AgdaPkt 2013-03-25 Joint SA and PFA

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6.1.D. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er March 25, 2013 SUBJECT Grant application to Silicon Valley Community Foundation Safety Net Services: Food and Shelter program for FY 2013-2014 to provide food and shelter services at the Fair Oaks Community Center RECOMMENDATION Approve and Authorize Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCS) staff to apply for grant funding (through an RFP process) from the 2013 Silicon Valley Community Foundation Safety Net Services: Food and Shelter Program, to provide food and shelter services at the Fair Oaks Community Center. BACKGROUND The Fair Oaks Community Center is a part of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department providing a variety of programs and social services to the community. Since 2001, the Fair Oaks Community Center has received financial resources from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation ("Foundation") (and its predecessor foundation, the Peninsula Community Foundation). Funding initially provided support for direct client service needs (i.e. food, rental assistance, transportation assistance) and later expanded to include support for both direct client service needs and program expansion (including an Early Entry Shelter Program and funding a Public Allies position). Since 2010, the Foundation has provided $20,000 towards the core operations for Fair Oaks Community Center's Information and Referral Program. I. The Foundation's 2012 Grant Award to Fair Oaks Community Center Under the 2012 Silicon Valley Community Foundation Safety Net Services grant application process, agencies were encouraged to submit collaborative proposals for higher dollar amounts due to additional funding provided by San Mateo County. As a result, the collaborative proposal submitted by the Fair Oaks Community Center for $80,000 for FY 2012-2013 was approved. The proposal included the following three components: o The Fair Oaks Community Center Information and Referral Program providing food assistance, homelessness services, and homelessness prevention ($30,000 total including $20,000 towards core operations and $10,000 to hire Public Allies Human Services Specialist through the summer of 2012);