2022_GRANT_APPLICATION_NATIVE AMERICAN CONNECTIONS.PDF

SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA

INDIAN COMMUNITY
10005 E. Osborn Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85256 / Phone 480-362-7520 / Fax 480-362-7593

12% Gaming Grant Program Application
Calendar Year 2022

About the Grant Program Application:

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 12% Gaming Grant Program (“Program”) application will serve to provide a
comprehensive review of the programming requests for Arizona cities, towns, counties, non-municipal public service
organizations, and non-profit organizations selected to apply for grant funding. it is not the intent of the Program to award
grants that would benefit individuals, be used as sponsorships, be used for religious activities, primarily fund the indirect or
administrative costs of a program/organization, or be used for the direct benefit of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian
Community.

Date of Application: 7/1/2021
Organization Name: Native American Connections

Organization/Municipal Government Mailing Address:
4520 N. Central Ave., Ste. 600 Phoenix, AZ 85012

Organization History:

(Provide a brief summary of the origins of the organizations and any notable milestones and/or significant audit findings)

Native American Connection’s mission is “Improving the lives and individuals and families through Native
American culturally appropriate behavioral health, affordable housing and community development services”.
Since 1972 Native American Connections (NAC) has been improving community health/wellness and increasing
housing stability for individuals, children/youth, and families. NAC owns/operates 22 sites in the Greater Phoenix
offering: integrated healthcare; affordable/ supportive housing (over 1,000 units/beds); and community
development services to over 10,000 persons annually. NAC is a federally designated Urban Indian Organization
as defined at 25 U.S.C § 1603(29) and has service contracts with two Indian Health Service (IHS) services areas:
Phoenix Area (42 tribes) and Albuquerque (22 tribes), and 20 direct tribal contracts serving tribes in Southwest.

Community Health/Weliness

© Patina Mountain Preserve-licensed 55-bed residential SUD treatment center for men (opened 2021)

e Patina Wellness Center- licensed 70-bed residential Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment center for women & their
dependent children

e = Intensive/Standard Outpatient programs (ages 18 and older). SUD and co-occurring disorders; General Mental Health
programs; psychoeducational groups; peer support; individual, couples and family therapy; case management.

e Transition Age Youth (TAY) & Young adult SUD treatment services (ages 10-25). Intensive group treatment and home
based individual & family therapy for youth and families with SUD and/or co-occurring disorders.

e Integrated Healthcare Clinic (located at Native American Community Services Center)

e Traditional Healing: Sweat Lodges, Smudging/Purification, Talking Circles, Songs and Drumming, Red Road teachings,
Native crafts, Storytelling.

Affordable and Supportive Housing

© 300 units of permanent supportive housing (homeless, disabled, special populations)

530 units of affordable housing for individuals, families, youth (age 18-24), and older adults

120 SUD residential beds for men, women & their dependent children

25 emergency housing beds for homeless youth (ages 18-24): Homebase program

28 recovery support and sober living housing beds:
Pendleton Court (10 beds for women)
indian Rehabilitation (8 beds for men}; Patina Mountain Preserve (10 beds for men- pending)

Community Development

NAC champions projects that strengthen the Native American community and celebrate its rich cultural history such as the
Native American Community Service Center 85,000 square foot Office Building (2007), co-owned/operated by NAC and
Phoenix Indian Center, and the Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center (2017) -located in the former Phoenix Indian boarding
school(1891-1990) - now bringing a new array of arts/cultural, education, health/wellness and nutrition, and community
economic development programs to Arizona.

NAC serves people of all backgrounds, regardless of ethnicity, race, age, gender, orientation, while maintaining
cultural competence in meeting the needs of the Native American community, particularly by providing access to
traditional healing practices, cultural activities, and holistic/practice-based therapies available to persons
participating in any of NAC’s three core program areas. NAC strategically plans for expansion/enhancement of its
core programs. Recent accomplishments include:

e 9completed award-winning projects in operation (July 2016-March 2021), including Dunlap Pointe (54 units of
Permanent Supportive Housing for homeless veterans) and Patina Mountain Preserve Weliness Center (55-bed
SUD Treatment Center for men)

¢ 1 project in pre-development: Moreland-Phase |. Proposed five-story, 131-unit affordable housing
community (at/below 40%-60% AMI) in City of Phoenix's Evans-Churchill neighborhood (Central Phoenix).

Organization Structure: (Provide a list of current board members and key staff members)

NAC currently has 10 board members responsible for the general oversight and fiduciary responsibilities, including
six enrolled Native American tribal members comprising a majority (60%) of board members. (See attached
board member list). NAC’s staffing infrastructure currently includes 158 job positions agency wide. Key staff
involved with this project includes Diana Yazzie-Devine, President/CEO and five other highly qualified members of
NAC’s Administration, Property Management, and Integrated Healthcare team members identified below:

| Diana “Dede” Yazzie-Devine, MBA, LISAC, President/CEO
Worked with Native American urban and tribal communities since 1972. Employed as CEO since 1979
Sean Shabestari, MBA, CFO |

30+years in corporate jeadership management, finance, accounting, affordable housing development, corporate acquisitions,
budgeting, forecasting, marketing, analysis, GASB, FASB and corporate auditing; 10+ years at NAC os ee |
Joe Keeper (Cross Lake Band of First Nations}, Director of Real Estate Development j
| 18+years with Native American Connections, formerly with SRPMIC Housing Department. |
Jennifer Jennings, Property/Asset Management Director
25+years in banking/finance and all areas of multi-and single-family property/asset management, including service enriched low-
income housing tax credit (LIHTC) communities serving low-moderate income individuals and families.
| Alyssa Paone, LPC, LISAC, Director of Quality/Compliance (April 2013-Present}
20+ years expertise in behavioral health, substance abuse, adolescent and family counseling, program management, continuous quality
_ improvement and clinical supervision
Danelle Trottier, MBA, Director of Operations-Patina Wellness Center (2016-Present)
| 20+ years expertise developing/planning, overseeing integrated healthcare and family service program operations.
Andrea Klimas, MS, LISAC, BHP (Oglala Lakota), Clinical Director, Patina Wellness Center (2018-Present)}.
9+ years expertise providing clinical assessments, treatment, supervision, direction and Traditional cultural services in integrated
healthcare program settings _ __
Erik Shaffer, MS, LISAC, Clinical Director, Patina Mountain Preserve (2021-Present)
15+ years expertise in multi-site management and supervisory roles in clinical settings providing behavioral health programs
| (counseling, substance use treatment, recovery support services) for youth, adults and families. _

Do any conflicts of interest exist within the organization structure?
(i.e. family, professional or personal conflicts, SRPMIC representatives on board, etc.) None

Contact Person and Project Manager if different from Contact Person, and Title:

e Diana Yazzie-Devine, President/CEO or Margot Cordova, Grants Manager

Address: 4520 N. Central Avenue, Ste. 600, Phoenix, AZ 85012

Phone: (602) 254-3247 Fax: (602) 256-7356

Email Address: d.devine@nativeconnections.org or m.cordova@nativeconnections.org
Project Name: Homelessness to Housing Stability

Provide a brief description of the project being submitted to the 12% SRPMIC Grant program. In the description
provide a summary of the relevant experience, administrative activity, and program development related to
the grant request.

NAC is committed to implementing long-term solutions to address homelessness and housing instability in
Greater Phoenix region. NAC owns/operates 318 permanent supportive housing (PSH) for chronically homeless,
24 units of transitional housing for homeless youth, 88 units of senior housing {age 62 and older), and 500+ units
of affordable housing for families with children. This 12% funding request to the Salt River Pima Indian Community
(SRPMIC) focuses three of NAC’s PSH projects and the transitional housing for homeless youth. NAC participates
in the Maricopa County’s regional Continuum of Care and Coordinated Entry system, and all of these identified
projects are managed in alignment with a “Housing First” philosophy and policy with very low barriers to entry;
supportive services are offered, but engagement is not required. NAC supports residents as they improve their
housing stability, health and wellness, and increase or maintain their monthly income. All strategies aim to
reduce recidivism to homelessness.

The overarching target population is persons experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, with a focus on Native
Americans, chronically homeless adults, and youth (18-24 years). According to the 2020 Annual Point in Time
Count (PIT), 7,419 people experienced homelessness on January 27", and 3,767 of those people were living in
"unsheltered” situations, including 437 youth. (Due to COVID-19, an annual count was not conducted in 2021.)
The 2020 PIT indicates and increase in the number of chronically homeless, youth (18-24) and veterans. Most
troubling, and the guiding force behind NAC’s work on racial equity in homelessness, is recognition that Native
Americans experiencing a higher rate of homelessness. Native Americans comprise only 3% of the general
population in Maricopa County, yet account for 7% of people experiencing homelessness within the PIT count.

Data from NAC’s PSH projects provides insight into the typical characteristics of a PSH resident. Slightly over
half of residents are male and just under half are over 55 years of age. The majority (66%) comes to PSH from the
streets, and many have no income at entry. Overall, 61% of residents see their source of income as benefits
(SSI/SSDI/VA), not from employment. Average annual income ranges from just $6,900 to $8,800.

Residents meet the HUD definition of chronic homeless and 64% have three or more significant health issues
including alcohol/substance use disorders, physical and developmental disabilities, chronic health issues and a
behavioral health diagnosis. Included in this request is Dunlap Pointe, NAC’s newest PSH project designed for
chronically homeless veterans (opened March 2021). The 2020 PIT count identified 494 veterans experiencing
homelessness, a slight increase over 2019. Previous studies by the National Alliance to End Homelessness have
indicated as many as 70% of homeless veterans having substance use issues with 45% diagnosed with mental
illness including Post Trauma Stress Disorder (PTSD).

At Saguaro Ki, the transitional housing project, the target population is youth 18-24 years experiencing
homelessness. Once youth stabilize and are no longer in crisis and have gained employment, they transition from
NAC’s HomeBase emergency shelter to Saguaro Ki. More males and youth of color are over represented in
comparison to general population (39% white; 37% black; 15% Hispanic; and 9% Native). Many youth left home
environments with risk factors such as parental drug and alcohol use, poverty, neglect, and physical and/or sexual
abuse. Some come from foster care homes without forming family bonds and any connections created may end
when youth reach age 18. The population includes youth identifying as LGBTQ (30%).

What percentage of the grant request are Direct Costs of the programming and Indirect Costs, respectively?
Programming: 100%

Define the Project Category and/or relevant sub-category: {i.e. Education, Public Safety, Transportation,
Economic Development, Health Care, Social Services, or Cultural and Environment). Social Services, Healthcare

Beginning Date of Project: January 2022 End Date of Project: December 2022

Geographic Area to be served: Maricopa County

** Attach Detailed Budget** (Provided)

Amount of Total Project: $1,564,200 Amount of 12% Request: $50,000
(No Multi-Year Request will be accepted)

If the amount of funding received is less than the amount needed for the project, do you have other funds to
complete the project? (Please Explain):

NAC’s Homelessness to Housing Stability program is funded by a variety of grants and donations (monetary, in-
kind). NAC hopes to secure funding for these services from the following many sources: Valley of the Sun United
Way, Government (Federal, Local), Foundation/Corporate &Tribal grants; Individual Donations/Contributions;
General Operating Funds; In-Kind Donations.

(f you receive SRPMIC 12 % funding, will it be spent (Check One):
€ Monthly
€ Quarterly
X Lump Sum

List any SRPMIC 12% funds you have received in the past. If the organization has received funding through the SRPMIC
12% Gaming Grant Program for five consecutive years, they will be required to submit a comprehensive report of grant
funding toward the stated program objectives and mission of the organization. In addition, you will be asked to provide a
format presentation to the 12% Gaming Grant Committee prior to the awarding of any additional funding.

Native American Community Service Center Capital Campaign $200,000 2011

7 $25,000 2016
Patina Wellness Center $25,000 2017
Homeless Support Services $50,000 2018
Homeless/Residential Support Services $25,000 2019
Patina Mountain Preserve (capital) $50,000 2020
Affordable/Permanent Supportive Housing (Dunlap Pointe} $50,000 2021

List any other 12 % grant funds your organization may be seeking from other Tribal Governments in 2021-2022.

Gila River Indian Community (for Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center) $25,000 Pending
Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation (for PISVC) $25,000 Pending
Tohono O’odham Nation (for PISVC) $50,000 Pending
AkChin Indian Community (for PISVC) $25,000 In Process

List any other funds you have received from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (Enterprises
Included) and identify the amount and the source:
e Casino Arizona sponsorships: NAC’s Native American Recognition Day Parade: 2016 ($5,000); 2018 ($5,000).

Has your organization ever applied for and received any local, state or federal grants? If so, please detail.

NAC has received many local, state and federal grants since its inception; recent/current sources are:

e Local: City of Phoenix (Housing, Neighborhood Services); Maricopa County (Health, Human Services)
e Federal: HHS-SAMHSA, Indian Health Service, Administration for Native Americans; HUD

® State of Arizona: Department of Housing; Department of Health; AHCCCS; DES

Funding for project/programs may be based on available funding. As such, if funding were not available for
the full the amount of request how would you prioritize funding.
Funding would be prioritized to cover the costs of an 18-member staffing team which ensures 24/7 coverage of
Encanto Pointe, Dunlap Pointe, Sunrise Circle, and Saguaro Ki.

1. Case Managers (9 total)

2. Case Aides (9 total}

3.
Which municipal governmental entity will serve as your pass through agency to accept 12% gaming grant on
your behalf? Maricopa County

By execution of the 12% Gaming Contribution Grant Application the undersigned agrees that the information
contained in the Application is true to the best of the Applicants knowledge. The Applicant shall notify the
SRPMIC if any information in this Application changes.

LQ & A 7-1-2

Signature for the Applicant Date

Diana Yazzie-Devine, President/CEO

Name and Title

The Application shalt be signed by the senior elected official of the local government, or in the case of a non-
profit entity, the Chief Executive Officer authorizes to commit the non-profit entity to apply for, accept, and
implement an award from the SRPMIC utilizing 12% Gaming Contributions.

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Native American Connections - Board of Directors - (3 Year-Terms)

As of 10-5-2020

BOARD MEMBER ADDRESS MEMBER DATE
Diana Yazzie Devine (CEO Native American Connections
President 4520 N. Central Avenue, Suite 600

Phoenix, AZ 85012

d.devine@nativeconnections.org
Roxann Gallagher Sacks Tierney P.A 8/16/2014
Chairman 4250 North Drinkwater Boulevard, 4th FI. 3rd term
Western Shoshone Scottsdale, Arizona 85251-3693 8/16/2023
Christopher Sharp ASU School of Social Work Office of American Indian Projec; 9/19/2015
Vice Chairman 330 S. Hardy Dr. 2nd Term

Mohave-Colorado River Indian Tribe

Tempe, AZ 85281

Term Expires: 9/19/2021

Michelle Hale Arizona State University - American Indian Studies 3/20/2019
Secretary P.O. Box 874603 1st Term
Navajo Phoenix, AZ 85287 Term Expires: 3/20/2022
Paul Mountain Pinnacle West / Arizona Public Service 7/19/2016
Treasurer 400 N. 5th St. 1st term

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Term Expires: 7/19/2022

Tim Bruckner Alliance Bank of Arizona 1/20/2015
Member 1 E. Washington St. 2nd term
Phoenix, AZ 85004 Term Expires: 1/20/2024
Brian Greathouse Burch & Cracchiolo 4/19/2016
Member 702 E. Osborn Rad., Suite 200 ist term
Fond du lac Band of Phoenix, AZ 85011 Term Expires: 4/19/2022
MN Chippewa Tribe
Steve Gundersen Tallsalt Advisors, LLC 8/21/2008
Member 20802 N. Greyhawk Dr. #1186 4th term
Diné Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Term Expires: 8/21/2023
Dana Schmidt Nationwide insurance 5/16/2017
Member 8877 N. Gainey Center Drive 1st term

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Term Expires: 5/16/2023

Cherie Murray, MD

Banner Boswell Medical Center

1/4/2018

Member

10401 W. Thunderbird Blvd.

1st term

Colorado River Indian Tribe

Sun City, AZ 85351

Term Expires: 1/4/2024

Native American Connections
Homelessness to Housing Stability
FY 2022

REVENUE

Grants:

Valley of the Sun United Way
Government-Federal

Foundation/Corporate & Tribal Grants
Individual Donations/Contributions

NAC General Operating Funds & Other income
In-Kind

TOTAL REVENUE

EXPENSES

Salary (see below)

ERE @30%

Professional Fees/Contracts (includes Traditional Consultants)
Supplies & Equipment

In-Kind

TOTAL EXPENSES

Salaries:
9 FTE Case Managers (on-site)
9 FTE Case Aides

1 FTE Traditional Consultant

$167,500
$200,000
$410,000
$87,000
$449,700
$250,000
$1,564,200

$1,076,000
$215,200
$11,000
$12,000
$250,000
$1,564,200