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Created Thursday, February 20, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona General information | Contact First name Lisa General information | Contact Last name Glow General information | Contact e-mail lisa.glow@cox.net General information | Contact phone number 602-448-2270 Address Address | Street 1802 W. Parkside Lane Address | City Phoenix Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85027 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 15,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Thursday, February 20, 2014 Updated Tuesday, April 01, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specified in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona (UCP) $15,000 Request to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation: Scholarship Support for Young Children Living with Disabilities 2014 NARRATIVE Thanks to the generosity of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in 2012 and 2013, United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona (UCP), began providing scholarships to children with disabilities so they could attend UCP’s Early Learning Center (ELC), which is a best practices childcare program for children ages 0-5. With the Nation’s generosity, UCP was able to leverage obtaining additional scholarship support and serve 9 children in the program. All of the children who received a scholarship made tremendous gains in their development. For example, Koltin was able to attend the school full time with a scholarship; previously his parents could only afford part time child care. With the intensive therapy and support he has received, and to the amazement of his parents, he began to verbalize as well as sign. Unless scholarships can be secured, some of the existing families, like Koltin’s family, are going to have to leave the school for a lack of resources. In addition, UCP has experienced a continued demand for the scholarships and receives an average of 3-4 requests per month from low-income families seeking to attend the school. UCP helps find other placements for families when possible, but there are few childcare programs that offer the same level of therapy, as well as an integrated learning environment. UCP respectfully requests the Nation’s consideration of $15,000 in funding for 2014 to provide 8 or more scholarships to children with disabilities who otherwise cannot afford the program. Project—UCP’s Early Learning Center and Scholarships for Children with Disabilities Since 1952, UCP has served children and adults with various disabilities including cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, developmental delays and learning disabilities in central Arizona. Annually, UCP serves 7,000 individuals with the following services: early intervention and learning, day treatment and training (for children and adults), home and community based services (e.g. respite care, habilitation, and attendant care), after school, and summer programs. UCP’s Early Learning Center (ELC) is a best practices childcare center for children ages six weeks to five years that serves an average of 100 children annually. Intensive therapeutic supports are provided to the students with disabilities or developmental delays, including physical, speech, occupational and feeding therapies. Approximately 30% of the students in the ELC have a disability or a developmental delay. The benefits of an inclusive, integrated environment include: The children with disabilities or developmental delays make gains more quickly by watching and learning from their peers. The typically-developing children take on role-modeling behavior and exhibit empathetic leadership skills, ensuring that all classmates are included in activities. The ELC has been in operation since 2003, is NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited, and overseen by a highly trained, educated and accredited staff. The ELC was very proud to be upgraded this year to a three star rating by Arizona’s First Thing’s First quality rating system. Need to be addressed through this project: The scholarship program is a continuing program that was started in 2012. This request will help UCP to provide scholarships to families who have children living with disabilities or developmental delays and who cannot afford the cost of the monthly tuition. The monthly tuition for one child is $770, which tuition does not cover the full costs of operating the program. UCP has a waiting list for children who qualify for scholarship support. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Funding Priorities UCP’s mission and programs are well aligned with the Nation’s education and health funding priorities. UCP’s ELC program is an accredited early education program that helps young children get ready for success in kindergarten and beyond. Additionally, the ELC is unique in that it integrates children with disabilities into the program with typical peers. There are very few childcare programs that take this approach, and UCP is most likely the largest of its sort in the valley. The program also serves children who are in the foster care system, and children living in poverty or low-income households. The program also promotes good health for all of the children, as well as provides critical therapies to the children with disabilities. All of the children engage in physical activity, learn about healthy eating and nutrition, learn to socialize and more. Funding and Impact With $15,000 in support from the Nation, UCP will provide scholarships (either full or partial) for 8 children with disabilities to attend the ELC for a full year. With $10,000, 5-6 children will receive scholarships, and with $5,000, UCP can give scholarships to 2-3 children. In addition to the direct benefit to the children, there will be a corresponding positive impact on the families who benefit from the nurturing support UCP provides. Specifically, UCP works with parents to set up optimal home learning environments, and also offers workshops to parents on many topics. Timetable Once scholarship funds are available UCP will immediately make them available to families in need, starting with families on the waiting list. The ELC is a year round program, so awards will be made for the year. Partners The ELC program partners with: families; schools districts; and other agencies, including: Southwest Human Development, Rio Salado, Paradise Valley Community Colleges, medical providers, therapists, and others. Funding The ELC program is supported with funding from the families who are able to pay private tuition (currently $770/month), funding from the Department of Economic Security, as well as private grants to help make up program deficits. In the last fiscal year, UCP was able to leverage the Nation’s support to obtain the following grants to use to scholarship families: 1) BHHS Legacy Foundation: $25,000 for a one year grant 2) CVS Caremark Foundation: $1,500 for a one year grant UCP also received funding from the Gila River Indian Community in 2013 to support UCP’s After School and Summer Programs. A three year grant was awarded, for $75,000 per year for three years. Created Thursday, February 20, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Children's Museum of Phoenix General information | Contact First name Claire General information | Contact Last name West General information | Contact e-mail cwest@childmusephx.org General information | Contact phone number 602 648 2778 Address Address | Street 215 N 7th St Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85034 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 10000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Board of Directors March 10, 2014 Chair Susan M. Wissink Mrs. Selena Castaneda Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Council Secretary Immediate Past Chair P.O. Box 17779 Rick McCartney Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Vice-Chair Becky Lieberman Dear Mrs. Castaneda: Brooks St. John-Smith Treasurer We are so appreciative of Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s past support of the Common Sense Green educational programs at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix (the Museum). Secretary Thank you for investing in the children in our community and for once again considering our Katherine M. Scardello request of $10,000 to support 2014/2015 Common Sense Green educational programs. Garland A. Brown, Jr. Should our request be approved, the main points of contact include: Debra Paine, Director of Development, Children’s Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. Seventh Katherine Cecala Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, (602) 648-2743, dpaine@childmusephx.org. Michelle M. Clarke Amanda Nash, Legislative Analyst, Maricopa County, 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor, Phoenix AZ 85003, (602) 506-4485, nasha001@mail.maricopa.gov. Michele Davis Donna Egan Organizational Background Christopher J. Klecka Our mission is to engage the minds, muscles and imaginations of children and the grown-ups who care about them while promoting cooperative interaction, fostering cultural Eric Meyer understanding, and enhancing parenting skills. The Museum emphasizes early childhood Scott L. Mitchell education and school-readiness for children from birth to 10. Our 75,000 sq. ft. Museum offers three floors of hands-on, interactive, multi-sensory opportunities through exhibits; an Judy Neuman art studio; caregiver education about child development and parenting skills; and thematic Amanda L. Ryan programming focused on arts and culture, STEM, the environment, literacy and school- Ken Schacherbauer readiness, health and fitness, and cultural inclusion. The Museum is the recipient of more than two dozen local, regional and national awards, including being named among the top 10 Eileen Sullivan children’s museums in the nation by Parents Magazine in 2011. The Association of Children's Museums selected the Museum to host the 2014 annual national conference. Kate Trustees Emeritus Wells, CEO, was named among the Phoenix Business Journal’s Top 25 Dynamic Women in Business for 2014. Tom Ambrose Sarah Bodney Program Description and Alignment with Funding Priorities Lisa Handley Terry Hanson Your continued support of Common Sense Green helps the Museum demonstrate to the Sally Hurwitz community the importance of environmental stewardship as one of our five educational and Derrick Johnson arts programming focus areas. Common Sense Green falls within your education, Sam Perry environment and health priorities. This program encompasses interactive projects that spark Hildy Saizow hands-on participation with recycled materials, educational programs that promote Gayle Starr environmental stewardship at home, and information on-site and online about making green Josie Young choices. Examples of our monthly and weekly environmentally themed activities include Earth and Sky Month, Safety Month, and Winter Festival. Activities may include stories about President & CEO the amazing world of rattlesnakes and other desert animals; the importance of water Kate Wells conservation; the study of climates, ecosystems and photosynthesis; planting of seeds that children can take home to care for and watch grow; and projects such as leaf art, wind socks, nature sun prints, litter bugs, castanets and didgeridoos, an instrument from the native people of Australia. The activities are research-based, hold to Arizona Department of Education standards, and are fun. Need Met and Target Population including Numbers Served Common Sense Green enhances our science/environment curriculum and embraces the Museum's philosophy of using everyday materials in classes and throughout the Museum, and of using only safe and recyclable/recycled material. Practical activities, utilizing play as the mechanism for teaching, provides a unique opportunity to engage early learners in environmental learning. Through Common Sense Green, children not only grasp concepts, but also get to manipulate materials and to experience how they can become useful and beautiful objects. Learning together, families re-discover the importance of being good stewards of the earth. More than 25,000 people visit the Museum each month. Over 5,000 families are members, 11% of visitors are groups/schools, and 50,000 visit on a free or reduced basis. Last fiscal year, 103,743 individuals directly participated in educational and art programs with an environmental focus. Our visitors come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, social-economic levels, and disabilities. Every county in the state visits the Museum. Approximately 53% of our visitors are children, from newborn to age 10, and the remaining 47% are adults including grandparents, caregivers and teachers. Partners The project strengthens partnerships with environmental educators and energy/mining corporations. In addition to working with guest speakers, the Museum’s environmental/science programming partners include SRP, Freeport MacMoRan, Conrad Storad, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Anthropologie and others who provide expertise, programs and materials. We also partner with 60+ social service agencies to provide Museum access for low-income families. Timetable Your funds will support our science and environment programs for 12 months, beginning at time of funding award. The studio and classrooms are open from 10-3 each day, 6 days a week (7 in the summer). Budget The cost to accomplish all environmental programming is $103,743. We ask for your $10,000 support to be applied to staffing and specialized instruction ($7,000), materials and supplies ($2,000), and marketing ($1,000). The Museum does not request funds from any other Tribe for this proposed program. Other confirmed funders include APS, SRP, Wells Fargo and Summer Youth Program through the Arizona Community Foundation. We have a pending request with Target and Freeport McMoRan. As one of our five core educational focus areas, a portion of general admissions also support the program. Recognition Thank you for considering continued funding for Common Sense Green. Your demonstration of “Never give up; always give back” is evident in your generous support of the Arizona community. Thank for investing in Arizona’s future through its children. The Museum is pleased to recognize our donors via: A press release issued by the Museum to local media list A highlight article on sponsorship in monthly eblast Use of Facebook and Twitter social networking sites to promote sponsorship Opportunity to provide sponsor materials to include in information racks on three Museum floors Opportunity to be on-site to do a hands-on activity, and hold a drawing for a giveaway item Link on Museum website donors page Sincerely, Kate Wells, President & CEO Created Monday, February 24, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization VALLEYLIFE General information | Contact First name Ann General information | Contact Last name Polunsky General information | Contact e-mail apolunsky@valleylifeaz.org General information | Contact phone number 602-216-6385 Address Address | Street 1142 W. Hatcher Rd. Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85021 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 10,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Friday, March 21, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 March 21, 2014 Mrs. Selena Castaneda Tribal Council Secretary Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Dear Mrs. Castenada: VALLEYLIFE appreciates the opportunity to submit a request to Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation for support of our Nutrition Program called Eat Well Feel Great. Maricopa County will serve as the government entity to disburse funds, should we be selected for a grant. The primary contact is Ann Polunsky at 602-216-6385; e-mail address is apolunsky@valleylifeaz.org. Project Description Eat Well Feel Great addresses the need to provide proper nutrition for the 109 individuals (called members) with developmental and physical disabilities residing in our group homes. A preponderance of digestive-related illnesses and a disproportionate number of visits to the emergency room has prompted the retention of a dietician to implement a nutrition program to educate both members and staff about the importance of good nutrition. A two-pronged program has been developed to: 1) Introduce members to healthy foods through weekly nutrition classes and 2) Visit each of our 25 group homes regularly to guide staff in preparing nutritious meals and managing the diets of members with special dietary needs, such as diabetics. We have already seen the benefits from the program through increased acceptance by members of eating healthy foods and increased comfort among staff in managing special diets, without the fear of poor reactions and illness. How this program meets Fort McDowell’s funding priority of Health Eat Well Feel Great meets Fort McDowell’s funding priority of Health by reducing the negative health outcomes arising from current poor eating habits of our members, a number of whom suffer from diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and hypoglycemia – all conditions that can be controlled with proper diet. Need Addressed VALLEYLIFE members have diverse disabilities, which include: cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer’s, autism, serious mental illness, mobility/hearing/vision impairments and traumatic brain injury. Since many members are in wheelchairs and are sedentary, they are extremely vulnerable to illness with little provocation. Fried or heavy food is enough to cause an emergency trip to the hospital. Thus, their nutritional health is a great concern. A review of menus in our group homes has shown a high proportion of high fat and sodium foods, such as pizza, luncheon meat, hot dogs, canned soups, prepared meats and prepackaged dinners. In many cases these meals have become redundant, high in calories and low in nutritional value. Limited cooking skills, cultural differences and lack of nutritional awareness of staff also serve as barriers to healthy diets in our group homes. In addition to being unhealthy, the current process has become quite costly. The outcome of the above practices is a preponderance of digestive-related illnesses with a disproportionate number of visits to the emergency room. The Eat Well Feel Great program serves over 200 people (including staff) and consists of a dual –pronged approach to educate both members and staff: 1) Weekly classes expose members to new tastes that are healthy (i.e.: humus, fresh fruit smoothies, granola, health bars, vegetables and low-fat dips); 2) Our dietician personally visits each group home once a month, at a minimum, to guide staff members individually in preparing meals for their members, specifically those with special diets. This includes: Managing restricted diets Evaluating shopping practices, Proper selection of fresh vegetables, fruits and meats Reading labels Understanding ingredients Comparing weights and prices on food products Planning healthy meals/menus based on seasonal foods and Simple and healthy cooking techniques. Partners Other entities supporting Eat Well Fee Great: Aetna Foundation, Whole Foods and Wells Fargo Pending requests: BHHS Legacy Foundation and BBVA Compass Bank Timetable The timeline for this project is for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Proposed Budget – Attached Long-Term Funding Sources Funding for Eat Well Feel Great is based on annual grants. Sincerely, Ann Polunsky Ann Polunsky Grant Writer VALLEYLIFE Nutrition Budget 2014-2015 Income Grants………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..…. $34,000 Expenses Nutritionist.....................…………….. ………………………………………………………………………………… $30,000 (20 hours/wk x $30/hr = $600/wk x 50 = 30,000) Supplies (food, kitchen supplies, printing)…………………………………………………………………….... 3,000 Transportation (group home visits) ………………………………………………………………………………. $ 1,000 Total $34,000 Despite Barriers VALLEYLIFE VALLEYLIFE was founded in 1947 by Bernice Kus- Changing Lives. Creating Community. Despite the many barriers our sell. She opened her private residence to infants members face, we believe they and children with developmental disabilities. At this time, Phoenix had few programs dedicated to serv- ing this needy population. From this humble begin- ning, VALLEYLIFE has grown to be one of the larg- est service providers for people with disabilities in this metropolitan area. Our mission: To enhance the quality of life of peo- ple with disabilities by providing diversified pro- Eat Smart, grams that promote the highest standards utilizing our programs in vocational, residential, Home & Community based services & adult day services. Feel Great can achieve a healthy lifestyle that includes proper nutrition. The key to success is educa- tion. VALLEYLIFE 1142 W Hatcher Road Phoenix, AZ 85021 Phone: 602.371.0806 602.371.0806 Fax: 602.944.8749 E-mail: apolunsky@valleylifeaz.org www.valleylifeaz.org To find out more about our Eat Smart, Feel Great Program contact the Development De- partment at 602-216-6385. An Arizona 501(c)(3) non profit corporation Eat Smart, Feel Great VALLEYLIFE’s Solution The Problem Our Issues The increasing obe- Through VALLEYLIFE’s EAT SMART, sity of American VALLEYLIFE operates 25 group FEEL GREAT Program, a men and women homes serving 109 adults with dis- professional dietitian: has been widely abilities, called members. Currently 1) Develops healthy eat- Good nutri- publicized but there it is the responsibility of each group ing habits for our mem- tion is impor- is little attention home to plan, shop and cut meals for bers and staff through given to the fact that the members living in that home. In hands-on cooking and tant at any persons with physi- many cases these meals have be- educational activities, and age cal, emotional and come redundant, sensory disabilities high in calories 2) Meets with group home are nearly twice as and low in nutri- staff on-site to monitor the diets of likely to be obese as the general tional value. members with special dietary needs. population. A survey conducted by They often re- Nutrition Class the Centers for Disease Control flect foods the members and Members participate in a weekly nutri- shows that: tion class. The dietician staff have grown 27.4% of adults with disabili- accustomed to focuses on introducing ties are obese, compared to preparing and eating over the years. nutritional information through the preparation 16.5 % of adults without dis- of a healthy dish. Reci- abilities. A review of menus has shown a high pes are distributed so proportion of high fat and sodium the dish can be repli- Obesity between the sexes foods, such as pizza, luncheon meat, cated in the group found 25.5% men and 29.1% hot dogs, canned soups, prepared homes. women with disabilities are meats and prepackaged dinners. obese compared to their coun- Limited cooking skills, cultural differ- Group Home Visits terparts at 17.7% men and ences and lack of nutritional aware- The dietician visits each group home a 15.3% women. ness of staff also serve as barriers to minimum of once a month and works healthy diets in our group homes. In with staff individually on: The greatest difference is addition to being unhealthy, the cur- Managing restricted diets. among persons 45-64 years rent process has become quite Proper selection of fresh vegeta- old. In this age group 34.4% costly. bles, fruits and meats of persons with disabilities are Reading labels obese compared to The outcome of the above practices Understanding ingredients 19.5% of those is a preponderance of digestive- Comparing weights and prices on without disabilities. related illnesses with a disproportion- food products ate number of visits to the emer- Planning healthy meals/menus gency room. based on seasonal foods Simple healthy cooking techniques. Created Monday, February 24, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Sun Lakes Fire District General information | Contact First name Paul General information | Contact Last name S. Wilson General information | Contact e-mail pwilson@slfd.org General information | Contact phone number 4808959343 Address Address | Street 25020 S. Alma School Rd. Address | City Sun Lakes Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85248 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 425000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Thursday, March 20, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Created Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Special Olympics Arizona, Inc. General information | Contact First name Tracy General information | Contact Last name McCarty General information | Contact e-mail tracy@specialolympicsarizona.org General information | Contact phone number 602.476.0839 Address Address | Street 2100 S. 75th Ave. Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85043 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 15,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 March 20, 2014 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 12% Revenue Sharing Grant Request Mrs. Selena Castaneda, Tribal Council Secretary Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Government entity contact: Maricopa County Amanda Nash, Legislative Analyst 602.506.4485 nasha001@mail.maricopa.gov Organization name, address and main point of contact: Special Olympics Arizona, Inc. 2100 S. 75th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Tracy McCarty, Grants Manager 602.476.0839 Tracy@SpecialOlympicsArizona.org Program Description The Young Athletes Program (YAP) is a series of developmentally appropriate activities designed for children ages 2 to 7 who have intellectual disabilities. The fun, flexible play activities of YAP help develop necessary building blocks, such as balancing, jumping, catching, kicking, counting, color recognition and peer interaction. These building blocks result in notable improvements in motor, cognitive, social, emotional and communication skills. YAP includes an illustrated Activity Guide (descriptions of the official Young Athletes activities), an Instructional DVD (video of children performing the activities), a 58-piece Equipment Kit (balls, cones, balance beam, etc.), training for teachers and volunteer facilitators, a YAP t-shirt and a trophy for each participant. YAP is offered at no cost to families and schools and is a versatile program that can work in various learning situations. YAP has been established in Arizona since 2008. This project will be an expansion of the program into new schools in the east valley. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s Funding Priorities The Young Athletes Program aligns with Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s funding priority for Education because it is an excellent complement to Special Education Preschool classrooms. In addition to providing a physical education component that does not exist in Preschool classes, YAP teaches basis academic concepts such as colors, counting, shape recognition and spatial concepts like “over” and “under.” Special Olympics Arizona ● 2100 S. 75th Avenue ● Phoenix, Arizona 85043 ● P: 602.230.1200 ● F: 602.230.1110 ● www.SpecialOlympicsArizona.org Statement of Need Child development research has found that children develop between 70%-80% of their intellectual and physical foundation prior to the age of ten. Gains in physical skill development lay the foundation of neurological pathways that lead to greater cognitive development. Children with intellectual disabilities, who qualify for free public Preschool at 2 years and 9 months old, benefit from physical activity in many areas; including cognition, vision and self-confidence. However, Physical Education is not offered in Arizona schools until Kindergarten. The Young Athletes Program provides physical skill instruction for Special Education (SPED) Preschoolers a full two years earlier! With $5,000 in Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation funding, five new schools in the Scottsdale/Mesa/Chandler area will receive the training and equipment to start the Young Athletes Program. Typically, each YAP school program involves one SPED Preschool classroom of 10 to 12 children and one 3rd or 4th Grade General Education class of 25 students who act as mentors for the younger children. The total number of children to benefit in the first year is $175. One of the unique and sustaining aspects of the Young Athletes Program is that the initial investment to implement the program in a classroom continues to serve a new group of children each school year for many years to come. After just five years, your initial investment of $5,000 will have served 875 children. That’s just $5.71 per child! Partnerships Special Olympics Arizona (SOAZ) will be partnering with school districts in Scottsdale, Mesa and/or Chandler. The exact schools or districts will be determined during the recruiting process. The schools provide the facilities for implementing the Young Athletes Program; while SOAZ provides the training and equipment. Special Olympics Arizona has not applied to any other tribes in 2014. In 2010, we were awarded $60,000 in support of the Young Athletes Program from the Gila River Indian Community. Timetable August to November, 2014 Schools in Scottsdale and Mesa will be contacted with the opportunity to implement the Young Athletes Program. The Outreach Coordinator will meet with schools who are interested and the first five schools to commit will receive the program. December, 2014 to January, 2015 Each school’s Special Education Preschool teacher and classroom aides will receive 2 hours of training from the Special Olympics Arizona Outreach Coordinator. January to February, 2015 Once each child in the class has turned in a signed Parental Consent Form, Equipment will be delivered to the school and training in YAP can begin. April, 2015 Each teacher implementing YAP receives a letter reminding them to register their new 2014- 2015 class when the next school year starts. Special Olympics Arizona ● 2100 S. 75th Avenue ● Phoenix, Arizona 85043 ● P: 602.230.1200 ● F: 602.230.1110 ● www.SpecialOlympicsArizona.org August, 2015 When school resumes for the 2015-2016 school year, each new class turns in signed Parental Consent Forms and the new group of students begins training in the Young Athletes Program. Long-term Funding Sources SOAZ will continue to seek small grants from private foundations and utilize funds from private donors to fund the growth of the Young Athletes Program in the east Valley and across Arizona. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from the Tribal Council. For the Athletes, Tracy McCarty Grants Manager Attachments Proposed budget for the program or project Identification of long-term funding resources Special Olympics Arizona ● 2100 S. 75th Avenue ● Phoenix, Arizona 85043 ● P: 602.230.1200 ● F: 602.230.1110 ● www.SpecialOlympicsArizona.org 2014 - 2015 East Valley Budget Program Support Salaries Director of Youth Programs ## $1,390 Area Director ## $1,440 Fringe Benefits 62 $310 Program Expenses YAP Activity Guides & Instructional DVDs 15 $75 YAP Equipment Kits ## $1,250 YAP Trophies & T-Shirts ## $1,700 Marketing / Brochures / Advertising 25 $125 Volunteer Management / Training / Meetings 46 $230 Program Operations Expenses Office Equipment / Phone / Internet 85 $425 Mileage 18 $90 Photocopies / Printing 4 $20 Postage 4 $20 Shipping of Equipment Kits 28 $140 TOTAL $7,215 5 Young Athletes Program Long-term Funding Resources Each year in the fall, Special Olympics International distributes funds granted by the United States Department of Education to Special Olympics Arizona and other states to support several programs, including the Young Athletes Program. These funds are used to start Young Athletes in new schools. One of the unique and sustaining aspects of the Young Athletes Program is that the initial investment to implement the program in a classroom continues to serve a new group of children each school year for many years to come without any further cost. Re-using the sturdy equipment diminishes the cost per student over many years of use. Created Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Southwest Human Development General information | Contact First name Lisa General information | Contact Last name Kaiser General information | Contact e-mail lkaiser@swhd.org General information | Contact phone number (602) 633-8178 Address Address | Street 2850 N. 24th Street Address | City Phoenix Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85008 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 30,000.00 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Updated Monday, March 31, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Created Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization La Victoria Foundation General information | Contact First name Pete General information | Contact Last name Garcia General information | Contact e-mail grantparkaz@gmail.com General information | Contact phone number (602) 253-9533 Address Address | Street 1122 E. Buckeye Road, Suite B-5 Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85034 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 18,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Friday, March 28, 2014 Updated Monday, March 31, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specified in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Created Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS General information | Contact First name Laura General information | Contact Last name Chasko General information | Contact e-mail lchasko@swhiv.org General information | Contact phone number 602-595-8142 Address Address | Street 1101 N. Central Avenue, Suite 200 Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85004 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 10,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Proposal to Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Description of Proposed Project: Southwest Center’s childcare program provides a sanctuary for children who are impacted by HIV/AIDS and a place for parents who are HIV-positive to leave their children while they seek onsite medical and support services. The program provides a safe place for children who are affected by HIV to talk about their experiences and reduce feelings of isolation that often accompany a disease still marked by secrecy and stigma. Childcare is part of Logan’s Playground, a group of Southwest Center programs for children impacted by HIV/AIDS. Logan’s Playground was founded in honor of Logan Shaver who lost his battle with AIDS in 1997, at the age of six. Childcare services are free and offer educational activities, emotional support, and resource/referral information to children, parents and caregivers. Families (primarily mothers) who use childcare can attend doctor, dental, counseling, and support group appointments at Southwest Center and the co-located medical clinic, McDowell Healthcare Center. Prescriptions can be filled at the co-located specialty pharmacy, Avella. Childcare is currently open from 8 am to 5 pm, three days a week, a reduction from five days due to federal funding cuts. Reinstatement to five days a week is now urgent as Southwest Center’s programs grow in its new, expanded facility located in downtown Phoenix. Childcare activities include: 1) Child activities ranging from infant care to potty training to homework assistance, 2) Emotional support for parents, children and youth ranging from helping a child cope with living with a sick parent, to educating mothers about perinatal HIV transmission, 3) Resource and referral information on topics such as domestic violence, housing, food boxes and other support services, 4) Care for children with disabilities, 5) Coordination with the Bill Holt HIV Pediatric Clinic at Phoenix Children’s Hospital to ensure medical and dietary needs are met, 5) Coordination of care with the families’ other case management providers Meeting the Fort McDowell Funding Priorities: Southwest Center’s childcare program meets the tribe’s health funding priority by helping to ensure that HIV-positive parents can attend critical health and support appointments. Without childcare many of these parents would not be able to attend these appointments, thus risking the further spread of this disease. Need, Target Population and Number Served Lack of affordable childcare is one of the greatest barriers to the medical care and support services that keep HIV-positive parents, especially mothers, healthy. Low-income parents struggle to find affordable childcare for the numerous appointments they face; this is especially problematic when mothers have been unable to disclose their status to family and friends for fear of negative repercussions related to the stigma of HIV. Thirty years after its identification in the U.S., the number of individuals living with HIV/AIDS continues to climb. A 2012 report issued by the Arizona Department of Health Services states that nearly 15,000 Arizonans are HIV-positive and another 2,000 are HIV-positive but don’t yet know their status and may be unknowingly spreading the disease. Women and minority populations are disproportionately affected; the current prevalence for women is 67 per 100,000, an alarming increase from the 2005-2009 prevalence of four per 100,000. Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS Proposal to Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation cont. While HIV is no longer a death sentence thanks to antiretroviral medications, individuals are instead learning to live with a chronic disease and adverse medication side effects. Everyday they face social, financial, emotional and physical challenges, often with no support system and limited or inaccurate information about available care and services. Ensuring that HIV-positive individuals connect with medical care and remain in treatment reduces overall health care costs, contributes to the prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission and helps people live longer, healthier lives. Unfortunately, in a day and age where HIV medications are available and highly effective at controlling the virus when taken consistently, only one in four Arizonans has suppressed viral loads sufficiently low enough to stop the spread of HIV. Studies show that treatment adherence for women decreases as the number of children under age 18 living in the home increases, in part because women tend to put the needs of their children over themselves. These studies recommend integrated services, such as those described in this proposal, as an effective way to help ensure treatment compliance by women. The McDowell Healthcare Center has one of the lowest missed appointment rates in the US, which is attributed in part to the childcare services available at Southwest Center. Childcare at Logan’s Playground serves low-income children ages birth to 13 who are impacted by HIV/AIDS. Some of the children are HIV-positive and some have a parent/caregiver or sibling who is HIV-positive or has AIDS. Seventy-five percent of the parents are mothers. Care for children with disabilities is offered: currently the program is serving children on the autism spectrum, children with ADHD, one child with Down syndrome and one who has spinal bifida. This year the childcare program will serve 110 children plus their families. These children often come to Logan’s Playground several times a month, and even several times a week, depending on the number of medical and support appointments their parents require. Brief Description of Partners and Other Tribal Support: The childcare program collaborates with the Bill Holt HIV Pediatric Clinic at Phoenix Children’s Hospital on care for HIV-positive children including diet and medications. Collaboration activities with Care Directions, the Maricopa County case management organization for HIV-positive individuals, help ensure that families receive all of the case management services needed to stay healthy. Additionally, the McDowell Healthcare Center recommends the program to its patients. Current funders include the Arizona Diamondbacks ($5,000) and Safeway Foundation ($1,000). Southwest Center plans to apply to the Tohono O’odham Nation, and possibly the Gila River Indian Community, for support of its childcare program at Logan’s Playground. Timetable for Implementation: The childcare program is ongoing. Currently the program is open three days a week from 8am to 5pm. Beginning mid-year, we plan to reinstate the program to five days a week. The current part-time staff person will increase to full-time. Marketing efforts designed to inform clients at both Southwest Center and McDowell Healthcare Center about the new hours will begin one month prior to expansion. Marketing will include flyers, brochures, facebook posts and e-blasts. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR HIV/AIDS LOGAN'S PLAYGROUND CHILD CARE 2014 BUDGET Expenses Total Salaries 27,633 Employee Related Expenses 6,043 Total Personnel Expenses 33,676 Outsourced Service Providers 1,403 Space 6,160 Materials & Supplies 1,512 Equipment 855 Marketing & Advertising 200 Liability Insurance 998 Total Expenses 44,803 Long Term Funding Sources Southwest Center receives $5,940 in annual funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Ryan White HIV/AIDS program to support child care at Logan’s Playground. Additional funds come from local corporations and foundations, as well as special event proceeds and individual donors. Created Thursday, February 27, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Glendale Union High School District General information | Contact First name Kim General information | Contact Last name Mesquita General information | Contact e-mail kim.mesquita@guhsdaz.org General information | Contact phone number 623-435-6000 Address Address | Street 7650 N 43rd Avenue Address | City Glendale Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85301 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 16,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Thursday, March 27, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 2014 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL March 27, 2014 TO: Local Government Agency to Accept and Disburse Funds: Maricopa County Government District 5 Supervisor, Mary Rose Wilcox, 301 W Jefferson, 10th floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003, 602-506-7092, mrwilcox@mail.maricopa.gov on behalf of the following: FROM: Glendale Union High School District Attention: Kim Mesquita, Administrator of Community Relations 7650 N 43rd Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 To Whom It May Concern: PARENTS MATTER! These two words are powerful within the education system of Glendale Union High School District (GUHSD). These two words are one of the district’s core beliefs. Along with ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN, GUHSD believes that parents matter. The district knows first-hand how important parents are to the success of their child’s education. When referring to student achievement, history and research indicates that parents who are engaged in their child’s education positively impact student performance. Parents who are truly engaged in their child’s educational career will produce positive results for their child(ren). Sounds simple, huh? But the reality is it’s not that simple. All parents would agree they want their child to be successful in school, but not all children are successful in school. Why not? Although there are many variables associated with children who are not successful in school, one of the common denominators is they did not have a parent/guardian involved in their educational career; they did not have parents/guardians ENGAGED in their schooling. ENGAGED; engagement. What does that mean when we use it in the context of student success? Most would believe it means that a parent has to go up to the school and be involved in the P.T.O., volunteer in their child’s classroom, go to all their child’s sporting events, go to all the parent/teacher conferences, communicate with their child’s teachers, visit with the principal enough that he/she knows you by your first name, chaperone all the field trips, etc. Yes, these types of activities would certainly be classified as someone being engaged. Although all these “things” are important and hats off to the parent who can successfully arrange their schedule to do these “things,” but parent engagement is so much more than being the mom/dad who is always up at the school. WE know mom/dad are busy. Busy with work; supporting the family. We are finding that mothers and fathers are busier than they have ever been. Some are working more than one job just to make ends meet. Some are having to work out of state just to be employed. After work, there is hardly time to sit down and enjoy the “family time” they experienced at one time. Parent attendance at student’s after-school and athletic events are down. Parent attendance at school events are down. Parent participation at district-wide community functions are down. For the most part, parents are no longer showing up. So does that mean they aren’t engaged, or better yet, if they can’t show up how can they actually be ENGAGED in their child’s educational career? The community relations department of Glendale Union High School District, with the help of a previous grant from another Nation, has been encouraging parents to be engaged in their child’s education by simply checking their child’s grades. We use a system where teacher’s update grades (electronically) daily and parents have access to check their child’s daily attendance, grades, missing homework, tests, and more by simply logging in to the internet and visiting the parent portal. With access to the internet, all parents/guardians can check up or be ENGAGED in their child’s educational career. They can see when the child hasn’t turned in their homework. They can see when their child skipped a class. They can see when their child aced their chemistry exam. With a parent being ENGAGED this way, they can address concerns 1 with missing homework, skipping a class, or they can give their child a “high five” when they ace a test. With this method, there are no surprises two weeks before graduation when a child flunked a class. This system allows the parent and teacher to address concerns early on so the child can receive extra help to be successful. We’ve made great progress and have approximately 45% of our parents ENGAGED using this the parent portal. But we still have work to do and would like to continue helping parents learn about the parent portal. With a student population of 15, 000, we’ve already identified that 80% of our families have access to the internet, so we still need to connect with 35% of our families to get them to set up an account to keep track of their child’s progress. We need funds to continue using our current forms of marketing this program (i.e. direct mailers, personal letters, phone calls, personal instruction, parent classes, etc.). Now that we’ve identified how parents can be ENGAGED without having to be up at their child’s school, we realize parents would love to be at their child’s school to see their child perform in the choir, march in the band, act in the theater production, dance during the recital, hit that homerun, tackle that opponent, accept that perfect attendance award, etc. Again, we go back to the lack of time or a conflicting schedule that will not allow the parent to be at these types of events. So how can we help parents see their child perform? WE can do this by capturing video footage of most of our school’s events. We can then edit the footage we’ve captured and upload it to the internet using programs like YOUTUBE. Parents can then log on, during their own time, in the comfort of their own home, or wherever they might have access to the internet to watch their child’s performance. This process not only allows the parent to be involved, but it can include the grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Imagine the conversations that can occur amongst the families when they are able to sit around and enjoy a video of their child’s involvement and engagement at school. As part of the community relations department’s initiatives, we would like to continue ENGAGING parents, community members, and others in the education of the 15,000 children within GUHSD. State funding for education has taken a huge hit over the past few years and we don’t see the funding getting any better. In fact, it’s proposed to get worse. WE are dedicated to make sure and allocate the majority of the funding we receive from the state in to the classroom. This leaves no funding to purchase necessary equipment and other capital items needed to accomplish these initiatives. As we continue to develop ways to connect or ENGAGE parents to their child’s school, we often find ourselves without a funding source to accomplish these projects. Our proposed program, COMMUNITY/PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN STUDENT EDUCATION meets more than one of the Fort’s funding priorities. Our target population are the parents and community members within Glendale Union High School District. With the support of Fort McDowell, we will be able to serve and impact 15,000 high school students and a community of 144,000. In closing, the real power of educational success occurs when we raise the standards of parent involvements. Now is the time we must take a hard look at parent involvement/engagement and redefine what parent involvement looks like today, opposed to what we thought it should be ten years ago. Providing easier opportunities for parents to become engaged in their child’s education will certainly create positive outcomes for parents, students, and educators and more importantly, our community. We appreciate Fort McDowell for their annual contribution process and hope they will kindly consider the needs of our public school district when it comes to finding ways to ENGAGE our parents in their children’s educational career. Thank you. Contact person: Kim Mesquita, Administrator of Community Relations Glendale Union High School District 7650 N 43rd Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 623-435-6001 kmesquita@guhsdaz.org 2 Proposed Budget for Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Request Community/Parent Engagement Initiative EDUCATION Contact person: Kim Mesquita Administrator of Community Relations Glendale Union High School District 7650 N 43rd Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 623-435-6001 kim.mesquita@guhsdaz.org Total amount requested: $16,000 Itemized List Bescor TH-77o High Performance Tripod System $ 500 Sony EX 1 XDCAM HD Camcorder $7000 2 Editing Computers $5500 Editing Software, License, & Upgrades $3000 Identification of long-term funding resources The community relations department is hoping that the funding received from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation will allow them to purchase capital equipment to accomplish the proposed initiative. Although the requested funds should be enough for the department to continue the initiative well in to the future, the department will continue to seek other grant opportunities to supplement the possible funding from Fort McDowell. 1 Created Thursday, February 27, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Arizona Masonic Foundation For Children General information | Contact First name Henry General information | Contact Last name Spomer General information | Contact e-mail 1papapie@comcast.net General information | Contact phone number 520-661-2021 Address Address | Street 345 W. Monroe Address | City Phoenix Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85003 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 25,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Thursday, February 27, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Arizona Masonic Foundation for Children 345 W. Monroe St. Phoenix, Arizona 85003 (Mailing Address) P.O. Box 32605 Tucson, Arizona 85751-2605. Contact: Henry L. Spomer, 1papapie@comcast.net Ph.520 661-2021 Funding Chairman Description of proposed program or project: Children at Risk Intervention Training (CAR) through the Masonic Student Assistance Program (MSAP), our foundation provides a highly professional, intensive three-day training workshop, for Arizona educators to learn to, or improve their ability to: identify, intervene with, and create appropriate intervention plans for at risk students of Alcohol/Drug use, Bullying, Violence, Suicide, School Dropout. This workshop trains a core team of four to eight educators from a school how to intervene early and effectively with students that display patterns of behaviors that threaten their success at school and in life, as well as other lives. MSAP involves practical practice sessions designed to simulate real events along with presentations on such subjects as: chemical dependency, depression and suicide, conflict, anger and violence, communication skills and intervention, family dynamics, enabling, life skills development, treatment and aftercare, and group process. Participants leave the training with a specific plan for behavioral interventions, and a system for implementing MSAP in their schools, and/or incorporate worthwhile MSAP concept/practices into their current program. We view a unit of service in the MSAP Program as an educator who has attended our 3 day workshop and been trained in the MSAP Model. This unit of measure is used to utilize the data from the 2002 Illinois University study on MSAP which determined that for each educator who has attended our 3 day workshop and has been trained in the MSAP Model will affect the lives of 5 – 9 at risk children the 1st year out of the class they attended. Educators will continue to provide these services as long as they are in the classroom. Funding of $25,000 will provide two training sessions (@$12,500 per session) with 60 to 80 attendees per class. Training unit cost will be between $208.33 - $156.25 per educator. Training costs are very low as training facilities are donated by local Masonic Lodges or other training facilities. The Foundation is made up entirely of Volunteers. We have no paid staff and all funds are applied to MSAP training sessions. Describe how the proposed program meets one or more of Fort McDowell’s funding priorities: This program aligns with Ft. McDowell’s Priority areas of Public Safety, Health Care, and Education. By early identification and intervention of violent trends, violence in schools is reduced, thus providing a safer environment for students to obtain an education. Teachers learn to identify at Risk Students and implement programs that will assist in the improvement of literacy and generally improve their quality of life. Data shows schools utilizing the MSAP Program experience reduction in disciplinary actions, bullying, substance abuse, school dropout, absenteeism and self destructive behavior. We must make our schools a safer and better place for our children to learn so they may better lead our communities in the future. Research and Statists: 1. U.S. Surgeon General Ringel & Sturn 2001). “Overall, the proportion of youth having needs met through the MSAP far exceeded the nationally reported findings for youth in need of behavioral health care …” 2. Dr. Carl Fertman – Univ. Of Pitt. Statistics For 3 Year Period - (66% -- Either Stabilized Or Improved Their Attendance; 60% -- No Additional Suspensions; 20% -- 1 More Suspension; 65% -- Promoted Or Graduated High School) NEW JERSEY – 2000 Decrease 50% in Referrals Illinois –S.A.P. Evaluation – 2002 3500 Educators Participated In MSAT 25,000 Referrals 71% Had An Action Plan Developed By S.A.T. 29% Referred To Community Agency 68% Showed Improvement In Area Of Referral MULTIPLIER EFFECT – This study laid the ground work for the determination that for each educator who has attended our 3 day workshop and has been trained in the MSAP Model they affect the lives of 5 – 9 at risk children the 1st year out of the class they attended. Arizona Results Arizona 2010 Data Shows: 90.9% Of Students Referred To MSAP Were Excepted Into the program 47.69% Have Completed The Program While 52.3% Were Still Working Through Their Plan Of Those Intervention Plans Being Closed - 88.7% Were Showing A Positive Change, While 11.2% Were Negative Or Would Not Complete Their Intervention Plan. Referrals Were For The Following Issues: Academic 49.2%, Behavioral 45%, Health 5%, Attendance 9%, And Multi Reasons 16%. Identify the need grant will address, target population and number of people served: I n 2012 Arizona ranked 46 th in Overall child well-being, (the 4 th worst state)¹, 46th in Education Domain, 46th in Family and Community Domain, we lack strong social and cultural institutions, good role models for children and the resources to provide safe and good schools. 49th in 16-19 year olds who are school dropouts, 47th in Birth to girls age 15-17, 37th in Juvenile violent crime arrest rate, and we increased from 38th to 41st for Teen deaths¹¹. 655 youth die each year with 72 children killed by guns and we have 1,737 youth in Juvenile Justice Custody each day (40th).¹¹¹ Sources: ¹ Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT 2012 Data Book: Arizona Profile. ¹¹ State of Arizona’s Children 2012, Kids Count Data Book, 2012 Population Survey Data, Sources include Children Welfare League of America, U.S. Census, Center for Disease Control, FBI Uniform Crime Reports, and National Center for Health Statistics. ¹¹¹ Children’s Action Alliance, Kids Count Arizona Targeted Area: K-12 Schools in Maricopa and Pinal County with a school population of about 976,897 students. 120-160 Educators trained and 600-1,280 at risk students served each year. The total cost of project: Total budget for 2014 $124,810 and a like budget proposed for 2015. How much of project will be funded by this grant: about 1/5th of total budget. Sources and amounts of other funds committed or solicited for this project: Masonic Lodges ---------------------- $ 8,000 Individual Masons -------------------- $20,000 ------------------ Committed so far ---- $20,000 Eastern Star --------------------------- $26,000 ------------------ Committed so far ---- $26,000 Companies Campaign -------------- $10,000 Companies Solicitation ------------- $ 1,000 Individuals ------------------------------ $ 2,000 Grand Lodge --------------------------- $ 1,800 ------------------ Committed so far ---- $ 1,800 Golf Tournament ---------------------- $ 1,000 Sale of Statues ------------------------ $ 5,000 ----------------- Committed so far ---- $ 3,500 Car Show ------------------------------- $ 1,000 Phoenix Area -------------------------- $ 1,000 Car Raffle ------------------------------- $ 5,000 ----------------- Committed ------------- $ 5,000 Foundation Campaign --------------- $15,000 S3 (Safe & Supportive Schools) -- $28,000 ----------------- Committed so far ---- $14,000 Interest ----------------------------------- $ 10 Budget Total --------- $124,810 ---- Presently Total Committed -- $70,300 Timetable for implementation of your program or project: Classes scheduled with awaiting schools as soon as funding is received and completed within one year of grant approval. ARIZONA MASONIC FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN 345 W. Monroe Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Mailing Address P.O. Box 32605 Tucson, Arizona 84751-2605 March 25, 2014 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Government Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Council Secretary P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ. 86269 Dear Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Council The Arizona Masonic Foundation for Children (AMFC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help the youth of Arizona lead productive, useful, and healthy lives. In support of that goal the AMFC provides training in the Masonic Model Student Assistance Program (MMSAP), an intensive three (3) day workshop for school employees designed to help them identify, intervene with and create appropriate referrals for students who need extra academic, health, behavior, or attendance support. School staff trained in MMSAP are able to help students address issues of substance abuse, bullying, violence, gang affiliation, school drop-out and suicide. The Arizona Masonic Foundation for Children works directly with the staff members who see student’s everyday and teaches them how to get these children the help they need, before it’s too late. The AMFC is concerned in particular about violence and its direct and indirect impact on schools and families. The MMSAP training gives schools a powerful tool to make classrooms a safer place for children to learn, lead more productive lives and become responsible leaders in their community. We greatly appreciate your consideration to help fund this continuing effort to help the children across our state. Respectfully, Henry L. Spomer Contact Information: Henry L. Spomer Funding Chairman Arizona Masonic Foundation for Children 6360 N. Orange Blossom Lane Tucson, Arizona 85741-2844 (520) 661-2021 1papapie@comcast.net www.foundation4children.org 1 2 School violence lands more than 90,000 a year in ER study finds Linda Carroll NBC News Contributor January 13, 2014 1201 AM ET Despite all the lip service given to battling bullying, many kids are still being seriously hurt while on school grounds, a new study shows. Each year more than 90,000 school children suffer “intentional” injuries severe enough to land them in the emergency room, according to the study published in Pediatrics. Though there was a decrease in the number of intentional injuries at school over the last 10 years, it was minor, said study co-author Dr. Siraj Amanullah, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University. “We were surprised,” Amanullah said. “With so much emphasis on school safety and bullying now, we expected a bigger decline. Ninety-thousand per year is quite huge." And keep in mind, Amanullah said, the study was only looking at kids who turned up in the ER. This could just be the tip of the iceberg. “Bullying is so underreported,” said Amanullah, adding that children are still reluctant to tell anyone because often little gets done about it. “We were hoping this study would bring more attention to the problem.” Amanullah and his colleagues pored through data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System — All Injury Program collected from January of 2001 through December of 2008. The ER reports include a plethora of detail, including the type of injury, whether it occurred at school and whether it was the result of an accident or was intentional. While cuts and bruises were the most common injuries at 40 percent, fractures accounted for 12 percent, brain injuries for 10 percent and sprains and strains another 7 percent. The vast majority of injuries — 96 percent — were the result of an assault, with most perpetrators identified as friends or acquaintances. A full 10 percent of the assaults involved multiple perpetrators. Part of the problem may be the adults that kids model themselves after. An article published in the same issue of Pediatrics reported that bullying behavior by coaches is quite high — and that the schools often make excuses for the behavior if it’s a winning coach. A survey cited in the article found that 45 percent of kids “reported verbal misconduct by coaches, including name-calling and insulting them during play.” During the study period, a total of 7,397,301 injuries occurred at school, of which 736,014 were intentional. The new study shows “that almost 10 percent of injuries are intentional, which means there’s a lot of violence going on in the schools that doesn’t include football, or hockey, or volleyball or tripping and falling and getting hurt,” said Patrick Tolan, a professor at the University of Virginia and director of Youth-Nex, the U.Va. Center to Promote Effective Youth Development. Part of the solution may be increased monitoring of the kids, Tolan said. “Every school should assume they have an issue,” he added. “They should be looking at where and how both intentional and unintentional injuries are occurring.” And while Tolan thinks schools could be doing more to create a safe environment for kids, parents should remember that schools are still the safest place outside of home for most kids, he said. ARIZONA MASONIC FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN 345 W. Monroe Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Mailing Address P.O. Box 32605 Tucson, Arizona 85751-2605 TESTIMONIALS “We have a student who would no longer be with us if it had not been for your devotion to bring this outstanding intervention program to us. There is no way that we can thank you enough.” Principal This is a huge value to schools, staff and students. I am touched by the informal feedback and desire to take (embrace) this information to our school.” Principal “Thank you for sponsoring this program. I can tell this program has helped many, many children. It will help many more children and generations to come.” Teacher “Thank you – Money well spent on people who can have a huge effect on hundreds of children.” Teacher “Thank you so much for your commitment to helping change children’s lives. It has made such a difference in my teaching and relationships with my students.” Teacher “Thank you so much for your commitment to children. I really appreciate this opportunity to learn how to better accommodate and help/enhance the lives of our at-risk children.” Teacher “Your commitment to helping at-risk-children has such far reaching results that you will never know.” School Psychologist Created Friday, February 28, 2014 Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Ballet Arizona General information | Contact First name Bethany General information | Contact Last name Taylor General information | Contact e-mail btaylor@balletaz.org General information | Contact phone number 480-254-0849 Address Address | Street 2835 E. Washington St. Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85034 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 10000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Childhelp, Inc. General information | Contact First name Barbara General information | Contact Last name Bogart General information | Contact e-mail bbogart@childhelp.org General information | Contact phone number 480-922-8212 Address Address | Street 4350 E. Camelback Rd., Bldg. F250 Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85018 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 5,000.00 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Circle the City General information | Contact First name Betsy General information | Contact Last name Ganz General information | Contact e-mail bganz@circlethecity.org General information | Contact phone number 602-776-9000 Address Address | Street 333 West Indian School Road Address | City Phoenix Address | State Az Address | ZIP Code 85013 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 10,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Monday, March 24, 2014 Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY P. O. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Employer Identification Number: Date: SEP -9 Z006 26-2420730 DLN: 17053191342048 CIRCLE THE CITY Contact Person: C/O ADELE OSULLIVAN NANCY L HEAGNEY ID# 31306 220 S 12TH AVE Contact Telephone Number: PHOENIX, AZ 85007 (877) 829-5500 Accounting Period Ending: June 30 Public Charity Status: l70(b) (1) (M (vi) Form 990 Required: Yes Effective Date of Exemption: March 6, 2008 Contribution Deductibility: Yes Advance Ruling Ending Date: June 30, 2012 Addendum Applies: No Dear Applicant: We are pleased to inform you that upon review of your application for tax exempt status we have determined that you are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to you are deductible under section 170 of the Code. You are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code. Because this letter could help resolve any questions regarding your exempt status, you should keep it in your permanent records. Organizations exempt under section 50l(c) (3) of the Code are further classified as either public charities or private foundations. During your advance ruling period, you will be treated as a public charity. Your advance ruling period begins with the effective date of your exemption and ends with advance ruling ending date shown 'in the heading of the letter. Shortly before the end of your advance ruling period, we will send you Form 8734, Support Schedule for Advance Ruling Period. You will have 90 days after the end of your advance ruling period to return the completed form. We will then notify you, in writing, about your public charity status. Please see enclosed Publication 4221-PC, Compliance Guide for SOl(c) (3) Public Charities, for some helpful information about your responsibilities as an exempt organization, Letter 1045 (DO/CG) -2- CIRCLE THE CITY Sincerely, Robert Choi Director, Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements Enclosures: Publication 4221-PC Statute Extension Letter 1045 (DO/CG) Form 1023 (Rev. 6-2006) Name: Circle the City EIN: 26 _ 2420730 Page 11 IimII3 Public Charity Status (Continued) e 509(a)(4}-an organization organized and operated exclusively for testing for public safety. oo f 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(iv)--an organization operated for the benefit of a college or university that is owned or operated by a governmental unit. g 509(a}(1} and 170(b}(1}(A)(vi}-an organization that receives a substantial part of its financial support in the form of contributions from publicly supported organizations, from a govemmental unit, or from the general public. h 509(a}(2}-an organization that normally receives not more than one-third of its financial support from gross o investment income and receives more than one-third of its financial support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions (subject to certain exceptions). A publicly supported organization, but unsure if it is described in 5g or 5h. The organization would like the IRS to o decide the correct status. . 6 If you checked box g, h, or i in question 5 above, you must request either an advance or a definitive ruling by selecting one of the boxes below. Refer to the instructions to determine which type of ruling you are eligible to receive. a Request for Advance Ruling: By checking this box and signing the consent, pursuant to section 6501(c)(4)of the Code you request an advance ruling and agree to extend the statute of-limitations on the assessment-of- excise tax under section 4940 of the Code. The tax will apply only if you do not establish public support status at the end of the 5-year advance ruling period. The assessment period will be extended for the 5 advance ruling years to 8 years, 4 months, and 15 days beyond the end of the first year. You have the right to refuse or limit the extension to a mutually agreed-upon period of time or issue(s). Publication 1035, Extending the Tax Assessment Period, provides a more detailed explanation of your rights and the consequences of the choices you make. You may obtain Publication 1035 free of charge from the IRS web site at www.irs.govor by calling toll-free 1-800-829-3676. Signing this consent will not deprive you of any appeal rights to which you would otherwise be entitled. If you decide not to extend the statute of limitations, you are not eligible for an advance ruling. Consent Fixing Period of Limitations Upon Assessment of Tax Underc;Section4940 of the Intemal'RevenueCode For Organization ~~~?:~r_.~_.·_~:.~.i.~~0_~_?~~!.j.~.~ ....7/3/c2 ~'h:~~: ~ffi':~t' ~Di.~~~~..__ . .__ ...._... Director, Trustee, or other (Date) (Type or print title or authority of signer) For IRS Use Only SEP - 9 2008 IRS Director, Exempt Organizations (Date) b Request for Definitive Ruling: Check this box if you have completed one tax year of at least 8 full months and 0 you are requesting a definitive ruling. To confirm your public support status, answer line 6b(i) if you checked box g in line 5 above. Answer line 6b(ii) if you checked box h in line 5 above. If you checked box i in line 5 above, answer both lines 6b(i) and (ii). (i) (a) Enter 2% of line 8, column (e) on Part IX-A. Statement of Revenues and Expenses. (b) Attach a list showing the name and amount contributed by each person, company, or organization whose 0 gifts totaled more than the 2% amount. If the answer is "None," check this box. (ii) (a) For each year amounts are included on lines 1, 2, and 9 of Part IX-A. Statement of Revenues and Expenses, attach a list showing the name of and amount received from each disqualified person. If the answer is "None," check this box. 0 (b) For each year amounts are included on line 9 of Part IX-A. Statement of Revenues and Expenses, attach a list showing the name of and amount received from each payer, other than a disqualified person, whose payments were more than the larger of (1) 1% of line 10, Part IX-A. Statement of Revenues and Expenses, or (2) $5,000. If the answer is "None," check this box. o 7 Did you receive any unusual grants during any of the years shown on Part IX-A. Statement of DYes 121 No Revenues and Expenses? If "Yes," attach a fist including the name of the contributor, the date and amount of the grant, a brief description of the grant, and explain why it is unusual. Form 1023 (Rev.6-2006) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY P. O. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Employer Identification Number: Date: SEP -9 Z006 26-2420730 DLN: 17053191342048 CIRCLE THE CITY Contact Person: C/O ADELE OSULLIVAN NANCY L HEAGNEY ID# 31306 220 S 12TH AVE Contact Telephone Number: PHOENIX, AZ 85007 (877) 829-5500 Accounting Period Ending: June 30 Public Charity Status: l70(b) (1) (M (vi) Form 990 Required: Yes Effective Date of Exemption: March 6, 2008 Contribution Deductibility: Yes Advance Ruling Ending Date: June 30, 2012 Addendum Applies: No Dear Applicant: We are pleased to inform you that upon review of your application for tax exempt status we have determined that you are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to you are deductible under section 170 of the Code. You are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code. Because this letter could help resolve any questions regarding your exempt status, you should keep it in your permanent records. Organizations exempt under section 50l(c) (3) of the Code are further classified as either public charities or private foundations. During your advance ruling period, you will be treated as a public charity. Your advance ruling period begins with the effective date of your exemption and ends with advance ruling ending date shown 'in the heading of the letter. Shortly before the end of your advance ruling period, we will send you Form 8734, Support Schedule for Advance Ruling Period. You will have 90 days after the end of your advance ruling period to return the completed form. We will then notify you, in writing, about your public charity status. Please see enclosed Publication 4221-PC, Compliance Guide for SOl(c) (3) Public Charities, for some helpful information about your responsibilities as an exempt organization, Letter 1045 (DO/CG) -2- CIRCLE THE CITY Sincerely, Robert Choi Director, Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements Enclosures: Publication 4221-PC Statute Extension Letter 1045 (DO/CG) Form 1023 (Rev. 6-2006) Name: Circle the City EIN: 26 _ 2420730 Page 11 IimII3 Public Charity Status (Continued) e 509(a)(4}-an organization organized and operated exclusively for testing for public safety. oo f 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(iv)--an organization operated for the benefit of a college or university that is owned or operated by a governmental unit. g 509(a}(1} and 170(b}(1}(A)(vi}-an organization that receives a substantial part of its financial support in the form of contributions from publicly supported organizations, from a govemmental unit, or from the general public. h 509(a}(2}-an organization that normally receives not more than one-third of its financial support from gross o investment income and receives more than one-third of its financial support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions (subject to certain exceptions). A publicly supported organization, but unsure if it is described in 5g or 5h. The organization would like the IRS to o decide the correct status. . 6 If you checked box g, h, or i in question 5 above, you must request either an advance or a definitive ruling by selecting one of the boxes below. Refer to the instructions to determine which type of ruling you are eligible to receive. a Request for Advance Ruling: By checking this box and signing the consent, pursuant to section 6501(c)(4)of the Code you request an advance ruling and agree to extend the statute of-limitations on the assessment-of- excise tax under section 4940 of the Code. The tax will apply only if you do not establish public support status at the end of the 5-year advance ruling period. The assessment period will be extended for the 5 advance ruling years to 8 years, 4 months, and 15 days beyond the end of the first year. You have the right to refuse or limit the extension to a mutually agreed-upon period of time or issue(s). Publication 1035, Extending the Tax Assessment Period, provides a more detailed explanation of your rights and the consequences of the choices you make. You may obtain Publication 1035 free of charge from the IRS web site at www.irs.govor by calling toll-free 1-800-829-3676. Signing this consent will not deprive you of any appeal rights to which you would otherwise be entitled. If you decide not to extend the statute of limitations, you are not eligible for an advance ruling. Consent Fixing Period of Limitations Upon Assessment of Tax Underc;Section4940 of the Intemal'RevenueCode For Organization ~~~?:~r_.~_.·_~:.~.i.~~0_~_?~~!.j.~.~ ....7/3/c2 ~'h:~~: ~ffi':~t' ~Di.~~~~..__ . .__ ...._... Director, Trustee, or other (Date) (Type or print title or authority of signer) For IRS Use Only SEP - 9 2008 IRS Director, Exempt Organizations (Date) b Request for Definitive Ruling: Check this box if you have completed one tax year of at least 8 full months and 0 you are requesting a definitive ruling. To confirm your public support status, answer line 6b(i) if you checked box g in line 5 above. Answer line 6b(ii) if you checked box h in line 5 above. If you checked box i in line 5 above, answer both lines 6b(i) and (ii). (i) (a) Enter 2% of line 8, column (e) on Part IX-A. Statement of Revenues and Expenses. (b) Attach a list showing the name and amount contributed by each person, company, or organization whose 0 gifts totaled more than the 2% amount. If the answer is "None," check this box. (ii) (a) For each year amounts are included on lines 1, 2, and 9 of Part IX-A. Statement of Revenues and Expenses, attach a list showing the name of and amount received from each disqualified person. If the answer is "None," check this box. 0 (b) For each year amounts are included on line 9 of Part IX-A. Statement of Revenues and Expenses, attach a list showing the name of and amount received from each payer, other than a disqualified person, whose payments were more than the larger of (1) 1% of line 10, Part IX-A. Statement of Revenues and Expenses, or (2) $5,000. If the answer is "None," check this box. o 7 Did you receive any unusual grants during any of the years shown on Part IX-A. Statement of DYes 121 No Revenues and Expenses? If "Yes," attach a fist including the name of the contributor, the date and amount of the grant, a brief description of the grant, and explain why it is unusual. Form 1023 (Rev.6-2006) Circle the City Medical Respite Program Budget FY2014 Revenues Operating Income - Hospitals / Insurance 1,388,004 Grants 536,712 Private Donations 221,500 Special Event Income 255,577 TOTAL REVENUE 2,401,793 Expens es Personnel Expense 1,083,448 Contract Labor 121,643 Benefits 249,984 Supplies 266,406 Other Direct 230,481 Professional Services 192,493 Building & Utilities 47,526 Equipment Maintenance and Repair 17,040 Licensing and Insurance 6,423 Depreciation/Amortization 135,598 TOTAL EXPENSE 2,351,042 Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. (CASS) General information | Contact First name Linda General information | Contact Last name Snidecor General information | Contact e-mail lsnidecor@cassaz.org General information | Contact phone number 6022566945 Address Address | Street 230 South 12th Avenue Address | City Phoenix Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85007 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 20000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Maricopa County Department of Transportation General information | Contact First name Theresa General information | Contact Last name Jones General information | Contact e-mail theresajones@mail.maricopa.gov General information | Contact phone number 602-506-1630 Address Address | Street 2901 W. Durango Street Address | City Phoenix Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85009 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 30,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Updated Monday, March 31, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 This page left blank intentionally Maricopa County Transportation 2901 W. Durango St. March 27, 2014 Phoenix, AZ 85009 Phone: 602-506-4608 Fax: 602-506-4882 www.maricopa.gov Mrs. Selena Castaneda Tribal Council Secretary Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Subject: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Prop. 202 Donation Dear Mrs. Castaneda, Please consider Maricopa County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) application for the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Prop. 202 donation. The name and contact information for Maricopa County is: Amanda Nash, Legislative Analyst Maricopa County Government Relations 310 West Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 MCDOT’s main point of contact is: Theresa Jones, Intergovernmental Coordinator Maricopa County Department of Transportation 2901 W. Durango Street Phoenix, AZ 85009 Please Contact me at 602.506.1630 or theresajones@mail.maricopa.gov with any questions, comments, and/or concerns. Sincerely, Theresa Jones Theresa Jones Enclosures (2): narrative and optional attachments Placing heritage and infrastructure on our radar screen: A program to effectively deploy Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to advance roadway project clearances MCDOT proposes a grant-assisted program to implement the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for utilities and cultural resources locational analysis. Integrating new GPR technology cannot proceed without a systematic program of personnel training, application, field testing and analysis to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses of this applied technology. Integrating a new technological program into agency operations does not take place in a vacuum. MCDOT today enjoys many intergovernmental partnerships for transportation development—to include Tribal governments as with the Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation (FMYN), Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC). These transportation development partnerships demand close interaction among MCDOT-Tribal environmental, cultural resources and utilities specialists to ensure utility and cultural/environmental clearances are executed to conform to local ordinances, state statutes and federal law. All partners benefit by the increased capabilities of the inter-agency project team members to acquire crucial location data upon which we plan project designs that can advance to construction in a timely manner. Problem: A major factor in roadway development and project delivery is timely resolution of what lies underneath planned construction zones. Before a shovel meets the ground, an integral component of project design is identifying where modern underground utilities lie, and, from historic time, where former inhabitants’ homes and lifeway now lay buried. The underground infrastructure of utility lines, conduits and pipelines on roadway margins is often well mapped, but numerous sub-surface utilities are also scarcely recorded when hastily constructed. One of the principal ways we recover former inhabitants’ history is by means of archaeological survey; however, when ground is broken, new archaeological discoveries can be revealed to halt construction in a costly and time-consuming manner. The challenge in both instances is that today’s ground surface shrouds much of the critical locational data we need to integrate into our design plans for future construction. Applied technology: Applying modern ground penetrating radar (GPR) to sub-surface utility and archaeological feature location is a proven and powerful tool to advance project development—Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is currently integrating this technology into its roadway planning and design. Grant assistance request for Program Development: MCDOT proposes a grant-assisted program to implement the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for utilities and cultural resources locational analysis. Over the next two fiscal years (July 2014-June 2016) MCDOT Utilities Branch and Environmental Program Branch will commit to integrating new GPR technology into its roadway planning and design. Integrating new GPR technology cannot proceed without a systematic program of personnel training, application, field testing and analysis to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses of this applied technology. Description of how the proposed program or project meets one or more of Fort McDowell’s funding priorities Education and environment constitute the funding priorities that are targeted by this grant proposal. As previously indicated, the use of GPR will allow for innovative ways to conduct archaeological surveying that will allow for the recovery of the former’s inhabitants’ history. Additionally, by more effectively scoping construction zones with the use of GPR, there is potential to lessen the environmental impact of roadway development wherever this technology is used. Identification of the need your grant will address, target population and number of people who will be served Integrating a new technological program into agency operations does not take place in a vacuum. MCDOT today enjoys many intergovernmental partnerships for transportation development—to include Tribal governments as with the Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation (FMYN), Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC). These transportation development partnerships demand close interaction among MCDOT-Tribal environmental, cultural resources and utilities specialists to ensure utility and cultural/environmental clearances are executed to conform to local ordinances, state statutes and federal law. All partners benefit by the increased capabilities of the inter-agency project team members to acquire crucial location data upon which we plan project designs that can advance to construction in a timely manner. Brief description of partners in the program or project or other entities providing funding and support Indication of any other applications made to and/or awards granted by other tribes/nations While the grant application is applicable to MCDOT’s integration of GPR in its planning and design process, a parallel commitment to Tribal partners is made in this application. The growing number of MCDOT-Tribal transportation project partnerships commands a prioritization of agency assets toward project delivery. MCDOT will prioritize the application of GPR technology in future MCDOT-Tribal partnership projects when both parties foresee it as applicable to project development. MCDOT will certainly apply the GPR technology to its comprehensive Transportation Improvement Program which benefits Maricopa County municipalities and county residents in unincorporated communities. As a specific example, the recent Ft. McDowell Drainage Improvement Project partnership between MCDOT-FMYN is a clear case where GPR survey could have readily improved project utility location and cultural resource identification and evaluation efforts. Noteworthy in this regard is that cultural resources figure prominently in shared MCDOT-Tribal project development, as the potential for archaeological features, burials and funerary objects discovered at any phase of the project are subject to specific treatment and resolution under Tribal, state and federal law. In future shared efforts MCDOT-FMYN could deploy the GPR technology to quickly identify and resolve emerging and sensitive cultural resource issues that might remain unknown even as actual construction began. Timetable for implementation of your program or project Date Action Cost/Budget Status/explain Nov. 2013-March MCDOT review and In-kind contribution (MCDOT Complete 2014 field testing of Ground personnel) Penetrating Radar technology April 2014 Acquisition of GPR $50,000 estimate (MCDOT In process antenna unit(s) and purchase) necessary accessories May-June 2014 Initiate GPR integration In-kind contribution (MCDOT To Be determined into MCDOT Utilities & personnel) (TBD) Environ. Branch operations Spring-Summer Manufacturer training GPR 2014 for GPR technology manufacturer/recommended training program; In-kind contribution (MCDOT personnel) Proposed budget for the program or project FY 2015-16 Advanced cultural $7,500 Environmental resources Program Branch training/education in specialist GPR application FY 2015-16 Advanced GPR $5,000 Utilities Branch training/education in specialist utilities location FY 2015 Deploy GPR to $17,500 Two (2) test sites transportation corridor chosen by FMYN- field sites for survey, GRIC-SRPMIC to analysis and report explore GPR capabilities for utilities and cultural resources location; MCDOT analysis results reported to Tribal offices by July 2015 Deploy GPR to MCDOT transportation corridor Transportation field sites for survey, Improvement Project analysis and report sites assayed to explore GPR capabilities for utilities and cultural resources location Deploy GPR to specific Environmental/ localities as test field cultural resources test sites for survey and sites chosen by analysis to generate MCDOT to generate site-specific cultural comparative profile of feature profiles cultural resources site profiles Total $30,000.00 Identification of long-term funding resources MCDOT Utilities Branch and its Environmental Program Branch will sustain the application of GPR technology in project planning after integration into its current clearance process. In particular, the cultural resources compliance conducted by MCDOT’s Environmental Branch specialist anticipates the growing application of the technology in Southwestern archaeology will be sustained well into the future. Applying modern ground penetrating radar (GPR) to sub-surface archaeological feature location is a proven and powerful tool to advance project development—as has been repeatedly demonstrated in the scientific literature over the last decade. Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization VMLC Charities General information | Contact First name Sam General information | Contact Last name Young General information | Contact e-mail jeremiah.smith@everyonesagrantwriter.org General information | Contact phone number 6027105532 Address Address | Street 3627 E. Indian School Rd. Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85018 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 25000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 local government to accept/disburse funds non-profit organization Maricopa County VMLC Charities 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor 3627 E. Indian School Rd., Ste. 209 Phoenix, AZ 85003 Phoenix, AZ 85018 Amanda Nash Col. Sam Young, Ret. Legislative Analyst, Government Relations President, VMLC (602) 506-4485 (602) 540-7648 03/26/2014 Mrs. Selena Castaneda Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Council Secretary P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Dear Mrs. Castaneda, Description of proposed program (is this a new or continuing program): The VMLC Returning Warrior Fund (RWF) program was founded in 2006 to help Veterans who are experiencing financial hardship after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Since that time, the number of service men and women needing assistance has increased dramatically. In fact, the RWF resources have been used to help Veterans from all conflicts (e.g. Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, etc.) get through tough times. As a result of the immense demand, the RW program is an on-going, year-round effort to provide a financial safety net to Veterans who receive medical care and are case-managed at the Phoenix VA Hospital. Unfortunately, these Veterans often have few resources, minimum support, and are in financial distress during the transition from active duty status to civilian life. It can take several months for a Veteran to qualify for service connected disability, vocational rehab and other VA benefits or find employment. During times of crisis, the Veteran's assigned case manager completes a thorough evaluation of the financial requirement and works with the VMLC to assist with: rent; utilities; transportation; clothing; food; vehicle repair; or other material assistance for Veterans who need a hand up during times of transition and vulnerability in their lives. None of these valid needs are funded by the Federal or State governments. How the proposed program meets one or more of Fort McDowell’s funding priorities: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s priorities include health, education, public safety, and economic and community development. By focusing on the overall health of Veterans, including mind, body, and spirit, the Returning Warriors Fund addresses education, safety, and economic and community development as well. The assistance the VLMC gives Arizona Veterans promotes healthy relationships, families, and futures. The mission of the VMLC is to enhance the health and welfare, as well advocate on behalf of Veterans. The Returning Warriors program is the embodiment of that mission, literally investing in the health and welfare of Veterans, as well as supporting, in various ways other organizations that also serve Veterans. Need addressed by proposed program, target population, and number of people served: By providing financial assistance, the VMLC allows Arizona Veterans to focus on the truly important aspects of their lives; family, education, employment, community, and health – physical, mental, and spiritual. With financial crisis averted, Arizona Veterans are able to avoid enrolling in public benefits unnecessarily, for a single event or momentary crisis that is typically too short-term or immediate in nature for public assistance to be of any real benefit. Continued crisis, whether financial, emotional, or relational is also prevented by promptly and effectively addressing the initial financial crisis and its cause(s). Unfortunately, it is often difficult for our proud military Veterans to ask for assistance. They are rarely willing to admit that they need help. However, the RWF program is anonymous and funds are made available expeditiously. Only the VA Case Manager knows the individual’s identity and his or her circumstances. Payments by the VMLC volunteer administrator are made directly to the payee/landlord; the Veteran never directly receives funds. This protects the Veterans and insures that needed funds get to the right place. As a result, Veterans and their families get back on their feet during a historically difficult time in our country’s history. The target population of the Returning Warriors Fund is Arizona Veterans who have served during time of combat and receive case managed services from the Phoenix VA Hospital. As needs are identified and verified by the Case Manager, a request is sent to the VMLC. The VMLC relies on the judgment and diligence of the Case Manager to ensure the Veteran in need is active in his/her case plan and the assistance will have a true impact in his/her journey to health. Today, the VMLC assists nearly 600 Arizona Veterans and their families each year. The Returning Warrior Fund typically provides between $200,000 and $300,000 in direct assistance to Veterans each year. Partners in the program (including other tribes/nations): The Returning Warriors Fund works directly and closely with the Arizona Veterans Hospital and their Case Management staff. The VMLC also works with other nonprofit agencies serving Veterans like the Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS), and Mary Ellen’s Place, a 15-unit affordable housing complex for women Veterans and their children. The VMLC has received support in the past from the Gila River Indian Community. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community currently supports the VMLC. Timetable for implementation of proposed program: As mentioned previously, the Returning Warriors Fund is a year-round, on-going program. There is no schedule for assistance, as service is based on needs of Veterans. Unfortunately, there are always open and unanswered requests from the VA Case Managers for Veterans in need. With the help of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, VMLC will be able to assist more Veterans than last year, ensuring a safe, healthy, growing community for all. With Urgency, Col. Sam Young, Ret. President, VMLC Charities VMLC Returning Warriors Fund 2014-2015 Proposed Budget Revenue Source Amount Status Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community $75,000 Secured Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation $30,000 Pending AZ Department of Veterans Services $25,000 Secured VMLC Fundraising Events (Heroes Luncheon) $25,000 Secured US Airways $15,000 Secured Season for Sharing (AZ Republic) $10,000 Secured Safeway $10,000 Pending Wells Fargo $10,000 Pending AZ Diamondbacks Foundation $5,000 Secured Private Donors $30,000 Secured Total $205,000 Expenses Item Cost Administrative costs (process paperwork, checks, etc.) $5,000 Specific Assistance to Individuals $200,000 Total $205,000 Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix General information | Contact First name Regina General information | Contact Last name Edwards General information | Contact e-mail regina.edwards@ywcaaz.org General information | Contact phone number 602-258-0990 Address Address | Street 755 East Willetta Street Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85006 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 15,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Monday, March 03, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 IRS Thttrual Deparimoni Rovonuc of ULC Trctsury Sorv~ce in reply refer to: 0438186857 OGDEN liT 84.Z0i—.0033 Aug. 16, 2012 LTR 4168C 0 86—0098936 000000 00 00031101 BOUC: TE YWCA MARICOPA COUNTY MARICOPA COUNTY - 755 E WILLETTA ST PHOENIX AZ 85006_2723 005337 Employer Identification Number: 86—0098936 Pet-son to. Contact: Deb Bridgéwater Toll Free Telephone Number: 1—877—829—5500 Dear Taxpayer: This is in response to.vour Aug. 07, 2012, request for information regarding your t.a.x—*xempt status. 01w records indicate that you were recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(D3) of the Internal Revenue Code in a determination letter issued in FEBUARY 1952. Our records also indicate that you are not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the C.ode because you are described in section(s) 509(a)(l) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). Donors may deduct contribution-s to you as provided in section 170 of the Code. Bequests, legacies, devises, transfers, or gifts to you or for your use are deductible for Federal est~te and gift tax purposes if they meet the applicable provisions of sections 2055, 2106, and 2522 of the Code, Please refer to our website www.irs.gov/eo for information regarding filing requirements. Specifically, section 6033(j) of the Code provides that failure to file an annual information return for three consecutive years results in revocation of tax—exempt status as of the filing due date of the third return for organizations required to file. We will publish a list of organizations whose tax-exempt status was revoked under section 6033(j) of the Code on our website beginning in early 2011. 0438186857 Aug. 16, 2012 LtR 41~sc 0 86—0098936 OOU000 00 00031102 YWtA MAR-ICoRA COUNTY MARICOPA cOUNTY 755 E WILLETTA ST PHOENIX AZ 85006-2723 If you have any questions, please call us at the telephone number -shown in the heading of this letter. Sincerely yours, Sharon Davies Accounts Management I STATE OF ARIZONA Department of State TRADE NAME CERTIFICATION ARIZONA YWCA METROPOLITAN PHOENIX I, Ken Bennett, Secretary of State, do hereby certify that in accordance with the Trade Name Application filed in this Office, the Trade Name herein certified has been duly registered pursuant to Section 44-1460, Arizona Revised Statutes, in behalf of: YWCA MARICOPA COUNTY 755 E WILLETTA ST PHOENIX AZ 85006- 7112)2013 Application Registration Date: 07/12/2013 Expiration Date: 7/12/2018 Date First Used: 7/10/2013 Trade Name No.: 576726 IN WiTNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Arizona. Done at Phoenix, the capitol, this 24 ~ay *July, 2013. KEN Arizona YWCA Administrative Offices 755 East Willetta Street Phoenix, AZ 85006-2796 YWCA Phone: (602) 258-0990 Metropolitan Phoenix Fax: (602) 258-9116 www.vwcaaz.org YWCA Multi-Cultural Center 8561 North 61” Avenue /t~s your time. Glendale, AZ 85302-5403 To own your future To own your issue Phone: (623) 931-7436 To own yourpower. OWN IT! March 27, 2014 Dana Campbell Saylor Ms. Selena Castaneda Chief Executive Officer Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Council Secretary P.O. Box 17779 BOARD OFFICERS Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Catherine Scdvano. President CASCO Financial Group Dear Ms. Castaneda: Sam Richard, President-Elec WIsI Office supplies Esperanza Martinez Treasurer Thank you for the opportunity to submit this funding request. We are submitting this Bank of America application through the following Government Entity: BOARD MEMBERS Maricopa County Karen Brown Amanda Nash (602) 506-4485 nashaool @mail.marucopa.gov Thunderbird Sohaal ol Global Management On behalf of our organization: Cox Nancy Communications Murphy Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix Kathleen Pechman 755 East Willetta Street National Bank at Arizona Phoenix, AZ 85006 Jackie Smith Regina Edwards (602) 258-0990 recilna.edwards@vwcaaz.org Midwestern university Austin Sandy Cammerical Werthman The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s mantra of “Never Give Up. Always Give Back”, is most Penny Wright fitting for this program request. Through our Own It Financial Education Program, the YWCA Amerisure Insurance reaches out to underserved women, youth and families—empowering them with financial Lillian Woods knowledge and tangible tools to create a successful future. Many of our students have given Arizona Caurt ol Appeals up on their dreams of ever having a stable financial future; our goal is to help them see that through goal setting and support, they can provide for their families and save for their future. HONORARY 8OARD Recognizing the Nation’s commitment to strengthening communities through programs that Janet 13. Elsea, Ph.D., encourage self-sufficiency, the Arizona ~yWCA Metropolitan Phoenix is requesting your Honorary Board Chair support to help vulnerable individuals—including women and socioeconomically Betsey Peggy Bilsten Bayless disadvantaged youth and families. This program meets the Nation’s focus on Education and El is Coder Esq Economic and/or Community Development. Pam Del Duca Catherine Karen Fletcher Foley The attached narrative outlines our program request. Kathy Goeppinger Ph D The Honorable Phil Gordon Again, thank you so much for your consideration. Angela Hauler, Esq Kathy Hanrahan Anita Hell David Howell, EVP Karen Johnson, Ph D Mary Ann Lavine Elizabeth McNamee Geargeann Palansky. M D Linda Pope Michelle Robson Diane Ruthertard Mayor Elaine Scruggs Kyrsten Slnema. Esq Attachment Mayor Greg Stanton MISSION: The VWCA is dedicated to eliminating discrimination empowering v.lI~ of lIst Sun women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. U~I.dWsy M izona ‘ YWCA 755 Adminis East Willetta rative Offices Street Y Phoenix, Phone: AZ (602) 85006-2796 258-0990 Metropolitan - Phoenix Fax: www.ywcaaz.orQ (602) 258-9116 YWCA Multi-Cultural Center 8561 North 61” Avenue It’s your time. PROGRAM NARRATIVE Glendale, AZ 85302-5403 To own your luture moWn Your issue, 1’~’r~e (623) 931-7436 OWN IT! Agency Background: The Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix is entering our 102nd year of operation as a Dana Campbell Sayior financially sound organization with strong leadership. We have a long history of collaboration ChetExecutlveOfflcer within the Phoenix area and across the country as a part of the YWCA USA. Through our programs and services, we have developed partnerships with more than 100 organizations BOARD OFFICERS and continue to work with community groups, governments, schools, businesses,and Coiherine Scrivano, President individuals. We are a nonprofit, direct social service organization and have been providing CAsCOrinonciolGroup critical services in greater Phoenix since 1912. YWCA International is the oldest and largest Sam Richard, President-Eiec multicultural women’s organization in the world. Strengthened by diversity, the YWCA draws WI’S office supplies together members who strive to create opportunities for women’s growth, leadership and Esperanza Martinez treasu e power in order to attain a common vision: peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people. Bank Ql Amed a We build - strong women leaders and advocate for women , s rights . and civil rights. The ‘YWCA has historically and consistently advocated for societal/systemic change for the higher good of the community and provided crucial services—such as the Own It Financial Education Karen Brown Program—to meet the needs of our most vulnerable citizens. Thunderbird School of Giobai Management Nancy Cox Communications Murphy The Need: Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix has served low-income individuals throughout its history. Kathieen echman The VWCA clearly understands the need to increase the financial education of individuals in our NationaiBonkoiAdzano community—especially those in emotional and/or financial crisis (loss of job, surviving domestic violence situations, or feeling the effects of the economic downturn) or those with historically less Sandy Werthman experience managing financial resources. The challenging economic environment has hit the Austin Comn,edcat Phoenix Valley hard, devastating low income families. The YWCA Own It program is uniquely Penny Wright deserving of support as it serves the Valley’s economically disadvantaged population and Arnensure Insurance empowers them by unleashing potential that they didn’t realize they had. The program instills confidence; the content focuses on educating and empowering individuals to more efficiently manage their income. This service is desperately needed to ensure families, particularly lower income families, utilize their resources to effectively secure their future. Having provided financial literacy programming for the past five years, we know that there are additional populations including youth and the elderly that desire and need financial education. Betsoy Bayiess Peggy Bus en Strategies and Activities and Program Curriculum: The Own It Financial Education Program empowers participants through a four week curriculum Karen Fletcher focused on fiscal management education. Content includes: Catherine Foley o~~i’c~r~on Week One: Financial Literacy and Money Management; Dreams, Values, Goals Angelo Hather, Esq Week Two: Overcoming Obstacles; Communicating About Money; Saving Ka!hy Honrahon Week Three: Understanding your Net Worth; Creating a Spending Plan; Record Keeping David Howell, EVP Week Four: Understanding Credit; Financial Institutions Karen Johnson, Ph.D Mary Ann Lovine There are many financial education courses available throughout the Phoenix Valley, most Georgeonnpotansky MD cover the very rudimentary basics and only last a few hours. Own It is a much more linda Pope comprehensive curriculm over several weeks and this consistency can create a true habit Micheite Rabson changing impact, as proven through our outcomes. Diane Rutherford Mayor Elaine Scrugg Kyrsten Sinemo, Esq. Own It Financial Education is taught by volunteer financial professionals who give their time and MayorGreg Stanton expertise. These professionals hold certifications in their respective fields including banking, insurance, personal investing and estate planning. Own It also makes financial professionals accessible to those less fiscally astute through mentoring relationships--creating a new level of comfort and trust with financial institutions. MISSION: The VWCA is dedicated to eliminating discrimination, empowering V.lteyotib.Sgn iirdtsd Way women, and promoting peace justice freedom and dignity for all. Arizona YWCA 755 Administrative East Willetta Offices Stree Phoenix, AZ 85006-2796 Phone: (602) 258-0990 Metropolitan Phoenix Fax: www (602) ywcaaz.org 258-9116 YWCA Multi-Cultural Center 8561 North 6184 Avenue Its your time Glendale, AZ 85302-5403 T own your future To own yourissue Phone: (623) 931-7436 To own yourpower OWN IT! Partners and Collaborations: The program is offered at the ‘YWCA’s facility in Phoenix, Arizona as well as at our community partner locations. Recognizing the need to expand the program to meet demand, the YWCA has Dana Campbell Saylor held classes with a range of community partners, some of which are listed below: Chief Executive Officer Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center BOARD OFFICERS Salvation Army Kroc Center Catherine Scrivano. President City of Phoenix Hope VI CASCO Financial Group Dress For Success Sam wist office Richard, supplies President-Elect Florence Crittenton Esperanza Martinez. Treosurer YMCA Glendale/Peoria Bank olAmerica City of Avondale East Valley Child Crisis Center BOARD MEMBERS Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK) Karen Brown Maricopa County Library District Thunderbird Schoalof Global Girl Scouts- Arizona Cactus Pine Management Nancy Murphy In addition to the organizations listed above, we are in discussion with: Cox Communications Notional Kathleen Bank Pechman at Arizona Maricopa Integrated Health System Jackie Midwestern Smith University Catholic U MOM Charities Sandy Werthman Sojourner/Homeward Bound Austin Cornmedcal Ame.isure Penny Wright Insurance Evaluation Plan Arizona Lillian Woods Courtof Appeals Program Evaluation and Short Term Outcomes: Program surveys are provided to attendees at the program start, and through a six to nine month HONORARY BOARD follow up after completion of the program. Jane G. Elsea. Ph.D., Honorary Board Chair Outcomes include: Betsey Bayless • Debt reduction among participants Peggy Bllsten Ellis Carter Esq • Increased savings and/or investments for retirement and college Pam Del Duca Karen Fletcher . Identifiable changes in financial behaviors (i.e. developing and using a family budget.) Catherine Foley Kathy Goepptnger, PhD 80% of financial workshop series graduates will report an increase in savings or reduced personal The Honorable Phil Gordon Angela Rallier. Esq debt three to six months after completing the program. We plan that, in the coming year, 150 Kathy Hanrahan individuals will graduate from the program and 120 will meet the outcome target. Anita Helt DavId Howell, EVP Karen Johnson Ph D Further Evidence: Mary Ann Lavine The YWCA is one of 12 nonprofits participating in United Way’s Financial Stability Partnership Elizabeth McNamee Goorgoann Polansky MD (FSP). The purpose of the FSP partnership is to create a shared performance management Linda Pope system to be utilized by small and mid size nonprofits that provide financial education and Michelle Robson empowerment services. With this system, we can share the infrastructure for measuring impact Diane Rutherford and leverage this data for program development and measurement of social return on investment. Mayor Elaine scrugg Kyrsten Sinema. Esq Mayor Greg Stanton Funding: The Own It Financial Education Program has not received funding from any Tribal Nations. Supporters and funders include National Bank of Arizona and Carstens Family Funds. We have grant applications pending with a number of foundations and organizations. 0 MISSION: The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating discrimination, empowering V.Icy&th.5,n unlt.d,.y women, and promoting peace justice, freedom and dignity for all. Created Tuesday, March 04, 2014 Updated Thursday, March 27, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization UPWARD for children and families General information | Contact First name Laura General information | Contact Last name Chasko General information | Contact e-mail lchasko@gmail.com General information | Contact phone number 602-828-4960 Address Address | Street 6306 N. 7th Street Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85014 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 15,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Thursday, March 27, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 • RECEIVED ;TB 6 2012 ke IR S Department of the Treasury Servi ce P.O. Box 2508, Room 4010 In reply refer to: 4077552422 Cincinnati OH 45201 Feb. 06, 2012 LTR 4168C 0 86-0221195 000000 00 00034908 BODC: TE UPWARD FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 6306 N 7TH ST PHOENIX AZ 85014-1549 "-N17 011490 Employer Identification Number: 86-0221195 Person to Contact: Mr. R. Molloy Toll Free Telephone Number: 1-877-829-5500 Dear Taxpayer: This is in response to your Dec. 22, 2011, request for information regarding your tax-exempt status. Our records indicate that you were recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in a determination letter issued in October 1969. Our records also indicate that you are not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Code because you are described in section 509(a)(2). Donors may deduct contributions to you as provided in section 170 of the Code. Bequests, legacies, devises, transfers, or gifts to you or for your use are deductible for Federal estate and gift tax purposes if they meet the applicable provisions of sections 2055, 2106, and 2522 of the Code. Please refer to our website www.irs.gov/eo for information regarding filing requirements. Specifically, section 6033(j) of the Code provides that failure to file an annual information return for three consecutive years results in revocation of tax-exempt status as of the filing due date of the third return for organizations required to file. We will publish a list of organizations whose tax-exempt status was revoked under section 6033(j) of the Code on our website beginning in early 2011. 4077552422 Feb. 06, 2012 LTR 4168C 0 86-0221195 000000 00 00034909 UPWARD FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 6306 N 7TH ST PHOENIX AZ 85014-1549 If you have any questions, please call us at the telephone number shown in the heading of this letter. Sincerely yours, TitsyytaA Cindy Thomas Manager, EO Determinations Proposal to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Description of proposed program or project: Founded as Arizona’s Preschool in 1958 by parents of children with physical and developmental disabilities, UPWARD for children and families became a 501(c)(3) in 1969. Our mission is to bring hope and joy to the children we serve. Our ongoing goal is to offer unparalleled integrated childcare, special education, and comprehensive therapeutic services to the children, youth and adults we serve each year. Further, the agency fills a need few other organizations attempt: a single service location that protects valuable learning and therapy time while eliminating transportation time and expenses for families. UPWARD’s ongoing Feeding Program provides one-on-one weekly therapy to help children who have problems, often severe, with feeding and/or swallowing due to their developmental disability. Treatment strategies include but are not limited to: • Oral motor exercises and sensory activities • Self-feeding when appropriate • Safe swallowing strategies • Positioning to improve feeding/swallowing • Weaning off gastric tube feedings • Use of special feeding equipment • Meal plans and behavioral strategies • Home program and caregiver education • Recommendations for appropriate food textures For the child who is averse to foods of specific textures or colors, success is achieved when the child will eat foods with those characteristics. Success in children with severe disabilities who have a history of aspiration is defined as a period of time, traditionally one month, of uneventful feeding. Feeding therapists use numerous evidence-based diagnostic assessment and measurement tools to develop treatment plans. Daily notes and quarterly reports track each child’s progress. This progress, combined with ongoing assessments, is used to make any needed modifications to the treatment plan. Further, UPWARD’s feeding/eating therapists partner with parents so that they can learn to implement the treatment strategies, to the degree possible, at home. Many children receive other therapies at UPWARD including physical, occupational, speech- language and music therapy. Our integrated, collaborative approach allows therapists to work with each other to support each child’s goals across the disciplines. Further, having all therapies available in one center reduces transportation time as well as stress for the child and family. Slaine, who was three years old when he started in UPWARD’s feeding program, is an excellent example of the difference this program can make in a child’s life. Slaine has a rare chromosome disorder called Trisomy 8 Syndrome. When he came to UPWARD, Slaine only ate “mush,” something his mother made out of milk and oatmeal. He drank and ate nothing but “mush” five times a day. When the feeding therapist started working with him she quickly discovered that he he was very resistant to change and didn’t like foods with texture. The therapist slowly added one new food a quarter, crunchy textures first, then raw vegetables and fruit, then cooked vegetables and fruits. By the time he “graduated” from feeding therapy, Slaine was eating 15 fruits, 12 vegetables, 15 proteins and 10 starches, plus he was drinking water, juice and milk. His mother exclaimed, “He eats more foods than I do!” She was thrilled with his progress and the weight Slaine gained over the year and a half he participated in the feeding therapy program. UPWARD for children and families Proposal to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Meeting one or more of Fort McDowell’s funding priorities: The Feeding Program meets the Fort McDowell health priority as these therapies are all determined to be medically necessary by the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Developmental Disabilities. Program need, target population and number of people who will be served: Feeding is a basic human need, yet, according to data published by Boston Children’s Hospital, 40 to 80 percent of children with disabilities have disorders that make it difficult to eat or swallow food. These children struggle to ingest sufficient calories to maintain a healthy weight. Many children with severe disabilities consume fewer calories at meal times than calories expended, e.g. a net deficit (Rudolph 2009). Many need to strengthen muscles and learn how to swallow correctly to avoid aspiration into their lungs. Others must work on food aversions, which often accompany structural defects. Conditions that impact a child’s ability to feed or swallow include nervous system disorders such as cerebral palsy, autism, prematurity and/or low birth weight, respiratory difficulties, muscle weakness and multiple medical problems. By intervening with feeding therapy as early as possible, the program can reduce or eliminate the need for later medical treatments that are generally much more invasive and expensive. Approximately 40 ethnically diverse children, ages 9 months to 14 years will be served. Most come from the Phoenix metropolitan area, although any child with transportation to the center is eligible for services. Approximately 75 percent come from low- to moderate-income familes whose finances are already significantly stretched by the additional costs that come with raising a child who has a disability. Program partners and other entities providing support: Many children in the Feeding Program work with multiple therapists and special education professionals and UPWARD collaborates with these providers to ensure coordinated care. Partners include the Arizona Department of Health Services, the Arizona Department of Education, ten local school districts and other community-based organizations. The Feeding Program receives support from the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Developmental Disabilities and private insurance but this reimbursement falls far short of what is needed to provide a high quality program, leaving children at risk for further delays and a significantly lower quality of life. The Safeway Foundation has committed $1,000 and Valley of the Sun Untied Way has committed $4,312. We plan to submit proposals to the Gila River Indian Community and the Tohono O’odham Nation for all outpatient therapies, which includes a portion of feeding therapy along with physical, occupational, speech-language and music therapy. UPWARD has not received awards from any other tribe/nation. Implementation Timetable: UPWARD’s Feeding Program is ongoing. Therapy appointments are available from 7am to 5:30pm Monday through Thursday. ruPWAreffi ,r;if?iil';;, Phoenix, Arizona 85014 Ph: (602) 279-5801 Fax: (602) 219-0033 www.upwardaz.org "Bringing hope and joy to the children we serve." March 27,2014 Ms. Selena Castaneda Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Council Secretary P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Dear Ms. Castaneda. UPWARD for children and families respectfully requests $15,000 in funding to support our Feeding Program for children with mild to severe disabilities. We are pleased to report that Maricopa County has agreed to act as the local government entity that will accept and disburse funds to UPWARD. Following is contact information for Maricopa County and UPWARD for children and families: AmandaNash Sharon L. Graham, MA Legislative Analyst Director of Programs Maricopa County UPWARD for children and families Government Relations 6306 N. 7th Street 301 W. Jefferson Street" l0th Floor Phoenix, AZ85014 Phoenix, A285003 (602)279-580r x204 (602) 506-4485 (o) Sharon. graham @upwar daz. or g (602) 31e-0498 (m) nasha00 I @mail.maricopa. sov Thank you in advance for your consideration of our request to help children who have developmental delays and/or disabilities with the most basic of needs - eating. Sincerely, Doug Carter Chief Executive Officer Feeding Therapy Budget and Long-term Funding Sources July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 Revenue DDD/Private Insurance* 69,797 United Way 4,312 Special Events 2,061 Foundation and Corporate Donations 22,710 Total 98,880 Expense Salary & Wages 83,200 Employee Benefits 3,680 Therapy Supplies 3,200 Food 2,400 Occupancy 4,200 General Liability 1,000 Conferences/Training 700 Office Supplies 500 Total 98,880 * Indicates long-term funding source Created Tuesday, March 04, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation General information | Contact First name Shelley General information | Contact Last name Huber General information | Contact e-mail shuber@whisperinghoperanch.org General information | Contact phone number 602-266-2216 Address Address | Street PO Box 54070 Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85078 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 10,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Monday, March 24, 2014 Updated Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 March 21, 2014 Mrs. Selena Castaneda Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Council Secretary P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Dear Mrs. Castaneda: Thank you for the opportunity to submit the following request in the amount of $10,000 for consideration. Please find the requested contact information below. Local Government Entity Contact Information Organization Contact Information Amanda Nash Shelley Huber Maricopa County Government Relations Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation 301 W. Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003 PO Box 54070, Phoenix, AZ 85078 602.506.4485 602.266.2216 Description of the Proposed (Continuing) Program: Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation brings hope and healing to children with special needs by providing transformational experiences at the only camp facility in Arizona designed and built expressly for them. During camp children participate in adapted sports, ride horses in our specialized saddles, frolic in the splash pad using aquatic wheelchairs, roast marshmallows and sing songs around the campfire, smiling all the while, thrilled to be able to take part in activities they previously had to watch from the sidelines. Traditional camp activities, such as archery and crafts, are blended seamlessly with animal interaction and equine facilitated programs. The heart of the Whispering Hope experience is the healing bond that grows between campers and the gentle animals that reside at the Ranch. Like the campers, many of the animals live with challenges. Some have been rescued from abuse or abandonment. Others were born with physical anomalies, illness or were injured. At Whispering Hope Ranch, differences are accepted, even celebrated – whether human or animal. With your support and the Foundation’s expertise we have the opportunity to transform lives by providing an environment for children with special needs where they: • Feel independent; feel a sense of accomplishment and power; make friends; expand their social and physical boundaries as well as their community of supportive adults and role models. • Experience fun, a sense of freedom and shared adventures with children with similar challenges. • Gain a sense of normalcy by not being “the different one”. • Find a connection with nature and the unconditional love and non-judgment of animals, who themselves have challenges. • Gain confidence and coping skills that they can use in everyday life. • Experience respect and dignity, in a place of security for campers of all ages and all levels of ability. Description of how the proposed program meets one or more of Fort McDowell’s Funding Priorities: Our programming supports the health and well-being of children with any physical, medical, developmental or emotional challenge, aligning with the health funding priority of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. Decades of research has shown that interacting with animals results in measurable benefits to individuals with compromised health. The positive effects of human-to-animal interactions have been scientifically documented to improve emotional stability, self esteem, identity and self-worth in populations of all ages and with a wide variety of psychological dysfunctions. 1 Studies have also shown that children with conditions such as autism may verbalize more and increase eye contact, and human healing—physical, mental and emotional—is accelerated. 1 SHIFT: AT THE FRONTIERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, June-August 2004, William Benda and Rondi Lightmark PO Box 54070 Phoenix Arizona 85078 | P 602.266.2216 F 602.266.2219 | whrf@whisperinghoperanch.org | www.whisperinghoperanch.org P a g e | 1 While there is an abundance of scientific evidence of the health benefits of human-animal interaction, families and caregivers of our guests with special needs are overwhelmed and overjoyed by the empirical evidence of the health benefits for all who enter our gate. Testimonials from our guests frequently refer to Whispering Hope Ranch their place of hope and healing. Hope and healing are best accessed through community and connection – not in isolation. At Whispering Hope Ranch, hope and healing are accessed through- • the connection that happens between and child and an animal, both of whom have special needs • the feeling of belonging when friendships are formed with others who face similar challenges • the sense of community forged - among our campers and the multitude of medical personnel, caregivers and volunteers - that extends well beyond our borders, enriching the vitality of our community at large Time spent at the Ranch is best and often described as transformational, improving the quality of life for children who are coping with life-altering or life-limiting illnesses, physical, developmental or emotional challenges. Identification of Need, Target Population and Number of People Who Will Be Served: A recent report based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente concluded Arizona children experience significantly more trauma than those in other states and that those experiences put them at greater risk for health problems. Additionally, there 240,000+ children in Arizona with special health care needs and the nearly 16,000 in foster care or group homes. There is a growing need for the services Whispering Hope Ranch provides. As the only camp facility in Arizona designed and built specifically for children with special needs, our services to the community are unique; the healing experiences at the Ranch blend seamlessly with traditional medical therapies. Hope is a very powerful medicine and it is vital that Whispering Hope Ranch fill the prescription for every child and family who needs us today, tomorrow and for generations to come. Since 1998, Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation has partnered with 50 children’s health organizations to provide transformational experiences for those faced with challenges including abuse and neglect, autism, bereavement trauma, brain injury, cancer, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, heart and kidney disease, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida and visual impairment. Our goal is to serve 1,500 participants in 2014. Brief Description of Partners in the Program or Other Entities Providing Funding and Support; Indication of Any Other Applications Made To and/or Awards Granted By Other Tribes/Nations: Dorrance Family Foundation Holbrook Pyle Foundation Finish Line Youth Foundation McMeekin Trust Geneva Fund M.A.S. Foundation Gumpert Foundation Waters Foundation Timetable for Implementation of the Program: The Foundation’s ongoing programs welcome children ages 6–17 in the summer months and individuals with disabilities of any age during the non-summer months for weekend retreats. Again, thank you for the opportunity. We would be most honored to partner in hope for children with special needs with the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. If you have any questions, or if I can be of any assistance, please feel free to contact me. Warm regards, Shelley Huber Director of Administration PO Box 54070 Phoenix Arizona 85078 | P 602.266.2216 F 602.266.2219 | whrf@whisperinghoperanch.org | www.whisperinghoperanch.org P a g e | 2 Partnering in Hope to Transform the Lives of Children With Special Needs Respectfully Submitted to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation WHISPERING HOPE RANCH FOUNDATION TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET - FIXED COSTS* FYE August 31, 2014 OUR PRIORITIES Every Dollar Goes to One of These Three Interconnected Priorities as an Investment in Our Impact. 1. PEOPLE & ANIMALS with special needs; 2. UNIQUE, CUSTOMIZED ADAPTED EXPERIENCES; and 3. Fully accessible MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY of hope & healing. It is our responsibility to deliver excellence in virtually every area of these transformational experiences, from designing programs & planning activities & food service with each of our partners to accommodate the needs of our campers, to caring for the animals that are an enormous part of the healing experience, to ensuring the 45-acre facility is well maintained and prepared for the unique needs of each person that we serve. FYE Aug '14 Budget Item Budget Program Design; Activity & Food Service Planning; Animal Care & Programs; Facility & Amenity Design $ 487,767 & Preparation. Includes all Full-Time, Part-Time & Seasonal Program, Animal & Facility Staff. Animal Feed, Bedding, Hoof Care, Grooming, Medications, Shelter, Shoeing, Veterinary $ 43,050 Ranch & Program Supplies $ 25,307 Insurance, Licenses $ 31,536 Printing, Reproduction, Office Supplies $ 14,840 Utilities (Including Gas, Electricity, Water Treatment, Telephone, Internet and Waste) $ 70,718 Infrastructure, Occupancy, Equipment, Repairs, Maintenance - ensuring the 45-acre Fully Accessible Mountain Sanctuary is well maintained and prepared to accommodate the unique needs of each person that $ 414,205 we serve. Professional Services (Audit/Tax Return) $ 22,490 Total Estimated Fixed Operating Costs $ 1,109,913 * Fixed Operating Budget does not include variable expenses such as food service for camps. WHISPERING HOPE RANCH FOUNDATION Identification of Long-Term Funding Resources Partner Organization fee revenue covers variable costs plus approximately 10% of annual fixed costs. The Foundation was fortunate to have been included in the estate plan of a generous donor, and receives approximately 10% of fixed costs annually from the donor’s foundation (Gumpert Foundation). Foundation Board Members passed a resolution to provide, collectively, at least $250,000 toward annual operating costs. WHRF is exploring new partnerships for additional fee revenue opportunities such as diversifying and broadening program offerings and extending the use of the ranch year-round to increase fee revenue and charitable opportunities. A donor has provided Foundation staff and board members training and on-going coaching with the For Impact funding model. A complete framework and approach whereby philanthropy is secured by communicating return on investment – how Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation is impacting lives in the community – is netting positive results. The remaining funds are raised through generous donations from individuals, foundations and corporations via this newly implemented strategic development plan with strategies for obtaining funding for both operating and capital expenditures of the Foundation. Created Tuesday, March 04, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC) General information | Contact First name Marcy General information | Contact Last name Adkins General information | Contact e-mail madkins@autismcenter.org General information | Contact phone number 602-218-8213 Address Address | Street 300 N. 18th Street Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85006 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 20000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Tuesday, March 04, 2014 Updated Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Created Tuesday, March 04, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Back To School Clothing Drive General information | Contact First name Nikki General information | Contact Last name Fisher General information | Contact e-mail nikki@btscd.com General information | Contact phone number 602-256-9408 Address Address | Street 1212 E Washington St Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85034 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 15,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Tuesday, March 04, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 2014 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back to School Clothing Drive Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Local government entity to accept and disburse funds on behalf of Back To School Clothing Drive: Amanda Nash Legislative Analyst Maricopa County Government Relations Office: (602) 506-4485 Organization Information: Back To School Clothing Drive 1212 E. Washington St. Phoenix AZ 85034 Main Contact: Karl Gentles, Executive Director Office: (602) 256-9408 Email: karl@btscd.com Page 1 of 3 2014 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back to School Clothing Drive NARRATIVE Describe the proposed program or project. The Stardust Foundation began the Student Attire For Education (SAFE) program to help Title I elementary schools provide clothing assistance to children in need. In 2000, BTSCD became an operational partner with the Stardust Foundation for SAFE because of our experience and established relationships with Maricopa County Title I schools. The goal of SAFE is to help Title I Maricopa elementary schools provide clothing assistance to children in need. SAFE offers qualified schools matching-grants of up to $2,500 that, when combined with the school’s money, provides as much as $5,000 to spend. These funds must purchase school uniforms, clothing, and supplies through the BTSCD SAFE online retail store. Our online SAFE store offers school uniforms, clothing, and supplies at competitive prices. Net proceeds from sales are invested back into the SAFE program. A grant from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation would fund matching-grants for partner schools in 2014, ensuring at least six more schools receive funding. Throughout the year, schools apply for a grant on our website and receive a response within one week. Approved schools receive a code to order school uniforms, clothing, and supplies online. Merchandise ships for free directly to the schools from the vendor or through Epi-Hab. Epi-Hab is a nonprofit providing meaningful employment for individuals with epilepsy and other challenges. Direct shipments arrive within four days and Epi-Hab orders arrive in one to two days. BTSCD confirms delivery and reconciles orders and payment with the school within two weeks after delivery. More than 93 percent of participating schools are satisfied with SAFE, and 89 percent would apply again and recommend SAFE to other schools. Objectives: 1. Increase number of schools participating in the program by 50 schools in 2013-2014 school year. 2. Increase net proceeds by 16-28% annually. 3. Maintain minimum 90% satisfaction rate from partner schools. 4. Replace annual $50,000 investments from both the Stardust Foundation and BHHS Legacy Foundation with net proceeds from retail sales by 2015. Describe how the proposed program or project meets one or more of Fort McDowell’s funding priorities. This request meets the Education priority area by helping families properly clothe and supply their children for school, and helping schools on reduced budgets stock their uniform and supply closets for their neediest students. In 2013, 226 schools, 70% of all Title I elementary schools in Maricopa County, participated in the SAFE program, and more than 15,000 children from low- income families received school uniforms as a result. Identification of the need your grant will address, target population and number of people to be served by project. BTSCD targets Title I schools in Maricopa County. Title I designation means that a majority of students live in low-income families. Student who benefit from SAFE qualify for the federal free Page 2 of 3 2014 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back to School Clothing Drive or reduced price National School Lunch Program, or NSLP. These children, whose families live at or below the federal poverty level (approximately $30,000 annual income for a family of four,) attend Title I public elementary schools throughout the Valley. The National Retail Federation 2013 back-to-school survery estimates families plan to spend an average of $635 per child. These families choose between paying rent and buying food, they simply do not have money for school clothes. The Arizona Education Association reports Arizona cut kindergarten-through-12th-grade funding by more than $1 billion since 2009. Undoubtedly, cuts that deep affect everyone, but they’re lethal to the low-income families who can’t afford to make up the difference. School officials and teachers report that if students do not have the required uniforms, they often stay home. Parents confirm they are embarrassed to send children to school without appropriate attire. The U.S. Department of Education says partnerships between schools and social service agencies are vital to student success. Our long running and successful partnerships span more than 47 years, 260 schools and 40 school districts. SAFE helps approximately 15,000 students from low- income families each year. These families rely on Back to School Clothing Drive to ensure their children have the clothes and supplies necessary for a good start to each school year. Brief description of partners in the program or project or other entities providing funding and support Indication of any other applications made to and/or awards granted by other tribes/nations. In 2000, BTSCD assumed the lead role from the Stardust Foundation by facilitating the SAFE program. Stardust and BHHS Legacy Foundation both commit $50,000 annually to support SAFE and require a 100% match of funds from other sources. In 2009, BTSCD began collaborating with the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (Piper Trust.) The Piper Trust awards $500,000 each spring to 290 schools to purchase schools clothes for their needy students. BTSCD informs recipients about our programs, including the opportunity to double their award by as much as $2,500 through SAFE. Provide a timetable for implementation. Schools can apply for grants and shop the online retail store at any time during the school year. The Piper Trust awards their school grants in the fall. BTSCD presents the SAFE program and online retail store information to the Piper Trust recipients in the spring. Page 3 of 3 2014 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back to School Clothing Drive OPTIONAL ATTACHMENT Proposed Program Budget 2014 SAFE Budget Source SAFE Revenues Foundations & Corporations 191,384 SAFE (District, Schools, Individuals) 375,000 Projecting Revenues 566,384 Expenses Salaries, Wages & Professional Fees 117,684 Benefits 8,000 Specific Assistance to Individuals (Clothing, Supplies) 395,000 Occupancy (Rent, Utilities, Bldg & Grounds) Operations (phone, fax, postage, HR) 19,000 Charity Expense (Bank Charges, Insurance, Volunteer exp) 6,700 Marketing & Fundraising 15,000 Technology (Equip, SAFE store upgrades, website upgrades) 5,000 Total Projected Expenses 566,384 Page 1 of 1 2014 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back to School Clothing Drive OPTIONAL ATTACHMENT Identification of long-term funding resources SAFE has two long-term funding commitments from the Stardust and BHHS Legacy Foundations, both of $50,000 annually for years 2009 to 2014. In addition, BTSCD plans to sustain SAFE by increasing sales revenues and net proceeds to fund matching grants. SAFE provides a revenue stream for BTSCD because we invest net proceeds from sales into the program to fund more matching-grants. Net profits from 2013 were $191,000. In addition, BTSCD focuses on Title I elementary schools that receive back to school funds from the Piper Trust. Each year the Piper Trust distributes $500,000 to approximately 290 schools to help them purchase school outfits and uniforms. Of those schools, approximately 226 are members of our SAFE matching-grant program and spend their Piper Trust grant money in our SAFE store. Page 1 of 2 2014 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back to School Clothing Drive OPTIONAL ATTACHMENT Proposed Program Budget 2014 SAFE Budget Source SAFE Revenues Foundations & Corporations 191,384 SAFE (District, Schools, Individuals) 375,000 Projecting Revenues 566,384 Expenses Salaries, Wages & Professional Fees 117,684 Benefits 8,000 Specific Assistance to Individuals (Clothing, Supplies) 395,000 Occupancy (Rent, Utilities, Bldg & Grounds) Operations (phone, fax, postage, HR) 19,000 Charity Expense (Bank Charges, Insurance, Volunteer exp) 6,700 Marketing & Fundraising 15,000 Technology (Equip, SAFE store upgrades, website upgrades) 5,000 Total Projected Expenses 566,384 Page 2 of 2 Created Wednesday, March 05, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization ASU Bob Ramsey Executive Education General information | Contact First name Linda General information | Contact Last name Hess General information | Contact e-mail linda.hess@asu.edu General information | Contact phone number 602-496-1305 Address Address | Street 502 E. Monroe Street, Suite C-105 Address | City Phoenix Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85004 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 80625 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 March 26, 2013 Mrs. Selena Castaneda Fort McDowell Yavapai National Tribal Council Secretary P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Re: Proposition 202 Application Arizona State University Dear Mrs. Castaneda: Bob Ramsey Executive Education at Arizona State University is pleased to submit an application for Proposition 202, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. Bob Ramsey Executive Education proposes to offer scholarships for qualified tribal members and tribal government employees to participate in an existing Certified Public Manager® (CPM) Program. This nationally accredited CPM Program is designed to improve the quality and efficiency of tribal and non-tribal government agencies by developing the effectiveness and professionalism of its diverse managers. The contact information for local government entity is: Amanda Nash, Legislative Analyst Maricopa County Government Relations 301 W. Jefferson Street 10th Floor Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Office: (602) 506-4485 Email: nasha001@mail.maricopa.gov The direct point of contact is: Hector Zelaya, Director ASU Ramsey Executive Education 502 E. Monroe Street, Ste. C-105 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Office: 602.496.1308 Email: Hector.Zelaya@asu.edu Thank you, and please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Hector Zelaya Director, Bob Ramsey Executive Education School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University NARRATIVE Proposition 202, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation through Maricopa County March 26, 2014 A. PROPOSED PROGRAM Arizona State University’s Bob Ramsey Executive Education is the only nationally accredited provider in Arizona of the Certified Public Manager® (CPM) Program. The program is accredited by the National CPM Consortium and is designed to improve the quality and efficiency of government agencies by developing the effectiveness and professionalism of its managers. Over 2000 public managers have earned the CPM designation through ASU. The CPM program is designed to help government organizations develop middle and top-level managers, capable of successfully responding to changing roles and resource challenges. The program brings participants together to develop practical skills that are critical to the effectiveness of tribal and non-tribal managers. Participants work in federal, state, tribal and local governments. They come from large and small organizations, in both rural and urban settings. They are professionals from every discipline found in public service: from law, engineering, planning, finance, health, nursing, and environmental science, to name a few. Individuals learn both current management theory and job- related techniques in order to improve their performance and broaden their understanding of political and administrative environments. Because both tribal and non-tribal governments benefit when their employees learn together and network with each other, Bob Ramsey Executive Education requests funding for full or partial scholarships for qualified tribal members and employees of tribal governments who would benefit from participating in the Certified Public Manager® Program. B. FUNDING PRIORITY The Certified Public Manager® Program will meet the priority funding area in education. The National CPM Consortium establishes the accreditation requirements. Bob Ramsey Executive Education is a professional development center within the School of Public Affairs, which is part of the College of Public Programs at Arizona State University. The CPM Program has five sequential levels of instruction in management theory and practice designed specifically for adult learners. See attachment for list of the educational topics within each level: Course I: Contemporary Public Organizations Course II: Management in the Public Organization Course III: Systems Approach to Public Management Course IV: Decision Management Course V: Ethics & Management Simulation C. PERCEIVED NEED, TARGET POPULATION, AND NUMBER OF PEOPLE Bob Ramsey Executive Education previously developed and delivered a Certified Public Manager® Program in 2011 that was tailored exclusively for tribal governments. Participants in the tailored version of the program represented the following tribes: Ak-Chin Indian Community Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Gila River Indian Community Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona San Carlos Apache Tribe Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community The Hopi Tribe White Mountain Apache Tribe Representatives from the following tribes have participated in the traditional version of the program in recent years: Ak-Chin Indian Community Gila River Indian Community Navaho County Pascua Yaqui Tribe San Carlos Apache Tribe Salt River Indian Community Tohono O'odham Nation Ute Indian Tribe White Mountain Apache Tribe Yavapai-Apache Nation Feedback from graduates of the tailored and traditional versions of the CPM program suggests that the benefits from learning in a diverse audience exceed the benefits from learning in a homogenous group of tribal government employees. In calendar year 2013, only 5% of the CPM participants were tribal government employees. Primarily as a result of the Gila River Indian Community grant award we received in 2013, we were able to increase tribal government participation in the CPM Program to 21% in 2014. Since there is no guarantee that the Gila River Indian Community will renew our grant, we are submitting multiple requests for funding to continue impacting the development of tribal governments. D. 1. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, PARTNERS OR FUNDERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT AND THEIR ROLES. None. 2. OTHER APPLICATIONS MADE TO AND/OR AWARDS GRANTED BY OTHER TRIBES/NATIONS: Gila River Indian Community awarded Bob Ramsey Executive Education a grant in 2013 for 10 full CPM scholarships for 2014. The 10 scholarship recipients were selected by the following tribes: Ak-Chin Indian Community, Gila River Indian Community, Navajo County, and Ute Indian Tribe. An application will be submitted to Gila River Indian Community in 2014 for 2015 scholarships. E. TIMETABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION August 24, 2014: Grant Awarded September 2014: Announcement of Scholarship Availability January 2015: Online and classroom versions of the CPM Program begin August 2015: Online and classroom versions of the CPM Program end September 2015: Graduation for both versions ATTACHMENT Proposition 202, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation through Maricopa County March 26, 2014 1. Proposed Budget for the Program. The number of public managers and organizations that can benefit from this proposal depends on the level of funding awarded by Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. A full scholarship for a Certified Public Manager® Program participant is $3,225. We ask you to consider how many full and partial scholarships for the CPM program you wish to fund. For example, $80,625 would fund 25 full scholarships. 2. CPM Educational Topics. Course I: Contemporary Public Organizations Critical Issues Leadership Managing in a Political Environment Organizational Behavior Managing Human Performance Course II: Management in the Public Organization Managing Financial Resources Managing the planning process Managing Programs Competition/Collaboration in the Public Sector The Change Process Course III: Systems Approach to Public Management The Environment and the Organization at Systems Tools for Effecting Organizational Change Positioning for Results Implementation of Systems Concepts Optimizing Performance Team Technology Intergovernmental Issues Course IV: Decision Management The Anatomy of the Decision-Making Process The Decision-Making Process and Case Method Analysis Case Studies: o Relationships Between Decision Makers and the Decision Environment o Situational Analysis o Problem Analysis o Decision Analysis Course V: Ethics & Management Simulation Ethics and Values Public Management Simulation Created Thursday, March 06, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Crisis Nursery, Inc. General information | Contact First name David General information | Contact Last name Wells General information | Contact e-mail dwells@crisisnurseryphx.org General information | Contact phone number 602-273-7363 Address Address | Street 2334 E. Polk Street Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85006 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 30,000.00 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Thursday, March 27, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 March 28, 2014 Mrs. Selena Castaneda Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Council Secretary P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 Dear Council Members, When CPS brought 7 yr-old Joey to the Crisis Nursery Children’s Emergency Shelter last fall, he had his first physical exam in several years. Our staff Pediatric Nurse Practitioner noticed his chronic tiredness and apparent ADHD, which triggered exams, tests, questions, and finally, answers to Joey’s lack of attention and sleeplessness: tonsil obstruction and ear infections due to serious allergies, and sleep apnea. Within weeks, Joey had his tonsils and adenoids removed, which improved his sleep and attentiveness at school. He also had drain tubes placed in his ears and was prescribed allergy medication, which allowed him to clearly hear… perhaps for the first time in his life. He was soon thriving, with no ADHD diagnosis, and was recently place with one of our foster families, better equipped for success in school and in life. What We Do Since 1977, the Crisis Nursery mission has been to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect. That’s what our Emergency Shelter is all about – beginning the healing process by getting these vulnerable children onto a solid foundation upon which they can get traction and move forward, in all possible aspects of their lives. For Joey, this meant dozens of extra visits to medical specialists and therapists, conferences with his school teachers, and lots of compassionate care. For 300 at-risk kids per year, from all over Maricopa County, our 51 dedicated professional staff and 30 long-term volunteers provide, free of charge: 24-hour care of displaced children in a safe, compassionate and supportive environment Comprehensive pediatric healthcare, both in-house and through a network of local healthcare professionals Educational and developmental assessments with on-site early education Referrals for both children and parents to community services Tutoring to help ready young children for success at school, coordinated personally with each child’s school teacher Development of enhanced emotional, social and behavioral skills Fun learning activities on-site and on field trips in the community Successful transition of children to a safe family placement (either reunification with their birth family or with a foster family) Full-day Emergency Respite Care for children, enabling local parents to connect with needed community resources, stabilize their situation, handle family crises, and avoid family break-ups Every child we serve qualifies as low income, and over half live in poverty – 29% are Hispanic, 27% White, 19% Black, 15% Native American and 10% Multi-Racial. Many are homeless. Aligning with Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation priorities of Education, Public Safety and Health, our Children’s Emergency Shelter works towards rebuilding the lives of these distraught and damaged children, displacing uncertainty and preparing them for future growth and happiness. What We Need For 37 years, we have succeeded in providing the highest quality service to our community, at the lowest possible cost, enabling our donors’ dollars to stretch as far as possible (see attached sheet for listing.) Our program offerings exceed minimum requirements, creating a supportive, growth-oriented environment to uplift this difficult transitional time in each child’s life. As described above, the 27 kids who are staying with us at any given time don’t spend all of their time on our premises. We have an on-going, year-round obligation to really take care of them, as a member of our family, which includes critical individual visits to doctors, mental health specialists, dentists, and other appointments with CPS, Justice, DES and Health Department proceedings… averaging 25 visits per month. In addition to transporting school-age children daily to their home neighborhood schools (to maintain as much continuity as possible), we also provide developmentally-appropriate, educational and fun extra- curricular activities that balance out each child’s stay, including weekly swimming lessons, field trips to science and children’s museums, zoos, parks, ball games, carnivals, horseback riding, libraries, and much more. With 27 kids, our three Crisis Nursery Shelter vehicles are pushed to the limit, trying to move these young people safely, especially when they need to be at different places at the same hour, which happens with great regularity. We have a 12-person van, which is great for large group activities. We also have a reliable 2009 PT Cruiser for carrying up to 3 kids, all in car seats. But our 2003 Sienna Minivan is failing. With 11 years of service and nearly 100,000 miles, it has served us well, but is now costing too much to maintain. In the past three years, the minivan has required 12 service appointments (beyond normal maintenance), with several difficult days “out of commission” (since our Shelter operates 7 days a week) and several thousand dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. We also want to avoid any potential safety issues with these children on board, especially in the upcoming summer months. Additionally, the interior of the vehicle has become very unsightly, suffering greatly at the hands and dirty feet of the hundreds of children who have been carried in it over the past decade. It is time to replace the aging minivan. We need a reliable and efficient vehicle to carry 4-6 children at a time, especially for transporting children on daily school drop-off routes and to meet our once-a-day healthcare appointments. Our intention is to replace the minivan with another similar vehicle. No frills, basic transportation. We are asking Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation for $30,000 to purchase this highly functional minivan. We will pay any overage, tax, title or license fees from our general operating fund, sourced from individual donations. The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is the only party we have asked to fund this Minivan Transportation Project, and, if awarded, we will be pleased to include signage on the minivan informing the public of the Tribal Council’s generosity in providing the vehicle. On behalf of these vulnerable children, we thank you for your compassionate consideration of their health and development. If you would like to schedule a site visit for any of your Council members or staff to see exactly how Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation support makes a difference in the life of a child, please contact me. You will be amazed. Sincerely, Damita Curry Director of Resource Development Nonprofit Organization Information Organization Name: Crisis Nursery, Inc. 2334 E. Polk Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006 www.CrisisNurseryPhx.org Primary Contact: Damita Curry, Director of Resource Development dcurry@CrisisNurseryPhx.org 602-273-7363 Local Government Partner Information Organization Name: Maricopa County Government Relations Office Primary Contact: Amanda Nash, Legislative Analyst nasha001@mail.maricopa.gov 602-506-4485 Attachments Children’s Shelter Minivan Transportation Project - Budget Crisis Nursery 2013 Top Funder List (agency-wide) Children’s Shelter Minivan Transportation Project - Budget Description Cost 2014 Toyota Sienna LE Minivan 7-passenger with enhanced interior mobility features to facilitate quick child car $30,195 seat/booster seat installation and removal on a daily basis invoice Door & sill protectors, all-weather floor and cargo mats for long-term protection Built-in navigation to assist with location-finding of children’s appointment Dealer Preparation costs $300 Arizona & Phoenix tax, title and license $1,100 First Aid & Road Safety Kit, Fire Extinguisher $300 Total Cost $31,895 Top Ten Donor Corporations & Foundations 2013 The Steele Foundation $100,000.00 The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation $100,000.00 The Cooper Family Foundation $50,000.00 Arizona Republic/12 News “Season for Sharing” $41,000.00 The Bidstrup Foundation $25,000.00 The Teaumen A. & Grace A. Fuite Foundation $20,000.00 Camelback Toyota $16,675.00 The Herbert & Barbara Dow Foundation $15,000.00 The Nationwide Insurance Foundation $15,000.00 Medtronic Inc. $15,000.00 Created Thursday, March 13, 2014 Updated Thursday, March 27, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Maricopa County Education Service Agency General information | Contact First name Angie General information | Contact Last name Pogue General information | Contact e-mail angie.pogue@mcesa.maricopa.gov General information | Contact phone number 602-622-2535 Address Address | Street 4041 N. Central Ave, Suite 1200 Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85307 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 9,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 This page left blank intentionally Contact Information: Ms. Shelley Carr, Volunteer Coordinator Maricopa County Education Service Agency 4041 N. Central, Suite 1100 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 506-3928 Description of proposed program- New program Transforming Juveniles through Successful Transition’s (TJST) Parent Support Group’s mission is to create a program where parents, grandparents, and other caring adults who support court-involved youth in transition come together to find support. Support will come in the form of education, guest speakers, and interaction with peers who understand what it is like to be involved with court-involved youth. A group of core parents will be taught how to facilitate a meeting. Once trained, the group will open up to parents/ other caring adults of all youth in the TJST collaborative. The parents will brainstorm topics that they feel would be beneficial to gain additional support and education. Some potential topics include navigating the education system and being an advocate for youth, current drug trends, assistance helping youth get a job, financial advice on how to pay restitution and court fees, coping with addictions, de- escalation training, motivational interviewing, and parenting classes. The goal of the TJST Parent Support Group is to educate participants on these topics so that they are prepared to assist court- involved youth and promote strong family support through mutual self-help and knowledge of community programs. Parent support group will meet monthly at MCESA for two hours. Parents will also have the opportunity to participate in workshops over a six-week period using the Active Parenting training. Monthly meetings will include guest speakers, informing group about services that are available in the community, providing training on specific topics using the Active Parenting curriculum, and allowing the group to help each other work through specific problems. Description of how the proposed program meets one or more of the Fort McDowell’s funding priorities Education, community development, and public safety are three of Fort McDowell Yavapai National’s funding priorities. Transforming Juveniles through Successful Transition’s Parent Support Group will educate adults on topics described above that will help them be supportive, thus strengthening resources within the child’s network. Community development will be impacted by offering training and support for parents in areas that they have identified as lacking. Public safety will benefit by reducing the risk of recidivism for families involved. Serving youth enrolled in TJST, this parent support group will aide in helping to positively influence youth’s outcomes by motivating changes in parents through a variety of social and practical strategies, including; linking families with services, education on child development and parenting practices. To enhance the effects of this support group we will also offer additional resources such as child care for those participants who attend the meetings with young children. Identification of the need your grant will address, target populations, and number of people who will be served Need: The Transforming Juveniles through Successful Transition (TJST) collaborative currently serves 277 court-involved youth. The parents/ caring adults of these youth have requested a parent support program that would enhance the current services offered. This program will be available to any parent, adult family member, or community member who has the potential to impact a TJST youth’s life. Over half of our participating youth have taken the Arizona Youth Assessment System, a risk assessment based on the nationally recognized Ohio Youth Assessment System to define their risk level for continued criminal behavior. 93% reported that they have a moderate-to-high risk in the family domain of the risk assessment. Target population: Parents, grandparents, family members, and other caring adults of court- involved youth in the TJST collaborative. Number of people who will be served: It is estimated that 40-50 parents/ caring adults who are involved with TJST youth will regularly attend. Partners in the program Participants in the program will create agendas for each meeting. We have several community partners who have worked with the TJST collaborative, and they will support this group. Partners include Maricopa County Public Health, Teen AA, Magellan Health Motivational Interviewing, Chicanos por la Causa, DrugFree AZ, and Teen Law. Time Table Current timeline is for monthly meetings over the next year, combined with the Active Parenting six-week workshop series. We are in process of parent recruitment and plan on beginning the meetings in May 2014, with the understanding that award notification will not happen until August 2014. Budget The requested amount of $9,000 will support the cost of training materials for Active Parenting workshops, guest speakers, childcare, and refreshments for meetings. Active Parenting Materials and training for four facilitators will cost $3,860. $1,250 will be used towards $25 gift cards for each participant that completes the six-week training series. $825 is allotted for guest speakers over five sessions ($165 per speaker). $1,060 is allotted for childcare and activities for children of participants. Refreshments will be provided for participants and their children at a rate of $2.50/person, estimating 35 people per session over 22 sessions. Created Monday, March 17, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Phoenix Rescue Mission General information | Contact First name Jolene General information | Contact Last name LeFlore General information | Contact e-mail jleflore@phoenixrescuemission.org General information | Contact phone number 602-346-3320 Address Address | Street 1468 N 26th Avenue Address | City Phoenix Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85009 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 50,000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Friday, March 21, 2014 Updated Friday, March 28, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Attachement: Identification of Long Term Funding Resouces Phoenix Rescue Mission has 60+ years of experience developing and sustaining its services through the generous support of individuals, businesses, foundations, corporations and churches. Donations are generated through direct mail, special events, proposal submissions and other structured, personalized fundraising strategies. Phoenix Recue Mission’s active donor family consists of more than 60,000 individuals, businesses, foundations, corporations, and churches that support direct and indirect program services. In addition, 3 million dollars of in-kind revenue is projected for the Phoenix Rescue Mission FY2014 operational budget. The services provided for program services are sustained through Phoenix Rescue Mission’s funding strategies, which include opportunities for support at all monetary levels from our large and generous donor family, including annual commitments in excess of $100,000 gifts to gifts under $100. Phoenix Rescue Mission submitted grant requests to fund the Hope Coach and Community Outreach program services. A partial list of grants during FY 2013/2014 includes: Grant Funding Partners Fully Funded Partially Pending Funded Canyon Institute-75,000 Charles E. Benidt Foundation-$80,000 City of Glendale - $10,000 City of Glendale FY 14 - $10,000 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation - $50,000 General Mills - $40,000 Nationwide Insurance Foundation - $15,000) Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust - $15,000 Sundit Foundation- $2,500 Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust - $5,000 Created Monday, March 24, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Arizona State University General information | Contact First name Diane General information | Contact Last name Humetewa General information | Contact e-mail diane.humetewa@asu.edu General information | Contact phone number (480) 727-0720 Address Address | Street Fulton Center, 300 E. University Dr., Rm 410 Address | City Tempe Address | State Arizona Address | ZIP Code 85287 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 79,682.00 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Monday, March 24, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1 Created Thursday, March 27, 2014 Updated Tuesday, April 01, 2014 Page 1 General information General information | Organization Girl Scouts--Arizona Cactus-Pine Council General information | Contact First name Kristie General information | Contact Last name Leshinskie General information | Contact e-mail kleshinskie@girlscoutsaz.org General information | Contact phone number 4802157433 Address Address | Street 119 E. Coronado Rd. Address | City Phoenix Address | State AZ Address | ZIP Code 85004 From which tribe is the organization requesting the grant? Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation For what grant amount does the organization plan to request funding? 10000 Page 1 Application Method Form Created Thursday, March 27, 2014 Page 1 The organization must submit both an electronic and paper version of your application. You will submit your electronic application using this system. How do you expect to submit your paper application? Mail to Maricopa County Maricopa County can submit paper applications to the tribe on behalf of your organization. If you wish to have the County submit on behalf of your organization, Maricopa County must receive paper copies 10 days before the tribe's application deadline. Paper applications should be sent to Maricopa County Government Relations, 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. The number of paper copies required and the tribe's application deadline are specificed in tribe's application guidelines, not in this system. Page 1