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City of
Santa Monica
City Council Report
City Council Meeting: May 26, 2011
Agenda Item:
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Barbara Stinchfield, Director,- Community and Cultural Services
Subject: Discussion of Grant Funding Recommendations Included in the Proposed
Human Services Grants Program for FY 2011-15 and the Organizational
Support Program (OSP) Grants for Arts and Culture Nonprofits for
FY 2011-13
Recommended Action
Prior to taking formal action on June 21, 2011, staff recommends that Council provide
comments on the grant funding recommendations included in the attached Proposed
Human Services Grants Program for FY 2011-15 and the Organizational Support
Program (OSP) Grants for Arts and Culture Nonprofits for FY 2011-13.
Executive Summary
This report transmits grant funding recommendations included in the proposed Human
Services Grants Program (formerly the Community Development Program) for
FY 2011-15 and the Organizational Support Program (OSP) Grants for Arts and Culture
Nonprofits (formerly the Cultural/Art Organizational Support Program) for FY 2011-13.
Over the last three months the Community and Cultural Services Department (Human
Services Division and Cultural Affairs Division) issued requests for proposals to a wide
range of local non-profit organizations, managed a rigorous review process to assess all
agency submittals, and prepared funding recommendations for these community grant
programs.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was broadly distributed on February 1, 2011. A total of
63 proposals were submitted by the March 15t" deadline. The review process included
criteria adopted by Council with input from experts and representatives from the City's
Boards and Commissions. The total recommended FY 2011-12 .funding level is
$7,419,647. This represents a net increase of $344,344 over the FY 2010-11 funding
level due to: 1) a General Fund inflationary adjustment of $92,194; 2) an increase of
$48,166 in Proposition A funds; 3) an increase of $95,839 in Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) funds; and 5) a re-appropriation of $108,145 in one-time returned
grant funds. The proposed Human Services Grants Program includes funding to 24
nonprofit agencies supporting over 40 programs and projects. Maintenance-of-effort
(MOE) funding is recommended for 17 agencies and small increases for four agencies.
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In addition, two agencies are recommended for reduced funding, one current program is
recommended for defunding with 3 months of transition funds, and one currently funded
agency did not submit a proposal. Fifteen programs/projects are not recommended for
funding.
Proposed FY 2011-13 Organizational Support Program (OSP) Grants
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was distributed broadly on January 21, 2011.
Seventeen proposals were received by the March 4th deadline. Proposals were
reviewed by a diverse group of respected professionals, including multiple experts from
each of the artistic/cultural disciplines represented in the applicant pool. The total
recommended FY 2011-12 funding level is $244,600. This represents an increase of
$8,030 over the FY 2010-11 funding level. Maintenance-of-effort (MOE) funding is
recommended for five agencies and small increases for three high-scoring agencies. In
addition, three new agencies are recommended for funding. Six applications are not
recommended for funding.
Final funding recommendations and a request to .adopt the HSG and OSP grant
programs will be presented to Council on June 21, 2011.
Background
Both of these long standing City grant programs, which are described in detail in the
attached proposed funding plans, provide the vehicle for the City to partner with Santa
Monica's array of non-profit community agencies to offer programs and services that
improve the quality of life for residents.
On January 11, 2011, City Council approved the Proposed FY 2011-15 Community
Development Grant Program (CD Program) and FY 2011-13 Cultural/Art Organizational
Support Program Funding Rationale, including proposed funding guidelines and
selection criteria, and authorized staff to release Request for Proposals (RFP) for the
next multi-year grant funding cycles.
Human Services Grants Program
In Mav 2010, the City Council adopted the FY 2010-15 Consolidated Plan, a document
required by the Federal government to verify and document the community's social
service and housing needs and priorities for the next five years. This Plan, along with
other community plans (such as the Action Plan to Address Homeless in Santa Monica,
Youth Violence Prevention in Santa Monica: An Action Plan for 2010 and 2011 and
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Evaluation of Services for Older Adults) provided a framework for the grant funding
rationale for FY 2011-15.
Organizational Support Program (OSP) Grants for Arts and Culture Nonprofits
OSP was established in 1997 to provide sustained funding to the cornerstone agencies
of Santa Monica's cultural life. On January 11, 2011, City Council adopted updated
guidelines for the program that reflected the key issues identified during the extensive
2010 community assessment process, which engaged Santa Monica arts and cultural
organizations, the Arts. Commission, and community representatives in a series of
facilitated conversations about the grants program.
Discussion
Proposed FY 2011-15 Human Services Grants Program
The City's Human Services Grants (HSG) Program outlines amulti-year funding plan for
City support to nonprofit human service organizations. The services and programs
provided by these organizations contribute significantly to the quality of life for Santa
Monica residents most in need including infants, children, older. youth, families, people
with disabilities, seniors, victims of domestic and community violence, and those who
are low income or homeless. The Proposed HSG Program for FY 2011-15
(Attachment A) identifies each nonprofit organization and program proposed for funding
and details the proposed program activities. The total recommended FY 2011-12
funding level is $7,419,647 ($7,027,792 for operating grants and $391,855 for
capital/one-time projects), which is $344,344 over the FY 2010-11 funding level.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was released to a mailing list of several hundred
organizations, as well as noticed in local newspapers and on the City's website. A total
of 63 proposals were submitted by the March 15t" deadline. Requests exceeded the
HSG Program's current grant funding level by $4.3 million.
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To erisure a balanced and objective assessment of all proposals, a review process was
conducted based on funding guidelines and selection criteria approved by the City
Council on January 11, 2011. Reviewers included 10 subject experts outside of Santa
Monica, 16 representatives from City of Santa Monica Boards and Commissions and
two representatives from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. In addition to
Community and Cultural Services Department (Human Services Division) staff who
oversee the HSG Program, staff from various City departments (City Attorney Office,
Santa Monica Police Department, Housing and Economic Development Department,
Public Works Department, Big Blue Bus) provided comments and feedback on various
proposals. Overall, feedback received from reviewers is consistent with funding
recommendations.
In order to stay within available funding levels, not all meritorious proposals could be
recommended. Based on the results of the rigorous review process, it is recommended
that available funds be awarded to 24 agencies with MOE funding .awarded to
17 agencies and small increases to four agencies. In addition, two agencies are
recommended for reduced funding, one current program is recommended for defunding
with 3 months of transition funds, and one currently funded agency did not submit a
proposal. Fifteen programs/projects are not recommended for funding.
Proposed Organizational Support Program Grants for Arts and Culture Nonprofits
The Organization Support Program (OSP) funding is designed to help secure the
community's access to cultural opportunities by providing stable multi-year support for
the basic operational expenses of the City's core organizations, which, in turn, assists
them in the achievement of longer-range artistic and administrative goals. The proposed
OSP Plan for FY 2011-13 (Attachment B) identifies each nonprofit organization
proposed for funding.
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The City received 17 submittals totaling $441,295 in requests in response to the RFP,
nearly twice the FY10-11 allocation for the program. Six were from organizations that
had not previously received an OSP grant.
Proposals were reviewed by a group of professionals assembled from the theater,
dance, music, cultural heritage and visual arts disciplines. They included:
• the Executive Directors of Cornerstone Theater and About Productions;
• former Grants Manager for the L.A. County Arts Commission and the Hammer
Museum;
• Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Autry Museum;
• Senior Programs Manager, California Council for the Humanities;
• an Arts Consultant who assisted the City with the development of the cultural
plan; Executive Director of Southwest Chamber Music;
• and the Program Director of Southern California Grantmakers, formerly with the
Getty Foundation.
In order to ensure an objective review process, each proposal was reviewed by multiple
experts from appropriate disciplines according to the guidelines and criteria approved by
City Council, as well as by Cultural Affairs staff.
Given available funding levels, not all meritorious proposals could be recommended for
funding. Further, as the program is designed to support "core" Santa Monica cultural
organizations, each applicant was first evaluated in three categories: audience size,
whether the agency currently maintains paid professional staff, and whether it maintains
a primary space in Santa Monica (by ownership or lease). Twelve applicants were
deemed to be core Santa Monica organizations and thus initially prioritized for funding
under this program. Those agencies not recommended for funding are eligible to apply
to the City's Community Access and Participation (CAP) cultural grant program that
supports a broad array of cultural programs in Santa Monica in order to increase access
to the arts for all.
The attached funding plan recommends that funds for FY11-12 and FY12-13 be
awarded to 11 agencies which serve the community with a broad range of culture and
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art programs. The total recommended FY 2011-12 funding level is $244,600. This
represents an increase of $8,030 over the FY 2010-11 funding level. The additional
funds would come from an allocation from the City's Cultural Trust Fund. Maintenance-
of-effort (MOE) funding is recommended for five agencies and small increases for three
high scoring agencies. In addition, three new agencies are recommended for funding.
Six applications are not recommended for funding.
Commission Action
The proposed HSG Program funding recommendations were presented to the
Commission on the Senior Community and Child Care and Early Education Task Force
at their May 18th meetings, and the Social Services Commission at its May 23`d meeting.
The proposed funding recommendations will be presented to the. Disabilities
Commission and Virginia Avenue Park Advisory Board at their June 6th meetings and
the Commission on the Status of Women at its June .8th meeting. The Youth Resource
Team (YRT) recommendations, which will be finalized by the end of 2011, may provide
a framework which would call for changes to the school and community-based youth
and family delivery system. The Arts Commission reviewed the OSP funding
recommendations on May 23`d.
Public Outreach
The availability of HSG Program funding was noticed in the Santa Monica Daily Press
on February 3 and February 5-6, released to a mailing list of several hundred
organizations, and announced on the City's website. City staff held two Request for
Proposals (RFP) Workshops on February 3 and February 8 to provide prospective
applicants with an orientation on the City's policy guidelines and funding priorities.
Once the Proposed HSG Program is released to the public, agencies and members of
the public may provide comments directly to City staff through the Contact Us section
on the Division's web page at www.smgov.net/hsd. A summary of comments will be
forwarded to Council as part of the June 2151 Adopted Budget package.
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Notice of the availability of OSP funding was distributed in January 2011 by email to 35
current and/or prospective grantees and other Santa Monica nonprofits arts and cultural
organizations. The notice and application materials were also posted on the Cultural
Affairs grants web page. All prospective applicants were required to attend a workshop
before applying. Workshops took place on February 5th and February 24th at the Ken
Edwards Center.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
The total of $7,419,647 ($7,027,792 for operating grants and $391,855 for capital/one-
time projects) is recommended for FY 2011-12 in the Proposed HSG Program. A net
increase of $344,344 is due to: 1) a General Fund inflationary adjustment to the current
grant funding base of $92,194 that is being used to support proposed new or expanded
programs; 2) an increase of $48,166 in Proposition A funds to support improved
transportation service delivery and efficiency to seniors; 3) an increase of $131,226 in
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to support proposed rehabilitation
of projects and increased home modifications for people with disabilities; 4) a decrease
of $35,387 in CDBG funds to support HUD-eligible public services (i.e. human services
grants); and 5) a re-appropriation of $108,145 in one-time returned grant funds to
support capital/one-time projects.
A total of $ 244,600 is recommended in the Proposed FY 2011-12 Cultural/Arts
Organizational Support Grant Program, $237,000 in General Fund monies and $7,600
from the City's Cultural Trust Fund, a net increase of $8,030 over the FY 10-11 funding
due to the large increase of applicant organizations.
Final funding recommendations for FY 2011-12 for HSG and OSP grant programs will
be presented to Council on June 21, 2011. Budget authority for subsequent years will
be requested for Council approval.
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Prepared by: Julie Rusk, Human Services Manager
Jessica Cusick, Cultural Affairs Manager
Susan Lai, Human Services Administrator
Nathan Birnbaum, Cultural Affairs Supervisor
Approved:
Forwarded to Council:
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Barbara tinchf el
Director, Community & Cultural Services
Attachments:
Rod Gould
City Manager
A. Proposed FY 2011-15 Human Services Grants Program
B. Proposed FY 2011-13 Organizational Support Program Grants for Arts and
Cultural Non-Profits
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® ices r r ra
~veneiew
The purpose of the Human Services Grants Program (HSGP) is to develop, fund and sustain human
service programs and increase the impact of organizations by cultivating an effective safety net or
system of services, building on the unique assets and strengths of neighborhoods, community
organizations and public institutions.
Providing stable .yet flexible resources, grants: support organizational or facility infrastructure;
ongoing core programs; emerging needs; programs which advance City initiatives; collaboration; or
data gathering and evaluation. In addition to providing multi-year grants, the City provides facilities;
technical assistance in the form of small one-time grants or training support to enhance
organizational capacity, program quality and effectiveness; and used computer equipment to Santa
Monica organizations.
Funding awarded through the HSGP comes from multiple sources both locally and nationally,
including the. City's General Fund, City development agreements (community benefit resources), Los
Angeles County Proposition A, and federal entitlement (CDBG) and federal competitive grants.
Further, it is required that all grantees provide a minimum of 25% cash match to the delivery of
services for Santa Monica residents and most agencies leverage considerably more non-City dollars
and significant volunteer and other in kind resources to augment City funding.
In 2011, 30 agencies submitted 63 proposals (54 operating grants; 9 capital/one-time grants)
totaling $11.4 million, approximately $4.3 million over FY 2010-11 funding levels. To ensure a
balanced and objective assessment of all proposals, the HSGP review process included
50 representatives from City commissions, outside experts and partners and an interdepartmental
team of City staff. All organizations recommended for funding are required to provide services which
align with Council-adopted funding guidelines and selection criteria. This RFP process and its
recommendations will serve as the foundation for four years (2011.15). This enables well
performing agencies to annually renew grants (contingent upon available funding) while making
program or budget adjustments, in consultation with and upon approval of City staff.
GOc°3)5
• Use City funds and cash match to serve eligible Santa Monica participants
• Focus on prevention and early intervention, when possible
• Target those who are most vulnerable, underserved or unable to access services
• Emphasize comprehensive approaches ("go deeper") vs. little bit for many people
• Strengthen the link between supportive services and housing; get and keep people in
housing, increase their self-sufficiency
• Mandate/improve coordination and consolidation of services - so it is easier for people to
find and get what they need when they need it
• Make sure organizational capacity is strong as well as community-based
• Increase use of data and program evaluation to guide work
• Maximize and leverage county, state, federal and private resources for Santa Monica
residents
~tratsgies
• Sustain support for strong and effective community-based human service organizations
• Fund programs that advance the goals of the Council-adopted Youth Violence Prevention
Action Plan, Evaluation of Services for Older Adults, Action Plan to End Homelessness and
City's Five Year Consolidated Plan (2010-15)
• Continue to provide low or no-cost leases for over 63,500 square feet of facility space to
seven non-profit human services programs
• Monitor grantee agencies' performance to ensure effectiveness, accountability and
understanding of funded programs
• Continue to monitor and work with Saint John's Health Center to ensure that its Santa
Monica Community Access Plan (required by 1998 Development Agreement) provides grants
to City-supported organizations and projects
• Evaluate the City's participation with LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) to
ensure that City priorities as well as resources for local non-profits for permanent supportive
housing are supported within the Los Angeles Continuum of Care
• Improve coordinated marketing of Santa Monica human services resources and increase
communication regarding the impact and success of HSG Program "safety net"
Rec®rnm~nda~ions
• Provide operating and capital grants to 24 Santa Monica agencies totaling $7.4M
• Level (MOE) funding to 17 agencies including redirection or targeting of City funds which will
result in refinements or changes to some programs
• Small increases to 4 agencies (Connections for Children, Westside Center for Independent
Living, Upward Bound House, WISE & HealthyAging)
• Reductions to 2 agencies (Growing Place, Common Ground)
• Defund 1 agency, with 3 months of transition funds (EmpowerTech)
• Provide capital improvement grants for facility upgrades to 3 agencies (Boys & Girls Clubs of
Santa Monica, WISE & Healthy Aging, CLARE) and van (WISE & Healthy Aging)
• Phase in changes over next one to four years, examples include:
o Release a targeted RFP in conjunction with SMMUSD and upon final YRT
recommendations, for streamlining and clarified outcomes in school based and other
youth/family services (2011-12)
o Pilot a fee for service homeless services contract (2011-12); extend pilot (2012-13)
o Redirect funding from basic emergency services to assertive outreach and case
management linked to housing placement and retention (2011-12 & 2012-15)
o Work closely with agencies needing administrative/Board improvements (2011-12)
o Transition City operation of the Senior Center to community based agency for
efficiency and program improvements (2012)
o Renew grants annually making refinements/changes as needed, offer small
technical assistance, capital/one time grants to HSGP agencies (2012-15)
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I. Agencies Recommended for Funding
II. Projects Not Recommended for Funding
III. Definition of Eligible Santa Monica Program Participants
ATTACHMENT I
,4en~ies Rec®rnrn~nd~d fir Funding
FY 2011-12 Proposed
FY 2010-11 Santa Monica Grant FY 2011-12
AGENCY Santa Monica Grant Request Santa Monica Grant
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica $ - $ 100,000 $ 80,000 (a)
Center for Civic Mediation $ 51,087 $ 74;740 $ 51,087
Chrysalis ~ $ 277,430 $ 286,631 $ 277,430
CLARE $ 155,645 $ 309,290 $ 199,645 (b)
Common Ground $ 129,030 $ 156,848 $ 90,000
Connections for Children $ 852,363 $ 898,457 $ 876,262
EI Nido Family Center $ 116,814 $ 154,916 $ 116,814
Family Service of Santa Monica/Vista del Mar $ 269,288 $ 489,282 $ 269,288
The Growing Place $ 175,372 $ 175,372 $ 165,372
Jewish Vocational Service $ 50,481 $ 168,750 $ 50,481
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles $ 477,048 $ 769,043 $ 477,048
Meals on Wheels West $ 47,305 $ 326,596 $ 47,305
New Directions $ 42,823 $ 80,340 $ 42,823
OPCC ---- -- --- --- -- $ -1,482,660- -$ --1y595,498 -$- 1482,660 --
Pico Youth &Family Center $ 307,532 $ 342,555 $ 307,532
Saint John's Child & Family Development Center $ 266,137 $ 266,137 $ 266,137
St. Joseph Center - $ 639,058 $ 724,672 $ 639,058
Santa Monica College $ 151,444 $ 562,633 $ 151,444
StepUp on Second $ 247,645 $ 375,156 $ 247,645
Upward Bound House $ 10,904 $ 85,950 $ 15,000
Venice Family Clinic $ 94,127 $ 148;127 $ 94,127
Westside Center for Independent Living $ 190,877 $ 195,877 $ 195,877
Westside Food Bank $ 101,972 $ 120,000 $ 101,972
WISE&Healthy Aging $ 896,664 $ 1,225,967 $ 1,166,967 Iq
TOTAL GRANTS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING $ 7,033,706 $ 9,632,837 $ 7,411,974
(a) Capital Project
(b) Includes Capital Project funds of 544,000
(c) Includes Capital Projec[ funds of $266,855
The following pages provide a brief description of each agency and programs proposed for funding.. Definitions
are as follows:
AGENCY Buo~Er -Projected expenditures and revenues for the entire agency.
SANTA MONICA GRANT- Amount of City funding support provided to an agency.
CASR MATCH -Revenues from non-City sources for the program funded by the City. Grantees are required to
provide a minimum 25% cash match.
TOTAL PROGRAM BUDGET -Projected expenditures for the entire program (Santa Monica grant plus cash match).
Photos courtesy of agencies.
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FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
YS IRLS Ll96S F AIVTA iv1CA
1220 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401 • (310) 361-8500 • www.smbec.org
CEO & President: Aaron Young
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica provides youth a safe and productive place afterschool and on non-school days,
including a wide range of educational, social, cultural and recreational opportunities. Agency Budget: $3,669,166
Santa Monica Grant $ 80,000
Cash match (77%) $ 275,000
Project Budget $ 355,000
CAPITAL PROTECT
Main Branch Renovation will update the 66 year old
facility which includes the Teen Center; Learning Center;
Art Shop; Kitchen/Cafe; and Outdoor Play Area.
~EI~TER FR li/IC EIATI®IV
1055 West 7` Street, Suite #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90017 • (213) 896-6533 • www.centerforcivicmediation.ore
Executive Director: Tobi Intender
The CenterforCivic Mediation plays a vital mediation role in the community and personal relations by offering expert
and peer mediation and facilitation services, training and education. Agency Budget: $1,316,863
ThdE PR®GRAM
Youth Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution provides peer
mediation and conflict resolution education services to 700
John Adams and Lincoln middle school youth to positively
impact interpersonal behaviors and personal accountability
while also improving the school climate.
WHAT'S NEW
Introduce expert-led mediation for youth who are
chronically truant and their teachers and parents.
Agency will be required to reapply for a targeted youth RFP
consistent with recommendations from YRT and SMMUSD
strategic plan and middle school initiative.
Santa Monica Grant $ 51,087
Cash Match (52%) $ 54,631
Total Program Budget $ 105,718
j FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
CHRYSALIS
1853 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • (310) 401-9400 • www.Chan¢eLives.org
President & CEO: Mark Loranger
Chrysalis is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income
individuals by providing the resources and support needed to find and retain employment. Agencyeudget: $7,667,997
THE PROGRAM
Santa Monica Employment Center will help 400 low-
incomeand homeless people develop the skills needed
to obtain and maintain employment.
WHAT'S NEW
Weekly outreach and service delivery in the Pico
neighborhood at Virginia Avenue Park and creation of
anew collaboration with Pico Youth & Family Center
to serve youth ages 18-24.
Santa Monica Grant $ 277,430
Cash Match (67%) $ 555,721
Total Program Budget $ 833,151
909 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 ®(310) 314-6200 • www.clarefoundation.ore
Executive Director: NicholasVrataric
CLARE Foundation, Inc. offers residential, outpatient and community-based recovery services to adults, youth, homeless
people and those facing criminal prosecution for drug/alcohol offenses. Agencyeudget: $5,064,346
NEW PROGRAM
Clarity for Youth provides alcohol and other drug
prevention, education, intervention and recovery
programming to 150 Santa Monica youth at four
locations. Services will also target young adults being
released from prison ("re-entry population").
LARE ®UN®TIN, INC.
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. FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $ 40,233
Cash Match (25%) $ 13,412
Total Program Budget $ 53,645
LARE UIVDATIN, IR1C.
909 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 • (310) 314-6200 • www.clarefoundation.or¢ -
Executive Director: Nicholas Vrataric
THE PROGRAM
Coordinated Case Management provides
36 homeless Santa Monica residents
access to substance abuse and behavioral
health services and housing
referral/placement.
j FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $ 115,412
Cash Match (26%) $ 38,683
Total Program Budget $ 154,095
Santa Monica Grant $ 44,000
Cash Match (89%) $ 351,036
Project Budget $ 395,036
CAPITAL PROJECT
The Men's Recovery Home Kitchen & Dining
Hall Renovations will repair the kitchen and
dining hall, which provides 300 daily,
nutritious meals to those in recovery.
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®IVNECTINS R HILDREN
2701 Ocean Park Boulevard #253, Santa Monica, CA 90405 • (310) 452-3325 • www.cfc-ca.ore
Executive Director: Patti Oblath
Connections for Children is a childcare resource and referral agency committed to improving- the education,
development and well-being of all children by providing assistance and support to families, childcare professionals, and
the community. AgencyBUdget: $6,198,874
NEW PROGRAM
Kindergarten Readiness in Santa Monica provides
community-wide and neighborhood-specific data
through formal assessments of 675 kindergarteners
in Santa Monica public elementary schools. The
agency will coordinate closely with the efforts of the
YRT Policy Group to ensure that this data is used to
build on community assets and addresses gaps for
young children and families.
Santa Monica Grant $ 43,899
Cash Match (33%) $ .21,670
Total Program Budget $ 65,569
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (45%)
Total Program Budget
$ 832,363
$ 679,278
$ 1,511,641
THE PROGRAM
Child Care Subsidy & Family Support improves
access to quality early care by providing tuition
subsidies for 200 Santa Monica low and moderate
income families, information and referral to child
care programs, and support for child care providers
to improve the quality of care for children.
WHAT'S NEW
New collaboration with Family Services of Santa
Monica to reach home based child care providers to
improve program quality.
Participate in discussions regarding future priorities
for City early childhood/child care funding given
state budget cuts and the creation of the new Early
Childhood Education Center at the Civic Center.
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. FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
IVIIVIN RUND
2012 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 • (310) 314-5480 = www.commoneroundhiv.ore
Executive Director: Sharon Chamberlain
Common Ground's mission is to fight against HIV by providing no-cost education, prevention and treatment programs
for youth and adults. Agency Budget: $1,290,635
THE PROGRAM
HIV, Hepatitis C & Substance Use Safety Net
Services Program provides an integrated approach
to disease prevention, mental health counseling and
case management and support services to 215 low-
income Santa Monica residents. The program will.
focus on youth most at risk for contracting HIV and
sexually transmitted diseases through youth-led
education workshops.
L I AIVIIL'( ENTERS
10200 Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite #350, Mission Hills, CA 91345 • (818) 830-3646 • www.elnidofamilyicenters.or~
Executive Director: Liz Herrera
EI Nido Family Centers provides counseling, family life education and service coordination to children, adolescents and
families from disadvantaged communities throughout Los Angeles County. Agency Budget: $11,041,569
Santa Monica Grant $ 116,814
Cash Match (43%) $ 88,102
Total Program Budget $ 204,916
j FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
THE PROGAM
The Santa Monica Outreach Program provides mental
health counseling and case management services for 360
students who demonstrate problems in academic
achievement, classroom behavior and/or attendance at
Edison Language Academy and Will Rogers Learning
Community schools.
V1HAT'S NEW
Additional technical support to teachers to improve
classroom management effectiveness, increase
participation in Student Study Team meetings and
implement national pilot project to address intervention for
elementary school students exposed to trauma.
Agency will be required to reapply for a targeted youth RFP
consistent with recommendations from YRT and SMMUSD
strategic plan and middle school initiative.
Santa Monica Grant $ 90,000
Cash Match (93%) $ 1,200,635
Total Program Budget $ 1,290,635
A(VIILY SERVICE F ANTA MICA/VISTA EL AR
1533 Euclid Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 ~ (310) 451-9747 = www.vistadelmar.or¢
- CEO: Elias Lefferman
Family Service of Santa Monica, of Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, has been serving individuals, children and
families in need of mental health and other support services for the past 75 years. Agency Budget: $1,333,337
Santa Monica Grant $ 61,083
Cash Match (46%) $ 52,159
Total Program Budget $ 113,242
THE PROGRAM
Agency-Based Services provides mental
health, case management and resource and
referral services to 80 low income Santa
Monica program participants, including
children, youth, adults and seniors.
THE PROGRAM
Early Intervention & Violence Prevention Preschool
Program provides assessment and intervention
services to 95 pre-school aged children, including
referrals and linkages to other social and
community services and training and consultation
services to early childhood teachers, administrators
and home-based child care providers.
WHAT'S tVEW
Working closely with Connections for Children, the
program will focus on training home-based child
care providers to better identify and serve children
with developmental delays.
. FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $ 68,856
Cash Match (26%) $ 23,497
Total Program Budget $ 92,353
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FAMILY ERVICE F ANTA IVICA~ ISTA EL AR
1533 Euclid Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • (310) 451-9747 • www.vistadelmar.org
CEO: Elias Lefferman
THE PROGRAM
Muir McKinley Elementary School Program provides
mental health counseling, case management and
resource and referral services for 200 students and their
families at John Muir and McKinley Elementary schools.
WHAT'S 1VEW
Implementation of national pilot project to address
intervention for elementary school students exposed to
trauma.
Agency will be required to reapply for a targeted youth
RFP consistent with recommendations from YRT and
SMMUSD strategic plan and middle school initiative.
Santa Monica Grant $ 97,429
Cash Match (40%) $ 63,737
Total Program Budget $ 161,166
THE PROGRAM
SAMOHI Counseling and Case Management Program
provides mental health counseling, case management
and resource and referral services for 40 students and
their families at SAMOHI.
Santa Monica Grant $ 41,920
Cash Match (79%) $ 156,093
Total Program Budget $ 198,013
WHAT'S NEW
In conjunction with SMMUSD and SAMOHI staff,.
expand target population from parenting teens to a
broad range of high school teens in need of mental
health counseling and case management services.
Agency will be required to reapply for a targeted youth
RFP consistent with recommendations from YRT and
SMMUSD strategic plan.
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THE R®WiNG LACE
1406 MarineStreet, Santa Monica, CA 90405 • (310) 392-9737 • www.~rowin¢place.com
Executive Director: Ellen Khokha
The Growing Place provides full-day and year round quality early childhood education for infants, toddlers and
preschoolers of full time working Santa Monica residents, including low-income families. Agency8udget: $2,212,010
THE PROGRAM
The Growing Place at Marine Park will provide 59 children,
including up to 11 from low and moderate income families, with
full-day child care and early childhood education -with a
priority for City of Santa Monica employees and Santa Monica
residents.
WHAT's NEW
Serving more children at risk for developmental delays.
Participate in discussions regarding future priorities for City
early childhood/child care funding given state budget cuts and
the creation of the new Early Childhood Education Center at the
Civic Center.
~EV~/ISH ®CATII\1AL E1/iCE
6505 Wilshire Blvd, Suite #200, Los Angeles, CA 90048 s (323) 761-8888 • www.JVSLA.or¢
Chief Executive Officer: Vivian Seigel.
Jewish Vocationa/5ervice is amulti-service employment agency dedicated to helping youth and adults overcome
barriers to employment in order to find stable jobs and support their families. Agency8udget: $13,018,701
THE PROGRAM
JVS/Santa Monica Community At-Risk Youth
Employment Program places 100 at-risk, low-income
youth, ages 16-24, in paid work experiences at local
businesses by creating jobs, exposing them to
educational opportunities and teaching work readiness
skills needed to be successful in the workplace.
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Santa Monica Grant $ 16s,372
Cash Match (85%) $ 906,618
Total Program Budget $ 1,071,990
Santa Monica Grant $ 50,481
Cash Match (78%) $ 174,519
Total Program Budget $ 225,000
LEGAL ID IJDATIN F LS GELES
1640 5` Street, Suite #124, Santa Monica, CA 90401 • (310) 899-6200 • www.Iafla.ora
Executive Director: Silvia Argueta
legal Aid Foundation of tosAngeles (LAFLAJ is the frontline law firm for low-income people in the Los Angeles area.
LAFLA is committed to promoting access to justice, strengthening communities, fighting discrimination and effecting
systemic change through representation, advocacy, and community education. Agency Budget: $19,486,500
THE PROGRAM
General Community Lega/5ervices Program provides
a full range of legal services to 700 residents, including
legal counsel and advice and representation before
courts and administrative agencies.
WHAT'S NEW
Strengthening referral and follow up with community
service providers and expanding outreach to
additional local agencies.
Santa Monica Grant $ 400,115
Cash Match (51%) $ 424,746
Total Program Budget $ 824,861
THE PROGRAM
Domestic Violence Clinic provides family law attorneys to
help 140 survivors of domestic violence and their children
with various legal issues, such as child abduction and sexual
assault, in a variety of ways, including obtaining custody,
visitation rights, divorce, restraining orders, etc.
WHAT'S NEW
Improve intake process to expedite identification of needed
legal services, while continuing to build a stronger
partnership with the Police Department and WISE &
Healthy Aging.
FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $
Cash Match (78%) $
Total Program Budget $
76,933
269,661
346,594
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EALS N HEELS EST
1823 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • (310) 394-5133 • www.mealsonwheelswest.ore
Executive Director: Rosemary Regalbuto
Meals on Wheels West is dedicated to nourishing and enriching the lives of the home-bound by delivering healthy meals
and services that promote self-respect and independent living. Agency Budget: $785,033
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (94%)
Total Program Budget
.$ 47,305
$ 737,728
$ 785,033
THE PROGRAM
Home Delivered Meals provides meals and services to 412
frail seniors and people with disabilities, to allow them to
remain living independently in their own homes.
WHAT'S NEW
Increased outreach to frail and homebound people, while
intensifying referrals to other local services.
Ein/ IfiECTIIVS
11303 Wilshire Boulevard, VA Building#116, Los Angeles, CA 90073 • (310) 914-4045 • www.NDVETS.ore
Executive Director: Toni Reinis
New Directions provides veterans services within Los Angeles County offering an array of services including substance
abuse treatment, counseling, money management, job training and placement. Agency Budget: $5,580,757
THE PROGRAM _'
' Supportive Housing Program provides integrated Santa Monica Grant $ 42,823
mental health and substance abuse treatment with `. Cash Match (99%) $ 3,739,207
1 transitional housing for 20 Santa Monica homeless. Total Program Budget $ 3,782,030
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1453 16` Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • (310) 264-6646 ®www.oocc.net
Executive Director: John Maceri
OPCC is a network of shelters and services for low-income and homeless youth, adults and families, battered women
and their children. OPCC empowers people to rebuild their lives by providing a continuum of care to assist individuals in
returning to lives of self-sufficiency. Agency Budget: $9,099,058
Santa Monica Grant $ 233,011
Cash Match (89%) $ 1,959,579
Total Program Budget $ 2,192,590
THE PROGRAM
Access Center provides permanent housing
placement, integrated outreach and
engagement services, and case management
services for 150 chronically homeless Santa
Monica residents with the goal of permanent
housing placemeht and retention.
WHAT'S IVEW
Partial redirection of grant funds from basic
emergency services to Safe Haven,
residential program, for chronically homeless
individuals with severe mental illness.
THE PROGRAM
Interim Housing & Wellness Program provides fully
integrated supportive services, including shelter, for 207
chronically homeless Santa Monica residents with the
goal of permanent housing and retention.
Santa Monica Grant $ 833,767
Cash Match (58%) $ 1,170,124
Total Program Budget $ 2,003,891
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1453 16` Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • (310) 264-6646 • www.opcc.net
Executive Director: John Maceri
THE PROGRAM
Sojourn Services for Battered Women & Their
Children provides shelter-based services and court
advocacy to 350 victims of domestic violence.
WHAT'S NEW
Continued implementation of new Male Violence
Prevention Project with goal of reaching 1,000 Santa
Monica leaders in 2012.
THE PROGRAM
Westside Domestic Violence Network provides
critical support in creating asystem-wide safety net
for 50 Santa Monica individuals and families affected
by domestic violence.
FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $
Cash Match (92%) $
Total Program Budget $
62,303
767.738
830,041
Santa Monica Grant $ 6,865
Cash Match (60%) $ .10,187
Total Program Budget $ 17,052
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1453 16` Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • (310) 264-6646 • www.oocc.net
Executive Director: John Maceri
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (86%)
Total Program Budget
$ 346,714
$ 2,163,799
$ 2,510,513
TNEPROGRAM
Special Populations Program provides fully integrated
support services, including permanent housing and
retention for 220 chronically homeless Santa Monica
residents with severe and persistent mental illness.
WHAT'S IVEW
New City grant support for Safe Haven, a 25-bed
residential program for chronically homeless Santa
Monica participants
I~ YL~~~ FAMILY ~EI"ER
715 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 • (310) 396-7101 • www.oicovouth.or¢
Executive Director: Oscar de Ia Torre
The Pico Youth & FamilyCenter(PYFC) was founded with the belief that youth violence is a product of various social and
economic factors that contribute to feelings of inferiority, powerlessness and hopelessness. Agency Budget: $428,194
THE PROGRAM
Services to Youth & Families provides a
comprehensive program of educational support,
cultural opportunities and leadership
development for 200 youth, ages 16-24, who live
or go to school in Santa Monica.
WHAT'S /YEW
The PYFC Board will implement significant
administrative changes to ensure accountability,
adequate fundraising and program development
-this includes assessing the feasibility of merging
with a larger community based nonprofit.
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FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $ 307,532
Cash Match (28%) $ 120,662
Total Program Budget $ 428,194
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A,NTA ®NICA ®LLEGE
1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 • (310) 434-4912 • www.smc.edu
President: Chui L. Tsang
Santa Monica College, atwo-year community college opened in 1929, is a thriving campus with approximately 30,000
students and offerings in more than 80 fields of study. Agencyeudget: $457,794,821
Santa Monica Grant $ 151,444
Cash Match (82%) $ 679;495
Total Program Budget $ 830,939
THE PROGRAM
The Pico Promise provides intensive academic and
counseling services for 50 youth from the Pico
Neighborhood seeking to transfer to four year
institutions.
WHAT'S IVEW
Redesigned program to better meet the needs of Pico
neighborhood students in light of state cuts to education.
,41NT~H'S I-IIL ILY EO/EL PIVIENT ENTER
1339 20`h Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • (310) 829-8921 • www.stiohns.or¢
Executive Director: Rebecca R. Refuerzo
Saint John's Child & Family Development Center provides a wide range of comprehensive mental health, outreach,
developmental and educational services in response to community needs using culturally appropriate approaches.
Agency Budget: $5,739,490
THE PROGRAM
Using a collaborative model, the Youth Development
Project provides school and community based mental
health services, including crisis intervention, individual,
group and family counseling, to 100 multi-impacted, high-
riskyouth at JAMS, Lincoln, Olympic and the Pico Youth &
Family Center.
WHAT'S IVEW
Increase the number of youth served by 10%, by serving
more middle school youth through individual counseling.
Agency will be required to reapply for a targeted youth RFP
consistent with recommendations from YRT and SMMUSD
strategic plan and middle school initiative.
FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (25%)
Total Program Budget
$ 266,137
$ 89,593
$ 355,730
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T•JSEPH ENTER
204 Hampton Drive, Venice, CA 90291 • (310) 396-6468 • www.stiosephctr.or~
Executive Director: Va Lecia Adams
St. loseph Center concentrates onthe needs pflow-income and chronically homeless individuals and families through
multifaceted intervention, prevention, and education services. St. Joseph Center's integrated programs provide clients
with coordinated access to services according to the nature of their needs. Agency Budget: $8,081,433
Santa Monica Grant $ 38,417
Cash Match (60%) $ 37,896
Total Program Budget $ 76,313
THE PROGRAM
Shelter Plus Care Program seeks to prevent
homelessness or a reoccurrence of
homelessness among 45 formerly homeless
mentally ill Santa Monica residents through
the provision of ongoing intensive case
management services.
THE PROGRAM
Family SelfSu~ciency helps 1041ow-income Santa
Monica families on Section 8 transition to greater
economic self-sufficiency and stability.
WHAT'S NEW
Continued outreach and service delivery to low
income Santa Monica families to ensure case
management reaches those families most in need
with increased collaboration with schools, Virginia
Avenue Park and other community based
organizations.
FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $ 172,783
Cash Match (34%) $ 89,925
Total Program Budget $ 262,708
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T• JSEPH CENTER
204 Hampton Drive, Venice, CA 90291 • (310) 396-6468 • www.stioseohctr.or~
Executive Director: Va Lecia Adams
Santa Monica Grant $ 60,758
Cash Match (27%) $ 22,752
Total Program Budget $ 83,510
THE PROGRAM
Santa Monica Grant $ 367,100
Cash Match (32%) $ 172,261
Total Program Budget $ 539,361
THE PROGRAM
Homeless Prevention & Stabilization in
Housing Program provides permanent
housing and retention services for 80
Santa Monica residents, utilizing the
Housing First Model.
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FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Supportive Housing Program seeks to
reduce chronic homelessness in Santa
Monica through outreach, coordinated
case management including access to
housing, mental health services and
benefits advocacy to 50 individuals.
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l"EP P ON ECND
1328 Second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 • (310) 394-6889 • www.stepuponsecond.or~
Executive Director: Tod Lipka
Step Up on Second provides assistance to individuals and young adults affected by or at risk of developing severe and
persistent mental health issues and 85 permanent supportive housing units. Agency Budget: $7,110,428
THE PROGRAM
~ Sanctuary offers post housing placement support ''
and assistance to 90 permanently housed Santa t
Monica residents with mental illness. `t
Santa Monica Grant $ 150,445
Cash Match (49%) $ 146,847
Total Program Budget $ 297,292
THE PROGRAM
Step Off the Streets seeks to identify and
engage 35 chronically homeless, mentally ill
adults in Santa Monica through outreach,
coordinated case management including
access to housing, mental health services and
crisis intervention.
Santa Monica Grant $ 97,200
Total Program Budget $ 97,200
P~/AR OIJND
1104 Washington Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403 0 (310) 458-7779 o www.upwardboundhouse.ore
Executive Director: David Snow
Upward Bound House is acommunity-based, social service agency providing affordable housing and case management
to homeless families with minorchildren and very low-income seniors. Agencyi3udget: $1,699,926
THE PROGRAM
Family Place Transitional Housing provides vital
housing and supportive services to Santa Monica
homeless families to help them obtain and retain
permanent housing.
WHAT'S NEW
Target funding for Santa Monica families who may
need temporary housing by using a fee for service
contract. This pilot may serve as a model for funding
of some homeless services in the future.
FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $ 15,000
Cash Match (97%) $ 557,822
Total Program Budget $ 572,822
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ENICE AIVIILY LINK
604 Rose Avenue, Venice, CA 90291 • (310) 392-8630 • www.venicefamilvclinic.or¢
Executive Director: Elizabeth Benson Forer
Venice Family Clinic provides more than 106,000 primary care, specialty care, mental health, dental, and health
education visits annually to low-income people of all ages. All services -including diagnosis, treatment, medications,
follow-up care, and laboratory tests -are provided free of charge. Agency Budget: $15,038,940
THE FROGRAM
Primary Health Care to Low-Income and Uninsured Residents
and Homeless of Santa Monica provides access to primary
medical care and medications to low-income populations,
including 2,733 youth, seniors and the homeless in Santa
Monica.
WHAT'S NEW
The agency will track and report outcomes related to diabetes
among older adults ages 65 and older in Santa Monica.
ESTSIE D ANK
1710 22nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 a (310) 828-6016 ®www.westsidefoodbankca.ore
Executive Director: Bruce Rankin
Westside Food Bank supplies food to the food assistance programs of social service agencies. Through the services of
member agencies, food reaches the most vulnerable members of the Santa Monica community and enables them to
stay in their homes. Agency Budget: $1,188,868
THE PROGRAM
Emergency Food Distribution provides
supplementary and emergency food to 13,080
low-income and homeless Santa Monica
residents through the programs of local social
service agencies.
WHAT'S NEW
Expanded service collaboration will include
greater outreach to Pico neighborhood
residents via Virginia Avenue Park, schools and
other community based organizations.
FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
Santa Monica Grant $ 101,972
Cash Match (91%) $ 1,086,896
Total Program Budget $ 1,188,868
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Santa Monica Grant $ 94,127
Cash Match (99%) $ 14,944,813
Total Program Budget $ 15,038,940
ESTSIDE CENTER. FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
12901 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90066 • (310) 390-3611 • www.wcil.or¢
executive Director: Aliza Barzilay
Westside Center for Independent Living is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people with all kinds of
disabilities. The goal of the peer-led programs and services is the elimination of economic, social, attitudinal and
environmental barriers and avoiding institutionalization. Agency Budget: $2,035,575
THE PROGRAM
Independent Living Service provides
comprehensive services to 180 Santa Monica
residents with disabilities, including case
management, benefits and healthcare assistance,
in-home care provider registry, peer counseling,
housing assistance and placement, independent
living skills, assistive technology services,
community education and advocacy technical
assistance and emergency fund support.
WHAT`S NEW
Significant increase to the number of people with
disabilities placed in permanent housing.
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (26%)
Total Program Budget
35,750
12,410
48,160
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (87%)
Total Program Budget
$ 160,127
$ 1,100,570
1,260,697
THE PROGRAM
Home Access Program provides home
modifications and adaptive equipment necessary
for 45 low-income Santa Monica residents with
disabilities to achieve/maintain accessibility and
safety in order to remain in their homes.
WHAT'S NEW
Increased number of people who receive home
modifications and adaptive equipment along with
improved coordination with programs that serve
seniors in Santa Monica.
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I E,4LTHY ING
1527 4` Street, 2° Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401 • (310) 394-9871 • www.wiseandhealthvaging.or~
Executive Director: Grace Cheng Braun
WISE& HealthyAging is amulti-service agency that works to promote and improve the well-being, independence and
self-esteem of seniors, their families, and caregivers and to prevent premature institutionalization whenever possible.
Agency Budget: $4,383,651
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (42%)
Total Program Budget
200,000
142,581
342,581
THE PROGRAM
In-Home Services/Care Management provides
comprehensive in-home services, specifically care
management, personal money management and
critical response services, to 292 low-income older
adults in order to preserve independence and dignity.
WHAT'S NEW
Develop enhanced partnership with Santa Monica
Police Department to identify and serve the most
isolated, service-resistant seniors.
THE PROGRAM
Transportation and Mobilify Program, a
partnership with the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus,
educates and promotes the use of transportation
and mobility programming and options to 4,912
seniors and people with disabilities.
WHAT'S NEW
Expand door through door, or assisted
transportation, including more hours through Dial
A Ride and addition of agency accessible van along
with staff and volunteers who will provide
attendant support for the most frail seniors.
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (74%)
Total Program Budget
45,000
125,000
170,000
Santa Monica Grant $ 209,062
Total Program Budget $ 209,062
NEW PROGRAM
WISE Connections utilizes a national community-based
"village" model that is a membership-based virtual one-
stop-shop, and delivers services to 75 Santa Monica
residents. The program promotes independence, social
and cultural connectivity and access to vetted vendors,
such as home repair professionals. This is the first
"village" to launch that will provide subsidized
membership for low income seniors, totaling 35.
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I EALTHY {~I~1G
1527 4 Street, 2°0 Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401 • (310) 394-9871 • www.wiseandhealthvaxin~.or~
Executive Director: Grace Cheng Braun
THE PROGRAM
Senior Peer Counseling provides emotional and social
support to 110 people similar in ages and
backgrounds through one-on-one and group
counseling sessions led by trained, senior peer
counselors.
WHAT'S MEW
Significant expansion in the number of seniors and
caregivers served and the issues addressed, such as
end-of-life support, life coaching and coping with
financial distress.
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (45%)
Total Program Budget
$ 89,958
$ 74,042
$ 164,000
THE PROGRAM
Santa Monica Grant
Cash Match (74%)
Total Program Budget
THE PROGRAM
Congregate Meals Program provides lunch-time
nutrition and social contact for 300 older adults
through the provision of lunchtime meals in
conjunction with opportunities for linkage to a wide
range of social services in the community.
WHAT'S IVEW
Expanded programming at Ken Edwards Center to
serve more seniors, adding a second seating to give
seniors two options for mealtime; and the
introduction of a cyber cafe which will provide
computers, Internet access and classes in an
updated setting.
FY 2011-12 Human Services Grants Program
128,222
368,000
496,222
W/SEAdult Day Service Center provides day care for
43 older adults in Santa Monica, offering activities,
health monitoring, socialization and assistance with
daily activities. .
WHAT'S IVEW
Enhanced services at new location, the Ken Edwards
Center, allowing for better integration of services.
Santa Monica Grant $ 227,870
Cash Match (42%) $ 163,723
Total Program Budget $ 391,593
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EALTHV GING
1527 4` Street, 2° Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401 • (310) 394-9871 • www.wiseandhealthvaxinx.ore
Executive Director: Grace Cheng Braun
CAPITAL PROJECT
Ken Edwards Center Facility Improvements: The
Internet Cafe & Bistro Dining Room & Patio
Renovation will be improved with an updated kitchen
and dining room, which will support expanded
programming, including a new Internet cafe and a
variety of educational and social activities, along with
improvements to patio roof, if funds are available.
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Santa Monica Grant $ 225,000
Cash Match (25%) $ 75,000
Project Budget $ 300,000
ONE-TIME PROJECT Santa Monica Grant
Purchase of a wheelchair accessible van, ~ $ 42.855
allowing for expanded assisted transportation Cash Match (25%) $ 14,000
options for the agency's program participants. Total Program Budget $ 55,855
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ATTACHMENT II
Projects Not Recommended for Funding
American Red Cross of Santa Monica -Emergency Needs Coordination to the Elderly Population
Request: $73,327; Referred to City's Office of Emergency Management for consideration,
not appropriate for HSGP.
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica - To Graduation -and Beyond!
Request: $50,000; Merits funding to address needs of teens and older youth; and this may
be considered in subsequent year(s) upon completion of YRT recommendations.
Empowertech - Assistive Technology Program
Request: $45,400; Current grantee not meeting administrative standards, lacks strong
presence in Santa Monica and weak outcomes (3 month transition funding of $7,673)
Family Service of Santa Monica/Vista Del Mar -Renovation 1539 Euclid
Request: $65,700; If project becomes better defined and agency secures additional capital
funds, may be considered for funding in subsequent year(s).
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Santa Monica Office -Case Management System Upgrade
Request: $238,642; City funding for data management is focused on integrated, cross-
agency systems, and given limited City resources, funding is not available for this project.
Meals on Wheels West -The Senior Outreach Project
Request: $101,000; Communication and outreach is critical for all human services
agencies, however, given limited resources and competing priorities, there are no new City
funds available for single agency marketing.
The UCLA Family Commons -Family Coaching & Mentor Mothers
Requests: $1,394,946; May merit funding, however, there are not funds available for a new
grant of this size; smaller grant funding may be considered in subsequent year(s) upon
completion of YRT recommendations.
Virginia Avenue Project -New Community Partnerships and Outreach
Request: $113,717; Grant funding provided through Cultural Affairs.
Wilshire Health and Community Services -Good Neighbor Program
Request: $85,000; Funding is not available for this project; duplicative of other programs
WISE & Healthy Aging- Technical Upgrade -Electronic Client Management
Request: $9,500; City funding for data management is focused on integrated, cross-agency
systems, and given limited City resources, funding is not available for this project.
YWCA Santa Monica/Westside - A Girl's Voice & Housing and Education Program
Request: $154,493; Housing program does not serve Santa Monica residents, A Girl's Voice
program may be considered in subsequent year(s) upon completion of YRT
recommendations
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ATTACHMENT III
Definition of Eligible Santa l~/9onica Program Participants
For the purposes of the Human Services Grants Program, an eligible Santa Monica program
participant is defined as:
• An individual whose permanent address is in Santa Monica; or
• A student currently attending a Santa. Monica public school in the Santa Monica-
Malibu Unified School District; or
• A youth, age 16 - 24, who last attended a Santa Monica public high school in the
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SfV1MUSD).
Further, an eligible Santa Monica homeless participant includes:
• Homeless individuals and families whose last permanent address was in Santa
Monica; or
• Formerly homeless Santa Monica homeless participants who are now living in
permanent supportive housing; or
• Homeless individuals on the Santa Monica Service Registry (SR) or those who qualify
for the SR based on the criteria that they have been homeless in Santa Monica for at
least five years or are referred by City staff/first responders as high users of City
resources; or
® Vulnerable members of Santa Moniba's workforce (homeless individuals and families
with a household member who has worked full-time within the City of Santa Monica
for a minimum of six consecutive months).
A Santa Monica program participant is not:
• A student attending a private school in Santa Monica who lives outside of Santa
Monica; or
• A student attending Santa Monica College who lives outside of Santa Monica and
attended anon-SMMUSD high school; or
• A homeless individual or family who recently arrived in Santa Monica or intermittently
stays in Santa Monica. '
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Sa nla Nooita"
ranizat~l ~u~p®rt r® rare Grant
f®r and Culture ranlzati®ra~ 2~1a~3
Overview
The Organizational Support Program (OSP) was established in 1997 to provide sustained funding to
the cornerstone agencies of Santa Monica's cultural life. OSP is designed to help secure community access
to first-rate cultural opportunities by providing stable multi-year support for the City's core organizations'
operational expenses, which, in turn, supports their longer-range artistic and administrative goals.
$441,295 in requests were submitted, nearly twicelast year's allocation for the program. 17 proposals
were received, six from organizations that had not previously received an OSP grant.
Proposals were reviewed by a group of outstanding professionals assembled from the theater, dance,
music, cultural heritage and visual arts disciplines: John Michael Garces, ED, Cornerstone Theater; Theresa
Chavez, ED, About Productions; Janine Perron, former Grants Manager for the L.A. County Arts
Cornxnission and the Hammer Museum; Elizabeth Kennedy, VP for Institutional Advancement, Autry
Museum; Felicia Kelley, Senior Programs Manager, California Council for the Humanities; David Plettner,
Arts Consultant; Jan Karlin, ED, Southwest Chamber Music; Angie Kim, Program Director, Southern
California Grantmakers, and formerly with the Getty Foundation.
Goals
• Increase and sustain world-class artistic production and exhibition in Santa Monica
• Deliver opportunities for creativity, artistic participation and the understanding of cultural heritage
to diverse components of the community
• Promote high standards of organizational management in Santa Monica's arts and culture
ecosystem
• Highlight the City as an international creative center
• Open avenues of discourse to broad topics of human creativity and learning among the general
public
Strategies
Address the significant growth in the Santa Monica cultural ecosystem by:
o Capping the top level grant at $60,000 for this cycle
o Prioritizing funding for organizations. that meet parameters for `core' agencies
o Directing small increases in funding to high-scoring organizations
o Directing MOE funding to adequately-scoring organizations
o Introducing entry level grants
o Supplementing General Fund dollars with a small amount of funds from the City's Cultural
Trust Fund
• Support higher management standards by offering administrative capacity building matching grants
for growing small and midsize organizations
Recommendations
• Funding for 11 cornerstone arts and cultural organizations, including 3 new OSP recipients
• MOE funding to 8 agencies (Santa Monica Museum of Art, Highways, Inc., California Heritage
Museum, Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica History Museum)
• Small increases to 3 high scoring agencies (18`h Street Arts Center, Virginia Avenue Project, Santa
Monica Symphony)
• Entry level grant to one agency (Broad Stage)
• Administrative capacity building grants to 2 agencies (Ruskin Group Theatre and Morgan-Wixson
Theatre
Large - $500,000+
Santa Monica Museum of Art $ 65,725 $ 60,000 $ 60,000
18th Street Arts Center $ 32,965 $ 60,000 $ 34,000
Madison Project/Broad Stage $ - $ 60,000 $ 15,000
Medium - $250,000-$499,999
Virginia Avenue Project $ 26,405 $ 41,429 $ 28,000
Highways Performance Space $ 26,410 $ 31,347 $ 26,000
California Heritage Museum $ 19,122 $ 30,000 $ 19,500
Santa Monica Playhouse $ 19,861 $ 40,000 $ 19,500
Small - up to $249,999
Santa Monica Symphony $ 25,771 $ 22,277 $ 26,500 **
Santa Monica History Museum $ 6,035 $ 13,000 $ 6,100
Morgan-Wixson Theatre $ - $ 25,100 $ 5,000
Ruskin Group Theatre $ - $ 16,500 $ 5,000
~alt~aral Agencies of eCOrnrnende for Funin
FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12
.Funding Grant
AGENCY Level Re uest
Aresis Ensemble/Cit Garage $ 7,138 $ 8,500
Donna Sternberg & Dancers $ - $ 3,954
Musica Angelica $ - $ 50,000
Powerhouse Theatre $ 7,138 $ 8,268
TeAda $ - $ 13,000
Verdi Chorus $ - $ 7,929
* This year, grant requests were limited to ten percent of agency budget, with a maximum of $60,000
"Grant amount includes a separate, one-time award of $3,500 in matching funds towards the hire of an
Executive Director
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CULTURAL ®RGANIZATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING: LARGE ($SOO~®®O-F)
ANTA ®NICA IJSEUM F RT
Bergamot Station Gl, 2525 Michigan Ave ,Santa Monica, CA 90404 • 310.586.6488 • htto://smmoa.or2 • Executive Director: Elsa Longhauser
Founded in 1984, SMMoA is the only non-collecting museum, or Kunsthalle, in Southern California. SMMoA organizes
three major exhibitions and six-to-eight project room presentations annually that speak to the Museum's dual agenda:
to examine the work of artists pivotal to the post-war development of contemporary art, and to present the work of
emerging artists who represent the future of art in our complex and constantly changing world.
Proposed FY11-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $2,236,961
Santa Monica Grant: $60,000
Grant percent of budget: 3%
1 T" TRET RTS ~EIVTER
1638 18 Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 • 310.453.3711 • 18thstreet.orx • Executive Director: Jan Williamson
Founded in 1988, 18`h Street Arts Center's mission is to provoke public dialogue through contemporary art making. With
its 1.25 acre facility in Santa Monica, 18`h Street supports the work of individual artists and nonprofit arts organizations,
and provides a physical center for contemporary art in a region characterized by its de-centralization. Two program
areas that reflect its mission: 1) an Artist Residency Program that fosters inter-cultural collaboration and dialogue and 2)
a Public Events and Presenting Program that focuses on engaging the public through exhibitions, events, talks and
publications.
Proposed FY11-12 Fundin;;
Agency Budget: $1,032,778
Santa Monica Grant: $34,000
Grant percent of budget: 3%
ADIS®N fZ®JECT DPA THE R®D TALE
1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405 • 310.434.3413 • www.thebroadstaee.com • Executive Director: Dale Franzen
The Broad Stage contributes to our cultural community through excellence in education and art, helping inspire new
audiences and artists. Through mainstage programming that features exceptional performances in theater, dance, jazz,
opera, symphony, chamber music and new genres, the Broad Stage complements Los Angeles' vibrant cultural
landscape. The ARTS INSIGHTS education and outreach program expands cultural access and learning through free and
low-cost In-School Workshops, Student Matinees, Master Classes, Open Rehearsals, Lectures and Family Events.
Proposed FY11-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $3,943,028
Santa Monica Grant: $15,000
Grant percent of budget: 0.4%
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CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING: MIDSIZE (~2$Or000°$499,999)
IRGINI,4 ilENU R®JECT
3000 Olympic Blvd.,.Santa Monica, CA 90404. 310.264.4224 • www.virginiaavenueproiect:org • Executive Director: Leigh Curran
The Virginia Avenue Project provides free, after-school and summer arts and academic enrichment programs to low-
incomefamilies in Santa Monica, using the arts in conjunction with long-term, one-on-one mentoring to help youth
think creatively, critically and courageously about their lives, families, and community. From age six through high school
graduation, Virginia Avenue Project youth participate in an ongoing sequence of writing and performing programs. Our
primary community partner is the Santa Monica Police Activities League. The Project.preserits four shows annually at
professional theaters showcasing plays created by Project kids and their adult artist/mentors.
Proposed FY 2011-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $392,635
Santa Monica Grant: $28,000
Grant percent of budget: 7%
IGHUVAYS, INC®
165118 St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 • 310.453.1755 • www.highwavsperformance.org • Executive Director: Leo Garcia
Since 1989, Highways has provided culturally diverse artists and audience -people of color, the LGBT community, the
differently-abled, the homeless-a venue to create new work, find their artistic voices and reach their intended
audiences. Highways presents more than 200 performances annually, organizes twelve exhibitions and conducts
educational programs to enhance the skills of the region's emerging artists.
Proposed FY11-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $313,476
Santa Monica Grant: $26,000
Grant percent of budget: 8%
ALIF®FZNIA ERITAGE USEUM
2612 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405.• 310.392.8537 • web.mac.com/calmuseum • Executive Director: Tobi Smith
The California Heritage Museum presents California's decorative, folk and fine arts in celebration of the richness of the
state's culture and heritage, and to promote the passion that is collecting. The Museum also publishes exceptional books
and catalogues. Programming includes diverse and comprehensive exhibitions such as'SKATEBOARD: Evolution and Art
in California', 'Saints & Sinners: Mexican Devotional Art', 'California Tile: The Golden Era 1910-1940', 'Cowabunga: The
Santa Monica Bay Surfing Experience 1907-1967'.
Proposed FY11-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $380,000
Santa Monica Grant: $19,500
Grant percent of budget: 6%
ANTA ONICA LAYH®USE
12114 St., #201, Santa Monica, CA 90401 • 310.394.9779 • www.santamonicaplayhouse.com • Artistic Director: Evelyn Rudie
Santa Monica Playhouse, the oldest continuously-producing theatre company in Southern California, is celebrating 50
years of uninterrupted theatrical services to the community. The Playhouse specializes in the creation of exciting
theatre, the maintenance of an educational conservatory, and sharing the magic of live theatre through community
outreach, striving to originate exceptional theatrical experiences which are essential to the health and evolution of our
diverse local and global communities. The Playhouse has presented 600 classic and contemporary productions, reaching
five million audience members to date.
Proposed FY11-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $401,000
Santa Monica Grant: $19,500
Grant percent of budget: 5%
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING: SMALL (UP TO 249r999)
ANTA ONICA YMPFIONY
Box 3101, Santa Monica, CA 90408-3101 • 626.796.8966 • www.smsvmphonv.orx • Music Director & Conductor: Allen Robert Gross
Since 1945, the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra (SMSO) has provided high quality concerts of works from the
classical and contemporary repertoire to the Santa Monica community free of charge. The mission of the SMSO is to
enrich the community by presenting music performances of high artistic value, and to serve as a music education
resource for Santa Monica. The SMSO presents five concerts annually at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and other
locations in Santa Monica, including an annual Martin Luther King Day concert, introduces young people to classical
music and enhances lifelong learning opportunities through performances at local schools, libraries and community arts
events.
Proposed FY 2011-12 Fundine
Agency Budget: $222,771
Santa Monica Grant: $26,500
Grant percent of budget: 12%
ANTA OIVICA ITORY 1950
P.O. Box 3059, Santa Monica, CA 90408 • 310.395.2290 • www.santamonicahistory.or~ • President & CEO: Louise Gabriel
The Museum's mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible the history of Santa Monica, to advance historical
knowledge, and to impart to residents and others, particularly children, a sense of community and an appreciation for
the diverse, multicultural past of Santa Monica. The Museum's programming provides public access to rare and
significant historical collections through interpretive exhibitions, free docent-led school tours, lectures and multimedia
presentations, workshops, special events, curriculum-based student offerings, collaborative projects, community
outreach, digital image and collections archive, and research and archival services for scholars and individuals of all ages.
Proposed FY11-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $180,000
Santa Monica Grant: $6,100
Grant percent of budget: 3%
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ORGAN- IXSON THEATRE
2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405-1915 • 310.828.7519 • www.mor~an-wixson.or~ • President: Thomas L. Brown II
The Morgan-Wixson's mission is to entertain, educate and inspire all ages, engaging the community in live theatre
experiences which reflect cultural diversity. With both mainstage productions and the Youth Education/Entertainment
Series (Y.E.S), the Morgan-Wixson presents eleven productions per year. Recent shows include August Wilson's
"Fences," the British farce "Caught in the Net," and "A Chorus Line." Y.E.S. specializes in literary adaptations for families,
such as "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" and Thurber's "Many Moons."
Proposed FY11-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $259,000
Santa Monica Grants $5,000
Grant percent of budget: 2%
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USKIN ROUP THEATRE OMPANY
3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90405 • 310.397.3244 • www.ruskin¢rouptheatre.com • Artistic Director:lohn Ruskin
The Ruskin's mission is to expose the community to the enlightening experience of theater while providing outreach
through its Healing Through the Arts program. The theater produces critically acclaimed work, and mentors and teaches
acting to foster children. Since 2002, the Ruskin has mounted more than 35 productions, winning awards from the
NAACP, GLAD, Women in Theatre, and L.A. Stage. The theater has been featured in the L.A. Times, L.A. Stage Magazine
and Variety, and the Healing Through the Arts program has serviced more than 2,500 people.
Proposed FY11-12 Funding
Agency Budget: $153,416
Santa Monica Grant: $5,000
Grant percent of budget: 3%
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