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HHSC Memorandum Neighborhood Resources - Memo No. NR22-015
Date: May 11, 2022

To: Housing and Human Services Commission

From: Riann Balch, Community Resources Manager 24

Subject: Fiscal Year 2022-2023 General Fund Allocations Initial Recommendations

Proposed Motion:
Staff recommends the Housing and Human Services Commission to approve the Fiscal
Year 2022-2023 General Fund Recommendations and Contingency Plan.

Background:

The current General Funds Allocation Process, which was originally adopted in 2010, was
updated and approved once again on September 12, 2019, via Resolution No. 5314,
following a comprehensive, Community Wide Needs Assessment (2019 CNA). The 2019

CNA identified the following funding priorities:

Target Populations Top Areas of Needs

People experiencing homelessness and/or housing crisis Housing for all incomes
Households with low-and moderate income Behavioral health
Seniors who are isolated or have low-income Homelessness
Vulnerable youth Better communications
People living with mental health and/or substance use disorders | Transportation
People living with physical and intellectual disabilities Social Isolation

Food insecurity

Discussion:

On April 27, 2022, the Housing and Human Services Commission (HHSC) developed initial
funding recommendations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 General Fund allocations to
support the provision of human services programs in the Chandler community.

The total amount available is $1,088,056, which is comparable to the City’s historic yearly
General Fund allocation. Funding is, however, $737,712 less than the previous fiscal year
due to additional one-time American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that were made
available. Of note, fifty-four applications were received totaling $2,908,496 in requests. Ten

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HHSC Commissioners and twelve additional Chandler residents participated in the
evaluation process.

Attached is a chart detailing initial recommendations (Appendix A) and a document further
describing programs and services recommended for funding (Appendix B). Additionally, the
chart of initial recommendations (Appendix A) includes the HHSC’s recommendations for
the award of additional funds, referred to as a contingency plan, should new funds to
support human service activities become available for implementation in FY 22/23. Should
funds in an amount over what is identified in the contingency column become available, an
additional recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for approval.

The HHSC’s final recommendations will be sent to the Mayor and Council for consideration
on June 23, 2022.

Attachments:
A - FY 2022-2023 General Fund Allocations Initial Recommendations
B - FY 2022-2023 General Fund Program Descriptions and Funding Recommendations

Attachment A
Fiscal Year 2022-2023
General Fund Allocations Initial Recommendations

LC Initla’

50,000.00 |

4 IA New Leaf - East Valley Men's Center $ $ -
2 |A New Leaf - La Mesita Family Shelter $ 50,000.00 | $ 20,368.84
3 |A New Leaf - SafeDVS/DVSTOP $ 15,000.00 | $ 12,500.00
4 About Care, Inc. - Empowering $ 30,000.00 | $ 15,000.00

Independent Living

Arizona Burn Foundation - Early
5 |Childhood Burn Prevention & Fire $ 20,000.00 | $ 10,000.00
Safety Education Program

6 AZCEND - Chandler Food Bank Basic $ 55,000.00
Needs Program

7 |AZCEND - Community Action Program $ 190,000.00

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35,000.00 |} $ 20,000.00

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100,000.00 | $ 25,000.00

8 |AZCEND - Housing and Stability Specialist | $ 50,000.00 | $ -

AZCEND - Interfaith Homeless Emergency

g Lodging Program (I-HELP) $ 105,000.00 | $ 80,000.00
10 JAZCEND - Senior Nutrition Program $ 150,000.00 | $ 96,712.72 |$ 53,287.28
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central
11 |Arizona (BBBSAZ) - Chandler Mentoring | $ 25,000.00 | $ 10,000.00
Program
12 Boys & Girls Club of the Valley Inc. - $ 100,000.00 | $ 20,600.00
Great Futures for Chandler Youth
Catholic Charities Community Services,
13 |Inc. - My Sisters’ Place Domestic Violence | $ 25,000.00 | $ 12,500.00 }$ 12,500.00
Shelter
CeCe's Hope Center - Housing and
14 |Services for Survivors of Human $ 21,600.00 | $ -
Trafficking Chandler
CARE Center Children's Medical and
15 |Dental Clinic - Chandler CARE Center $ 112,255.00 | $ 90,009.84 |$ 22,245.16

Children's Medical Clinic
Chandler Cultural Foundation -
16 |Chandler Center for the Arts - $ 10,000.00 | $ 10,000.00
Connecting Chandler Kids
Chandler Gilbert Arc - Employment

17 $ 70,000.00 | $ -
Program

Child Crisis Arizona - Caring for

18 Hemielese Childrats 53,000.00 14,000.00

19 City Help Inc. - DBA East Valley Dream 200,000.00 10,000.00
Center
Community Bridges, Inc. - CBI Chandler

20 |Mobile Community Outreach and Crisis 10,785.32 10,000.00
Stabilization

21 Desert sounds Performing Arts, Inc. - 18,300.00 ;
Chandler Mariachi and Jeremy Project
Dignity Health Foundation East Valley -

22 Chandler Children's Dental Clinic ees TESORO) Syi.00
Dress For Success Phoenix - Workforce

23 |Development and Job Training for 25,000.00 -
Chandler Youth
Dsquared Homes for the Homeless

es Outreach - The GAP Program oe :

25 |East Valley JCC - JBox Seniors in Need 50,000.00 25,000.00
East Valley JCC - Scholarships: Low

26 |Income Families and Single Parent 85,000.00 20,000.00
Homes

27 |East Valley JCC - Youth in Crisis 25,000.00 10,000.00

28 EM PACT - Suicide Preventiaty Center (SPC) 13,365.00 13,365.00
- Senior Peer Counseling
FANS Across America Charitable

29 |Foundation - Diaper Bank for Families 30,000.00 15,000.00
in Need
FANS Across America Charitable

30 |Foundation - Locker Room for Those in 30,000.00 10,000.00
Need

31 |Hope for Addiction, Inc. - Freedom House 10,000.00 10,000.00
ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth -

32 100,000.00 60,000.00
Youth Development Program

33 Inspiring Women ona Mission - Ona 10,000.00
Mission
Junior Achievement of Arizona -
Providing JA BizTown and JA BizTown

34 . 30,000.00 10,000.00
Adventures to Low-Income City of
Chandler Students

3g, [Matthew's Crossing Food Bank - 30,000.00 25,000.00 }$ 5,000.00

Emergency Food Assistance

Mesa United Way - City of Chandler VITA

36 20,000.00 20,000.00
Grant
Mid Bank, Ari ivision -

37 idwest Food Bank, Arizona Division 60,000.00 30,000.00
Emergency Food Box Program
Mission of Mercy - Access to Health Care

38 15,000. 10,000. 5,000.0
for Uninsured Chandler Residents ad O00 |e aaa

39 |Neighbors Who Care, Inc. - Aging in Place 18,000.00 18,000.00
notMYkid, Inc. - Youth Mental Health

40 . 30,000.00 15,000.00
Collective

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M One Small step, Inc. - One Small Step | 35,000.00 10,000.00
Clothes Cabin

oy) Opera Shockwave - Integrative 10,000.00 10,000.00
Healing to Veterans
Raising Special Kids - Navigating Health

43 |Care and Education Systems for Families 40,000.00 -
of Children with Disabilities

44 |Read On Chandler - Kith and Kin Project 38,379 10,000.00
Recreation and Athletics for Individuals
with Disabilities (RAD) - Payment

45 22,000.00 -
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities He
(PAID)

AG Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. - Driving 10,000.00 10,000.00
Our Veterans 2022
Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. -

47 50,000.00 20,000.00
Feeding Our Chandler Neighbors 2022

4g aan Animal lied for Veterans - 10,000.00 10,000.00
Training and Certification
Si Se Puede Foundation - Si Se Puede

49 ; 50,000.00 20,000.00
Foundation STEM Center

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50 The Sa vation ag A ae ifornia 20,000.00 10,000.00
Corporation - Client Choice Food Pantry
The Salvation Army, A California
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51 orporation - Community joiieeaen alae 25,000.00 20,000.00
Engagement for Vulnerable Popluations
to Move Beyond Barriers
The Salvation Army, A California

52 60,000.00 15,000.00 45,000.00
Corporation - Housing Stability Assistance $
United Food Bank - Emergency &

53 |Supplemental Food Assistance in 10,000.00 -

Chandler

Valley of the Sun YMCA - Chandler
Family YMCA I-Learn Program

20,000.00 | $ 10,000.00

Total $ 2,908,496.23 $ 1,088,056.40 $ 245,151.44

Hi New applicants have not previously received funding through the General Funds Allocations Process.
Collaborative applicants bring multiple agencies together to address an identified need with each agency receiving funding
from the City of Chandler for the same project.

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Attachment B

Fiscal Year 2022-2023
General Fund Program Descriptions and Funding Recommendations

A New Leaf - East Valley Men’s Center
Requested amount: $50,000
Recommendation: $-0-

A New Leaf’s East Valley Men’s Center provides shelter, food and clothing for adult men
experiencing homelessness. A New Leaf assists in securing appropriate housing
options, employment, and support systems to address underlying factors, which
ultimately leads to housing stability and independent living.

A New Leaf - La Mesita Family Shelter
Requested amount: $50,000
Recommendation: $20,368.84

A New Leaf’s La Mesita Family Shelter provides shelter, food and clothing for families
experiencing homelessness. A New Leaf assists in securing appropriate housing
options, employment, and support systems to address underlying factors, which
ultimately leads to housing stability and independent living.

A New Leaf - SafeDVS/DVSTOP
Requested amount: $15,000
Recommendation: $12,500

A New Leaf's SafeDVS/DVSTOP is a 24/7 hotline that provides intervention and referrals
to individuals and families experiencing domestic violence. Services include immediate
safety planning, needs assessment, coordination of safe exit and transportation.

About Care, Inc. - Empowering Independent Living
Requested amount: $30,000
Recommendation: $15,000

About Care provides free services to Chandler residents who are elderly or disabled to
assist them in remaining independent in their homes. Services, such as transportation,
grocery shopping and errands, friendly visits, respite, reassurance phone calls,
computer assistance, minor home repairs, case management, and information and
referral are provided by trained volunteers. The program defrays the high cost of
assisted living, reduces isolation, and assists with improving the mental and physical
health of recipients.

5. Arizona Burn Foundation - Early Childhood Burn Prevention & Fire Safety
Education Program
Requested amount: $20,000
Recommendation: $10,000

The Early Childhood Burn Prevention & Fire Safety Education Program teaches children
how to be aware of items in-and-around the home that could cause a serious burn
injury, and important fire safety rules. The program incorporates K-2 Arizona College &
Career Ready State Standards for both safety education and literacy education.
Students receive an activity book, parent guide, fire escape plan, and resources to help
further educate parents on fire safety and what to do in case of an accident or
emergency in English or Spanish.

6. AZCEND - Chandler Food Bank Basic Needs Program
Requested amount: $55,000
Recommendation: $35,000

AZCEND's Chandler Food Bank Basic Needs Program responds to food insecurity and
hunger for individuals and families in need through the provision of emergency and
supplemental food. Emergency food boxes contain enough nutritious food for at least
nine meals per family member and are tailored to the unique needs of household
members whenever possible. Supplemental food includes fresh/perishable food and
can be accessed weekly.

7. AZCEND - Community Action Program
Requested amount: $190,000
Recommendation: $100,000

AZCEND's Community Action Program (CAP) provides rent and utility assistance
payments to Chandler residents with low-income facing financial crisis. The program
provides intake/eligibility services, referrals, financial education, case management, and
direct financial assistance for eviction and disconnection prevention. The goal is to
provide short-term assistance to alleviate the immediate crisis and long-term support
to help Chandler residents reach a higher level of stability.

8. AZCEND - Housing and Stability Specialist
Requested amount: $50,000
Recommendation: $-0-

AZCEND's Housing and Stability Specialist provides services to households experiencing
homelessness. The Specialist assists households in locating appropriate housing and
continues to support them after move-in as they stabilize and gain independence.
Services include connection to education, training and employment services, health and
behavioral health care, recovery services, veteran services, and income benefits.

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AZCEND - Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP)
Requested amount: $105,000
Recommendation: $80,000

AZCEND's I-HELP provides emergency food and shelter to up to 25 single individuals
experiencing homelessness in Chandler each night. The program operates through a
collaboration of faith-based organizations in the East Valley that open their facilities to
provide safe shelter and an evening meal on a rotating basis. AZCEND also provides
case management and supportive services to program participants to assist them in
ending their homelessness.

AZCEND - Senior Nutrition Program
Requested amount: $150,000
Recommendation: $96,712.72

AZCEND’s Senior Nutrition Program provides hot, nutritionally balanced meals to
Chandler residents who are either elderly or disabled. Congregate meals are provided
at the Chandler Senior Center in the dining room. Additionally, a meal delivery option
for seniors who are homebound is available. Participants who engage in the home
delivered meal program also receive a wellness check to assess their general health and
wellbeing.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (BBBSAZ) - Chandler Mentoring
Program

Requested amount: $25,000

Recommendation: $10,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Chandler Mentoring Program provides school-based mentoring
services to youth who are at risk or have low-income in grades 2 through 6, at San
Marcos Elementary School in Chandler and at ICAN. Matches (youth and mentors) meet
during their lunch hour once per week and participate in leadership development
activities on the school grounds. Mentors provide guidance to youth as it relates to
school and home.

Boys & Girls Club of the Valley Inc. - Great Futures for Chandler Youth
Requested amount: $100,000
Recommendation: $20,600

The Boys & Girls Club of the Valley Inc. (BGCV) Chandler Branch provides structured,
purposeful, and fun after-school and summer activities to vulnerable youth residing in
Chandler zip codes 85224, 85225, and 85226 to assist them in becoming productive,
caring, and responsible citizens. BGCV promotes a sense of belonging, academic
success, healthy lifestyles, good character, and citizenship to improve graduation rates
and discourage risky behaviors.

13. Catholic Charities Community Services, Inc. - My Sister's Place Domestic Violence
Shelter
Requested amount: $25,000
Recommendation: $12,500

My Sister's Place Domestic Violence Shelter is a 30-bed facility that offers a safe, home-
like environment for victims of domestic violence. My Sister's Place provides emergency
shelter and a range of supportive services that promote client independence, well-being
and goal achievement. My Sister's Place also operates a 24/7 crisis hotline to provide
immediate support, information, and referral.

14. CeCe’s Hope Center - Housing and Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Chandler
Requested amount: $21,600
Recommendation: $-0-

CeCe's Hope Center serves women aged 18-24 who are survivors of sex trafficking. The
program provides women with multidimensional care and resources to address severe
trauma and medical issues, basic daily needs and securing housing. All participants are
interviewed to assess their readiness and current situation to establish a holistic plan
that helps support their journey to self-sufficiency. This proposal requested financial
support for staff training.

15. CARE Center Children’s Medical and Dental Clinic - Chandler CARE Center
Children’s Medical Clinic
Requested amount: $112,255
Recommendation: $90,009.84

The CARE Center Children’s Medical and Dental Clinic collaborates with Dignity Health
Foundation East Valley, providing no-cost medical care to uninsured youth who
otherwise may be unable to access care. The Clinic works with volunteer licensed
medical providers, providing examinations, diagnostics, and treatment of minor illness
and injury including chronic and co-occurring disorders such as ADHD and Asthma.
Dignity Health Foundation East Valley provides access to hearing and vision screening,
free glasses, and referrals.

16. Chandler Cultural Foundation - Chandler Center for the Arts - Connecting
Chandler Kids
Requested amount: $10,000
Recommendation: $10,000

Chandler Cultural Foundation Connecting Chandler Kids program provides visual arts,
musical theatre, and performance arts training at no cost to youth ages 6 to 18 years of

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age. The program is intended to supplement and, in some cases, replace arts programs
that have been reduced or eliminated in the public schools.

Chandler Gilbert Arc - Employment Program
Requested amount: $70,000
Recommendation: $-0-

Chandler Gilbert Arc’s Employment Program provides individuals who are intellectually

and/or developmentally disabled continuous and intermittent support to maintain their
existing work and social skills. Many of the clients served receive their social experience
through their relationships and interactions with Chandler Gilbert Arc peers and staff.

Child Crisis Arizona - Caring for Homeless Children
Requested amount: $53,000
Recommendation: $14,000

The Child Crisis Arizona Caring for Homeless Children recruits, trains, licenses and
monitors foster homes for the benefit of children experiencing homelessness in the
child welfare system. Foster parents provide daily care, supervision, and nurturance for
children placed in their homes. Child Crisis Arizona monitors the placement of those
children to ensure their safety and assess issues or needs that might arise as the
parents integrate the child into the family structure.

City Help Inc. - DBA East Valley Dream Center
Requested amount: $200,000
Recommendation: $10,000

City Help’s East Valley Dream Center wants to partner with Galveston Elementary
School to provide needed resources to students who are suffering from a lack of
nutrition and a lack of attendance. The East Valley Dream Center would provide the
Shop Sports Program, Blessed Budget classes, and the LiveWell Behavioral Health
program to address the needs of the children, parents, and families by providing an
afterschool program, one-on-one finance coaching, and more tools and resources.

Community Bridges, Inc. - CBI Chandler Mobile Community Outreach and Crisis
Stabilization

Requested amount: $10,785.32

Recommendation: $10,000

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) provides mobile community outreach, substance use,
and behavioral health related crisis stabilization services to persons who are homeless,
indigent, or working poor. As a “No Wrong Door Agency”, police, fire, hospitals, urgent
psychiatric centers, crisis mobile teams, and the general public can bring individuals to

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CBI's facilities when they present with a substance use and behavioral health
emergency. Mobile community outreach teams are available 24/7 to respond to the
crisis needs of Chandler residents.

Desert Sounds Performing Arts, Inc. - Chandler Mariachi and Jeremy Project
Requested amount: $18,300
Recommendation: $-0-

Desert Sounds Performing Arts, Inc.'s Jeremy Project provides musical instruments and
ancillary supplies to children of Chandler families with low-income who would not
otherwise be able to participate in their school band/orchestra program. Secondary
populations are schools that no longer have the budget for musical instruments.
Chandler Mariachi program helps connect students to their community by connecting
them to traditional mariachi instruction using authentic instruments and
instrumentation.

Dignity Health Foundation East Valley - Chandler Children’s Dental Clinic
Requested amount: $162,119
Recommendation: $105,000

Dignity Health and the CARE Center work collaboratively to provide preventive and
restorative dental services to low-income and uninsured youth at the CARE Center clinic
and to provide oral health education to children and adults in the community. Dignity
Health offers preventive dental services including examinations, prophylaxis (cleaning),
x-rays, sealants, fluoride varnish, and education at the clinic.

Dress for Success Phoenix - Workforce Development and Job Training for
Chandler Youth

Requested amount: $25,000

Recommendation: $-0-

Dress for Success Workforce Development and Job Training program that provides low-
income youth with career exploration and workforce development resources. Through
these and other services, the Workforce program equips socially isolated low-income
youth with the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully gain employment.

Dsquared Homes for the Homeless Outreach - The GAP Program
Requested amount: $408,700
Recommendation: $-0-

Dsquared’s GAP Program serves homeless individuals and individuals at risk of
homelessness with a serious mental illness (SMI). Dsquared is requesting funds to hire
Housing Navigators to help homeless individuals with SMI who are attempting to

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transition to independent housing access the right support services and resources and
provide financial assistance to cover fees or temporary setbacks.

East Valley JCC - JBox Seniors in Need
Requested amount: $50,000
Recommendation: $25,000

East Valley Jewish Community Center (East Valley JCC) provides weekly opportunities for
community among seniors along with a kosher meal. With the impact of COVID-19 East
Valley JCC identified three main senior needs: human interaction while sheltering-in-
place, learning within their community, and cognitive engagement. JBox provides a well-
balanced, fresh, and varied menu from at the East Valley JCC kosher kitchen. These
meals are prepared and delivered to homebound seniors.

East Valley JCC - Scholarships: Low Income Families and Single Parent Homes
Requested amount: $85,000
Recommendation: $20,000

East Valley Jewish Community Center (East Valley JCC) provides a high-quality
educational experience for children through curriculum focused on the emotional
development of the child, and techniques to help prevent social isolation and help keep
children feeling involved in their community and at home. The center focuses on each
child’s ability to reach the next level of development in all areas - cognitive, fine motor,
large motor, creative, and social-emotional.

East Valley JCC - Youth in Crisis
Requested amount: $25,000
Recommendation: $10,000

East Valley Jewish Community Center (East Valley JCC) provides a fun, peer-based
program for youth from low-income families. East Valley JCC employs counselors who
promote a strong emotional connection so that youth are prepared for what is to come.
Participants will be able to engage with other children their age and communicate their
needs in socially appropriate ways.

EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center (SPC) - Senior Peer Counseling
Requested amount: $13,365
Recommendation: $13,365

The Senior Peer Counseling program meets the emotional needs of older adults
through peer support to address loneliness, depression, or difficult transitions.
Availability of mental health funding for older adults is extremely limited. The Senior
Peer Counseling Program is a cost-effective way for seniors to access needed services in

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a setting that is comfortable and non-threatening. The program reaches seniors who
would not otherwise get help.

FANS Across America Charitable Foundation - Diaper Bank for Families in Need
Requested amount: $30,000
Recommendation: $15,000

FANS Across America provides basic daily living necessities allowing families to use their
limited financial resources for priorities such as food and shelter. FANS Across America
serves families experiencing homelessness in transition, students experiencing
homelessness, and victims of domestic violence who are referred by local community
partners. FANS Diaper Bank provides up to a five-to-seven-day emergency supply of
diapers so that families can provide a new diaper at every change.

FANS Across America Charitable Foundation - Locker Room for Those in Need
Requested amount: $30,000
Recommendation: $10,000

FANS Across America provides basic daily living necessities allowing families to use their
limited financial resources for priorities such as food and shelter. FANS Across America
serves families experiencing homelessness in transition, students experiencing
homelessness, and victims of domestic violence who are referred by school districts or
partner social services organizations. The Locker Room is stocked with daily living
essentials such as clean clothing, school uniforms, undergarments, shoes, socks,
personal, and dental hygiene items, backpacks filled with grade appropriate school
supplies, consumable paper goods, and household items such as linens, cleaning
supplies, laundry detergent, dishes, and pots and pans.

Hope for Addiction, Inc. - Freedom House
Requested amount: $10,000
Recommendation: $10,000

Hope for Addiction’s Freedom House provides long-term housing, support, and care for
at-risk single women and single moms with their children as they rebuild their lives. This
comprehensive program includes addictions, trauma counseling, parenting classes and
Individualized Parenting Plans with practical steps of application, time management,
budgeting, life skills, and more.

ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth - Youth Development Program
Requested amount: $100,000
Recommendation: $60,000

ICAN’s Youth Development Program is an important element of its year-round services
for youth. The program teaches kids health and nutrition awareness, encourages
physical activity and fitness, and promotes self-awareness, confidence, and positive life

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choices. Program activities are offered in age-specific groups and include multi-cultural,
multi-media arts, tutoring, homework help and other skill enrichment classes,
curriculum-based structured sports, games, and physical activity, free play, and monthly
community service projects.

Inspiring Women on a Mission - On a Mission
Requested amount: $10,000
Recommendation: $-0-

Inspiring Women on a Mission provides food and assistance with day-to-day necessities
to individuals experiencing homeless and children in low-income households.

Junior Achievement of Arizona - Providing JA BizTown and JA BizTown Adventures
to Low-Income City of Chandler Students

Requested amount: $30,000

Recommendation: $10,000

Junior Achievement of Arizona's JA BizTown and JA BizTown Adventures programs
provide financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurial education to
Chandler students. The intent of the programs is to increase students’ problem solving
and critical thinking skills; introduce students to various career paths and industries;
and provide students with a specific understanding of economic concepts, financial
literacy skills and work readiness fundamentals.

Matthew's Crossing Food Bank - Emergency Food Assistance
Requested amount: $30,000
Recommendation: $25,000

Matthew's Crossing Emergency Food Assistance Program provides individuals and
families in need of hunger relief with approximately six to eight days of food. More than
56% of those served are Chandler residents who reside in the 85224 or 85225 zip
codes. The food assistance program provides an individual or family with one
Emergency Food Box a month, and up to three Holiday Food Boxes and Meals to Grow
backpacks/food closets/snack packs,

Mesa United Way - City of Chandler VITA Grant
Requested amount: $20,000
Recommendation: $20,000

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides free tax preparation
services to low- and medium-income individuals and families in the Chandler
community. The program is a federally sponsored, administered, and monitored by the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In partnership with the Mesa United Way, the City of

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Chandler was able to expand its program from four sites to seven sites, while providing
year-round tax preparation assistance.

Midwest Food Bank, Arizona Division - Emergency Food Box Program
Requested amount: $60,000
Recommendation: $30,000

Midwest Food Bank - Arizona Division’s Emergency Food Box Program, in coordination
with its fifteen partnering organizations, offers over 5,000 pre-packaged emergency
food boxes to low-income, food insecure children, families, and elderly annually.

Mission of Mercy - Access to Health Care for Uninsured Chandler Residents
Requested amount: $15,000
Recommendation: $10,000

Mission of Mercy makes health care accessible to low-income, uninsured families
residing in Chandler. All patients receive primary health care, necessary prescription
medications, personalized health education, and referrals to specialty and or
community services needed to improve quality of life.

Neighbors Who Care, Inc. - Aging in Place
Requested amount: $18,000
Recommendation: $18,000

Neighbors Who Care, Inc. (NWC) provides a safety net to elderly homebound, disabled,
and or frail Chandler residents. This enables residents to remain healthier, less isolated,
and continue to live independently in their own homes. NWC's eleven different non-
medical assistive services (medical transportation, dinner delivery, minor repairs,
business assistance, reassurance calling, caregiver respite, shopping and errands, van
service, friendly visiting, business advocacy, and welfare visiting) are provided through
volunteers.

notMYkid, Inc. - Youth Mental Health Collective
Requested amount: $30,000
Recommendation: $15,000

notMYkid, Inc.'s Youth Mental Health Collective provides students, parents, and school
faculty in Chandler the tools needed to recognize risk factors associated with suicide
and an awareness of suicide prevention resources available in the community. Youth
Mental Health Collective will reach 2,750 Chandler youth, parents and school staff
through a combination of depression/suicide and anxiety/stress prevention education
presentations during the 2022/2023 school year.

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One Small Step, Inc. - One Small Step | Clothes Cabin
Requested amount: $35,000
Recommendation: $10,000

One Small Step’s Clothes Cabin provides free clothing, shoes, and linens three times a
week to low and no-income individuals and families who cannot afford to buy what they
need. In addition to providing clothing, One Small Step also provides steel-toed boots to
individuals who need them for employment. Program participants are referred by local
nonprofits. Clients experiencing homelessness are able to utilize the free laundry
service and may reserve a locker for personal items for six months.

Operation Shockwave - Integrative Healing to Veterans
Requested amount: $10,000
Recommendation: $10,000

Operation Shockwave provides Veteran suicide prevention using complimentary and
integrative healing modalities. Services include animal-assisted therapy, trauma
support, military resilience fairs, book club and other supportive activities.

Raising Special Kids - Navigating Health Care and Education Systems for Families
of Children with Disabilities

Requested amount: $40,000

Recommendation: $-0-

Raising Special Kids (RSK) helps support families of children with disabilities. RSK helps
identify each family's needs; prepare them with information, tools, and resources; and
streamline their process for navigating different health care and education systems.

Read On Chandler - Kith and Kin Project
Requested amount: $33,371.91
Recommendation: $10,000

Read On Chandler's Kith and Kin Project provides services to children and family, friend
or neighbor (FNN) caregivers. Children that are cared for by FFN’s typically arrive to
kindergarten unprepared in comparison to children who attend traditional preschool
programs. Caregivers receive resources, materials, and information on topics such as
child development, health and safety, positive guidance, navigating challenging
behaviors, nutrition, language and literacy as well as home safety.

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Recreation and Athletics for Individuals with Disabilities (RAD) - Payment
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (PAID)

Requested amount: $22,000

Recommendation: $-0-

Recreation and Athletics’ Payment Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities assists
with registration fees as well as the purchase of equipment and uniforms for low-
income individuals with disabilities to allow participation in therapeutic sports offered
by the City of Chandler's Parks and Recreation Division.

Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. - Driving Our Veterans 2022
Requested amount: $10,000
Recommendation: $10,000

Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc.'s Driving Our Veterans is a transportation program for
Veterans living in Chandler needing non-emergency rides to and from VA medical
facilities or other critical appointments. All rides are provided free of charge to the
Veterans by Resurrection Street Ministry’s volunteer drivers.

Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. - Feeding Our Chandler Neighbors 2022
Requested amount: $50,000
Recommendation: $20,000

Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc's Feeding Our Chandler Neighbors program provides
nutritional food boxes and other services, such as clothing and home necessity needs,
to food insecure individuals, families, and group homes in Chandler. Mobile site
distributions are conducted at eight to ten sites each month. Resurrection Street
Ministry also provides food to small nonprofit organizations in Chandler that do not
have the ability to pick up nutritional perishable foods with proper equipment
(refrigerated trucks) or to store food until it is distributed.

Service Animal Training for Veterans - Training and Certification
Requested amount: $10,000
Recommendation: $10,000

Service Animal Training for Veterans assists Veterans in coping with trauma and
adversity through service animal training and certification. Classes are led by Certified
Animal Behaviorists; however, the Veteran trains the animal to build rapport and
emotional bonding. This method is evidence-based and helps to achieve recovery and
healing that lasts.

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Si Se Puede Foundation - Si Se Puede Foundation STEM Center
Requested amount: $50,000
Recommendation: $20,000

The Si Se Puede Foundation (SSPF) Makerspace facility will house SSPF robotics and
expand educational opportunities to include vocational skill set training for students
pursuing a trade, craft, or profession. The SSPF STEM program provides paths to higher
education, STEM degrees, and careers in high-tech and manufacturing fields. The
addition of vocational training will provide youth and community members interested
in pursuing employment in the trades industry.

The Salvation Army, A California Corporation - Client Choice Food Pantry
Requested amount: $20,000
Recommendation: $10,000

Salvation Army's Client Choice Food Pantry provides food security while allowing clients
to select their own food. Clients are issued points to shop at the pantry based on the
size of their household. Food items are assigned a point value, with healthier items
having a lower point value to encourage positive food choices. Food choice allows
clients to meet dietary restrictions and preferences and choose foods they can use and
prepare at home.

The Salvation Army, A California Corporation - Community Outreach and
Engagement for Vulnerable Populations to Move Beyond Barriers
Requested amount: $25,000

Recommendation: $20,000

Community Outreach and Engagement for Vulnerable Populations to Move Beyond
Barriers will allow financial assistance for items outside of rent, utility and food
assistance. Some examples are mobile "hot spots" for youth to continue to pursue
school related activities, assistance with medical equipment for low-income seniors, or
a background check for a parent to begin their first day of work. Often lower-income
and one-income households can be one crisis away from being unable to make their
rent payment due to a variety of unforeseen financial circumstances, such as missing
work to take care of a sick child or parent, a car repair, sudden loss of household
income, or illness. Chandler residents who receive assistance through the Beyond
Barriers, Community Outreach and Engagement safety-net, are normally able to
manage their household expenses and live independently within the community.

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The Salvation Army, A California Corporation - Housing Stability Assistance
Requested amount: $60,000
Recommendation: $15,000

The Salvation Army Chandler Corps offers rent, utility, or other housing-based financial
assistance to prevent Chandler residents from losing their home and help assist in
avoiding homelessness. The program targets low- and moderate-income Chandler
households with children, who are faced with an unforeseen financial crisis.

United Food Bank - Emergency & Supplemental Food Assistance in Chandler
Requested amount: $10,000
Recommendation: $-0-

United Food Bank's Emergency & Supplemental Food Assistance (ESFA) program
improves the health, well-being, and food security of people with low income, persons
experiencing homelessness, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and adults residing in
Chandler. Food is distributed five days per week to Chandler and other community
partners. This distributed food is used to assemble emergency food boxes, to prepare
congregate meals, to prepare meals and/or snacks for children, to provide backpacks to
children at-risk of missing weekend meals, and to distribute through School Pantries.

Valley of the Sun YMCA - Chandler Family YMCA I-Learn Program
Requested amount: $20,000
Recommendation: $10,000

Valley of the Sun YMCA‘s I-Learn Program is an alternative education program for
secondary education students. I-Learn students earn the credits necessary to earn
their high school diploma and tools and exposure to become successful in their next
stage of life. Programming includes job training and certifications, field trips to
community college and/or technical institutions and other support to ensure students
can access these programs after high school.

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