Community Action Advisory Board Meeting Highlights and Funding Requests
Get insights on the latest Community Action Advisory Board meeting discussions covering a range of topics such as COVID-19 supplemental funding requests for various programs including staff capacity increases, financial wellness coaching, and access to justice initiatives. Stay informed about important developments in community services and support efforts.
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Community Action Advisory Board 5/5/2020 Welcome! Thank you for your flexibility. Here are a few pointers for our call: Mute button- turns red when you mute your audio. Click again to unmute. Please mute your video to allow priority for translators. Please identify yourself when talking so we can capture accurate minutes. Meeting is being recorded. Chat function has been disabled due to public disclosure rules. 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 1
Agenda Introductions (info) Approval of March minutes (action) CSBG COVID-19 Supplemental Funding (action) Task Force Updates (info) Advocacy Community Needs Assessment CARES Act Legislation (info) City of Vancouver Affordable Housing and Homeless Services Update (info) All Funding Finance Report (info) Other (info) Open Forum May is Community Action Month 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 2
CSBG COVID-19 Supplemental Funding 211info Request: $54,034 Need: Increase staff capacity to be available 24/7 through July to cover services in Clark County; increase staff capacity for near constant updates to the database for accurate program info; increase staff capacity to extend partnership with CFTH to answer housing hotline calls after hours. Clark County Food Bank Fresh Alliance Program Request: $40,750 Need:Clark County s current partnership pays for part of the Fresh Alliance program. This request would cover the remaining costs of the program so that Clark County Food Bank could reallocate general operating funds to cover increased staff and food costs due to reduced volunteerism, skyrocketing demand, and increased costs to purchase food. 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 3
CSBG COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Volunteer Lawyers Program Access to Justice Request: $145,000 Need: Additional staff to help the anticipated 50% increase in services over the next 2 years, including new services for DV Protection Orders not previously provided due to request from current DV system. Additional staff include a program coordinator to organize training for attorneys in areas in employment, tenant defense and DV protection orders, staff a new DV docket and provide administrative assistance. This will also include hiring an attorney to increase employment law support as there is not enough capacity in our current system. Clark College Financial Wellness Program Request: $60,351 Need: Increase staff capacity to provide individualized financial wellness coaching to an additional 300 students. Other funds have been secured for emergency grant assistance. 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 4
CSBG COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Partners in Careers Career Academy Request: $51,741 Need: Increase staff capacity and office supplies to provide remote services and accommodate smaller class sizes. Provide equipment to participants to participate remotely including loaning laptops, hotspots and providing data/phone services. Share Hunger Response Request: $99,900 Need: Increase staff capacity and food costs to meet skyrocketing demand. Agency is using staff to provide services previously completed by volunteers and has seen a significant increase in food costs due to need to purchase through grocery stores instead of food bank (lack of capacity at food bank) along with rising costs of food. 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 5
CSBG COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Staff recommendation: fund all applications at 88% of request Requested Amount Recommended Amount Program 211info: Information & Referral $54,034 $47,500 CCFB: Fresh Alliance $40,750 $36,000 VLP: Access to Justice $145,000 $127,500 Clark College: Financial Wellness $60,351 $53,000 PIC: Career Academy $51,741 $48,000 Share: Hunger Response $99,900 $88,000 Total $454,776 $400,000 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 6
Other Agenda Items Task Force Updates Advocacy Task Force (Adam) Community Needs Assessment (Rebecca) City of Vancouver Affordable Housing and Homeless Services Update (Peggy) CARES Act Legislation (Michael) ESG FEMA Commerce EFSP CDBG HOME 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 7
All Funding Finance Report Expenditures for programs between July 1-December 31, 2019 Funded Amount Total Percent Spent Program Expenditures CSBG Federal $367,189 $238,152 64.9% Human Services Fund $247,500 $113,001 54.7% Total CAP Expenditures $351,153 Consolidated Homeless Grant $1,187,714 $787,015 66.3% Housing & Essential Needs Deed Recording Surcharges (HB s) $1,527,243 $668,351 43.8% $3,615,366 $2,254,789 71.5% Total HCRS Expenditures $4,040,156 Total All Funds $6,945,012 $4,391,309 63.2% 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 8
Wrap Up Open Forum (up to 3 minutes) Other Business May is Community Action Month Save the Date: July 7, 2020 - next CAAB meeting 5/5/2020 Community Action Advisory Board 9
