DUET - PARTNERS IN HEALTH & AGING - TOHONO OODHAM 2017.PDF

Created: 02/05/2017
Last updated: 02/09/2017
General information
Organization Duet: Partners In Health & Aging
Contact First name Claire
Contact Last name West
Contact e-mail grants@duetaz.org
Contact phone number 602 274 5022
Address
Street 555 W Glendale Ave
City Phoenix
State AZ
ZIP Code 85021
From what tribe is the organization requesting the grant?
Tohono O’odham Nation
Total grant amount request
15000
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555 W Glendale Avenue Phoenix, Arizona
June 1, 2017
Chairman Edward D. Manuel
Tohono O’odham Nation
P.O. Box 837
Sells, Arizona 85634
Attn: Doreen McPaul
Dear Chairman Manuel:
Thank you for this opportunity to submit a request for a 12% gaming fund award from
the Tohono O’odham Nation, under the priority of Child Advocacy. Grant funding will
help hundreds of children avoid foster care placement by offering critically needed
guidance and support to the grandparents who are raising them.
Since 1981, Duet has been a leader in identifying and responding to pressing
community needs, including grandparents raising grandchildren, volunteer services for
homebound adults, comprehensive services for family caregivers, and congregational
health programs led by faith community nurses.
a) Explain the perceived need and explain how the proposal addresses that need.
In Arizona, nearly 64,000 grandparents are solely or primarily responsible for the basic
needs of one or more grandchildren under age 18. Typical circumstances that hinder
parents’ ability to care for their children include substance abuse, serious mental or
physical illness, financial instability, child abuse or neglect, military deployment,
incarceration, immigration status, or they may be deceased. Statistics show that the top
three causes of child neglect are substance abuse, incarceration and mental illness.
Grandparents raising grandchildren face many challenges - they may still be working,
experiencing poor health, and/or caring for a spouse or elderly relative. They are often
overwhelmed dealing with school systems, legal and healthcare arrangements, financial
concerns, and complex family situations. Keeping children in a safe, caring, stable,
loving environment with their grandparents, and out of the foster care system, is a key
goal of Duet’s services for grandparents raising grandchildren program. With support to
grandparents throughout Maricopa County, Duet helps children avoid foster care by
offering vital guidance to the grandparents who are raising them. Duet provides free-of-
charge services to grandparents, including educational workshops, healthy family
activities, benefits counseling, legal assistance, respite, and ongoing support groups.
Duet’s services are provided at a cost to Duet of $190 per child annually. The cost to
Arizona taxpayers for one child in foster care is $7,200 and the cost to place one child in
congregate care for one year ranges from $14,000 - $119,000.

The 2015 Annie E Casey KIDS COUNT policy report underscores a simple fact about
childhood. In “Every Kid Needs a Family”, the resounding conclusion is that children do
best in families. The report urges state and community leaders to work together to
enhance family-oriented services and supports. The end goal? Brighter futures — and
loving families — for some of our country’s most vulnerable children. The publication
makes several recommendations; the first being “Expand the service array to ensure
that children remain in families. Whenever possible, children should remain at home
with their parents or with a caring relative.” Specifically, during the grant period, Duet
will provide:
• 4 ongoing monthly support groups, serving a minimum of 150 participants
• 4 educational workshops to be held throughout the year on specific topics of
concern
• Information and referral services provided free-of-charge to a minimum of 1,000
callers to help families navigate through school, health, legal, and other complex
systems and issues
• Free legal assistance and guardianship clinics offered quarterly, benefiting 20
families
• 10 healthy family activities for grandfamilies, serving approximately 400 people
throughout the year, providing opportunities for children and grandparents to
realize that they are not alone in their situation
• Cultural enrichment opportunities for 250 participants, which would otherwise be
unaffordable for grandfamilies
• Respite assistance for 80 grandparents, where 96 children will participate in
after-school programs, summer camps and classes totaling a minimum of 1,000
days of safe, structured care
b) Describe the population which will benefit if proposal is approved.
Of the grandfamilies served by Duet, the majority are families headed by women
between the ages of 45 and 65; 75% of the total number of people we serve are
considered low to moderate income, with 35% of these living on $18,000 per year or
less. Children served range in age from newborn to late teens. In 2016, Duet nurtured
555 grandparents and 916 grandchildren through free of charge services including:
• 5 ongoing support groups which helped 279 kinship caregivers
• Respite which provided “time off” to 46 unduplicated grandparents and 36
unduplicated grandchildren through 4,428 hours of supervised activity.
• 805 callers given guidance through information and referral services
• Legal assistance which benefited 28 families
• Workshops that educated 100 participants
• Recreational and cultural activities and outings which inspired 962 attendees
“I’m Stanley. I have three grandchildren that my wife and I are caring for apparently - a
16 yr old, an eight year old and a newborn. I started coming to Duet support group for
grandparents a year ago and it has just been great for us - a way to have interaction
with other grand families to learn the process of what we are going through and to learn

that we are not alone in our adventure. It has been a very helpful experience for me and
very rewarding.”
c) Include a budget with the total amount requested clearly notated.
Duet requests $15,000 from the Tohono O’odham Nation for Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren. Funds will be allocated: Legal Fund - $2,000, Respite activities - $5,000,
Grandparent Forums/Trainings - $300, Outing Admission Fees - $2,400; Materials and
Supplies - $3,000, Postage $800, Printing $1,000, Event Space Rental $500.
Duet: Partners In Health & Aging - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Budget
2017
Incom
e
Foundation & Corporate Grants and donations, and Individual
Contributions (not all secured) 77,262
Area Agency on Aging, Region
One 80,000
Project Income 2,400
Inkind (space provided by Church of the
Beatitudes) 4,378
164,04
Total Income 0
Expenses
100,41
Personnel 0
Employee Related Expenses
(Benefits) 25,500
Subtot 125,91
al 0
Professional & Outside
Services
Computer back-up / web hosting 110
Accounting and HR
Services 680
Legal Fund 5,000
Respit
e 9,500
Grandparent forums / trainings 500
Activity / Outing admission fees 3,100
Newsletter design
services 400
Uniforms / clothing / furniture 1,000

Subtot
al 20,290
Travel 2,400
For mileage to support groups, outreach, and
activities
Space 5,350
(Includes rent @ $81 per month and in-kind space, plus $500 for space at other
locations)
Materials / Supplies
Postag (includes 1/4 of Duet News
e postage) 2,000
Office supplies 300
Supplies and food for group events, outings,
workshops 2900
Subtot
al 5,200
Operating Services
Phones - 9% of total 450
Equip maint 9% of total 360
Printing (includes 1/4 cost of Duet News) 2700
Continuing Education 300
Liability
insurance 1080
Subtot 4,890.
al 00
Total 164,04
Expenses 0
d) List any other funding requests that have been made for this project and provide
the status.
Pending: Thunderbirds Charities, Phoenix Suns Charities, Wells Fargo. Awarded:
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, Phoenix Rotary 100, Pendleton Memorial Fund,
JW Kieckhefer Foundation.
e) Indicate whether the entity has already received a 12% distribution from the
Tohono O’odham Nation or other Arizona tribes, along with the amount and date
awarded.
Due was grateful to receive funding from the Tohono O’odham Nation in 2016 in the
amount of $15,000. Duet received funding from the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian
Community in August 2016 in the amount of $7,500 for general operations and was
awarded $35,000 from Gila River Indian Community in March 2016 for services to
homebound adults. Duet has a pending request in to Gila River Indian Community in the
amount of $70,000 for services to homebound elders for a two year period. Duet will
request the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community consider a grant for general

operations in the amount of $7,500 in 2017-18. Duet has not requested funds to serve
grandparents and the children they are raising from other Proposition 202 funds.
f) Identify a designated contact person and alternate contact person for follow-up,
including email address, and fax number for these persons.
Duet: Partners in Health & Aging Primary Contact: Elizabeth Banta, Executive
Director
555 W. Glendale Ave Direct Line: (602) 274-5022 x 11 Fax:
(602) 274-6793
Phoenix AZ 85021 Email: banta@duetaz.org
(602) 274-5022 Secondary Contact: Gordon Sims,
Development Director: (602) 274-5022
sims@duetaz.org
g) Indicate which priority area the proposal falls under.
Child Advocacy: In Maricopa County, 32,144 grandparents are solely or primarily
responsible for one or more grandchildren. Of these, 10,672 are over the age of 60, and
8,476 live in poverty. Children removed from birth parents experience negative impacts
including separation anxiety, anger, depression, feelings of isolation, low self-esteem,
developmental delays, and a sense of hopelessness. Behaviors may include acting out
in violent ways or behaving dangerously. Many become sullen and withdrawn, or do
poorly in school.
h) Include the name of the city, town, or county an agreement will be made with if
funds are granted.
Maricopa County. We have submitted our application to Government Relations through
the County’s system.
Thank you for your consideration. A grant from the Tohono O’odham Nation will have
tremendous and lasting impact.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Banta
Executive Director
Enclosure

555 West Glendale Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85021
FAMILIES SERVED THROUGH DUET’S KINSHIP SERVICES
Executive Director: Elizabeth Banta Phone: (602) 274-5022 Email: info@duetaz.org Web: www.duetaz.org