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Consider Approving the Recommended Funding Plan for Human Services Agencies.
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Staff:
Department:
Sarah Osmer Vi?as, Director
Affordable Housing and Community Connections
Rebecca Buzzard, Community Connections Manager
Jackie Thompson, Human Services Coordinator
Overview: This item provides an overview of a recommended Funding Plan for $602,516 in Human Services funding.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council consider adopting the resolution, approving the recommended funding plan for human services agencies, consistent with the Human Services Advisory Board's recommendation.
Overview of the HSAB
* The charge of the Chapel Hill Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB) is to assess human services needs of Chapel Hill residents, identify service gaps and ways to fill them, and advise the Town Council on funding.
* The HSAB provides recommendations annually to the Town Council for allocation of Human Services funding.
Overview of the Funding Plan
* The HSAB completed their evaluation of agencies for funding in April for FY25 funding. The Board based its recommendation on last year's budget of $602,516.
* The Board received 49 Outside Agency Applications and $1,415,364 in funding requests.
* The HSAB and the Carrboro Human Services Commission held joint public hearings with outside agencies that requested $5,000 or more in Human Services funding.
* The HSAB met on April 15th to review the Outside Agency Applications and made their final recommendation. Applications for funding must align with at least one of the three strategic objectives:
* Children improve their educational outcomes
* Residents increase their livelihood security
* Residents improve their health outcomes
In completing the application some agency programs/services aligned with multiple strategic objectives. The proposed recommended funding by strategic objective is:
* Children improve their education outcomes: $58,450
* Residents increase their livelihood security: $254,700
* Residents...
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