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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT
SUBJECT: 2022-23 Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Program
PROJECT ADDRESS: Citywide BY: Beya Makekau, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager
Phone Number: (805) 781-7073
E-mail: bmakekau@slocity.org
BACKGROUND
The City’s Grants-in-Aid (GIA) program, overseen by the Human Relations Commission (HRC), provides
financial support to non-profit organizations that promote the economic and social well-being of the citizens of
San Luis Obispo. Grants are made to local organizations or agencies based in neighboring communities
who serve a significant number of City residents. The HRC advises the City Council on community needs and
funding recommendations.
FUNDING PRIORITIES
On November 16, 2021, Council adopted homelessness prevention, including affordable and alternative housing,
support services and transitional housing as the primary funding priority for allocating GIA funds for the
2022-23 program. However, to allow maximum flexibility for funding recommendations dependent upon the
received applications, the following were not ranked, but were agreed to be important priorities:
•Hunger and malnutrition prevention
•Supportive physical and mental health services for those in need
•Services for seniors, veterans and/or people with disabilities in need
•Supportive, development and care services for children and youth in need
•Services encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusivity in marginalized communities including language
access
GIA INITIATION
In December of 2021, the HRC formally launched its annual GIA process by advertising the availability of grant
funds and information regarding the upcoming GIA timeline via email to past applicants and agencies identified
by the DEI taskforce. GIA applications were due to the City on January 29, 2022. The City received grant
funding requests from 30 agencies requesting funding for 35 different programs totaling $401,167, which
amounted to $151,167 over the available funding amount. Attachment A includes a list of the applications
submitted to the City for GIA funding and the HRC’s recommended funding amounts. The GIA Program
Application Summary, provided as Attachment B, further describes each program and recommendation
reasoning.
INCREASE IN FUNDING AVAILABILITY
The congressional American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) approved $350 billion for state, local, territorial,
and Tribal governments in form of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. This
historic bill provides economic stimulus funding to the City of San Luis Obispo to reimburse lost
revenue and help support economic recovery efforts. An initial $8.9 million was programmed into the
2021-23 Supplemental budget and it has since been increased to $13.5 million. At the February 15,
2022, City Council meeting, the Council directed staff to prioritize ARPA funding towards housing and
homelessness, and at the March 1, 2022, City Council meeting, the Council directed staff to return at
the 2022-2023 Supplemental Budget to appropriate $100,000 to augment the Human Relations
Commission annual Grants in Aid (GIA) cycle one time to further support health and human services
programs or projects. This created a total funding availability for this upcoming cycle to amount to
$250,000.
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SUBCOMMITTEE AND HRC PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCESS
On February 2, 2022, the HRC convened the GIA subcommittee of Commissioner Grothaus and Vice
Chair Kasprzak to review grant applications and make preliminary funding recommendations in the
amount of $250,000. The subcommittee members utilized the endorsed GIA Funding Priorities set by
Council, the location of the target population of people to be served, and the incurred expenses
proposed to be offset by GIA dollars, to guide their funding recommendations. On April 6, 2022, the
GIA subcommittee presented preliminary grant recommendations to the full HRC. During the
discussion, the subcommittee engaged with the other Commissioners to make adjustments to the
preliminary recommendations, based on their past personal experiences as organizational liaisons and
overall feasibility of the proposed projects in accordance with the Funding Priorities and Criteria.
HRC PUBLIC HEARING
The public hearing to be held on May 4, 2022, will allow the HRC to solicit feedback from the
public/service providers on the GIA preliminary funding recommendations, prior to review by the City
Council. Upon the public testimony, the HRC may make changes so that the recommendations reflect
a majority opinion of the Commission.
NEXT STEPS
The HRC’s recommended allocations will be forwarded to the City Council for a final approval, which
is tentatively scheduled for July 2021. Upon Council approval of GIA funding allocations, the City
will enter contracts with the awarded organizations. The HRC and City staff will monitor the
contracts throughout the fiscal year.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2022-23 GIA Preliminary Funding Recommendations
2. 2022-23 GIA Program Application Summary
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Item 2 - Attachment A
2022-23 Grants-in-Aid (GIA)
Preliminary Funding Recommendations
Estimated Budget = $250,000
App. Non-Profit
Organization
Program Grant
Request
HRC Preliminary
Recommendation
1
5 Cities Homeless Coalition
Rapid Re-Housing
& Homeless
Prevention
Assistance- SLO
$10,000
$10,000
2
Access Support
Network
Hepatitis C
Project- Access to
Care
$7,000
-
3
Access Support
Network
AIDS/HCV
Homeless
Prevention and
Supportive
Housing Program
$7,560
$7,560
4 Big Brothers Big Sisters
of SLO County
Community and
School Based
Mentoring
$15,000 $7,500
5 City Farm SLO Youth
Empowerment
Program (YEP)
$15,000 $5,000
6
Community Action
Partnership of San Luis
Obispo County, Inc
Homeless
Prevention/
Housing Stability
$10,000
$10,000
7
Community Action
Partnership of
San Luis Obispo County,
Inc.
SAFE
$10,000
$5,000
2022-23 GIA Preliminary Funding Recommendations
Human Relations Commission
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Item 2 - Attachment A
8
Community Counseling
Center (CCC) of San
Luis Obispo
Left to Their Own
Devices: Virtual &
In person
Psychotherapy
$5,000
$5,000
9
Court Appointed
Special Advocates of
San Luis Obispo County,
Inc
Child Advocacy
to Avert
Homelessness
$7,500
$7,500
10
Cuesta College
Foundation
The Breakfast Club:
Engaging Homeless
College Students
$4,725 $4,725
11
Food Bank Coalition
of San Luis Obispo
No-Cook Bags for
homeless residents
$12,000 $12,000
12 French Hospital
Medical
Center Foundation
Homeless Support
& Prevention
Program
$20,000 $15,000
13
Hospice of San Luis
Obispo County
Grief Counseling
and In-Home
Respite/Caregiver
Support
$25,000 $10,000
14
Jack’s Helping Hand,
Inc
Jack’s Assistance
Program
$5,000 -
15
Literacy for Life
Organization
Literacy Program $5,000 $5,000
16 Long Term Care
Ombudsman
Services of San Luis
Obispo
Ombudsman
Services
$3,000 $3,000
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17
Lumina Alliance Emergency Shelter
Operation Support
$12,000 $12,000
18
Meals That Connect Senior Nutrition
Program
$10,000 $10,000
19
One Cool Earth Earth-Genius-
Growing Happy,
Healthy, and Smart
Youth
$6,000 $6,000
20
People’s Self-Help
Housing Corporation
City of San Luis
Obispo Supportive
Housing Program
$25,000 $7,500
21 Pregnancy and
Parenting Support
(Formerly
ALPHA)
Health Start, Bright
Futures
$12,000 $12,000
22 R.A.C.E. Matter SLO Black-Centered
Social and Cultural
Spaces
$56,030 $15,000
23 San Luis Obispo
Children’s Museum Supporting
Unhoused Children
With Children’s
Museum Visits
$6,252 $5,115
24 San Luis Obispo Committee
for Education on
Alcoholism, dba
"MiddleHouse"
Grant for
Quarantine Housing
$5,000 $5,000
25 San Luis Obispo Committee
for Education on
Alcoholism, dba
"MiddleHouse"
Client Housing
Supplement
$3,100 $3,100
26 San Luis Obispo Committee
for Education on
Alcoholism, dba
"MiddleHouse"
Grant for
Quarantine Housing
$4,500 -
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27 San Luis Obispo Legal
Assistance Foundation
Senior Legal
Services Project
$10,000 $10,000
28 Senior Volunteer Services
Healthy Futures $3,000 $3,000
29 Shower the People Shower The People
(STP)
$10,000 $10,000
30 SLO Noor Foundation SLO Noor Free
Medical Clinic and
Diagnostics Access
Project
$12,000 $6,000
31 Smart Share Housing
Solutions, Inc
HomeShare funds &
incentives &
Waterman Village
development
$14,500 $8,000
32 The San Luis Obispo Child
Development Resource
Center
Early Childhood
Development &
Therapeutic Mental
Health Services
$20,000 $10,000
33 The San Luis Obispo Wind
Orchestra
Dancing At A
Distance
$10,000 -
34
Tolosa Children's Dental
Center
Tolosa Children's
Dental Center- San
Luis Obispo (TCDC
SLO)
$10,000 $10,000
35
United Way
211 SLO $10,000 $10,000
Total $401,167 $250,000
1. 5 Cities Homeless Coalition: Rapid Re-Housing & Homeless Prevention Assistance-
SLO
2018 Grant Award: $4,000
2019 Grant Award: $5,400
2020 Grant Award: $0
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
5 Cities Homeless Coalition provides wrap-around services including case management and
direct financial assistance - with a special emphasis on our housing support program. 5CHC's
housing support program serves clients throughout San Luis Obispo County who are either
homeless or facing homelessness. With these activities we will work to ensure services are
low-barrier and accessible; help participants identify and resolve barriers to housing; assist
them to resolve their housing crisis before focusing on other non-housing related services;
allow participants to choose the services and housing that meets their needs; connect
participants to appropriate services and offer financial assistance initially at a minimum level
and adding as needed through progressive engagement.
2. Access Support Network (ASN): Hepatitis C Project – Access to Care
2018 Grant Award: $4,000
2019 Grant Award: $5,400
2020 Grant Award: $0
2021 Grant Award: $0
2022 Grant Request: $7,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $0
To maintain the highest level of health, a person living with HIV I AIDS or hepatitis C
(PLWH) must have access to medical care, adequate nutrition, and, most importantly,
adequate and stable shelter and living conditions. To ensure that clients maintain stable and
supportive housing, the ASN established a housing program, including 13 agency-owned
units. The ASN is seeking funding to support and sustain the SLO Hep C Project, which
delivers essential services to people living with HCV, including increased access to medical
care and connections to comprehensive care services and community resources. ASN requests
$5,000 for personnel costs of the health counselor and benefits counselor of the Program.
Item 2 - Attachment B
2022-23 GIA Program Application Overview and Funding History
Human Relations Commission
3. Access Support Network (ASN): HIV/HCV Homeless Prevention and
Supportive Housing Program
2018 Grant Award: $4,000
2019 Grant Award: $5,400
2020 Grant Award: $0
2021 Grant Award $6,000
2022 Grant Request: $7,560
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $7,560
The ASN's Housing Program is a well-established and crucial aspect of the agency. The ASN
requests funds to provide utility subsidies and facilities operational support to operate the 13
agency-owned low-income housing units. All units are located in the City of San Luis Obispo,
thus providing a 100% City user rate. Ten of the 13 rental units are part of the Housing
Authority of SLO's Housing Choice Voucher program which grants ASN residents at these 10
units a portable voucher after a year of residence. ASN is requesting $6,000 to pay for utility
costs of Agency-owned rental units for 12 months.
4. Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County: Community Based Youth
Mentoring
2018 Grant Award: $1,875
2019 Grant Award: $3,000
2020 Grant Award: $5,000
2021 Grant Award: $5,000
2022 Grant Request: $15,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $7,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a donor and volunteer supported organization proven to help
vulnerable children of single, low-income, and/or incarcerated parents succeed. They create
one-to-one relationships that match children facing adversity with trained and supervised
volunteer role models. They propose to provide positive mentors through the Community
Based Program for 87 children living in the City of San Luis Obispo. They are requesting
$10,000 in funding to support 5 new matches and 35 ongoing matches within the City of
SLO. Expenses include professional staff salaries to enroll and support volunteers working
with at-risk youth.
5. City Farm SLO: Youth Empowerment Program (YEP)
2018 Grant Award: $6,750
2019 Grant Award: $9,000
2020 Grant Award: $12,000
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $15,000
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2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $5,000
City Farm SLO's Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) provides career and college readiness
workshops and technical instruction to underserved youth in San Luis Obispo through
intensive 8-week programming and summer internships. Workshops are conducted
bilingually in English and Spanish by instructors trained in youth empowerment strategies,
covering these topics: health and wellness, financial literacy, goal setting, resume building,
leadership, public speaking, and DEI in agriculture. Upon graduation, students can apply for
a paid summer farming internship.
6. Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. (CAPSLO):
Homeless Prevention and Stable Housing
2018 Grant Award: $6,750
2019 Grant Award: $9,000
2020 Grant Award: $12,000
2021 Grant Award: $20,000
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
The Homeless Prevention/Stable Housing Program provides emergency: financial assistance
to City of San Luis Obispo households that are at-risk of being evicted and need assistance
with a rental payment or need assistance securing housing with first month's rent and/or
security deposit. They are requesting $20,000 to fund the Program, thus providing: financial
assistance payments to cover rent or security deposits for low-income City households.
7. Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. (CAPSLO): SAFE
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $5,000
CAPSLO, the primary homeless services provider in the City of SLO, employs a full-time
SAFE Family Advocate who serves schools in the SLO City limits. The Family Advocate
coordinates referrals and provides direct support to the families, such as school enrollment,
medical coordination of services, housing search, legal resources, mental health coordination
of services, summer activity enrollment, and more. This position is co-funded with SLCUSD
for the school year only, therefore SAFE is seeking other funding to cover the Family
Advocate position during the summer and school breaks so that services for homeless
families and unaccompanied youth can be provided year-round.
8. Community Counseling Center (CCC) OF San Luis Obispo: Left to Their Own
Devices: Virtual & In person Psychotherapy
2018 Grant Award: $4,500
2019 Grant Award: $4,000
2020 Grant Award: $3,600
2021 Grant Award: $3,500
2022 Grant Request: $5,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $5,000
Community Counseling Center (CCC) is a mental health safety net contributor and
preventative care provider of premium, affordable counseling for individuals, children,
couples, and families who are financially constrained and underinsured. Clients pay sliding
scale fees based on their net household monthly income and are never refused services due to
an inability to cover cost. They are requesting $5,000 total to provide supplies, technical
support, and training.
9. Court Appointed Special Advocates of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. (CASA):
Child Advocacy to Avert Homelessness
2018 Grant Award: $4,250
2019 Grant Award: $5,000
2020 Grant Award: $1,875
2021 Grant Application: $3,750
2022 Grant Request: $7,500
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $7,500
The CASA program recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer community members to become
advocates for children who have been removed from their home due to abuse and neglect and
are under the court's jurisdiction. Most of these children are placed in foster care. CASA
volunteers are assigned to a child's case until it is resolved, averaging about 1.4 years.
Volunteers oversee all information concerning the child, including reports form social
workers, law enforcement, medical providers, mental health professionals, and school
personnel. They are requesting $7,500 to cover a portion of their rental costs for their San Luis
Obispo-based office.
10. Cuesta College Foundation – The Breakfast Club: Engaging Homeless College
Students
2021 Grant Award: $0
2022 Grant Request $4,725
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $4,725
The Breakfast Club Program requests GIA funding in the amount of $4,725 to provide a hot
meal for an average of 15 homeless/housing insecure students each week for 45 weeks (675
meals) at $7/meal. This funding for the first year of operation will help staff identify best
practices and secure additional resources to sustain the program long term. Funding from
Cuesta College and the Cuesta College Foundation will continue to support current services
for homeless students. Once proven successful over the next year, The Breakfast Club will be
institutionalized within Student Services with staff dedicated to management and oversight.
11. Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County: No-Cook Bags for homeless
residents
2018 Grant Award: $8,182
2019 Grant Award: $12,000
2020 Grant Award:
$9,600
2021 Grant Award: $12,000
2022 Grant Request: $12,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $12,000
The SLO Food Bank prioritizes programs that most efficiently and effectively connect hungry
people with food in a safe way. This funding request will provide continued funding to the
new No-Cook Bags program, bags of portable foods designed for homeless residents who do
not have access to a kitchen and cannot benefit from typical Food Bank distribution items.
12. French Hospital Medical Center Foundation: Homeless Support & Prevention
Program
2022 Grant Request: $20,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $15,000
The Homeless Support and Prevention Program (HSPP) at French Hospital Medical
Center (FHMC) provides financial assistance and case-managed follow-up for medically
fragile homeless patients, as well as homeless prevention services for patients considered
at-risk. The HSPP allows case managers the ability to address the social needs of
homeless and at-risk patients by providing resources necessary for these patients to rest
and manage their health upon discharge. The HSPP provides homeless patients and
patients identified as at-risk for homelessness with the following services at hospital
discharge: (1) shelter for additional recovery time, (2) a stay at a sober living facility (if
medical conditions are exacerbated by or related to substance abuse), (3) transportation
upon discharge, (4) medication, (5) basic survival supplies, and (6) case management
services. This program relies on gifts and donations; the requested funds will help cover
the costs of these services.
13. Hospice of SLO County – Grief Counseling and In Home Respite/Caregiver Support
2020 Grant Award: $5,225
2021 Grant Award: $7,500
2022 Grant Request: $25,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
Hospice provides in-home support, respite support, and care management to those with a
life-limiting illness who have a greater than 6 moths prognosis, are continuing to pursue
curative care regardless of diagnosis or have been discharged from Medicare-reimbursed
hospice agencies. Hospice will use grant funds to offset expenses for volunteer services
personnel and volunteer training costs.
14. Jack’s Helping Hand, Inc: Jack’s Assistance Program
2018 Grant Award: $2,500
2019 Grant Award: $0
2020 Grant Award: $1,000
2021 Grant Award: $0
2022 Grant Request: $5,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $0
Jack's Helping Hand (JHH) helps children with special needs and their families whose
resources have been exhausted. The JHH Assistance Program provides a range of services,
therapies, medical products, transportation and lodging costs to qualified children with
special needs in the County; however, the majority of grant recipients, staff and volunteers
of JHH live in the City of San Luis Obispo. The GIA grant, will be used entirely for
services for children and their families, including: $1,500 for food (out of town trips to
specialists), and $3500 for transportation (air, train, bus fares or gasoline for out-of-area
trips).
15. Literacy for Life Organization: Literacy Program
2018 Grant Award: $2,500
2019 Grant Award: $1,000
2020 Grant Award: $2,500
2021 Grant Award: $3,750
2022 Grant Request: $5,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $5,000
Literacy for Life teach adults sixteen and older to read, write, and speak English. Their
one-on-one instruction is free to all and provides a non-threatening learning environment
which empowers individuals to learn English communication skills. They are requesting
5,000 to continue their program.
16. Long Term Care Ombudsman Services of San Luis Obispo County: Ombudsman
Services
2019 Grant Award: $3,000
2020 Grant Award: $1,500
2021 Grant Award: $3,000
2022 Grant Request: $3,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $3,000
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Services are requesting funds to provide Ombudsman
services, including resident advocacy, facility monitoring visits, complaint investigation
and resolution, information and consultation and systemic advocacy for residents of long-
term care facilities located within the City of San Luis Obispo. Their advocacy services
include preventing low income/low asset nursing facility residents from eviction to
homelessness or to inappropriate or inadequate levels of care. They are requesting $3,000
to cover staff salaries for the Ombudsman and Program Manager to resolve inappropriate
facility discharges, and to recruit, train and supervise volunteers who provide the majority
of facility visits in the City.
17. Lumina Alliance: Emergency Shelter Operation Support
2022 Grant Request: $12,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $12,000
Lumina Alliance is requesting funds to support general operating costs with emphasis on
emergency shelter and transitional housing program, and necessary repair costs
associated with their shelter and housing units. Their organization provides three shelters
in Atascadero, Paso Robles, and San Luis Obispo with a total of 44 beds, as well as 10
units of transitional housing to survivors of sexual assault (SA) and intimate partner
violence (IPV). They offer assistance with the establishment of permanent housing for
clients. Survivors in their housing program have access to Lumina Alliance’s full range
of services including 24-hour crisis hotline, individual and group therapy sessions,
assistance filing temporary restraining order applications, case management, skills
training (parenting, budgeting, resume building, etc.), and financial assistance.
18. Meals that Connect: Senior Nutrition Program
2017 Grant Award: $10,000
2018 Grant Award: $5,682
2019 Grant Award: $9,000
2020 Grant Award: $7,500
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
Meals That Connect serves free, hot, noontime meals, Monday through Friday, to seniors
aged 60 or older at two community sites in San Luis Obispo in congregate dining. They
also deliver meals, with frozen meals for Saturday and Sunday, to qualified seniors who
are homebound. They are requesting $10,000 total $3,000 to purchase food and supplies,
$4,000 for labor and personnel costs, $500 for cost of equipment maintenance, $500 for
gas and maintenance on refrigerated trucks, $500 for liability and business insurance, and
$1,000 for rent to maintain lunch sites.
19. One Cool Earth: Earth-Genius- Growing Happy, Healthy, and Smart Youth
2019 Grant Award: $3,000
2020 Grant Award: $4,000
2021 Grant Award: $3,500
2022 Grant Request: $6,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $6,000
One Cool Earth provides school garden education at San Luis Obispo's Pacheco
Elementary School and C.L. Smith Elementary. The Earth Genius program provides a
weekly garden educator who teaches lessons and improves the school garden, using it as a
platform to promote healthy eating, learning, and well-being. The organization also
provide materials, maintenance, and training to empower teachers to utilize the garden
beyond our program. They are requesting $7,000 to help cover the salary of a qualified
garden educator.
20. Peoples’ Self-Help Housing: City of San Luis Obispo Supportive Housing Program
2018 Grant Award: $13,500
2019 Grant Award: $13,000
2020 Grant Request: $5,850
2021 Grant Request: $3,750
2022 Grant Request: $25,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $7,500
Peoples' Self-Help Housing (PSHH) is requesting funding to assist with moving low-
income San Luis Obispo individuals and families (including homeless placements) into
permanent affordable housing, stabilizing these households, and preventing homelessness
for those at risk. Free clinical case management services include counseling, job search
assistance, coordinating medica4 denta4 and mental health services, as well as linkage to
benefits, transportation, and emergency financial assistance. They are requesting $25,000
to help cover salaries and benefits for social workers that provide direct clinical case
management services to residents living in local PSHH rental properties.
21. Pregnancy and Parenting Support of San Luis Obispo County: Healthy Start,
Bright Future
2018 Grant Award: $4,282
2019 Grant Award: $7,000
2020 Grant Award: $2,000
2021 Grant Award: $5,000
2022 Grant Request: $12,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $12,000
Pregnancy & Parenting Support of San Luis Obispo County (ALPHA) is an essential
resource for parents and provides an important safety net for women during pregnancy
and through their child's second year. Pregnancy & Parenting Support distributes infant
formula to low and very low-income families and nutritional supplements to pregnant
women. As part of a countywide network aiding with infant nutrition to families
alongside their agency partner, WIC (Women Infants & Children), their barrier-free
services are available to all families with infants and toddlers. They are requesting
$10,000 to be used to buy infant formula and nutritional supplements for these families.
Additionally, funds will be used to supplement the salaries of staff providing emotional
support and distributing basic needs.
22. R.A.C.E. Matters SLO: Black-Centered Social and Cultural Spaces
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $56,030
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $15,000
Seeking funds to support the creation of much needed, Black-centered social and cultural
spaces in SLO through two primary initiatives:
Black Salon/Cultural Space: Creation and maintenance of Black-centered cultural space
that functions as a salon for visiting stylists who specialize in Black hair care that will
also provide:
• Physical space for intimate, Black-centered events, with drop-in hours during
non-salon hours.
• Office space/headquarters for R.A.C.E. Matters, with resources about aligned
community organizations and social groups.
• Retail space that sells Black beauty products, Black-centered/Black-owned goods,
and merchandise to benefit R.A.C.E. Matters.
• Space to train future Black hair care specialists, such as braiders.
NoireSLO: Continued creation of events for Black community building and social
connection through our existing NoireSLO program. Funds will support rental of
outdoor, COVID-safe venues throughout SLO, catering, and entertainment for private,
Black community-centered gatherings.
The current funding recommendation is for NoireSLO events only. The Human Relations
Commission would also like to suggest that these events are formatted as fundraisers in
order to continue to sustain future events.
23. The SLO Children’s Museum: Supporting Unhoused Children With Children's
Museum Visits
2019 Grant Award: $5,000
2020 Grant Award: $7,000
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $6,252
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $5,115
The San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum is seeking funding for a pilot program that will
see free admission passes distributed directly to children experiencing homelessness in
the city of San Luis Obispo during 2022. Outreach to underserved neighbors is a priory of
the Children’s Museum. To that end, a suite of enduring programs have been launched
over the years to ensure that this singular place is welcoming to all- regardless of ability
to afford admission.
24. The San Luis Obispo Committee for Education on Alcoholism, "MiddleHouse":
Alumni Housing
2019 Grant Award: $5,000
2020 Grant Award: $7,000
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $5,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $5,000
When clients in MiddleHouse relocate to independent living after a satisfactory stay at
MiddleHouse, they find it difficult to find housing due the extreme expense of pre-rental
requirements (security deposit, first month’s rent, etc.). This grant would be a
contribution to the individual to supplement moving expenses to allow for successful
transitions to independent living.
25. The San Luis Obispo Committee for Education on Alcoholism, "MiddleHouse":
Client Housing Supplement
2019 Grant Award: $5,000
2020 Grant Award: $7,000
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $3,100
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $3,100
This grant is requested for MiddleHouse to subsidize costs to new clients at MiddleHouse
that meet eligibility requirements for their program but can’t afford the costs. MiddleHouse
provides housing for clients who have established their recovery program and are adjusting
to sober living in a safe and healthy environment. They are supported with exposure to
employment opportunities, transportation arrangements, and adjustable housing hours to
accommodate for employment pursuits.
26. The San Luis Obispo Committee for Education on Alcoholism, "MiddleHouse":
Quarantine Housing
2019 Grant Award: $5,000
2020 Grant Award: $7,000
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $4,500
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $0
This grant is requested for MiddleHouse to provide isolated housing for clients who are
exposed to or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.
27. San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation: Senior Legal Services Project
2017 Grant Award: $2,000
2018 Grant Award: $1,750
2019 Grant Award: $2,500
2020 Grant Request: $2,500
2021 Grant Request: $5,000
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
The Senior Legal Services Project is one of the few programs in the County providing free
legal services to residents aged 60 years and older. The Project sees clients out of their
main office in San Luis Obispo, makes home visits to homebound and institutionalized
clients, and provides community outreach and education throughout the City. They are
requesting $10,000 for the Project’s grant from the Area Agency on Aging, for
outreach staff, office administration staff, and bilingual staff. Some funds would also be
reserved for outreach and salary for their Office Administrator.
28. Senior Volunteer Services, Inc.: Healthy Futures
2019 Grant Award: $3,000
2020 Grant Award: $1,250
2021 Grant Award: $3,000
2022 Grant Request: $3,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $3,000
Senior Volunteer Services (SVS) is the largest volunteer recruitment network in San Luis
Obispo County and has initiated a program called Healthy Futures that has been designed
to target volunteer recruitment for agencies that are focused on assisting the homeless,
providing in-home services for homebound seniors, and distribution of food. SVS is
requesting funding to support the Healthy Futures volunteer recruitment campaign in the
City of San Luis Obispo. They are requesting $3,000 to be used for paying insurance
premiums for volunteers, providing mileage reimbursements to volunteers, update their
website to assist in streamlining the volunteer application process, and a volunteer
recognition event.
29. Shower the People
2019 Grant Award: $
2020 Grant Award: $
2021 No Application: $
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
The mission of Shower the People is to provide access to a hot shower to the homeless in
our community. Shower the People (STP) is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that
provides access to a mobile shower to the homeless. STP has 3 shower sites located in the
city of San Luis Obispo that provided 2,824 showers to the homeless in 2021. STP is
requesting City funding that will support and allow us to maintain our shower program in
San Luis Obispo.
30. SLO Noor Foundation: SLO Noor Clinics: Healthcare for the Uninsured City
Residents
2017 Grant Award: $10,000
2018 Grant Award: $7,500
2019 Grant Award: $12,000
2020 Grant Award: $5,250
2021 Grant Award: $9,625
2022 Grant Request: $12,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $6,000
The SLO Noor Foundation provides free healthcare to uninsured adult residents of SLO
and northern Santa Barbara Counties. Their free clinics and volunteer medical providers
prioritize working with these populations, which requires a high level of patient
engagement to ensure that more patients finish treatments and advance to prevention and
well care status instead of crisis care. They are asking for GIA funds to assist in the
expenses for a bilingual Medical Assistant, and for laboratory and radiology diagnostics.
31. SmartShare Housing Solutions: HomeShare & Incentives & Waterman Village
Development
2017 Grant Award: $6,385
2018 Grant Award: $7,650
2019 Grant Award: $10,400
2020 Grant Award: $13,690
2021 Grant Award: $4,325
2022 Grant Request: $14,500
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $8,000
Homeshare and tiny house YardShare provide affordable housing for seekers and enable
providers to afford the cost of basic needs while providing companionship and security.
The program fills a gap, provides income for lower-income seniors, avoids duplication of
services by partnering with local government and service organizations while leveraging
and expanding the use of existing housing and “free land” available in the backyards of
interested and qualifying city homeowners. They are requesting $14,500 total, $3,000 for
staff intake time and screening for new clients, $5,000 for new home provider signing
bonuses, and $6,500 for Waterman Peace Village funding support.
32. The SLO Child Development Resource Center: Early Childhood Development and
Therapeutic Mental Health Services
2019 Grant Award: $5,000
2020 Grant Award: $7,000
2021 Grant Award: $6,000
2022 Grant Request: $20,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
The SLO Child Development Resource Center provides therapeutic early childhood
education and mental health programs that focus on protecting children in San Luis
Obispo County for the prevention and treatment of child abuse. The agency is requesting
$10,000 towards the salary of their Intern Therapist and $10,000 towards the salary of the
Behavioral Rehabilitation Specialist, since these services are not covered by the CA
Department of Education.
33. The SLO Wind Orchestra: Dancing at Distance
2021 No Application: $0
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $0
The SLO Wind Orchestra’s mission is to foster an appreciation of wind orchestra
repertoire while contributing to the artistic and cultural vitality of the Central Coast. The
objective of our Dancing at a Distance concerts is to improve the quality of life for those
in SLO City by offering a safe space for seniors to dance and enjoy the benefits of live
music, free of charge.
34. Tolosa Children’s Dental Center (TCDC): Tolosa Children’s Dental Center San
Luis Obispo
2018 Grant Award: $5,000
2019 Grant Award: $8,500
2020 Grant Award: $5,000
2021 Grant Awards: $5,000
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
TCDC-SLO delivers dental services to children age infant to 18. TCDC-SLO remains the
only dental provider in San Luis Obispo County focused solely on dental care for the
underserved children in our communities. TCDC is requesting $10,000 to cover a portion
of the unreimbursed costs associated with providing quality dental services. TCDC is a
Medi-Cal provider making it difficult to raise prices and provide competitive salaries for
experienced dentists. They rely on public funds to pay licensed dentists to provide low-
cost, free, and sliding scale cash appointments for children.
35. United Way of San Luis Obispo County: 2-1-1 SLO County
2018 Grant Award: $1,500
2019 Grant Award: $4,500
2020 Grant Award: $3,000
2021 Grant Award: $5,000
2022 Grant Request: $10,000
2022 Preliminary Recommendation: $10,000
The 2-1-1 SLO County Program of the United Way is a free, confidential way to get timely
access to health and human services information and referrals 24 hours a day, seven days
a week. Calls and text messages are answered by knowledgeable, bilingual contract
specialists who provide 24-hour referrals and support to those in need of health and human
services. When possible, callers are given three referrals for each need they present; this
could include shelter, housing, food, health care, transportation, or information pertaining
to a local disaster. In the past year, the contracted cost of United Way’s relationship with
Interface Children and Family Services (ICFS) increased due to the increased call volume
and system improvements. The United Way is requesting funding of $10,000 for personnel
expenses to administer the program.