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CITY OF VANCOUVER
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MEMORANDUM March 5, 2004
TO: |
Mayor and Council |
CC: |
City Manager
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FROM: |
Director of Social Planning |
SUBJECT: |
Update to "2004 Community Services Grants Allocation" Report
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This memo advises City Council which applicants for Community Services Grants have applied for reconsideration of the staff recommendations, and the subsequent amendments to the affected RECOMMENDATIONS in the Grants Allocations Report that will be considered by Council on Tuesday, March 9, 2004. With this memo, we are also proposing a revision to RECOMMENDATION E
Process
All Community Services Grants applicants were informed of the Social Planning staff recommendations for these grants in late February, 2004. They were advised that they could request reconsideration of the recommendations no later than March 3, 2004. All applications that are subsequently going through the reconsideration process are removed from the list of grants which are being recommended to Council at this time. The reconsidered applications will be considered by Council on April 8, 2004.
Requests for Reconsideration
The following applicants have requested reconsideration of the staff recommendations:
App. # Agency Recommendation
1. ALDA - Adult Learning Disabilities $7,500 terminating
7. Big Brothers $18,700 terminating
30. EYA - YouthMappers $0
51. La Boussole $0
67. Pacific Post Partum $8,500 terminating
73. Real Power $0
74. Renfrew-Collingwood Seniors $8,100 terminating
103. Van. Status of Women $16,000 terminating
105. Van. Women's Health Coll. $0
109. West. Inst. Deaf & HH $5,000 terminating
110. WISH Drop-in Centre $34,000
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$97,800
"No staff on the Board" eligibility criteria
Appendix B, in the Allocations report, describes two situations where organizations do not comply with the City policy which prohibits Society staff from being voting members of the Board of Directors. Since the report was written, a solution to this problem has been agreed to for one of the applicants - the Greater Vancouver Law Students Advice Society (GVLSAS).
UBC law students, volunteering for the Greater Vancouver Law Students Advice Society provide free legal advice to low-income Vancouver residents. The City has funded this service for many years. This organization does not meet the "staff on the Board" criteria as their By-laws state that Executive Board members will be given first priority for summer employment, and they will remain on the Board even if they are employed as staff. There are no provisions concerning potential conflict of interest.
The GVLSAS uses the City funding to help pay for a supervising lawyer and an administrative assistant, who are both employees of the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). Currently, the City grant goes directly from GVLSAS to CLAS. CLAS does not permit staff to be voting members of their Board. To enable continued funding for this service, staff are recommending that this grant be transferred to the Community Legal Assistance Society. Both organizations have agreed to this arrangement. Consequently, we are proposing that RECOMMENDATION E be amended to reflect this.
Amended RECOMMENDATIONS
To avoid the confusion of one complete list of RECOMMENDATIONS, as contained in the Grants Allocations Report, and another partial list of the ones that need to be changed as a result of the requests for reconsideration, we have attached to this memo the complete set of RECOMMENDATIONS, with the required amendments. We have also attached the amended Appendices from the Grants Allocation Report that are referred to in the RECOMMENDATIONS.
The funding which had been recommended for those that are requesting reconsideration (totalling $97,800) will remain unallocated in the Community Services Grants budget until Council makes a decision with regards to these applications at the conclusion of the reconsideration process.
Jeff Brooks
Director of Social Planning
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RECOMMENDATIONS (amended recommendations in italics)
A. THAT Council approve 10 Neighbourhood Organization Grants totalling $551,956, as listed in Appendix A-1. Source of funding is the 2004 Community Services Grants budget;
B. THAT Council approve 7 Organizational Capacity Building Grants totalling $163,620, as listed in Appendix A-2. Source of funding is the 2004 Community Services Grants budget;
C. THAT Council approve 70 Direct Social Service Grants, including any recommended CONDITIONS on the grants, as listed in the amended Appendix A-3 attached to this memo, totalling $2,219,288. Source of funding is the 2004 Community Services Grants budget;
D. THAT Council approve 3 six-month terminating Direct Social Service Grants totalling $17,850 for the applications listed in the amended Appendix A-4 attached to this memo. Source of funding is the 2004 Community Services Grants budget;
E. E.1 THAT Council approve an exception to the "no staff on the Board" eligibility criteria for Pacific Community Resources Society (Vietnamese Youth Worker), based on the explanations provided in Appendix B, and subsequently approve a Direct Social Service Grants of $40,5000
E.2 THAT Council approve a Direct Social Service Grants of $42,420 to the Community Legal Assistance Society, to continue supporting the legal advice service that was previously funded by a Community Services Grant to the Greater Vancouver Law Students Advice Society.
Source of funding for both grants is the 2004 Community Services Grants budget;
F. THAT Council approve the establishment of a $20,000 reserve for the Partners in Organizational Development program. Specific allocation recommendations will be made at a later date this year;
G. THAT Council approve a Rent Subsidy grant of $34,755 to the B.C. Coalition of People with Disabilities, source of funding is the 2004 Other Grants budget;
H. THAT Council approve a Rent Subsidy grant of $8,880 to Central City Mission for the Dugout, source of funding is the 2004 Other Grants budget;
I. THAT Council approve a Rent Subsidy grant of $7,872 to End Legislated Poverty, source of funding is the 2004 Other Grants budget;
J. THAT Council approve a Rent Subsidy grant of $15,500 to Family Services - Street Youth Program, source of funding is the 2004 Other Grants budget.
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Direct Social Services Grants
Recommendations
APP. # |
AGENCY |
RECOMMEND GRANT |
REQUEST |
PREVIOUS GRANT |
CONDITIONS |
4 |
Battered Women's Support Services |
$34,460 |
$47,123 |
$34,460 |
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8 |
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland |
$44,500 |
$47,500 |
$44,500 |
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10 |
Britannia CSCS - Latin American Youth Outreach |
$40,500 |
$46,245 |
$40,500 |
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11 |
Britannia CSCS - Vietnamese Srs/Family Outreach |
$38,500 |
$46,500 |
$38,500 |
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9 |
Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Greater Van. |
$57,124 |
$60,000 |
$57,124 |
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13 |
Canadian Paraplegic Assoc. |
$35,000 |
$38,000 |
$35,000 |
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16 |
Chinese Community Library Serv. Assoc. |
$27,960 |
$43,000 |
$27,960 |
QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT BY JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 1, 2004, OF PROGRAM ACTIVITY REPORTS, TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING |
19 |
Crisis Interven. & Suicide Prev. Ctr. |
$18,200 |
$40,000 |
$18,200 |
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21 |
DERA - Seniors Coordinator |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT BY JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1, AND DECEMBER 1, 2004, OF FINANCIAL AND ACTIVITY REPORTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING. |
23 |
Downtown Eastside Women's Ctr Assoc. - Advocacy |
$55,000 |
$80,000 |
$55,000 |
SECOND AND FOURTH QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF REPORTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING, BY JUNE 1 AND DECEMBER 1, 2004. THE REPORTS MUST OUTLINE THE GOALS, ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES RELATED TO ADVOCACY AND DIRECT SERVICE WORK UNDERTAKEN ON BEHALF OF WOMEN WHO ACCESS THE DTES WOMEN'S CENTRE. |
25 |
Downtown Eastside Youth Activities Soc. - DEYAS |
$40,500 |
$50,000 |
$48,196 |
FUNDING MUST BE DIRECTED TO OUTREACH SERVICES FOR YOUTH 19 YEARS AND OVER. FUNDING IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW IN APRIL, 2004, AFTER THE DECISION ON MCFD YOUTH SERVICES CONTRACTING IS MADE AND THE IMPLICATIONS ON ALL YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES ARE UNDERSTOOD. |
26 |
Dugout - Central City Mission |
$31,000 |
$31,000 |
$31,000 |
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28 |
Eastside Family Place |
$53,000 |
$57,880 |
$49,560 |
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29 |
End Legislated Poverty - Organizer |
$33,996 |
$33,996 |
$33,996 |
SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT QUARTERLY PAYMENTS CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT, BY JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 1 OF FINANCIAL AND ACTIVITY REPORTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING |
31 |
Family Services - Counselling Program |
$27,920 |
$30,000 |
$27,920 |
FUNDING MUST BE DIRECTED TO SUBSIDIZED COUNSELLING FEES FOR LOW-INCOME VANCOUVER RESIDENTS. |
32 |
Family Services - Street Youth |
$40,500 |
$48,000 |
$34,000 |
FUNDING MUST BE DIRECTED TO OUTREACH SERVICES FOR YOUTH 19 YEARS AND OVER. FUNDING HAS BEEN INCREASED TO CREATE EQUITY WITH OTHER SIMILAR YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES. FUNDING IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AFTER DECISIONS ON THE MCFD YOUTH SERVICES CONTRACTING HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE IMPLICATIONS ON YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES ARE UNDERSTOOD. |
33 |
Four Eleven Seniors' Centre Soc. |
$44,744 |
$46,000 |
$44,744 |
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34 |
Four Eleven Seniors' Centre Soc.- Project Coord/Trainer |
$11,200 |
$15,000 |
$0 |
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35 |
Frog Hollow Nbhd House - ANH - Youth Skills Vol Prog Coord |
$18,500 |
$30,000 |
$0 |
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39 |
Hastings Comm. Assoc - Fam. Enrich. Ctr |
$33,956 |
$35,000 |
$33,956 |
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40 |
Immigrant Svcs Soc of BC - MY Circle Program |
$26,200 |
$35,000 |
$0 |
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42 |
Inland Refugee Soc. of BC |
$44,440 |
$46,533 |
$44,440 |
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43 |
Japanese Comm Vol Assoc - Tonari Gumi |
$26,720 |
$30,000 |
$26,720 |
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44 |
Jewish Family Service Agency |
$14,600 |
$25,000 |
$14,600 |
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45 |
Kettle Friendship Soc. |
$41,200 |
$76,985 |
$41,200 |
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46 |
KidSafe Project Society, |
$13,120 |
$17,500 |
$0 |
FUNDING IS CONTINGENT ON CONFIRMATION THAT A FIFTH KIDSAFE SITE IS BEING OPENED IN TIME FOR THE 2004 SUMMER BREAK. |
47 |
Kidstart - Pacific Legal Education Association (PLEA) |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
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50 |
Kiwassa Nbhd Services Assoc - Youth Programs |
$22,500 |
$30,000 |
$0 |
SECOND AND FOURTH QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF REPORTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING, BY JUNE 1 AND DECEMBER 1, 2004. THE REPORTS MUST OUTLINE THE GOALS, ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES OF THE YOUTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR'S WORK. |
52 |
Law Courts Education Soc. Of B.C. |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
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53 |
Learning Disabilities Assoc. of BC |
$20,404 |
$22,000 |
$20,404 |
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54 |
Leave Out ViolencE (LOVE) British Columbia |
$20,000 |
$25,000 |
$20,000 |
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56 |
Marpole Oakridge Area Council - Seniors |
$33,500 |
$35,000 |
$33,500 |
GRANT IS TOWARD SALARIES OF FOREVER LEARNING AND THURSDAY NIGHT PROGRAMS. |
57 |
Marpole Oakridge Family Place Soc. |
$21,800 |
$21,800 |
$21,800 |
SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT BY JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 1, 2004 OF FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM ACTIVITY REPORTS, TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING |
58 |
MOSAIC - 3 Community Outreach Programs |
$88,436 |
$107,929 |
$88,436 |
A WORK PLAN OUTLINING PROPOSED GOALS AND OUTCOMES FOR THE 3 CD PROJECTS IS DUE MAY 1, 2004. |
59 |
MOSAIC/Strathcona - Vietnamese Family Counselling Project |
$41,800 |
$52,929 |
$41,800 |
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60 |
Mt. Pleasant CCA - Cambodian FSI Program |
$28,780 |
$32,650 |
$28,780 |
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61 |
Mt. Pleasant Family Centre Soc. |
$60,336 |
$62,145 |
$60,336 |
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63 |
Multicultural Helping House Society |
$35,000 |
$80,000 |
$20,000 |
GRANT IS TOWARD THE SALARY OF A FULL-TIME CENTRE CO-ORDINATOR. ACTIVITY REPORTS ARE REQUIRED JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1, AND DECEMBER 1, 2004. |
65 |
PACE - Prostitution Alternatives Counselling & Education Society. |
$22,500 |
$38,013 |
$0 |
THE GRANT IS TOWARD THE SALARY OF AN ANTI-VIOLENCE CO-ORDINATOR TO IMPLEMENT THE CONFRONTATION MANAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE IN HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENTS PROGRAM. GRANT PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITY REPORTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING, DUE JUNE 1ST, SEPTEMBER 1ST AND DECEMBER 1ST |
68 |
PFAME - GAB Youth Services |
$28,200 |
$29,000 |
$28,200 |
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69 |
PFAME - Gay & Lesbian Services |
$20,404 |
$21,000 |
$20,404 |
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APP. # |
AGENCY |
RECOMMEND GRANT |
REQUEST |
PREVIOUS GRANT |
CONDITIONS |
70 |
Philippine Women Centre of B.C. |
$17,500 |
$45,000 |
$17,500 |
THE CITY GRANT IS TOWARD THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. THE POSITION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING THE CENTRE'S ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, ENHANCE THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, AND EXPAND NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF ACTIVITY REPORTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING, DUE JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1, AND DECEMBER 1, 2004. |
71 |
PIRS - LEAD Program |
$16,000 |
$16,320 |
$16,000 |
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72 |
PIRS - Outreach Workers |
$42,200 |
$43,045 |
$42,200 |
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78 |
South Granville Seniors Centre |
$32,644 |
$33,296 |
$32,644 |
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79 |
South Granville Seniors Centre - Spanish Outreach |
$19,500 |
$19,500 |
$19,500 |
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80 |
South Van. Family Place |
$51,004 |
$55,000 |
$51,004 |
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83 |
South Van. Seniors Network Soc. |
$26,000 |
$26,000 |
$26,000 |
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85 |
SUCCESS - Bridging the Gap Fam Serv Advocacy |
$40,000 |
$45,000 |
$30,300 |
GRANT INCREASE IS FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS FOR THE FAMILY COUNSELLING SERVICE. |
86 |
SUCCESS - Seniors QOL Prog. |
$37,360 |
$38,481 |
$37,360 |
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87 |
SUCCESS - Youth At Risk Program |
$40,500 |
$48,000 |
$40,500 |
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88 |
Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Soc. - Golden Age Centre |
$12,000 |
$20,000 |
$12,000 |
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89 |
Tenants' Rights Action Coalition - TRAC |
$37,592 |
$52,000 |
$37,592 |
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90 |
Theatre for Living Soc. (Headlines Theatre) |
$16,160 |
$16,160 |
$16,160 |
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91 |
Thunderbird Nbhd Assoc. - Family Place |
$39,380 |
$40,000 |
$39,380 |
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92 |
Urban Native Indian Education Soc. |
$23,000 |
$25,000 |
$23,000 |
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APP. # |
AGENCY |
RECOMMEND GRANT |
REQUEST |
PREVIOUS GRANT |
CONDITIONS |
93 |
Urban Native Youth Assoc. - Outreach |
$40,500 |
$40,500 |
$40,500 |
THE SECOND AND FOURTH QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF REPORTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING, BY JUNE 1 AND DECEMBER 1, 2004. THE REPORTS MUST OUTLINE THE GOALS, ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES RELATED TO THE YOUTH OUTREEACH WORK. |
94 |
Van. 2nd Mile Soc. - DTES Nbhd Helpers |
$41,612 |
$42,236 |
$41,612 |
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95 |
Van. 2nd Mile Soc. - DTES Seniors' Centre |
$29,452 |
$29,894 |
$29,452 |
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96 |
Van. 2nd Mile Soc. - Dtn. S. Nbhd Helpers |
$22,444 |
$22,781 |
$22,444 |
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97 |
Van. Aboriginal Friendship Ctr Soc. - Elders |
$20,000 |
$42,200 |
$14,040 |
INCREASE IS TO ADD HOURS TO ELDERS COORDINATOR POSITION. QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT BY JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 1ST RESPECTIVELY, OF ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES FROM THE BOARD AND PROGRAM ACTIVITY REPORTS, TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING. |
98 |
Van. Area Human Rights Coalition Soc. |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
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99 |
Van. Assoc. for Survivors of Torture |
$15,292 |
$17,000 |
$15,292 |
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101 |
Van. Rape Relief & Women's Shelter |
$18,700 |
$40,000 |
$0 |
THE SECOND AND FOURTH QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF REPORTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING, BY JUNE 1 AND DECEMBER 1, 2004. THE REPORTS MUST DETAIL THE GOALS, ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COORDINATOR'S WORK |
102 |
Van. Recovery Club |
$26,260 |
$54,480 |
$26,260 |
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106 |
VSOCC - Family Drop-In Program |
$14,140 |
$20,000 |
$14,140 |
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APP. # |
AGENCY |
RECOMMEND GRANT |
REQUEST |
PREVIOUS GRANT |
CONDITIONS |
108 |
West Side Family Place . |
$36,760 |
$40,000 |
$36,760 |
QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT BY JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1, AND DECEMBER 1, 2004, OF ACTIVITY AND FINANCIAL REPORTS, TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING. |
111 |
Women Against Violence Against Women |
$31,000 |
$40,000 |
$31,000 |
SECOND AND FOURTH QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON ACTIVITY REPORTS OUTLINING THE GOALS, ACTIVITIES AND RESULTING OUTCOMES OF THE ABORIGINAL OUTREACH WORK. THESE REPORTS ARE DUE JUNE 1 AND DECEMBER 1, 2004. |
112 |
YWCA - Crabtree Corner |
$55,752 |
$56,867 |
$55,752 |
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113 |
YWCA - Single Mothers Support Services |
$20,036 |
$20,437 |
$20,036 |
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Count 70 |
$2,219,288 |
$2,702,925 |
$2,053,664 |
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2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Terminating Grants List
Recommendations
APP# |
AGENCY |
RECOMM. |
REQUEST |
PREVIOUS |
COMMENTS |
2 |
ANH - Sasamat Outdoor Centre |
$7,850 |
$16,000 |
$15,696 |
Within the context of available City funding and other applications which rated higher with regards to meeting City priorities, staff are unable to recommend continued funding at this time. A 6-month terminating grant is being provided to enable the organization to make the necessary adjustments to its finances and services. |
27 |
Eagles In The Sky Association, c/o Britannia CSCS |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
Within the context of available City funding and other applications which rated higher with regard to meeting City priorities, staff are unable to recommend continued funding at this time. A 6-month terminating grant is being provided to enable the organization to make the necessary adjustments to its finances and services. |
64 |
North Shore Counselling Ctr Soc. |
$5,000 |
$20,000 |
$10,000 |
Within the context of available City funding and other applications which rated higher with regards to meeting City priorities, staff are unable to recommend continued funding at this time. A 6-month terminating grant is being provided to enable the organization to make the necessary adjustments to its finances and services. |
3 |
$17,850 |
$46,0000 |
$35,696 |
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