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City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
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FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: Community Services
ATI’ENTION: FINANCE COMMITTEE
DATE:MAY 14, 1996 CMR: 245:96
SUBJECT:1996-97 Human Services Resource Allocation Process (I-ISRAP)
Funding Recommendations
REQUEST
This report transmits the recommendations of City staff and the concurrence of the Human
Relations Commission (I-IKC) for the expenditure of Human Services contract funds for the
1996-97 fiscal year. The Finance Committee is requested to assess the recommendations and
forward its recommendations for the Human Services contract funding to the full Council.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staffrecommends that the Finance Committee recommend approval by the City Council of
the following:
That the funding allocations, as recommended by staff and reviewed by the HRC,
(Attachment One) be included in the 1996-97 Human Services Contract Program; and
That the City Manager or her designee, on behalf of the City, be authorized to execute
Human Services contracts and any other necessary documents concerning the
contracts.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
The 1996-97 HSRAP does not represent any change to existing City policies.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff provided its recommendations to the HRC for their input at their March 14, 1996
meeting. These recommendations were based upon an exhaustive review of funding summary
sheet compilations and salient objectives of all thirty-three proposals received (Attachment
2). The thirty-three proposals received by the City this year requested a total allocation of
$1,511,976. Based on Council policy enacted in 1993, the amount available for allocation
is $998,916, or a 2 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) over the current year’s
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amount of $979,329.
Thirteen agencies which currently receive City funding.acquired a 2 percent increase in their
contract amount. Three agencies currently receiving funds were recommended for a funding
supplement beyond 2 percent, because new program elements were proposed and considered
by staff important to establish. Those three agencies and their service level changes are
outlined below:
Social Advocates for Youth (Casa Say) is establishing a Safe Place Program in Palo
Alto and requested an additional $1008 for implementation.
Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center developed their Teen Assault Prevention
Program, as part of their Rape Crisis Center services, and requested an additional
$4,373. -
May’field Community Clinic is enhancing their health care provision to serve low
income families and homeless individuals, and staff is recommending an additional
$2,245.
In addition, twO new programs are being recommended for funding:
The Mid-Peninsula Access Corporation has applied for a human services contract to
facilitate, tape and broadcast a series of 12 informational forums on issues of import
such as health concerns and financial topics. These.Spanish language videos will be
made available to numerous social service agencies and be cablecast over community
access cable channels on the Mid-Peninsula. The Atldnson Foundation has provided
$5,000 and staff is recommending a one-time ordy match of $5,000.
The Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired has applied for a Human
Service contract to support service delivery to some twenty-five low-income Palo
Alto residents disabled by loss of sight. While the Center has received CDBG funds
through the City in the past, this is the f’u-st time a General Fund Contract (in the
amount of $9,555) is being recommended.
One special circumstance needs to be noted. As Council will remember, since 1990, the City
and the Palo Alto Unified School District jointly provided funding for a Community
Counselor Program at Palo Alto and Gunn High School. Due to escalating costs for this
program, the School District gave notice in January of 1995 that they would no longer be
able to match City funding in excess of $40,000. Currently, the Program is maintained with
$40,000 from the City and $11,900 from PAUSD. This amount has provided two half-time
counselor positions as a one year stopgap measure. Subsequently, discussions between the
City and PAUSD explored options for program continuation using less-expensive models.
It was decided that utilizing the nonprofit community to deliver counseling services, in
concert with the School District, would be most cost effective.
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A special Request for Proposal (RFP) was developed and three nonprofit agencies were
invited to apply. Of the three, staffis recommending Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS)
to direct the program. This will build on the existing arrangement, wherein ACS provides on
campus counseling at the four Palo Alto secondary schools via City funding. Staff will
closely monitor this program’s progress to ensure the model continues to serve the
counseling needs of the high school population.
The following table highlights HSRAP Program distribution and money by human service
subject area. These subject areas are broadly def’med and describe the target group or basic
functions and services provided by each contractor.
Table 1
Subject Area
Youth
Seniors
Homeless/Low Income
Child Care
Disability
Information
Women
Family Support
Contractors
Adolescent Counseling Services (2 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)
Mayfield Community Clinic
Miramonte Mental Health Services
Palo Alto Community Child Care
Community Association for Rehabilitation
Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Peninsula Area Information & Referral Services
Mid-Peninsula Access Corporation
YWCA (Rape Crisis Center)
Support Network for Battered Women
American Red Cross (Single Parent Services)
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Figure 1 illustrates how the proposed HSRAP funding will be allocated among these eight
human service subject areas:
Figure 1
Distribution of HSRAP Funds
Staff Recommendations: 1996-97
(38.5%) Seniors
(2.5%) Homeless4.ow Income
(35.5%) Child Care
(9.5%) Youth
(1.2%) Family Support
(2.7%) Women
(5.3%) Information
(3.8%) Disability
There were two new programs recommended for funding and three previous programs that were
recommended for additional funding above the cost-of-living increase. Figure 2 highlights these
new projects by social service subject area that account for four percent of the total HSRAP
allocation.
Figure 2
$5OO
$4OO
$300
$200
$100
$0
IDistribution of HSRAP Funds!
¯1 Staff Recommendations: 1996-97
Youth Homeless/Low In Disability Women
Seniors Child Care Information Family Support
Previous
New
Fifteen agencies that submitted proposals were not recommended for funding. These
decisions do not reflect upon the worthiness of the proposals. Some were duplicative in
nature and, in one instance, a transitional period was.needed before a contractual relationship
could be considered. Upon completion of our review processes and with limited revenue
available, staff was faced with difficult decisions.
Agency. Fund Development
During the last seven years, Council has indicated a strong interest in seeing our nonprofit
contractors leverage City funding with additional fund-raising development from outside
sources. According to their current year budget information, the seventeen agencies
recommended for funding have raised or~plan to raise $5,259,107 from corporations,
individuals and foundations. This does not include United Way allocations. This amount of
philanthropic support is of major significance to agencies and the City, considering the
overall trend of decreased support from government agencies.
The following chart shows agency funding from contributions and HSRAP recommendations
for the current year.
Name of Agency
Adolescent Counseling Services
American Red Cross
Community Association for Rehabilitation
La Comida
May-field Community Clinic
Mid-Peninsula Access Corporation
Mid-Peninsula YWCA
Miramonte Mental Health Services
Palo Alto Community Child Care
Peninsula Area Information & Referral
Peninsula Center for Blind & Visually
Second Harvest Food Bank
Senior Coordinating Council
Social Advocates for Youth
1995-96
Fund
Development
185,650
431,423
443,500
15,485
84,488
9,030
362,359
111,000
17,004
23,030
393,500
2,136,918
467,328
19,279
1996-97 I-ISRAP
Recommendations
63,526
21,538
28,008
6,147
8,629
5,000
10,000
6,798
364,852
47,858
9,555
6,125
371,990
6,720
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Name of Agency
Support Network for Battered Women
YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula
Youth Communi .ty Service
TOTAL
1995-96
Fund
Development
389,516
101,127
68.470
5,259,107
1996-97 HSRAP
Recommendations
22,705
7,694
11_771
998,916
The HRC endorsed staff’s recommendations at their March 14 meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT
The HSRAP funding recommendations will provide $998,916 to nineteen programs, which
provides a 2 percent increase in the Office of Human Services Contract budget. This amount
is included in the Community Services Department proposed budget for fiscal year 1996-97.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The proposed funding recommendations do not necessitate any environmental assessments.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment One: HSRAP 1996-97 Agency Request!Staff Recommendation List
Attachment Two: Proposal summary Sheets
PREPARED BY: David F. Martin, Administrator of Hu_rnan Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW:
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
PAUL THILTGEN ~
Director of Community Services
CC:Human Relations Commission
All Applicant Agencies
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ATTACHMENT TWO
1996- 1997
FUNDING PROPOSAL
SUMMARY SHEETS
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF R-u-MAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SSIEET
1996-199’7
AGENCY Adolescen,,~ Counselina
ADDRESS 4000 Middlefield Road,
PHONE 415-424-0852
PROJEC’]~ TITLE Ori-Camous
Service~
Rm FH, Palo Alto, Ca 94303
Counseling Prnor~m ....
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $45,368
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY ......$4.4,0.4.7
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(41~ 329-2375
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1. Project Summary
Adolescent Counseling Services is requesting $45,368 to partially fund our On-
Campus Counseling Program. During the 1996-97 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 1500 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 two
licensed mental health professionals who administer the program, our Diversity
Counselor, and a portion of the cost of agency administrative support.
3. Clientele Served
We will reach approximately 550 students and their family members during
f’meal year 1996-97. 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 1994-95, the ethnic breakdown of clients seen is as
follows: 66% white; 13% Latino; 5% Asian/Pacific Islander; 7% African-American; 4%
Native American; and 9 % other/not known.
4. Community Need
Over the past three years, the On-Campus Counseling Program has counseled
2,083 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 of 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, 13% 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
This request does not address the need for the Community Counselor position
nor for the individual, group and family therapy for Positive Alternatives for Youth.
The latter, as we have discussed, would be based on the Counterforce model. We are
excited about both these possibilities and if necessary, will amend our request if they
become realities.
@ Adolescent Counseling S, rvices
for Peninsula youth and families
SPECIAL RFP: COMMUNITY COUNSELING PROGRAM
Pleas~ describe your salary scale for two full-time community counselors who would
be placed at 6unn and Palo Alto High Schools.
If Adolescem Counseling Services is awarded the oversight of the community
counselor positions, we plan to hire two licensed mental health-professionals who have
extensive experience working with adolescents and families, and who would be able to work
in collaboration with school and District personnel. Our propos~e for two full-
time community counselo.r.._~.j_~n_e=a____t_...ea_c._.h high school, would be$,~~r’hour, or anannual combined salary of..~3,931.~~ "Full-time" is understood to-’~ean that these counselors
would work 35 hours~per w~k~ks of the year. Additional direct costs would be as
follows: F~’CA, $4,126; Workers’ Co~n--~’nsation, $324; health benefits, $4,097; travel, $350;
conferences, $1~ce supplies, $63. Total direct costs for both positions, including
salary, would be
As. reques~e also proposing an alternative salary scale for two part-timecommumty counselors, one at e~h high school, to work 19 hours per week for 44 weeks of
the~ The hourly wage would be the same as above; annual combined salary would be
~.: Other direct costs would be: FICA, $2,240; Workers’ Compensation, $176; he.alth
0; travel, $350; conferences, $100~ office supplies, $43, for a direct cost total of
J Please descn’be what administrative costs, if any, you would charge the City/School
District to oversee this program.
Administrative costs would include allocated salaries of administrative and support staffand indirect costs such as liability insurance, rent, printing, professional--f~--and postage.
The total administrative costs for the two full-time poskion~, would be ~$8,072. For the two
part-time positions, administrative costs would be $7,847..~ ~ .....
Note: The counselor positions work very effidently under the currem structure at the high
schools. It is imperative that the students continue to experience the comfort level that
exists currently. .
o Please describe how your agency would ensure that the current quality progTamming
would continue under your agency auspices.
Adolescent Counseling Services is pleased to have the opportunity to apply for theposition of administering the Community Counselor program at Gunn and Palo Alto HighSchools. Our mission has always been to make counseling services more available to
students and families, and we see the Community Counselors as an inte~al part of the
counseling services offered in Palo Afro’s high schools. Our Prograrn Directors have worked
closely with the current Community Counselors, and have a first-hand knowledge of the
expectations which the schools and the community have for this position. We feel that our
fifteen years of experience in providing crisis intervention and individual, group and family
counseling in Palo Alto secondary schools will enable us to ensure a continuity of care forstudents during the proposed transition of the Communi Counselors from em 1o ees of thep¯_ty P Yalo Alto Umfied School District to employees of a nonprofit agency. It is our view that, if it
decided that the Community Counselors are to be placed under the auspices of a private non-
4000 Middlefieid Road, Room FH ¯ Palo Alto, California 94303 o 415 424-0852 o Fax 415 424-9853
profit organization, A.C.S. would provide invaluable services in the areas of continuity of care
and stability of programming.
Adolescent Counseling Services was founded twenty-one years ago to serve the needs
of youth and families in Palo Alto. We have a long history as a strongly community-based
organization. We are proud of our very active Board of Directors and Board of Advisors,
which have included Superintendents of the Palo Alto schools, members of the Board of
¯ Education, members of the PTA Council, and representatives from other local agencies.
Because _our agency offers a variety of s~rvices to adolescents-and their parents, our On-
Campus Program su~ff can consult easily with other A.C.S. Program Directors in the areas of
chemical dependency and substance abuse, gang and violence prevention, and out-of-home
pla~mdnt for teens. Our broad-based knowledge of both school and con~munity resources
enables our staff to provide effective mental health assessment and ongoing services, andto
connect students and their families to other typ~ of support they may need as much as
counseling. For several years, we have work~ hard to obtain staff members and interns who
are bilingual and/or bicultural, in order to meet the changing needs of the community. In the
On-Campus program we currently have s~veral in,ms who are fluent in Spanish or
Mandarin, and threc interns who are bicultural.
Adolescent Counseling Services believes that the primary ingredient of the success of
this a’ansition will be intensive collaboration efforts on the part of the non-profit agency
selected. It is essential that the Community Counselors work effectively with both the direct
and indirect consumers of the p~rsonal counseling services they are offering: students, fast
and foremost, but also the parent community, guidance counselors .and school psychologists,
w, aching _and s.u.p.port staff, and school and District administrators. Entering the complex
~stem of. a p..ubhc high school requires a major initial investment of time: to educaw theommumty .:ounselors about the resources on each campus and in the community; to
develop relationships with key people in a variety of positions; to learn how best to reach out
.to students and to be available for them to come to us. Over the years, we have learned the
xmportance of collaborating with school staff members, selecting ACS suuff who are sensitive
to the complexities of working in a school se~ng, and finding a variety of ways to work
effectively on each campus.
In our cun’ent On-Campus Counseling Program’s structure, we have worked to address
issues which arose on each campus about how our services are coordinated with those
.provided by existing stuff, so as to decrease duplication of services as much as possible, and to
mcrease acu~ counseling time available to students and families. Once basic working
relationships are established on each campus, we are able to increase awareness of and access
to our services. This is an area which needs to be continually addressed, as older students
move on, new students enter the secondary schools, and sw.f-f changes occur. Our outreach to
students on campus has included:".
" appearing as guest speakers in classrooms
* collaborating with guidance staff and adminisu’ators to encourage student
self-referral to support groups
* ~aking par~ in PTA-sponsored events such as the S~ress-Busters Fair at
Palo Alto High School
* being available to provide crisis intervention on an individual or group basis.
We have connected with the parent community on various campuses through:
* meetings and consultation between ACS suuff and PTA chairs and
commir~e members
*pa-nicipation in school- or district-sponsored parent m~tings
*a monthly column in the secondary school parent newsletters
~ a variety of discussion-group series offered to parents in the evening.
In order to work effectively with school staff, ACS On-Campus Program Directors do the
following:
*mee~ regularly with guidance staff, individually and/or on a group basis
*participate once or twice a month in meetings with the human services team
at each school
*meet with teachers individually where appropriate
*participate in Student Study Team and IEP meeting
*attend grade-level teacher meetings and Teacher-Advisor meetings.
In addition, for several years we have receiv~ funding from the Site Councils at each of the
schools we _~rve; this entails yearly review and evaluation of our program by a committee
comLsting of school staff members, parents and, at the high school lef, el, studenr.s.
We f~I that Adolescent Counseling Services is seen as part of the school community.
Being chosen to administer the community counselor program would be a nann’al extension
of our current service in the schools. We appreciate your consideration of our application.
Note: If the two community counselors who currently occupy the positions are not interested
in continuing under the new administration and salary schedule, we propose a third
alternative: a combination of the community counselor position with our current On-Campus
program dir~.-’tors. This would result in a 35-hour per week stuff member on each high school
campus w~ __hj~ovide personal and crisis counseling and supervise counseling interns,
a..t a cost o Sf..~,_ 19~h~ addition to the ctm’ent ACS program cost for both positions. Thisngure assumes--ffikTthe City of Palo Alto would continue its current level of funding for the
On-Campus Counseling Program ($44,047). We w~utd be happy to discuss this alternative in
greater derail at a later time.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
American Red Cross, Palo Alto Area Chapter
400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto, CA 94301
PHONE
PROJECT TITLE
(415) 688-0415
Homelessness Prevention Program
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY
$12,000
$9,600
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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I.Project Summary:
We are seeking funding to maintain our rental assistance/ho~.nelessness prevention
program. Our goal is to target families specifically in the .Venture area of Palo Alto.
~"Tis program will help families stabilize in permanent housLng 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 lives, 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 (in
the fomn of rental deposits, first and last month’s rent, utility deposits, etc.). We
are requesting $12,000 to provide these services to prevent homelessness in Palo Alto.
2.Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
The funds will be used primarily to support staffing for casework. With
ongoing reductions from United Way (60% .in the past four years) and flat .funding from
other funders, we are seeking resouces to maintain our caseworker position. Without
casework assistance, these families will move an average of 8 times per year, between
apartments and shelters. Clients in our program have maintained their housing and are
more likely to keep their children in school. If we do not have a caseworker,
families could not get much needed funding.
3.Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
Last year, we served 1,488 clients. Of tbmt, 38% of these clients were
under 18 and 62% were 18 and above. In addition, 45% of our clients were white, 19%
hispanic, 2% Asian & Pacific Islander, 32% African American, and 2% unknown. These
numbers reflect our clients served by information and referral, rental assistance,
and motel assistance. Also, 90% of our program’s total clients who received inform-
ation .and referral are very low and low income (earning up to 80 percent of median
income as adjusted by HID) and 100% .of our rental assistance clients are also in the
very low and low income category.
4.Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
Since 1992, the number of families obtaining rental assistance frcm the Red Cross
has nearly doubled from 4.5 per month to 7 families per month in 1995. The Palo Alto
Human Relations Commission recently discussed Palo Alto’s high occupancy rate, which is
99 percent. This statistic indicates that it is extremely difficult for residents,
especially low-income, to find a place to live. According to the 1990 census, 43 percent
of the households in Palo Alto are renter occupied with an average rent of $851. On top
of that, it is speculated that since the census, these nu~rs have risen substantially.
Our program is fighting to help these families struggling with the high occupancy rate in
Palo Alto. We help families stabilize, remain intact, and maintain housing.
5.Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highligfit any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
Please see full narrative.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECTSUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY American Red Cross, PaloAlto Area Chapter
ADDRESS 400 Mitchell lane, Palo Alto, CA 94301
PHONE "(415) 688-0415
PROJECT TITLE Sin~le Parent Services
AMOU]Vr OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
1995.1996 FUNDING FROM CITY
S12,000
$ii, 500
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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1.Project Summary:
The Palo A!to Area American Red Cross Single Parent Services Program provides
consistent,intensive counseling and support services, designed to increase family stabilit}
prevent child abuse and neglect, and help single parents fulfill a more productive role
in the community and workplace.
Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
The funds will be used primarily to support staff for our Single Parent
Services Program. With ongoing reductions form United Way (60% in the past four
years) and flat funding from other funders, we are seeking resources to maintain our
Community Services Manager position. Without this position, our Single Parent Services
Program would not have a paid staff parson to manage it’s overall operation. The
program is critical to helping single parents cope with stress and crisis. OAr missiono is
intervention and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
3.Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
Last year, we served 386 parents and children. Of that, 35% of our clients
were ages 5-17 and 65% were ages 18 and over. In addition, 30% were white, 1% hispanic,
9% Asian and Pacific Islander, 1% African American, and 64% other or not known. These
numbers reflect clients served by individual and support group cotm~eling. An
additional 500 clients received information and referral, newsletters, articles of
interest, and program information.
4.Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
Over the last decade, there has been a 20% increase in the number of single-parent
families with children. The Carnegie Panel report (1994) cited from tPe NY Times 4/15/94,
reported taht nearly half of all children can now expect to experience a divorce between
parents and to live an average of five years in a single parent household. Ninety-three
percent of respondents in the United Way, Santa Clara County survey of 1993 indicated
that child abuse prevention and intervention services were an important priority. Many
single parents live with an enormous amount of stress caused by the high cost of living,
isolation, lack of family or other support systems, and lack of child care. These stress
factors threaten the quality of family life and result in family instability and potential
child abuse. Single Parent Services individual a~d grQu~..c~o~unsel’.~ _comba~.s__t..~% problem.
5.Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
Please see full narrative.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-.1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
(415)PHONE
PRO3ECT TITLE
Bayshore Community Resource Center
2277 University Avenue - East Palo
322-1821
Alto, CA 94303
Housin9 Information Services (H.I.S.)
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $ 27,7 4 6
None199~1996 ~’NDING FROM CITY
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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Project Summary:
,vided on this page.
To develop and administer a comprehensive program that wi!l.provide
Housing Information Services (H.I.S.) to residents of East Palo Alto
and Menlo Park communities.
BudgetNarrafive:Bfieflydescribehowthereque~ed ~ndswillbeused.
To hire a full-time staff worker-to conduct the work activities in
this Program. To provide direct services to the residents that are
determined eligible~
Ci~ntdeServed:Pleasedescdbeyourcliem population including numberse~ed, age,
ethnid~, and other ~e~al characteri~ics.
The Center currently serves 3000 residents annually. This clientele
includes Afro-Americans, Lations, Asains and Caucasians age eighteen
(18) years and older. Disables, seniors and single parents of fixed
and low income are the priority.
Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
This Program will address the overcrowded and substandard living
conditions of local residents. Provide a means to expanding local
agencies collaboration and networking. Assist in the development
and planning of future housing needs.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel Would be helpful in evaluating your request.
The funding of this Program will assist with improving the lives of
families that are currently living in unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
.~ChA.D,D,
Project Summary:
We are requesting $4500.00 to provide .~ to hn~’~ and adults learning how
to manage Attention Defu:it Disorder.
The Mid-Peninsula Chapter of Ch.A.D.D. ((~xildren and Adults with Attention
Defu:it Disorders) has many members who have children with AtCentkm Deficit
Disorders, Since this is a neurobiological disorder, it often runs in families.
Membarshlp in our organization costs $3~x00 per yea~. $20~00 of this amount
goes to the National Organization which publishes updated information and research
resulls in their quarterly magazine and also holds conferences to keep people currenL
There are many families that cannot afford membership as they are struggling. We
receive these requests by phone and in person and would like ¢z~ have help with
providing; scholarship memberships for these families.
It is essential to have an individual with spedal training provide child care at E1
Camino Hospital while the adults attend support group and meetings with speakers
for learning and understanding this disorder. There are two meetings per month and
they last from 7:15 to 10:00. This service would enable the parents to attend meetings
without requizing to find and pay for a baby sitter for children with problems with
impulsivity and attention and are difficult to manage.
Introduction:
Ch.A.D.D. is a non-p~fit primariIy volunteer organization whose mission is to provide
family support and advocacy, public and professkmal educational outreach.
Activities include providing 2 monthly educational and net’working meetings, _as well
as a lending library and a news letter.
We have a professional advisory Board which includes people who work with this
problem at different ages and in different settings, including psychiatrists and
pediatricians and educators fro~ college, and school settings.
Problem Statement and Program Goals:
Parents have a hard time finding child care for children with Attention Deficit
Disorders. Families coping with-this problem find the information and support and
nefworking groups that take place each month to be very helpful in learning how to
manage. We ask a $5.00 donation from non-members but ~ the~ f~milies could be
members, they could us~ the lending library and receive the information from the
National ~tion to help them learn about this disorder.
Scope of ser~c~q and Program Objectives:
a) We would like to be able to fund 100 membeml~s from the phone calls and
requests that come fzom families who cannot afford to pay the membership fees.
would like to pay for child care for 24 meetings at the cost of $10.00 per hour.
We
b). Goal~ are to provide 100 families with scholarship memberships and child care for
meettngs to enable parents to learn about ADD
c)We would a__sk families to complete a form to inform us of their need for scholarship.
We have checked with Stanford Univcrsity and would look for a psychology major or
graduate student to provide this service.
d) We would look to about 40 Palo Alto members to benefit f~m schoIaz~ip and will
track this information. We have many parents in our group ~’om Paio Alto, our
lazgest membership base,
and they will all benefit from the child care at meetings.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY Child Advocacy Council
ADDRESS 350 Cambrid,ge Avenue,
PHONE (415)
PROJECT TITLE
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY -O-
Suite 50, Palo Alto, CA
327-8120 FAX (415) 327-1949
Adolescent Family Life Program
$10,953
94306
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375 --
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Project Summary:
The Child Advocacy Council’s Volunteer Case Aide component to assist the San Mateo
County Adolescent Family Life Program (SMCAFLP Public Health Division) is designed
to enhance services for 200 pregnant and parenting adolescent women aged 12-19
utilizing culturally competent outreach, intensive home visits, clinic interventions and
referrals. Because this high risk population needs focused services and sensitive
nurturing from the point of intake through birth and parenting (up to one year after
delivery), professionals need additional help in delivering the program. East Palo Alto is
one of the three targeted areas designated for service to a primarily Latina and African
American population. Security cleared trained volunteers will fulfill job responsibilities
requested and approved by the case manager of SMCAFLP.
Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the. requested funds will be used.
Funds will be used for coordination, recruitment and outreach, publicity, training,
scheduling, supervision (of volunteers), networking, materials, travel and a
percentage of salaries for the Program Coordinator and support staff. ¯
Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
The population for the Palo Alto proposal will be 20 pregnant and parenting
teens in East Palo Alto, from 12-19 years of age primarily Latina and African
American. Outreach will be intensified to engage those who are not currently
being served, including the middle school aged female. Continuation of
education is one of the priorities. Family members, including fathers or
sigriificant others will also be recipients of services.
Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
There were 156 births to East Palo Alto teens in 1993, accounting for a startling
32% of the 487 total East Palo Alto births. Sixty four percent.of the teen mothers
had fewer than 10 pre-natal care visits and only three percent had regular
prenatal care in all three trimesters of pregnancy. Medicaid was the source of
payment for 83% of teen births (California Department of Health Services). Over
the past ten years, an epidemic of crack cocaine sales and use have increased
community risks for health problems in East Palo Alto, including teen pregnancy.
These risks include: poverty, alcohol/drug availability and inadequate education.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
The Office of Population Affairs awarded a Federal grant to San Mateo County
Public Health to provide SMCAFLP with a small portion designated for a contract
with the Child Advocacy Council’s Volunteer Case Aide Program. The focus on
culturally competent service delivery, language appropriate personnel and
materials will become a model to be used nationally. Collaboration with the city
of Palo Alto which is a strong sphere of influence for East Palo Alto will further
enhance the model.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996o1997
AGENCY Community Association for Rehabilitation, Inc. (C.A.R.)
ADDRESS 525 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306
PHONE 415/494-0550
PROJECT TITLE C.A.R.
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
199~-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY
Prosram Support
$32,443
$27,459
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(41~ 329-2375
Project Summary:
C.A.R. requests $32,443 from the City of Palo Alto’s
General Fund to support two of C.A.R.’s nine services and to
reinstate an education program for young children. C.A.R.
requests $28,283 to support currently funded programs: $19,232
to assist the C.A.Ro Betty Wright Swim Center in providing
aquatic services to persons with disabilities and $9,051 to
provide support for the Community Education Program.
C.A.R. also requests $4,160 to reinstate community
education about disabilities to young children, a service which
C.A.R.provided for many years but which was suspended two
years ago due to a lack of resources.
Budget Narrative:
Funding will be used to subsidize a portion of the
operational costs associated with. the C.A.R. Betty Wright Swim
Center and the Community Education Program. Funding will also
cover the salary of a part time employee to provide community
education to young children.
Clientele Served:
The Betty Wright Swim Center serves approximately 1,200
persons with developmental and other disabilities each year.
Swimmers range in age from 3 months to 90+ years and represent
a wide range of ethnicitieso An estimated 56% of swimmers have
a low, or very low, income. More than 46% of swimmers live in
Palo Alto.
The Community Education Program provides education about
disabilities to approximately 4,200 persons in the community
through tours, presentations, newsletters, videos and other
educational tools. The community education for young children
service would provide education about disabilities to 500
elementary school age children.
Community Need:
The C.A.R. Betty Wright Swim Center is the only swim
facility between San Francisco and San Jose which is completely
accessible, maintains a water temperature of 90 F, is available
for use by any person with a physician’s referral, and which
guarantees individual attention to any person that requires it.
One of the cornerstones of C.A.R.’s mission is that people
with developmenta! disabilities can and deserve to be
integrated into the community to the greatest extent possible.
We have always been convinced that a public thatis well
informed about people who are different will more readily
accept them as neighbors, classmates, co-workers and friends.
Diminishing resources have already infringed upon our ability
to provide community education; young Ghildren, tomorrow’s
adults, are in critical need of such education.
Additional Comments:
C.A.R. is proud of its long association with the city of
Palo Alto and feels strongly that the services we provide
contribute to making Palo Alto the model community that so many
others seek to emulate. Welcoming citizens of all ages,
ethnicities, and abilities, we strive to support the City in
its stated goals of offering opportunities to a broadly diverse
population°
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PHONE
Community. Services Agency_
204 Stieflin Road. Mountain View. CA 94043
(415’~ 968-0836
PROJECT TITLE CommuniW Consortium Project
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $50.00~
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY ~0
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Service
(415) 329-2375
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
Community Services Agency is seeking a $50,000 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 the new
alternative school (Alia Vista) academic 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 fund~ will be used.
The requested $50,000 in general funds will help cover the costs of the direct case
management, counseling and supervisory costs of this project for the estimated number of
Palo Alto at-risk youth who will benefit from the services of this project. Other ancillary
costs will be covered by other fund raising activities.
CLIENTELE SERVED: Please describe your client population including number served,
age, ethnicity, and other special characters.
¯Client Population: 40 to 70 Paio Alto t~’nagers sent toAlta 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 50 to 60 percent of these students are low income, 30 percent are
African-American, 30 percent are Hispanic, and 5 percent are Asian.
4. 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 resui.t, 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 any pertinent
information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your requ~t.
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 resources 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.
FAMILY SERVICE MID-PENINSULA
BOARD OF DIE.ORS
OFRQ~.S
Gregory @L Avis,
Pe~ S~, Jr~
To~ ~m~, P~
HONORARY BOAEO MEMBEE
Mary ~m SdmP, enbe~er
David Martin, Administrator
Human Services Division
City of Palo Alto
Cubberly Community Center ~
4000 Middlefield Road, Suite T2
Pa]o Alto, CA 94303
Dear David:
Enclosed is an application for funding from the Human Services Division of the City
of Palo Alto to fund the Community Counselor Program at Palo Alto and Gunn High
Schools for School Year 1996-97.
Family Service Mid-Peninsula already provides services to Palo Alto Unified School
District in two primary ways. We currently provide Leadership Training at Gunn
High School for Latino students identified as at risk of joining or who actually may
be members of gangs. We also have a contract with PAUSD to provide out-patient
mental health services to students and their families. PAUSD pays for three sessions
of referral and assessment of the student and family. It is the goal of this program
to provide the incentive for each student and or family to complete counseling and
overcome emotional or family problems that interfere with students’ progress in
school.
Family Service Mid-Peninsula also works with other school districts and consortiums
of school distric~ to provide on-campus counseling and treatment and school social
work for Ravenswood, Sequoia, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Fremont Union School
Districts.
Thank you’for the opportunity to apply for funding. The collaboration between our
agency, the City of Palo Alto and PAUSD is one that we encourage and highly
support.
If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 326-6576.
Sincerely,
ozetta
President and CEO
Member Fam~ Service Amedco ¯ United W~, o[ S~nte C]~ Co~n~ ¯ Acaedited by Couna’] m~ Az~e~lal~m~ of Senrkes for Fa~m’J~ m~d C~en, inr_
375 CAMBRIDGE AVE~UF., PALO ALTO, CA 94306 ¯ 415/326-6576 ¯ F~ 415/326-1340
SPECIAl, RFP: COMMUNITY COUNSELING PROGRAM
FAMILY SERVICE MID-PENINSULA
Please descn’be your salary scale for two full-time community counselors who would be
placed at Gunn and Palo Ako ~ Schools.
Salary for one fi.ffl-time (35 hours) California licensed clinical ~.~ker..or~-alifomia
marriage, fam~ and child counselor for 45 weeks ranges from~$~ko $35,625.~.oThisis based on a seven step scale. Individuals are hired at a salary commensurate~vitNskiJls
and experience. If a person is bilingual in a language appropriate to the needs of a job
he/she is given a 5% salary adjustment upwards. It is "_highly suggested that both
counselors speak Spanish. A fail-tlme position earns benefits that include physical and
dental health insurance and retirement. The cost for two 35-hour Spanish-speaking
individuals hired at the middle step would be as follows:
Salaries $65,054
-Benefits 8,458
Taxes ~
Salary for one part-time;~1~9 ho,~Califomia licensed clinical soc’ial worker or California
mm-’fiage, fiunu~ and child ~ouns~lor for 45 weeksranges from $~o $16,~-~0. This
is based on a seven step scale. Individuals are hired at a salary comm~arate with skiIls
and experience. If a person is bi-lin,mml in a language appropriate to the needs of a job
he/she is given a 5% salary adjustment upwards. It is hi.~ty suggested that both
counselors speak Sp~ A less-than-20 hours per week position does not earn benefits.
The cost for two 19 hour Spanish-speaking individuals hired at the midge’step ~ould be
as follows:
Salaries $30,900
Taxes 3.708
Please describe what adminis~tive costs, ffany, you would charge the City/School
District to oversee riffs pro~ara
There are four options for clinical supervision plus program supervision. We are offering
all four to give the City of Palo Alto and PAUSD the option of negotiating the best option.
for all parties..
Option one includes one hour indin, idual supervision for each communky counselor, one
hour ~ro-"~"supervision where each counselor is part of a weekly case conference with
other Paun~ Service Mid-Pe~nmla clinicians, thus, taking advantage of group input plus
one hour each w~eek-pro~.~m meeting wkh both counselors ~nd their supervisor. The cost
of this option is $7,383.
Option two includes one hour individual v.rpervision for each co~ ounselor plus
on~6~-~group supez~L~ion ~ ~ch each ~svlor ~ p~ of a wee~ case coff~ce
~ o~ F~ S~ce ~d-P~ c~ ~ ~g a~mmge of ~o~ ~put.
~e ~g of~ option ~
~ on ~.mc~des on~~d~ tape.on o~ for each co~ co~lor.
~e ~ of~ option ~,~019~ .
~~ fo~ ~c~des one ho~ ~o~ ~on o~ ~ ~ch each co~lor ~ p~ of a
a~~ of~o~ ~p~ ~e co~ of~ option
Note: The counselor positions work very efficiently under the current structure at the high
schools. It is imperative that the students continue to experience the comfort level that
exists currently.
Please descn’be how your agency would ensure that the current qualky programming
would continue under your agency auspices.
Famu3y Service Mid-Peninsuh (FSMP) has several years of expericace working wifldn
school environments and the ou~res particular to each school and ¢vem within particular
classrooms. If the individuals currently employed by PAUSD desire to maintain their
positions as commmky counselors, we w~ do ~v~Mfiag possible to accommodate them.
~ however, they ~ to retire from the positions, we w~l work in parmemhip with each
school to hire a person appropriate to each school’s environment, needs, wishes and
¢ukure.
FSMP’s Dkector of Progam and Services has over twenty years experience in school
counseling progams as both counselor and pro~am supervisor. She also has a pupil
personnel s~-v-ice background. The Director of Progams and Services is comfortable
with both the traditional psychiatric model at Gum High School and the pupil personnel
service model at Palo Ako High School. She w~ screen all applicants and present final
candidates to Gum and Palo Ako HigJa School gaff’for interviews and input into the final
decision-malting process. Once the communk7 counselors are hired, our director of
program and services will re=mdarly discuss each high school’s needs and desires to ensure
that the respective counselors are addressing the needs of each school.
If the City of Palo Alto and/or PAUSD is interested in checking FSMP’s standard
operations in school environments, either can talk with Teen Makowsld, Coordinator of
the Non-Public School Day Treatment Progams for Sunnyvale, Cupertino, and Fremont
Union School District Consortium (Her number is (408) 735-0548) In school year 1993-
4, FSMP had counselors in two schools for this consortium As the program has ~own,
FSMP has become the agency of choice (from among three agencies) to grow with the
program. We now have counselors in five schools.
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AT;I’ACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-7
AGENCY:Family_. Service Mid-Peninsula as lead a~ency for collaboration (see summary_ fo~"
details.
ADDRESS:375 Cambridge Avenue. Palo Alto, CA 94306 .
PHONE:326-6576
PROJECT TITLE: Ventura Area Asset and Needs Assessment. Coordination of Services
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST: $28,800
1995--1996 FUNDING FROM CITY: $0.00
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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1.
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Project Summary:
Family Service Mid-Peninsula, in collaboration with PAUSD, Mid-Peninsula YWCA, Palo Alto YMCA,
and Palo Alto Community Child Care, is requesting $28,800 from the City of Palo Alto to conduct a
community needs survey to determine the needs ofPalo Alto’s Ventura area residents, existing services,
and gaps in services and to develop a plan that coordinates health and human services for the are~ The
plan will involve community residents in concert with health and human service agencies in the provision
of the services. The plan will also build a coordinated array of services that focuses on increasing the
strengths of families and youth in the community.
Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how.the requested funds will be used.
Funds are being requested to cover the cost of staffmg~ consultation, resident and service provider
traimng, communication, and supplies needed to conduct the assets and needs assessment and planning
process.
~lientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
We plan to serve Palo Alto’s Ventrua neighborhood, bordered by El Camino Real, Park Blvd., East
Meadow and Portal. The area residents are rich in ethnic, cultural and socio-economic diversity. The
Ventura area includes about 3600 individuals, 38.96% of whom have low or moderate incomes, according
to the latest census. The population is made up in large part with Spanish-speaking families. The area
also includes other immigrant populations hying in the area such as Russian and Chinese immigrants.
The goal of this proposal is to serve Ventura area families of all ages.
Community Need: Please stmmmdze the community need met by your project.
The population of the Venmra area is made up in large part with Spanish-speaking families who may not
know how to gain information necessary in supporting their needs. This holds true for other immigrant
populations living in the area such as Russian and Chinese immigrants. Other English-speaking poor
families may also need help accessing help through the varied and isolated community resources.
In the Venuma area health and human services often decide what services to provide and then divide the
problems of the residerits into rigid and distinct categories that fail to reflect interrelated causes and
solutions. The services are administered by a variety of agencies. Services are provided within, rather
than across service categories. The current system of services is unable to meet the needs of children and
families due to a lack of functional communication among the various public and private agencies that
comprise it. At times, the current system falls short because of the inability of specialized agencies to
easily craft comprehensive solutions to complex problems. A strategy to build a mor~ rational and
responsive service and support system for Ventura’s children and families must be developed in
partnership with the residents.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request:
This is a collaborative effort to streamline and coordinate human services provided in the Venture
neighborhood that will be built upon the expressed desires of the area residents rather than those of the
human service agencies. It is hoped that this will result in an improved sense of community, safety, and
health for the neighborhocd’s families. The collaborative is not limited to those applying for this grant.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTo
OFFICE OF ~N SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
Inn?vative Housing for Community_. Inc,
Kingsley Avenue. Palo Alto. CA
PHONE _ (~t15) 327-5377
PROJECT TITLE Service-Enriched Affordable Housing for the Palo Alto Area
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST _. $20.000
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY Palo Alto CDBG 1995-96 $10.000
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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1.Project Summary:
Funds requested will be used to support Service.Enriched Shared Housin~ in the Pale Alto Area. In 1996-97, Our Service-
F_,m’iched Shared Housing Program will serve a minimum of I5 homeless or at-risk single parents or unaccompanied adults each
quarter and a minimum of 18 children each quarter. We will maintain 7 units of Supportive Shared Housing in Pale Alto, 4 units
of Transitional Housing in Mountain View and 4 units of Transitional Housing in East Pale Alto. In addition to safe, affordable
housing, our programs offer an array of individuali .z~d practical and emotional support services, including parenting education, peer
support groups, and in-home workshops on topics like budgeting, time management, and job readiness. Staff will offer
comprehensive Parent-Child services; provide assessments and referrals, and coordinate service delivery with collaborating
agencies; form and maintain compatible households by placing new residents, facilimiting house meetings and mediating conflicts;
and, perform all property mananagement and maintenance functions. The program aims to build community, strengthen families,
and empower low-income pexsons ~o achieve grea~ economic independence and self-sufficiency.
2.Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
Th~ funds requested will be used to support the operating cost of the Pale Alto Area program. The program budget for January 1
to December 31, 1996 is $216,245. IH has requested 96-97 Community Development Block Grants of $20,000 from Pale Alto
and $20,000 from Mountain View. This funding and funds awarded by the Pale Alto Human Services Department will provide
the support needed to staff the program and fund direct services. A strong show of support from the Iota!~ community will help
offset a reduction in HUD funding effective January 1, 1997.
3. Clientele Served:
By offering both Sut~portive Shared Housil~f and Transitional Housing Programs, IH is able to serve a broad segment of the
homeless and at-risk population. The population served includes single parent families, individuals in recovery from substance
abuse, women and children fleeing situations of domestic violence, parents at risk of child abuse and neglect, seniors, individuals
with physical and mental health disabilities, people living with AIDS and HIV, those struggling with chronic under-employment
or unemployment, and others at risk of or emerging from homelessness. All potential residents are "low income" or "very low
income" by federally established standards. Last year the program serced 43 tmduplicate~l clients: The Supportive Shared Housing
Program served 10 adults, 8 of whom were single parents (2 single fathers and 6 single mothers) and their 9 children. 32% of
these were "very low" while 68% were "very, very low". Residents identified their ethnicities as follows: 68% Caacasian, I3%
Hispanic, 13% Asian/Native American, and 6% Asian. The Transitional Program served 9 single mothers and their 15 children.
All were "very low" to "very, very low" income, with approximately 80% falling into the "very very low" category - and all were
homeless at move-in. These residents identified their ethnicities as follows: 54% were AIriean American, 25% were Hispanic,
and 20% were Caucasian. Together ~ progrants will serve a minimum of 15 low-income households in 1996/97.
4. Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
IITs program addresses both the need for affordable housing and the need for programs "that link housing with employment and
training" and other "support services", (Santa Clara County Collaborative on Housing and Homeless Issues, ~
Santa Clam County. 1995: APe _rspeetive on the Issue). By linking housing with services IH helps low-income and underserved
individuals access other social service providers in the community, increasing access and decreasing duplication of services. Our
programs are designed to meet the spedal needs of single parent families. Agency-wide, 80% of our clients are low-income single
parent families, the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. A 1994 report from the United Way of Santa Clara
County, Human Faces. Human Needs... movin? toward solutions,, identifies "low income female headed households" as an
underserved population in the Peninsula and South Bay. The City of Palo Alto’s Consolidated Plan for the year~ 1995 to 2000.
also recognizes the need for affordable housing and support services for low-income families and individuals and, in response, has
identified tile following priorities: affordable rental housing for low and very low income renters, those who axe now homeless or
at risk of becoming homeless, and people with special needs.
5.. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
The shortage of affordable housing is well known. IH offers Palo Alto residents, particularly single parent families, an
opportunity to stay in Palo Alto through times of crisis - divorce, loss of a job, etc. -- and maintain their community ties while
accessing support from professional IH staff and from peers. For all low-income participants, shared living offers many benefits
in addition to cost-savings on rent and other household expenses. ~H fosters peer support through regular house meetings,
parenting support groups, child care cooperatives, an IH-newsletter and IH-sponsored recreational, sodal and cultural activities.
These community building activities break the isolation that can perpetuate poverty and provide the practical and emotional
support n .e~ded to set and achieve new goals. We strive to create an "extended family" atmosphere for the young children in our
program and help individuals build self-esteem and independence. "
¯ ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF H!.TMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SIIEET
1996-1997
AGENCY KITTY PETTY ADD/LD INSTITUTE
ADDRESS 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite
PHONE 415/g69~7137
PROJEC-~r ~ General Support, including
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $20~000
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY None
160, Mountain View, CA 94043
salary for half-time Admin. Asst.
" City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
Please only use the space ~vided on this page. Kitty Pettj D/LD Institute (KPI)
Project Summary: In Sept. 1995, the El Camino Hospital District Board of Directors
awarded-KPI a research grant of $150,000 to administer Attention Deficit and Learn-
ing Disability diagnostic research for 50 boys, using the latest technology at
Stanford University Medical School (fMRI and SPECT imaging), and other diagnostic test
modalities used currently in our community by schools and physicians This research
project is unique, as it has never been done before. The results will identify the
most accurate diagnostic procedure for boys aged 8-12 years. Families who would other-
wise not be able to afford such test(ng privately will receive $10,O00LS worth (~ach) of
testing , at no charge, plus all test findings. In order to keep costs at a minimum,
thereby enabl~ing more boys to participate, additional funds are needed to meet the
administrative expenses that KPI will incur°during the one year (Phase l) research.
The grant will pay for 60% of the total administrative costs; thus, KPI needs 40%=$20,0C
BudgetNarrative: Bdefly describe howtherequegedfundswillbe used.
In order to be able to-process 50 boys with ADD through the research project, $20,000
is needed for 40% of the costs of administering the study. The awarded grant of
$150,000 was stated to enable 50 subjects to be tested; however some of the test costs
were not known when the proposal was submitted. The $20,000 will pay for the salary oi
a half-time administrative assistant, as half of Ms. Perry’s time is devoted to devel-
opment of other KPI programs; and for 40% of rent, supplies, phone, postage & publishi
~e findings gf_~he r~sea~ch stud~..Othe~se~ 9n!~ 43 bpys wou~d be tested.
ientele Serve~: ~iease ~escfi~e yourcaentpopu~anonmc~uomg numverserveo, age,
ethnicity,.and other sped~ chaxac~efi~ics.
Attention deficit disorders and Learning Disabilities are now estimated to interfere
with from 20-25% of--all scKool children, and t~ere are many, more who have not yet been
identified. During the past 4 years that I have been proving support,’~ducational, and
referral services to over 3,750 individuals and families with children at risk, from
55 different towns in the East and South Bay, I have personally given hope and empathy
to more tKan 4,500 people call~ng Qn.the .phone for information to help them cope with
thei~ day-to-daystruggles to meet l~fe’s challenges for.themselves or their children.
AD/HD ~Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivlty Disorders) and LD {Learning Disabilities) effect
all ages and all ethnic backgrounds, from birtK. I have given at no-charge inservice
teacher ADD training to over 2,300 educators and caregivers. My data base of 3500+, in-
Community Need: Please summarize the cornmu~ryneed metbyyour-r~o~ cludes 525 Palo Alto
family residents.
By far, the majority of calls received for help are from individuals and
families with children which are economically disadvantaged and cannot afford
private remedial treatment for their AD/HD or LD. I realized something had to be done
to meet the needs of so many people needing direct low-cost services. KPI was founded
in March of ’95 to implement programs and projects which are not now provided, but
which.are very much needed for the growing ADD/LD population, which increases by over
lO0/month in our data base. The earlier the identification and ~roper treatment for
children with this chronic invisible syndrome, the better the outcome of their being
productive adults. Th~s research study will identify the best objective means of diagno~
Additional Commen~:Inthe space rem~n~ please ~g~ightany pertinent information
you feelwouldbeh~pfulinev~uatingyourreque~. If additional funding is provided for
subsequent ADD research, the Research Team hopes to test girls, to be able to better
identify and treat other coexisting manifestations which often accompanies ADD/LD,
such as Tourette’s Syndrome (ticks), Conduct Disorders*(which often leads to substance
abuse and crime among our youth, if not treated), depression, anxiety, and obsessive
compulsive disorders. *approximately 20-40% of AD/HD adolescents have a greater po-
tential for substance abuse, who are attempting to self-medicate to releave depression
and feel better about themselves temporarilly, but too often leads to addiction. For
the past four years I have volunteered an average of 70 hours/week to build CHAD~ of
Mid-Peninsula to become now the largest chapter in the U.S., and I shall continue to
have the same dedication to provide direct services through KPI, as funding allows.
5
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PHONE
PROJECT TITLE ~~"~’,/, ~,,~
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
1995.-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY ?~
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics. ~’~....~ ~.~,z~-~,~ ~’¢,~a r,~a
Community Need: Please summarize the communit~ 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.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY L!ViNGWATER ~LLO WSHiP
ADDRESS
PHONE 4930993 OR 856-2770
PROJECT TITLE PROJECT EI’~LOY
AdVIOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $5000 . O0
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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1.P~rojectSummarv: ~r°3-ec~ Emp!oy is a training-emp!oyment program thatreacne= oeyona e~ployment skills to offer youngsters from East Palo Alto
educational and emotional guidance as well. Teens are given on-the-job
training, as well as mid-week classes. When youngsters demonstrate
readiness, Project ~ploy is then the agency that brings employer and
employee together. There is contact ~’~_th each teen during ~e ~week
De~e~n the " ~"~~on-tn~-~b training sessions and ~’~.~ classes.
2.Budget Narrafive:Bdeflydescfibehow~ereque~ed ~ndswillbeused.
Money is needed for training costs, materials and operations,
transportation, advertising, supplement earnings, food and clothing,
~ud for proper attire ~r job interviews. (See attached ~r a breakdo~
of these costs)
Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
Presently 8 African-American youngsters
4.Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
Project ?~mp!oy’s maingoa! is to providem opportunity for the
youth of East Pa!o fq_Ito to work towards becoming productive, responsible
members of ~e community. By providing cultural, ~cia!, psychological
and swiritua2_ training ~ud counselling to these youth, ~ Project ~oloy
hooes to inf!uence the shapingof the young people’s lives in positive
~ud’fu!fi!!ing ways. By this, the youth are encouraged to become
full functioning, contributing members of society.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
ATI’ACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PHONE
MAJOR TAYLOR CYCLING CLUB
130 Bryant St., Palo Alto CA 94301 // POB 9357, Palo Alto, CA 94309
415-329-8134, hotline 415-473-3525
PROJECT TrrI~ Earn-a-Bike After-School Program
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $25,000
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY n/a
(~ity of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2373
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Project Summary:
The Earn-a-Bike After School Program will operate at two middle school campuses
in Palo Alto Unified School District (Jordan & JLS> and at two campuses in
Ravenswood Elementa~7 School District (MacNair & Belle Haven), pro-lding bikes
from the City of Palo Alto and other public and private sources, tools, equipment,
and storage/workplace facilities. The program is about providing diversionary
programs for youth utilizing public resources (the city’s impounded~bikes)
to make a difference in the lives of at-risk youth who otherwise have few
successful experiences in conventional academic pursuits in order to build
their confidence, with the overall result of helping them succeed in and stay
in school. It provides a mentoring opportunity for youth with adult volunteers
and with each other, and job possibilities for youth as part-time staff members°
Budget Narrative: Bfieflydescribe how therequestedfundswillbe used.
-storage/workplace facilities .-
-tools & equipment
-staff (part-time)
-repair parts
o Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
We seek to serve all children interested in the program, but focus on
reaching the most disadvantaged and disillusioned of the student population.
Our programs focus on bringing the conm~anity together as a whole, and in
propounding a systems approach to solving problems of a social, environmental,
and economic nature in our local world, while "thinking globally".
Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your pr~e~.
MTCC serves kids in general and low-income neighborhoods in particular..
We currently serve the community of East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park,
but are extending the scope of our programs to include school children
in Palo Alto Unified in collusion with the City of Palo Afro’s Recreation
Dept. through the "Outlet" Program at Jordan and JLSo
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
Kids have a natural attraction and bond with bikes. They provide a means
of mobility, and they’re fun. It’s a great way to interact with kids on
their terms, rather than on programs that adults focus around their own
view of what they think kids might like. In this manner, our programs
can attract and keep the adolescent population which is usually not a
participant in the usual recreational diversion programs designed to keep
their attention. In addition, we bring in all kinds of skills practice
in problem-solving, on a mechanical level as well as a personal level,
and also carry on related activities which lead to vocational and small
business skills, from building and maintaining web pages on a computer
to managing a retail operation.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-I997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PHONE
Mayfield Community Clinic
270 Grant Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306
(415) 327-1223
PROJECT TITL~ Community Health Care & Education for Male Adult and
~amilies who are Low Income, Uninsured, or Homeless
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST ~ 2 2,5 o o. o o "
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY $6,259.00
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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Project Summary:
The overall goal of the program is to provide education, information, and
primary care to low-income and homeless Palo Alto residents, especially men
and theur families, on HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, F-axnily
Planning, Acculturation, Parenting Sldlls, and Basic Needs. This will be
achieved through two main components: 1) The expansion of outreach efforts
outside the clinic to low income and homeless Palo Alto residents and distribute
information, health education materials, and primary, care vouchers. 2)
provide information and education directly to clinic patients through classes,
one-on-one sessions, discussions in the waiting room, providing materials to
read and watch (videos, etc.) and referra!s as needed to other agencies and
organizations.
Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
The funds will go towards two half-time positions (a health educator and a
community outreach worker) as well as for needed direct patient services to
those contactecL
Oientele Served: Please descn’be your client population including number served, age,
¯ ~hrticity, and other special characteristics.
=Ninety-two percent of our patients axe Latino.
-F-ighty-five percent of the patients who are served by the Clinic have
incomes under the federal poverty level.
-An additional 1096 of our patients, for a total of 959~ live at or below the
15096 poverty level.
- Over 5096 of our patients are under the age of 21, and 25% are under 5
years old. Seventy-five percent of the Clinic’s patients axe
female. Most have not had the benefits of regular health care.
Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
Recently, the need for a more aggressive health education program in the
clinic has become evident. It was estimated that an average of 81% of the
patients need information about STD’s, HIV/AIDS and family planning methods
and an average of 7696 need information or referral 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
7796 of the patients. Among all the patients, a par~cularly underserved group
in terms of receiving information and education about their health and t.hat of
their fa.mllies is men.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997.
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PROJECT TITLE
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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I.Project Summary:
,~vided on this page.
The Mid-Peninsula Access Corporation in collaboration with Even Start, Families in Transition, and
with the strategic input of the Mayfield Clinic, the PAUSD, and the Palo Alto YWCA, propose to
conduct a dozen informational-forums on health and financial topics in Spanish (topic list attached).
The forums will be videotaped and taped copies made available at numerous agencies (agency list
attached) as well as be cablecast over community access cable channels on the Mid-Peninsula.
o Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
The Mid-Peninsula Access Corporation in partnership with four other agencies will spend $10,515 to
plan, organize,phblicize, and videotape twelve public forums to be conducted in Spanish and
produced as a series of informational programs on health, financial, and education topics. Funds’
will also be used to duplicate and distribute tapes. Some funds are set aside for interpreter services.
$5,515 is requested from the.City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services.
Ciieni-ele Served: Please describe your client population includingnumber served, age,
¢thnicity, and other special characteristics.
In Palo Alto there are a number of agencies who ~,ork with monolingual, Spanish speaking persons
or those who communicate primarily in Spanish. The Mayfield Medical Clinic sees 2,000 patients per
year and over 90% are primarily monolingual Spanish speakers. The Palo Alto Unified School
District counts 133 families in the "Spanish as Major Language" category. The YWCA conducts
parenting classes and leadership classes for spanish speakers in the Ventura neighborhood. They
work with about 25 people per class.In East Palo Alto, Even Start, one of the project partners, serves
over 150 monolingual, Spanish speaking families with classes in literacy, leadership, and citizenship,
while Families in Transition, another of the project partners serves about 100 such families - about
45% of their client base.
Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
In the midst of the information-rich Silicon Valley, we have a serious lack of information flow to non-
English speaking residents. Numerous social service agencies in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto are
trying to bridge the information gap so as to bring basic survival skills, health and financial
information, and quality of life opportunities to their Spanish speaking target population. The very
notion of an "informational interview" at an expert’s office, is inconceivable for many of these
immigrants due to both language and cultural barriers. Additionally, many Latino families do not
approach information providers because of the anxieties associated with immigration status. When it
comes to preventative health information, it’s in everyone’s interest to disseminate it effectively.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
We have received a $5,000 grant from the Atkinson Foundation which represents about half of the
funding needed for this project.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY Mid-Peninsula YWCA
ADDRESS 4161 Alma Street Palo Alto,
PHONE (408~ 494-0993
PROJECT TITLE Ran~ Cr~i~ C~nt~r
AMOUNT OFGENERALFUNDREQUEST
1995-1996FUNDINGFROMCITY
CA 94306
$10.000.00
$ 5~495.00
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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Project Summary: The Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center respectfully requests
$10,000 in funding from the City of Palo Alto to provide sexual assault intervention
and prevention services. These services include a 24-hour crisis hotline, individual
and group counseling for survivors of sexual assault and their families, accompani-
ment to hospitals.and law enforcement agencies, court advocacy, and information and
referral services. Prevention services will include community education programs for
adults, personal safety workshops for school age children, and teen assault prevention
strategies (TAPP). All of these services will be available to City of Palo Alto
residents. -
Budget Narrative: Bdeflydescdbe how thereque~edfundswillbe used.
The Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center’s funding reguest to the City of Palo Alto
is $10,000~00. The requested funds would be used for salaries in order to provide
direct services to PaloAlto clients, including individual counsel, support groups,
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.
Ciientde Served: Please descn~eyourclientpopul~ion ~cluding numberserved, age,
ethni~ty, andotherspecialchara~efistics. The Rape Crisis Center serves adults and children
in Northern Santa Clara County. We are the only agency providing crisis intervention
and prevention services to sexual assault survivors and their families in this service
area. During FY 1994-95, we provided services to 8,779 adults and children. Of this
number,298 of these were first time Contacts with survivors of sexual assault~265 were
adult, 15 were children and 18 were unknown. Approximately 80% of all clients are low tc
very low income. 76% are caucasian, 8% are Hispanic, 3% are Afr/American, 9% identify as
Asian and 4% are unknown.
4. Community Need: Please summarizethe cornmu tyneedm byyourproject.
Of all crimes, rape is the most underreported. Research indicates that less than
i in 16 women ever report their assault to law enforcement agencies. Perhaps this is
due in part to the fact that acquaintance rapes account for approximately 80% of
all accomplished rapes. We know also that domestic violence has increased and that
sexual assault often accompanies the battering. In 1995, 14 rapes were reported to
the police in Palo Alto, however the Rape Crisis Center provided services to 153 sexual
assault survivors and provided overall services to 1,117 persons. The Rape Crisis
Center’s 24-hour crisis hotline meets a very real need by victims who may not feel
that they can report their assault. We are the only agency in Northern Santa Clara
County providing these services to residents of Palo Alto.
5.Additional Commen~:Inthe space rem~n~please ~g~ightany peninent inform~ion
you feel would be hdpful ~ evalu~g yourreque~.
During the FY 1994-95, we provided crisis intervention and sexual assault prevention
education information to nearly 9,000 adults and children. There were 95 survivors of
sexual assault who received 10-12 hours of individual counseling and over 36 weeks of
group support. We responded to approximately 25 hospital accompaniment calls and
provided many hours of police and court advocacy. We trained 30 new volunteers from
our community who helped in the delivery of programs and helped to staff the 24-hour
crisis hotline.
~ OF PALO ~X~LTO
OFFICE OF R-t~N SERVICES
PRO/ECTSUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
Miramonte Mental Health Services, Inc.AGEaNCY
ADDRESS 206 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306
PHOI~T~ 415-617-8340
PROJ~C’~~ Services for Homeless - CitX of Palo Alto
o
A~MOU2q~OFGENE~LFUNDIREQITEST $13,500
199:5-1996FUNDINGFROMCITY $6,665
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(41o"9 329-2375
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1.Project Summary:
This is a collaborative proiect with the cities of Mountain View, Palo Alto, Urban Ministry,
and Communi~ Services Agency(MV). The purpose is to identify people who are homeless
with unmet mental health needs. Stair are familiar with communi ,t’y resources and mental
health issues. Through earning trust and relationship building, staff hope to help these
difficult to reach people decide to accept counseling ,and help with housing, benefits, and
employment. We have recently added psychiatric residents from Stanford to the team to help
on site with the medical evaluations required for to apply for disability" benefits. We hope to
get some shelter beds "reserved"for our referrals in the coming year.
:Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
The funds will be used to hire a half time counselor. A smaller portion of the funds wiIl be
used for ,training, supervision, occupancy, and program related e ,.k, penses.
Clientele Served: Please descn’be your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
All of the people served will be homeless with psychiatric disabilities. They are all no to
low income. Recent surveys suggest about S0% are white, 16% black, 2% Hispanic, and 2%
Other. Many of the people have alcohol and drug problems as well as mental health issues.
About 73% are men. About one third of the homeless are thought to be seriously mentally ill
including a high percentage of veterans. About I in 4 families are touched by homelessness.
4.Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
Palo Alto and the surrounding areas unfortunately are not immune to today’s societaI
problems. Homelessness in the area is a problem of ~ajor concern and homelessness for those
with psychiatric disabilities is even a greater problem. It has b~n documented that one out of
three people on the streets has been affected by serious mental illness. Miramonte’s proiect
addresses and supports the needs of this group of people.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pe~inent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
Workin~ with seriously mentally ill individuals is diffic~,slt. Success is ve~" gratff,ving, when
it occurs. We have a number of success stories from this prog’ram and our goal is to have many
more. Clients have moved into housing, have accepted treaa’nent and support services and are
taking the opportuinity to participate in life in the community. We have a way to go and
thank you for your support of our efforts.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY PALO ALTO COMMUNITY CHILD CARE
.A.DDP.~SS 3990 VEI~Yl"~V,_A COURT PALO.,ALTO CA 94306
PHONE 415/493-2361
PROJECT TITLE CHU.~ ~ SIIBSIDY AND COM~fo’NITY O!TZREACH PROGRAM
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST .$374,360
199~.1996 FUNDING FROM CITY $357,698
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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I.Project Summary:
Pale Alto Community Child Care is requesting to continue administering, in a
cost effective manner, the City of Pale Alto child care subsidy and outreach
program for families living and/or working in Pale Alto. The subsidy program
subsidizes child care for low and very low income families living in Pale Alto
or qualified families participating in the Voluntary Transfer Program
through PAUSD. The outreach program goal is to improve the quality of child
care in Pale Alto by providing resources to the provider community and
parents. These resources, available to all providers in Pale Alto, include staff
training’s and parenting classes, curriculum and equipment lending library.
Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used. -
PACCC requests $288,452 for direct subsidy funds benefiting low income
families attending any NAEYC accredited child care center in the Affiliate
Program. $79,000 is requested to administer the Subsidy and Outreach
programs.
Clientele Served: Please des~’be your c~eat population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and oth~ special characteristics.
The Outreach program is designed to serve any family living or working in
Pale Alto who is in need of Child Care Resources. The Subsidy program is
designed to benefit low income families living in Pale Alto or low incomefamilies who are participating in the Voluntary Transfer Program.
The entire community benefits indirectly from the Provider outreach. Stafftraining opportunities and the resource and equipment, lending library areavailable and have been used by many of the Child Care Providers in the
community.
Commumty Need: Please.summarize the comnmnity need met by your project.
In the 1995-96 fiscal year the subsidy program will directly serve
approximately 55 low income families in Pale Alto. The Outreach Coordinator
will also be able to assist approximately 15 other low income families in
finding other forms of subsidized care for their children. Currently there are
33 children on the subsidy wait list.
Through the work being done by the Family Resource Center Task Force and
information gathered from parents 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 helpful in evaluating your request.
It is important to note that in previous years most of the families served
through the subsidy program attended PACCC centers:.In 1995-96
approximately 40% of the children attend non-PACCC’centers and t~a[
percentage will continue to increase in I996-97." ~’
ATTACHMENT B
~ OF PALO ALTo
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
ADDP~SS ~/~ ~
PROJECT TITLE
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
199~-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
o
Project Summm-y:
$15,000 is currently requested by Palo Alto Unified School District
Special Education. These funds will be used at the junior high school
level for special needs and high risk students. Instruction in
career/employment (worldof work), self-understanding, self-image
andesteem can help these young students prevent or break out of
poor soda-economic and violent behavior patterns: Classroom
vocational instruction in the form of a Job Club, including a traveling
resource library, would be funded.
Budget No_rrative:
The amount of funding currently requested totals $15,000.
.This sum will be used to fund the services of a vocational counselor,
as well as equipment and instructional supplies, including classroom
instruction and a traveling resource library. (A complete budget
breakdown is attached.)
Clientele Served:
The clientele served will indude special needs and high risk junior
high students enrolled in the Palo Alto Unified School District.
Community Need:
We have missed our window of opportunity to prevent patterns of
violence, school failure, and gang affiliation among a large
population of our youth today. We can, however, begin measures to
prevent these destructive patterns from continuing. While these
prevention measures may begin at any age, it is critical that they
occur at the junior high level, a time when self image and self esteem
are in their critically formutive stages. Programs providing students
with career/employment information while workin9 to strengthen
S !"°tudents self image and self esteem have proven effective and have
the potential of being outstanding service learning programs. Such
programs reach young special needs and high risk students before
they align with violent and destructive influences. Such a program is
needed in the Palo Alto Unified School District. This program will
benefit the Palo Alto Schools as well as the community as a whole by
teaching students that they can make positive contributions at school,
at home, at work, and in the community. As a result of these
contributions the students, their families and all members of the
community can begin to view our youth with encouragement,
optimism and pride.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HITMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996- 1997
AGENCY Peninsula Area Information and Referral Service (PA/kIRS)
ADDRESS 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306
PHONE (415) 856-4062
PROJECT TITLE Human Services Information and Referral Program and
Palo Alto Mediation Program
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUESTED$ 56,180
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY $46,920
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
I. Project Suture- -.~y: PAAIRS is submitting this pr^nosal to support and
expand our servic The Human Services Informat and Referral Program
provides a comprehensive clearinghouse of information designed to link clients
with resources. Services include a telephone helpline, the PAAIRS Peninsula
Area Services Directory, the Interagency Newsletter, the Nonprofit Networking
Roundtables, and the computerized Community Resource File available
through the Palo Alto Library System. The Palp Alto Mediation Program assists
clients in the non-adversarial resolution of conflicts. PAAH~ staff provide
information and problem-solving consultation for tenant/landlord and
neighborhood disputes and a team of 25 City-appointed volunteers provide
mediation and conciliation.
PAAIRS is proposing to implement two new projects:
* The Palo Alto Housing Support Services to provide additional services to
assist tenants and landlords with rental increases and affordable housing.
*The PAAIRS..!ntemet Site to provide access to our database of community
resources and to information about PAAIRS programs/services.
2. Budget Narrative:, PAAIRS is requesting a total of $56,180. We are
requesting $48,330, a 3% increase to our current funding, for staffing to
provide services, program, educational and promotional materials, other
program costs, and administrative expenses. We are requesting an additional
$7,850 to implement the two new projects for additional staff time for both the
Mediation Specialist and the Information Specialist and related costs of
providing expanded services to the community.
3. Clientele Served: Our services are available to and used by all segments of
the Palo Alto population. The mediation program serves primarily tenants,
landlords and neighbors.
4. Community Need: The Information and Referral Program responds to
persons, regardless of socio-economic status, who are experiencing a dilemma
or personal crisis which can be alleviated or improved by a social sergice agency
or government program, but are unaware of services or are in need of guidance
to locate services. Clients can use staff-assisted guidance, locate services on
the Community Resource File at the Libraries, or access the database on the.
PAAIRS Internet Site in the near future. The Palo Alto Mediation Program
responds to residents, also regardless of socio-economic status, who are
experiencing a tenant/landlord or neighborhood dispute by encouraging
communication between disputing persons and empowering them to resolve
their own disputes without using City staff, law enforcement, community and
government organizations, or the courts. The informal, confidential, and
no-cost setting gives people more control of the process; lets them tell their
story, express their feelings, and clarify misunderstandings, and teaches them
to communicate with each other in order to create "win-win" agreements. The
Housing .Support Services is specifically designed .to work with the City, other
housing programs, and landlord associations to respond to new and ongoing
challenges in the rental housing market, including addressing the recent rise in
large rent increases and access to affordable housing options.
5o Additional Com~nents: PAAIRS continues to provide and expand our
services to address the concerns and opportunities in Palo Alto. Staff also are
active in other projects in collaboration with other social service agencies,
including the Family Resource Center Task Force, the Santa Clara County
Dispute Resolution Coalition, the Information and Referral Roundtable, and
the Tenant/Landlord Roundtable.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO. ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS 2470 El Camino Real, #107; Palo Alto, CA 94306
PIIO]~ 415 858-0202
PROJEL-’I’TITLE Rehabilitation Services for Blind and Visually
Impaired Residents of Palo Alto
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST ’~ 1 ; _ c} n o
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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Project Summary:
We are requesting funding to help us provide our comprehensive rehabilitation services to low
income residents of Paio Alto disabled by loss of sight. The goal of our program is that 20 Paio
Alto residents disabled by severe vision loss would attain their highest potential for indepen-
dence and integration into the sighted community. This would be done through our compre-
hensive 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 40% 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 com-
puted 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.
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, three-fourths of the approximately 30 Palo Alto
clients we help each year have annual incomes of under $20,000. Ninety percent 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; 85% are over the
age of 65. Clients served by our agency in 1994-95 were 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4.6%
African/American and 80% White. Two-thirds are female.
Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
The 1995 Lighthouse National Survev on Vision Loss estimates that 1 in 6 people over the ag~
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 impairn~ent, half of them with severe impairment. There will be an
increasingnumber 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 community resources. We are the
only agency in San Mateo 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 50 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, three are on our
board of directors and ten are on our Consumer Advisory Committee. Several clients are
agency volunteers working with other clients.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY Proiect Match
ADDRESS 555 Meridian Avenu~ Suite C~ San Jose~ CA 95126
PHONE (408) 287-7121
PROJECT TITLE Homelessness Prevention Program
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST ...... $2~500
PROGRAM/PROJECT ADDRESS 555 Meridian Avenue~ Suite C~ San Jose~ CA 95126
1995-96 FUNDING FROM CITY 0
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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1. Project Sunnnary: Project Match is seeking $2,500 in funding from the City of Palo Alto in order to
provide shared housing options for homeless individuals residing in the City. In exchange for this
funding, w~ will: 1) Increase outreach and visibility in the CiW of Palo Alto for our Homelessuess
Prevention Program through establishing and maintaining contact with a wide variety of organizations
serving the homeless; 2) Provide assessment and counseling for at lea~ 10 Palo Alto residents who are
either currently homeless or who have received 30 day notices to vacate their current residences; 3)
Assist at least 5 Palo Alto residents in gaining shared housing situations through Project Match; 4)
Provide follow-up on all "matched" clients.
2. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used:
As proposed, Palo Alto cliems placed in shared housing situations will represem approximately 5 % of
our total clients served. The $2,500 we are seeking from Palo Alto CDBG represenm 2.7 % of our total
Program budget. We will use this funding to support smf-fiug for the program.
3. Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age, edinicit~, and
other special characteristics.
100% of our clients are homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless (the latter have received 30-day
written eviction notices from their landlords). 98% of our clients are very low income; the remaining 2%
are low income. Our clients represent a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual population. 59% of our clients are
Caucasian; 19% of our clients are Hispanic; 17% are Black; 2% are Asian, and 3% are Arabian/East
4. Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
The need for an immediate housing option for those who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless
in Palo Alto is clear: the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $794 per month, an amount
that is prohibitively high; subsidized housing has long waiting lists; the Section 8 Program is no longer
accepting new applicants, because the list has grown so long; the rate at which new. affordable housing is
being developed is too slow to keep up with the demand; and shelters provide only an interim solution.
Project Match offers a cost-effective, timely response to this problem by. utilizing current resources.
Shared housing represents a viable option for permanent housing for homeless and pre-homeless persons
that is unavailable through traditional sources ofhonsmg. There is.vi . " ....
our_~ag_.d_~.h_e_n~___u~nmlly_d0_not havem front a-de.sit - often a-paramount roadblock to housing
.f__or_r_r~__p~..._...r~0nS. on .a.._f!_x__~__~~me._.Clients gain an immediate, affordable housing option. The rents paid
thr~ii~a the program average only $300 per month, and approximately one-fourth of the clients gain rent-
free housing in exchange for providing in-home services, such as cooking or cleaning. Project Ma~h is
also offers financial assistant to clients who need help with their first month’s rent.
5. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel
would be helpful in evaluating your request.
Project Match’s Homelessness Prevention Program takes a commonsense approach ~o ending
homelessness: pr~o~ affordable housing opdon.___The Program is currently available to
homeless indivqd~’a,~s residing in Palo Alto. However, our cliem population from the City is relatively
low. With support from the City of Palo Alto’s Human Services Department, we will increase visibility
of the Program in Palo Alto, and thereby increase the number of homeless individuals who will gain
affordable shared housing situations. With your support, many homeless individuals in Palo Alto will
get off the streets and gain decem, affordable housing.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
~DRESS 750 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125-2118
PHONE ,,, 1408 ),,,,,,,266,,~8~,~6
PROJECT TITLE Operation Brovm Bag Program
AMOU]VrOFGENERALFUNDREQUEST .......$6,305
1995-1996FUlqDINGFROMCITY $6,o05
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PHONE
Project Match
555 Meridian Avenue. Suite C~ San Jose. CA 95126
,,,(408) 287-7121
PROJECT TITLE Homelessness Prevention Program
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST ........ $2~500
PROGRAM/PROJECT ADDRESS 555 Meridian Avenue~ Suite C~ San Josh CA 95126
1995-96 FUNDING FROM CITY 0
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
ATTACIIMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PHONE
Senior .~oordinatinq Counqil of..the Palo Alto ~rea, Inc.
560 waverley St., Suite 200, Palo Alto CA 94301 -- TEMPORARY
450 Bryant St., Palo Alto CA 94301 -- PERMANENT AS OF JULY I, 1996
(415) 326-5362
PROJECT TITLE General Fund Support for Senior Services
AMOUNT OFGENERALFUNDREQUEST $375,637,
I99.5-1996FUNDINGFROMCITY $364,696. (General Fund 0nly)
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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I. Project Summary
As the City’s designated primary provider of senior services, the SCC offers a broad array of
programs and services to meet the needs of Palo Alto’s older adults, both the frail or less
independent elderly and the younger, more active older adult community. The agency addresses two
broadly-defined service areas: support for independent living and activities for education and
enrichment. The Senior Center of Palo Alto, the Senior Day Health Program and the Senior Home
Repair Service all benefit from the funds requested in this proposal. Specific services that are
available to Palo Alto seniors include: transportation, housing and other counseling services, social
work including case management, support groups, health screenings and lectures, adult day health
care, home "fix-it" repair, and information about and referral to other resources. [n addition, the
SCC receives support for its role in addressing emerging needs and finding and maintaining other
financial support that insures that services remain available to the Palo Alto community.
2. Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested fumis will be used.
The SCC is requesting $375,637 in General Fund support, which represents approximately ] 9% of
the agency’s cash needs for the year. The operating budget is expected to be $2,491,506, which
includes more than $500,000 in in-kind rent. Almost 89% of the request supports salaries and
benefits for staff members, for it is through human resources that services are delivered to clients.
The remainder of the request provides assistance with insurance, publications and facilities.
3. Clientele Served: Please. describe your client population including number served, age, ethnicity,
and other special characteristics.
The SCC serves Palo Alto’s older adult and caregiver populations, with the vast majority of its
clients (more than 95%) aged 60 and older. A total of more than 5,750 Mid-Peninsula clients will
be served by the SCC, with more than 3,500 Palo Alto seniors receiving assistance. Consistent with
Palo Alto’s older adult demographics, more than 90% will be Caucasian and the next largest group
will be Asian/Pacific Islander. Based on client surveys conducted by the SCC, more ~an one-half
of the agency’s clients will have annual household incomes of less than $25,000.
4. Community Need: Please sttmmarize the commtmity need met by your project.
The SCC is the community’s primary provider of services to senior citizens. Palo Alto has a large
and diverse senior population (more than 11,000 people 60 and older), which represents 20% of the
community’s residents. Some seniors, particularly the frail eIderly, need assistance with remaining
in their homes; other seniors have to cope with social isolation resulting from the deaths of spouses
and friends; still others have the need to feel that they remain valuable, contributing members of the
community. The SCC tries to address these and other needs through its array of services.
5. Additional Comments: In the space remaining please highlight any pertinent information you feel
would be helpful in evaluating your request.
The SCC has a longstanding relationship with the City and has a proven track record as an effective
provider of senior and caregiver services. The SCC’s own fundraising efforts are expected to
generate $455,000 in revenues during the 96-97 fiscal year. The agency’s broad support within the
community is also evidenced by an active, 30-person Board of Directors and 300-plus volunteers.
i. Please desc=Ibe you= be p~a~ for. ~w~_full-tlmm c~mmmxnityGlu~n ~d Pals ~to ~gh Sc~ols.
This proposal is f~r tw~ ~ime sch~o%-b~r~ists ~o
provide se~ices for s~ (6) ~s ~r day fc~~ach (~ullschool y~). The sa!~ is a~ S19.00 an hour x~rs.
Benefits are a~ 8% ~d includ~ health ~d d~ua! c~rage plus aCafeteria PI~ t~n covers c~!d ,are ~ ~ei~ursed medical
e~es.
T~es are at 11% o~ =he sa!a~.
Therapists ~i~ ~ M.A, or M.S.W. level ~d will have s~su~tialschool-based ~er~ence. ~e~ attest ~!i be made us as~e ~hatstaff assi~ed ~o the ~ ~d Pals ~to ~sh School cayuses wil! be
licked ~o pracUic~ in
option ZI .~
Service Option II reduces the two school-based counselors to 50%
time. Each employee to provide services for (4). four hours per day for44 weeks. The salary is S19.00 per hour x 1760 hours.
E_~loy~es who work less t-hat 30 hours per week are ineligible forbenefits. Therefore, benefits are not included in this option.
Taxes are 11% of the salary.
Therapists will be M.A. or~M.S.W, lev~i with substantialschool-baked counseling experience and pr_ferably, licensed to
practice in California.
Administrative overhead costs are at 12% of the project costs.
This is consistent with the rest of the agen.c¥. Included in ~his
amoun= are a percentage of the following Lndirecu costs related tothe project:
a)Executive Director, Associate Director, and Bookkeeper
salaries, ~axes and he~efits
b) supplies, ~eleph~ne, rentc) pran~ing, publications and cffic~ supplies
d) equipment maintenancee) liab~li~y insurancs
A!~hough an agency match is not required,,S.A.Y, will match the-City expenses by providing ~he fc!lowing services:
a) weekly ciinica~ supervision by the Clinical Direc:or _b) monthly inserv~ce training
c) costs re!cUed tD fund raising
d) utilization of the following agency resources:I. Classroom presentations by our gang prevention/intervention
specialist.
2. Drug and alcohol assessments by our drug prevention staff.
3. Ease of referral to our runaway youth crisis shelter (CaseSAY) and O%LT adolesoen~ school-based dl-ag and alcohol day
treatment program (The Alameda School).
4. Time limited parent education/suppor~ gro~.DS.
Note: The coul lot positions work very ef ~,iently under
the current structure at the high schools. At is
imperative that ~he students continue to experience the
comfort level that exists currently.
3. Please describe how your agency would ensure that the
current quality programming would continue under your
agency auspices.
Social Advocates for Youth has provided school-based
counseling services for over !__~0years. This amount of
experience has afforded us the opportunity to learn to
work collaboratively with school districts, site
administrators, school psycho!ogists, resource specialists
and~individual faculty members.
We collaborate closely wiw~ school counselor~ and
therapists in the community ~W._~We__e have a long-stan~ing
working relationship with Ado~-~cent Counse~inq Services
and_ would_envi~s~ion_ coordinat~.~_.our~ ~.~.f_qr_~h ~lr
~i~ting presence on campds,,~---
For the past five years SAY has been in partnership
with the County Office of Education to provide an
alternative high school for chemically dependent
adolescents. This program has helped us build a common
language to meet the academic, behavioral and psychosocial
needs of the students.
We are mindful of our profession’s legal and ethical
obligations, as well as educationa! code requirements.
Specifically, we safeguard our client’s confidentiality
but do confer with schoo! staff on matters that are
essential regarding safety and/or issues that will
facilitate a greater success at schoo!. We are careful to
receive signed written permission for services from
parents for ongoing services and signed release~ of
information. Crisis intervention is also an area of
expertise for S.A.Y., during which we work closely with
students, parents, legal and medical personnel, if
necessary.
S.A.Y. clinical and programmatic supervisors can
accommodate different service models for the two high
schools according to their needs. Both the psychiatric
model and school counselor models are familiar and
comfortable to our staff. Each schoo!-based SAY counse!or
receives 1-3 hours of.supervision per week based on their
licensing status. Careful review of treatment plans and
case management are part of the quality assurance we
provide. Al! employees are bound by the legal and ethical
codes of the California Association of Marriage and Family
Therapists.
The following are possible services our agency could
provide to the schools:
> Individual assessments/individual counseling
>.Crisis Intervention
> Group counseling
> Parent Consultation
> Family Counseling
> Referrals to outside agencies
> Coordinate with school site student assistance
team and the school climate administrator
> Assistance in development and delivery of
parent education programs
> Faculty Consultation
> Adolescent Addiction Assessments
Many of ou~ services can be tailored t~ students
needs, such as alcohol and other drug issues, conflict
management, depression, grief, eating disorders, gay,
lesbian, and bisexual issues, ethnic diversity,
relationships, stress management, addiction, family
concerns, and gang affiliation.
S.A.Y. staff have many areas of expertise, such as
those listed above. Oftentimes, additiona! staff will
provide extra service on campus° One such example is our
Gang Prevention Specialist who provides classroom
presentations, youth support groups,.faculty in-services
and mediation services.
Our organization also has many different programs, so
referrals for services can be expedited within the agency.
One.resource used by school-based counselors is the Casa
SAY program in Mountain View, for students who’need
temporary housing and family reunification assistance.
Casa SAY works closely with schools to maintain and
improve attendance and academic achievement.
’Lastly, our effectiveness is measured through data and
feedback. Students are surveyed by Client Satisfaction
Questionnaires. We also work with schools to track
attendance, g~ades and behavioral referrals to assess the
impact of the services.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF P~LO ALTO
OFFICE OF ~ SERVICES
PRChTECT S~Y SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
~DDRESS
PHONE
8.octal Advocates ..for Youth
1072 Saratoqa’-Sunnyvale Rd.~ ~.A2.Q..~, San Jose, CA 95128
~408) 2.~3-354..0
PROJECT-TITLE Pa..lo.........Alto "Safe Place’,/Casa SAY Proqramminq
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $6,720
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY $5.600
City of Palo Alto
Office of.Human Services
(415)329-2375
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This request is for operations support for the Casa SAY runaway andhomeless youth shelter located at 509 View Street in Mountain View,
start-up funding to promote and establish "Safe Place" locations and
outreach services 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 serveat-risk children and youth who have runaway, are frightened, or
otherwise vulnerable to becoming victims or perpetrators of violence
an~ crime .by developing service entry points in their localnelghborhoods. The Safe Place Advisory Board established in
Mountain View in FY1994-95 will be enlarged to include
representation from Palo Alto and surrounding northwestern county
cities. The Advisory Board and SAY staff will oversee the
effectiveness of the project.
2.Budget Narrative:
Project salary costs are expected to increase 7.5% for FY 96-97.
The increased p~oject cost is due to increased staffing to handlethe increase in service demand consistent with the program
experience in FY 93-94 and FY 94-95, and the addition of a Street
Outreach worker for the North County communities. The current City
of Palo Alto request of $6,720 will 1.5% 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,
criminal activity, out of parental control,d) school failure, e)truancy, f) running)away from home and/or 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. Currently,
there are only two programs offering these types of services 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 referrals
from Palo Alto police. Because of the short-term nature of the
residential program, efforts are directed immediately towards
providing a safe place for youth to receive crisis counseling andshelter, if necessary, stabilizing the home situation, returning the
youth home, and proyidin~ ~eeded. support to the family while seekingto avoid court anu probation aeparument involvement and eventual
foster home placement.
5.Additional Comments:In FY 1994-95 the Palo Alto Fund allocated $2,500 to support the
development of a Safe Place project in Palo Alto. These funds were
augmented in July, 1995 by a United Way Response Fund a11ocation toexpand the project into ali cities in the northern and western
portions of the county.
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ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF IIUMAN RELATIONS
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-97
AGENCY SUPPORT NETWORK FOR BATYERED WOMEN
ADDRESS 444 CASTRO STREET, SUITE 305, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
PHONE (415)940-7850
PROJECT TITLE SI~PORT NETWORK FOR BATTERED WOMEN -
PALO ALTO PROJECT
AMOUNT ~)F GENERAL FUND REQUEST $22,260
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY $22,260
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415)329-2375
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1.Project Summary:
The Support Network for Battered Women is a community-based, non-profit, social service agency dedicated to
meeting the needs of survivors of domestic violence. Our comprehensive services include peer and linical
counseling in both individual and group settings, a 20-bed shelter, a legal program that includes a temporary
restraining order clinic, a children’s program with clinical counseling, psycho-educational groups and ehiidcare,
and a community education program that includes outreach on teen dating and violence. Last year, the Support
Network assisted 5,514 residents of Santa Clara County through our counseling services, crisis intervention,
shelter services, and legal program. Our staff and volunteers reached another 6,043 individuals through our "
community education and prevention program.
Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
The Support Network for Battered Women is requesting $22,260 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 $60,502. 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 women and their children. Last year, the Support Network assisted 325 Palo Alto
residents through our crisis services, legal and residential services. Our community education programs reached
another 1,167 Palo Alto teens, community services organization and church members. Our clientele consists of
the following ethnic breakdown: 46% White; 33% Hispanic; 8% Asian and Pacific Islander; 7% African
American, 1% Native American and 5% "other."
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 ethnic, economic, religious and
cultural boundaries. State and local law enforcement agencies spend thousands of dollars each year on domestic
violence cases. In the last year for which statistics are available (1993), Santa Clara County reported 7,523~domestic
violence related calls received by law enforcement agendes. Of these calls, 6,318 involved weapons. In the City of
Palo Alto, 144 domestic violence related calls were reported and in 74 of these cases, weapons were involved.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you
feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
The Support Network for Battered Women provides comprehensive 24-hour bilingual services to Santa Clara County
and prevention/education programs to the community at large. The Support Network conducts outreach to the
Spanish-speaking, Chinese-speaking and lesbian/bisexual communities to increase our accessibility to these under-
served groups. We also operate a 24-hour 800 number Spanish-language crisis line which serves Palo Alto and other
Bay Area women.
Our staffis assisted by a corps of volunteers who dedicated over 7,000 hours of service to our agency last year. Highl3
committed individuals 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.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF H-tYMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PHONE (415)
PROJECT TITLE
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY
URBAN MINISTRY Of PALO ALTO
Box 213, Palo Alto, CA 94302
853-8672 (853-UMPA)
ADMINISTRATIVE SOLIDIFICATION
$35,000
(office at 600 Homer)
No current Palo Alto Human Services funding;
Does receive $60,000 through CDBG, Block Grant funding.
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 329-2375
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1.Project Summary: 2~ ~~’~ UMPA’s administrative infrastructure in terms of
proper full-time staffing of an Administrative Assistant/Office Manager, of shaping
a solid aP~ visible administrative structure which includes developing more stand-
ard and efficient office procedures, applying sound micro-administrative practices
and assistance to Director, staff, and Board, coordinating and ccmmmicating bet-
ween persons, and completing and improving upon a sound ccmputerized data base for
all facets pertainar’ ~ thereto (financial records, donor lists, client count, etc.)
This full-time administrative assistant will also be central in UMPA’s planned
and budgetted increased fund raising activities in ’96.
consultative assistance offered by David & Lucile Packard Foundation a~ training
assistance already begun with Peninsula Foundation.
2.Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
T~ fur~ will be primarily used to ~ the full-time staffing of a very
cun~tent and experienced ~strative Assistant/Office Mana~_r for fiscal year
’96-’97. This will build on U~PA’s gcod-faith starting of such a fu!l-time position
in March, ’96, utilizing the $10,000 ~-~nt given for strengthening administration
in November of ’95 (quarterly payments of $2500).
3.Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
Given the ~crmmu~l based and ~ccmplex multi-service structure of UMPA, with its
current 10 paid staff, over 400 volunteers, and $400,000 annual budget, all of
UMPA’s over 4,000 clients .are i~lirectly sea-red when the administrative ~rastruc-
ture is equally sound ~und firmly supportive of L~4PA’s many services add program~.
UMPA’s client population are very poor and ~meless persons in need of inm~fiate
emergency services and ccmmamity support and staff counseling ard casework assist-
ance. However, it can also be said that UMPA’s recipients of service includes the
properous persons who are involved in UMPA!s cmum~l ethos with its organizational
culture of warm support, accepta~e, spirituality and ~pitality.
4.Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
Formed in 1984 to respor~ in small temr~ to urgent needs of homeless and hungry
people (several hur.~Ired), UMPA has grown over its 11 years of service to its current
involvement with several thousand very poor and ~meless persons. UMPA’s multi-
service system provides food, hot meals, shelter, clothing, casework, counseling,
and other emergency, support and recovery services, which now ir~ludes jobs ar~
the entrepreneurial Garden Project begun in October, ’95.
Over these 11 years, UMPA has emphasized ccmmmity, service and progra~ ard thus
has inadvertantly not kept up, administratively speaking, with the evolution of
UMPA’s ccmaunal based_and increasingly ccmplex multi-service system. The ccmmmity
of service recipients and providers, donors, and supporters now insist we catch up.
5.Addition~ Commen~s: In the space rems]nin~ p~ease ~g~ight any pe~inen~ hlfonnation
you fee! wou~d be he~pfu! in ev~uating your request.
ADMINISTRATIVE SOLIDIFICATION, of indirect benefit to very poor recipients of our
services, and of direct benefit to staff, Board member_s, volunteers and doP~rs, a!so
benefits Palo Alto ~ty members who continue to render financial, political and
moral support in terms of their need to be confident in UMPA’s administrative infra-
structural solidity. Peninsula Foundation, in recognizing this as a foremost priority,
turned down last October’s grant request of $22,000 for UMPA’s new Recovery Program,
and decided, rather, to give $10,000 for improvement of administration. They stated
that such an unusual grant expressed respect for and confidence in UMPA’s solid his-
tory, current leadership, and directions in programs and service. A solid admini-
strative infrastructure assures the continuance of UMPA’s effective service and
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY
ADDRESS
PHONE
PROJECT TITLE
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST
1995-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY
YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula, East Palo Alto YMCA
2220 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, 94303
(415) 858-0661 or 328-9622
East Palo Alto YMCA Summer Aquatics Project
$15,300
$ 7,543
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Service~
(415) 329-2375
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Project Summary:
¯Project will use the new Bell Street Park Pool in East Palo Alto.
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 YMCAAquatics Program formerly at the
Ravenswood High School pool since 1990 collaborating with EPA.
Budget Narrative: Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
Funding includes partial salaries for directors, managers, lifeguards and
swimming instructors.
°$15,300 requested to underwrite expanded 21 week program (was 10 wk)
Clientele Served: Please describe 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). 135 children will
learn to swim. Families including adults will-also have opportunities to
learn to swim and to experience recreational swimming with their children.
Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
.°Provides youth in the community with a positive alternative to gangs,
substance abuse, etc.
Provides a much needed place for all radal groups to meet, mix and
have fun.
°Provides a sense of community and a realization that there are valued
community services available without 4tossing the freeway.
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.
ATTACHMENT B
CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET
1996-1997
AGENCY YOUTH COMMLrNFIT SERVICE
ADDRESS 25 CHURCHILL PALO ALTO, CA 94306
PHONE (415) 829-0519
PROJECT TITLE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REQUEST $20,000
199.5-1996 FUNDING FROM CITY $11,540
City of Palo Alto
Office of Human Services
(415) 3294375
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¯roject Summary:
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 provide a service
program to increase self-esteem and interest in school and community; (2) to increase cross-cultural
oppo~ties; (3) to provide active learning opportunities; (4) to provide students a forum where
they address issues of importance; (5) to increase participation of youth in the community thereby
shap’mg future adult leadership and alleviating unmet community needs. YCS addresses these goals
by ol~erating school-based clubs at two middle schools and two high schools in the Palo Alto Unified
School District, and five schools in the Ravenswood City School District. YCS also organizes events
which bring students from all nine schools 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’
salary. YCS seeks increase.funding to help support its new program for high school students from
East Palo Alto.
-5.
Clientele Served: Please describe your client population including number served, age,
ethnicity, and other special characteristics.
The YCS Community Service and Leadership Program serves over five hundred students in the
Ravenswood City and Palo Alto Unifie~i school districts. The demographics of the students involved
in YCS activities includes:
Ethnicity.27% African American, 25% European American, 24% Asian American,
12% Latino/a and 12% other..
Age:50% of YCS participants are middle students and 50% are high school students.
Gender:.Over 80% of all YCS participants are girls.
Community Need: Please summarize the community need met by your project.
YCS 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.¯YCS has worked with over sixty community agencies in need of enthusiastic volunteers. Many of
these agencies depend on volunteers to accomplish their goals.
Additional Comments: In the space remaining please highlight any pertinent information
you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request.
Inearly October of 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. On weekends and aider school the students have painted
at Cesar Chavez Academy, visited senior citizens at Lytton Gardens, assisted with the Red Ribbon
Parade, coordinated a puppet show for a local child care center and more. Currently, twenty
students from five high schools are active in the project. YCS anticipates the number of students to
increase to sixty by May of 1996. YCS seeks increased funding to support this project.
Since the program’s inception in 1990, over 1300 middle and high school youth from East Palo Alto,
Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City have participated in over 600 service projects directly
benefiting their schools and communities. Last year Youth Community Service participants
provided over 18,000 hours of direct service to the community. Youth Community Service (YCS) is a
collaboration of the Ravenswood City School District, Palo Alto Unified School District, City of Palo
Alto, Haas Center for Public Service, Mid-Peninsula YWCA, and the City of East Palo Alto.