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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-05-20 City CouncilCity of Palo Alto City Manager’s Report TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL ATTN: FINANCE COMMITTEE FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY SERVICES DATE: MAY 20, 1999 CMR: 248:99 SUBJECT: 1999-00 HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS " (HSRAP) FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT IN BRIEF This report transmits staff’s funding recommendations for the 1999-00 Human Services Resource Allocation Process (Attachment 1), the Human Relations Commission’s HSRAP Priority of Needs for Fiscal Year 1999-00 (Attachment 2), and the Summary of Proposals Recommended for Funding Consideration (Attachment 3). Staff r_ecommendations will provide both multi-year and one-time funding of $1,158,274 to twenty programs, representing an 8.5 percent increase in the Office of Human Services contract budget. CMR: 248:99 Page 1 of 6 RECOMMENDATION Staff requests the Finance Committee recommend to Council that: 1.The Funding allocations (Attachment 1) be included in the 1999-00 Human Services contract program; and 2.The City Manager or her designee be authorized to execute the Human Services, contracts, and any other necessary documents concerning the contracts BACKGROUND Since 1983, identifying community service needs through the HSRAP has determined City funding for human services. As part of this process, the City’s Human Relations Commission (HRC) participates by providing information to staff about human service needs and by hosting community forums, which help establish the priority of human service needs for the Palo Alt0,community. Staff makes the funding recommendations to Council based on the input from the HRC and the community. DISCUSSION During the past year staff and the HRC have made refinements to the HSRAP process: 1. Four public forums were conducted to assess human service needs in the community. 2. The HRC established a priority of needs for the community, which guided the allocation for funding decisions, including which organizations should be funded on a multi-year or one-time basis. (See Attachment 2). 3. The Request for Proposals process was expanded to a wider distribution base to reach more service providers. ~- - 4. The staff HSRAP Selection Committee that reviewed proposals and made funding recommendations was expanded to include a member of the HRC. All the proposals were reviewed to determine if they addressed the community Priority of Needs established by the HRC. Proposals that did not address the Priority of Needs were removed from further consideration for funding. Proposals were considered for multi-year funding if they addressed the following criteria: 1. Meet a critical service need related to socioeconomic trends and/or basic services such as food, clothing, personal care, and homeless_ services/shelter to augment existing City services or; ~2. Address emerging socioeconomic indicators such as a target population that reflects a changing community environment and; 3. Demonstrate an ability to deliver high quality services in a cost-effective manner. Page 2 of 6 Proposals that addressed the Priority of Needs, but did not meet multi-year funding criteria, were considered for one-time funding. During the 1999-00 HSRAP cycle, twenty-five nonprofit agencies requested a total funding of $1,558,588. Council policy, enacted in 1993, limits available funds to $1,099,971. This amount includes a 3 percent ($32,038). Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) over the 1998-99 allocation. Staff’s recommendations of $1,158,274 include the available funds plus additional one-time increases of $58,303. (See Table 1) The committee did not automatically pass through a cost of living increase to existing agencies. Instead, the HSRAP Selection Committee considered increases to agencies that were creating new programs, expanding services to address gaps in the "safety net" of services or providing services to new clients. By using this .....-:,,,,, ,,:,,,,approach a number ...... ’:of new services and agencies were able to receive funding. ¯500,000:,~ l;’50!i000 i,~ Currently funded agencies recommended for additional funding are: 1.Adolescent Counseling Services is recommended for an additional $16,544 to increase counseling services and expand outreach services to middle schools. 2.Community Association for Rehabilitation is recommended for an additional $11,683 to provide an early intervention infant program and a family support program. 3.Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC) is recommended for an additional $8,829, increasing the number of child care subsidies for low-income families. 4. La Comida is recommended for a $5,406 increase to fund a hotmeal program for sixty additional seniors at the Cubberley Community Center serving seniors in the south end of Palo Alto. 5.MayView Community Health Center is recommended for an additional $775 to increase subsidized health services to low-income and homeless residents. 61_.Youth Community Services is recommended for an additional $4,416 to increase the number of school-based service clubs and to fund a new fellow’s project and volunteer resource guide. CMR:248:99 Page 3 of 6 New agencies recommended for funding are: 1. Outreach and Escort is recommended for $6,000 dollars to provide subsidized transportation for low-income disabled and senior Palo Alto residents. 2.Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults is recommended for $14,594 to fund a recreational and social activities program which will operate in the newly built Page Mill Court apartment complex that houses twenty-eight men and women with developmental disabilities. 3.YMCA Ventura Community Activity Center is recommended for $8,000 to provide recreational programs for youth at the Ventura Community Center. 4.Senior Adult Legal Assistance is recommended for $8,000 to provide monthly legal services to low-income Palo Alto seniors. Table 2 illustrates the distribution of funding between new programs and currently funded programs. The eight new programs represent 22 percent of the recommended funding, or Tat,i; 2 HSRAP Selection CommiKee Fundi_n~ Recommendations-FY 1999-00 " - $259,876. These eight programs .include the agencies discussed above, except MayView Community Health Center and PACCC that represent increases in subsidies only. RESOURCE IMPACT The HSRAP funding recommendations will provide $1,158,274 to 20 programs, which represents an 8.5% increase in the Office of Human Services contract budget. This $90,341 - increase will be reflected in the Community-Services Department proposed budget for fiscal . year 1999-00. CMR:248:99 Page 4 of 6 Table 3 illustrates how the proposed HSRAP funding will be allocated within the ten priority of need service areas. Tab~ 3 HSI44P Selection Committee Funding Reoommendatlons FY199c200 ~oleneePrevention 2% Youth Landlord/Tenant 10%Children 5%34% Disabled 6% Seniore Families 38%1%",, ", Homelessness HealthCare 2% 1% [] Disabled [] Families [] Youth [] Hon~essness [] Landlord/Tenant TIMELINE After approval by the City Council, staffwili finalize the agency contracts and funding will begin July 1, 1999. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This program is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is not subject to CEQA requirements. CMR:248:99 Page 5 of 6 ATTACHMENTS Attachment One: HSRAP 1999-00 Selection Committee Funding Recommendations Attachment Two: Human Relations Commission HSRAP Priority of Needs FY 1999-00 Attachment Three: Proposal Summary Sheets PREPARED BY: Kathy Espinoza-Howard, Administrator, Office of Human Services D EP ARTMENT HEAD~’~’~" PAUL THILTGEN Director of Community Services , cc:Palo Alto Human Relations Commission All Applicant Agencies CMR:248:99 Page 6 of 6 Attachment One HSICdP Selection Committee Funding Recommendations FY 1999-00 1 Adolescent Counseling 2 Avenidas 3 La Comida 4 PACCC 5 Proiect Sentinel 6 Second Harvest On-Campus Counseling 71,041 95,716 87,585 Senior Services 408,692 430,230 408,692 Senior Nutrition 11,665 17,071 17,071 CC Subsid7 & Outreach 381,724 402,005 . 390,553 Mediation Services 61,774 60,000 60,000 Operation Brown Bag 6,548 6,550 6,548 Multi-Year Sub-Total 9,11,444 1,011,572 970,449 7 *Clara-Mateo Alliance 8 Alliance for Communit7 Care 9 American Red Cross 10 Children’s Health Council 11 Communit7 Assoc. four Rehabilitation 12 Emergent7 Housing Consortium 13 Family Service Mid-Peninsula 14 MayView Communit7 Health Center 15 Outreach & Escort 16 Penin. Assoc. of Retarded Children & Adults 17 Penin. Ctn. for the Bhnd & Visuall~, Impaired 18 SCC Probation Dept. 19 Senior Adult Legal Services 20 Social Advocates for Youth 21 Support Network for Battered Women 22 YMCA- East Palo Alto Branch 23 YMCA-Palo Alto Branch 24 Youth Communit7 Services 25 YWCA Clara-Marco Shelter Services for Homeless 7,268 Homelessness Prevention 10,469 Social Skills Gr. Therapy Disabilities Support 29,943 Homeless Assistance Ctn. Counseling Services 12,504 Health Svcs. for Low-Inc.9,225 Paratransit Subsid~, Rec. & Communit7 Bldg. Rehabilitation Services 10,215 Youth Coun. & Outreach Legal Assistance to Elders Safe Place"/Casa SAY 7,185 Battered Women Services 24,273 Aquatic Swim Program 8,226 Ventura Activit,/Center Comm. Svcs. & Leadership Rape Crisis Center Limited Year Sub-Total 12,584 10,691 1‘12,583 25,000 7,268 13,000 61,460 ’41,626 137,717 20,000 10,000 6,0OO 19,546 10,650 82,249 10,000 12,500 25,00O 10,000 10,000 30,000 15,000 5‘1Lo16 7,268 10,469 41,626 12,504 10,000 6,OOO 14,594 -10,215 8,000 7,185 24,273 8,000 17,000 10,691 18Z825 * Ciara-MateoAlliance is recommended to befundedfor the 1999-OOfiscalyear, the source is to be determined. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION HSRAP PRIORITY OF NEEDS 1999-2K Attachment Two HIGH PRIORITY Multi- Service Center Affordable Housing- CDBG Child Care Slots/Services for Availability Disability Services Coordination of Disability and Homeless Services Independent Living Services Youth Services Transportation Services Tenant/Landlord Services MEDIUM PRIORITY Child Ca~:e Subsidy Emergency Shelters- CDBG Senior Services Family Rental Assistance/Subsidized Housing- CDBG Counseling Services for Youth, At Risk and Low Income Home Support Services Services for Battered Women and Children LOW PRIORITY Crime Awareness Services Employment Services SexffalAssault Prevention Services Health Care for Low Income Public Facility and Infrastructure Accessability- CDBG Drug and Alcohol Awareness and Prevention Services 1/26/99 Attachment Three Human Services Resources Allocation Process (HSRAP) Funding Request Proposal Summaries FY 1999-00 PART II SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAp) Proposal Summary _ _- FY 1999-2000 Agency Adolescent Counselinq Services Name of Program On-Campus Counsel inq FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $ 71 =r141 Funding Requested Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. 1.Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts.The On-Campus Counseling Program serves the Palo Alto community by providing a comprehensive array of services to students and families at the secondary schools. The program allows the secondary schools in Palo Alto to be more responsive to the individual needs of students and families. Our goal is to provide services to increase s~dents’ chances of academic success. Services include individual, family and group counseling as well as targeted outreach to Latino students and families. At the high schools, we also serve as Community Counselors, coordinating site-based programs, providing crisis counseling and referral services. The program is a collaborative effort between ACS and the Palo Alto Unified School Di.s.trict. Our Latino Outreach Counselor collaborates with other agencies in order to provide an integrated networKof services. 2. Population Served: Describe the population served bythe proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant population profile information. The On-Campus Counseling Program will provide individual, groupand family counseling to 600 students and their family members during fiscal year 1999-2000. The Latino Outrea(h Counselors will reach 225 students and family members at the high schools and middle schools. The Community Counselors will provide services to more than 300 students and parents. Approximately 85% of clients reside in Palo Alto. Other cities represented include Los Altos, Menlo Park, Atherton, East Palo Alto, Redwood City and Mountain View. We anticipate that more than 85% will be between the age of 12 and 44. The approxilbate ethnic breakdown of clients: 50% Caucasian; 26% Hispanic; 9% Asian/Pacific Islander; 8% African-American; 3% Native American; 4% other. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. ~ - $95,716from the City of Palo Alto will help pay for the salaries of the licensed mental health professionals who administer the On-Campus Counseling Program and also serve as Community Counselors at-the two high schools. Included in our request are increases to makethe positions market competitive. Increased support will also cover a portion of the cost to expand our Latino Outreach Project to the middle schools. Funding from the City also covers some administrative support, including a portion of the salary of the Executive Director, Associate Director, Development Assistant, Administrative Assistant, and Accountant. Other expenses include costs such as phone, mileage, printing and advertisements. Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the. City or diversify funding for this program. In fiscal year 199%2000, Adolescent Counseling Services will continue to leverage funding from the City of Palo Alto to support the On-Campus Counseling Program. We will approach private sources of ftmding such as foundations and corporations ($21,000) individual donors (39,127), and United Way ($15,000) to support the program. In addition, we will raise funds from other sources of public support including the Palo Alto Unified .. School District ($23,336), Positive Alternatives for Youth ($24,484) and the School Improvement Programs ($2,500). Lastly, the On-Campus Counseling Program will continue to generate in-kind support ($74,457), largely from the donated salaries of the interns who provide the counseling ($66,752 donated hours). RFP NO. 111059 .PART lX Page 18 of 19 ORIGINAL HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency: ALLIANCE For Community Care Name of Program: Homeless Services FY 1998-99 Funding - $7,268 Funding Request - $7268 1.Program Summary: This project provided outreach and linkage services to residents of Palo Alto who are homeless and have mental illness. The goal of the program is to reach out and help people obtain counseling, housing, benefits and employment from existing community resources. Staff may support individuals until they begin this process or as needed to insure stability once other community resources are in place. Sites are staffed where target populations already congregate for other reasons. Any member~ of the community may initiate a referral for services. 2.Population Served:_ We target our services to adults who are homeless and have a mental illness. We make contact with approximately 70 individuals;55 of whom will have unmet mental health needs. We support, follow, and refer at least 33 persons for services. We will monitor and report anticipated individuals who follow through with referrals. The population is all low or very low income. It is ethnically diverse. The nature of the disability is such that at times the person may not be aware they have a problem and/or deny the need for services. They may have difficulty with interview and/or the application for benefits, ;housing, or employment due to thought disorders or severe mood disturbances. 3.Budget Narrative: Funds requested when combined with United Way funds, City of Mountain View funds, and our own charitable fund raising efforts allow us to hire a half time person, provide training and supervision, office, telephone and supplies. Approximately 10 hours a week of this staff person’ s time is allocated to Palo Alto. 4.Funding Diversification Alliance will use United Way, City of Mountain View, and our own fund raising efforts to leverage the funding requested from Palo Alto. Further leveraging will occur when individuals are able to accept services and resources come from County, State and Federal mental health funds. ALLIANCE for Community Care Proposal RFP No. 111059 American Red Cross Homelessness Prevention 98-99 Fundi_~ng." $10,469 Funding Request: $13,000 ONE PAGE PROGRAM OR PROJECT SUMMARY (Please only use the Space provided on thispage) I. Summary Statement of Community Need to be Addressed The 1997 United Way "TRENDS REPORT" states that one-fifth of all households have trouble achieving economic s-elf-sufficiency; one in seven children lives in poverty and children comprise 20% of the homeless population. The pressure on household income and the economic climate of the "valley" creates a housing market where the rental vacancy rate is less than I%. It is common for multiple families to share one living unit while others are squeezed out as housing costs rise. The report also states that county-wide between 7,500 and 16,300 people will experience an episode ofhomelessness in a given year. This figure is based on those who declare homelessness and does not account for those living with friends, family or relatives in overcrowded conditions because they cannot maintain housing. ¯ 2. Brief Program/Project Summary Our Homeless Prevention Program assists families remain in housing and avoid becoming homeless due to a one time financial crisis. The premise of the program is simple: it is far more cost effective, both in terms of dollars and human lives, to stabilize families in permanent housing, than it is for them t~ face eviction, to locate shelter space, and to accumulate sufficient funds for relocation. No other agency provides rental assistance in Palo Alto. Information and Referrals services are proyided for clients with additional needs beyond the scope of our program. 3.Clientele Served (describe the client population including numbers served, and any special characteristics) Our objective is that 29 low- or very-low income Palo Alto near-homeless families will receive financial assistance and counseling to maintain permanent housing, 600 children will receive toys for Christmas through our toy give away program and 900 Information and Referral contacts will be made to Palo Alto residents. 4. Budget Narrative (briefly describe how the requested funds will be used) Salary and benefits for one full-time and one part-time caseworker position will be partially funded by this grant. This grant will also assist with the phone and utilities to support the program. The program budget for FY 99-00 is projected to be $68,000. Other sources of funding will also support these positions and provide funding foradditional program expenses. 5. Additional Comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent informatiofi you feel would be helpful in evaluating you request HUMAN SERVICES RESROURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency Avenidas (formerly the Senior Coordinating Council of the Palo Alto Area) Program Senior Services FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $408,692 Funding Requested $430,230 Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. 1. Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts. : Avenidas is the City’s long-term, primary provider of senior services as identified in the lease agreement for the 450 Bryant Street facility. The agency supports seniors in their efforts to continue living independently (and usually in their homes), to maintain or improve their health, to enrich their lives and to be active contributors to the community. Family members and caregivers are also supported in meeting the practical and emotional challenges presented by caring for an aging individual. The agency offers a broad array of services that are available to ’ all Palo Alto older adults and serves as an information resource to other Palo Alto residents who may be caring for an older family member, either locally or long-distance. The agency col, laborates with other senior services organizations by informing residents about the availability of, and referring them to, services and by co-sponsoring programs and/or providing space for relevant programs and activities. 2.Population Served: Describe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant profile information. While Avenidas serves the Mid-Peninsula, its primary client base is Palo Alto. Each year more than one-half of the individuals served by the agency are Palo Altans. During the first quarter of 1998-99 alone, the agency served 1,625 Palo Alto older adults. The targeted population is those individuals 50 and older and family caregivers, but more than 90% of the agency’s clients are 65 and older. Based on U.S. Census data and the agency’s own surveys, close to half of the individuals served by the agency qualify as low-income. 3.Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. More than 88% of the funds will be used to help underwrite salary and payroll tax expense for agency staff since it is through people that the agency provides seniorservices. The remaining funds will be used to provide subsidies to low-income seniorsfor Senior Home Repair and to help underwrite publications, facility expenses, and some insurance costs. 4.Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the City of diversity funding for this program. - The agency expects to: 1. Raise $540,000 in community contributions; 2. Contract with the u.S. Government, Santa Clara County, United Way of Santa Clara County, and City of Mountain View; 3. Charge fees to clients and participants who can afford to pay them; 4. Receive payment from Medi-Cal and the Veterans Administration for low-income Senior Day Health Center participants; and 5. Transfer funds from the agency’s Endowment. RFP No. 111059 PART II Page 18 of 19 Clara-Ma t_eo Alliance FY 1998-99 Funding: NA_ Clara-Mal:eo Shel I:er Funding Request:_$ 25,000 ONE PAGE PROGRAM OR PROJECT SUMMARY (Please only use the space provided on this page) 1. Summary Statement of Community Need to be Addressed Recent regional economic growth is projected to continue into 1998 (Bay Area Council). This employment growth will continue to have a negative impact on the rental markets in both Santa Clara and San Mateo counties increasing the number of households at risk for homelessness. In 1996, Santa Clara County’s rental housing stock had a vacancy rate of 2.3% and rental rates increased by 24.94% annually (Tri- County Apartment Association, 1997). A survey found that in 1995 approximately 16,300 persons experienced an episode of homelessness in Santa Clara County. Over one-quarter ot the homeless population is estimated to be veterans. According to Santa Clara County’s Housing Division there is an estimated unmet need for emergency shelter beds for 486 individuals and 314 for families with children (Santa Clara County Collaborative on Affordable Housing and Homeless Issues, Application for Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance, August, 1997). North Santa Clara County has a vast shortage of shelter beds. The Clara-Mateo Alliance and the Urban Ministry are the only shelters in North Santa Clara County. 2. Brief Program/Project Summary The Clara- Mateo Alliance Shelter is a 60 bed year round shelter for homeless individuals, couples and families who are actively working toward achieving their goals and overcoming homelessness. The mission of Clara-Mateo Alliance Homeless Shelter is to promote greater levels of self sufficiency and functioning for homeless individuals, couples and families through rehabilitation-tocused shelter, case management services, and coordinated access to a network of service providers. 3.Clientele Served (describe the client population including numbers served, and any special characteristics) - 100% of all persons served by this project are homeless. Based on previous quarters, the statistical breakdown on the populations served is as follows: (amount may exceed 100%) 65% veterans, 46% persons with disabilities, 8% persons with chronic medical conditions or physically handicapped, and 5% elderly. A total of 625 homeless individuals, couples, and families will be served annually. There is no limit on the number of Palo Alto residents the Clara-Mateo Alliance will serve. 4. Budget Narrative (briefly describe how the requested funds will be used) The Clara-Mateo Alliance is requesting a commitment of $25,000 from the City of Palo Alto as .86% of the total cost of operating the shelter. The requested amount will pay for four .20 FTE case management positions and one .18FTE Admissions Coordinator position. The disbursement of the $25,000 would be tied to serving a minimum of 120 Palo Alto residents for a total of 4,200 shelter bed nights. More homeless individuals, couples, and families from the City of Palo Alto may be served at no additional cost. 5.Additional comments: In the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent information you feel would be helpful in evaluating your request. During the 1s~ quarter of the current fiscal year, July 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998, the Clara.Mateo Alliance provided 1,040 shelter bednights to Palo Alto residents. This represented a 14% utilization rate by City of Palo Alto residents. The cash cost of operation the Ctara-Mateo AItiance is $557,205. Thus, the cost per shelter bed night is $25.44. Projections for FY 99-00 sugge#t that the Clara-Mateo Alliance will provide at least 4,200 shelter bed nights, 12,480 meals, and case management to over 120 homeless City of Palo Alto residents. The cost, to the Clara-Mateo Alliance, of providing these services to City ot Palo Alto residents is $105,830. However, the Clara-Mateo Alliance is requesting only $25,000 from the City of Palo Alto. City ol Pato Alto CDBG, FY 99-00 page 1 of 28 PART II SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency: The Children’s Health Council (CHC) FY 1998-99 Funding: $61,460 Name of Program: Social Ski.lls Group Therapy Funding Requested: $61,460 Program Summary The Children’s Health Council currently conducts seven "Social Skills" groups for children who are experiencing difficulties in their home and/or school environments. This proposal is requesting funding for one year of a Social Skills Group Therapy Program aimed at pre-adolescent and adolescent girls. The funding provides for staff time for both the groups and individual and group consultation with parent(s). As the cost of this program is a barrier for many families, w plan to use this funding to provide services to clients with financial need. Social skills are crucial skills, which, because they are not obvious or readily taught, come hard to some children. These social skills are utilized when we meet people for the first time, make small talk, make friends, adapt to groups, and negotiate countless other social interactions. The development of appropriate social skills is a crucial element to ensuring the academic success as well as social and emotional well being of these girls. Generally, the goals of the social skills training group are (1) to increase the child’s awareness and sensitivity to how their social behavior affects others; and (2) t teach new pro-social behaviors believed to be deficient in children’s social skills set. Population Served Currently, our Social Skills Group Therapy program.serves young children, ages 6-11. This proposal asks for funding for groups targeted at pre-adolescent and adolescent girls. We estimate the program will serve a minimum of 36 children annually. If funded, this program will cover the cost of services to the family. Therefore, we plan to serve traditionally underserved populations and familje§ that could not otherwise afford this therapy. Currently, 60% of CHC clients are from Santa Clara County, 25% are from San Marco County and the remaining 15% are from the Bay Area or nationally referred. Budget Narrative The total funding request for one year of this program is $61,460. Almost all of this funding is directed towards support for CHC clinicians to run the group sessions, consult with families individually and in groups and to support time for program preparation, training, and evaluation. Fundraising Diversification The funding requested in this proposal will be leveraged in several ways: This program will build on an existing service.infrastructure. Several Social Skills groups are already in place. Some materials have been purchased and a curriculum has been developed. The evaluation of this program will be coordinated with the Outcomes Research Initiative at the Children’s Health Council currently funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Children who are referred in through the Social Skills Group Therapy program who are in need of additional services (educational assessments, individual therapy, etc) can qualify for these services and receive treatment at the CHC. RECEIVED S_COPE OF ~ERVICE,~ HUMAN SERVICF..S RESOURCES ALI.OCATION PROCESS (}ISRAP)Proposal summary FY’ 1999-2000 I=lk"D 0 ~ ~nnr~ Office of Human . Services Agency:’ ,’ehrhilimtlon./nc (CAR). Name of Program: ’. . __ FY 1998.99 Funding (if applicable)Funding Request Clearly ~d con¢l-sely summarize your request, Use the space provided on this page only. 1, Program Sumninry: Identify the priority met by this program, the program go~ds and objectives, how It benefitsPale A]lo residents, m~d how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through ollaborative efforts. Tl~e prtorlty met by this program will be disabilities services, 783 Pale Alto citizens with developmental and otherd.L*,abtlities will receive 23,194 hours of high quality direct services through three different programs: Infant: 640 hours of early Intervention services will be provided to 16 Pale Alto developmentally delayed infants and their families; 75% of their developmental goals wtll be met, Family Support; 3,931 hours of day care, at~r school recreation and respite services will !~ provided to 17 Pale Allo famllie~ with developmentally disabled children resulting in a consumer satisfaction rating of 85% Betty Wright Swim Center: 18,623 hours of aquatic services will be provided to 750 Pale Alto residents ¯ . 6,000 of those service hours wtll be adaptive aquatic and safety skills and training to Individuals with developmen~alsabltlties and very young children Two new aquatic services will be created b~k~ed on consumer need and dentand .-d ¯Ten organizations will re.celve on-going or short-term consultations125 swim volunteers will be recruited and tr,’dned to work with swtm consumers40(} hours of service to low income Pale Alto residents will be subsidized as scholarships In ~ddltton, a drowning prevention brochure will be developed attd distributed to a minimum of 1,000 pre-$¢hool and elementary school children in Pale Alto, C,A,R,’s community ~ucatton program will also provide prevention education togO low income families and provide them with infant ancl/or toddler car seat~. Population Serwd: Describe the population served by the proposed program, Include the area of Palo Alto sm’ed, the number of Pale Alto residents r, erved, whether it serves low Income and any other relevant population profile Information, 783 Pale Alto residents will be served from anywhere in ti~ city boundaries, Approximately 50% of these residcnls will be medium low, or very low income, 31% are male and 69% are female; 87% are Caucasian. 5% are Aslan. 4% are Hispanic and 4% ate African American. Budget N~rratlve: Doscrtbe how the requested progr~un funds will be used, Infant Services 2,592Family Support Services 4,112Betty Wright Swim Center 21,4226,000 2,500Cat Seat Prevention Progrmn ~ Total:41,626 Service Support Service SupportService Support Scholarship SubsidyDrowning Prevention Brochure Prevention Educat!o~ 4.Funding Diversification,, Summ~u’tze how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the City or diversify funding fro this program, The reputation of the City of Pale Alto and i~ support adds to C,A,R,’s credibility ~.~ an effective non-profit agency, 58% of C,A,R,’s services are funded by the State. In order to continue to provide services at.the enriched and high quality CAR isknown for 42% of our funding must be ob~ncd elsewhere and a minbnum of 500 volunteers recruited, trained and managedeach year, C.A,R,’s development program will continue to diversify Its funding. Currently 41% of our funds come from the United Way. 6% from Found,’~lions and corporalions and 14% from individual donallons. The balance Is made up by pdvate fee~ and contract Income, _ ¯ Support from the City or Pale Alto helps CAR to Increase our other revenue streams m~d b used ~ part of our matketinl~stmle~y to other funders. For Instance, the swim center recently received a foundation grant of $30,0(X) and other servicesreceived n gift of $15.0(X). Both of these donor’s were.positively influenced by the support from the City of Pale Alto, PART lI SCOPE OF SER\qCES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summa FY 1999.2000 Community Association for Rehabilitation, Inc. (CAR) Name of Program Disabilities Support Y 1998-99 Funding (ifapplicable) $ 29,9~43 Funding Requested S 48,609 learly and concisely summarize :)’our request. Use the space provided on this page only. Program SummarT: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, hov," it benefits Palo Alto residents, and hov,’ the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts, he priority met by this programwill be disabilities services. 790 Pale Alto citizens ith developmental’andother disabilities will receiv~ 47,791 hours of high quality direct ervices. hree partnerships willbe .developed with the City of Pale ~ito Human Resources Dept. aiks &.Recreation Department and Pale Alto Child Care to"result in 5 clients being included n the mainstream of the community. Population Sen’ed: Describe the population Sewed by {he proposed program. Include the ~ea of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents sewed, whether it serves low income and any other relevant population’profile information. 90 Pale Alto residents will be served from anywhere in the cSty boundaries. Approximately ~% of these residents will be medium low, or very low income. 31% are male and 69% are emale, ’87% are Caucasian, 5% are Asian,. 4% are Hispanic ~nd 4% are African American. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program ~nds will be used.- ~’ 36,t09 will be used to provide salary support to help ensure excellence in 5 of CAR’s irect service programs. [2,500 ~ill be.used to provide salary support to CAR’s Community Education Specialist to :hieve 3 new partnerships in Pale Alto to integrate 5 CAP, clients. Funding Diversification: Surmmarize how 3"our agency ptmn~ to leverage the funding from the City or diversi~’ ~tnding for this program. ’ ae reputation of the City 6f Pale Alto and its support adds to C~R’s credibility as an ffective nonprofit. Thig enables CAR to obtain 2~% of its funds from individual donations, oundations and corporations. A further 4% will come from United Way and 0.[% from the it)’ of Sunnyvale. The remaining 75% will be obtained from State funding, 60% contract ad private fee income; [5% City support helps CAR to increase our other revenue streams ad is used as a marketing strategy to other funders. R.FP NO. 111059 PART I[ Page IS ot’19 PART l[ SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HsRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 998-99 Funding (if applicable) S IN,’gtllC o~Drogra[~l Hc,~eless kssistance Funding IRequested S 137,717 fly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. ’rogram Summary: Identify the pri’ority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it enefits Palo Alto residents, and hov,’ the progm-am effectively utilizes existing resources through ollaborative efforts. EHC ~ ill respond to the need for services for homeless people in the City’ of Palo Alto by operating a Homeless Assistauce Cet~ter. The. center ’.~ ill provide practical assistance, case mat\agement and training to homeless people and persons at risk or" homeless,e~s at a multi-service center in the Cit:.’ of Palo Alto. "file goal or" the program is to help homeless people fit’<l and maintai, stable housing and greater selt’- st,fficiedcy. The program ,.,.’ill provide services to 400 clients. (65q~ will access shelter and 65% of case managed clients ’,viii fi,d stable housing.) Services ’.viii include street outreach, food, clothing, h’,~ieae supplies, lockers, transportation assistance, ret’errals, case management, telephones, employment services and v, orkshops to homeless persons. opulation Served: Describe the population served by the proposed protein. Include the area of Palo served, th, e number of Pato Alto residents se~’ed, whether it se~’es low income and any other relevant )pulation profile infommtion. The Homeless Assistance Center will serve homdl2,ss people including single adults, couples, families wkh children and teens. 99% of clients ,,;ill be low or very low income. The expected demographic profile is: 18% oFhouseholds ’,viii be families; 20% or’clients will be children; I% ofclients will be youth; 18% of clients ,.viii be worM,g: 70% of’clients will have been homeless at least one month; 30’?, a ot"clients ,.viii have a health problem; 6% of clients ’.’,ill have substance abuse issues; 8% will have mental illness issues; and 85% ,.;ill be high school graduates. ~dget Narrative: Describe hov." the requested program funds will be used, City" or Palo Alto Human Services funds arc requested tbr multi-year funding to support the staffing and opcratio,s of th~ uew Homeless Assistance Center. Funds arc requested spcdfically for salaries, bct~cfits. payroll taxes, insurance, utilities, telephone, postage, supplies, tcauaportatiom maintenance and repairs. direct services, and printing of program materials etc. nding Diversification: Summarize how your agency, plans to leverage the funding from the City’ or ’crsify funding for this program. City of Pal~ Alto funds will be leveraged by an in-kind donation of all ore portiou ofthe rent of the center and.computer cquipmeut. Additional ftmdraising l~om local tbuudations, corporations and i~dividuals will~ raise the bakmcc of timds needed. The General glaua~er and Youth Outreach Worker ace tkmdcd by lk’dcral and Cotmty govcnm~cm, Foundatiot~5 and indi~ idual~i~ the Palo Alto area have expressed substantial interest iu supporting Emergency I lousing Co.sortium iu this ty~pe of project. RFPNO. 111059 PARTII Page 18 of 19 Human Services Resources Allocations Process (HSRAP) Proposal Summary F¥ 1999-2000 Agency: Family ServiceMid-peninsula Name of Program: ,Counseling Services FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $15, 504 Funding Requested: $20,000 Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use space provided on this page only. 1. Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts. This application is for limited funding under the program category of counseling services. The services offered in this proposal effectively meet the needs of the medium priority areas for 1999-2000. Program goals are to a) Support and devel~Sp strong functional families and individuals; b) Improve students’ emotional well-being so that their ability to learn will improve; c) Encourage families as a whole to learn coping skills for separation, divorce and remarriage; d) Re,duce the incidence of violence in the home. According to the Mental Health Association, 10% of the population will suffer from mental illness. FSMP provides accessible and affordable programs on a sliding scale fee schedule. Approximately 5,600 Palo Alto residents will benefit from the availability of this program. The agency collaborates with various community organizations to help reduce program costs whenever possible. 2. P~pulation Served: Describe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant population profile information. The program will serve children, teens, and adults throughout Palo Alto. We project that approximately 550 residents will utilize our services. The agency provides a sliding scale fee schedule for low income individuals. 3. Budget Narrative: Describe how the program funds will be used. The funding will be used for costs related to staffing the program. 4. Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the City or diversify funding for this program. Funding from the City of Palo Alto will allow the agency to match the money for foundation grants as well as match fees for service. This will enable our clients to pay a lower fee for the services provided~ Additional funding is sought through individual donations, corporate contributions, foundation grants, and special events. PART II SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency La Comida de California, Inc Name of P~ogram Senior Nutrition ;- FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $ 11,665.00 Funding Requested $ 17,071.00 Cl.early and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts. Palo Alto residents 60 years or older may attend the five day a week lunches at Avenidas. Average attendance is 120 persons. Lunches provide one-third of dietary requirements. Dietary oversight is provided by a County dieticianassigned to La Comida and a management evaluation is also conducted by the County Nutrition Services Program as part of the contract. City funding is consistent with the City’s goals for seniors and families, "and, as a matter of fact, is a requirement of the County. Avenidas benefits with increased daily attendance and use of their programs. La Comida is working with the City of Paloo Alto to provide a hot lunch for seniors who attend the Cubb~rley Adult Education Program. Population Served: Describe the population s~’ved by ~e proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant popular.ion profile information. The target population is the Palo Alto Area with 85% of the participants living in Palo Alto and the rest coming from East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Stanford, Mountain View and Sunnyvale. There is no geographic restriction on residency because federal funding prohibits such limitations. All ethnic groups are represented. Handicapped persons come by Van. Under the Older American Act, not only is nutrition recognized, but companionship and sociability are underlying concepts of the funding. The social services at Avenidas are used by participants either by self_referral or by the La Comida Site Manager. 3. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. Program funds will be used for the purchase of food which is prepared on site for the daily lunches. Some funds will be used for salaries and other budget items, as well as the new l~ot meals program for Cubberley Adult Education Program. A Site Manager, cook and two kitchen aides are currently e .mployed. For 1999-2000 the proposed budget is $158,916.00 4.Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding fxom the City or diversify funding for this program. NUTRITION PROGRAM Federal, State, County funding, including participants voluntary contributions $141,845.00 City of Palo Alto 17,071,00 $158,916.0o $8000.00 is the fund raising goal, beyond the Nutrition Program above, for overtime and SEP contributions for employees, outreach, volunteer support, and repairs not covered in the budl~et. RFPNO. 111059 PARTII Page 18 of 19 PART [I SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal SummaO’ F¥ 1999-2000 ncy MavView Community H4alth Services t998-99 Funding (ifapplicable) S 9,225 NameofProgram 14e~Ith Car~ for Low Income individuals Funding Requested S 10,000 ~rly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space p~’ovided on this page only. Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it )enefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources tbxough :ollaborative efforts. The goal of. the program is to provide orimary he~ith care services and heaith .~ducation and referral services to low income and homeless Palo Alto residents. This program addresses the heal~h of the entire community by providing access to basic lealth care services for lovt income and homeless residents who might otherwise delay ]r avoid treatment, with the risk of more serious illness or disability. Population Served: Desci’ibe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo ~.lto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant ~opulation profile information. 4ost of our patients who are Palo Alto residents live in the Ventura neighborhood, ]r in the downtown area or the area close to the clinic. Many of them have no :ransportation, and rely on being able to walk to the clinic. All of the patients served through this program are Palo Alto residents who are low income and uninsured. Homeless individuals seeking medical services are also served through this program. In 1997-98, a total of 206 Palo Aito residents received services, 144 services were. ~ligible.under this program. Budget Narrative: Describe howtherequested program funds willbe used. The $I0,000 in program fuuding will be used to provide at least 75 low income and ~omeless residents of Palo Alto with up 125 direct clinic services to be reimbursed ~t the rate of $80.00 Services will be delivered by a bi-lingual team of medical and support staff, ~nd health education staff. Funding Diversification: Sumnm~ze-howyouragency planstoleveragethefunding from the City o? ~iversifyffmdingforthis program. =unding from the City of Palo Atto has been an imo~r~aht asset in our attempts to_ increase funding from other cities for clinic programs O~at suppor~ their residents. Since Mountain View and Sunnyvale have more affordable housing, more of our low income residents now live in those cities. 12% of our clients live in Palo Alto. An equal ~umber of our clients live in the City of Sunnyvale, which supports our Columbia ,iiddle School clinic with $25,000 ~his year. The City of Mountain View, wl~ere 65% ~f our patienLs live,.is providing $60,000 in SUpDort this year. -RFPNO. 111059 PARTII Page 18ofi9 " Outreach Escort Paratransit Subsidy FY 1998-99 Funding: NA Funding Request: $6,000 ONI’~ I’AGE PR()(;RAbl OR I)RO,II~CT SUblglARY (Please only use the space provided on this page) Summar5" Statement of Community Need to be Addressed 7hi.s" pt’c~ject addres.s’es the community need ident~ed in the (’it)’ ’s 1995-96 ("ommttnit), Development OUectives. ,S~)ec~cal~v, Item I11: Public Services which serve lower income clients l~rimaril)’. ,~ecial need~ tran.sportation sttpports the ~ktil)’ living, need~" of the fi’ctil attd disabled elc#t"O’ cts well as younger disabled persons. (?lienLs" are connected with available community resources that enhance their qttaliO, c~ l~e attd enable !hem to remain indel)endenl. This proL, ram pre vents costly arid ttnnece.swat3’ instittttionalizatiott, eapecially atnong theft’all elderly attd disabled petwons who are a gravel), at-risk without our services. t Brief ProgramIProj ect Su mmary O(.II’I~£’A(TH, ax the t~aratrqtt.s’it Broker for ~’(tttl~t (’ktra Count)’, provides tran.sportation for residents who are disabled atut tmahle to use public.fixed route tran.~portation. This pt’oject.fi)r l’alo AIto will enable very low, low income Palo ,4 Ito clients td receive fitrehox suhsidJ’. Up to 2,040 .~uhsidized one-u’ay rides will provided with CDBG fqnd.. Clientele Served (describe the clieut population inchlding numtJers served, and any special characteristics) ,Clients served have a disability that prevents them fi~t" indet)endentl)’ accessing public tran.sporlalion. {huler the Americans with Disabilities A ct (/1DA) these individuals are eligible to receive a service complemenlctry to public.fixed route transportat}’on referred to as paratransit. OUTREACH currently serves 8, 000 clients of which at)proximcttely 460 are residents of Palo A Ilo. Budget Narrative (briefly’ describe how the requested funds will be used) 1:urals are requested to suhsidize fitrehoxfi)r low-income residenLs’ who cannot afJbrd to pa)’fi)r /he fitre and will.he.ctclvetwel)" impacled h), /he fltre ofS2.50 pet" ride. A smctll portion of the ftmd.s’ are a£’o requested to help cover the cost c~f the staf.f time in the Paratransit Stq)l)orl unit t~) monitor, pt’c.)~e.vs" attd reporl on Ihe stth.vid), program. Additional Comments: ln the space remaining, please highlight any pertinent iuformation you feel would be helpful in evaluatingyour request 7he (’it)’ ~?f l’alo A IIo cut’renl(~’ recog, tdzes the need.for ~ffec’li(’e and cfficient tr~-ttt.sT)ot’lcttiolt services f~;r.fi’~til soniors and disahledin~#vi~htaL~’, a.v a conq~lemeltt to the bus atul light rail .2vslem. ()(/7TUFA CH provi~&.v this ve0’ service, which enahh,s people ’It) have ctcces.s’ to mecOc~t/ cctl’e, s/Iotq)itt,k,, t’dttcctliottal Cq~l)orl/milie.s’, att~l l{fe-etl/lC~llci/~g, activities outsi~& c?f their/tome. ]3)’ provic#n£, ctccesx lr) services ctw~O’ fi’om the hr)me, the (’iO’ qf l~alr) A Itr) is en.s’tu’iltg thctl il.v resideltts ctrt’ tnctximizin£, ctvctikthle resottrue.v ctttcl Iheir owtl hectllh, thtts rechtcitlg l)/:t,m~tlltre i//.s’lil//lir)/lctliz~tlioll. It co.vl.s’./~ttr limes ~t,s’ /llttclt Io/mti//l~tin ~t Se/lior ill ct llttr.vill,k" /tome Ihctlt ill their owll ]tome. PART II SCOPE OF SERVICES t4UMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 cy Pale .~d.to Community Child Care 998-99 Funding (ifapplioable)$ 381,724 Name of Program Subsidy & Outreach Services Funding Requested $ 402,005 fly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. ’rogram Summaw: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals ~ind objectives, how it enefits Pale Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through ollaborative efforts. The City of Palo Alto Child Care Subsidy Program’s mission is to provide families with subsidies to pay for quality child care services, These child care services will enable parents to work or ’attend school and provide for their families, as.well as to support their children’s developmental needs. PACCC coltaborates with otb, er subsidy programs administered by PACE, Choices for Children, and the 4 C’s to maximi2e the use of CPA Subsidy funds. The mission of our Outreach Program is to provide parents with resources to help them choose quality child care and to provide parents and providers with training and resources to enhance their care of young children. ’opulation Served: Describe t~e population served by the proposed program..Include .the area of Palo served, ~;he number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income a_,i.d any other rele,)ant ,opulation profile information. The Subsidy Program serves low-income families living in Palo Alto, working for the’ City, or participating’ in the PAUSD Voluntary Transfer Program. In 1999-2000, we propose to serve 60 children from appro*imately 50 families’. ~udget Narrative: Describe how the requested progam funds ’,viii be used. Of the $402,005 requested by PACCC t~ fund Subsidy and Outreach Services for 1999-2000: ’,$313, 9’45 is for Direct Services to assist approximately 50 families to pay for quality child care ¯S7 I, 148 is fi~r payroll-related expenses -S8,301 is for office expenses _, _ -$8.61 I is for books/publications, pri.ting,’publishing, provider training and miscellaneous ;unding l)iversification: Summ~ize how your agcucy plans to leverage the l’unding from the City or [ivcrsi[y funding for this program. I’ACCC aiins to raise S5O,000 to continue its outreach services to the cot ~ utmity, including pucchasi.g new equipment fi,r the resource room, providiffg accreditation support to child care center:;, m~d providi/~ trainings and workshops to parents and providers in tile community. RFI’ NO. I11051 PA!¢T II Page 18 of 19 PART II SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency PARCA FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $.n/a Name of Program Page Mill Court Recreation & Community-Building Project Funding Requested $ 19,546 Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. 1.Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts. Page Mill Court’s recreation and community-building enterprise addresses a high-priority need in the area of disability services. Its goals and objectives are to ensure that the needs of people with developmental disabilities both at Page Mill Court and in the Palo Alto area at large with regard to leisure activities and community connection are met and to assist on every level in their participation. The projectavill benefit Palo Alto residents by providing a range of recreation options that will encourage inclusion, community interaction, socialization, and enjoyment while assisting in the acquisition of valuable skills for independence. PARCA will collaborate with Housing Choices Coalition, Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and other local agencies in implementing this program. 2.Population Served: Describe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant population profile information. ’The program will begin with the 28 very-low income adult tenants of Page Mill Court, but will benefit all individuals with developmental disabilities in Palo Alto, of which there are 1 ! 8 of all ages, according to demographics from the San Andreas Regional Center. (There is an unidentified number of additional people with developmental disabilities who are not clients of the San Andreas Regional Center.) People with developmental disabilities include those with moderate, severe or profound mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and epilepsy. The proposed program will be headquartered between E1 Camino Real and Ash Street to the west and east and Sheridan Avenue and Page Mill Road to the north and South, adjacent to Stanford University. 3. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. The majority of the $19,546 requested for City of Palo Alto Proposed Program Funding 1999-2000 will be spent on salaries, benefits, payroll taxes and insurance for the employees who will devote all or part of their time to the recreation and community-building project. There are three PARCA employees and three Housing Choices employees who will devote time to the project. The remaining portion of the funding will be used for office incidentals (telephone bill, postage), auto mileage reimbursement, printing of program brochure, and minimal equipment, supplies and accessories. Funding Dive#sification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding ~om the, City or diversify funding for this program. PARCA plans to leverage/diversify funding from the city ~fPalo Alto by combining HUD financing, PARCA adult services program revenues, PARCA fundraising income, and additional funding from the San Andreas Regional Center. RFPNO. 111059 . _PARTII Page 18 of 19 PART ]2 SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Peninsula Center for the Blind Agency_and Visually ImDaired FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $ 1 0,2 1.5 Rehabilitation Services NameofPro~amfor Blind and Visuall . Impaired Residents of Palo Alto FundingRequested$ 10,650 Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. 1.Program Summary: Identify ~e pfiofiU met by t~s pro~am, the progam goals and o~ectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the progam effectively utilizes existing resources t~ough collaborative errors. Disability Services - This program meets the need for people disabled by loss of vision to learn new skills for adapting to severe sight loss and to access other resources. It provides services to help them attain their highest potential for independence in the sighted community including: Initial needs assessment with information and referral to other resources in Pa]o Alto and elsewhere, counseling and support groups to help them overcome the emotional aspects of vision loss, training in orientation and mobility (travelin9 safely) and daily living skills., and access to trained ~v~un£e~r~ fo~ aAdltJonal as.sistance an~ compa~ionsnipz. ~opmatlon~e~ea: ~_~escnbe ~e population se~e~ by the propose~ pro~am. ~clude the ~ea of Pai0 Alto.sewed, the number of Palo Alto residents se~ed, wheth~ it se~es low income and any other relevant population profile in~rmNion. The targe~ population is anyone living in Palo Alto who has- a severe loss of vision. Half of our clients in Palo Alto have annual incomes of under $20,000, some are isolated and have other medical problems, most of them are over the age of 65.We propose to provide services to 27 Palo Alto residents in 1999-2000~ 3. BudgetNarrative:Descfibehowtherequestedpro~amfundswillbeused. Requested funds ~ould be used to fund 40%-of the program salaries for rehabilitation services to Palo Alto clients that are provided by our Orientation and Mobility Instructors, Daily Living Skills Instructors, Sdcial Work/Counselors, Counseling Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator. No other program expenses are being requested. 4.Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the City or diversify funding for this program. _. We plan to raise 29% of our operating f~nds from our two special events, the Vintage Affaire Wine A~ction and the Menlo Charity Horse Show. We will raise 14% through solicitations of donations, 10% from £oundation and corporate grants, and 5% from United Way of Santa Clara County. We will receive approximately 12% from investment income from our endowment fund. RFPNO. 111059 PARTII Page18of19 HUMAN SERVICES R.ESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Attachment A - Mediation Services Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency P~oject Sentinel Name of Program Palo Alto Mediatlon FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $45 ~000 Funding Requested $ 6 0,0 0 0 Clearl~ and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. 1.Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts. Project Sentinel proposes to provide information, referral, research, problem solving consultation and mediation services to conflicts occuri,±.n,g.:w:Lthin the Palo Alto City boundarl@s. The services are intended to create a more stable environment for those who work or live in Palo Alto. The service will work with trained volunteer ~nediators as well as a wlde range of community service providers. 2.Population Served: D~scribe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant population profile information. The program is structured to work with all segments of Palo Alto’s population. There are no restrictions on who can access the services. It is anticipated that renters will comprise the majority of service reciepients (43% of the housing stock). 3. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. The majo.rity of the requested budget is for personnel costs. A suggested ~raining budget is attached bu~ separate from the oper&ting proposal and budget. 4.Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding ~om the City or diversify funding ~r this program. ~Project Sentinel has secured County Alternat~ve Dispute R~solution Funds ~oenhance counseling and dispute resolution services in northern Santa Clara County. We also maintain over 30 service contracts which create a stable~sharing of overhead expenses. Attachment A - Page 18 of 18 County of Santa Clara Probation Depadmentk Juvenile Division 840 Guadalupe Parkway San Jose, California 9.51t0 Administrative Offices 840 Guadalupe Parkway San Jose, California 95110 John Cavalli Chief Probation Officer City of Palo Alto Community Services Department i, Laura Wegl, Supervising Probation Officer for the Juvenile Division Unit and Restorative Justice Program of Santa Clara County will be submitting a proposal for a M.ulti-year and renewable two year contract for Youth Counseling and Outreach Services. , The Santa Clara County Probation Department’s Youth Outreach/Diversion Unit is staffed by 14 Probation Officers, one Community Worker and seven Community Coordinators. Eight and a half of our Officers are assigned to subsidized positions and five and a half are in non-subsidized assignments_. The Community Coordinators are helping put together the new Restorative Justice Program that has been initiated in seven areas in Santa Clara County. Together, duringfiscal year 1997-1998, the two groups processed over 5,000 referrals. This represents 30% of the total law referrals received by the juvenile division ofthe Probation Department for fiscal 1997- 1998. Typically, these are youngsters between 12 and 15 who have no prior formal criminal history. Their offenses are for misdemeanor violations or municipal code violations. Through education, restitution and community service, these children are diverted from the formal Juvenile Justice System in favor of community based alternatives. in addition to the normal duties of their office, the subsidized Officer works in collaborative/multi-service teams to address the needs of At-Risk-Youth through prevention and inte~ention. Currently, eight and a half of our Officers provide contract services to schools, police agencies and municipalities. Working in collaboration with other agencies and community-based organizations,these Officers help create "customized" services to meet the needs of the service community_. Board of Supervisors: Donald F. Gage, Blanca Afvarado, Pete McHugh, James T. B.eall Jr., S. Joseph Sirnitian County E.xecut~e: P-Jchard W’~lenberg SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency Second Harvest Food Bank Name of ProgramOperati°n Brown Bag FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $ 6,548 Funding Requested $ 6,550 Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Pale Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts..Operation Brown Bag distr~ibutes .supplemental groceries and related food services to 229 very..low-income Paio Alto s~nior members (149 households), using the Ventura School site as a distribution point. Population Served: Describe the population served by the proposed program. "Include the area of Pal0 Alto served, the number of Pale Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other rele.~ant ..... populaOon profile information.¯ The Brown Bag" program serves very low-income Pale Alto residentS, 60 years of age and.older, and disabled i~dividuals 55-59 years old. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. ~ ’:~ Funds will be used to assist in staffing the Brown Bag program. Specifically, th±s includes the Program Hanager who coordinates and evaluates the program, and the delivery driver, who load/unloads and transports food to the.participating distribution site. Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the. City or dixiersify funding for this program. Our board of directors is committed to maintaining a diverse base of ’funding. Funding from the cities gives the Food Bank credlblllty/ and helps leverage funds from corporations and foundations. RFPNO.111059 PART II SCOPE OF SERVICES Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA) HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA) FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $ Not Applicable Name of Program Legal Assistance to Elders Fu~ading Requested $ 10, 000 Clearly and concisdy summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. 1.Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goalsand objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts.The program meets the priority need for Senior Services, particularly the need for supportive services that preserve elders’ independence and functionality. The overall program goal is to support Palo Alto elders to live independently and with dignity. Program objectives are: (1) to provide legal services to 100 Palo Alto elders through expanded appointment sessions at the Palo Alto Senior Center, through SALA’s other intake sites, or by home visits or telephone intake; and (2) to make one community education presentation at the , Senior Center. SALA will continue our collaboration ~vifla the Palo Alto Senior Center to provide our services at their site. SALA’s services will benefit Palo Alto elders by protecting their rights, ensuring their safety and necessities of life, promoting their independence, and planning for their future. 2.Population Served: Describe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto se,rved, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant population profile information. SALA proposes to serve a minimum of 100 Palo Alto elders (age 60 or older). Services will be targeted to elders throughout Palo Alto who are low income or in social need. SALA’s statistics for Palo Alto clients served since January 1998 indicate that of the clients who provided income information 890/o were very low income (less than 50% of the Count3’ median income) and 56% were age 75 or older (placing them at greater risk of institutionalization). SALA’s statistics also indicate that 69% of these clients were female. We expect similar demographics for Palo Alto clients seen jn 1999-2000.~ 3. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. The $i 0,000 requested from Pato Alto CDBG will provide partial support for personnel costs (Salaries, .Benefits, Payroll Taxes) necessary’to expand our services as proposed. No Palo Alto funds will be used for overhead costs. In kind support, in the form of a private room for our intake sessions at the Palo Alto Senior Cente.r, is estimated at $402. Other resources that will support the proposed program total $21,738. Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency "plans to leverage the funding from the City or diversify funding for this program. SALA has a diversified -funding base to support our services to Palo Alto elders. SALA will leverage the $10,000 requested from Palo Alto with the support from the following sources: Older Americans Act ($8,142); United Way ($5,829); the State Bar Trust Fund Program ($1,693); the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Prografn ($60);and contributions ($1,800). In-kind support from volunteers intake workers (attorneys and paralegals) who assist with Senior Center interviews and from pro bono attorneys on SALA’s Wills Panel is estimated at a value of $3,684. In-kind space, in the form of a donated room for our interview at the Senior Center is valued at $402. RFP NO. 11105 9 PART II Page 18 of 19 HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency: Social Advocates for Youth FY 1998-99 Funding: $7,185 Name of Program: Palo Alto "Safe Place"/Casa Say Funding Requested: $12,5000 1. Program Summary: The Casa SAY program aims to reunify and strengthen Palo Alto families by providing community based crisis intervention, short-term shelter and crisis resolution treatment services for youth who are encountering sever problems at home, are beyond parental control, or have runaway or are homeless. The Safe Place and Casa SAY programs facilitate community empowerment and capability to assist youth at risk of running away, of homelessness, of committing juvenile crime and violence. Independent living skills training will assist at-risk Palo Alto youth in making the transition to independence. This project will help keep at-risk children and youth safe from those who would prey on/exploit them and to keep these youth out of the juvenile justice system. The Safe place program works with businesses and community groups to provide services in locations where kids tend to congregate. SAY also collaborates with numerous cities and agencies througl~out Santa Clara County to provide the above services. SAY is an experienced collaborator, having worked closely with other youth-service providers in Palo Alto and the County. It approaches its collaborative relations~hips by mutually determining how services can best be provided to youth at-risk, and which provider is most appropriate to render care. To this end, SAY works closely with the following groups and organizations: Status Offender Services Collaboration, HUD Homeless Youth Collaborative, Sunnyvale and Cupertino Healthy Start Collaboratives, Mountain View Challenge Team, Healthy Venture’s Bay Area Youth AmeriCorps Consortium (BAYAC), Palo Alto Human Relations Commission,. Milpitas Youth Committee, Alta Vista High School Committee, and Kids in Common. 2. Population served: During fiscal year 97/98, SAY served a population that was 47% Caucasian, 23% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% African-American and 5% other/unknown. If funded, in FY2000 SAY intends to reach over 1,500 Palo Alto residents. A significant percent of the Palo Alto youth served by SAY will be reached through the Safe Place Project. The overwhelming majority of Palo Alto residents served have been, and will continue to be, in the low and very low income brackets. This Project aims to reach all of the youth in the city of Palo Alto, with a stronger focus .on two areas of Palo Alto - Addision and Ventura - which have high concentrations of Hispanic youth (1990 Census data). 3. Budget Narrative: Funds will be used to provide emergency shelter for homeless/runaway Palo Alto youth, counseling service for the youth and their families, independent living skills training for Palo Alto youth, and to help support the Safe Place Project in the City of Palo Alto. " 4. Funding Diversification: Palo Alto funding for the projectassists in leveraging city and county funding for the Safe’Place Project and federal, foundation and county funding for Casa SAY, the homeless/runaway youth shelter located in Mountain View. HSRAP 1999-2000 Part II RFP NO. 111059 Support Network for Battered Women FY 1998-99 Funding: $24,273 Battered Women Services Funding Request: -$25,000 ONE-PAGE PROJECT SUSISIARY I. Summary Statement of Community Need to be Addressed: Domestic violence is a serious problem that affects everyone, regardless of ethnic, socio- economic, religious and cultural categories. Aside from the enormous personal pain and suffering, domestic violence costs businesses, law enforcement and other city agencies many thousands of dollars and wasted staff time each year. Police departments throughout Santa Clara County now receive over 9,000 domestic violence-related calls annually. In FY98, 102 domestic violence-related calls were reported in the City of Palo Alto and in 78 of these cases, weapons were involved. Homelessness and/or welfare dependency be_come supplementary issues to be addressed, because for many victims they may appear to be the only alternatives to staying with an abusive spouse or partner. 2. Brief Project Summary: The Support Network for Battered Womeh is a community-based, non-profit agency that has been meeting the needs of survivors of domestic violence in Santa Clara County for over 20 years. Support Network’s response to the epidemic of domestic violence is to provide comprehensive, bilingual services (English and Spanish, with access to other languages), including: a 24-hour, toll-free 800-crisis line; emergency shelter, transportation and food; counseling and support groups; legal services (restraining orders, legal advice, court acoompaniment and more); and community education. All services are either free or provided on a sliding-scale basis; no woman in danser is ever turned away. Support Network is well known for its cooperative, collaborative work with many other social service agencies in Santa Clara County, to ensure comp.rehensive provision of services for victims of domestic violence. 3. Clientele Served: Support Network clients are primarily battered women and their children. In FY98, Support Network staff and volunteers answered 7,155 calls to our crisis line, provided clinical counseling to 846 women, and sheltered 221 women and children in our 18-bed residential facility to? in local ’ motels). In addilion, nearly 500 women received one or more of our legal services, and Community Education presentations reached another 12,000 adults and teens with vital information about the dynamics of domestic violence. The ethnic make-up of Support Network clientele is: 41% White; 23% Hispanic; 9% Asian and Pacific Islander; 8% African American, 0% Native American, 10% other, and 9% unknown. 4. Budget Narrative: For FY2000, the Support Network requests $25,000 from the City of Palo Alto to help subsidize the cost of providing vital services to Palo Alto residents. The total project cost is $1,189,479 (Palo Alto’s share, if granted in full, would be only 2.1% of the program budget). Expenses detailed elsewhere ihclude slaff-, supplies, equipment, et al., for appropriale portions of Support Network’s Counseling Program (Crisis Intervention / Clinical Counseling), Emergency Shelter Program, Legal Services Program, and Community Education Program. 5. Additional Comments: Support Network is {)leased to note that its innovative, award-wi-nning Victim Advocacy Project (VAP), in a new partnership this year ,hith the Palo Alto Police Department under the leadership of Police Chief Dwyer, is successfully reaching many Palo Alto victims of domestic violence who might not otherwise know about or take advantage of available resources. Supl~m’t Network fi~r Battered Women ~ I"Y200O l’~tgt’ 2 P,,\WI" I1 SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 cy _YMCA of the I1id-Peninsula 5,347998-99 Funding (if applicable) $ NameofProgram East Palo Alto Aquatics 10,000Funding Requested S fly and concisdy summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. rogram Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it enefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through 9llaborative efforts. Limited Funding: Youth Services. The East Pato Alto YMCA Aquatics program provides summertime recreational swimming ~ia-d swim lessons to the underserved East Palo Alto commun!ty. The YMCA cooperates with the City, of East Pa!o Alto, which owns the Bell Street pool. The program is of great benefit to East Palo Alto residents who have scarce other opportunities during the summer months. opulation Served: Describe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Ato served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant opulation profile information. The Aquatics program is open to all residents of East Pa!o Alto, a mostly minority, low-income community. We anticipate 4,500 residents will enjoy recreational swimming and 160 will engage in swim lessons during the grant cycle. ;udget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used.. -Funds requested from the City of Pal0-Alto will be used to support lifeguards, sv:im instructors, and program management staff related to the East Palo Alto YMCA Aquatics program. unding Diversification: Sumn’tarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the City or [versify funding for this program. Funds for the program are raised through program fees and individual contributions to the YMCA’s Annual Support Campaign. City funding ~vill ensure that the residents o[ East Palo Alto arc able to enjoy recreational swimming and swim lessons in 1999-2000. RFt’ NO. 111059 PART I1 Page 18o1"19 PART 11 SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary YMCA of the FY 1999-2000 Agency FY1998-99 Funding (ffapplieable)$ Mid-Peninsula 2,879 Name of Program Ventura Activi ty Funding Requested $10,000 Center Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts. Limited Funding: Youth Services. The Ventura Activity Center works to engage youth from the underserved Ventura neighborhood in positive afterschool activities. Through collaborations with the local schools, government agencies and other service providers, the YMCA is creating place wherechildren can gather to enjoy recreation, develop friendships, and build a community. °population Served: Describe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant population profile information. The Ventura Activity Center is located inthe Ventura neighborhood, an area populated in part by low-income and immigrant families. Currently, approximately 60 teens a weekparticipate in Ventura Center programs. 3. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. o Funds requested from the City of PaloAlto will be used to offset salary and program supplies for - the Ventura Activity Center. Funding DiVei’sifieation: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the City or diversify funding for this program. Funds to support the Ver~tura Activity Center have been contributed by the Palo Alto Rotary Club, PG&E Corporation, and by community members through the YMCA’s Annual Support Campaign. By maintaining the Center and increasing the number of participants, the YMCA~ will be able to secure additional funding for ongoing expenses. City funds will enable that to happen. RFP NO. 111059 PART 11 Pagel8ofl9 SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP PROJECT FY 1998-99 Funding (if applicable) $12,584 Name of Program YOUTH COMML"NITY SERVICE Funding Requested $30,000 Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on this page only. 1.Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts. By. mobilizing students to learn leadership skills and serve their communities the YCS Community Service and Leadership Program directly addresses the youth services area of need. Through the program Palo Alto and East Palo Alto students meet each week at school-based community service clubs and serve at local agencies. The YCS goals for the youth participantg of the program are: (1) to increase self-esteem and interest in school and commuaiv,.~ (2) to increase cross-cultural opportunities; (3) to provide active learning opportunities; (4) to provide students a fqrum where they address issues of personal importance; (5) to increase participation of youth in the community thereby shaping future adult leaders and alleviating unmet community needs. YCS is a collaboration between the City of Palo Alto, City of East Palo .41to, Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, Palo Alto Rotary Club, Palo Alto Unified School Dist,-ict, Ravenswood City School District and YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula. 2.Population Served: Describeth.e population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant population profile information. The Community Service and Leadership Program is free 0f charge and open to all students at participating schools. Last year 360 students participated in some aspect of the program. Of these, 230 were from Palo Alto. Over 77% of the participants were young women. The ethnicity of the students involved in YCS included: 20% African American, 31% European American. 24% Asian American, 14% Latino/a and 11% other. It is anticipated that 300 Palo Alto young people will participate in the formal program in 1999-2000. In addition, all PAUSD students (approximately 10,245) will have access to YCS’s Guide to Youth Volunteer Opportunities through their teachers and schools. 3. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program funds will be used. The $30,000 that YCS requests is 27% of the $108,850 that has been budgeted for the Community Service and Leadership Program. The requested funds support the coordinator’s salary and benefits. Additional pro~am expenses include a portion of the director’s and Americorps members salary ~ well as stipends for nine YCS Teacher- Sponsors, eight YCS College Student Coordinators and twelve High School Fellows. The YCS collaborating partners continue to offer in-kind support including office space, printing, transportation, computer services, meeting_ space and supplies. YCS requests an increase in funds because the Scope of Services has been dramatically expanded. Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the City or diversify funding for this program. As programs have expanded, YCS’s financial needs have also grown. To address this issue, YCS received an Organizational Effectiveness Grant-fr0m the David and Lucile Packard Foundation in June ~f i997 to hire a professional funding and strategic planning consultant. The consultant has helped YCS design and implement a long-term fund development plan and strategic plan. Since receiving the ~ant, YCS has undertaken several key activities to ensure long-term financial stability: (1) cultivating individual donors; (2) approaching other clubs’and service organizations for support; (3) creating a direct mail program; and (4) refining the mission, vision and strategic directions. The support from the City of Palo Alto gives YCS further credibility in pursuin~ these funding strategies and planning activities. ’ ~ RFPNO. 111059 PARTI] Page 18 of 19 PART II SCOPE OF SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES ALLOCATION PROCESS (HSRAP) Proposal Summary FY 1999-2000 Agency YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula (completeFY 1998-99 Funding (ifapplicable) $ N/A pen~lng/ Name of Program Rape Crisis budgetF~nding Requested $ 15,000.00 Center Clearly and concisely summarize your request. Use the space provided on _this page only. 1.Program Summary: Identify the priority met by this program, the program goals and objectives, how it benefits Palo Alto residents, and how the program effectively utilizes existing resources through collaborative efforts. The primary objectives are to provide crisis support services to victims of sexual assault, to increase education, and reduce sexual assault in the community,. These services fall within the limited funding categories of High Priority (Youth Services. particularly through the Child Assault Prevention and Teen Assault Prevention Projects), IVledium Priorit)" (Counseling Services, including crisis line, individual and support group, and some Services for Battered Women and Their Children, such as information and referral), and Low Priority (Sexual Assault Prevention Services, including a 24 hour crisis hotline, individual and group counseling, accompaniment services, information and referral, self-defense classes for females, education and prevention services, and training services). The Center proposes to serve 1900 Palo Alto residents as follows: crisis counseling services to 100 victims: education and prevention services to 500 children and adults: Teen Assault Prevention Project 2-day workshops for 1000 adolescents (11-17 years); training provided to 10 volunteers; outreach to 265 residents; and training to 25 public safety officers. Due to its extensive information and referral resources and cross-training with other social service agencies, the Center’s collaborations benefit its clients with additional, local resources. 2. Population Served: Describe the population served by the proposed program. Include the area of Palo Alto served, the number of Palo Alto residents served, whether it serves low income and any other relevant- pqpulation profile information. The Rape Crisis Center ks the only sexual assault Crisis int~’ventioa and prevention agency, in northern Santa Clara Count)’, primarily serving the communities of Sunn.vvale, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto, as well as a amber of San Mateo communities. The population serv~ is =uhur~h’ diverse and inclixtes Caucasians, Afa’ican Ammcans, Asian Americans, LatLnos, Native km~-icam and South Asians. Similarly, the Center’serv~s females and males, as well as all ages (our yotmges~ so far this year was 3 years old) and abilRies. According to the Santa Clara County. A~’aace Planning Officc standards, approximately 30% of the people in the pdmary scr~-i¢~ area are considered low or very low income. The Center’s se~’iccs are available and accessible to all Palo Alto residents. Some 1,524 ideCfificd Palo Alto residents were s~rvcd by the Center last year. 3. Budget Narrative: Describe how the requested program fi.mds will be used. 4..Funding Diversification: Summarize how your agency plans to leverage the funding from the City or diversify funding for this program. The Rape Crisis Center v-ill use fimding from the City of Palo Alto to support its funding from its largest grantor, the state of California’s Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJ’P). Similarly, the funding allows the Rape Crisis Ceat~ to s~ck funds from other cities, including Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Los Altos, and from s~arces like the United Way. Similarly, private donors request information-on the public suplxna of th’e program, and often give generously UlXm realization that the center receives public funding support. We continue to look for many ways to bring new funds into the Mid-Peninsula YWCMs Rape Crisis Center. R_FP NO. 111059 . PART H Page 18 of 19