HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5c. Selection of HRC Liaisons for 2024-25 Human Services Grant Recipients Item 5c
Human Relations Commission
Agenda Report
For Agenda of: 3/5/2025
Item Number: 5c
FROM: Samantha Vethavanam, DEI Administrative Specialist
Phone Number: (805) 781-7064
E-mail: svethava@slocity.org
SUBJECT: SELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER LIAISON ROLES FOR THE 2024-
25 HUMAN SERVICES GRANT
RECOMMENDATION
Human Relations Commissioners will designate and approve liaison assignments for
each of the grant recipients from the 2024-25 Human Services Grant program.
BACKGROUND
The Human Relations Commission (HRC) is tasked with reviewing grants and providing
funding recommendations to City Council for final approval. HRC is also taske d with
designating and approving liaison roles for grant recipients, affording Commissioners the
opportunity to work and directly engage with various grant recipients.
The Human Services Grant (HSG) program provides financial support to non -profit
organizations that promote the economic and social well-being in San Luis Obispo. The
main funding priority for the HSG program is homelessness prevention including
affordable, alternative, transitional housing, and supportive services. Additional priority
funding areas, not listed in order of importance, include:
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, developmental, and care services for children and youth in need
Services encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusivity in marginalized
communities, including access to language services.
For the 2024-25 Human Services Grant, a total of sixteen (16) programs were awarded
funding. The recipients are on the following page as follows:
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Grant Recipient Program
1 5 Cities Homeless Coalition Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-
Housing
2 CASA of SLO General SLO CASA Support
3 CAPSLO Homeless Prevention/Stable Housing
Services
4 CAPSLO Families in Transition
5 HASLO Housing Stability with Supportive
Housing Program
6 Jewish Family Services of SLO Homeless Support Services
7 Literacy for Life The Literacy Program
8 Long Term Care Ombudsman
Services of SLO County Ombudsman Services
9 Lumina Alliance Emergency Shelter Program for Sexual
Assault and IPV Survivors
10 Restorative Partners Opportunity to Fund
11 Middle House Alumni Housing
12 Middle House Homeless Prevention
13 Senior Nutrition Program Meals for Seniors in SLO
14 Shower the People Shower the People
15 SLO County UndocuSupport Direct Housing Aid for Immigrant
Families
16 Smart Share Housing Solutions Community housing
Provision/Homelessness Prevention
Commissioners will designate and approve their liaison assignment roles for each of the
2024-25 Human Services Grant recipients in preparation for the mid-year report review.
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