Attachment B FY 2023-2024 General Fund Program Descriptions and Funding Recommendations
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Attachment B Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Program Descriptions and Funding Recommendations Food Insecurity 1. 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. 2. 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. Meal delivery is also available for homebound seniors. Participants who engage in the home delivered meal program also receive a wellness check to assess their general health and wellbeing. 3. East Valley JCC – JBox - Seniors in Need Requested amount: $75,000 Recommendation: $75,000 With the impact of COVID-19 East Valley Jewish Community Center (EVJCC) identified three main senior needs: human interaction while sheltering-in-place, learning within their community, and cognitive engagement. The JBox program provides weekly opportunities for community among seniors along with a kosher meal. Meals are delivered to seniors who are homebound. 4. Inspiring Women on a Mission – Feed The Need Requested amount: $10,000 Recommendation: $-0- Inspiring Women on a Mission Feed The Need travels the streets of Chandler in search of homeless encampments and other public places to provide food and clothing to people experiencing homelessness and families in need. 2 5. Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank – Emergency Food Assistance Programs Requested amount: $30,000 Recommendation: $30,000 Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank Emergency Food Assistance Programs provides individuals and families in need of hunger relief with approximately six to eight days of food. Participants are eligible for one Emergency Food Box a month, and up to three Holiday Food Boxes and Meals to Grow backpacks/food closets/snack packs. 6. Midwest Food Bank - Arizona Division – Emergency Food Box Program Requested amount: $60,000 Recommendation: $60,000 Midwest Food Bank – Arizona Division’s Emergency Food Box Program, in coordination with its fourteen partnering organizations, offers 7,000 pre-packaged emergency food boxes to low-income, food insecure children, families, and elderly annually. 7. Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. – Feeding Our Chandler Neighbors 2023 Requested amount: $50,000 Recommendation: $50,000 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 and families living in Chandler. Distributions are conducted at eight to ten sites throughout the city 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. 8. Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. – Heat Relief Refrigerated Truck Requested amount: $50,000 Recommendation: $44,000 Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc.’s Heat Relief Refrigerated Truck will provide transportation and delivery of food and water to facilities providing heat relief services to Chandler residents. It will also be utilized throughout the year to deliver perishable items to food distribution sites in Chandler. 9. The Salvation Army, A California Corporation – Client Choice Food Pantry Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 3 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. 10. United Food Bank – Emergency & Supplemental Food Assistance in Chandler Requested amount: $10,000 Recommendation: $10,000 United Food Bank’s Emergency and Supplemental Food Assistance in Chandler Program collects, stores, and distributes bulk food to 150 agencies, including 12 Chandler nonprofits, that distribute emergency food boxes to those in need. Health and Wellness 11. About Care, Inc. – Empowering Independent Living Requested amount: $50,000 Recommendation: $50,000 About Care, Inc. 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. 12. About Care, Inc. – Senior Community Wellness Collaboration Requested amount: $30,000 Recommendation: $30,000 About Care, Inc. and Neighbors Who Care partner to provide follow-up support services to homebound seniors and persons who are disabled who have been recently discharged from medical facilities. Volunteers provide assisted transportation and help to manage aftercare to decrease the future need for emergency services and hospitalization. 13. Chandler CARE Center Children’s Medical and Dental Clinic – Chandler Children’s Medical Clinic and Building Blocks for Children Requested amount: $129,219.19 Recommendation: $129,219.20 4 The Chandler CARE Center Children’s Medical and Dental Clinic collaborates with Dignity Health Foundation East Valley to provide no-cost medical care to uninsured youth who otherwise may be unable to access care. The Clinic works with volunteer licensed medical providers who provide 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. 14. Dignity Health Foundation East Valley – Chandler Children’s Dental Clinic Requested amount: $221,084 Recommendation: $187,889 Dignity Health Foundation East Valley and the Chandler CARE Center work collaboratively to provide preventive and restorative dental services to low-income and uninsured youth at the Chandler CARE Center Clinic and to provide oral health education to children and adults in the community. Services include examinations, prophylaxis (cleaning), x-rays, sealants, fluoride varnish, and education at the clinic. 15. EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center (SPC) – Senior Peer Counseling Requested amount: $12,770 Recommendation: $12,770 The EMPACT – Suicide Prevention Center (SPC) Senior Peer Counseling program meets the emotional needs of older adults through peer support to address loneliness, depression, or difficult transitions in a non-threatening environment. The program reaches seniors who would not otherwise get help. 16. 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. 17. Neighbors Who Care, Inc. – Aging in Place Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Neighbors Who Care, Inc. (NWC) provides non-medical assistive services to elderly homebound, disabled, and or frail Chandler residents to empower them to remain 5 healthier, less isolated, and continue to live independently in their own homes. Volunteers provide services including transportation to medical appointments, dinner delivery, minor repairs, reassurance calling, caregiver respite, shopping and errands, van service, friendly visiting, and business advocacy. 18. Oakwood Creative Care, Inc. – The Perfect Place – Care for Seniors with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Related Disorders Requested amount: $10,000 Recommendation: $10,000 Oakwood Creative Care, Inc. The Perfect Place provides the perfect environment for older adults experiencing mild cognitive impairment, moderate dementia, Parkinson’s, stroke, or other cognitive and physical impairments. The Perfect Place offers a research- based, cutting edge, person-directed care model focusing on strengths, interests, and wellness. Activities for seniors include socially, mentally, and emotionally engaging experiences specially designed for individuals experiencing dementia or Alzheimer’s related disorders. Ultimately, The Perfect Place aims to delay the loss of cognitive, physical, and social abilities. Rent/Utilities/Water 19. AZCEND – Neighborhood Assistance Services (NAS) Requested amount: $190,000 Recommendation: $171,618.18 AZCEND's Neighborhood Assistance Services (NAS) provides rent and utility assistance payments to Chandler residents with low-income who are 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. 20. Chandler Neighborhood Resources – Water Bill Assistance Requested amount: $243,000 Recommendation: $243,000 Chandler Neighborhood Resources Department will provide a local non-profit with funding to support water bills that are currently past due by two or more months. This funding will assist with getting Chandler residents up to date on their water bill and help families remain stably housed. 6 21. The Salvation Army, A California Corporation – Housing Stability Assistance Requested amount: $60,000 Recommendation: $60,000 The Salvation Army Chandler Corps Housing Stability Assistance program offers rent, utility, or other housing-based financial assistance to prevent Chandler residents from losing their home. The program targets low- and moderate-income Chandler households with children, who are faced with an unforeseen financial crisis. Homelessness/Domestic Violence/Trafficking 22. A New Leaf – A New Leaf’s Housing Support Services at Erie Requested amount: $45,000 Recommendation: $45,000 A New Leaf’s Housing Support Services at Erie provides support services to people who have experienced chronic homelessness and have ongoing needs related to mental and physical heath. Support services are designed to build independent living and tenancy skills and connect people with community-based health care, treatment, and employment services. 23. A New Leaf – La Mesita Family Shelter Requested amount: $54,111 Recommendation: $54,111 A New Leaf’s La Mesita Family Shelter provides shelter, food and clothing to families experiencing homelessness. A New Leaf assists in securing appropriate housing options, employment, and support systems to address factors that lead to homelessness and improve housing stability and independent living. 24. AZCEND – Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program - IHELP Requested amount: $105,000 Recommendation: $101,000 AZCEND’s Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program (IHELP) 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. 7 25. 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 provides emergency shelter and a range of supportive services that promote client independence, well-being and goal achievement. In addition to the 30-bed shelter, My Sister’s Place operates a 24/7 crisis hotline to provide immediate support, information, and referral. 26. CeCe’s Hope Center – She’s Safe! Requested amount: $15,000 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. 27. Child Crisis Arizona – Emergency Placement Services for Homeless Foster Children & Youth Requested amount: $50,000 Recommendation: $50,000 The Child Crisis Arizona Emergency Placement Services for Homeless Foster Children & Youth 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. 28. Phoenix Rescue Mission, Inc. dba Phoenix Rescue Mission – Homeless and Outreach Navigation Program Requested amount: $85,957.96 Recommendation: $-0- Phoenix Rescue Mission, Inc. dba Phoenix Rescue Mission proposed to serve people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Chandler through street outreach and case management services. 8 29. Save the Family Foundation of Arizona – Family, Adult’s and Children’s Empowerment Services Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Save the Family Foundation of Arizona Family, Adult’s and Children’s Empowerment Services (FACES) provides career development services, parent support services, mental health and substance abuse counseling services, navigation services, and children’s services to families residing in Save the families homeless programs. Basic Needs 30. Child Crisis Arizona – FANS Locker Room for Children, Youth, and Families in Need Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $25,000 Child Crisis Arizona FANS Across America provides basic daily living necessities, such as clothing, school uniforms and supplies, hygiene items and household goods, allowing low-income 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. 31. Child Crisis Arizona – FANS Diaper Bank for Families in Need Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $25,000 Child Crisis Arizona 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 serves families experiencing homelessness in transition, students experiencing homelessness, and victims of domestic violence who are referred by local community partners 32. Mesa United Way – City of Chandler VITA Grant Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Mesa United Way’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides free tax preparation services, at seven sites, 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). 9 33. One Small Step, Inc. – One Small Step - Clothes Cabin Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 One Small Step’s Clothes Cabin provides free clothing, shoes, and linens to low and no- income individuals and families who cannot afford to buy what they need. One Small Step also provides steel-toed boots to individuals who need them for employment. In addition, clients experiencing homelessness can utilize the free laundry service and may reserve a locker for personal items for six months. Veterans 34. Operation Shockwave – Veteran Healing Program Enhancement Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $-0- Operation Shockwave provides Veteran suicide prevention using complimentary and integrative healing modalities. Services include Warrior Words of Wisdom (W.W.O.W), Better Together Engagement, Wellness Wave, Watching and Guarding your Six (W.A.G.S.) and Alpaca Your Trauma. 35. Pups and Warriors Side by Side (P.A.W.S.S) – P.A.W.S.S (Pups and Warriors Side by Side) Service Dog Training Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Pups and Warriors Side by Side (P.A.W.S.S) Service Dog Training 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. 36. Resurrection Street Ministry, Inc. – Driving Our Veterans 2023 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. 10 Disabilities 37. Raising Special Kids – Navigation, Coaching Support-4-AZ Families Requested amount: $40,000 Recommendation: $24,836 Raising Special Kids (RSK) helps support families of children with disabilities. RSK helps identify each family’s needs; prepares them with information, tools, and resources; and streamlines their process for navigating various health care and education systems. 38. Recreation and Athletics for Individuals with Disabilities (RAD) – Payment Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (PAID) Requested amount: $22,600 Recommendation: $22,600 Recreation and Athletics’ Payment Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities assists with registration fees and uniforms for low-income individuals with disabilities to allow them to participate in therapeutic sports offered by the City of Chandler’s Parks and Recreation Division. Behavioral Health 39. Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona – Suicide Intervention and Postvention Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona’s Suicide Intervention and Postvention program (BIAAZ) provides support to Chandler brain injury survivors who are experiencing suicidal ideation. Once someone who has experienced a TBI or insult to the brain and is at risk for suicide has received medical care for an overdose, or received medical care post suicide attempt, the BIAAZ assists them to reintegrate into the community, family unit, and return to work or school. BIAAZ works with brain injury survivors, including Veterans and the LGBTQ community, and screens for and addresses suicide ideation with each client. 40. Community Bridges, Inc. – CBI Chandler Mobile Community Outreach and Crisis Stabilization Requested amount: $10,000 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 11 psychiatric centers, crisis mobile teams, and the general public can bring individuals to 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. 41. Hope for Addiction, Inc. – Freedom House Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $-0- 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, spiritual healing, trauma counseling, parenting classes and Individualized parenting plans with practical steps of application, time management, budgeting, life skills, and more. Religious activity is required. 42. notMYkid, Inc. – Teen Mental Health First Aid Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 notMYkid, Inc.’s Teen Mental Health First Aid 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. 43. Semicolon Society – Semicolon Society Community Outreach Project Requested amount: $12,000 Recommendation: $12,000 Semicolon Society Community Outreach project provides Chandler youth, parents and community with mental health education as a means of suicide prevention, understanding and meaningful action. Youth 44. Arizona Burn Foundation – Early Childhood Burn Prevention & Fire Safety Education Program Requested amount: $20,008 Recommendation: $20,008 Arizona Burn Foundation’s 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 12 resources to help further educate parents on fire safety and what to do in case of an accident or emergency in English or Spanish. 45. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (BBBSAZ) – Chandler Mentoring Program Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $20,000 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. Youth and their 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. 46. Boys & Girls Club of the Valley Inc. – Reducing Social Isolation Among Youth – Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Chandler Compadres Branch Requested amount: $55,000 Recommendation: $55,000 The Boys & Girls Club of the Valley Inc. (BGCV) Chandler 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. 47. 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 age. The program is intended to supplement and, in some cases, replace arts programs that have been reduced or eliminated in the public schools. 48. Dress for Success Phoenix – Teen Workforce Initiative Mobile Unit – Job Training for Chandler Youth Requested amount: $25,000 Recommendation: $10,000 Dress for Success Teen Workforce Initiative Mobile Unit – Job Training for Chandler Youth program provides low-income youth with career exploration and workforce 13 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. 49. East Valley JCC – Low-Income Family Scholarships Requested amount: $95,000 Recommendation: $58,000 East Valley Jewish Community Center (EVJCC) 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. Scholarships are provided to low-income families who cannot afford full tuition. 50. East Valley JCC – Technology in Kindergarten Requested amount: $55,000 Recommendation: $-0- The East Valley Jewish Community Center (EV JCC) Technology in Kindergarten will support the purchase of new equipment to be utilized in a new Kindergarten program starting in FY 2023-2024. Equipment includes a Smart Board, tables, reading group books at various levels and teacher curriculum books in science, history, math, and language arts. 51. East Valley JCC – Youth in Crisis Requested amount: $35,000 Recommendation: $25,000 East Valley Jewish Community Center (EVJCC) provides a fun, peer-based program for youth from low-income families. Counselors promote strong emotional connections to assist youth in engaging with their peers and communicating their needs in socially appropriate ways. 52. For Our City-Chandler – For Our City – Chandler Projects Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 For Our City-Chandler – For our City – Chandler Projects will support Operation Back to School, which provides backpacks, school supplies and other necessities to prepare low and moderate income families for a successful school year. 14 53. ICAN: Improving Chandlers Area Neighborhoods – Positive youth Development Requested amount: $100,000 Recommendation: $100,000 ICAN’s Youth Development Program teaches kids health and nutrition awareness, encourages physical activity and fitness, and promotes self-awareness, confidence, and positive life 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. 54. Junior Achievement of Arizona – Providing the JA BizTown Program to Primarily Low- Income City of Chandler Students Requested amount: $15,000 Recommendation: $15,000 Junior Achievement of Arizona’s JA BizTown Program provides 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. 55. Si Se Puede Foundation – Si Se Puede Foundation STEM Center Requested amount: $50,000 Recommendation: $-0- 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 request will support rent of a leased facility and a new welding program. 56. Valley of the Sun YMCA – Chandler Family YMCA iLearn Program Requested amount: $20,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Valley of the Sun YMCA’s iLearn Program is an alternative education program for secondary education students. iLearn 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.