Pg. 1 Item 11 - CONSENT - Comm Serv Grant Rec. it Section Manager ,o^RTHN 0 Dept. Manager Director % The Corporation of THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT To: Mayor Darrell R. Mussatto and Members of Council From: Antje Wilson, Chair, Social Planning Advisory Committee SUBJECT: 2014 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS RECOMMENDATIONS Date: June 18, 2014 The following is a suggested recommendation File No: 0360-20-SPAC-06 only. Please refer to Council Minutes for adopted resolution. RECOMMENDATION: PURSUANT to the report of Chair of the Social Planning Advisory Committee, dated June 18, 2014, entitled "2014 Community Services Grants Recommendations": THAT grants be allocated to the following organizations from the 2014 Community Grants Budget; Grant Applications Recommended: Athletics for Kids Financial Assistance (B.C.) S o c i e t y A4K Youth Sports Funding Program (Operating) Athletics for Kids Financial Assistance (B.C.) Society A4K Youth Sports Funding Program - A4K Youth Sports Funding Program (Program) Avalon Recovery Society - Peer Support (Program) BC Pets & Friends (Operating) Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver (Operating) Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver The Big & Little Brother Community Program (Program) Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland North Shore Mentoring Programs (Program) REPORT: 2014 Community Services Grants Recommendations Date: June 18, 2014 $2,000 $1,000 $3,000 $750 $1,000 $1,800 $3,000 Page 1 of 7 Document: 1164564 Pg. 2 Item 11 - CONSENT - Comm Serv Grant Rec. Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (Operating) Canadian Mental Health Association - North & West Vancouver Branch (Operating) Canadian Mental Health - North & West Vancouver BranchBrief Counselling - Support to Low Income North Shore Residents (Program) Canadian Mental Health - North & West Vancouver BranchHealth & Wellness - Reducing Stigma in the Workplace(Program) Canadian Mental Health - North & West Vancouver BranchSupport Groups - Building Capacity in those with Mental Health Challenges (Program) Canadian Red Cross Society Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) (Program) Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia - North Shore Community Connections (Program) Change the World dba Harvest Project (Operating) Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC (Operating) Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC safeTALK (Suicide Prevention Training) -(Program) Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC YouthlnBC.com (Program) Friend 2 Friend Learning Society - Autism Demystification & Integrated Play Group Programs (Program) Friend 2 Friend Learning Society - Play Centre for Children with Autism Program (Program) Gleneagles Golf Club - Junior Golf Tournament (Program) G.V. Counselling & Education Society for Families (Operating) G.V. Counselling & Education Society for Families - Family Integration Program (Program) G.V. Counselling & Education Society for Families Youth Support Program - Interaction of Body & Mind (Program) Highlands United Church - ESL Community Choir (Program) Highlands United Church - ESL Speakers' Club (Program) Highlands United Church - Shelter to Home (Program) Hollyburn Family Services Society (Operating) Hollyburn Family Services Society - Aboriginal Court Mental Health Outreach Program (Program) Hollyburn Family Services Society - Wired 4 Success Employment Program (Program) Lionsview Seniors Planning Society (Operating) REPORT: 2014 Community Services Grants Recommendations Date: June 18, 2014 $1,100 $2,500 $1,500 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 $700 $10,000 $3,000 $500 $500 $2,500 $1,000 $500 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $500 $500 $1,000 $3,500 $2,500 $500 $4,000 Page 2 of 7 Document; 1164564 Pg. 3 Item 11 - CONSENT - Comm Serv Grant Rec. Lionsview Seniors Planning Society - Age-Friendly Action Plan - Seniors' Action Tables (Program) Lionsview Seniors Planning Society - North Shore News Older & Wiser Column (Program) Lionsview Seniors Planning Society - Services to Seniors Coalition (Program) Living Systems: Family Systems Counselling & Education Society - Access Counselling (Program) Living Systems: Family Systems Counselling & Education Society -Play Therapy (Program) NS Connexions Society - Education and Community Awareness (Program) NS Connexions Society - Friendship Circles (Program) NS Disability Resource Centre - Information & Advocacy Program (Program) NS Disability Resource Centre - Parents' Night Out Support Group (Program) NS Disability Resource Centre - North Shore Community Response Network (Program) NS Disability Resource Centre - Summer Bursary Program (Program) NS Disability Resource Centre - Transition and Employment: Parent Information Events (Program) NS Keep Well Society(Operating) NS Lifeboat Society (Operating) NS Meals on Wheels Society (Operating) NS Multicultural Society (Operating) NS Multicultural Society - Community Bridging (Program) NS Multicultural Society - NEONology (Program) NS Safety Council (Operating) NS Schizophrenia Society of BC (Operating) NS Stroke Recovery Centre (Operating) NS Stroke Recovery Centre - Stroke Survivors' Peer Support (Program) NS Volunteers for Seniors (Operating) Pacific Post Partum Support Society (Operating) Pacific Post Partum Support Society Childcare at Postpartum Support Groups (Program) Senior Citizens Special Services Society of West Vancouver - L I N K S (Program) Sharing Abundance Association - Sharing Abundance Association Meal Programs (Program) Special Olympics British Columbia Society - North Shore REPORT: 2014 Community Services Grants Recommendations Date: June 18, 2014 $1,000 $500 $500 $3,500 $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,400 $950 $2,500 $500 $2,000 $500 $1,500 $3,500 $2,850 $1,000 $1,000 $2,500 $2,500 $1,000 $750 $1,000 $1,000 $700 $2,000 Page 3 of 7 Document: 1164564 I Pg. 4 Item 11 - CONSENT - Comm Serv Grant Rec. i I (Operating) $2,000 Special Olympics British Columbia Society - North Shore S O B C - North Shore Sports Programs (Program) Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports - Learn to Ski (Program) TOTAL RECOMMENDED $1,000 $1,000 $100,000.00 A N D T H A T the following organizations be notified that their application for a 2014 Community Grant has been denied: Grant Applications Denied: Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver - In-School Mentoring (Program) Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver - T e e n Mentoring (Program) Change the World dba Harvest Project - Client Care Program (Program) Change the World dba Harvest Project - Food Program (Program) Hollyburn Family Services Society - Seniors at Housing Risk Outreach (Program) Hollyburn Family Services Society - Supporting Seniors to Remain Housed Program (Program) Hollyburn Family Services Society - West Vancouver Family Place (Program) NS Hospice Society (Operating) NS Hospice Society - Patient and Family/Caregiver Education Program (Program) NS Stroke Recovery Centre - Art Strokes (Program) People in Pain Network (Operating) People in Pain Network - Building Personal Support Teams For People Living with Persistent Pain (Program) Sharing Abundance Association (Operating) Spinal Cord Injury BC - SCI BC Peer Program (Program) Upper Lonsdale Parent Participation Preschool (Operating) Upper Lonsdale Parent Participation Preschool - Music Program (Program) Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (Operating) Canadian Society of Intestinal Research (CSIR) - 2014 BadGut Lecture Series on the North Shore (Program) Cystic Fibrosis Canada - St. Paul's Hospital Clinic Incentive Grant (Program) North Vancouver Community Sport and Recreation Council (Operating) PLEA Community Services of BC KidStart Centre - KidStart (Program) Royal Canadian Air Cadets 103 Squadron (Operating) St. Edmund's Elementary School - Earthquake Early Warning System (Program) REPORT: 2014 Community Services Grants Recommendations Date: June 18, 2014 Page 4 of 7 Document: 1164564 Pg. 5 Item 11 - CONSENT - Comm Serv Grant Rec. I ATTACHMENTS: 1. 2014 Community Grants Applications Financial Matrix 2. 2014 Community Grants Applications Summary Sheet PURPOSE: The Social Planning Advisory Committee (SPAC) is pleased to submit to Council its recommendations for the allocation of the 2014 Community Grants. SPAC appreciates Council's continued support of the Community. DISCUSSION: SPAC prioritizes applications according to the "Procedural Guidelines for the Review of Grant Applications by Sub-Committees" as follows: 'A' or top priority - B' or medium priority - ' C or lower priority evidence of need for the service or project evidence of clear goals and expected outcomes evidence of financial need for a Community Grant relevance to Social Plan quality of management uniqueness of service involvement with Community partners addressing barriers to services for people with disabilities and for ethno-cultural residents. - number of local residents served - number of local volunteers and their role - amount of funding requested from each municipality related to the numbers of residents served. Eighty-seven grant applications were received this year, requesting a total amount of $236,048. There were 79 repeat applications and 6 new applications. The committee's recommendations are to allocate all of the $100,000 available in the Community Grant budget. REPORT: 2014 Community Services Grants Recommendations Date: June 18,2014 Page 5 of 7 Document: 1164564 Pg. 6 Item 11 - CONSENT - Comm Serv Grant Rec. 1 J COMMUNITY GRANTS - REQUESTS FOR FUNDING: 1997 - 2013 YEAR Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 TOTAL APPLICATIONS No. 50 47 44 51 54 60 69 64 58 62 49 56 59 56 55 70 74 85 Amount Requested $172,300 $133,700 $122,100 $188,060 $139,440 $141,185 $228,389 $223,240 $232,411 $199,217 $137,880 $177,385 $217,150 $217,295 $193,401 $248,320 $268,040 $273,048 REPEAT APPLICANTS No. 35 43 39 41 36 48 60 59 49 49 48 53 52 48 54 62 59 79 Amount Requested $106,500 $112,200 $105,800 $129,710 $107,160 $118,090 $160,529 $191,740 $143,449 $140,117 $133,380 $164,352 $176,150 $176,095 $188,401 $207,320 $177,040 $236,048 NEW APPLICANTS No. 15 4 5 10 18 11 9 5 8 13 1 2 7 8 1 8 15 6 Amount Requested $65,800 $21,500 $16,300 $58,350 $32,280 $22,745 $67,860 $31,500 $88,962 $59,100 $4,500 $13,000 $41,000 $41,200 $5,000 $41,000 $91,000 $37,000 Total Funding Allocated $55,850 $61,950 $74,720 $80,060 $80,960 $80,910 $86,860 $97,390 $97,716 $94,200 $95,010 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 The environment continues to change for non-profit organizations, and accordingly, SPAC recommends focusing on those organizations with goals most relevant to the Social Plan. All of the applications have been thoroughly reviewed as documented attachments to this report. Throughout the review process, SPAC attempted to that applications were systematically evaluated and ranked according to criteria in the North Shore Municipal Community Grant Guidelines and in relation to the North Vancouver's Social Plan. in the ensure set out City of Attachment 1 provides descriptions of the projects and comments relevant to SPAC's recommendations for each of the 2014 Community Grant applications. Attachment 2 offers a brief financial synopsis for the organizations requesting grants, and Attachment 3 is a copy of the Municipal Community Grants application package. REPORT: 2014 Community Services Grants Recommendations Date: June 18, 2014 Page 6 of 7 Document: 1164564 j Pg. 7 Item 11 - CONSENT - Comm Serv Grant Rec. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: SPAC is recommending allocating the total $100,000 Community Grants Budget to meet this year's funding requests. The committee notes that the amount of funding available through Community Grants is unchanged since 2008. S O C I A L P L A N IMPLICATIONS: All community grant applications are reviewed relative to the City's Social Plan, as well as the Community Grant Guidelines. INTER D E P A R T M E N T A L IMPLICATIONS: None. I RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: ntj^xWilson, Chgfir pcial Planning Advisory Committee Attachments AW:eb REPORT: 2014 Community Services Grants Recommendations Date: June 18, 2014 Page 7 of 7 Document: 1164564