits neighbors by helping them to establish improved communication patterns, as well as assisting them in solving the issue at hand. The atafftime necessary to assist clients has increased as the complexity ofthe issues has increased. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. It is important to not~ that the Mediation Program and the Information and Refenul Program are designed as "stand alone" programs so that the constituents and clients of each program can be better served. It is unclear at this time if there will be a family resource center however, it is intended that the Mediation program collaborate with the Mountain View Mediation Program to maximize efficiencies, share training and other resources to better coordinate services to those communities. . ATTACHMENTB. CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROffECT SUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 PHOI~]E 415 858-0202 CONTAC’~ ~ERSON -P~d i n P~ln ~l÷n ~ DATE " 0anuarv L0__~1997 PRO~’EC~T1TLE Rehabil.itation Services for Blind andVisually Impaired Residents of,Palo Alto 199~1997 FUNDING FROM CITY $ 9 ~ 55,5 .... AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST City of Palo Alto Office .of Human Services (415) 329-2375. Please 1. only use the space provided on this page. Project Summary: We are requesting funding to help us provide our comprehensive rehabilitation services to low income residents of Palo Alto disabled by loss of sight. The goal of our program is that 20 Palo Alto residents disabled by severe vision loss will attain their highest potential for independence into the sighted community. This would be done through our comprehensive rehabilitation program that includes: An initial needs assessment with information about and referral to other resources; counseling and support groups; training in orientation and mobility (traveling safely and independently); and activities of daily living (cooking, home management personal management, Braille lessons). Trained volunteers will regularly visit clients and assist them by reading mail, helping with shopping, accompany them on walks, and provide companionship. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. Requested funds would be used to fund 34% of the salary expense for rehabilitation services to Palo Alto clients that are provided by the following personnel: Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Daily Living Skills Instructor, Social Work/Counselor, Counseling Assistant, and Volunteer Coordinator. Non-salary expenses associated with this program have been computed at 6% of total agency non- salary expenses, the percent of our total clients that live in Palo Alto. Total agency_revenue has likewise been allocated at 6% of total revenue. o Clientele Served: Please describe your client, population including number served, age, ethnicity, and other special characteristics. The client population is anyone in Palo Alto disabled by loss of sight. In addition to being unable to see even with corrective glasses, 55% of the approximately 40 Palo Alto clients we help each year have annual incomes of under $20,000. 70% are in the "low~ or "very low" income categories of the HUD scale. Some are isolated and have other medical complications such as diabetes or eye diseases that require medical attention; 94% are over the age of 65. Clients served by our agency in 1995-96 were 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% African/American and 66% White. 79% were female. Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project. The 1995 Li, ghthouse Natiolaal Survey on Vision Lo~.~ estimates that I in 6 people over the age of 45 and 1 in 4 over age 75 has significant visual impairment. The 1990 census shows 20% of the population of Palo Alto age 60 or older. We estimate that at least 10,000 residents of the city have significant visual impairment, half of them with severe impairment. There will be an increasing number of Palo Alto clients referred to us each year. Life in a sighted world presents numerous challenges to those disabled by loss of sight: Coping with the emotional problems of sight loss, doing the tasks of daily living, traveling out of doors and using transportation, obtaining and maintaining employment, and accessing other ~ommunity resources. We are the only agency in San Marco and Santa Clara Counties providing a rehabilitation program to them. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. We have been providing rehabilitation services for 52 years and have many, many success stories. Clients who once considered suicide as they faced blindness or severely impaired vision now enjoy their independence and some provide peer support for others in that situation. Clients have obtained or maintained employment, returned to school, and graduated from Social Security supplements. Two former clients now work for our agency. We have five consumers on our board of directors and twelve on our Consumer Advisory Committee. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES YROYECTSUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY ADDRESS PHONE Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara & San Mateo Countie~ 750 Curtner Avenue~ San Jose, CA 95125-2118 (408) 266-8866 CONTACT PERSON Cynthia McCown, Directo~ of S@rvices DATE January 8, 1997 PRO/ECTTrrLE Operation Brown Bag $6,300 1996-i997 FUNDING FROM CITY $6,125 ¯ AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (41~ 329-2375 Please only use the space provided o.n this page. Pr~ectSumma~: Operation Brown Bag is a self-help program assisting very low-income seniors with their food needs. Senior volunteers, many of whom are program members, help provide services when possib[ Primary services include weekly food distribution, nutrition, and consumer classes, and a quarterly newsletter. Each week, Brown Bag members receive groceries containing 7 to 13 items of fresh, frozen, and packaged foods at a nearby neighborhood site. Homebound members have their food delivered to them by volunteerso~ Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. Requested funds will be used to assist in staffing the Brown Bag program. Positions include the Program Coordinator who monitors the program, ~upervises volunteers, keeps records of and tracks all pertinent information, and conducts periodic evaluations; and the Delivery Driver helps load, unload, and transport food to participating distribution sites. Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, ethnicity, and other special characteristics: Operation Brown Bag serves very low-income seniors 60 years of age and older, and disabled individuals who are 55-59 years old. The" average age of members is 73.8 years old and continues to increase. The Palo Alto distribution site, at the Ventura School, provides weekly groceries to 149 senior households (representing 229 individu ¯ all of whom are very low-income (average monthly income, of $742 per household). Community Need: Please summarize the communi~ need met by your pr~ect. A i~94 survey o~ our me~bers indicates that m~st of them rely on" th~ food they receive from the Brown Bag program; many spend less than $3.00 a d~y on food, building their menus around the foods, they receive in their bags. No oth@r, program in our community is able to reach and assist so many elderly people with their food needs. Operation Brown Bag provides a safety net for very low-income senior and disabled individuals 55 years and older, particularly for those with limited mobility and language barriers. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information ¯ you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. By subsidizing food costs for seniors, they will have more resources available to them for maintenance of health and extended independent living. A TTA CHMENT. B CITY OF PALO ALTO. OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROJECTSUMMARY SHEET 1997o1998 AGENCY Sen’ior Coordinatinu Counc~l of the Palo Alto Area, ~nc. A])DHESS 450 Bryant Street PHONE (415)’326-5362 CONTACT PERSON Kathleen Gwynn" DATE January 13, 1997 ~RO~ECTT~General Fund "Proposal FOr Senior Services 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM CITY. $371~ 990 AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST. ~383, ~49 ........ " City of Palo Alto Office or" Human Services (415) 329°2375 Project Summary: The SCC requests support to help underwrite the costs of providing older adult services through the Senior Center of Palo Alto, the Senior Day Health Program (SDH~) and the Senior Home Repair Service (SHR). The services enable older adults to maintain independent living and address health and wellness needs. They also address the desire of older adults to remain active and vital members of the community. The services that will be supported include social work, health, transportation, housing, I & R., and educational and recreational activities (all offered by the Senior Center), day health care for the frail and less independent elderly and respite for earegivers (through SDHP) and fun-it repairservices, painting and installation of safety and security devices (through SHR). In addition, the SCC requests some support for centralized administrative activities that enable program staffto focus on delivery of services to older adults and caregivers. 2. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. ’" The SCC is requesting $383,149 in General Fund support, which represents 17.3% of the agency’s cash needs for the year. Current expense projections for the agency’s 1997-98 fiscal year are $2,725,769, including more than" $500,000 of in-kind rent valuation. More than 89% of the requested support helps to cover staff costs, since it is through staff efforts that client services are provided. The remainder of the requested support includes minimal amounts for specified administrative a_nd facility costs. __ 3.Clientele Served: Please d~cribe your client population including number served, age, ethni¢ity, and other special characteristics. The SCC serves Palo Alto’s older adult and caregiver populations, with more than 95% of its participants and clients aged 60 or older. The SCC expects to serve olose to 6,000 Midpeninsula residents, of whom 3,500 will be Palo Alms. Consistent with Palo Alto’s older adult demographics (U.S. Census data), more than 90% will be Caucasian and the next largest, group will be Asian/Pacific Islander. Based on client surveys, more than one-half of the agency’s clients have annual household incomes of less than $25,000. Community Need: Please summmi~ the community nell met byyour project. Based on an agreement with the City, the SCC serves as the community’s primary provider of senior services. Almost 20% ofPaio Alto’s residents, or I 1,000-plus individuals, are 60 or older. While the majority of them remain physically active and independent, many .require assistance. Some seniors, particularly the frail elderly, need ~sistance.with remaining in their homes; other seniors. have to cope with social isolation resulting from the deaths of spouses and friends or geographic distance from other family members; still others have the need to feel that they remain valued and contributing members of the broader community. 5.Additiona|’ Comments: In the mace remaining, p!ease highlight m’va, pertinent information you feel ~vould be helpful in evaluating your request. The SCC’s formal relationship with the City goes back to 1977 when a long-term lease agreement for the Senior Center was signed. The SCC has a track record of providing needed and innovative services to Palo Alto older adults and their earegivers. The SCC leverages City support through substantial community fundraising and contracts with Federal, Slate and County governments, United Way, and the Council on Aging of Santa Clara County. The agency’s support from the community is evidenced by expected 97-98 fundraising results of $500,000, the active involvement of a 30-person Board of Directors and the volunteer efforts of 300-plus community members. ATTACHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY Social Advocates for Youth ADDRESS ~072 Saratoqa-Sunnyvale Rd., #A208, San Jose, CA 95128 PHONE (408) 253-3540 PROJECT TITLE Palo Alto "Safe Place"/Casa SAY Proqram Expansion AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST I0~_0_~Q 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (d~5) 329-2375 Please use only the space provided on this page. Project Summary: This request is for operations support for theCasa SAY runaway and homeless youth shelter located at 509 View Street in Mountain View & funding to promote and expand "Safe Place" locations and outreach servlces for Palo Alto youth. Casa SAY’s Palo Alto and surrounding cities "Safe Place" project (See Safe Place description in. Appendix A) will reach and serve at-risk children and youth who have runaway, are frightened, or otherwise vulnerable to becoming victims or perpetrators of violence and crime by developing service entry points in their local neighborhoods. The Safe Place Advisory Board established in FY95/96 and SAY staff will oversee the effectiveness of the project. 2. Budget Narrative:Project salary, costs are expected to increase 4.5% for FY 97-98. The increased project cost is due to increased staffing to handlethe increase in service demand consistent with the -program experience in FY 94-95 and FY 95-96, and the addition of a 3rd Street Outreach worker for the North County communities. The current City of Palo Alto request, of $10,860 will 2.1% of. the total project cost.’ Palo’ Alto revenues will be used to offset the administrative costs of.running the project. 3. Clientele Served: Youth at risk of entering the Juvenile Justice System, or foster care system for the following reasons:, a) gang involvement, b} criminal activity, c) out of parental control, d) school failure, e)truancy, f) runnlng away from home and/~r homelessness and g) drug and alcohol abuse. 4. Community Need: Casa SAY provides the only crisis youth service in North County offering a comprehensive residential and counseling program specifically targeted to youth and families in crises..Currsntly,there are .only two programs offering these types of servlces in the County, Casa SAY in Mountain View and the Bill.Wilson House in Santa Clara. In the past year, Casa SAY has seen an increase of referralsfrom Palo Alto pollce. Because of the short-term nature of the residential program, efforts are directed i~mgdiaSely towardsproviding a safe place for youth to receive crlsls counseling and shelter, if necessary, stabilizing the home situation, returning the youth home, andproviding needed support to the family while seeking to avoid court and probation department involvement and eventual foster home placement. 5. Additional Comments: The number of Safe Place locations in Palo Alto and the number of youth served have exceeded FY 96497 projections’~y 100%. While thisis a plus for Palo Alto youth, ~t has sharply increased the costs. If additional Palo Alto funding is not awarded, the current level of effort in the city cannot be maintained and will need to be reduced in FY 97/98. 2 A TIA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF ttUMAN SERVICES PROJECTS~Y SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY Support Network for Battered Women 444Castro St.,Ste. 305 .Moun=ain View, CA 94041ADDRESS ’PHONE 41~-946-7850 COI~ACTPERSON Mary Ashley, Director O~ Client Services DATE i/9/~.997 - . PROJECTTITLE Services to Bartered Women - Palo Alto Project 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM CITY $22,705 AMOUNT dF GENERAL ~WSND REQIYEST $23,386 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (415) 329-2375 Please only use the space provided on this page. 1.Project Summary: The Support Network for Battered Women is a community-based, non-profit agency dedicated to meeting the needs of survivors of domestic violence. The Support Network has responded to the epidemic of domestic violence by providing .tri-lingual (English, Spanish and Chinese) comprehensive services to battered women and their children including: a 24-hour crisis line in English and Spanish, counseling, emergency shelter, transportation and food,.legal services including temporary restraining order and divorce clinics, children’s programs, and educational trainings and prevention workshops. 2. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. The Support Network for Battered Women is requesting $23,386 from the City. of Palo Alto to be used to help subsidize the expense of providing critical services to Palo Alto residents. The total project cost is $73,420. Our direct services include: Crisis Intervention, Shelter Services, Legal Advocacy, Clinical Therapy, Children’s Services and Community Education and Prevention programs for the public at large. 3.’-’ Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, ethnicity, and other special characteristics. Clients are primarily battered W6m~a and their children. Last year, the Support Network assisted 369 Palo Alto residents through our crisis services, legal and residential services. Our community education programs reached another 556 Palo Alto teens, community services organization and church members. Our clientele consists of the following ethnic breakdown: 46*.A......White; 33% Hispanic; 8% Asian and Pacific Islander; 7% African Amedcarg 1% Native American and 5% "other." Last year, the Support Network assisted 5,908 residents of Santa Clara County through our counseling services, crisis interv.ention, shelter services, and legal program...Our staff and ¯ volunteers reached another 7,721 individuals through our community education and prevention program. 4.Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project. Domestic violence is a problem that affects all segments of our society, regardless of etlmie, economic, religious and cultural boundaries. State and local law enforcern,.ent agencies spend thousands of dollars each year on domestic violence eases. The statewide.Law Enforcement Information Center reported that in 1995, Santa Clara County law enforcement agencies received 8,850 domestic violence-related calls. Over 7,400 of these incidents involved the use of weapons. In the City of Palo Alto, over 120 domestic violence related calls were reported and in over half of these eases, weapons were involved. The Support Network provides critical services and programs to survivors of domestic violence. 5. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. The agency is also committed to providingservices to, underserved populations including lesbians, the African- American and Latina communities. With a.paid staff of 18 and over 200 volunteers, the Support Network is one of the largest domestic violence agencies in the country. Highly committed volunteers dedicated over 13,000 hours of service to our agency last year. These volunteers help the Support Network with client services, legal advocacy, office operations and fundraising activities. Volunteers who work directly with battered women must complete a 40-hour intensive training program. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFHCE OF ~ SERVICES ~PRO,iECTSUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY ADDRESS PROJECT TITLE 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM CITY AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (41.53 329-2375 Please only use the space provided on.-this page.. BudgeJ Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be u~ed. Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, ethnic!ty, and other special characteristics. Commu.nity Need: Please summarize the community need met by. your project. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROJECTSUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 AGENCY ADDRESS 415 ! PHONE,( 4 ~ 5 ) CONTACT PERSON DATE YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula Middlefield Road~ Suite 211 Palo Alto,.CA 856-3955 B~rry M. Taylor . 94303 ~anuary 15, 1997 PROJECTTITLE CA_Summer 1996-1997FUNDINGFROMCITY $7:~q4 Aqu " ’ AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST, $ 8.5 0 0 City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (415) 329-2375 Please only use the space provided on this page. 1. Project Summary: Project will use the new Bell Street Park Pool in East Palo Alto. o Serves EPA and eastern Menlo Park families by teaching children water safety and how to swim; by providing meaningful supervised summertime activities that promote diversity, positive self-esteem, healthy lifestyles and a sense of community. , Builds on the successful YMCA Aquatics Program formerly at the Ravenswood High School pool since 1990 collaborating with EPA. 2. Budget Narrative: Bdefly describe how the requested funds will be used. Funding includes partial salaries for pool managers, lifeguards and swimm_i_ng. ¯ ¯ instructors. $8,500 requested to underwrite 13oweek aquatic program. Clientele Served: Please descdbe your client population including number served, age, ethnicity, and other special characteristics. Participants are primarily children of all ages up to 200 each day averaging 150, representing the ethnicity of the community (roughly 50% Hispanic, 40% African-American and 10% Pacific Islander and other). 150children will receive instructional swimming. classes. Families including adults will also have opportunities to learn to swim and to experience recreational swimming with their children. 4. Community Need: Please summarize the communitY need met by your project. Provides youth in the community with a positive alternative to gangs, substanc8 abuse, etc. Provides a much needed place for all racial groups to meet, mix and have fun. Provides a sense of community and a realization that there are valued community ¯ services available without crossing the freeway. 5.Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. The full-time program director of the EPA YMCA was raised and now resides in EPA, and paid staff members and volunteers are generally drawn from EPA and eastern Menlo Park. Please only use the space provided on this page. Project Summary: This project is a joint venture between the VA and local city and county government agencies to establish a 40-Bed Year-Round Homeless Transition Shelter located on VA grounds. Shelter. participants will receive Case Management Services, including individual rehabilitation contracts and linkage to other support services; Payee Services, to protect individuals’ resources and prepare them for personal money management; Physical and Mental Health Services, with nonveterans having access to Willow Clinic and veterans given priority enrollment in the continuum of care at the VA; Vocational Rehabilitation, with nonveterans connected to services at OICW, NOVA, and other community providers and veterans receiving services from Next Step; and Community Reintegration, via assistance in finding appropriate transitional housing or permanent housing. In addition the project includes Outreach to the homeless and a Drop-In Center (at the shelter). Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. Funds are being requested primarily to help support staffing and miscellaneous operating costs for the shelter. The VA has committed to providing the space.arid facilities and associated costs (e.g., utilities). Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, etlmicity, and other special characteristics. The client population will primarily be homeless adult individuals. We expect to serve 400 annually (with an average length of stay of 36.5 days). They are expected to have the soeiodemographie characteristics typical of the homeless in this area. The shelter will also be able to accommodate homeless families with children on a short-term basis until they can access other services in the community. Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project. This project addressek the needs of the local homeless for shelter and supportive services, including employment and training services, to help them make the transition out of homelessness. Additional Comments: In the ~a~ remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your r~uest. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO. OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PRO~CT S~Y SHEET AGENCY , r~CA of the Mid-Peninsula ADD~SS 4161 Alma Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 PHONE 415-494-0993 CONT~CTPERSON ’"V c or . DATE January 8~ 1997 .PROffECT TITLE 1996-1997 FUNDING FROM CITY $10,o0o. AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUF~T lo ooo. City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services (4153 329-2375 Yr~ect Summary: The Mid-P~ninsula YWCA Rape’Crisis Center requests $I0,000 in funding from the City of Palo Alto to provide sexual assault intervention and prevention services. These services include: a 24-hour, 365 day a year crisis line that is staffed by trained volunteers and staff, individual and group counseling for survivors of sexual assault ~nd their families, hospital, police and court accompaniment and advocacy, as well as information and referral Prevention services will include community education programs for adults, person~ safety workshops for school age children and teen assault prevention strategies (TAPP). All of these services will be available to all residents in the City of Palo Alto. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. The Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center’s funding request to the City ofPalo Alto is $I0,000.~ The requested funds would be used for salaries in order to provide direct, services to Palo’Alto residents, including individual counseling, support groups, self-defense workshops, community education programs and the Teen Assault Prevention Program. Palo Alto residents comprise approximately 23% of the total clients served annually through overall agency services. Clientel~ Served: Please describe your client population including number serv-4d, ethnicjty, and other speci~ characte~stics. During the FY 1995-96, the Rape Crisis Center provided services to 8,437 residents of Northern Santa Clara County. Of these, 1,754 persons resided:=.=~ =. in the City of Palo Alto. Ethnically, the breakdown is @55% caucasian,20% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% Afrlcan/American and 5% other/or unknown. About 65% of sexual assault survivors receiving crisis intervention services are low to very low income. We have provided specific services for the homeless, senior citizens, developmentally and physically challenged, as well as at risk youth living in group home settings. Community Need: Please summarize the commu~ty need met by.your pr~ect. The rate of sexual’assault in the US is the highest o~ any industrialized nab±on in the world. Recent research indicates that every minute in the US, 1.3 women are raped and that every 15 seconds a woman is battered. Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics tell us that I in 3 women will be the victim of a sexual assault in her lifetime. Child sexual abuse occurs to l.in 4 girls and 1 in 6rT"boys before they reach the age of 18. Acquaintance rapes account for 80-85% of all rapes that are reported. This means that the victim is traumatized by someone that she knows and trusts. Recently, these "date rapes" have been facilitated by the use of drugs. Drugs that are virtually undetectable and provide a very serious threat to the naive and unsuspecting young victim. Additional Comments: In the space remai~ng, please ~g~ight any pe~inent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. The"City of PaSo Alto has supporte~ the valuable services and information provided by the Rape Crisis Center. Contin~ funding support will ensure that we can build upon-~he work that we have begun, especially with our adolescents and teens, to assist our community in the pre- vention of sexual assault. Education is crucial to eradicating sexual assaults and changing attitudes about the violent crime of rape. A TTA CHMENT B CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PROJECTSUMMARY SHEET 1997-1998 YOUTH. CONIMUNITY SERVICEAGENCY ADDRESS 25 CHURCHII~,PALOALTO, 95306 PHONE (415) 329o0519 CONTACT PERSON KENT KOTH, DIRECTOR DATE "1/7/96. " COMMONITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMPROJECT TITLE AMOUNT oF GENE~L FUN~ REQUEST $2o,ooo City of Palo Alto Office of Human Ser~c~ (4L~") 329-2375 Please only use the space provided on this page. ..-- 1.Project Suramarv: Youth Community Service challenges young people to effect positive change at their schools and in their communities through community service, service learning and leadership activities. YCS seeks funding to support its Community Service and Leadership Program. The YCS goals for youth in East Palo Alto, Palo Alto and Menlo Park are: (1) to increase self-esteem and interest in school and community; (2} to increase cross-cultural opportunities; (3) to provide active learning opportunities; (4) to provide students a forum where they work to address issues of personal importance; (5) to increase participation of youth in the community thereby shaping future adult leadership and alleviating unmet community needs. YCS addresses these goals by operating school-based clubs at four schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District, five schools in the Ravenswood City School District, and a community center in East Palo Alto. YCS also organizes events which bring students from all club together for service and leadership activities. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. YCS seeks funding for a portion of the Community Service and Leadership Program Coordinator’s salary. YCS seeks an increase in funding for several reasons: (1) A major grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation will most likely end in October; (2) YCS programs continue to expand dramatically; and (3) potential cutbacks in federal Learn and Serve funding could mean a loss of $65,000 in funding next year. Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, ethrdcity, and other special characteristics. The YCS Community Service and Leadership Program serves over five hundred students in East Palo Alto, Palo Alto and Menlo Park. The demographics of the students involved in¥CS includes: Ethnicity:27% African American, 25% European American, 24% Asian American, 12% Latino/a and 12% other. 50% of YCS participants are middle ~chool students 50% of YCS participants are high school students. Gender:Over 80% of all YCS participants are girls. Community Need: Please summarize the cornmun~ty need met by your project. ¥Cs addresses several key community needs: East Palo Alto youth are challenged by high dropout rates, substance abuse, unemployment and crime. These youth lack interracial opportunities to work for community improvement., Several national organizations have recommended community service programs as a major component to school reform. Palo Alto youth are experiencing high levels of substance abuse and academic stress. These youth lack interracial opportunities to work for community improvement. Many community agencies depend on volunteers to accomplish their goals. YCS has provides enthusiastic volunteers to over sixty agencies. Additional Comments: In the space remaini.ng, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your. request. In 1995, YCS in partnership with the City of East Palo Alto initiated a new program for high school students from East Palo Alto. Through the program students gather weekly to assess community needs and plan service projects. Currently, thirty-five students from five high schools are active in the project. Since the program’s .inception in 1990, over 1500 middle and high school youth from East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and East Menlo Parkhave participated in over 780 service projects. Last year YCS participants provided over 26,000 hours of direct service to the community. YCS is a collaboration of the Ravenswood City School District, Palo Alto Unified School District, City of Palo Alto, Haas Center for Public Service, YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula and the City of East Palo Alto.