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CITY OF VANCOUVER
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
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Date:
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February 20, 2004
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Author:
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Rick Gates
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Phone No.:
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871-6036
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RTS No.:
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03896
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CC File No.:
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2151
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Meeting Date:
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March 9, 2004
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TO:
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Vancouver City Council
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FROM:
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Director of Social Planning
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SUBJECT:
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2004 Community Services Grants Allocation
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RECOMMENDATION
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 71 Direct Social Service Grants, including any recommended CONDITIONS on the grants, as listed in Appendix A-3, totalling $2,253,288. Source of funding is the 2004 Community Services Grants budget;
D. THAT Council approve 9 six-month terminating Direct Social Service Grants totalling $81,650 for the applications listed in Appendix A-4. Source of funding is the 2004 Community Services Grants budget;
E. THAT Council approve exceptions to the "no staff on the Board" eligibility criteria for the Greater Vancouver Law Students Legal Advice Society and Pacific Community Resources Society (Vietnamese Youth Worker), based on the explanations provided in Appendix B, and subsequently approve 2 Direct Social Service Grants totalling $82,920, for these organizations, including any recommended CONDITIONS on the grants, as listed in Appendix B. Source of funding 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.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
The General Manager of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of A to J.
COUNCIL POLICY
On October 9, 2003, City Council approved, as policy, a number of revisions to the Community Services Grants program, including:
_ the creation of three categories of Community Services Grants;
_ three sets of eligibility criteria which apply to the new categories of Community Services Grants;
_ priorities for the Direct Social Services category of Community Services Grants.
These criteria and priorities are listed in Appendix E.
On that day, Council also reconfirmed, as policy, other aspects of the Community Services Grants program, including: Basic Eligibility Criteria, Ineligible Services, Core Funding Guidelines, Rent Subsidy Grants, and the Reconsideration Process.
On November 22, 1994, Council adopted the Reconsideration Process that is used by applicants for Community Services Grants and Cultural Grants who disagree with the staff recommendations for these grants. Included was approval of the policy that reconsiderations will be considered only if they are based on one or both of the following premises:
_ that the eligibility criteria and priorities have not been properly applied; or
_ that the financial situation of the applicant has not been properly assessed or understood.
In June, 1993, City Council decided that rent subsidies to social service or cultural organizations occupying City-owned property, held in the Project Endowment Fund, will be provided as grants. Rent Subsidy grants must meet the same eligibility criteria as regular Community Services Grants.
Approval of grant recommendations requires eight affirmative votes.
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
This report recommends the 2004 Community Services Grants allocations (in all three categories and Rent Subsidy grants) for all applications that have not been referred to the reconsideration process. The report also explains how the new criteria and priorities have been applied and the effects of the revisions to the grants program on this year's grants applications.
Staff are recommending approval of 10 Neighbourhood Organization Grants and 73 Direct Social Services Grants. In order to remain within the CS Grants budget, staff are also recommending that six-month Terminating Grants be approved to 9 organizations that had been previously funded.
As has been past practise, we are recommending that $20,000 be set aside for the Partners in Organizational Development program. Details on funding allocations for this program will be reported to Council later in the year.
Finally, staff are recommending 4 Rent Subsidy Grants. The funding for these grants does not come out of the CS Grants budget, but rather from the Other Grants budget category.
The total amount recommended for CS Grants, plus the funding set aside for POD, is $1,266 less than the CS Grants budget. Consequently, if Council wishes to add to existing grants or approve additional ones, the following will have to come from Contingency Reserve.
BACKGROUND
City Council formally established the Community Services (CS) Grants program in 1978 (along with the Cultural and Other Grants programs). Since then, various aspects of the program have been reviewed and changes have been made.
The most recent review took place in 2003. The purpose of this review was to determine what revisions were needed for this grants program to ensure that it continued to be relevant and responsive to the current changing social services environment. The outcomes of the review were heavily influenced by the input received from community groups that took part in consultations at various times throughout the process.
Coming out of this review were the following recommended changes to the grants program:
_ the grants program structure - from one type of grant to three, called Direct Social Service, Neighbourhood Organization and Organizational Capacity Building Grants;
_ new criteria for each of the three types of grants; and
_ newly defined priorities, which apply solely to the Direct Social Services category of grants, and a rating process using these priorities, to help determine recommendations for funding.
These changes were approved by City Council on October 9, 2003.
The 2004 Community Services Grants budget is $3,154,700 (which is equal to the 2003 budget with a 2% inflation adjustment). Not included in this budget are any rent subsidy grants, as Council has previously directed that these grants not be funded from the Community Services Grants budget.
For the 2004 CS Grants program, Social Planning received 113 regular grant applications and 4 rent subsidy grant applications. This compares with previous years, as follows:
Table 1 - Application Summary
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Total applications:
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94
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105
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105
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113
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Total organizations:
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81
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89
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88
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91
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Types of applications:
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Previously funded
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88
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90
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90
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93
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Applied the previous year,
but not funded
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1
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1
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6
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5
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New applications
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5
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14
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9
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15
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Total amount requested
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$3,527,265
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$3,805,064
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$4,107,222
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$4,435,125
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Although there has been a slight increase in the number of applications received this year, most are from organizations which applied for two or more grants. Only 6 out of the 113 applications are for services or programs which were not previously applied for and/or funded.
Staff have reviewed and assessed these applications on the basis of the new criteria and priorities established by Council last year.
All applicants have been informed, in writing, of Social Planning's recommendations.
Reconsideration
The Reconsideration process was approved by Council in 1994 to ensure that there would be a consistent process for reviewing grant recommendations and to allow adequate time for organizations to make a case and for staff to provide Council with a response. At the time of notification, all grant applicants were given the opportunity to request reconsideration if they disagreed with the recommendations. When this report was written, we had not received all the requests for reconsideration. As soon as it is available, this information will be provided to Council in a separate memo.
Council may also refer grant recommendations to the reconsideration process. Under current policy, all referrals to the process, from Council as well as applicants, are assessed only on the basis of the two approved grounds for reconsideration: that eligibility criteria and priorities have not been properly applied and/or the financial situation of the applicant was not properly assessed at the time of the review. Any grant recommendation referred to the reconsideration process will be addressed in a separate report that will be before Council on April 8, 2004.
RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY
Following is a summary of the recommendations, with comparative figures from previous years:
Table 2 - Recommendations Summary, by Year
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Recommended at the same level
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77
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80
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70
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Recommended increase: - inflation adjustment
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0
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0
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6
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other increase
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9
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8
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6
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Recommended new grants
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3
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3
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7
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Recommended decrease
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2
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2
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1
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Recommended terminating grant
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0
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0
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9
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No grant recommended
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14
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12
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14
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Total
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105
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105
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113
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This year, we have three grant categories, instead of the single one previously. The following table indicates the types of recommendations we are making in each category.
Table 3 - Recommendations Summary, by Grant Category:
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Neighbourhood Organization
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Organizational Capacity Building
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Direct Social Services
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Recommended at the same level
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3
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7
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60
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Recommended Increase:
Inflation Adjustment
Other Increase
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6
1
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5
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Recommended new grants
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7
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Recommended decrease
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1
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Recommended terminating grant
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9
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No grant recommended
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1
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13
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TOTAL
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11
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7
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95
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Appendices A1 to A5 list the grants which are being recommended at this time. Applications which are in dispute (i.e. requests for reconsideration have been received) will be removed from these lists, once the requests have been compiled.
Appendix B lists the 2 applications which do not meet the "no staff on the Board" criterion, but staff are recommending that Council agree to exceptions to this criterion and approve the listed grants.
Appendix C lists all applications, where staff are recommending no grants, along with the reasons for this recommendation.
Appendix D lists all Direct Social Services Grant applications, sorted by the target group which they primarily serve. Most organizations serve more than one group; therefore, a completely accurate picture of the allocation of City funds to each target group cannot be given when organizations are shown only within a single category. However, this table does give an indication of funding changes within sectors.
Finally, Appendix E contains the newly adopted eligibility criteria and priorities that were used in the application review process.
A copy of the front pages of all applications has already been distributed to Council. These contain more detailed information on the applicants and the programs or services for which they are seeking City funding.
DISCUSSION
Although the changes to the CS Grants program that were adopted by Council last year were not drastic, they did result in significant changes in the way in which staff assessed grant applications and in the resulting recommendations. Also, the continuing roll-out of Provincial funding and policy changes is having an effect on our recommendations and the organizations that the City funds. These points are explained in more detail in the following sections.
Grant review process
With the introduction of the three grant categories, eligibility criteria for each category, and newly articulated City priorities for funding, we introduced a new grant review process. First, we had to establish that the applicant had applied for the appropriate type of grant and then establish that they were eligible for funding within that category. Then, for those within the Direct Social Services category, we assessed how well each one was responding to the six identified City priorities.
By policy, all eligibility criteria for the respective grant category had to be met for the application to be eligible for funding. A total of 15 applications were found to be ineligible for funding - one was for a Neighbourhood Organization Grant and the remainder were for Direct Social Services. Six were ineligible because they were asking for funding for services that come within the legislated mandates of other levels of government, and two were requesting replacement of funding that had been cut by other levels of government. Five were ineligible because they each didn't meet a number of other criteria.
Two organizations are not eligible for funding because they do not have a prohibition on staff being voting members of the Society's Board of Directors. Staff are recommending an exemption to this criterion for Pacific Community Resources as we feel that there are sufficient safeguards within their Bylaws to prevent problems arising from their particular Board structure. Such an exemption will make them eligible for a recommended grant. The situation with the Greater Vancouver Legal Advice Society is somewhat different. Staff are recommending that the grant be transferred to the organization that the GVLAS works with to provide their free legal advice service. Details on both these situations are provided in Appendix B.
Once the applications' eligibility had been established, each of the requests for a Direct Social Services Grant was rated for how well it met each of the stated City priorities. The list of applications was then sorted by priority rating, and those at the top and middle of the list are being recommended for funding. There is insufficient funding available in the CS Grants budget to fund all applications; therefore, those at the bottom of the priority list are the ones that were not be recommended for a grant. However, most of the lower priority applications were from groups that we had funded previously, so staff are recommending 6-month terminating grants for these groups to enable the affected organizations to make the necessary adjustments to their finances and services.
A total of nine terminating grants are being recommended - one because the proposed service is no longer eligible for funding, and the other eight because of their lower priority rating. One positive aspect of all this is that new applications were rated equally against all the others and seven of them rated high enough that we are recommending grants to them. Under the previous process, less than half that number of new applications would have been funded.
Effects of Provincial funding and organizational changes
Just over 80% of last year's CS Grant recipients also received Provincial funding, sometimes for programs that are jointly funded by the City, but more often for other programs and services which are not eligible for City funding. In 2002, the Province announced significant budget reductions in most ministries (including reductions in funding available for non-profit organizations) that were to take place over the subsequent three-year period. There are also significant reorganizations and redefinition of priorities and mandates in all ministries.
Last year, as part of the grant program review, we asked the community groups what effects these provincial changes were having. Many reported large increases in clients, who were presenting ever more complicated and difficult problems. Some of the budget cuts resulted in programs being cancelled or changed so radically that they no longer met the needs they were designed for. Some organizations faced major financial difficulties and had to work hard to find other funding sources to stay operational.
Somewhat surprisingly, the changes being experienced by the community groups were not reflected in any major way in the CS Grants applications. As mentioned above, there were only two applications for funding to replace that which had been cut by the Province. There were few applications for increased funding that related directly to the increased demands being created by the Provincial changes. Some organizations did develop creative ways of dealing with new demands that did not involve hiring staff to deliver traditional social services (e.g. a comprehensive volunteer program to provide one-on-one peer support). These are among the new grants that are being recommended.
The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is just now going through a process of restructuring all its contracts for youth services and family development programs. These changes are to be fully implemented by April 1, 2004.
All the contracts for youth services are being consolidated into four which will result in a full range of services being delivered from four youth service hubs. Approximately half of the seventeen organizations that we fund for youth programs may be affected by these MCFD changes - either because they will be awarded one of the four consolidated contracts, or they will lose their contract funding as it gets folded into the consolidated contracts. The most profound change will be in the way in which the street youth outreach workers are funded. Consequently, we are recommending that conditions be placed on the two City funded street youth programs that will result in a review of their funding and activities once the outcomes of the Provincial changes are known.
Similarly, Provincial funding for the family support programs being offered at the Neighbourhood Houses and Family Places is being consolidated. Two of the Neighbourhood Houses have been selected to administer the funding for these programs in all the Neighbourhood Houses, and one Family Place has been selected to administer all the Family Place contracts. MCFD have also redefined the programs that they are prepared to fund, so some of the Neighbourhood House and Family Place programs are having to make significant changes as to how they operate. Again, we don't know yet how, or if, these changes will affect the family support programs that the City funds.
Effects of the grant program changes
The changes introduced last year to the CS Grants program were intended to ensure that the program is relevant and responsive to the changing social services environment. The changes were also intended to clarify and simplify the grant application and review process.
The establishment of the three grant categories (described in Appendix E) made it possible to compare and make judgements among similar types of functions. This was particularly useful with the Neighbourhood Organization and Organizational Capacity Building categories as it enabled us to work with the applicants to develop a better understanding of what is expected from these types of organizations and the work that they do. The clarification of roles certainly re-confirmed the value of Neighbourhood Organizations in the development of strong, vibrant neighbourhoods, and the need for, and value of, on-going support to the non-profit sector, such as is provided by the Organizational Capacity Building groups.
Having a set of fairly rigid eligibility criteria (outlined in Appendix E) helped to ensure that the City funding will only be going to well established and functioning organizations that are working well within and with their communities. The intent was never to completely change the rules, but rather to clarify a minimal level of functionality to be eligible for City funding. We did find that some of the criteria need further clarification, but we don't anticipate any problems in clarifying them before the start of next year's grant review process.
The previous priority for continuous, stable funding was continued for the Neighbourhood Organization and Organizational Capacity Building categories. Given the changes that are happening to these organizations themselves and to the communities that they're working with, this assured funding is helping them make adjustments and develop creative and effective solutions to meet all the newly emerging needs.
The new priority rating system for Direct Social Service Grants helped us ensure that funding is directed to those organizations that are delivering services that most closely match City priorities (described in Appendix E). The overall priority rating was done on a cumulative basis - that is, services that met a number of the six priorities were rated higher than those that just met one. Also, the rating was weighted, so that those services which are primarily directed to meeting the priority, were rated higher than those where meeting the priority was only part of the program objectives. For the first time, new applications were rated equally alongside programs that had been funded for years, with the result that we are able to recommend funding for some excellent new services and programs that are supportive of City priorities and work. The downside is that, in order to stay within budget, the funding for these new programs has to come from previously funded organizations. Although these organizations have, for the most part, been delivering excellent services over the years, they do not rate as high a priority for funding as the others.
It is important to note that the priority rating system is a tool to help staff decide which grants to recommend. It is not the only consideration. What made this tool particularly useful was the ability to do relative comparisons, so that the very highly rated services would be assured of funding, and only those that rank lower with the priorities were the ones that are being recommended for termination or no grant.
Partners in Organizational Development (POD)
The Partners in Organizational Development program was initiated in 1989 as a jointly funded partnership of the Vancouver Foundation, United Way, Secretary of State and the City, to help non-profit organizations deal with common organizational problems. In 1994, additional Federal and Provincial partners also agreed to provide funding to this program.
POD aims to strengthen community organizations' capacity to work more effectively and efficiently. Small grants, averaging $4,000 per group, are given to assist in the development of strategic plans or to bring about organizational change. This is a very successful program, with increasing demand every year. Staff are recommending that $20,000 be reserved for POD.
Since the inception of POD, the United Way has administered this program. Earlier this year, with the concurrence of all the funding partners, the United Way transferred administration of POD to the newly formed Centre for Non-profit Sustainability. This organization will also be administering Arts POD. Further information on this new arrangement and its implications for POD will be reported to Council later this year.
Evaluation
An important part of the revisions to the CS Grants program was agreement to implement a formal evaluation process for all three types of grants. This process will make objectives and measures more explicit and help the organizations achieve their intended outcomes. It will also improve accountability, ensuring that City funds are being used effectively and appropriately.
Social Planning staff will begin developing the three evaluation processes, in conjunction with grant recipients, within the next month.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The total amount recommended by staff for CS Grants, plus the $20,000 to be set aside for POD, is $1,266 less than the 2004 CS Grants total budget of $3,154,700. Consequently, if Council wishes to add to existing grants or approve additional ones, the funding will have to come from Contingency Reserve. The recommended Rent Subsidy Grants do not come from the CS Grants budget. Rather, they are funded out of the Other Grants category, and there is sufficient money in that budget for the recommended level of Rent Subsidy Grants.
CONCLUSION
The revised CS Grants program has enabled us to redirect some City funding to organizations that are providing services and programs that help to further the City's social planning and services priorities while, at the same time, continue to provide funding stability in an environment of drastic social change. The end result is the ability to continue to build strong communities and to ensure the delivery of quality services to Vancouver residents.
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APPENDIX A-1
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Neighbourhood Organization Grants
Recommendations
14 Cedar Cottage Nbhd House (ANH) $59,000 $60,000 $57,872
17 Collingwood Nbhd House Soc. $59,000 $70,000 $57,872
36 Frog Hollow Nbhd House (ANH) $59,000 $65,000 $57,872
37 Gordon Nbhd House (ANH) $54,844 $56,000 $54,844
48 Kitsilano Nbhd House (ANH) $51,300 $55,000 $51,300
49 Kiwassa Nbhd Services Assoc $59,000 $60,000 $57,872
55 Little Mountain Nbhd House Soc. $59,000 $70,000 $57,872
62 Mt. Pleasant Nbhd House (ANH) $54,812 $63,000 $54,812
82 South Van. Nbhd House (ANH) $59,000 $80,000 $57,872
107 West End Seniors Network $37,000 $50,000 $36,180
APPENDIX A-2
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Organizational Capacity Building Grants
Recommendations
No. Agency Grant Grant
5 BC Coalition of People with Disabilities $28,500 $37,950 $28,500
41 Information Services Van. Soc. $15,756 $15,757 $15,756
77 Self-Help Resource Assoc. of B.C. - Kinex $20,000 $30,000 $20,000
81 South Van. Nbhd House - S. Van Srs' Council $20,200 $20,200 $20,200
84 Strathcona Community Association - S.O.S. $38,380 $38,380 $38,380
100 Van. Community Network $15,292 $30,000 $15,292
104 Van. Volunteer Centre $25,492 $31,000 $25,492
APPENDIX A-3
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Direct Social Services Grants
Recommendations
APP. #
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AGENCY
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RECOMMEND
GRANT
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REQUEST
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PREVIOUS GRANT
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CONDITIONS
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4
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Battered Women's Support Services
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$34,460
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$47,123
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$34,460
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8
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Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
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$44,500
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$47,500
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$44,500
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9
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Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Greater Van.
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$57,124
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$60,000
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$57,124
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10
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Britannia CSCS - Latin American Youth Outreach
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$40,500
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$46,245
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$40,500
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11
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Britannia CSCS - Vietnamese Srs/Family Outreach
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$38,500
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$46,500
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$38,500
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13
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Canadian Paraplegic Assoc.
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$35,000
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$38,000
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$35,000
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16
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Chinese Community Library Serv. Assoc.
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$27,960
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$43,000
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$27,960
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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
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19
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Crisis Interven. & Suicide Prev. Ctr.
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$18,200
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$40,000
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$18,200
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21
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DERA - Seniors Coordinator
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$30,000
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$30,000
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$30,000
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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.
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23
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Downtown Eastside Women's Ctr Assoc. - Advocacy
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$55,000
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$80,000
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$55,000
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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.
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25
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Downtown Eastside Youth Activities Soc. - DEYAS
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$40,500
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$50,000
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$48,196
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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.
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26
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Dugout - Central City Mission
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$31,000
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$31,000
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$31,000
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28
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Eastside Family Place
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$53,000
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$57,880
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$49,560
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29
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End Legislated Poverty - Organizer
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$33,996
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$33,996
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$33,996
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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
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31
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Family Services - Counselling Program
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$27,920
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$30,000
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$27,920
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FUNDING MUST BE DIRECTED TO SUBSIDIZED COUNSELLING FEES FOR LOW-INCOME VANCOUVER RESIDENTS.
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32
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Family Services - Street Youth
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$40,500
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$48,000
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$34,000
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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.
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33
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Four Eleven Seniors' Centre Soc.
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$44,744
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$46,000
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$44,744
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34
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Four Eleven Seniors' Centre Soc.- Project Coord/Trainer
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$11,200
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$15,000
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$0
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35
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Frog Hollow Nbhd House - ANH - Youth Skills Vol Prog Coord
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$18,500
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$30,000
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$0
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39
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Hastings Comm. Assoc - Fam. Enrich. Ctr
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$33,956
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$35,000
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$33,956
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40
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Immigrant Svcs Soc of BC - MY Circle Program
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$26,200
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$35,000
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$0
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42
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Inland Refugee Soc. of BC
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$44,440
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$46,533
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$44,440
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43
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Japanese Comm Vol Assoc - Tonari Gumi
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$26,720
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$30,000
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$26,720
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44
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Jewish Family Service Agency
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$14,600
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$25,000
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$14,600
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45
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Kettle Friendship Soc.
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$41,200
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$76,985
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$41,200
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46
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KidSafe Project Society,
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$13,120
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$17,500
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$0
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FUNDING IS CONTINGENT ON CONFIRMATION THAT A FIFTH KIDSAFE SITE IS BEING OPENED IN TIME FOR THE 2004 SUMMER BREAK.
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47
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Kidstart - Pacific Legal Education Association (PLEA)
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$20,000
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$20,000
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$20,000
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50
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Kiwassa Nbhd Services Assoc - Youth Programs
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$22,500
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$30,000
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$0
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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
|
|
53
|
Learning Disabilities Assoc. of BC
|
$20,404
|
$22,000
|
$20,404
|
|
54
|
Leave Out ViolencE (LOVE) British Columbia
|
$20,000
|
$25,000
|
$20,000
|
|
56
|
Marpole Oakridge Area Council - Seniors
|
$33,500
|
$35,000
|
$33,500
|
GRANT IS TOWARD SALARIES OF FOREVER LEARNING AND THURSDAY NIGHT PROGRAMS.
SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT BY JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 1 OF FINANCIAL REPORTS FROM THE BOARD AND PROGRAM ACTIVITY REPORTS, TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PLANNING.
|
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
|
|
60
|
Mt. Pleasant CCA - Cambodian FSI Program
|
$28,780
|
$32,650
|
$28,780
|
|
61
|
Mt. Pleasant Family Centre Soc.
|
$60,336
|
$62,145
|
$60,336
|
|
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
|
|
69
|
PFAME - Gay & Lesbian Services
|
$20,404
|
$21,000
|
$20,404
|
|
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
|
|
72
|
PIRS - Outreach Workers
|
$42,200
|
$43,045
|
$42,200
|
|
78
|
South Granville Seniors Centre
|
$32,644
|
$33,296
|
$32,644
|
|
79
|
South Granville Seniors Centre - Spanish Outreach
|
$19,500
|
$19,500
|
$19,500
|
|
80
|
South Van. Family Place
|
$51,004
|
$55,000
|
$51,004
|
|
83
|
South Van. Seniors Network Soc.
|
$26,000
|
$26,000
|
$26,000
|
|
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
|
|
87
|
SUCCESS - Youth At Risk Program
|
$40,500
|
$48,000
|
$40,500
|
|
88
|
Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Soc. - Golden Age Centre
|
$12,000
|
$20,000
|
$12,000
|
|
89
|
Tenants' Rights Action Coalition - TRAC
|
$37,592
|
$52,000
|
$37,592
|
|
90
|
Theatre for Living Soc. (Headlines Theatre)
|
$16,160
|
$16,160
|
$16,160
|
|
91
|
Thunderbird Nbhd Assoc. - Family Place
|
$39,380
|
$40,000
|
$39,380
|
|
92
|
Urban Native Indian Education Soc.
|
$23,000
|
$25,000
|
$23,000
|
|
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
|
|
95
|
Van. 2nd Mile Soc. - DTES Seniors' Centre
|
$29,452
|
$29,894
|
$29,452
|
|
96
|
Van. 2nd Mile Soc. - Dtn. S. Nbhd Helpers
|
$22,444
|
$22,781
|
$22,444
|
|
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
|
|
99
|
Van. Assoc. for Survivors of Torture
|
$15,292
|
$17,000
|
$15,292
|
|
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
|
|
106
|
VSOCC - Family Drop-In Program
|
$14,140
|
$20,000
|
$14,140
|
|
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.
|
110
|
WISH Drop-In Centre Society
|
$34,000
|
$36,000
|
$34,000
|
SECOND QUARTERLY PAYMENT CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT BY JUNE 1 OF A REVISED BUDGET AND OPERATING PLAN, TO THE SATISFACTION OF SOCIAL PLANNING; ACTIVITY REPORTS ARE REQUIRED JUNE 1 AND DECEMBER 1.
|
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
|
|
113
|
YWCA - Single Mothers Support Services
|
$20,036
|
$20,437
|
$20,036
|
|
|
|
Count 71
|
$2,253,288
|
$2,738,925
|
$2,087,664
|
|
APPENDIX A-4
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Terminating Grants List
Recommendations
APP#
|
AGENCY
|
RECOMM.
|
REQUEST
|
PREVIOUS
|
COMMENTS
|
|
1
|
ALDA - Adult Learning Develop. Assoc.
|
GRANT
$7,500
|
$30,000
|
GRANT
$15,000
|
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.
|
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.
|
7
|
Big Brothers of Greater Van.
|
$18,700
|
$37,440
|
$37,440
|
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.
|
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.
|
GRANT
$5,000
|
$20,000
|
GRANT
$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.
|
67
|
Pacific Post Partum Support Society
|
$8,500
|
$17,000
|
$17,000
|
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 to organization to make the necessary adjustments to its finances and services.
|
74
|
Renfrew-Collingwood Seniors' Soc.
|
$8,100
|
$25,000
|
$16,160
|
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.
|
103
|
Van. Status of Women
|
$16,000
|
$51,480
|
$31,940
|
his application is not eligible for CS Grant funding because the proposed service does not meet all of the eligibility criteria; specifically, the effectiveness and quality of service cannot be substantiated, and the service is weak with respect to accessibility. A 6-month terminating grant is being provided to enable the organization to make the necessary adjustments to its finances and services.
|
109
|
Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
|
$5,000
|
$10,000
|
$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.
|
9
|
|
$81,650
|
$216,920
|
$163,236
|
|
APPENDIX A-5
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Rent Subsidy Grants
Recommendations
APP #
|
AGENCY
|
RECOMMEN.
GRANT
|
REQUEST
|
PREVIOUSGRANT
|
301
|
BC Coalition of People with Disab. - Rent
|
34,755
|
34,755
|
34,755
|
302
|
Dugout - Central City Mission - Rent
|
8,880
|
8,800
|
8,880
|
303
|
End Legislated Poverty - Rent
|
7,872
|
7,872
|
7,872
|
304
|
Family Services - Street Youth - Rent
|
15,500
|
18,000
|
15,500
|
Total 4
|
|
67,007
|
69,427
|
67,007
|
APPENDIX B
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
ELIGIBILITY EXCEPTIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
Do not meet "No Staff on the Board" Criteria
Pacific Community Resources Society
Pacific Community Resources Society (previously known as NISHA) applied for a grant for a Vietnamese Youth Outreach Worker. The City has funded this position for the past two years.
However, this organization has provisions in its Bylaws for 6 elected staff representatives and 12 elected community representatives on its Board. The Bylaws also contain rules that prevent conflict of interest and which ensure that the staff cannot take control of the organization. This structure has been approved by the Registrar of Companies. Council has approved an exemption for this organization to the "staff on the Board" criteria for the past two years and subsequently have approved a Community Services Grant each year to them. Staff are recommending that this continue.
Greater Vancouver Law Students Advice Society
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 also does not meet the "staff on the Board" criteria, but the circumstances are quite different. 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 GVLAS 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). Consequently, the City grant goes directly from GVLAS 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 as soon as we receive a formal request from both organizations for such a transfer
RECOMMENDATIONS
APP. #
|
AGENCY
|
RECOMM
GRANT
|
REQUEST
|
PREVIOUS
GRANT
|
66
|
Pacific Comm. Resouces
|
40,500
|
50,380
|
40,500
|
38
|
Greater Vancouver Law Students
CONDITION: SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT QUARTERLY PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT AND APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR THIS FUNDING FROM A PARTNER ORGANIZATION WHICH MEETS ALL THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CITY FUNDING.
|
42,420
|
42,420
|
42,420
|
APPENDIX C
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Recommended NO Grants and reasons
Previous
3 Atira Women's Resource Society $35,000 $0 This application is not eligible for CS Grant funding
because the proposed service is one of those that is, by
City policy, ineligible for funding; specifically, it is a
residential or housing program.
6 BC Coalition of Poople with Disab. - Economic $43,700 $11,000 The proposed service is one of those that is, by City
policy, ineligible for funding; specifically, it is a
duplication of services which are clearly within the
legislated mandate of both the Federal and Provincial
governments who currently fund Economic Advocate
positions at BCCPD, and the service does not relate
directly to a clearly identified need that it is intended to
address.
12 Britannia CSCS - Volunteer Coordinator $42,942 $0 The proposed service is one of those that is, by City
policy, ineligible for funding; specifically, it is a
duplication of services which are clearly within the
legislated mandate of a City operation. Funding for this
service would be more appropriately secured through the
City's operating budget as this work relates directly to
Britannia Community Services Centre's mandate.
15 Check Your Head - Youth Global Education Network $25,000 $0 The proposed City grant is for core funding to an
organization that develops and delivers educational
workshops for youth on global issues and citizenship.
This proposal is not eligible for funding as it does not
meet all of the eligibility criteria; specifically, the service
does not relate directly to a clearly identified need that it
is intended to address, only 33% of its clients are
Vancouver residents, and the effectiveness and quality of the service cannot be substantiated.
18 Collingwood Nbhd House Soc. - Renfrew Coll. Youth $41,145 $0 This application is not eligible for funding because it does
not meet all eligibility criteria. The youth outreach
services are within the mandate of the provincial Ministry
of Children and Family Development (MCFD), and the
community safety component of this program comes
within the mandate of the BC Ministry of Public Safety
and Solicitor General.
20 DERA - Advocacy Services $45,500 $0 This application is not eligible for funding because it does
not meet all the eligibility criteria; specifically, the
organization has not fully explored other sources of
funding, and the organization has not demonstrated a
local track record of efficiency and effectiveness for the
requested activities. Also, the organization does not
provide a range of neighbourhood-based social services, or
ensure through coordination and collaboration that such services are provided.
22 Downtown Eastside Nbhd Safety Office - DEYAS $40,000 $0 This application is not eligible for funding because it does
not meet all eligibility criteria. Safety related programs
and services are under the mandate of the Province, and
locally, under the mandate of the Police Department.
Previous
No. Agency Request Grant Reasons
24 Downtown Eastside Women's Ctre Assoc. - Group Coord $26,196 $0 This application is not eligible for funding as the proposed
service does not meet all of the eligibility criteria;
specifically, the service does not relate directly to a
clearly identified need that it is intended to address and
the requested funding will be replacement (directly or
indirectly) of funding previously provided by other levels
of government (MCAWS - Women's Services funding for
Women's Centres).
30 Environmental Youth Alliance (YDYA) $28,180 $0 Within the context of available City funding and other
applications which rated higher with regard to meeting
City priorities, staff are unable to recommend a CS Grant
at this time.
51 La Boussole, Centre Communautaire Societe $58,771 $0 Within the context of available City funding and other
applications which rated higher with regards to meeting
City priorities, staff are unable to recommend a CS Grant
at the time.
73 Real Power Youth Society $45,700 $0 This application is not eligible for funding because it does
not meet all eligibility criteria; specifically, the
organization has not fully explored other sources of
funding, the proposed workshop series and Power camp,
for which City funds are requested, do not relate directly
to a clearly identified need, and the cost for the service
are not reasonable or at par with other similar programs.
Previous
No. Agency Request Grant Reasons
75 Self-Help Resource Assoc. of B.C - Comm. Developer $34,000 $0 The proposed service is not eligible for a CS Grant because
it does not meet all of the eligibility criteria; specifically,
the proposal to work with three specific population
groups using a community development approach has not
clearly identified service needs through existing
organizations and it is therefore difficult to substantiate
effectiveness or outcomes of the service.
because the proposed service is one of those that is, by
City policy, ineligible for funding; specifically, it is within
the legislated mandate of the Provincial government.
105 Van. Women's Health Collective Society $49,421 $0 This application is one of those that is, by City policy,
ineligible for funding. Health related services are within
the mandate of the Province/Vancouver Coastal Health;
and the requested funding would be replacement of funding
previously provided by other levels of government.
APPENDIX D
2004 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
Direct Social Services Category
Target Group Agency Recom 2004 Previous
Children & Youth
ANH - Sasamat Outdoor Centre 7,850 16,000 15,696
Big Brothers of Greater Van. 18,700 37,440 37,440
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland 44,500 47,500 44,500
Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Greater Van. 57,124 60,000 57,124
Britannia CSCS - Latin American Youth Outreach 40,500 46,245 40,500
Check Your Head - Youth Global Education Network 0 25,000 0
Collingwood Nbhd House Soc. - Renfrew Coll. Youth 0 41,145 0
Downtown Eastside Youth Activities Soc. - DEYAS 40,500 50,000 48,196
Environmental Youth Alliance (YDYA) 0 28,180 20,000
Family Services - Street Youth 40,500 48,000 34,000
Frog Hollow Nbhd House - ANH - Youth Skills Vol Prog 18,500 30,000 0
Immigrant Svcs Soc of BC - MY Circle Program 26,200 35,000 0
KidSafe Project Society, The 13,120 17,500 0
Kidstart - Pacific Legal Education Association (PLEA) 20,000 20,000 20,000
Kiwassa Nbhd Services Assoc - Youth Programs 22,500 30,000 0
Leave Out ViolencE (LOVE) British Columbia 20,000 25,000 20,000
Pacific Comm. Res. Society - Vietnamese Youth 40,500 50,380 40,500
Real Power Youth Society 0 45,700 0
Self-Help Resource Assoc. of B.C - Comm. Developer 0 34,000 0
Self-Help Resource Assoc. of B.C - Youth Net Vancouver 0 35,000 0
SUCCESS - Youth At Risk Program 40,500 48,000 40,500
Urban Native Youth Assoc. - Outreach 40,500 40,500 40,500
Count: 22 Total 491,494 810,590 458,956
Target Group Agency Recomm 2004 Previous
Grant Request Grant
Families
Eagles In The Sky Association, c/o Britannia CSCS 5,000 10,000 10,000
Eastside Family Place 53,000 57,880 49,560
Family Services - Counselling Program 27,920 30,000 27,920
Hastings Comm. Assoc - Fam. Enrich. Ctr 33,956 35,000 33,956
Marpole Oakridge Family Place Soc. 21,800 21,800 21,800
MOSAIC/Strathcona - Vietnamese Family Counselling 41,800 52,929 41,800
Mt. Pleasant Family Centre Soc. 60,336 62,145 60,336
North Shore Counselling Ctr Soc. 5,000 20,000 10,000
South Van. Family Place 51,004 55,000 51,004
SUCCESS - Bridging the Gap Fam Serv Advocacy 40,000 45,000 30,300
Thunderbird Nbhd Assoc. - Family Place 39,380 40,000 39,380
VSOCC - Family Drop-In Program 14,140 20,000 14,140
West Side Family Place . 36,760 40,000 36,760
YWCA - Crabtree Corner 55,752 56,867 55,752
YWCA - Single Mothers Support Services 20,036 20,437 20,036
Count: 15 Total 505,884 567,058 502,744
Immigrants & Refugees
Inland Refugee Soc. of BC 44,440 46,533 44,440
Law Courts Education Soc. Of B.C. 30,000 30,000 30,000
MOSAIC - 3 Community Outreach Programs 88,436 107,929 88,436
Mt. Pleasant CCA - Cambodian FSI Program 28,780 32,650 28,780
Multicultural Helping House Society 35,000 80,000 20,000
PIRS - Outreach Workers 42,200 43,045 42,200
Van. Assoc. for Survivors of Torture 15,292 17,000 15,292
Count: 7 Total 284,148 357,157 269,148
Target Group Agency Recomm 2004 Previous
Grant Request Grant
Other (non-priority
Britannia CSCS - Volunteer Coordinator 0 42,942 0
Crisis Interven. & Suicide Prev. Ctr. 18,200 40,000 18,200
Downtown Eastside Nbhd Safety Office - DEYAS 0 40,000 0
Dugout - Central City Mission 31,000 31,000 31,000
End Legislated Poverty - Organizer 33,996 33,996 33,996
Greater Van Law Students' Legal Advice Society 42,420 42,205 42,420
Kettle Friendship Soc. 41,200 76,985 41,200
La Boussole, Centre Communautaire Societe 0 58,771 0
PACE - Prostitution Alternatives Counselling & Education 22,500 38,013 0
PFAME - GAB Youth Services 28,200 29,000 28,200
PFAME - Gay & Lesbian Services 20,404 21,000 20,404
Tenants' Rights Action Coalition - TRAC 37,592 52,000 37,592
Theatre for Living Soc. (Headlines Theatre) 16,160 16,160 16,160
Urban Native Indian Education Soc. 23,000 25,000 23,000
Van. Area Human Rights Coalition Soc. 20,000 20,000 20,000
Van. Recovery Club 26,260 54,480 26,260
Count: 16 Total 360,932 621,552 338,432
People with Disabilities
ALDA - Adult Learning Develop. Assoc. 7,500 30,000 15,000
BC Coalition of Poople with Disab. - Economic Advocate 0 43,700 11,000
Canadian Paraplegic Assoc. 35,000 38,000 35,000
Learning Disabilities Assoc. of BC 20,404 22,000 20,404
Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 5,000 10,000 10,000
Count: 5 Total 67,904 143,700 91,404
Target Group Agency Recomm 2004 Previous
Grant Request Grant
Seniors
Britannia CSCS - Vietnamese Srs/Family Outreach 38,500 46,500 38,500
Chinese Community Library Serv. Assoc. 27,960 43,000 27,960
DERA - Seniors Coordinator 30,000 30,000 30,000
Four Eleven Seniors' Centre Soc. 44,744 46,000 44,744
Four Eleven Seniors' Centre Soc.- Project Coord/Trainer 11,200 15,000 0
Japanese Comm Vol Assoc - Tonari Gumi 26,720 30,000 26,720
Jewish Family Service Agency 14,600 25,000 14,600
Marpole Oakridge Area Council - Seniors 33,500 35,000 33,500
Renfrew-Collingwood Seniors' Soc. 8,100 25,000 16,160
South Granville Seniors Centre 32,644 33,296 32,644
South Granville Seniors Centre - Spanish Outreach 19,500 19,500 19,500
South Van. Seniors Network Soc. 26,000 26,000 26,000
SUCCESS - Seniors QOL Prog. 37,360 38,481 37,360
Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Soc. - Golden Age Centre 12,000 20,000 12,000
Van. 2nd Mile Soc. - DTES Nbhd Helpers 41,612 42,236 41,612
Van. 2nd Mile Soc. - DTES Seniors' Centre 29,452 29,894 29,452
Van. 2nd Mile Soc. - Dtn. S. Nbhd Helpers 22,444 22,781 22,444
Van. Aboriginal Friendship Ctr Soc. - Elders 20,000 42,200 14,040
Count: 18 Total 476,336 569,888 467,236
Target Group Agency Recomm 2004 Previous
Grant Request Grant
Women
Atira Women's Resource Society 0 35,000 0
Battered Women's Support Services 34,460 47,123 34,460
Downtown Eastside Women's Ctr Assoc. - Advocacy 55,000 80,000 55,000
Downtown Eastside Women's Ctre Assoc. - Group Coord 0 26,196 0
Pacific Post Partum Support Society 8,500 17,000 17,000
Philippine Women Centre of B.C. 17,500 45,000 17,500
PIRS - LEAD Program 16,000 16,320 16,000
Van. Rape Relief & Women's Shelter 18,700 40,000 0
Van. Status of Women 16,000 51,480 31,940
Van. Women's Health Collective Society 0 49,421 0
WISH Drop-In Centre Society 34,000 36,000 34,000
Women Against Violence Against Women 31,000 40,000 31,000
Count: 12 Total 231,160 483,540 236,900
Total Count: 95 Grand 2,417,858 3,553,485 2,364,820
APPENDIX E
GRANT CATEGORIES, CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES
Three categories of grants are available:
1. DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICE GRANTS
The City of Vancouver gives grants for services and/or programs which are designed to address specific current social problems and issues. Funding may be provided for:
· a focused staff position, such as a youth worker, volunteer coordinator, program coordinator, OR
· the provision of a number of activities focused on addressing a single issue, such as tenants rights, violence against women, OR
· the provision of a number of services directed to a particular community of interest or population group, such as Chinese seniors, people with disabilities
2. NEIGHBOURHOOD ORGANIZATION GRANTS
The City of Vancouver gives grants to provide on-going, sustainable funding for neighbourhood-based organizations to ensure that they can continue to be engaged in a variety of activities which strengthen their local neighbourhoods and address a range of social issues. These organizations must be culturally accessible and provide services/programs that are generally preventative in nature. NEIGHBOURHOOD ORGANIZATION GRANTS may only be used for core staff salaries, not for specific services, programs or program expenses.
3. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS
The City of Vancouver gives grants to non-profit organizations whose purpose and mandate is to support other non-profit agencies to improve their ability to deliver social services, address social issues, and navigate change. The capacity of these agencies can be enhanced by:
· increasing the amount of resources available (e.g. access to centralized information and referral; volunteer recruitment and coordination), OR
· improving the utilization of resources (e.g. assistance to become computerized and internet competent), OR
· improving the management and allocation of resources (e.g. skills enhancement training and experiences, the development of support models for staff, Board and society members), OR
· providing linkages and coordination among a number of non-profit social service agencies operating a hub model service centre
A key feature of this work is the need to develop and enhance the cultural competency of organizations to be better able to serve the broad diversity that is Vancouver's population.
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA
Organizations must meet all of the following basic eligibility criteria, plus the criteria that are specific to each category of grant. The organization :
· must be a registered non-profit society, in good standing with the Registrar of Companies
· must have an independent, active governing body composed of volunteers; staff members cannot be voting members of the Board or Executive
· must have provisions that no Board director can be remunerated for being a director
· cannot be a funding body or give grants to other groups or organizations
· must have fully explored other sources of funding
· must extend its services to the general public, and shall not exclude anyone by reason of religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, language, disability or income; except in instances where it can be proven that exclusion of some group is required for effective targeting of another group to occur
· must primarily serve Vancouver residents
· must have a proven local track record of efficiency, effectiveness, and stability
Note: The proposed service or program cannot be one of those included on the list of "Ineligible Services"
To be eligible for funding for a DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICE GRANT, the proposed service or program must also meet the following criteria, in addition to the basic eligibility criteria (above):
· relates directly to the identified need that the service is intended to address
· must be appropriate, relevant and accessible to the community being served, including the broad diversity of residents within the community
· the effectiveness and quality of the service can be substantiated
· costs are reasonable and on a par with other similar programs
· the City-funded service must connect/collaborate with services provided by other funders and agencies in all circumstances where the services are being provided to essentially the same group of people
· City funding must be used primarily for staff salary and benefit expenses (maximum of 10% of grant for program, administrative or other costs)
To be eligible for a NEIGHBOURHOOD ORGANIZATION GRANT, the organization must also meet the following criteria, in addition to the basic eligibility criteria (above):
· be providing a range of neighbourhood-based social services and/or ensuring through coordination and collaboration that such services are provided
· be involved in or supporting issue advocacy, community development, and community capacity building
· demonstrate community support and involvement in the organization (e.g. large, active society membership)
· be actively engaged in ensuring that the Guiding Principles (working together, inclusion, participation) provide the primary direction for the work and functioning of the whole organization
· must secure matching funding (at least 50%) for core staff costs from other sources
To be eligible for an ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT, the proposed service or program must also meet the following criteria, in addition to the basic eligibility criteria (above):
· be providing on-going organizational support, not one-off, time limited projects
· must be appropriate, relevant and accessible to the broad diversity of the non-profit agencies and community being served
· must recognize and enhance the expertise and participation of the community
· where possible, involve the development of new networks and contacts
· the effectiveness and quality of the service can be substantiated
· costs are reasonable and on a par with other similar programs
· City funding must be used primarily for staff salary and benefit expenses (maximum of 10% of grant for program, administrative or other costs)
INELIGIBLE SERVICES
City Council has established, by policy, that certain types of services and programs are not eligible for funding from the Community Services Grants program. Therefore, grant funding will not be recommended, nor approved, for any of the following:
· duplication of services which are clearly within the legislated mandates of other governments or departments; e.g. Continuing Care Programs, first year settlement, employment and job training, Alcohol and Drug treatment programs, licensed Childcare programs, community economic development, etc. (Note: this does not preclude cost sharing on programs which are within the mandates of several jurisdictions.)
· replacement of funding previously provided by other levels of government
· services which are primarily recreational or educational (in particular academic or technical training)
· medical treatment, maintenance or rehabilitation programs
· research
· transportation
· residential programs or housing
· payment of City property taxes
· capital expenses
· operating or capital deficits
· direct welfare supports, including food banks
· agencies which are primarily funding bodies to other organizations
· processing legal or human rights cases
· services or programs directed to the preservation of any particular ethnic or cultural heritage
· conferences, workshops or other forms of training
Organizations receiving Community Services Grants may provide one or more of the services noted above, but the City's grant cannot be used for these purposes.
PRIORITIES FOR DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICES GRANTS
The following are the current priorities for DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICES GRANTS:
· services or programs that remove barriers and/or provide supplemental supports to ensure equal access to services and opportunities for residents who are experiencing social, physical, and/or economic disadvantages and/or who face discrimination;
· services or programs that reinforce or support City policy and/or current Social Planning work;
· the client base is large enough that the impact of the service on the community is optimized
· the total costs of the requested service are shared by the City and other funding sources
· services or programs which:
- support family relationships and structures and/or prevent family breakdown OR
- reduce isolation and/or retain independence for seniors OR
- address issues of poverty, violence, discrimination and equality, particularly for women
· one or more of the following strategies are used:
- organizing/mobilizing volunteer resources
- developing mutual support among groups (e.g. coalition building, collaborative projects), individual and group support systems, or cross-cultural support networks
- facilitating access to other services
- developing or supporting new service delivery models
- advocacy aimed at securing services and protecting rights
- community development which empowers and involves marginalized population groups in solving social problems, bringing about positive social change, and extending participatory democracy.
Establishing the priorities for funding will be cumulative - that is, services which meet a number of priorities will be deemed to be a higher priority for funding than those that meet just one. The determination of priority will also be on a weighted basis; that is, services which are primarily directed to meeting the priority will be rated higher than those where meeting the priority is only a part of the service objectives.