PAZ DE CRISTO COMMUNITY CENTER HEALTHY MEALS APPLICATION GRIC 2017.PDF

Last updated: 02/10/2017
General information
Organization Paz de Cristo Community Center
Contact First name Arlen
Contact Last name Westling
Contact e-mail arlenw@pazdecristo.org
Contact phone number 480-464-2370
Address
Street 424 W Broadway Rd.
City Mesa
State AZ
ZIP Code 85210
From what tribe is the organization requesting the grant?
Gila River Indian Community
Total grant amount request
20,000
The Gila River Indian Community offers multi-year awards. If your organization is
requesting a multi-year grant for this project or program from the Gila River Indian
Community, enter the amount to be requested each year.
Amount
Year 1 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 20,000
Year 2 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 3 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 4 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 5 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
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Gila River Indian Community Grant Application
Grant Cycle 2017
Cover Sheet
Municipality Information
1. Date of Application: 2/14/2017 (NOTE: Click or use up/down arrow keys to move among fields)
2. Name of City, Town or County: Maricopa
3. Mayor (City or Town) or Board of Supervisor’s Chairman (County): Denny Barney
4. Mailing Address: 301 W Jefferson, 19th floor
5. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85003
6. Acknowledgement of Submission by Authorized Municipality Representative:
Typed Name/Title: Melody Henderson Signature:
Applicant Information
7. Department/Organization Name: Paz de Cristo Community Center
8. Is this a 501c non-profit Organization? No Yes If yes, attach IRS Determination Letter
9. Application Contact Person: Arlen Westling Title: Executive Director
10. Phone Number: 480-464-2370
11. Mailing Address: 424 W Broadway Rd
12. City: Mesa State: Arizona Zip Code: 85210
13. Email Address: arlenw@pazdecristo.org Website Address: www.pazdecristo.org
Project Information
14. Project Name: Healthy Meals
15. Purpose of Grant: Our request is to supplement the acquisition of healthier foods. We provide an average of
50,000 meals each month to the underserved in the Phoenix East Valley and while much of our food is donated we do
not always get the types of nutritious food we like to serve our guests.
16. Priority Funding Area Healthcare
17. Annual amount requested $20,000
18. Number of years that funding is requested 1
19. Total amount requested (annual amount x $20,000
number of years)
20. Has your organization received past funding Yes - 2011- $49,000
from GRIC? If yes, list each year and amount
21. Geographic area served Phoenix East Valley
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Outcome  Approval Recommended/Amount $  Denial

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Narrative
Please structure your proposal to provide the following information in the order indicated. Provide the narrative in
paragraph form in the text field provided. Please be thorough but strive for brevity.
1. Briefly describe the organization’s history, mission and goals.
We began in 2008 as a ministry of St. Timothy Catholic Church serving food to migrant workers in the fields and evolved
to an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. In 1994 we established our own facility located at Broadway and
Arizona Avenue. Since then we have been serving evening meals and distributing food boxes daily.
Our mission at Paz de Cristo is to feed, clothe and empower those in need in the Phoenix East Valley. Much of our
resources are devoted to providing healthy and nutritious meals to the poor and under served in the East Valley. Those
individuals or families experiencing food insecurity can come to a well-known, safe and reputable community to receive
a hot meal nightly or to receive a food box. In addition to our food programs we provide showers and haircuts for the
homeless, bus tickets for medical appointments or travel to a job , gift cards for medical prescriptions, vouchers for
Arizona ID's and clothing for men, women and children.
2. If the applying organization is non-municipal or a non-profit 501c, please describe your relationship with Arizona
municipalities including past and present support, whether it be through partnerships, collaborations, in-kind
contributions, grants, tax-based funding or other. Describe the supporting municipality’s role in this project. If
the applying organization is a municipality governmental sub-division please enter the text “Not applicable.”
n/a
3. Describe the proposed project and planned goals and activities.
Our proposed project is for funding to supplement our ongoing hunger program with an emphasis on
healthy meals. We know from studies that obesity, health issues (and health costs) are higher for low
income people than for higher income people. We know that there is a higher rate of health issues with
native americans and other non-white groups than there is with Caucasians. We know that there is a
direct relationship between food insecurity & chronic disease. Our goal is to improve the dietary eating
behaviors of our guests who live at or below the poverty level by providing healthier meals.
4. Describe how the proposed project satisfies one or more of the priority funding areas identified by the Gila River
Indian Community.
We believe our request falls in the priority areas of Health Care. Our food programs focus on
the intersections between food insecurity and health. Food insecurity has been linked with
adverse diet-related health outcomes in family members of all ages including children. Statistics
show that those families living in poverty have a higher rate of medical expenses than those
with higher incomes. This is often due to the price variations between healthier and less

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healthy foods. Our request is for $20,000 to supplement the acquisition of healthier foods.
While we receive many donations of food, we often receive more foods that are high carbs like
bread, pastries and desserts and fewer fruits, vegetables and protein
5. Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people to be served by the
project.
Paz de Cristo serves the poor and hungry in the East Valley. We average over 7,000 visits from 2,400 unique
individuals per month from people looking for food, clothing and supportive services. We distribute an
average of 300 evening meals each day. About 55% of our evening meal guests are homeless and the majority
are unemployed. While most of these guests are single adults, there are many families that participate in our
evening meal service.
Our food box distribution averages about 1,300 food boxes per month. These recipients are mostly working
poor, unemployed, single parent households and senior citizens.
Our supportive services help our guests engage in the broader community and include vouchers for Arizona
I.D.’s and birth certificates, bus passes for medical appointments, showers, haircuts, as well as employment
assistance.
Demographics:
• White: 55%
• Hispanic: 29%
• African American: 9%
• Native American: 5%
• Asian 2%
6. Define the project as a new or continuing program.
This is an ongoing project.
7. Provide a brief timeline including start and finish dates. Indicate if the timeline is flexible.
We have been serving meals every night of the week at our present location since 1993.
8. Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their roles.
The United Food Bank distributes food, Lutheran Social Services provides overnight housing for our
women guests, Mesa Municipal Courts hold a monthly homeless court at Paz, 20 different organizations
provide volunteers for our evening meal service at least once a month, Circle the City provides their
mobile medical clinic weekly, Community Bridges provides a Navigator and the VA provides staff
members for our veterans guests.

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9. Would you be able to implement the proposed plan if your organization received partial funding for this project?
Yes.
10. Describe your plan for project sustainability beyond the grant period. If this is a program/project previously
funded by the Gila River Indian Community describe efforts made towards the previously described
sustainability plan.
We have a varied source of funding including individual donations, fund raising events and grant
requests.
11. Describe your plan to document progress and results.
We track all of our guest visits and program activities through a software product from SoxBox.
12. Indicate any application to and/or awards made by a tribe other than the Gila River Indian Community for state
shared revenues for this and any other project for the past five (5) years. If this information is included in a
separate attachment, please indicate that here.
We have had an award of $15,000 from the Tohono O’odham Nation for our food program last year.

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Project Budget
Budget Period: FY 2017-18
For each budget item listed here please provide a narrative description on the following Project Budget Detail page.
Proposed Budget Expense Amount Amount In Kind Total Budget
(list each budget item) requested from requested or contributions
GRIC secured from
other funders
1. Salaries, taxes, benefits $0 $ 235,000 $0 $235,000
2. Occupancy $0 $ 89,600 $0 $ 89,600
3. Equipment, Maintenance $0 $ 8,700 $0 $ 8,700
4. Food Products & Supplies $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $0 $ 30,000
5. Insurance $0 $ 9,600 $0 $ 9,600
6. In-Kind (food, rent,other) $0 $0 $1,252,988 $1,252,988
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Total Budget $ 20,000 $352,900 $1,252,988 $1,625,888

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Project Budget Detail
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Paz de Cristo
Community Center
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Available Services
Daily
• Dinner from 5:30 – 6:45pm
• Mail service from 3pm – 5pm (Monday-Saturday)
• Restrooms available Monday-Friday 7am-7pm and 3pm-7pm on Sat and Sun
• Water stations available all day from 7am-7pm Monday-Friday and 3pm-7pm on Sat and Sun
• Food box orders for Case Workers. Calls taken at 10am, pick up at 1pm
• Bus passes for verified Dr. Appointments and Employment
• $5 Walmart and Walgreens gift cards for prescriptions
• Diapers available Monday-Friday 10am to 3pm
• Veteran Outreach & Navigation support Monday-Friday
Weekly
• Employment assistance every Tuesday & Thursday from 10pm-4pm
• AZ I.D. vouchers Tuesday at 1pm
• Clothing handed out Tuesdays at 3pm
• Clothing vouchers from Deseret Industries Thursdays at 1pm
• Birth Certificate requests Wednesday at 10am
• Nurse available every Wednesday & every other Friday from 4pm – 6pm
• Circle the City - Mobile Medical unit every Monday from 3pm to 5:30pm
• Showers each Wednesday from 10am-2pm
• Blankets provided each Wednesday from 4pm – 6pm (Winter Only)
Monthly
• Food box distribution the 1st & 2nd Tuesday and 4th Saturday of each month
• Haircuts offered the 3rd Wednesday from 2pm – 5pm
• Hygiene products distributed 4th Friday evening from 5 – 6:30pm
• Legal services provided the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month during meal time
Before visiting, please call for more details.
424 W. Broadway Rd., Mesa, AZ 85210 Phone 480-464-2370
Rev.001 2/15/2017

Paz De Cristo Empowerment Services
Dinner Nightly
5:30 to 6:45 pm
AZ I.D. Vouchers
Tuesday
1:00 pm
Clothing from Shed
Tuesdays
3:00 pm
Birth Certificates
Wednesdays
10:00 am
(Current state I.D. required)
Shower
Wednesdays
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Haircuts
Every 3rd Wednesday
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Clothing Vouchers- Deseret Industries
Thursdays
1:00 pm
CEO
(Career Employment Opportunity)
Tuesday & Thursday
10:00am to 4:00pm
Before visiting, please call for more details.
424 W. Broadway Rd., Mesa, AZ 85210 Phone 480-464-2370