Attachment B FY 2022-2023 Program Recommendations
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1 Attachment B Fiscal Year 2022-2023 General Fund Program Descriptions and Funding Recommendations 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 2 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: $55,000 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: $125,000 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. 3 9. 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. 10. AZCEND – Senior Nutrition Program Requested amount: $150,000 Recommendation: $150,000 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 4 13. Catholic Charities Community Services, Inc. – My Sister’s Place Domestic Violence Shelter Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $25,000 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: $10,000 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: $112,255 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 5 age. The program is intended to supplement and, in some cases, replace arts programs that have been reduced or eliminated in the public schools. 17. Chandler Gilbert Arc – Employment Program Requested amount: $70,000 Recommendation: $10,000 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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 6 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. 21. 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. 22. Dignity Health Foundation East Valley – Chandler Children’s Dental Clinic Requested amount: $162,119 Recommendation: $162,119 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. 23. Dress for Success Phoenix – Workforce Development and Job Training for Chandler Youth Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $10,000 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. 24. 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 7 transition to independent housing access the right support services and resources and provide financial assistance to cover fees or temporary setbacks. 25. East Valley JCC – JBox Seniors in Need Requested amount: $50,000 Recommendation: $30,000 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. 26. East Valley JCC – Scholarships: Low Income Families and Single Parent Homes Requested amount: $85,000 Recommendation: $25,000 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. 27. 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. 28. 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 8 a setting that is comfortable and non-threatening. The program reaches seniors who would not otherwise get help. 29. 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. 30. 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. 31. 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. 32. ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth – Youth Development Program Requested amount: $100,000 Recommendation: $65,000 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 9 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. 33. 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. 34. Junior Achievement of Arizona – Providing JA BizTown and JA BizTown Adventures to Low-Income City of Chandler Students Requested amount: $30,000 Recommendation: $15,000 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. 35. Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank – Emergency Food Assistance Requested amount: $30,000 Recommendation: $30,000 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. 36. 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 10 Chandler was able to expand its program from four sites to seven sites, while providing year-round tax preparation assistance. 37. 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. 38. Mission of Mercy – Access to Health Care for Uninsured Chandler Residents Requested amount: $15,000 Recommendation: $15,000 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. 39. 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. 40. notMYkid, Inc. – Youth Mental Health Collective Requested amount: $30,000 Recommendation: $20,000 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. 11 41. 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. 42. 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. 43. Raising Special Kids – Navigating Health Care and Education Systems for Families of Children with Disabilities Requested amount: $40,000 Recommendation: $10,000 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. 44. Read On Chandler – Kith and Kin Project Requested amount: $33,371.91 Recommendation: $15,000 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. 12 45. Recreation and Athletics for Individuals with Disabilities (RAD) – Payment Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (PAID) Requested amount: $22,000 Recommendation: $10,000 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. 46. 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. 47. Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. – Feeding Our Chandler Neighbors 2022 Requested amount: $50,000 Recommendation: $30,000 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. 48. 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. 13 49. 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. 50. The Salvation Army, A California Corporation – Client Choice Food Pantry Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $15,000 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. 51. The Salvation Army, A California Corporation – Community Outreach and Engagement for Vulnerable Populations to Move Beyond Barriers Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $25,000 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. 14 52. The Salvation Army, A California Corporation – Housing Stability Assistance Requested amount: $60,000 Recommendation: $60,000 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. 53. 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. 54. Valley of the Sun YMCA – Chandler Family YMCA I-Learn Program Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $15,000 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.