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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSLO County UndocuSupport HSG 2024-25 ApplicationHuman Services Grant Application 2024-25 Application Questions Part 1 Basic Information 1. Organization Name * SLO County UndocuSupport 2. Fiscal Agent (if different than above)* The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County 3. Project/Program Name * Direct Housing Aid for Immigrant Families 4. Requested Amount * $7,441.50 5. Name of Person Completing Application * Chelsea Ruiz 6. Name of Person for Grant Communication and Contract for Grant Cycle (if different from above)* NA 7. Organization Mailing Address * 550 Dana St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 8. Phone * (801) 318-9478 9. Email * UndocuSupport@cfsloco.org Part 2 Organizational Information 1. Purpose/Mission Statement * To provide and connect resources, support and advocacy for and with immigrant families in San Luis Obispo County in order to make meaningful impact and true system change. 2. Briefly describe your organization’s purpose, vision, primary activities, and operating structures * What We Do: SLO County UndocuSupport serves local immigrant families, focusing on undocumented and indigenous immigrants and seeks to improve access to basic health and social services, and provide support to allow families to work, go to school and care for children. Guiding Principles Driven by the Community, Maximize Existing Resources, Fill Critical Gaps, and Stand Up & Speak Out 4 Focus Areas: 1. Aid for Urgent, Critical Needs 2. Integrated and Streamlined Access to and Delivery of Services for Undocumented and Other Immigrants 3. System Change 4. Financial and Operational Sustainability Current Primary Activities by Focus Area Focus Area: Aid for Urgent, Critical Needs -Build and manage an UndocuSupport direct aid fund based at The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County -Regrant to local organizations Focus Area: Integrated and Streamlined Services - 2024 Planning for an Immigrant Resource Hub in SLO County: -- January - June 2024: Plan Creation with agency / community stakeholder engagement -- July 2024 and onward: Fund development and implementation planning toward Hub launch - Produce series of “How To” Videos in Spanish and Mixteco on how undocumented immigrants can access community resources and outlining eligibility - Manage and continue to improve on the Immigrant Resource Guide for service-providers on UndocuSupport’s website Focus Area: System Change - Support 4 representatives of undocumented community serving on UndocuSupport’s Leadership Council - Seek for opportunities to utilize and grow local pool of Mixteco interpreters Focus Area: Financial and Operational Sustainability - Create a plan to increase staff Operating Structure: - 1 FTE Program Manager - 4-member Executive Committee - 18-member Leadership Council including nonprofit Executive Directors, community advocates, and 4 representatives of the undocumented immigrant community - Fiscal Sponsor: The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County -- Financial oversight and support through the Finance Department -- Leadership and general support from the CEO, CFO, Director of Grants and Programs, Director of Philanthropy, and others 3. Name of Executive Director * Heidi McPherson (The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County) 4. Name of Board President or Chair * Rita Casaverde (UndocuSupport) 5. Number of paid staff (full or part-time)* 1 6. Number of volunteers * 30 7. Describe the community(ies) your organization supports * Undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families that reside in San Luis Obispo County 8. Approximate Annual Budget * $180,370 9. Major Sources of Funding * Government contracts, private foundation grants, and individual donations Part 3 Project/Program Information 14. In the table below include a minimum of four (4) metrics or performance outcomes that relate to the implementation/success of the project. Examples include: # of SLO City residents served, # of referrals provided to individuals seeking social services. Methods of Evaluation Indicators of Success / Measurable Outcomes # SLO City residents assisted with financial aid 13 - 65 individuals (average is 39 individuals) Amount of funding expended $7,441.50 % of funds used to benefit SLO City residents 100% % Funding recipients referred to additional resources 95% 1. Please provide an executive summary of proposed project/program * Direct housing aid to undocumented persons will be regranted to one or more local community-based-organizations that directly interface with the undocumented population to provide direct housing aid in the form of rental assistance, security deposit, and/or utility payment to avoid shut-off. UndocuSupport’s Grants Committee will convene to disburse the funds which will be given to a local agency that provides services directly to the undocumented immigrant community. UndocuSupport will manage the grant reporting. 2. Total Project Cost?* $507,441.50 3. Requested Project Amount * $7,441.50 4. Please provide a detailed description of proposed project/program * UndocuSupport seeks to ensure access to financial support for undocumented and mixed status families and individuals in San Luis Obispo City who are striving for self-sufficiency yet at high risk of falling into homelessness. Our project would regrant direct aid to local agencies for the specific purpose of providing undocumented/mixed status households with direct housing aid such as security deposits for rental units and utility payments to avoid shut off in order to keep people housed. 5. Describe the community/population the project/program will support.* This program will benefit undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families who reside in the City of San Luis Obispo. These families often live in severely overcrowded conditions - the recent SLO County Mexican Indigenous Enumeration study found that on average, there were seven persons sharing two rooms. This population is generally not eligible for government housing assistance. They are also impeded in finding rental locations due to language barriers, lack of credit history and/or Social Security Numbers, and other barriers. While most are full-time workers and often working multiple jobs, members of these families struggle to make ends meet and to have enough funds to pay for the high cost of housing, food, childcare and medical needs. 6. The HRC has identified homeless prevention including affordable and alternative housing, supportive services, and transitional housing as the main funding priority. Does your grant request meet this funding priority?* Yes No 7. Which other priority of the non-ranked HRC funding priorities does your request support? Please check the appropriate boxes:* Hunger and malnutrition prevention Supportive physical and mental health services for those in need Services for seniors and/or people with disabilities in need Supportive and developmental services for children and youth in need Services encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusivity in marginalized communities 8. Provide timeline for project * July 2024 - Program Manager convenes Grants Committee to discuss and make funding disbursement decision. We have made several rounds of grants to agencies supporting undocumented SLO County residents. We identify potential recipient agencies from our past grantees, Leadership Council, Grants Committee and other SLO County UndocuSupport members. Aug. 2024 - Program Manager verifies that selected/ recommended awardee(s) is/are capable and interested in taking on the funding and can meet the grant deadlines. Awardee and amount is approved by UndocuSupport Leadership Council and fiscal sponsor, The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County. Program Manager communicates approval and initiates transfer of funds by The Community Foundation’s Finance Department to the awardee. Sep. 2024 - Awardee receives funds and begins distribution. Dec. 15, 2024 - Mid-grant Check in with grantee and Program Manager and reporting info due. Jan. 15, 2025 - Mid-Grant Report due to SLO City. Jun. 15, 2025 - Final Grant Report due to Program Manager. (June 30, 2025 - Grant ends) July 15, 2025 - Final Report submitted to SLO City by Program Manager including statistics of # of families served and % referred to other resources. 9. Identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this project/program and their roles * UndocuSupport Grants Committee - These individuals are convened by the Program Manager to vet potential awardees and recommend funding disbursements: Fernanda Lucas - Promotores Collaborative SLO Jean Davidson - Cal Poly professor of Biology Maria Legato - SLO Legal Assistance Foundation Mayra Valencia - Eckerd Connects Nora Vásquez - Paso Robles community member, tutor, former teacher at Georgia Brown Elementary Ryan Lau - Cal Poly Student Services Shonna Howenstine - City of Paso Robles, Committee member since 2021 Yesenia Silvas - Retired, Committee member since 2021 Potential Awardees - These are local agencies that provide housing assistance to undocumented immigrants in SLO City: 5Cities Homeless Coalition - serves South County residents - Previously funded by UndocuSupport CalPoly Cares - serves CalPoly students - Not previously funded by UndocuSupport CAPSLO - serves SLO County residents - Previously funded by UndocuSupport Catholic Charities - serves SLO County residents - Previously funded by UndocuSupport Center for Family Strengthening - serves SLO County residents - Previously funded by UndocuSupport Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) - serves SLO County college students - Previously funded by UndocuSupport Lumina Alliance - serves victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault - Not previously funded by UndocuSupport People’s Self-Help Housing - serves residents of their housing projects in the regional - Not previously funded by UndocuSupport Transitions Mental Health - serves persons suffering from mental illness - Not previously funded by UndocuSupport 10. Describe your plan for sustainability beyond the City’s one-year award funding * UndocuSupport depends on grant writing and individual donations in order to regrant to agencies. Our overhead costs are covered through other funding sources. We are able to expand and contract the amount of direct aid we offer depending on our available direct aid funds. 11. Describe the plan for promoting this project, program, or service within the City of San Luis Obispo * UndocuSupport has an extensive and robust partner network that regularly engages with the community to promote our resources. Our go-to partners for outreach include the Promotores Collaborative and Family Advocates at the Center for Family Strengthening, SLO Legal Assistance Foundation, the San Miguel and Paso Robles Public Libraries, CAPSLO and their Family Advocates, Corazón Latino, SLO County Food Bank, and others. We also promote resources for undocumented individuals through our monthly newsletter to our full coalition, bi-annual meetings, utilization of the Immigrant ListServ, and various taskforces, and committees the Program Manager participates on such as the Farmworker Outreach Taskforce, Human Trafficking and Labor Trafficking Subcommittee, Latino Health Coalition, Volunteers Active in Disasters, CalPoly Diversity Partners Network, and the SLO Health Counts Steering Committee. 12. Est. Number of people served through this project/program * 39 13. Est. Number of SLO City Residents served through this project/program * 39 Attachments Copy of Organization’s most recent complete fiscal year financial statement (for the previous year because it is the middle of the current fiscal year) including a statement of financial position/balance sheet, statement of revenue & expenses/income statement, profit & loss. Financial Statement * UndocuSupport Financial Statement.pdf 567.15KB 1-page Organization Chart * 2024 UndocuSupport Org Chart.png 245.38KB Document Certifying Federal Tax-Exempt Status * The Community Foundation SLO County IRS Determination Letter.pdf 63.67KB 1-page detailed budget for the program including how the total requested amount of grant would be spent.   Budget * UndocuSupport Project Budget for SLO City Human Services Grant (3).pdf 2.99MB 1-page DEI statement that includes: Applicants’ understanding and application of DEI Affirming language that creates access and a sense of belonging in our community apart from grant Explain how this project will advance DEI in the City of SLO DEI Statement * UndocuSupport DEI Statement - 2.28.24.pdf 141.25KB Project Budget 2024 -25 SLO City Human Services Grant Application Direct Housing Aid for Immigrant Families Item Amount Notes Grants to local agencies to provide direct housing aid to undocumented and mixed-status families $6,150.00 Average $450 /family will reach 12 - 15 families or approx.39 individuals (depending on household size) UndocuSupport staff to convene Grant Committee,work with fiscal sponsor to disburse funds,and coordinate with grantee(s)on reporting $615.00 10%of aid Subtotal $6,765.00 Administrative fee to fiscal sponsor $676.50 10%of subtotal TOAL REQUEST $7,441.50 Fiscal Agent: The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County 550 Dana St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 C: (801) 318-9478 - O: (805) 543-2323 UndocuSupport@cfsloco.org 2024 Leadership Council Gina Whitaker Allies for Immigration Justice, SLO County Mariana Gutierrez CAPSLO Lisa Fraser Center for Family Strengthening Adrienne Garcia-Specht & Jane Lehr Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success Isabel, Jovendino, Juan, & Rufina Community Representatives and Mixteco Interpreters Erica Ruvalcaba-Heredia Corazón Latino Joel Diringer Diringer & Associates Rita Casaverde Diversity Coalition SLO County Mayra Valencia Eckerd Connects Wendy Wendt First 5 SLO County Fernanda Lucas & Angel López Promotores Collaborative SLO County Joyce Tseng SLO County Public Health Department Maria Legato SLO Legal Assistance Foundation ㅡ Chelsea Ruiz Program Manager SLO County UndocuSupport February 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement for the SLO City Human Services Grant: We are a collaboration of local organizations, community leaders, and concerned individuals that came together in April 2020 during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic with a common goal: to provide financial support for local immigrant families, including undocumented and mixed status immigrant families who were left out of federal pandemic relief programs. We proactively provide leadership in coalition-building to persuade policy makers and decision-making to impact discussions and activities that increase awareness of and support of immigrants and focus efforts to elevate their voices, help immigrants become influential leaders themselves, maximize and champion efforts of providers and change agents, and provide awareness and education to the community at large. This project will advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the City of San Luis Obispo by providing urgent and critical housing aid to undocumented immigrant community members who are excluded from many resources and disproportionately experience overcrowding, discrimination, and renter’s rights violations. Direct housing aid will enable undocumented and mixed status families to obtain housing or remain housed thereby preventing them from becoming homeless in the critical affordable housing shortage our community is currently facing.