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Home My WebLink About09/15/2020 - MinutesMINUTES City of Renton Human Services Advisory Committee Meeting September 15, 2020 - 3:00 p.m. via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/91191121199?pwd=c3puOUxWRTVFZmppaUR1SWtIbUN1QT09 Attendance: Teresa Kenney (Chair), Krista Townsend (Vice Chair), Amy Koehl, Leslie Anderson, Joe Scovel, Staci VanderPol, Adair Hasty, Julie Dubravetz, Jeannie Anderson, Joanie Howe, Catherine Dang Staff: Human Services Manager Guy Williams, Human Services Coordinator Dianne Utecht, Administrative Secretary Jennifer Ayres 1. Call to Order at 10:05am by Krista Townsend. 2. Approval of Agenda – Joanie Howe moved to approve the September 15, 2020 agenda. The motion was seconded by Amy Koehl. All were in favor; motion carried. 3. Approval of Minutes – Joe Scovel motioned to approve the May 18, 2020 (last full committee meeting) minutes. Motion was seconded by Leslie Anderson. All were in favor; motion carried. 4. Overview of Grant Funding Cycle Process – Guy Williams, Human Services Manager City provides $562,036 annually to allocate to agency programs providing human services. For the 2021-2022 cycle, 87 applications were received and reviewed by the committee. Guy expressed gratitude to committee members for the time and effort put into the fair and equitable process of reviewing applications and determining funding amounts. 5. Grant Funding Cycle – Group 1 Presentation of Proposed Award Amounts See additional document of 2021-2022 proposed award amounts. Programs were ranked from highest to lowest based on average score and proposed funding is by the order they were ranked. Programs were not skipped to fund lower-ranked programs. Minimum award is $7500, and new programs can not receive more than $7500. A. Economic Opportunity & Self Sufficiency $78,685 B. Health & Wellness $106,787 ($1907 moved to Homeless Services and Housing) C. Homeless Services & Housing $112,407 6. Grant Funding Cycle – Group 2 Presentation of Proposed Award Amounts See additional document of 2021-2022 proposed award amounts. A. Basic Needs $122,648 B. Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault $73,065 C. Connector Services $67,444 7. Gap Analysis Discussion – Dianne Utecht, Human Services Coordinator A. Dianne shared that $562,036 is designated for funding the 51 proposed agency programs recommended by the committee. 87 applications were received totaling $1,473,639. 16 new programs are recommended for funding, and 14 programs previously funded were not recommended. Some programs received reductions in funding. B. Dianne compared grant funding awards for 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 proposed amounts. See PowerPoint slides. City of Renton Human Services Advisory Committee January 21, 2020 Page 2 C. Agencies that were unfunded—Committee members expressed that there was “not enough budget” to address the overall need. One recommendation for unfunded agencies was to “write a stronger application” that more effectively demonstrates the needs and value of the program. Julie Dubravetz motioned to approve funding as recommended. Krista Townsend seconded. Motion passed. 8.Process Debrief – Dianne Utecht, Human Services Coordinator A. Application format and rating tool: Group felt that the revised application and categories for 2021- 2022 overall provided space for agencies to communicate the importance of work being done. Leslie Anderson expressed disappointment that some deserving agencies had poorly written applications even though they were deserving programs. Staci VanderPol agreed. Joe Scovel shared that if equity is a priority of the City, then there is a need to address the ability of agencies to hire grant writers. B. Overall funding process: Amy Koehl expressed a desire for the City to have more funding available to award to agencies. Committee members agreed that funding needs to increase. C. Reading group structure and time required for review. Members shared that they felt comfortable in the process and that they were able to work together respectfully even when they disagreed. Generally the group agreed that the Zoom format provided a successful format for discussing applications. Each group met 5 times and spent approximately 45-60 minutes reviewing each application for a total of 57-60 hours. 8.Information 9.Adjournment Respectfully submitted, _______________________________________ ______________________ Teresa Kenney, Chair Date Next regular meeting is November 17, 2020 via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91191121199?pwd=c3puOUxWRTVFZmppaUR1SWtIbUN1QT09 11/17/2020 New Program (not funded in previous cycle) Agency Program Allocation 1 After School All Stars Academic Tutoring and Mentoring (middle School)$7,500 2 Asian Counseling and Referral Whole Health Oriented Mental Health $7,500 3 Babies of Homelessness Basic Baby Needs to Homeless Families $7,500 4 Catholic Community Services ARISE Homeless Shelter $50,407 5 Catholic Community Services Volunteer Services $10,000 6 Childhaven (formerly RAYS) Mental Health Counseling $10,380 7 Childhaven (formerly RAYS)RAYS UP (drop out prevention)$14,185 8 Children's Therapy Center Therapy for Children with Special Needs $7,500 9 Communities in Schools of Renton- Tukwila Mentor Program $9,000 10 Communities in Schools of Renton- Tukwila Site Coordinator $27,444 11 Crisis Clinic King County 2-1-1 $10,000 12 Domestic Abuse Women's Network Community Advocacy Services $7,500 13 Domestic Abuse Women's Network DAWN Housing $7,500 14 Easter Seals Eastside Adult Services Center $7,500 15 Eastside Baby Corner Basic Needs for Children $7,500 16 El Centro de la Raza South King County Systems Navigation Program $7,500 17 Feminist Women's Health Clinic Reproductive Healthcare for Low Income Women $10,000 18 Friends of Youth Youth and Young Adult Shelter $7,500 19 Institute for Family Development Parents and Children Together (PACT) $10,000 20 Kindering Center Development services for homeless children $7,500 21 King County Bar Foundation Pro Bono Legal Services $10,500 22 King County Sexual Assault Resource Center Comprehensive Sexual Assault Services $32,000 23 Lifewire Advocacy Survivor Advocacy Services (DV)$10,515 24 Lifewire Housing Stability Program $7,500 25 Lutheran Community Services NW Refugees NW Counseling $7,500 26 Mary's Place A Place to Call Home $7,500 27 Multi-Service Center Emergency Assistance and Resource Navigation $11,907 28 Neighborhood House Case Management and Information and referral $7,500 29 One America English Innovations $7,500 30 Orion Industries Employment Services 9000 31 Partners in Employment Employment and Training 9000 32 Pediatric Interim Care Center Infant Withdrawal Program 7500 33 Puget Sound Training Center Adult Employment and Training $7,500 34 REACH Center of Hope $7,500 35 Refugee Women's Alliance Basic Needs Program $7,800 36 Renton Housing Authority Sunset Neighborhood Center $7,500 37 Seattle King County D of Public Health SKC Mobile Medical/Dental $10,000 38 Solid Ground Housing Stability Program $7,500 39 Sound Generation Community Dining Program $9,068 40 Sound Generations Meals On Wheels $13,000 41 Sound Generations Volunteer Transportation $7,500 41 St. Vincent de Paul St. Anthony's Emergency Assistance $35,780 42 St Vincent de Paul Centro Rendu $7,500 43 Ukrainian Community Center of WA Crisis Family Intervention $12,000 44 Ukrainian Community Center of WA Russian Ukrainian Refugee Assistance Program $7,500 45 Vine Maple Place Stable Families Program $7,500 46 Washington Poison Center Emergency Services $7,500 47 Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy Autism Service Navigation, Advocacy & Support $7,500 48 Way Back Inn Homeless Family Services $10,000 49 West African Community Council WACC Immigration Legal Program $7,500 50 YWCA |Seattle|King|Snohomish Children's Domestic Violence $8,050 51 YWCA |Seattle|King|Snohomish SKC Emergency Shelter $12,000 Total $562,036 City of Renton Human Services 2021-2022 Agency Funding Recommendations Grant Funding Recommendations 2019-2020 & 2021-2022 Comparison