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2022-2023 GRANT FUNDING FOR HIGH IMPACT DE&I PROJECTS
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Organization Name :*
Y e ar Establishe d:*
Fiscal Age nt, if diffe re nt than abov e :*
Tax ID #:*
Docume nt Ce rtifying Fe de ral Tax-Exe mpt status, if applicable
Name of Exe cutiv e Dire ctor (or highe st le ade rship position)
Approximate Annual Budge t:
M ajor Source s of Funding:
M ission State me nt:
Numbe r of paid staff (full- or part-time ):
Numbe r of v olunte e rs:
Name of Board Pre side nt or Chair:
Organizational Le ade rship Chart *
Name of Pe rson comple ting this Application:
PART 1: APPLICANT INFORMATION
SLO4Home, Inc.
2021
N/A
874021839
SLO4Home IRS Letter.pdf 210.69KB
N/A
500,000
Monetary and in-kind donations from individual donors, businesses and community groups as well as
grants from local and state-wide agencies.
We are a broad coalition of religious organizations, veteran and active duty military members, and
community activists who are helping Afghan refugees establish new lives and livelihoods on the Central
Coast.
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350
Dr. Vance Rodgers, M.D.
SLO4Home Board of Directors.docx 12.22KB
Organization M ailing Addre ss:*
Phone :*
E-mail:*
Brie fly de scribe your organization’s mission, primary activ itie s, and ope rating structure s.
De scribe the community(ie s) your organization supports.
Name of DE&I Proje ct *
Est. numbe r of pe ople se rv e d through this proje ct:*
Est. numbe r of SLO CITY RESIDENTS se rv e d through this proje ct *
Total Proje ct Cost:*
AM OUNT OF CITY FUNDING REQUESTED:*
De scribe your propose d proje ct or program.
Benjamin W. Parker
City
San Luis Obispo
State / Province / Region
California
Postal / Zip Code
93406
Country
United States
Street Address
(SLO4Home, Inc. does not have a physical street address)
Address Line 2
PO Box 1446
805-540-1901
info@slo4home.org
We are a broad coalition of community leaders, veteran and active duty military members, and faith
communities who are helping Afghan refugees establish new lives and livelihoods on the Central Coast.
Under the leadership of a 7-member Board of Directors, SLO4Home, Inc. began coordinating assistance
efforts in late 2021 and now has nearly 150 volunteers and 350 unique donors representing a broad cross
section of the community.
Through one of the State Department’s nine approved refugee relocation and resettlement agencies,
SLO4Home welcomes refugee families, provides assistance in obtaining essential basic needs and support
as well as education, job assistance and career development. Importantly, trauma-informed care and
culturally sensitive hospitality are essential to successfully welcoming and supporting these families as they
rebuild their lives.
Please be specif ic in the population and geographic area.
SLO4Home has a goal of welcoming and resettling 10 Afghan refugee families in the San Luis Obispo area
by December 2023. While Afghan refugees currently have the most pressing need, refugees from many
countries, including Ukraine, will likely be part of the program in the future.
PART 2: PROJECT INFORMATION
SLO4Home Refugee Resettlement
785
Resettlement 18 refugees In-person Education & Outreach 200 City residents Digital Education &
Outreach 350 City residents
500,000
40,000
De scribe the community the proje ct will support.
De scribe the e quity gaps and community ne e ds this proje ct will addre ss.
In the table below briefly list 2-3 methods of evaluation and indicators of success or
measurable outcomes.
M e thods of Ev aluation Indicators of Succe ss / M e asurable Outcome s
Specify w hat the requested f unds w ill be used f or, the need for this project, the number of people impacted. Include a project plan, if available.
Our program has three main components:
Basic essential needs | Providing essential basic needs and support for refugee families for at least the
first year that they are living in San Luis Obispo, gradually supporting their transition to self-sufficiency.
Community outreach and education | Through in-person events and the production of evergreen digital
educational resources, we will educate our community about what it looks like to provide culturally
appropriate and trauma-informed support for refugees, as well as ways that our entire community is
strengthened when we become a community where refugee families can thrive.
Developing organizational capacity | To ensure that our organization is sustainable into the future, we will
invest in systems and training that build capacity and optimize effective delivery of services.
Specify the population, location of services provided, and any other identif iers your proposed project w ill support.
Our immediate focus is to resettling Afghan refugees who had provided support for the United States
mission in Afghanistan and were forced to flee Afghanistan to receive safe haven under VISAs in the
United States. In the future, we plan to expand our work to welcome refugees from other countries that
have experienced humanitarian crises, always in partnership with official State Department programs. .
While the number one priority is to support refugee families, this program also will support existing
community members who want to make a difference but may not know what culturally appropriate and
trauma-informed assistance looks like - or why it is essential to true inclusion. This education and outreach
effort will grow the capacity of our community to thoughtfully welcome and uplift many people, not just
refugees.
Refugees have been making their home on the Central Coast for decades but there has never before
been a formalized organization to help navigate complex processes or a central hub for community
members who want to be part of making San Luis Obispo a more welcoming and inclusive place for families
fleeing unimaginable circumstances.
To quote one of our supporters, “This is what it looks like when SLO puts our values into action.
SLO4Home has stepped up to provide the kind of assistance for refugees that hasn’t before existed in our
community…”
No refugee wants to leave their home - they are forced to escape - and rebuilding a life after that trauma
takes more than just a Visa and a one-time payment of $1,250 from the federal government. SLO4Home is
committed to providing the support, care and time needed to ensure that families can begin to heal and
gradually become self-sustaining in our community.
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Basic essential needs
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
Welcoming 10 refugee families by July 2023,
approximately half will live in the City of SLO
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Community outreach and education
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
Hosting 2-3 in-person events in the City of SLO
with an average of 40 attendees Speaking at 2-3
community meetings/events with an average
audience of 60 attendees Development of
videos/digital education materials that reach at
least 500 individuals
In the chart below, identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this
project, and their roles.
Name of Partne r Activ ity/Se rv ice The y Prov ide for This Proje ct
Prov ide the time line for this propose d proje ct.
De scribe your plan for sustainability be yond the City’s one -ye ar award funding, if applicable .
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Developing organizational capacity
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
Implementation of donor management system
including training and website integration Hosting
inaugural strategic planning retreat
Example: ABC Business
County of San Luis Obispo
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
Board of Supervisor's Community Grant for
support of the SLO4Home program in the local
community
Example: ABC Business
Locally funded matching gift
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
$300,000 matching gift
Example: ABC Business
Church World Services (CWS)
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
One of the State Department’s nine approved
refugee relocation and resettlement agencies.
Example: ABC Business
Local service organizations and faith communities.
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
Essential connections to volunteers, in-kind
donations and financial support
Example: ABC Business
Community Foundation of SLO
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
Applied for Community Grant for support of
SLO4Home refugee relocation program.
Example: ABC Business
First5 of California
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
Funding and support of refugee families with
young children in the SLO4Home program. Grant
is for $35,000 for essential basic services,,
community outreach and community building with
refugees who have children under the age of 5
years .
Basic essential needs: Distributed to refugee families on an ongoing basis for at least the first year that
they are in SLO, tapering off as families become self-sufficient
Community outreach and education:
Development of materials in early 2023. Events and speaking engagements throughout 2023.
Dissemination of digital educational materials January -June 2023
Developing organizational capacity:
Full implementation/integration of Donor Management system by Spring 2023
The goals described will be completed in 2023 Calendar year, but SLO4Home will continue to provide
relocation assistance for additional refugees from Afghanistan and other countries, for the foreseeable
future. .
Using the table below, please provide a broadly-itemized budget for your project,
including the source of any matching funds.
Ite m De scription *Total Cost *Amount Prov ide d by
City Funds *
Amount of Othe r
Funds and Source of
Funding *
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2
3
4
5
*During application review , you may be asked for f urther f inancial information or f or proof of any matching f unds
De scribe the plan for promoting this proje ct within the City of San Luis Obispo.
How will you highlight the City's support of your proje ct?
By signi ng thi s applicaon, I ce rfy that the i nformaon containe d w i thin is true and corre ct to the be st of my
know l e dge . I agre e to comply w i th the re quire me nts of the Ci ty of the San Lui s Obispo.
Name of Pe rson comple ting this Application:*
Signature *
In just one year, SLO4Home went from an idea to a full-fledged nonprofit organization with hundreds of
volunteers and hundreds of thousands of dollars in grassroots support, but we are not stopping here. The
City’s support for our organizational development efforts will be critical to expanding our capacity to
engage Central Coast residents in our work and doing so in a more streamlined, professional way.
This grant will help launch SLO4Home and build the systems we need to succeed, but our long term
funding strategy is not reliant on City support. Moving forward, SLO4Home will continue to work with private
donors and to build on partnerships with other agencies with overlapping missions, such as First5
California, to maintain and grow our ability to deliver culturally inclusive and trauma-informed support to
refugees in our community.
PART 3: PROJECT COST / BUDGET
Basic Support and essential
needs for refugee families for
two years
300,000.00$20,000.00$280,000.00$
Education & Outreach 12,000.00$10,000.00$2,000.00$
Organizational Capacity
Development- Donor
Management
14,000.00$4,000.00$10,000.00$
Organizational Capacity
Development- Consultant
1,000.00$1,000.00$0.00$
Organizational Capacity
Building- Planning Retreat
5,000.00$5,000.00$0.00$
PART 4: AWARENESS AND VISIBILITY
Building awareness of our work is a key strategy for expanding our capacity to serve, and helping to build
a community that understands that we will benefit when we live in a more diverse and inclusive place.
Through a combination of hosted events, speaking at community meetings/events, digital and print
outreach - our goal is that anyone who wants to support refugees knows where to go, how they can be
most impactful, and supporting refugees is an amazing way to help our community bring our stated values
to life.
The City’s support will be recognized on our website, social media and email outreach; on all educational
materials created through this program; verbally and visually at events and speaking engagements; and in
press releases/media interviews.
PART 5: CERTIFICATION
Benjamin W. Parker
Title :*
Date :*
Chair, Government Coordination & Grants Committee, SLO4Home
8/31/2022
SLO4Home, Inc. Board of Directors 8/2022
President – Dr. Vance Rodgers (San Luis Obispo)
Treasurer - Hillary Trout (San Luis Obispo)
Secretary – Dr. Lauren Brown (San Luis Obispo)
Member – Dr. Ahmad Nooristani (San Luis Obispo)
Member – Ermina Karim (San Luis Obispo)
Member- Katie Lichtig (San Luis Obispo)