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� <br /> � <br /> � r ► r <br /> Neighborhood Services Department Memorandum <br /> 02-07 <br /> DATE: January 31, 2002 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Terry Howley and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Ga.rman, City Manager� <br /> A.J. Krieger, A.ssistant City Manager of Economic and Urban Developme <br /> Linda Love, Neighborhood Services Director � �� <br /> SUBJECT: Information Regarding CDBG Sub Recipient Applications <br /> Per requests from the Mayor and City Council members for answers to specific questions, as well <br /> as providing more information in general, staff submits this memo along with attached <br /> information. The answers to specific questions are provided in the following paragraphs. <br /> Additionally, both budget and project information provided by the applicants which staff are <br /> recommending for funding is attached to this document. For the three agencies discussed in item <br /> #l, program information for previous funding years is also included. Staff received a budget <br /> _ submission from the Coalition of Neighborhood Organizations (CONO) late on Wednesday <br /> afternoon. Staff identified technical problems regarding that submission that need to be reviewed <br /> with the organization. For that reason, the staff recommendation for CONO is also pending. <br /> Sufficient funding sources have been set aside to include this in the allocation. <br /> Staff will be available to answer questions at the City Council meeting. The agencies will also be <br /> present to address any concerns the City Council may have. <br /> 1. Three agencies, Big Brother - Big Sister, Easter Seals and Youth with a Positive <br /> Direction are being funded for more than three consecutive years. How are their programs <br /> different in this year? <br /> The program proposed this year by Big Brother - Big Sister is a mentoring program that <br /> will be provided in collaboration with Boys & Girls Club. On a weekly basis, a Big <br /> Brother or Big Sister will come to the Boys & Girls Club facility and mentor an at-risk <br /> child on a one to one basis away from the group setting, providing the child with an extra <br /> positive adult role model. The previous Big Brother - Big Sister program, School <br /> Buddies, was a school based mentoring program provided to elementary and middle <br /> school students of District#61 and other area schools. Students were referred by teachers <br /> and matched with adult volunteers who talked over questions and concerns, reinforced ', <br /> classroom learning through help with homework, etc. Big Brother - Big Sister was the �i <br /> established provider of school-based mentoring for the Macon County Mentoring and '� <br /> Tutoring Agencies Network. � <br /> The currently proposed program from Easter Sea1s is to provide portable or permanent I <br /> wheel chair ramps, or mobile home hydraulic lifts for moderate to low income persons. I' <br /> This project was also funded in 2001. In FY2000, Easter Seals was funded to supply <br /> durable medical equipment and/or attachable home safety devices to all eligible <br />