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Hi, everyone. We're going to go ahead and get started right now.

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So I wanted to welcome everybody to the City

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of Lacey Human Services Work Group for Thursday, August 8, 2024. First order of business, we are going

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to call to order the members of the board here. First, we have Nancy Dila. Juliette Lawson Hall.

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Here.

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Nathaniel Clay.

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Dahlia Martinez.

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Yes.

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She is going to be over zoom, but I did hear you Dahlia.

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Awesome.

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And my self-brand and Steven's present.

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Not present tonight are excused absences,

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Tiffany Walker and James Broman.

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I wanted to start with the land acknowledgement.

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We, the city of Lacey, are on ancestral land of the tribal people of the Treaty of Medicine

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Creek, including the squally Indian tribe and squawks in Island Tribe.

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We acknowledge and remember those tribal people not recognized today who were absorbed

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or relocated into other tribes for survival.

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We recognize the ancestors and their descendants who are still here.

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We recognize and respect the tribal people of the Treaty of Medicine Creek as the traditional

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stewards of this land since time immemorial, and their role today in taking care of these lands

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and perpetuity. We recognize and have the responsibility to call attention to the histories

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of dispossession, force removal, and to bridge treaty rights that allowed our nation state and

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city to develop as they have today. We recommend the community members read the medicine

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of 1854,

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so for item number four we will approve the agenda previous minutes and consent items.

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Do I have a motion to approve that? Do I have a second?

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So those have been approved.

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And next, do we have anybody signed up for public content? Sorry.

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Do you mind calling for vote for the approval of the agenda?

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Sorry, all in favor of those, all those in favor for the approval of agenda.

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Previous meeting minutes and consent item say aye.

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Thanks.

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Yes, we do have approval of that.

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Polligents.

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And next, do we have anybody signed up for a public comment?

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Oh, Jim's made it.

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Thanks, Jim.

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Yes.

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Jim's president.

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Yes.

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So yes, Jim will be joining us.

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So just Tiffany, not here tonight.

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Was anybody signed up for public comment?

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No, great.

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All right, then we'll move on to our business items.

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That's the human services, grant application summary and presentations.

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And I'm going to pass this over to Michelle Chavez, the Human Services Coordinator.

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Thank you, Chair.

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I appreciate it.

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Good evening.

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Welcome, everybody.

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Welcome all the applicants.

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and those that are online in those are in person.

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I'm just going to give a brief staff report on the we're at so far with applications we've received.

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We have two council members with us today.

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I believe we have Deputy Mayor Malcolm Miller and council member Greenstein with us.

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So welcome. Thank you so much for being here today.

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I wanted to just go kind of do a quick recap of what we've received so far.

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We, as you know, we have $300,000 allocated by the City Council generously out of the general fund budget to allocate for human services in the City of Lacy.

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We've received 16 applications from 15 non-profits.

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15 of the applications were for service based programs.

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One application was for capital project, which is brick and mortar project here in Lacy.

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The city received over $1.1 million in requests for this initial funding round of $300,000, so we're very happy with the community response to the grant program.

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And again, we thank everybody who took the time to apply and thoughtfully give us input on their projects and programs that they're running in the community.

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We had 10 applicants that emphasized housing, 10 applicants that emphasized survival, and 12 applicants

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that emphasized security as their priority areas for the grant program.

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So with that, part of this business item is to give the folks who applied the 16 applications

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from the 15 agencies to give them an opportunity to talk to our human services work group

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about their project and we have, because we do have quite a few, we did have to limit it

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to five minutes per presentation and then allow our work group members to ask questions

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of you all.

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So I believe we are going to have a time where that's going to be a Zoom.

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So if for some reason you go over here like the gentle ding or something like that, so just

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want to let you know.

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So, the first application we have, I went in order of when the applications were received in order to be fair.

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So, the first applicant is homes first and I believe that they were going to be online.

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Do we have homes first on Zoom?

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I do not show the presenter as listed.

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If they are online, if they could raise their hand and I can promote them in.

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That would be Trudy Sukhu.

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So,

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if we don't have anybody present for homes first was just move on to the next applicant

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that's dry tikes and what wipes, Lance Benson.

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That would be great.

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Hello.

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Excuse me.

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I'm Lance Benson.

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I'm the executive director of dry tikes and wet wipes.

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So, I do property management for a living, but I started the diaper bank back in 2014.

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When I noticed several of my tenants that were really struggling to choose to pay rent or buy diapers.

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So, which led into starting a diaper bank.

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Just last month, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary,

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so we're really happy about that.

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We are the only diaper bank in Thurston County.

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There are a few organizations and churches that do assist

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with diapers in our community, but they only help it,

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if they get a few donated boxes of diapers.

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And many of those organizations, they do receive diapers from us as well.

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Currently, dryer types and wet wipes, we're giving out 16,000 diapers each month.

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And in April and May of this year, we broke records back to back with April.

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We give out 19,200 diapers and in May, we give out 19,300 diapers.

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In 2020 through 2023 we opened a little hub office in Shelton.

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There's a very large immigrant population in Shelton and they were struggling to make it into Olympia.

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So we were able to open up a little hub office out there and give out diapers and then also last year we opened up a hub office in Yelm to help some of the clients out in the Yelm, Roy, Rainier and the Clearwood area.

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Our main focus is diapers, but we also give out wet wipes, baby food, formula, baby blankets,

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which are made by a local women's group, clothing, diaper rash, cream, hygiene items.

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And starting last year, we added a period product program, and we were currently giving

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out 1500 tampons and pads each month.

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Our staff is completely volunteers and every penny goes to our mission.

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People often describe our organization as a grassroots, nonprofit, created by the community

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for the community.

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Over the years, I've heard hundreds of stories of our clients coming by, but there's

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one story that's always stuck with me.

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There was a woman out in Aberdeen and her sister gave birth to a preemie baby and every store out there

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They could not find preemie diapers. So she hopped on a bus. She's also bound to a wheelchair

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So she hopped on a bus and was able to make it all the way out to Olympia to pick up her pack of diapers

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And of course when I found out how far she came I was able to load her up with extra diapers because we had a ton of preemie diapers in our office

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But there's a lot of more stories that I would love to share.

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I just don't have the time.

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But there's a lot of people that really need

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the diapers in our community.

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Thank you.

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So I'll open it up to chair Stevens to encourage

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the work group to ask questions of dry types and

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wet wipes if they're interested.

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If you wanted to come back up for just a second,

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if anybody has any questions.

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I did have one question.

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Do you have an idea or an approximation of the amount of residents of Lacy that you're currently

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servicing?

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I know that you mentioned a lot of other places.

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Yeah, so our office is right smack in the middle of Olympian Lacy on Martin Way, so in

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between Slater Canyon, Lily, right over there.

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So I would say for Lacy, I would easily say half of the clients that come in that pick up right now we're on average giving out 16,000 diapers every month.

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So I would say half of those are going to Lacy.

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So when you, your stakeholders essentially, they're not really obligated to give you like information on where they live or their residency,

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you're just basically just providing the service and diapers and if they're in need then.

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Yeah, we do have zip codes and addresses, so that's what we collect. We collect a name

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address, zip code, and the date and time that they come in and what items they're picking up.

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And so it's a quick fill out of form, but we do the count, but we don't break it down unless we're

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you know, applying for a grant or if someone's asking for it, then we can go back and look at how many.

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So I don't have that number off the top of the head, but I do.

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I don't mean to.

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Yeah, I don't doubt.

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But easily, I wouldn't say half.

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I mean, Lacy's such a growing area, growing city.

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I wouldn't be surprised if more than half is from Lacy.

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Did anybody else have any other questions?

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you so much.

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Our next applicant is garden raised bounty.

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The grub garden project.

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Yes, we are pulling up your slides.

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May I practice before my five?

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Okay, it's working.

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Howdy.

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I'm Savannah.

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I use any pronouns.

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And I am grub's garden project manager.

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So, at Grub, we have a mission of growing healthy food, people, and communities with roots

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in the land.

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We create opportunities for people to learn, lead, and thrive.

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We envision an equitable world, where all are nourished by healthy relationships, resilient

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community, and good food, great food, I might add.

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So as the Garden Project, we have hopes to have the impacts of increasing access to fresh

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food, which allows people to have enhanced food security during the growing season with the

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garden beds that we build, long-term physical and mental health benefits from getting out

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in the garden, increasing skills and abundance, knowledge is power, cultivating resilience

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and communities. So, improving peer support and a sense of belonging, creating that community,

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people experience purposeful work and value their own contributions to growing their own

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food, and promoting equity. We partner with people who have experienced marginalization,

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And we distribute resources to empower people to create solutions to issues that are affecting them personally.

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It's kind of hard to see, can I let step out?

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In 2024, staff were supported in their efforts to plan and build gardens and provide gardening support, like free workshops that are open to everybody,

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as well as gardening mentorship.

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We build 11 gardens at no cost for low-income families within Lacey.

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Garden recipients receive custom garden beds, plant starts and seeds, again at no cause

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and quite a variety, high quality soil and other gifts to help them grow a successful

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garden.

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In 2024 we came together with military veterans, staff, other community members as well as residents

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and family members to build each of these backyard gardens.

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We built around 40 altogether.

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We also have been able to support four community gardens, three of them being installed

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at Tarnie House Villages throughout Olympia, and one of them projected to being installed

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at an apartment complex that is for low-income folks and specifically brought to us to support

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a group of refugees who have been resettled there who named having access to cultural, culturally

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relevant food as one of their highest needs. We also are facilitating nine-plus gardening event,

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so that looks like free workshops on a monthly basis as well as different celebrations

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and things like that.

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In 2025, we hope to have a couple of different outcomes, so increasing access to healthy local

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and sustainable food, so building another 35-plus backyard gardens, another eight-plus

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workshops and celebrations geared towards what you're going to be looking at in their

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backyard gardens in that month, which will inevitably increase access and ability to grow their own

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food, as well as continuing to distribute seed packets and vegetable starts based on what people

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are hoping to grow and what people are familiar with.

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Both from our farm and from communities seed libraries we have around town. We hope to improve individual skills, resilience, and empowerment.

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Participants can engage in leadership opportunities through a variety of options. They receive one-on-one garden mentoring.

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Both throughout their bill were also available to them and support them throughout their gardening season. And throughout the whole year you can garden your round here.

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We have those free workshops that, again, you know, are going to be what's in your backyard garden.

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So garden planning, harvesting, pest control, soil health, et cetera, they also receive different

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resources like gardening books and other things.

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We also hope to increase the sense of connection to communities.

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So we have a lot of volunteers who come on who put in a lot of hours supporting our program

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and other group programs.

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And with this money from the city of Lacy, it will allow us to build another 10 to 12 gardens

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in Lacy.

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We've got some lovely pictures here.

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So in these pictures we have grubb staff, grubb volunteers, grubb interns, and garden bed recipients.

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And pictures of the lovely things that they have been growing has been so delightful seeing all the wonderful stuff that people have been growing and enjoying to eat.

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We've got some quotes from gardeners. So one person said that so second year with grubb, it's been another positive experience to work with grubb staff and have such a successful garden.

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Um, this next one's my favorite, the garden beds have been such a gift to our family.

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They've helped me bring me and my team boys, teenagers, closer together, and have helped

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increase the feeling of day-to-day wellness and joy.

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Um, it's really so grateful for the whole experience and how so many people have benefited

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from this, uh, so community building in action.

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Um, this last person down here said, I'm disabled, but I explain where and how I got my garden.

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Um, folks who know them know that they don't know how to garden, but seeing everything

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that they've done, their garden, um, they hope to help recruit.

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And that's, well, you guys helped grow up to be able to do with this funding.

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Thank you.

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So we're going to chair Stevens.

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We'll open up the questions for a grab.

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Did we have any questions from our board members?

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I'm just curious how people access.

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How do you decide who the 11 will be?

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Yeah, so we have kind of a process for who we're going to choose.

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So the first on our list I suppose is we prioritize people in the

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Bicoc BIPOC community and the LGBTQ community.

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Next is kind of going to be veterans, elderly, people with larger families.

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And then after that, it's, you know, that's how we prioritize.

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Thank you.

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The $6,000 will be going directly to gardens or is this going to be some sort of sport money

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for the staff or?

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So it kind of encompasses all of the costs for each garden, so we do have staff.

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We have costs for gas and getting out there, lumber, soil, nails, things like that.

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But it's not necessarily covering a lot of the admin things on top of that.

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It's pretty directly the gardens.

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Jim, anything?

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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We actually now have Trudy Sukup from Homes first on Zoom and she would love to be able to

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present at this time and she's going to share her screen because she has some slides.

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So go ahead Trudy.

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I'll just be one moment while she's here.

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You mean, it's like, and you've seen me look up because I have a screen that's up here.

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Hi.

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First, I thank you for your patience.

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got home, got little distracts by a kid. So I am here to present about our projects that

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we're doing in the city of Lacy to add some accessory dwelling units to the back of properties

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that we already own. So we started this project in 2021, believe it or not, with an application

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to the housing trust fund, to acquire the funds that we needed to do the bills. And if you'll see

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in this picture is everybody seeing my screen.

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No, let me know if I don't see my screen.

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In the background, that beige building

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is the home that we already own.

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And that is a home for four adults with developmental disabilities.

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And we've owned that property, I think,

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since 2007 for a very long time.

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We have found that with the fewer and fewer houses

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on the market to purchase,

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We're looking into building on land that we already own.

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So we have 58 properties now and we've been examining the properties that we have for

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being able to access riddleliness.

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And the city of Lacey already has an awesome program with pre-plan designs.

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You have a lot of ways that you support us with reduction of permitting and fees to allow us

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to do this kind of work, but it's still not cheap.

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Never, it's never cheap when you're using Department of Commerce funds and over the last few years.

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We have found that because it's taken quite a long time to make this all happen, aren't costs keeping creasing.

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So this is part of the build out that you're seeing right here.

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This is a form of construction was working on this with us.

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And then of course, I'm going to see if I can actually, I'm going to stop my share and share a different screen.

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So you can see some of the other work that's being done.

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These cabinets work given to us at cost by cabinets by Trevana in Lacey.

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And, of course, it doesn't want to move the screen.

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And we actually had a volunteer from the Olympian Master Builders come in and install them for us.

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So we've been doing what we can to reduce our costs by getting discounted materials by using volunteers

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who will help us complete some of the work, but we're kind of down to the point now

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we're, with about $50,000 more dollars, we can finish this and it's all the interior work.

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And, you've probably heard, Husky going up every time, you know, time is money as they say,

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and every time we're delayed, we end up with a little bit more that we have to pay.

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And we're at this point where we've come back to the city of Lacey and, you know,

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would thanks for all what you have contributed and now asking you to contribute some actual cash money

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to help us finish these two accessory dwelling units that will be homes for individual adults

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with developmental disabilities. You don't necessarily need to live in a group home on the

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front of the property. They'll have people who will care for them as they need care. We'll have eyes

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on them, but they'll have some independence.

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And one of our values as an organization

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and I think as a community,

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is that people have the right kind of home

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that means they are personally need and for us.

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This is one of the ways that we can do that.

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The entire project, each property

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is costing over $400,000 per property to build.

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And we're down to that last 50,000 to finish it all off.

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And that's what we are requesting.

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from the city of Lacey, a little bit more than that, but

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question 50,000. Thank you. I am open to take

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questions.

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Any questions?

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So with the ADU, I'm

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assuming you're probably place one tenant in those per

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at a time. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. You know, we've been around for

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34 years. We don't have just one tenant who lives in a

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We have many tenants over like any home in a community right they come in and they go and for many

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Especially our D.D. tenants this becomes their lifelong home and often

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They're leaving when they pass because they've had a safe and secure place that they could depend on for their lives

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They becomes their whole kind of whom we all want to have does does homes first

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Charge any type of rent for those or yes. Oh, yeah, that's based on

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It's based on income and also by our funders, so these are for people at 30% or less of

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area of media income as defined by the housing trust fund who gave us the majority of the funds

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to do this work.

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Thank you.

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Any other questions?

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Thanks for your time.

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Thanks for jumping on.

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Thank you.

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Again, apologies for being late.

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No worries.

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Thank you, Trudy.

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Up next, we have senior services for self-sound home share program.

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So, my name is Rebecca Hutchinson.

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I'm the home share program manager with senior services for self-sound.

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I have with me Brian Windrop, who is our fabulous executive director.

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And we're here today to share a little bit about our home share program,

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which is essentially a matchmaking service in which we connect people seeking safe and affordable housing

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with folks who have extra space in their home to share.

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Before I begin, I do want to give a big thanks to the City of Lacy not only for your time today but also because

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the City of Lacy is what sort of spearheaded our decision to resume our program in the first place.

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So in late 2021, the former City Manager Scott Spence approached Senior Services for South Sound

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and had some discussions with us around how we could get this program up and running again.

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At that time, we received gracious funding from the City of Lacey and we were able to resume operations.

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Since that time, we've been successful in securing other funding from other funding partners, such as the City of Olympia, the Regional Housing Council.

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And we've secured the community development block grant through every funding cycle.

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We haven't just been successful in securing funding.

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We've also been successful in our day-to-day operations.

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So that first pilot period year began in March of 2022 and at that time, we were able for that year we were able to facilitate eight matches and average home share rent was $509 a month and we saw over 1,300 service hours exchanged.

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In the following year of 2023 we facilitated 15 matches and average home share rent was $527 and we saw over 1,500 service hours exchanged.

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So far, in 2024, we facilitated five matches,

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average home share rent is $507 and just this year,

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we've already seen over 2,500 hours of service exchange,

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which has supported seniors to stay in their homes and live independently.

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Home share is a very unique and innovative program,

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and that's because we're using existing housing stock that is not on the market.

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So these are empty bedrooms that we are able to fill with people who are seeking safe

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affordable housing.

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There are thousands of empty bedrooms like this and they're

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staying county. The most subsidized rent in their staying county is $1,099 and the

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average home share rent is $577. That's quite a stark difference. The other

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thing that I really want people to keep in mind is that lots of the seniors in our

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community are living solely on social security and the average social security

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check. Hubbers around $1,900 a month and often much, much less. Home shares

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public service program. So the bulk of our expenses are in staffing so we have very few

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variables to consider when we're budgeting for this program and it is a far more effective way

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to address the housing crisis than capital which can take millions of dollars and many years

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to build. I can place people right now at a fraction of the cost.

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Home share also is unique in that

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we don't just assist people in finding and accessing safe and affordable housing but we also assist

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current homeowners and seniors in our community and maintaining the home that they have.

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We often see providers in our program that really needs some financial or functional

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assistance to continue aging and place and living independently in their home, and they're

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able to do that through the seekers that we connect them with.

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Finally, I do, I know I have very little time, but I want to share a quick story of a successful

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placement that we currently have, Greg and Helen, so Greg applied to our program after hearing

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about it at one of our local senior centers.

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He was inspired to help someone, but also knew

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that it would really help him out with some financial assistance.

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He was struggling with increased cost of living.

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Helen, at the same time, was actively living out of her vehicle

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following a pretty extensive surgery.

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She was on a pain pump and has a colostomy bag

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and caring for herself without power or running water

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and her vehicle is no easy feat.

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We connected the two together.

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They became fast friends, and they consider each other family now.

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I just saw Helen two weeks ago and she looks like a totally different person with the weight

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of being unstabely housed lifted from her shoulders.

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So that's one of many successful stories in home share.

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Thank you so much for your time.

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I would love to answer questions or open the floor to our executive chair.

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The only thing I would like to add if I could is that it is a matchmaking service.

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It's nothing like a listserv or a Craigslist, Rebecca and her colleague receive applicants who

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have rooms they'd like to share in their home, and they interview them, do background checks

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on them, an extensive process, the same thing with people seeking housing, and the magic

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of it is that they get matched over time.

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So it takes a lot of work to get a successful match, and there's much more to it than just

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you know, listserv sort of affectivities.

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Compatibility is key.

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We take a lot of care in that.

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Thanks.

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Did we have any questions?

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Nancy.

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I'm intrigued by what you do.

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I know that it's a great experience for the people that are involved.

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Also great risk for the people who house homeless in their homes.

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What's the follow-up?

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I mean, I heard you say that you saw the lady a couple weeks ago, is there like an official follow-up system?

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Yes, there is. So we follow up with our clients over a period of 190 days.

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At which point we stop calling to check in on our clients, but they are always-

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To call and check in with us, we do provide mediation services. So if a match pair gives me a call and says, hey, this isn't going well. I am always willing and able to come out to the home and perform mediation. And of course, if that isn't effective, we can refer to the DRC. Thank you.

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It's such an innovative program in this climate where housing is just continuously climbing and also the matchmaking.

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Can you explain to me like when you say service hours, what that means?

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I'm assuming that's in place of money.

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Yes, so our service exchange hours are either in lieu of rent or come with a reduced rent.

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So, after the most common things we see are lighthouse work, transportation, meal, prep, sometimes

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we see pet care, so things like that, or sometimes we see home repair.

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So we do ask that all of those tasks are very clearly laid out in the contracts together,

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just to prevent any conflict in the future.

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But yes, those service hours are either in lieu of or reduced rent.

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If I could follow up on the question that was asked, Rebecca is wonderfully qualified to do

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this because she prior to coming back to senior services.

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She was a case manager with the area agency on aging, so she has a skill set that includes

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a lot of things that these people need support with, knowledge of the county resources.

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Awesome.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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up next for our presenter, we have rebuilding together

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Thursdays and counties critical home repair program.

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I think I'm short of that other people who've been up here.

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Good evening, my name is Kathy Johnson and I'm the executive director of

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Rebuilding Together, Thursdays and county and our mission is to repair homes,

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revitalize communities, and to rebuild people's lives with the work that we do.

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So we have been existing for over 20 years, and that time period we've helped improve

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an ADA modify more than 400 homes, and we've had an impact on over 600 people residing

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in those homes.

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In that time period we've helped 66 military veterans, 73% of the homes that we've repaired

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have had a disabled resident living in it, 46% have someone who's 62 or older in it,

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18% have someone who's 18 years or younger living in the home, so we're helping an awful lot of community need with our services and our average median income is about 21,000 but to be perfectly honest most of our clients heard about 12 or 13,000 dollars a year

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for their income. So if something gets broken if now they need a wheelchair ramp their hot water tank has failed

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So they don't have the money to do it, and that's where we come in.

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So we repair and do the ADA modifications at absolutely no charge, and so that enables

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them to continue living safely in their home.

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And most important with that too is that it prevents homelessness because so many people

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can't afford to make those repairs, and so if we can come in and do those repairs, it enables

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them to continue aging in place and not have to leave their home because of untenable conditions,

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which we've done awful lot of people who have been living with no hot running water for a couple of years.

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Because they didn't know about us and they're hot water tanked broken.

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Or maybe their pipes were leaking so in order to save their house they turned off their hot water.

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So we've seen awful lot of things like that.

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Plumbing the flaster was our number one repair request so that was the first.

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We do an awful lot of smoke detectors and grab bars, handrails, 88 toilets and flooring.

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Our official name for flooring is squishy floors.

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00:34:03,710 --> 00:34:10,150
So someone's had a water leak for a while and now their floor is compromised, and so we go in and help with that.

454
00:34:10,670 --> 00:34:11,750
And we play a while with others.

455
00:34:11,970 --> 00:34:17,130
So there's many other service organizations who are here who also do some fantastic work.

456
00:34:17,610 --> 00:34:20,790
We'll do some repairs and habitat may help the same homeowner.

457
00:34:21,010 --> 00:34:22,730
We work with community action council.

458
00:34:22,930 --> 00:34:25,750
We get referrals from senior center.

459
00:34:26,530 --> 00:34:31,010
So we do an awful lot of exchanging of work and referrals in the community.

460
00:34:31,010 --> 00:34:41,170
And so many times, we'll go in and modify a bathtub to make it a walk-in unit and then habitat will come and do the roof so it works really well that we can help people.

461
00:34:41,570 --> 00:34:47,010
And one of our biggest changes this last year is we are modifying bathtubs to make a walk-in unit.

462
00:34:47,290 --> 00:34:59,730
So instead of having to rip out an existing bathtub for 10 or 15,000 dollars to do the bathroom for anywhere from 1,000 to 2,500 dollars, we can cut into the bathtub and make it a walk-in unit for them.

463
00:34:59,730 --> 00:35:02,010
So it's a total life changer for people.

464
00:35:02,010 --> 00:35:06,310
We could probably put in one a month for the many requests we get for that.

465
00:35:06,310 --> 00:35:11,050
And we've helped people who literally have not had a shower and like three years,

466
00:35:11,590 --> 00:35:14,710
because they couldn't get up and over the side of the bathtub to take a shower.

467
00:35:15,050 --> 00:35:17,730
So this is a really a big game changer for them.

468
00:35:18,190 --> 00:35:23,970
And we have an awful lot of volunteers and contractors and business partners who do our work.

469
00:35:24,090 --> 00:35:25,390
So it keeps our labor costs down.

470
00:35:25,470 --> 00:35:28,230
About 80% of our work is done by volunteers,

471
00:35:28,230 --> 00:35:33,790
which is huge because the money that we get from the city of Lacy and other communities

472
00:35:33,790 --> 00:35:38,910
goes more to our materials and the really skilled work that needs to be done versus having

473
00:35:38,910 --> 00:35:44,730
to pay for that work to be done. So that is a tremendous difference for us. So some quick

474
00:35:44,730 --> 00:35:50,950
examples of people that we've done. We just with Lacy, CDVG funds completely

475
00:35:50,950 --> 00:35:57,770
read the wiring in a couple's home here in Lacy. They were disabled, low income, they had a house

476
00:35:57,770 --> 00:36:00,290
in the early 1950s of the electrical was failing.

477
00:36:01,270 --> 00:36:03,610
And so we were able to replace their wiring

478
00:36:03,610 --> 00:36:06,010
and reduce the chance of a house fire

479
00:36:06,010 --> 00:36:07,530
and hazards with the electricity.

480
00:36:08,790 --> 00:36:12,810
We replaced some flooring and doors for fillers.

481
00:36:13,390 --> 00:36:17,450
And so now she's no longer tripping over carpeting

482
00:36:17,450 --> 00:36:18,870
that was, you know, how it gets those

483
00:36:18,870 --> 00:36:20,510
all the little lumps in it, rolls in it.

484
00:36:20,550 --> 00:36:23,950
So she's not gonna be failing on that.

485
00:36:24,270 --> 00:36:26,010
We've replaced a hot water tank.

486
00:36:26,010 --> 00:36:30,670
We replaced an external roof beam for someone's homes that way it protects the home.

487
00:36:31,250 --> 00:36:35,530
So we do an awful lot of little projects in the community as well as some bigger ones

488
00:36:35,530 --> 00:36:40,970
because of grant funds from you, and it just makes a tremendous difference in people's lives.

489
00:36:41,070 --> 00:36:45,810
They can safely age in place, you know, they're most of our clients are living in manufactured

490
00:36:45,810 --> 00:36:52,110
home parks with a park run of about $650 a month with an income of $1200 a month.

491
00:36:52,530 --> 00:36:55,990
So you can see there's not much room, not much wiggle room there for any sort of

492
00:36:55,990 --> 00:37:01,770
maintenance are repair. And so that's where we come in and where you come in. Questions?

493
00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:12,820
Any questions? I just want to clarify. Your paperwork says that you prioritize seniors,

494
00:37:13,460 --> 00:37:19,840
but the applicants have to be 18 years of age or older. And then also it says in another place that

495
00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:25,220
some at least one person has to be 62. So you're talking about the family unit.

496
00:37:25,220 --> 00:37:30,520
So we have four criteria basically, the people living in the home,

497
00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:34,380
somebody in the home either has to be 18 years older, younger,

498
00:37:35,220 --> 00:37:39,800
or a military veteran, or 62 and older, or disabled.

499
00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:43,420
So they may fit one of those criteria, as they may fit all of them,

500
00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,700
but they just have to fit one of those to receive your focus.

501
00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:51,480
Yes. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. Other questions?

502
00:37:55,690 --> 00:37:55,690
Fantastic.

503
00:37:55,870 --> 00:37:57,310
Thank you. Thank you very much.

504
00:37:57,310 --> 00:37:58,990
I'd prepared a little bit more information,

505
00:37:59,270 --> 00:38:00,110
which I'll pass around.

506
00:38:00,530 --> 00:38:01,350
Sure, thank you.

507
00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:11,620
OK, so the next presentation is, thank you, a hybrid.

508
00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:13,240
We have some people in person

509
00:38:13,240 --> 00:38:15,560
that we have an individual on Zoom.

510
00:38:16,720 --> 00:38:19,980
The next presentation is, Thurston County Council

511
00:38:19,980 --> 00:38:22,320
on Aging Medical Equipment Bank.

512
00:38:37,620 --> 00:38:41,160
Do we have anybody here from the medical equipment bank?

513
00:38:45,450 --> 00:38:47,630
And I don't think we have anybody online.

514
00:38:48,870 --> 00:38:54,050
I'm not showing the listed presenters if they are online if they could raise their hands.

515
00:38:54,290 --> 00:38:56,510
Thank you for allowing us to come and speak today.

516
00:38:56,710 --> 00:38:58,690
I really appreciate it.

517
00:39:00,010 --> 00:39:02,670
With me, my name is Joyce Swelms.

518
00:39:03,110 --> 00:39:06,110
I'm the president of Thirston County Council on Aging.

519
00:39:06,650 --> 00:39:09,310
Everybody gets confused on who we are.

520
00:39:10,430 --> 00:39:12,950
Otherwise, everybody calls us a medically equipment bank.

521
00:39:12,950 --> 00:39:17,010
with me is Nore Hanson, and she's the treasure

522
00:39:17,010 --> 00:39:18,890
that keeps everything going.

523
00:39:22,530 --> 00:39:25,310
Does anybody know the medically quitment banker

524
00:39:25,310 --> 00:39:27,210
have any knowledge of it?

525
00:39:29,170 --> 00:39:32,250
So, let me, Jim does too.

526
00:39:33,510 --> 00:39:38,330
The medically quitment bank is located on Martin Way.

527
00:39:39,470 --> 00:39:41,650
We are open three days a week.

528
00:39:41,650 --> 00:39:49,110
We're here to serve older adults, adults with disability, a lot of times people be hurt and

529
00:39:49,110 --> 00:39:56,390
go to the hospital and they need a wheelchair right away and by the time it gets to insurance,

530
00:39:56,870 --> 00:39:57,910
they don't need it anymore.

531
00:39:59,210 --> 00:40:00,590
And so we're there to help everybody.

532
00:40:01,430 --> 00:40:06,970
We also provide a lot of bandages to the homeless people.

533
00:40:06,990 --> 00:40:09,430
They come in quite often for bandages.

534
00:40:10,110 --> 00:40:19,650
Our goal is to help people, older adults, 60, plus, and disability, family caregivers,

535
00:40:20,950 --> 00:40:24,650
and we're trying to keep everybody in their home as long as they can.

536
00:40:27,130 --> 00:40:34,430
The service we provide on the equipment part is trying to enrich the older adults' life,

537
00:40:35,430 --> 00:40:40,330
So they can get out and about, that's very, very important.

538
00:40:41,210 --> 00:40:46,810
Most of the people we help are very low-income people that need a helping hand.

539
00:40:48,550 --> 00:40:51,150
We are run by volunteers.

540
00:40:52,290 --> 00:40:56,810
We usually have about 15 volunteers every time we're open,

541
00:40:57,030 --> 00:41:02,290
4 hours a day, at 4 hours, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

542
00:41:02,290 --> 00:41:06,730
So that's quite a few volunteers that keep everything moving.

543
00:41:07,650 --> 00:41:12,390
We have, when you come into the medically equipment bank, there's two doors, one is for donations.

544
00:41:13,970 --> 00:41:23,510
So the donation side is, we take donations of unused, cotton and supplies, medically equipment.

545
00:41:24,310 --> 00:41:30,130
We have a person, we have people that go and check them, make sure the screws are tight.

546
00:41:31,810 --> 00:41:37,210
Maybe there's two wheelchairs, maybe we can make one wheelchair out of it.

547
00:41:38,350 --> 00:41:43,530
And we recycle a lot, and we have a recycling department, too.

548
00:41:47,700 --> 00:41:53,080
By doing the recycling we're protecting our environment, I would hate to see if someone

549
00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,900
came by and saw everything we have in our shelves.

550
00:41:56,540 --> 00:41:58,720
All of these items would have been in the landfill.

551
00:41:59,380 --> 00:42:02,720
but now they're being reused for somebody else.

552
00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:08,600
A lot of, the medically, there's some kind of constant aging

553
00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:10,960
managers that medically equipment bank.

554
00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:13,840
And then we're 501C3.

555
00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:17,740
Many people confuse us with Lewis Mason,

556
00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:20,040
there's an area, agency on aging.

557
00:42:21,140 --> 00:42:22,540
And we're not the same.

558
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:24,900
But we do a lot of work back and forth,

559
00:42:24,900 --> 00:42:26,880
and there are big supporter of ours.

560
00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:28,460
But we're indifferent.

561
00:42:29,240 --> 00:42:30,900
There are government, we're not government.

562
00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:32,740
I wish we were government.

563
00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:35,960
We'd have more money then.

564
00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:40,220
But, in order, do you have anything you want to add?

565
00:42:40,700 --> 00:42:45,740
No, we've been at this location on Martin about a year.

566
00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:46,860
We had a lease.

567
00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:51,020
And so we're looking for a long-term placement.

568
00:42:51,020 --> 00:42:59,540
So we found a place on 20704 Pacific Avenue. It used to be a florist shop before. And the state

569
00:42:59,540 --> 00:43:07,500
Legislature gave us 250,000, but we have to match the money in order to get the 250 from the state.

570
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:14,340
And that was in the last budget that they had passed. So we've we've had a grassroots campaign

571
00:43:14,340 --> 00:43:18,640
trying to get donations in and the public just responds.

572
00:43:20,300 --> 00:43:23,420
I was telling Joyce, there were 15 checks in the mail today.

573
00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:28,100
You know, some of them are just really small checks from individuals that just want to help.

574
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:32,280
And some others give a lot more if they have more to give.

575
00:43:32,860 --> 00:43:35,220
So that's kind of where we're going in the future.

576
00:43:35,660 --> 00:43:37,600
We'd like to stay in one location.

577
00:43:38,620 --> 00:43:42,600
One of the things we have to have the money raised now,

578
00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:48,380
Now, the deadline now is October, because if we're going to buy it, we have to sign the

579
00:43:48,380 --> 00:43:50,820
papers before October 15th.

580
00:43:51,220 --> 00:43:53,940
And so we're working hard on trying to raise some money.

581
00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:57,160
This is a great for the community.

582
00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:05,340
We have over 750 people that we've helped just in, Lacey, because we keep track of the people

583
00:44:05,340 --> 00:44:06,140
we help.

584
00:44:07,140 --> 00:44:07,760
Thank you.

585
00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:08,720
Any questions?

586
00:44:08,720 --> 00:44:11,460
Thank you. Any questions?

587
00:44:13,360 --> 00:44:15,440
I don't know. No, no, no real quick.

588
00:44:16,940 --> 00:44:19,720
Just will this be going towards that $250,000.

589
00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:24,360
The $250,000 that you need to raise.

590
00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:28,140
Will the funds that you're asking for for the medical equipment bank?

591
00:44:28,340 --> 00:44:31,180
Is that going towards that to match that?

592
00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:33,900
We're planning to use that for operating costs, right?

593
00:44:33,900 --> 00:44:40,760
Yeah. Okay. But we're still we have people are sending money for the building fund.

594
00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:43,680
Mm-hmm. It's designated just for the building fund.

595
00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:51,280
I see. Thanks for clarifying. Jim. Jim has a question for you. He's on. He's on zoom there.

596
00:44:52,420 --> 00:44:59,420
I do. Yes. Good evening, Joyce. It's, you know, Joyce for, well, another lifetime, I guess.

597
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:14,880
Well, it's good to see you again. And thank you again for the work you do. The question I have is, being a senior who has used different pieces of medical equipment, I have a couple that I need to want to donate.

598
00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:22,920
But when I go to the website, it says that you are full of donations and you are not able

599
00:45:22,920 --> 00:45:29,700
to take any more equipment, which I guess is a good news, bad news story, but I just

600
00:45:29,700 --> 00:45:35,060
want to clarify about that. Are you still taking donations for equipment?

601
00:45:35,460 --> 00:45:38,500
Well, that's on the new building.

602
00:45:39,460 --> 00:45:42,660
Yes, and no. Some items are going to take.

603
00:45:43,220 --> 00:45:52,660
We have, like, adult tab diapers, we have boxes, over a hundred boxes of those.

604
00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:54,060
So we're not taking any of those.

605
00:45:54,440 --> 00:46:00,200
Now we're going to be opening it up for other items, and we're going to put those on the website that we have room for.

606
00:46:00,600 --> 00:46:05,020
We just ran out of space, and that's why we said we couldn't take anymore.

607
00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:07,380
But people are still bringing them anyway.

608
00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:08,800
Okay.

609
00:46:09,060 --> 00:46:09,520
Thank you.

610
00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:12,120
you're welcome. Thank you.

611
00:46:18,360 --> 00:46:25,160
Thank you for that presentation. The next presentation is community

612
00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:31,400
action council of Lewis Mason and Thurston counties, Lacey Housing Services.

613
00:46:45,720 --> 00:46:46,720
I have horrible

614
00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:51,420
stage right now. I'm just in the car and my daughter said the best part was a cussie. So I'll

615
00:46:51,420 --> 00:46:59,040
try really hard to do better. Thank you for the opportunity to

616
00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:05,700
are proposal for the LAC housing project, and an expansion of services provided by the Community

617
00:47:05,700 --> 00:47:10,760
Action Council of Lewis Mason and Thurston County. I'm Nikki Gatton, and I'm the Program

618
00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:19,840
Manager of Housing. For over 58 years, our organization has been dedicated to addressing the

619
00:47:19,840 --> 00:47:25,220
complex needs of our community with a deep commitment to fostering partnerships and coordinating

620
00:47:25,220 --> 00:47:27,460
with various, various stakeholders.

621
00:47:28,180 --> 00:47:31,260
We firmly believe that a strong network of providers

622
00:47:31,260 --> 00:47:36,280
yield the best outcomes in our diverse array of partnerships

623
00:47:36,900 --> 00:47:39,580
allows us to leverage shared resources

624
00:47:39,580 --> 00:47:43,080
and create a more comprehensive support system for clients.

625
00:47:43,240 --> 00:47:44,980
And a lot of our partners are here in their amazing.

626
00:47:46,860 --> 00:47:49,380
Today, I'm here to share our vision

627
00:47:49,380 --> 00:47:52,520
for enhancing the lives of places most vulnerable residents.

628
00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:57,440
those experienced homelessness or at risk of housing insecurity.

629
00:47:58,260 --> 00:48:05,880
This project is designed to create a sustainable pathway toward an improved quality of life,

630
00:48:06,140 --> 00:48:08,800
addressing both immediate and long-term needs.

631
00:48:09,280 --> 00:48:16,700
At the heart of this initiative is the equivalent of two full-time case managers who will

632
00:48:16,700 --> 00:48:20,260
be dedicated to serving the lazy communities.

633
00:48:20,260 --> 00:48:35,660
These individuals are trained in trauma and formed housing first practices and will provide personalized support, helping our clients identify and achieve their goals, overcome barriers and ultimately secure or stable housing.

634
00:48:35,660 --> 00:48:41,540
Through weekly outreach activities and drop-in services, we will actively engage with

635
00:48:41,540 --> 00:48:46,920
Lacy's Realving Houseless Population, building a connecting resources they need.

636
00:48:47,680 --> 00:48:54,600
This includes the provision of emergency rental assistance, moving costs, and connecting

637
00:48:54,600 --> 00:48:55,680
to resources.

638
00:48:57,340 --> 00:49:01,740
But our commitment to our clients extends beyond the immediate crisis.

639
00:49:01,740 --> 00:49:08,860
We understand that long-term stability requires a multi-faceted approach through intensive

640
00:49:08,860 --> 00:49:14,740
case management. Our staff will work closely with each individual to address underlying

641
00:49:14,740 --> 00:49:22,140
issues, connect them to job training programs, health care services, and other activities.

642
00:49:23,260 --> 00:49:29,040
Importantly, this project is rooted in a client-centered philosophy, where the voices of those

643
00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:34,920
We serve guide, our decision making, and program refinement.

644
00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:41,480
We will regularly collect feedback through surveys of local businesses, residents, and individual

645
00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:46,360
client interactions to ensure our service remain responsive and effective.

646
00:49:47,140 --> 00:49:58,640
Our program will expand on services we have now, and we are set to start at, I'm sorry,

647
00:49:58,640 --> 00:50:04,780
on October 1st. The five key opponents are at reach

648
00:50:04,780 --> 00:50:10,880
walk-in days, case management, supply distribution, and rental assistance. The outreach team

649
00:50:10,880 --> 00:50:16,420
would split Lacy into four zones and rotate coverage areas weekly, working closely with Lacy

650
00:50:16,420 --> 00:50:24,760
officials to identify target, and target high priority areas. This outreach work will focus on

651
00:50:24,760 --> 00:50:29,600
building relationships and connecting people to essential resources, including shelter, coordinated

652
00:50:29,600 --> 00:50:31,740
entry, and treatment centers.

653
00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:36,180
We currently have 50 Lacy residents who engage in case management.

654
00:50:36,900 --> 00:50:41,680
The Lacy housing program will expand on that number of focus on evidence-based practices

655
00:50:41,680 --> 00:50:46,920
to work on short and long-term goals based around housing and employment.

656
00:50:46,920 --> 00:50:56,140
In closing, the Housing Project represents community auction councils on wavering commitment to the

657
00:50:56,140 --> 00:51:01,200
will-being of LAC's most vulnerable residents by expanding our housing services and delivering

658
00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:03,580
a comprehensive client-centered program.

659
00:51:04,300 --> 00:51:11,360
We aim to create a sustainable pathway toward an improved quality of life for those in need.

660
00:51:11,780 --> 00:51:16,340
With your support, we can make a tangible difference in the lives of our community members

661
00:51:16,340 --> 00:51:22,220
ensuring that everyone has access to the resources and stability they deserve.

662
00:51:22,860 --> 00:51:24,300
Thank you for your timing to the situation.

663
00:51:25,300 --> 00:51:25,640
Thank you.

664
00:51:26,440 --> 00:51:27,420
You did great.

665
00:51:29,080 --> 00:51:29,880
Any questions?

666
00:51:35,830 --> 00:51:38,530
I couldn't find it in your paperwork.

667
00:51:38,970 --> 00:51:41,390
How many people are you hoping to serve?

668
00:51:41,790 --> 00:51:45,010
Do you plan on serving, especially focusing on the LAC residents?

669
00:51:45,910 --> 00:51:52,790
So, for outreach, so walking days, we could serve whoever comes in, we already have walk

670
00:51:52,790 --> 00:51:57,890
in days and it's mostly centered on Lacey residents because our office is in Lacey,

671
00:51:58,950 --> 00:52:07,390
and so there's not so far there hasn't been a number where we've been like, whoa, but for

672
00:52:07,390 --> 00:52:12,770
rental assistance, it would just depend on the amount of funding and for those that we wouldn't

673
00:52:12,770 --> 00:52:16,510
be able to help we would connect to local resources, which is what we do now.

674
00:52:18,070 --> 00:52:22,930
Is this a new service or your restart and relaunch?

675
00:52:23,670 --> 00:52:35,990
It's not either necessarily, so there are new elements to it, but we already do almost all of this through a program called FCS or a Foundation Community Support.

676
00:52:35,990 --> 00:52:42,510
And it's a case management service where we already connect to resources and help people find

677
00:52:42,510 --> 00:52:47,550
renting assistance we do outreach and we have walk-in days and provide supplies.

678
00:52:47,850 --> 00:52:53,290
This will just help us focus on the LAC residents and have some a lot of our stuff right

679
00:52:53,290 --> 00:53:00,970
now we have to for like rental assistance we depend a lot on community resources and this will

680
00:53:00,970 --> 00:53:04,230
give us funding specifically where we could help those LAC residents.

681
00:53:06,120 --> 00:53:11,500
Sorry, these are two new case managers.

682
00:53:12,760 --> 00:53:21,460
So what I would probably do is take people that I have trained already and move them over,

683
00:53:21,780 --> 00:53:27,720
and we would incorporate some of the case load that they have now for Lacey,

684
00:53:28,180 --> 00:53:33,140
and then there would be room for new residents as well to join.

685
00:53:36,140 --> 00:53:41,560
Approximately how many potential people are served by one case manager on any given?

686
00:53:41,560 --> 00:53:42,140
I don't know.

687
00:53:42,380 --> 00:53:43,380
I don't know.

688
00:53:43,380 --> 00:53:51,960
So, right now our case loads are averaging between 35 and 50.

689
00:53:52,240 --> 00:53:57,660
We don't do by numbers, but we do is we do it by needs assessment and then we even

690
00:53:57,660 --> 00:54:03,040
out the case load based on our client's needs and the amazing thing is because we have foundation

691
00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:08,840
community support, even if we had more people in Lacey's that one is a enroll in case management,

692
00:54:09,360 --> 00:54:15,280
we could absorb them into our other program. So it's just a wouldn't cap out at those two

693
00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:19,300
case managers. We have other case managers that would be able to help with that case management.

694
00:54:22,300 --> 00:54:24,300
Thank you. Thank you.

695
00:54:25,810 --> 00:54:35,150
Thank you. So our next presenter is in person and it is capital Christians center, solid

696
00:54:35,150 --> 00:54:37,090
Rock Ranch Camper Fund.

697
00:54:39,070 --> 00:54:40,370
Good evening, everyone.

698
00:54:41,070 --> 00:54:42,270
My name is Christy Tharman.

699
00:54:42,350 --> 00:54:44,610
I'm a pastor over here at Capital Christian Center.

700
00:54:45,070 --> 00:54:46,930
I'm also the Chief Financial Officer.

701
00:54:47,810 --> 00:54:50,130
I've been a resident of this area in my whole life.

702
00:54:50,250 --> 00:54:55,770
I went to North Dakota School District and I've been on staff over here for 22 years at the

703
00:54:55,770 --> 00:54:55,990
church.

704
00:54:56,070 --> 00:54:58,950
I've had a part of the community in the church for 30 years.

705
00:54:59,890 --> 00:55:01,230
So I want to talk today.

706
00:55:01,270 --> 00:55:02,330
There's some pictures up here.

707
00:55:02,410 --> 00:55:05,850
I want to talk today about a program that we started back in 1995.

708
00:55:06,750 --> 00:55:10,190
and it's a youth mentorship program we call it Sald Rock Ranch.

709
00:55:10,810 --> 00:55:15,430
And the program is for youth ages 1st grade through 12th grade.

710
00:55:16,370 --> 00:55:18,030
And it's a pretty amazing program.

711
00:55:18,250 --> 00:55:20,670
What we do is we teach life-giving skills.

712
00:55:21,310 --> 00:55:24,230
What we do is build by building a bridge for students

713
00:55:24,230 --> 00:55:27,650
to cross into adulthood with mentorship programs and activities.

714
00:55:27,810 --> 00:55:30,850
So you're going to see more of the activities up here.

715
00:55:32,210 --> 00:55:35,570
By giving them tools they need to build a firm foundation of emotional health.

716
00:55:35,570 --> 00:55:49,810
Our heart is to furnish a safe and wholesome environment for all students to cultivate and promote healthy mature relationships by bringing them together with local business owners and leaders who will turn mentor, educate, and teach students.

717
00:55:51,390 --> 00:55:57,030
So, our very first program, like I said, happened in 1995 and we had 35 students.

718
00:55:57,650 --> 00:56:00,770
We're now serving 400 students every summer.

719
00:56:01,210 --> 00:56:02,490
It's a four-week program.

720
00:56:03,770 --> 00:56:06,150
And so right now, we have about 100 students out there.

721
00:56:06,530 --> 00:56:08,170
So each week is 100 students.

722
00:56:09,210 --> 00:56:11,610
And so over the course of the 30 years that we've been doing

723
00:56:11,610 --> 00:56:13,950
and we've impacted about 6,000 students.

724
00:56:14,830 --> 00:56:17,970
The fee for the program is 350 dollars per student.

725
00:56:18,630 --> 00:56:21,650
And if you look at the state average for programs like ours,

726
00:56:21,910 --> 00:56:24,410
the typical fee would be a thousand dollars per student.

727
00:56:24,410 --> 00:56:34,590
And out of our students, about 75% of those are from low income families and they don't have it in their budget even afford the 350, even that that reduced cost.

728
00:56:35,190 --> 00:56:42,810
Many of those families have multiple children and so if they had four children it would be $1,400 and it's just too difficult.

729
00:56:43,670 --> 00:56:53,750
So our motto is not one child turned away and so what we do is we do everything we can to raise funds to help get these kids into a mentorship program.

730
00:56:54,710 --> 00:57:02,430
I have a personal story that I'd like to share in how it impacted me in 1995, right before we

731
00:57:02,430 --> 00:57:03,630
did our very first ranch.

732
00:57:03,870 --> 00:57:09,350
My four nieces came to live with me and they were placed in our care after being in three

733
00:57:09,350 --> 00:57:16,730
separate foster homes and they were able to participate in this life-giving experience and they

734
00:57:16,730 --> 00:57:20,870
started out as a really young age all the way through a senior in high school and then after

735
00:57:20,870 --> 00:57:22,990
that there's more opportunities to become mentors

736
00:57:22,990 --> 00:57:24,390
to the younger generation.

737
00:57:25,270 --> 00:57:28,130
So like all four of my girls are now participants

738
00:57:28,130 --> 00:57:30,670
of the program, but what's really cool

739
00:57:30,670 --> 00:57:32,570
is not my grandkids that are going to it too.

740
00:57:33,210 --> 00:57:36,750
So my niece says I adopted, I ended up adopting all of them.

741
00:57:37,030 --> 00:57:38,170
And so now I have a huge family.

742
00:57:38,530 --> 00:57:41,470
But anyway, that's a program.

743
00:57:42,290 --> 00:57:46,570
We serve, like I said, about 400 kids a year,

744
00:57:47,150 --> 00:57:49,190
the program, just the summer program,

745
00:57:49,190 --> 00:57:55,530
is about $200,000 to run, and so we are coming to ask for funds to help run the program.

746
00:57:56,490 --> 00:58:00,730
We also do other fundraising events, we do an annual auction, we do other things just

747
00:58:00,730 --> 00:58:05,390
because about 25% of our kids, about 25% of our kids are the only ones that are able

748
00:58:05,390 --> 00:58:06,250
to afford the program.

749
00:58:08,050 --> 00:58:08,850
Any questions?

750
00:58:11,340 --> 00:58:22,400
questions? Could you give us a couple of examples of some of the activities or curriculum that

751
00:58:22,400 --> 00:58:30,240
the youth might be using to move forward in their life that would be an pertinent to?

752
00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:36,400
Yeah, absolutely. So we have 150 volunteers up on the program and with those 150 volunteers

753
00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:38,120
They go through a program called Trust Base

754
00:58:38,120 --> 00:58:42,040
with relational intervention, which helps with kids

755
00:58:42,040 --> 00:58:43,100
that are having difficulties.

756
00:58:43,760 --> 00:58:46,020
So a lot of our kids are coming out of foster homes

757
00:58:46,020 --> 00:58:48,440
are very difficult environments.

758
00:58:48,980 --> 00:58:50,420
And what happens is we're teaching them

759
00:58:50,420 --> 00:58:53,420
how they're some coping mechanisms or partnering them

760
00:58:53,420 --> 00:58:55,640
with kind of like a big brother or a big sister.

761
00:58:56,260 --> 00:58:59,300
And those relationships don't end over that after that week.

762
00:59:00,120 --> 00:59:05,460
And so we have people that have grown up in the program,

763
00:59:05,460 --> 00:59:10,460
And they're now business owners and different things like that because they've been attached or partnered with business owners

764
00:59:13,370 --> 00:59:18,530
Is solid rock ranch a concept or is it not a physical place like it's a physical play

765
00:59:18,530 --> 00:59:24,130
Okay, capital Christian center owns 60 acres out in ten I know and on the school come check river and

766
00:59:25,050 --> 00:59:28,270
Office, go check road and so that's where we do

767
00:59:28,750 --> 00:59:32,730
We you know all the kids come out there like I said there's about a hundred a week and

768
00:59:33,870 --> 00:59:35,370
Yeah, so that's what I do it

769
00:59:35,370 --> 00:59:39,690
Okay, Jim, how's the question for you on Zoom there?

770
00:59:40,590 --> 00:59:43,090
Yes, you do, Kristi, thank you very much for your presentation.

771
00:59:44,690 --> 00:59:46,230
And I have two questions actually.

772
00:59:46,410 --> 00:59:54,730
First one is, do you have any idea of what percentage of your campus come from city of LIC?

773
00:59:55,550 --> 00:59:55,990
Yes.

774
00:59:56,690 --> 00:59:59,970
Yes, so about 25% of our campus are through the city of LIC.

775
01:00:00,740 --> 01:00:05,040
We, because I did the demographic before I came, because I figured you guys are going to ask me that question.

776
01:00:05,880 --> 01:00:11,140
It's unbelievable. These kids are coming from actually all over the United States, all over the nation.

777
01:00:11,660 --> 01:00:15,420
And about 25% of them are coming from the city of Lacey.

778
01:00:16,940 --> 01:00:24,780
Okay, and the other question I had is, because you are a Christian-based organization.

779
01:00:24,780 --> 01:00:33,020
And what percentage of the campus time with you is involved with a spiritual or religious instruction?

780
01:00:34,260 --> 01:00:38,140
So there's a portion of the program. So every day we have a service in the evening.

781
01:00:38,800 --> 01:00:43,140
And so out of a 24 hour day, I would say about three to four hours out of that day.

782
01:00:43,960 --> 01:00:45,380
Okay. Thank you.

783
01:00:46,420 --> 01:00:47,620
Any other questions?

784
01:00:48,620 --> 01:00:48,940
Nancy.

785
01:00:49,540 --> 01:00:53,060
Could you just confirm this is a residential week?

786
01:00:53,560 --> 01:00:54,940
Correct or is it a day camp?

787
01:00:55,580 --> 01:00:59,520
So what it is is we have the first through third grades.

788
01:00:59,880 --> 01:01:01,760
We're calling it a day camp where they come and go.

789
01:01:02,420 --> 01:01:06,020
Because like with my kids when they went they all start crying and getting home sick.

790
01:01:06,800 --> 01:01:09,300
So we realized they were too young to stay the night.

791
01:01:09,480 --> 01:01:11,280
One second at a fourth grade they stayed overnight.

792
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:13,000
So it's a week long program.

793
01:01:13,840 --> 01:01:14,960
Okay, thank you.

794
01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:19,180
And we don't mix the ages so we have four different camps so that we're not mixing ages.

795
01:01:20,980 --> 01:01:21,660
Thank you.

796
01:01:22,220 --> 01:01:22,420
Thank you.

797
01:01:22,900 --> 01:01:23,560
Thank you.

798
01:01:23,860 --> 01:01:24,500
Thank you.

799
01:01:27,650 --> 01:01:30,950
So our next presentation is Family Support Center of South Sound.

800
01:01:31,150 --> 01:01:33,070
The homeless family services program.

801
01:01:33,730 --> 01:01:36,550
And I believe we have Trish Gregory online on Zoom.

802
01:01:36,690 --> 01:01:38,370
Who will be presenting by Zoom?

803
01:01:45,030 --> 01:01:45,530
It evening.

804
01:01:45,930 --> 01:01:47,830
Hopefully you can hear me okay.

805
01:01:48,470 --> 01:01:49,270
I apologize.

806
01:01:49,390 --> 01:01:52,290
I'm having some issues with my camera so if it turns off I apologize.

807
01:01:52,290 --> 01:01:55,870
It's on, and my hands aren't touching it, but it's got a mind of its own.

808
01:01:56,310 --> 01:01:57,890
But thank you so much for having me here tonight.

809
01:01:58,030 --> 01:02:01,430
My name is Trish Gregory, I'm the Executive Director of Family Support Center of South

810
01:02:01,430 --> 01:02:01,890
Found.

811
01:02:02,370 --> 01:02:05,950
Our mission is working together to strengthen all families and survivors.

812
01:02:06,750 --> 01:02:11,570
And one of our core programs that we've had for the last 30-plus years is our homeless

813
01:02:11,570 --> 01:02:12,910
family services program.

814
01:02:13,410 --> 01:02:16,450
And that's what I wanted to talk with you about tonight, and that's what we're applying

815
01:02:16,450 --> 01:02:17,350
for funding for.

816
01:02:18,050 --> 01:02:22,190
So, our homeless family services program is the umbrella program for all of the services

817
01:02:22,190 --> 01:02:25,870
that we're providing to families with children and survivors

818
01:02:25,870 --> 01:02:28,770
of domestic violence who are experiencing homelessness

819
01:02:29,390 --> 01:02:31,070
or who are at risk of homelessness.

820
01:02:32,030 --> 01:02:34,450
Family Support Center serves as the lead coordinated entry

821
01:02:34,450 --> 01:02:36,130
provider for Thurston County.

822
01:02:36,610 --> 01:02:40,750
What that means is we are the organization in charge

823
01:02:40,750 --> 01:02:43,770
of developing the entire system of how people enter

824
01:02:43,770 --> 01:02:45,670
into our housing system.

825
01:02:46,290 --> 01:02:48,590
We're the designated entry point for families with kids

826
01:02:48,590 --> 01:02:52,530
for survivors of domestic violence and for single adults.

827
01:02:54,470 --> 01:02:56,710
Currently on our coordinated entry master list,

828
01:02:57,130 --> 01:03:00,430
which is the tool that we use to place families into housing.

829
01:03:01,030 --> 01:03:07,730
We have a total of 340 families that are waiting for an opportunity to get into shelter

830
01:03:07,730 --> 01:03:11,390
or a situation that's better where they are than where they currently are.

831
01:03:11,870 --> 01:03:13,750
All of those are families that are literally homeless,

832
01:03:13,750 --> 01:03:16,710
So they're either sleeping in a shelters, sleeping outdoors,

833
01:03:17,290 --> 01:03:21,030
in a place not meant for habitation, or staying in a hotel

834
01:03:21,030 --> 01:03:25,510
that's paid for by another organization or private person.

835
01:03:27,570 --> 01:03:30,130
Families with children are the largest population

836
01:03:30,130 --> 01:03:32,290
of homelessness while they're the least visible.

837
01:03:32,950 --> 01:03:34,290
In Thurston County right now,

838
01:03:34,350 --> 01:03:37,190
we have 233 people on our master list,

839
01:03:37,770 --> 01:03:40,250
1100 of those are families with kids.

840
01:03:40,510 --> 01:03:42,390
So it's either children or their parents

841
01:03:42,390 --> 01:03:44,330
or combination of those two.

842
01:03:45,530 --> 01:03:48,650
As far as City of Lacy, I did pull this specific data.

843
01:03:48,870 --> 01:03:51,410
We asked the question of when you were in housing,

844
01:03:51,430 --> 01:03:52,930
what was your last address?

845
01:03:53,690 --> 01:03:55,770
Those that were living in the City of Lacy,

846
01:03:56,450 --> 01:03:59,050
it's about 10% of the families that we serve,

847
01:03:59,170 --> 01:04:02,650
or currently 34 families that are on our household,

848
01:04:03,530 --> 01:04:05,030
or 102 people.

849
01:04:06,690 --> 01:04:09,310
As I mentioned, while this particular ask isn't

850
01:04:09,310 --> 01:04:11,370
specifically for the single adult population,

851
01:04:11,370 --> 01:04:22,290
I do thought, did think it would be interesting for you to hear as well, that 31% of all of the people on our masterless waiting for housing are from the city of Lacey in the single adult population.

852
01:04:25,590 --> 01:04:35,230
So the homeless family services program is a very broad program. What it encompasses is support to help people get into housing as quickly as possible.

853
01:04:35,230 --> 01:04:39,850
And then provide the supports and services that are necessary to retain that housing.

854
01:04:40,610 --> 01:04:46,690
We also have a responsibility and work really diligently to prevent homelessness from

855
01:04:46,690 --> 01:04:51,110
beginning, doing a lot of diversion with people as they're coming to our coordinated

856
01:04:51,110 --> 01:04:56,890
entry door or as we're going to where they are to do outreach about coordinated entry.

857
01:04:58,870 --> 01:05:03,470
So a good portion of our work is also looking for how can we keep them from meeting the

858
01:05:03,470 --> 01:05:10,610
services that we offer, so offering diversion and working to prevent homelessness, or in a lot of cases,

859
01:05:12,430 --> 01:05:16,990
in addition to families that are literally homeless, we have a large population of families that

860
01:05:16,990 --> 01:05:22,170
are couch serving or moving from place to place. We consider that prevention when we have people

861
01:05:22,170 --> 01:05:29,390
that are homeless under that category and helping them move, excuse me, helping them not to need

862
01:05:29,390 --> 01:05:32,630
the homeless services system were to become literally homeless.

863
01:05:33,490 --> 01:05:35,730
So these funds were requesting $50,000,

864
01:05:36,110 --> 01:05:38,390
which is the gap that we currently have in our homeless

865
01:05:38,390 --> 01:05:39,710
family service budget.

866
01:05:40,150 --> 01:05:43,090
Specifically, we're looking for funding to support our staffing

867
01:05:43,090 --> 01:05:46,570
that is working with families with kids and survivors

868
01:05:46,570 --> 01:05:48,970
of domestic violence to keep them in their housing.

869
01:05:49,490 --> 01:05:51,810
We have a significant amount of funding

870
01:05:51,810 --> 01:05:54,150
to use me for diversion services

871
01:05:54,150 --> 01:05:56,970
as far as the direct dollars to help people

872
01:05:56,970 --> 01:06:05,330
to either pay utilities for a family member or a pay rent to a family member so that that person can stay in their home

873
01:06:05,330 --> 01:06:10,650
or sometimes it's providing some accommodations to help them stay there.

874
01:06:11,530 --> 01:06:19,030
But the staff dollars are lacking there. So we need someone that's able to distribute those funds and provide the really important

875
01:06:19,030 --> 01:06:24,950
problem-solving conversations that come to figure out what are the options that we have for this family to keep them

876
01:06:24,950 --> 01:06:26,850
I'm becoming literally homeless.

877
01:06:29,870 --> 01:06:32,790
I think it's also important to note

878
01:06:32,790 --> 01:06:34,830
that we're serving the most vulnerable families

879
01:06:34,830 --> 01:06:36,190
with kids in our community

880
01:06:36,190 --> 01:06:38,070
through the coordinated entry process

881
01:06:38,070 --> 01:06:40,630
for utilizing a housing equity assessment tool

882
01:06:40,630 --> 01:06:43,450
or heat tool that really looks at

883
01:06:43,450 --> 01:06:45,450
what are the characteristics of the family

884
01:06:45,450 --> 01:06:47,990
and what is it I'm running out of time.

885
01:06:48,250 --> 01:06:49,510
Darn it, I knew that would happen.

886
01:06:50,030 --> 01:06:50,770
I need to talk forever.

887
01:06:51,110 --> 01:06:52,690
But okay, any questions that you

888
01:06:56,370 --> 01:06:56,570
have.

889
01:06:58,330 --> 01:07:02,150
Could you clarify for me, I'm not sure I heard it right?

890
01:07:02,910 --> 01:07:10,830
Did you say that there were 233 families identified as homeless or 233 individuals?

891
01:07:12,550 --> 01:07:23,570
233 total people in Thurston County and of that 340 households are families or 111 people are families that are homeless.

892
01:07:23,570 --> 01:07:29,730
So was this like a point in time assessment, is that where you got that figure?

893
01:07:30,670 --> 01:07:35,070
That does up today looking at our master list today and let the data that we have for

894
01:07:35,070 --> 01:07:37,810
who is on that master list waiting for a housing resource.

895
01:07:38,370 --> 01:07:39,250
Okay, thank you.

896
01:07:40,490 --> 01:07:40,810
Jim.

897
01:07:42,690 --> 01:07:52,050
I apologize, I is familiar with this particular dynamic as I would like to be, but I'm also aware

898
01:07:52,050 --> 01:07:56,290
of an organization on a safe place, operates in a period.

899
01:07:57,030 --> 01:07:59,030
You connect with them at all at coordinate

900
01:07:59,030 --> 01:08:01,170
or you totally separate them.

901
01:08:02,010 --> 01:08:02,030
Absolutely.

902
01:08:02,310 --> 01:08:03,470
They're a partner of ours.

903
01:08:03,850 --> 01:08:06,910
We actually have a memorandum of understanding with safe place

904
01:08:06,910 --> 01:08:09,710
and we have staff that are working on site within their shelter

905
01:08:09,710 --> 01:08:12,990
to support their clients that are at their shelter

906
01:08:12,990 --> 01:08:14,230
and accessing housing.

907
01:08:14,530 --> 01:08:16,530
They have their own housing program as well,

908
01:08:17,750 --> 01:08:21,530
but their capacity wasn't such that they were able to

909
01:08:21,530 --> 01:08:25,630
provide the level of peace management needed to a certain people so we stepped in as a partner

910
01:08:25,630 --> 01:08:32,570
to support that and yeah they're a longstanding partner and we refer to them regularly.

911
01:08:32,730 --> 01:08:34,930
They refer to us regularly as well.

912
01:08:35,290 --> 01:08:36,170
Thank you very much.

913
01:08:40,600 --> 01:08:40,740
All right.

914
01:08:40,820 --> 01:08:41,840
Thank you so much.

915
01:08:43,160 --> 01:08:43,540
Thank you.

916
01:08:43,740 --> 01:08:44,300
Thank you.

917
01:08:45,860 --> 01:08:51,900
Up next we have interfaith works, Sergio's service center.

918
01:08:58,980 --> 01:09:04,320
My name is Terry Lina, I'm the program coordinator for Interfaith Works Homeless Services.

919
01:09:04,720 --> 01:09:08,980
I've worked in Homeless Services in this area for about eight years now,

920
01:09:09,420 --> 01:09:12,840
pretty much every level of the Homeless Response System here.

921
01:09:13,940 --> 01:09:16,620
Thank you so much for the opportunity to come speak to you all today.

922
01:09:17,460 --> 01:09:21,320
I'm here to talk about our grant proposal for Sergio Service Center.

923
01:09:21,320 --> 01:09:29,560
We're asking for $120,000 in general operation dollars to help support expanding our hours and days of operation.

924
01:09:30,660 --> 01:09:42,140
We're currently open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with hopes to expand more into the weekends when a lot of other providers and agencies are unavailable.

925
01:09:42,140 --> 01:09:49,080
We also intend on expanding our staff team to support our frontline workers who are currently

926
01:09:49,080 --> 01:09:54,400
consistently working over time and are just really kind of stretching themselves then to

927
01:09:54,400 --> 01:09:55,880
fill in the gaps in our schedule.

928
01:09:57,200 --> 01:10:03,780
Sergio's service center is a regional daytime service hub, primarily serving single adults

929
01:10:03,780 --> 01:10:09,620
and couples with no dependence who are experiencing homelessness in our regional,

930
01:10:09,620 --> 01:10:10,780
and county community.

931
01:10:11,680 --> 01:10:15,040
Our centers primarily seem people who are coming from places

932
01:10:15,040 --> 01:10:20,300
not meant for habitation, mostly in campments and people

933
01:10:20,300 --> 01:10:22,640
that are sleeping in their RVs or their cars.

934
01:10:24,420 --> 01:10:26,960
And they're coming from all around Thurston County,

935
01:10:27,200 --> 01:10:30,840
but primarily Olympia and Lacey throughout the Martin

936
01:10:30,840 --> 01:10:33,020
Way corridor is what we're seeing primarily.

937
01:10:35,120 --> 01:10:39,140
And our showers and laundry and charging stations

938
01:10:39,140 --> 01:10:45,460
are kind of the center focus of our services, but we also try and focus a lot on our partnerships

939
01:10:46,020 --> 01:10:52,220
and service connection with other agencies. Other providers and agencies regularly table

940
01:10:52,220 --> 01:10:59,100
throughout the week, meeting with their clients in our space and doing drop-ins to find

941
01:10:59,100 --> 01:11:06,180
their participants, notable agencies who are also serving citizens of LAC include value,

942
01:11:06,180 --> 01:11:11,720
you, Tim Berlin Regional Library, specifically the Lacey Branch husband coming out and partnering

943
01:11:11,720 --> 01:11:18,440
with us, DSHS and Providence Street Medical Team, though we have a lot more people that

944
01:11:18,440 --> 01:11:21,180
were partnering with throughout the area.

945
01:11:23,240 --> 01:11:29,120
Interfaithworks also typically holds the hazardous weather contract for our county, which

946
01:11:29,120 --> 01:11:33,920
means that it is the only site for hazardous weather response for a single adult experiencing

947
01:11:33,920 --> 01:11:40,620
seamlessness in Thirston County for daytime and nighttime in the event of emergency weather

948
01:11:40,620 --> 01:11:50,580
events. So far this year we've served 795 unique individuals with 7,167 total visits.

949
01:11:51,640 --> 01:12:00,220
We see about 54 to 68 people coming through per day. We started to see a pretty big increase

950
01:12:00,220 --> 01:12:02,980
in our numbers over the summer recently.

951
01:12:03,900 --> 01:12:08,960
Most recently we had a peak of 82 people that came in on our busiest day.

952
01:12:09,180 --> 01:12:14,100
Um, average number of showers is 15, average number of laundry is 9 loaves per day.

953
01:12:14,760 --> 01:12:19,380
We're frequently turning people away who are seeking showers in laundry.

954
01:12:21,240 --> 01:12:23,700
Services are sign up list for showers.

955
01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:30,160
Typically your range is up to 30 people and we're really only meeting about half of that need per day.

956
01:12:32,180 --> 01:12:36,200
We also have our navigation team which provides peer support services.

957
01:12:37,100 --> 01:12:44,920
They assist guests in accessing and services in navigating barriers to housing, health care and other connections.

958
01:12:46,340 --> 01:12:53,480
Most recurring services for guests include a system in medical appointments and enrolling with a primary care provider or mental health provider.

959
01:12:54,060 --> 01:13:00,360
signing up for EBT, replacing ID cards and driver's license, completing heats, which is the

960
01:13:00,360 --> 01:13:05,800
assessment, vulnerability assessment that was just talked about by Family Sports Center.

961
01:13:07,220 --> 01:13:10,540
And we see a lot of people trying to enroll an ABD that we're trying to help them with as

962
01:13:10,540 --> 01:13:10,940
well.

963
01:13:13,080 --> 01:13:18,860
So, yeah, I think Sergio serves a very necessary service in the greater Thurston County region.

964
01:13:19,540 --> 01:13:26,740
And I see the opportunity for this funding, means we could really expand access to our

965
01:13:26,740 --> 01:13:32,860
showers, laundry, and daytime sheltering to a very vulnerable population in this area.

966
01:13:33,960 --> 01:13:38,200
Again, I appreciate you all for your time, and I'm available for any questions.

967
01:13:44,740 --> 01:13:47,280
Yes, thank you for your presentation.

968
01:13:48,560 --> 01:13:55,260
I noticed that a significant amount of your great request is for staff, and how will

969
01:13:55,260 --> 01:14:00,380
that translate into increased access for showers and laundry?

970
01:14:02,200 --> 01:14:03,580
Yeah, that's a good question.

971
01:14:04,280 --> 01:14:08,340
If we don't have our staff available, we can't really be open more.

972
01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:13,760
The staff are the ones that are helping people sign up for the showers every day.

973
01:14:13,980 --> 01:14:15,900
They're helping people get into the laundry.

974
01:14:16,080 --> 01:14:18,280
They're also tracking a lot of that stuff.

975
01:14:19,840 --> 01:14:23,680
And so if we were to open for an extra day such as Sunday,

976
01:14:24,020 --> 01:14:27,360
we would typically run it with at least three staff present.

977
01:14:27,880 --> 01:14:31,620
That's both for building safety as well as just the operations itself.

978
01:14:32,980 --> 01:14:42,180
I can certainly see how this can be easily, well, not easily, but accessible to our homeless

979
01:14:43,040 --> 01:14:50,580
population on the Martin Lake hordor, as you mentioned, but how are you guys getting people

980
01:14:50,580 --> 01:14:55,800
maybe that are, oh, the Hawksbury, right, at that facility out there, down to Interfaith

981
01:14:55,800 --> 01:14:59,480
Works, which is way down town, is it like they have to solely rely on the bus system,

982
01:14:59,480 --> 01:14:59,720
Thank you very much.

983
01:15:00,910 --> 01:15:08,290
You know, it's tedious but it might be too far away or is there some sort of carpooling or anything like that?

984
01:15:08,830 --> 01:15:14,750
Yeah, we don't have like an internal system for getting people to our services.

985
01:15:15,690 --> 01:15:20,710
We really benefit from being right on a bus line. Pretty major one there on Martin Way.

986
01:15:21,410 --> 01:15:26,390
So I've seen quite a few people coming in from out in Hawksbury through the bus system.

987
01:15:34,070 --> 01:15:39,750
I appreciate what you're doing, and I know it's a difficult population to work with.

988
01:15:40,230 --> 01:15:47,330
A couple of questions I had for you is I want to frame this right.

989
01:15:50,820 --> 01:15:57,060
Well first of all, just to start with an easy one, do you have a robust volunteer program

990
01:15:57,060 --> 01:16:00,400
or is some of the money that you're needing for staff,

991
01:16:00,660 --> 01:16:03,720
could it be supported instead by volunteers?

992
01:16:05,580 --> 01:16:06,700
Mm-hmm.

993
01:16:07,120 --> 01:16:10,840
Our volunteer program, we do have volunteers that come through.

994
01:16:11,580 --> 01:16:14,760
Typically, we see that a lot of volunteers aren't able to do more

995
01:16:14,760 --> 01:16:16,860
than a four-hour shift backs.

996
01:16:17,980 --> 01:16:20,960
And so that doesn't super help us with, like,

997
01:16:20,960 --> 01:16:22,820
actual operations of the space.

998
01:16:25,200 --> 01:16:30,560
So, I would say, no, I don't think it could be full-eval into your base, just the way that it's running right now.

999
01:16:31,160 --> 01:16:37,980
Another aspect of it that we rely on our staff to do is that there isn't an intake process for people to come in,

1000
01:16:38,540 --> 01:16:42,040
that is kind of how to be monitored for certain compliance things,

1001
01:16:42,100 --> 01:16:45,920
because we do enter people into the homeless management information system.

1002
01:16:45,920 --> 01:17:00,860
So, yeah, okay, and then my other question really is in your application you talk about mental health services, but do you provide mental health services or do you provide access to it?

1003
01:17:01,320 --> 01:17:12,680
We provide access currently, so our navigators are able to help people connect if it is their goal, because all of the things that they're working on is goal oriented based on the client.

1004
01:17:12,680 --> 01:17:18,660
So, if a client's like, I want to get connected to BHR or another organization like that,

1005
01:17:19,280 --> 01:17:22,160
they would assist them in navigating through that.

1006
01:17:22,840 --> 01:17:28,880
We are in the process of getting a value of you clinic built out in this space, and there

1007
01:17:28,880 --> 01:17:34,260
is a possibility that that would become a thing in the next year.

1008
01:17:34,920 --> 01:17:37,340
Yeah, that would be a great addition, wouldn't it?

1009
01:17:37,540 --> 01:17:38,000
Yeah, it would.

1010
01:17:39,820 --> 01:17:40,760
Thank you.

1011
01:17:40,760 --> 01:17:51,140
Do you provide meals for people who seek shelter during the day time we don't we only do snacks right now

1012
01:17:51,140 --> 01:17:58,460
But there are other providers that are doing regular meals daily, so people will typically just go to those

1013
01:17:59,980 --> 01:18:02,000
Also, I really had

1014
01:18:03,560 --> 01:18:04,960
I'm a receiving person

1015
01:18:04,960 --> 01:18:09,480
Yeah, I think we did a course together. Why will you say?

1016
01:18:13,420 --> 01:18:14,880
Thank you so much.

1017
01:18:15,060 --> 01:18:16,000
Yeah, thank you.

1018
01:18:16,140 --> 01:18:17,000
I also have pamphlets.

1019
01:18:17,340 --> 01:18:17,740
OK, great.

1020
01:18:17,860 --> 01:18:18,760
We'll take it.

1021
01:18:18,940 --> 01:18:19,520
Well done.

1022
01:18:25,350 --> 01:18:27,950
We have a request for bathroom break chair.

1023
01:18:28,430 --> 01:18:29,030
OK, thank you.

1024
01:18:29,070 --> 01:18:29,430
All right.

1025
01:18:29,570 --> 01:18:33,890
It's been an hour and half almost.

1026
01:18:34,330 --> 01:18:34,850
OK, great.

1027
01:18:34,950 --> 01:18:37,350
We'll take a quick break of what?

1028
01:18:37,870 --> 01:18:39,550
Ten minutes, five, ten, five minutes.

1029
01:18:39,550 --> 01:18:40,030
Five minutes?

1030
01:18:40,490 --> 01:18:41,450
Five minutes?

1031
01:18:41,450 --> 01:18:43,790
Professor, get a drink of water, whatever.

1032
01:18:44,410 --> 01:18:45,230
Thank you.

1033
01:24:32,660 --> 01:24:33,320
Hi, okay.

1034
01:24:33,660 --> 01:24:34,760
Oh, we're going to go ahead and resume.

1035
01:24:35,780 --> 01:24:37,780
Now, thank you.

1036
01:24:37,780 --> 01:24:38,860
Fuck it out of everybody.

1037
01:24:40,480 --> 01:24:42,940
Return to their chair.

1038
01:24:44,840 --> 01:24:44,860
There you are.

1039
01:24:44,860 --> 01:24:46,400
Okay, we're resuming the meeting.

1040
01:24:47,240 --> 01:24:50,440
Up next for presentations, the South Puget Sound

1041
01:24:50,440 --> 01:24:53,300
have a tap for Humanity Home Repair Program.

1042
01:25:00,900 --> 01:25:02,540
Hi, oh, my name is Amanda Skyler.

1043
01:25:02,680 --> 01:25:04,940
I am the Home Repair Program Manager.

1044
01:25:07,200 --> 01:25:12,320
I'm going to stick with what I've got here because I will go over five minutes very easily.

1045
01:25:13,520 --> 01:25:17,900
So, so most of us here have heard the district that over the next decade, we need to build a million

1046
01:25:17,900 --> 01:25:23,000
homes in order to keep up with the growing population here in Washington, say, on it is.

1047
01:25:23,020 --> 01:25:27,240
I hear it all the time, kind of scary, but it is what it is.

1048
01:25:27,740 --> 01:25:32,180
As South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity, we are doing our part in more ways than one.

1049
01:25:32,180 --> 01:25:41,340
In my experience, it's very common that people when they think a habitat for humanity, they know that we've built homes, and that's great, we absolutely do that.

1050
01:25:41,840 --> 01:25:44,020
We've built 84 homes since 1989.

1051
01:25:44,540 --> 01:25:51,060
We have plans to build 164 more affordable houses for thirst and county in the next five years.

1052
01:25:51,480 --> 01:25:53,420
We're definitely doing that, and that's awesome.

1053
01:25:53,900 --> 01:25:57,780
But I also think it's super important to talk about our critical home repair program.

1054
01:25:57,780 --> 01:26:05,780
because it takes less resources to keep someone in their current home than it takes to build a new home.

1055
01:26:06,180 --> 01:26:13,560
Having a critical home repair program is very important in facing the housing issue that we are in right now.

1056
01:26:14,900 --> 01:26:21,040
We fix things from leaking roofs that lead to massive water damage,

1057
01:26:21,040 --> 01:26:28,000
quality electrical wiring that starts fires, flooring that people fall through, issues that make homes

1058
01:26:28,000 --> 01:26:34,560
unsafe and therefore unlivable. We started a critical home repair program in 2020 and like

1059
01:26:34,560 --> 01:26:40,720
any new program, it started out rather slow. In the first three years we started, we completed

1060
01:26:40,720 --> 01:26:49,280
14 projects and I am super excited to say that last year, 2023, we completed 34 home repairs. These

1061
01:26:49,280 --> 01:26:54,480
projects have been super important to the lives and safety of our neighbors. We have been growing

1062
01:26:54,480 --> 01:26:59,240
in a number of projects that we do and also the partnerships that we have. We've met some of

1063
01:26:59,240 --> 01:27:04,760
our partners here today like rebuilding together, community action council, really great other

1064
01:27:04,760 --> 01:27:12,060
partners that do a lot of similar things that we do or things that we don't do and we can send people them

1065
01:27:12,060 --> 01:27:14,860
And then they do the same for us, which is really great.

1066
01:27:15,760 --> 01:27:21,960
We also have been added to the Lewis Mason Thurston area,

1067
01:27:21,980 --> 01:27:23,720
you didn't see on aging, a lot of words.

1068
01:27:24,860 --> 01:27:26,960
We added aging and place program.

1069
01:27:27,160 --> 01:27:29,000
Now that we are a contractor with them,

1070
01:27:29,400 --> 01:27:31,200
we are partners with the city of Olympia,

1071
01:27:31,340 --> 01:27:32,980
with their energizer Olympia program.

1072
01:27:33,820 --> 01:27:36,920
Overall, our mission is to keep people in their home.

1073
01:27:37,000 --> 01:27:38,560
So it's very important to us at Habitat.

1074
01:27:39,100 --> 01:27:46,220
When I first started the first assessment that I went on, it was for a disabled veteran, he had seizures,

1075
01:27:46,440 --> 01:27:53,340
he walks with a cane, he'd been hospitalized multiple times from falling, getting in and out of a shower,

1076
01:27:53,820 --> 01:27:59,540
getting down the steps to his home, just doing things that you would think that you could just do,

1077
01:27:59,780 --> 01:28:06,040
but for him it was very difficult. And I left that assessment in tears, just heartbroken that a lot of

1078
01:28:06,040 --> 01:28:10,380
people live their lives in their homes like that.

1079
01:28:11,180 --> 01:28:14,100
A few months later, I left that same home also in tears,

1080
01:28:14,700 --> 01:28:18,860
but this time happy that we were able to take out their tub,

1081
01:28:19,080 --> 01:28:21,840
give him a walk in shower, add in grab bars,

1082
01:28:22,200 --> 01:28:25,380
build a railing up and down his stairs to his front door

1083
01:28:25,380 --> 01:28:27,360
so that he could get in and out safely

1084
01:28:27,360 --> 01:28:29,200
and not have to worry about falling.

1085
01:28:30,000 --> 01:28:32,520
That is one of my favorite things that we've done.

1086
01:28:32,520 --> 01:28:36,260
We've also helped a domestic violence survivor.

1087
01:28:36,260 --> 01:28:39,080
She was disabled from the violence that she,

1088
01:28:41,320 --> 01:28:43,260
the violence that happened to her,

1089
01:28:43,280 --> 01:28:46,000
she had an electrical panel that caught fire,

1090
01:28:46,280 --> 01:28:47,820
caused a lot of damage to her home,

1091
01:28:48,100 --> 01:28:51,180
with that DMH, a lot of moisture gotten her house,

1092
01:28:51,400 --> 01:28:54,180
and she was without electricity for over a year.

1093
01:28:56,380 --> 01:28:58,120
So, when we went to her assessment,

1094
01:28:58,240 --> 01:29:01,340
it was freezing cold, she had no way to take a hot shower,

1095
01:29:01,340 --> 01:29:09,780
do her own laundry, do her dishes, we fix her piano, we close it up all of the windows, the

1096
01:29:09,780 --> 01:29:13,120
garage door, all the things that we're letting all of them wish her and cleaned up the

1097
01:29:13,120 --> 01:29:19,020
mold, put up new sheet rock. And if you just drove by her house, you would have no idea that

1098
01:29:19,020 --> 01:29:22,800
this is happening because so many people are suffering in silence because you don't see them on

1099
01:29:22,800 --> 01:29:27,680
the street, it does not mean that they don't have a decent home to live in. So critical home

1100
01:29:27,680 --> 01:29:35,380
here is super important. And as our program grows and gains momentum, the funding needs to grow

1101
01:29:35,380 --> 01:29:41,120
as well. We currently have seven applicants on our list within the city limits, and that's

1102
01:29:41,120 --> 01:29:45,760
hard. It is hard to find people within the city limits. Like you think, oh, people, there's

1103
01:29:45,760 --> 01:29:49,840
so many people live in Lacey. Find people in the city limits, which is what funding like this

1104
01:29:49,840 --> 01:29:57,040
is very particular about. But we have seven applicants on our list right now that need repair work

1105
01:29:57,040 --> 01:29:59,980
Like this, leaking riffs. Dangerous.

1106
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:17,060
Electrical issues, plumbing issues, they need wheelchair ramp, they need grab bars, various needs, and with the lazy human services grant funds, we anticipate to be able to help all seven of our applicants that are waiting right now, plus hopefully 35 more depending on what those needs are.

1107
01:30:17,060 --> 01:30:25,060
needs very, there are things that are super expensive. We're placing a roof cost like 20,000 dollars for some homes and some

1108
01:30:26,040 --> 01:30:33,140
other repairs cost very minimal. These repairs are needed to keep homes safe and livable. The cost of repairs

1109
01:30:33,900 --> 01:30:39,500
people can't afford them. Life is expensive and being a homeowner. A lot of people are very fixing

1110
01:30:39,500 --> 01:30:44,440
home and when stuff like this happens that they are expecting, they can't afford it on their own and so

1111
01:30:44,440 --> 01:30:48,760
We, at Habitat believe that everyone deserves a decent place to live and we are doing our best

1112
01:30:48,760 --> 01:30:51,340
to make that a reality for as many people as possible.

1113
01:30:51,960 --> 01:30:52,620
Thank you.

1114
01:30:54,810 --> 01:30:55,130
Thank you.

1115
01:30:55,130 --> 01:30:57,250
Wait to get that all in under five minutes.

1116
01:30:57,270 --> 01:30:57,650
Sorry.

1117
01:30:58,230 --> 01:30:58,550
Sorry.

1118
01:30:58,550 --> 01:30:59,510
I took everything.

1119
01:30:59,970 --> 01:31:00,350
I couldn't.

1120
01:31:00,470 --> 01:31:01,070
Everything I could.

1121
01:31:01,290 --> 01:31:02,750
I tried to say.

1122
01:31:03,010 --> 01:31:03,530
Thanks.

1123
01:31:04,090 --> 01:31:04,530
Any questions?

1124
01:31:07,200 --> 01:31:15,740
When you say there are seven people, seven, seven active applicants that are waiting for funding?

1125
01:31:15,740 --> 01:31:22,140
Are you insinuating that you're going to earmark these funds specifically for those?

1126
01:31:23,220 --> 01:31:32,380
Yes, so how it works. We get a lot of different funding and so when we have funding that is very specific to various specific regions like

1127
01:31:33,020 --> 01:31:40,820
Like CDBG for example that is very specific to within the city limits. So we have an applicant that's within the city limits

1128
01:31:40,820 --> 01:31:45,940
that's the funding we need. So we have some people who are within the city limits. We would

1129
01:31:45,940 --> 01:31:50,120
be like, oh, this funding, that's going to go to them because other funding they might be in

1130
01:31:50,120 --> 01:31:55,220
Lacey, but they're outside of the city limits. We have other funding that would kind of go to them

1131
01:31:55,220 --> 01:32:00,880
because otherwise there is no funding to help those people. So we have to be very strategic because

1132
01:32:00,880 --> 01:32:03,800
there are a lot of requirements when there's great funding.

1133
01:32:09,410 --> 01:32:11,670
Any other questions? Okay, thank you so much.

1134
01:32:18,400 --> 01:32:26,540
Okay. Thank you. Next up we have Boys and Girls Club of Thurston County scholarships for youth experience and homelessness.

1135
01:32:31,390 --> 01:32:35,490
Hi. Thank you. I'm Shalika Trevino on the CEO for Boys and Girls Club of Thurston County.

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Our mission at Boys and Girls Club is to inspire and enable youth to realize their greatness.

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01:32:41,390 --> 01:32:49,170
We do that in a number of different ways, but today I'd like to talk to you about a partnership that we have with North Thurston Public Schools that started in 2017.

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01:32:49,970 --> 01:33:00,970
At that time, the Director of Transportation at Northeastern reached out to us and wanted to work with us to more intensively serve kids who were experiencing housing insecurity.

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Of course, we'd always serve that group of kids, but this meant that we would serve substantially more of them and they would have a ride home at the end of the night to their temporary place of residents.

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Our commitment to the partnership meant that these kids would attend the Boys and Girls Club each afternoon and during school breaks at absolutely no charge.

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01:33:20,890 --> 01:33:31,270
In addition to having access to after school programming at the club, like I mentioned before, they would have an opportunity to get a ride home or to their temporary home at the end of the night.

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01:33:31,270 --> 01:33:36,410
In addition to that, we signed them up for our adoptive family program and collaboration with North

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01:33:36,410 --> 01:33:36,910
Houston.

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01:33:37,390 --> 01:33:41,450
We signed them up for our shop of the cop program that we do with the LAC Police Department.

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01:33:42,530 --> 01:33:43,930
And they have that.

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01:33:43,930 --> 01:33:49,010
The parents have that stability in knowing that they'll be safe for a few hours in the afternoon.

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01:33:49,930 --> 01:33:52,190
And then return to them at the end of the night.

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01:33:52,790 --> 01:33:57,770
Prior to the partnership, these kids were spending a few hours on the bus every afternoon.

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01:33:57,770 --> 01:34:10,590
So, the McKinney Vento Act requires that a school district provide transportation to youth experiencing homelessness in certain circumstances, and so it's an unfunded mandate, a federal mandate.

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01:34:11,170 --> 01:34:16,530
And so what would happen is to make sure that the transportation was provided to those kids.

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01:34:16,830 --> 01:34:24,650
They would remain on the bus for a couple hours and then eventually make it to their final destination, and that could be a hotel in Tacoma.

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01:34:24,650 --> 01:34:31,050
it could be a homeless shelter nearby. It might be that they're couch surfing with a friend or a family member,

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01:34:31,270 --> 01:34:36,390
but that meant that they spent those two to three hours on the bus before they got to that place.

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01:34:37,390 --> 01:34:42,550
At Boys & Girls Club, they have access to mentoring, they have snack with their friends,

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01:34:42,710 --> 01:34:49,290
they get an opportunity to work on homework, and for a few more hours each afternoon they get to just be kids.

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01:34:49,290 --> 01:34:54,450
They get to set aside the worries of their housing situation and enjoy being kids.

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01:34:55,790 --> 01:34:58,030
Well, we keep our fees low at Boys and Girls clubs.

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01:34:58,710 --> 01:35:02,190
Families in this situation cannot afford to even pay nominal fees.

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01:35:02,810 --> 01:35:08,970
63% of the kids that we do serve are on a scholarship program, a few reduction plan.

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01:35:09,710 --> 01:35:13,750
But again, these families are not in a position to pay even a small fee.

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01:35:14,350 --> 01:35:17,230
So, waving those fees was crucial for this to work.

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01:35:17,230 --> 01:35:24,190
grants are a huge part of our funding plan each year. 9% of our funding is made up through grants,

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01:35:24,730 --> 01:35:32,490
a 25% of our funding which includes grants, apologize, 25% of our funding is through fees that we charge families,

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01:35:32,870 --> 01:35:37,190
while 75% of our funding is made up through fundraising efforts including grants.

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01:35:39,390 --> 01:35:40,430
Let's see.

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01:35:41,190 --> 01:35:47,470
I think you have our budget and your proposal that we submitted, but about 68% of the

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01:35:47,470 --> 01:35:49,630
Lacy Club's budget is for staffing.

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01:35:50,090 --> 01:35:54,750
We run our program through staffing, we supplement with volunteers, and so the resources

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01:35:54,750 --> 01:35:59,790
that we submitted, the request for, will go directly to the Lacy Club, all of the kids

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01:35:59,790 --> 01:36:04,390
who attend their attend north or some public schools, and are enrolled in the McKinney

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01:36:04,390 --> 01:36:05,810
Vento Support Program.

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01:36:07,070 --> 01:36:09,310
I wanted to share with you something personal.

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01:36:10,330 --> 01:36:16,370
If I had an opportunity to have a family here to speak to you, that would be nice for you

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01:36:16,370 --> 01:36:17,950
to hear directly from one of our families.

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01:36:18,170 --> 01:36:21,230
But the reality is, those families are working on basic needs.

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01:36:21,910 --> 01:36:24,290
They're trying to look for work, they're trying to look for housing.

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01:36:25,630 --> 01:36:28,550
Instead, I'd like to share with you something about my own childhood.

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01:36:29,770 --> 01:36:34,190
From the time I was in the first grade, through eighth grade, my family was homeless countless

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01:36:34,190 --> 01:36:39,530
times. What I can tell you about that environment, and you've heard a lot today about adult

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01:36:39,530 --> 01:36:45,370
homelessness and youth homelessness, as having been in that situation, I can tell you that

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01:36:45,370 --> 01:36:50,490
the burden that these kids are carrying is far too great for any child to ever have to deal with.

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01:36:51,430 --> 01:36:57,530
They can't just be kids, but every moment that we add back to that period of their life is a moment

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01:36:57,530 --> 01:37:02,530
that we're adding into their adulthood, where they can be caring, productive, responsible members

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01:37:02,530 --> 01:37:08,250
of this community. That's what you're funding when you choose to fund this program. Thank you.

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01:37:14,880 --> 01:37:16,240
Happy to answer any questions.

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01:37:24,250 --> 01:37:28,250
Yeah, so this particular school year, it was $150 per month at the

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01:37:28,250 --> 01:37:34,910
full price level. At the full scholarship, which is the 80% level, it was $30 per month for a

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01:37:34,910 --> 01:37:39,850
kiddo to attend the Boys and Girls Club. And again, these kiddos in this program pay zero.

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01:37:41,800 --> 01:37:43,140
You're welcome.

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01:37:49,770 --> 01:37:52,030
Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you.

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01:37:55,920 --> 01:37:58,040
Okay, our next presenter,

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01:37:58,400 --> 01:38:04,380
North Thurston Education Foundation, Student Assistant Assistant Scrantz.

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01:38:34,040 --> 01:38:34,440
Hi, everyone.

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01:38:34,580 --> 01:38:39,260
My name's Diana East. I'm the Executive Director of North Thurston Education Foundation.

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01:38:39,640 --> 01:38:46,320
We also partner with the school district and a lot of the people here in this room.

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01:38:46,320 --> 01:38:52,740
So if I can get this, there we go.

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01:38:53,520 --> 01:38:59,800
Our mission is to mobilize resources necessary to enrich programs, provide basic needs, enhance

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01:38:59,800 --> 01:39:03,960
educational opportunities for the students and staff of Northhurst and Public Schools.

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Our vision is that every student, regardless of their background or financial situation,

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01:39:10,360 --> 01:39:13,260
has the opportunity to achieve their dreams.

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01:39:17,070 --> 01:39:25,030
So for our school district, as you know we have a very diverse school district, and last year

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01:39:25,030 --> 01:39:29,470
1,024 students were identified as McKinney Vento.

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01:39:30,990 --> 01:39:38,410
Of those students, 307 are on a company at home with youth, 147 of them were in high school,

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01:39:39,010 --> 01:39:42,570
and 127 of these students were unhoused.

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01:39:43,770 --> 01:39:50,270
The school district also has 6,469 students that are on our free and reduced lunch program.

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01:39:50,790 --> 01:39:56,430
We have about 14,500 students, so you can see almost half of our students are on free and reduced lunch.

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01:39:59,880 --> 01:40:06,080
So, our program, we are non-profit that supports the district, so just where I'm clear, we're not the district,

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01:40:06,380 --> 01:40:11,760
but we do work with the district. I worked for North or some public schools for 18 years.

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01:40:11,760 --> 01:40:17,380
So I'm very familiar with our homeless programs and our programs that assist students.

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01:40:18,300 --> 01:40:24,240
So our funding, again, for that, an unmet need of, uh, uh,

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01:40:24,320 --> 01:40:30,800
making evento funding, we provide the funds to the district to buy basic needs for the students.

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01:40:31,120 --> 01:40:34,820
The clothing, food, whatever they need to be successful.

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01:40:35,180 --> 01:40:37,320
Those are the funds we give directly to the district.

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01:40:37,320 --> 01:40:45,300
We also support low-income students at the at the schools, and we give that money to the counselors at the at the

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01:40:45,300 --> 01:40:54,020
the buildings. So these needs can be quickly and quietly taken care of by staff. So there's only one staff member for my

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01:40:54,020 --> 01:41:03,800
organization and I am it. The rest are volunteers. We utilize the district staff to distribute what is needed when and quickly.

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01:41:06,620 --> 01:41:11,900
So, here's some of the highlights of what we were able to do with our funds last year.

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01:41:13,100 --> 01:41:24,060
So, as you can see, nearly 3,000 students got clothing directly purchased by a staff member at their school when they needed it.

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01:41:24,300 --> 01:41:30,720
And these are all students that are on free and reduced lunch when I'm recognizing that area.

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01:41:31,320 --> 01:41:43,220
The kimchi pantry, this is food directly at the school, they miss breakfast, and a staff member can quickly go to a closet and just grab something and get that student something quietly and quickly.

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01:41:44,440 --> 01:41:54,020
So nearly 7,500 students served by that over a thousand gas cards, and we're trying to find some way.

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01:41:54,020 --> 01:41:59,080
These are mostly McKinney-Vento students and how do they get to school.

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01:41:59,480 --> 01:42:02,280
So transportation takes two to three weeks to set up.

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01:42:02,320 --> 01:42:04,580
Unfortunately, just the way it goes.

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01:42:04,820 --> 01:42:07,540
And so we have to find some way to get those kids to school.

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01:42:07,880 --> 01:42:11,000
To important importance and to be there.

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01:42:11,960 --> 01:42:17,080
12,000 coats were given 130 families were given emergency food cards,

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01:42:17,520 --> 01:42:19,240
lots of sources for food in our area,

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01:42:19,380 --> 01:42:21,460
but sometimes they need something like right now.

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01:42:24,680 --> 01:42:31,520
And 111 students kept in their home or helped to move in a home with our rental emergency rental assistance.

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01:42:33,500 --> 01:42:35,240
So this is my budget for this year.

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01:42:35,820 --> 01:42:38,700
We've had to reduce because of some lack of funding.

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01:42:39,620 --> 01:42:46,700
But we're strong and this is at least what we'll provide for the school year if we get our grants coming in.

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01:42:46,700 --> 01:42:54,340
And so we give, like I said, funds directly to the school district, or we do purchase some items.

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01:42:54,600 --> 01:42:58,560
We also get businesses and community members together, and also support programs.

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01:42:58,720 --> 01:43:03,700
So that's not listed on here, but it's a hard part of one to show.

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01:43:06,960 --> 01:43:13,880
All right. So, do I have any questions about our program?

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01:43:14,500 --> 01:43:16,100
We did ask for two different things.

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01:43:16,100 --> 01:43:23,820
of our student support, Korean, and that was 30,000 towards our rental assistant program,

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01:43:24,860 --> 01:43:29,800
and then our 30,000 and 30,000 towards our clothing, all of them under our student support.

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01:43:31,100 --> 01:43:31,360
So.

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01:43:31,860 --> 01:43:37,120
Yeah, thanks for clarifying that, because the information we just have is just for the full

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01:43:37,120 --> 01:43:37,540
amount.

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01:43:37,680 --> 01:43:39,780
So that's good to know.

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01:43:40,980 --> 01:43:42,200
Any other questions?

1246
01:43:46,490 --> 01:43:47,750
Thank you so much for your time.

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01:43:48,210 --> 01:43:48,770
Thank you.

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01:43:50,690 --> 01:43:53,710
Okay, we're getting down to the end of our presentations.

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01:43:54,010 --> 01:43:55,410
We have two more.

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01:43:55,550 --> 01:44:01,950
Our next up is together and together has two applications for two different programs.

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01:44:02,430 --> 01:44:09,110
So we're going to welcome them up today and they're going to have ten minutes, because they have two programs that they're proposing.

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01:44:12,170 --> 01:44:12,330
Huh?

1253
01:44:13,770 --> 01:44:14,310
Oh, sure.

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01:44:17,660 --> 01:44:17,920
Okay.

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01:44:20,300 --> 01:44:23,900
So I'm going to get started talking because I'm going to pass some things out, which I'm going to be referring to.

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01:44:23,900 --> 01:44:28,880
to. My name is Sierra Abrams. I you share they pronouns and I'm one of the co-executive

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01:44:28,880 --> 01:44:33,180
directors of together. Callow is the other co-executive of together and I'm going to be

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01:44:33,180 --> 01:44:37,700
talking about hostomes predominantly but I'm a share a little bit about together and we've

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01:44:37,700 --> 01:44:43,200
been around for 35 years this year. Our mission is to advance the health and well-being of

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01:44:43,200 --> 01:44:47,740
all young people. We have three major programs. We're going to talk about two of them today,

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01:44:47,860 --> 01:44:53,340
hostomes and clubhouse. First and foremost you want to thank the City of Lacy for all your

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01:44:53,340 --> 01:44:59,980
of support since we started and right now, City of Lacey funds our programs in Lacey Clubhouse.

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01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:03,600
And host homes, and historically has. So we thank you for that partnership.

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01:45:05,320 --> 01:45:10,740
Host homes, if you don't know already, is a national model that provides support in placing

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01:45:10,740 --> 01:45:15,340
unaccompanied homeless youth, which you've heard a lot about already today, in host families

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01:45:15,340 --> 01:45:21,080
in the community. It really reminds me of what senior services are talking about earlier

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01:45:21,080 --> 01:45:26,760
with home share. It's a very similar concept of, like, how do we provide housing and the housing

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01:45:26,760 --> 01:45:31,440
not already exists without building new shelters or building new homes, so it's very similar.

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01:45:31,920 --> 01:45:37,940
It really came out of a grassroots community movement of people welcoming youth into their

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01:45:37,940 --> 01:45:43,740
homes already, like family friends, coaches taking in sports players, things like that.

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01:45:43,900 --> 01:45:47,180
It really started in BIPOC and LGBTQ plus communities.

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01:45:47,780 --> 01:45:52,540
Some of that we wrote in our application, but it's spread through the past few years nationally.

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01:45:52,540 --> 01:45:59,280
Our program has been around for three years, first was our building year, then a pilot year,

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01:45:59,460 --> 01:46:05,900
and now is our first year fully operational. We have nine North American public schools,

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slash Lacey students, house right now, in a host family. And there's a few different,

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01:46:12,840 --> 01:46:17,720
there's two different ways that that happens. There's the traditional host model, where we're

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01:46:17,720 --> 01:46:22,360
recruiting hosts from the community who have space and want to house a student.

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01:46:22,360 --> 01:46:27,260
and then they are matched, like they're talking about home share with a student in the community.

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01:46:27,800 --> 01:46:33,460
We also do kinship matches, which is where someone, it's a known person to that student.

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01:46:33,680 --> 01:46:38,340
So it could be an extended family member, it could be a teacher, something like that.

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01:46:38,340 --> 01:46:44,180
And then we come in and offer our support and our case management for that relationship.

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01:46:45,440 --> 01:46:52,220
We have five more in the pipeline and then towed 25 total AC students have been served since the beginning of the program.

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01:46:52,360 --> 01:47:03,000
Our goal is to house 12 to 16 more this upcoming school year and to recruit 12 to 18 more host families in the Lacey community.

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01:47:04,300 --> 01:47:20,580
And really the goals of host homes is to provide students, of course, with a safe and stable place to be so that they can finish their GED or high school diploma and transition to college or trade school or whatever is successful to them stable housing.

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01:47:22,760 --> 01:47:25,320
Yeah, and I'm going to read a story of success.

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01:47:25,700 --> 01:47:29,020
This is a student in the North Thurston Public Schools community.

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01:47:29,860 --> 01:47:34,560
She graduated first in her class and has been awarded a merit scholarship to you, Doug,

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01:47:34,780 --> 01:47:38,100
where she plans to study biology with the goal of entering the medical field.

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01:47:38,580 --> 01:47:43,080
This young woman joined our program after experiencing the significant volatility in violence

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01:47:43,080 --> 01:47:47,240
in her home environment, where her mother struggled to provide a consistently safe space

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01:47:47,240 --> 01:47:52,040
to domestic violence, often left alone with unsafe adult, she lived in constant fear of being

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01:47:52,040 --> 01:47:56,940
asked to leave the home. Upon entering the program through our traditional models, she was placed

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01:47:56,940 --> 01:48:02,320
with a host that she didn't necessarily know, and she's one of our longest serving youth in

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01:48:02,320 --> 01:48:06,780
our program. She developed a meaningful mentorship bond with her case manager, who provided critical

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01:48:06,780 --> 01:48:11,800
support throughout her graduation process in college preparation. The warmth and support she

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01:48:11,800 --> 01:48:16,040
received from her host for transformative, and she's reported significant improvements with her

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01:48:16,040 --> 01:48:20,680
relationship with her mother. Our case manager also guided her mother to access resources for

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01:48:20,680 --> 01:48:25,500
her own well-being. So we also work with the families. That's a question we get a lot because

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01:48:25,500 --> 01:48:31,020
it is, they're not really inquishing any parental rights. It is a consent.

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01:48:34,700 --> 01:48:35,560
It's something. It's

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01:48:35,560 --> 01:48:40,400
fully wraparound. So we work with the family. They consent to have the student in our program,

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01:48:40,460 --> 01:48:44,540
but they're not really inquishing any rights at all. And it's very autonomous. And so if the

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01:48:44,540 --> 01:48:49,100
and at any point, if the program's not working for them and we can't figure out how to

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01:48:49,100 --> 01:48:53,600
have it work for them, they can leave at any time, they can maybe switch different host family

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01:48:53,600 --> 01:48:59,880
or anything like that. If the legal guardian does no longer consent because we check in with them

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01:48:59,880 --> 01:49:06,000
for regular leave for legal consent, if they no longer consent, then they also can be out of the program.

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01:49:06,220 --> 01:49:14,200
And so it's nothing that is out of anyone's control. Yeah, and the other thing I'll mention is that

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01:49:14,200 --> 01:49:18,440
In addition to the wraparound case management, we provide a monthly use stipend.

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01:49:19,040 --> 01:49:21,560
It's about $150 a month, is what we've been doing.

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01:49:21,980 --> 01:49:25,860
And part of that is to teach them skills of financial management.

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01:49:26,120 --> 01:49:30,420
We have a relationship with a bank that allows us, you know, okay, here's your debit card.

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01:49:30,660 --> 01:49:33,820
Like, what are we going to buy this month and have, you know, really training them in that

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01:49:33,820 --> 01:49:35,280
and giving them resources for that?

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01:49:35,660 --> 01:49:38,200
We also have reimbursements for the host families.

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01:49:38,460 --> 01:49:43,900
And so if they're purchasing things for the student that we aren't able to provide,

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01:49:43,900 --> 01:49:50,240
We also do reimbursements for the host families rent if that's a barrier and so that number in the past 12 months

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01:49:50,240 --> 01:49:54,800
We've distributed forty two thousand dollars directly to the host in the youth

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01:49:54,800 --> 01:49:56,900
With those funds

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01:49:59,270 --> 01:50:03,230
I don't know if we want to do questions after each program or or not. Okay, okay

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01:50:04,250 --> 01:50:05,190
Any questions

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01:50:09,220 --> 01:50:15,980
What percentage of the hosts are our our requesting some sort of stipend the the hosts?

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01:50:16,960 --> 01:50:20,140
I believe all of them are to certain extent.

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01:50:20,600 --> 01:50:26,100
There is a maximum that's, I think, $550 that they can request a month.

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01:50:27,480 --> 01:50:30,900
And I don't, they're not all requesting the maximum amount, but they will, you know,

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01:50:30,900 --> 01:50:34,660
whether it's like buying food for the student or clothes.

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01:50:34,840 --> 01:50:38,580
You know, they're going to, we encourage them to take advantage of the resources,

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01:50:38,680 --> 01:50:41,220
because we have it in grants that we've received.

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01:50:41,920 --> 01:50:43,980
So they all are to some extent.

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01:50:48,400 --> 01:50:49,160
Thank you.

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01:50:51,560 --> 01:50:58,680
When I started this, when I started this, when I started this, when I started this, my name

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01:50:58,680 --> 01:51:04,060
is Carlo. So I get to talk to you about Clubhouse, which Clubhouse holds a very special place

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01:51:04,060 --> 01:51:09,800
in my heart. I started as an intern there from Evergreen about seven years ago. When I started

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01:51:09,800 --> 01:51:14,840
there, there was such a language shame with students that were coming from Spanish speaking

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01:51:14,840 --> 01:51:21,540
countries. So with time and experience and understanding a little bit more about youth

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01:51:21,540 --> 01:51:27,540
development at that time myself. Another peer and I developed an in-house bilingual curriculum,

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01:51:28,100 --> 01:51:32,400
named Atavort. So through that, we were able to really navigate that we really needed a lot of

1337
01:51:32,400 --> 01:51:39,300
social and emotional learning. Support, we needed to develop professional and personal development

1338
01:51:39,300 --> 01:51:45,100
for staff that really talked about not only like healing, but how to de-escalate, I mean all of

1339
01:51:45,100 --> 01:51:52,540
different things with, you know, helping and supporting the child. Fast forward to this

1340
01:51:52,540 --> 01:51:58,280
past year, OSPI, which a lot of us are familiar with, was not able to renew a competitive

1341
01:51:58,280 --> 01:52:07,200
application that put a huge funding gap in our budget for this coming fiscal year. And that

1342
01:52:07,200 --> 01:52:13,260
put at jeopardy two out of the four programs that we serve. So I'm now going to catch up with

1343
01:52:13,260 --> 01:52:26,080
clubhouse I just wanted to get, you know, your interest. I feel like I did. So clubhouse serves currently four programs, two elementary programs called Pleasant Glade and Lydia Hawke and two middle school programs.

1344
01:52:26,500 --> 01:52:31,200
She took middle school and in the squally middle school.

1345
01:52:32,120 --> 01:52:39,100
So clubhouse has been doing all these amazing things for about 10 years, partnering with the school district and TPS.

1346
01:52:39,100 --> 01:52:43,100
And before, even, we took it over, and together,

1347
01:52:43,340 --> 01:52:45,800
the school district was running this after school program.

1348
01:52:45,960 --> 01:52:47,820
So we just kind of took it over 10 years ago.

1349
01:52:49,120 --> 01:52:50,740
It's such a great program.

1350
01:52:50,920 --> 01:52:52,880
We serve roughly about 200 students.

1351
01:52:53,360 --> 01:52:55,900
We do a lot of reporting and tracking.

1352
01:52:56,980 --> 01:52:58,840
Like I'm saying, we do a lot of partnerships

1353
01:52:58,840 --> 01:53:02,000
with community folks, like P.J. Soundastuary,

1354
01:53:02,200 --> 01:53:04,600
I'm Hackie Farms Food Bank, some folks in here.

1355
01:53:05,380 --> 01:53:06,360
More heavy on the partnerships,

1356
01:53:06,560 --> 01:53:08,720
because we want to make sure that we support

1357
01:53:08,720 --> 01:53:13,360
the whole child, which also means opening of avenues of interest in any kind of things like

1358
01:53:13,360 --> 01:53:19,800
marine biology down to engineering, languageing, anything like that. Recently, maybe not

1359
01:53:19,800 --> 01:53:25,620
too recently, like about two years ago, we started a new position, as we named it a family

1360
01:53:25,620 --> 01:53:31,820
bilingual family support liaison position. And in that, it was because we really saw that

1361
01:53:31,820 --> 01:53:39,040
the pandemic right through the pandemic. There was a lot of pain navigating

1362
01:53:39,040 --> 01:53:44,260
finances, a lot of burdens, a lot of needs for like because of language barriers

1363
01:53:44,260 --> 01:53:49,580
and not only that but recently this is the the the spirit I've been giving

1364
01:53:49,580 --> 01:53:54,640
everybody. Recently there's been an increase of indigenous folks coming from

1365
01:53:54,640 --> 01:53:59,480
southern Mexico and central America. We've been speaking about it because Spanish

1366
01:53:59,480 --> 01:54:04,860
is now just a bridge language, it's not even the language that you should just know Spanish

1367
01:54:04,860 --> 01:54:09,660
at this point because now we need to start learning languages like mom, kankoval and

1368
01:54:09,660 --> 01:54:13,100
other languages because that's the community that's coming up here in those indigenous

1369
01:54:13,100 --> 01:54:13,580
folks.

1370
01:54:14,040 --> 01:54:19,600
Spanish is now just a bridge language so even our staff is now finding ways to really understand

1371
01:54:19,600 --> 01:54:24,280
the new communities emerging and a lot of them are in Shelton but they have now increased

1372
01:54:24,280 --> 01:54:26,220
here in Lacey and within our programs.

1373
01:54:26,940 --> 01:54:32,060
So, the family support liaison is very connected to the families of the child.

1374
01:54:32,260 --> 01:54:36,840
The clubhouse program is, before and after school, and they support the kids with academic

1375
01:54:36,840 --> 01:54:41,660
social and emotional learning, family support liaison supports the families with parental

1376
01:54:41,660 --> 01:54:47,780
assistance, utilities, taking them to the food bank, teaching them the cultural norms

1377
01:54:47,780 --> 01:54:54,520
around this area, you know, laws, things like that, down to, you know, how to emotionally regulate

1378
01:54:54,520 --> 01:54:58,580
yourself with your child because there's different cultures in different places and coming

1379
01:54:58,580 --> 01:55:02,320
here, there's legalities, there's all these different things that we need to make sure that families

1380
01:55:02,320 --> 01:55:08,240
are also aware of so that they're not jeopardized by, you know, outside sources that are wanting to

1381
01:55:08,240 --> 01:55:08,880
do something.

1382
01:55:10,920 --> 01:55:15,780
Let's see, there was another thing. Oh, student story. So just to go off of that,

1383
01:55:15,780 --> 01:55:24,300
two, about two years ago, no names, everything, you know, but there was a student who went

1384
01:55:24,300 --> 01:55:32,040
from Guatemala all the way here, walking trains with the mom and their aunt and it was

1385
01:55:32,040 --> 01:55:39,520
the student and a little cousin and they came here, also indigenous because they were, you know,

1386
01:55:39,520 --> 01:55:48,120
living a very violent familial dynamic that was happening, they come here, they're at Lydia

1387
01:55:48,120 --> 01:55:54,760
Hogg and they're getting all this support and where what I really want to share with you

1388
01:55:54,760 --> 01:56:02,160
is that immediately, I'll just stop there, be one. Okay, I was like, I'll just finish it immediately,

1389
01:56:02,160 --> 01:56:07,620
what they needed more than anything was like access to language and access to understanding

1390
01:56:07,620 --> 01:56:13,760
like the culture around here because you know folks that were working around them or that they were asking

1391
01:56:13,760 --> 01:56:19,860
they were actually like sort of in jeopardy of being called like on CPS different things just because

1392
01:56:19,860 --> 01:56:28,500
of literally language barriers and misinterpretation. So our program is very deep, deeply rooted in

1393
01:56:28,500 --> 01:56:33,920
the cultural awareness, language accessibility, the social and emotional connection within like

1394
01:56:33,920 --> 01:56:40,240
ourselves so that we're not so individualistic or more like, you know, community-based with all folks.

1395
01:56:40,640 --> 01:56:42,280
So that's Clubhouse. Sorry.

1396
01:56:46,070 --> 01:56:47,210
Do I have any questions?

1397
01:56:50,180 --> 01:56:55,860
Does this is in Clubhouse is partnering with Northhurst and Public Schools,

1398
01:56:56,000 --> 01:57:01,500
I assume, in these particular schools? I think it was in this there was three, but you

1399
01:57:01,500 --> 01:57:02,720
had it pleasantly in there as well.

1400
01:57:03,200 --> 01:57:11,060
Yeah, so because of that funding gap, we've had, you know, a very recent decision to do a transfer

1401
01:57:11,060 --> 01:57:16,020
of operations of our pleasantly program to one of our partners in the community.

1402
01:57:16,180 --> 01:57:18,600
Yeah, that, and what do you mean by that?

1403
01:57:18,920 --> 01:57:26,180
That the pleasantly, after school program, we'll now starting October be supported by the

1404
01:57:26,180 --> 01:57:29,000
YMCA YCare, the South Sound YMCA, which is great.

1405
01:57:29,000 --> 01:57:31,980
They'll move the students to the, the why here.

1406
01:57:32,300 --> 01:57:34,040
Yeah, it's going to be a warm hand up from us,

1407
01:57:34,060 --> 01:57:35,580
so we're actually going to be leading it

1408
01:57:35,580 --> 01:57:37,120
at the, let's say, like the first semester.

1409
01:57:37,900 --> 01:57:40,200
And then they'll be, we'll be working a lot together

1410
01:57:40,200 --> 01:57:43,040
so that they can eventually help us with that.

1411
01:57:43,040 --> 01:57:44,500
Or else, we would just have to close.

1412
01:57:44,640 --> 01:57:46,940
How are I, I'm assuming that these schools

1413
01:57:46,940 --> 01:57:48,100
are the most in need?

1414
01:57:49,060 --> 01:57:51,880
How are some of the other students in the north,

1415
01:57:51,880 --> 01:57:54,440
there are some public schools that are at schools that are,

1416
01:57:54,440 --> 01:58:03,420
Less needed finding out are they able to access this program or are they like other schools like

1417
01:58:03,420 --> 01:58:08,480
Let's say lakes or something. Yes, they will you know the great thing about like folks

1418
01:58:08,480 --> 01:58:14,520
Like the what I'm saying is that that they do have like a whitecare program. I'm basically every school here besides now Lydia Hawk

1419
01:58:14,520 --> 01:58:20,260
R OSPI funded grant is specifically for these schools

1420
01:58:22,100 --> 01:58:26,740
So, what we do is we just, first and foremost,

1421
01:58:26,940 --> 01:58:28,100
this is the students in that school.

1422
01:58:28,680 --> 01:58:30,700
And also, because we have limited staff,

1423
01:58:30,880 --> 01:58:32,160
so usually it's like a site coordinator,

1424
01:58:32,580 --> 01:58:33,860
two, three facilitators.

1425
01:58:34,280 --> 01:58:35,500
We try really hard with internships.

1426
01:58:35,720 --> 01:58:37,840
We work really closely with the Evergreen State College

1427
01:58:37,840 --> 01:58:39,680
and their community and their faculty.

1428
01:58:40,180 --> 01:58:42,900
So, we do have maybe three, four interns a year.

1429
01:58:43,140 --> 01:58:43,880
That helps.

1430
01:58:43,880 --> 01:58:56,780
But to serve 60 students, every day takes about five staff and truly we wish we could serve more but that really just has to do with staff.

1431
01:58:57,220 --> 01:59:02,560
And because you guys lost some funding, that's why we removed the present grade.

1432
01:59:04,740 --> 01:59:12,760
We wish, but they'll be renewing the application soon next year and also because there was some rezoning done with the school district.

1433
01:59:12,760 --> 01:59:18,880
pleasant blade is no longer really in our grant anyways, so there are some decisions made

1434
01:59:18,880 --> 01:59:19,560
recently.

1435
01:59:19,640 --> 01:59:20,720
Thank you.

1436
01:59:24,130 --> 01:59:25,230
Thank you.

1437
01:59:25,530 --> 01:59:32,230
So last but not least we have our arc and the programs called Place of Safety and Home.

1438
01:59:42,760 --> 01:59:43,040
Hello everyone.

1439
01:59:43,220 --> 01:59:46,620
Thank you for allowing us to present our arc.

1440
01:59:46,960 --> 01:59:50,940
We're going to present with y'all the, oh my glass.

1441
01:59:50,940 --> 01:59:54,800
Um, don't we have a, here we go, something about that.

1442
01:59:57,260 --> 01:59:59,260
Oh, you know, am I working this right?

1443
01:59:59,560 --> 01:59:59,980
Oh my god.

1444
02:00:05,260 --> 02:00:16,540
There we go. We want to represent our model of Family Social Printer Approach model, which we use in our POS program, which is the place of safety and home.

1445
02:00:17,100 --> 02:00:29,200
You may want to act like, what is POS? It's the place of safety and home, right? It is a place where we dedicate to provide a safe, nurturing environment using the Family Social Printer Approach model.

1446
02:00:29,200 --> 02:00:33,340
This model has been created for seven months only.

1447
02:00:33,760 --> 02:00:36,240
It's been created by myself, and I'm so sorry about that.

1448
02:00:36,340 --> 02:00:37,340
My name is Dana Brickett.

1449
02:00:37,440 --> 02:00:40,660
I am the founder and executive director for our arc.

1450
02:00:41,240 --> 02:00:43,000
Our arc has been around for three years.

1451
02:00:43,700 --> 02:00:45,000
It's incorporating the housing,

1452
02:00:45,140 --> 02:00:48,480
parental approach, ages 18 to 25.

1453
02:00:49,320 --> 02:00:52,220
You may act like, what is the family social

1454
02:00:52,220 --> 02:00:54,660
parental approach, and what does that mean?

1455
02:00:55,820 --> 02:00:57,160
Oh, my gosh.

1456
02:00:57,160 --> 02:01:02,780
Well, here, we have the family social printer approach is housing model,

1457
02:01:03,360 --> 02:01:07,460
part emphasizes creating a nurturing family-like environment for housing,

1458
02:01:07,600 --> 02:01:10,520
house homeless young adults ages 1825.

1459
02:01:11,100 --> 02:01:15,220
It involves a lived-in house parent who provides consistent care

1460
02:01:15,220 --> 02:01:17,600
to guidance and emotional support

1461
02:01:17,600 --> 02:01:20,320
simulating a familiar structure.

1462
02:01:21,020 --> 02:01:22,820
This approach forces a sense of belonging,

1463
02:01:23,140 --> 02:01:24,820
safety, refuge, and community.

1464
02:01:24,820 --> 02:01:31,820
You may think housing parent what housing parent all right let me tell you what a housing parent actually does

1465
02:01:31,820 --> 02:01:38,000
We hear housing parent when you're parent, right this individual who provides emotional support

1466
02:01:39,440 --> 02:01:41,200
Insurious safety and security

1467
02:01:41,200 --> 02:01:43,020
building relationship

1468
02:01:43,840 --> 02:01:46,040
Community with other professionals

1469
02:01:46,620 --> 02:01:54,080
creating a family atmosphere that I've been doing for eight years. I've been walking in streets doing street outreach for eight years

1470
02:01:54,080 --> 02:01:55,940
for homeless youth and young adults.

1471
02:01:56,740 --> 02:01:58,080
And what they said to me,

1472
02:01:58,280 --> 02:02:00,200
what they said to our teams is,

1473
02:02:00,380 --> 02:02:02,880
I want a family, I want love,

1474
02:02:03,420 --> 02:02:04,200
I want care,

1475
02:02:05,020 --> 02:02:06,680
I want someone who's going to care about me.

1476
02:02:07,120 --> 02:02:09,840
So what I said was, let's create a space.

1477
02:02:10,320 --> 02:02:11,960
Let's create something to where I,

1478
02:02:12,120 --> 02:02:14,320
young homeless folks who are in the jungle,

1479
02:02:14,760 --> 02:02:16,000
who are living on the streets,

1480
02:02:16,720 --> 02:02:19,560
can come by and receive a home cook meal,

1481
02:02:20,080 --> 02:02:21,320
who can receive a hood,

1482
02:02:21,320 --> 02:02:26,480
someone who's saying I love you and I care about you, a nice bed and a pillow.

1483
02:02:27,820 --> 02:02:34,220
But we also, with our homeless house parents, is we provide life skills as well, learn

1484
02:02:34,220 --> 02:02:40,800
how to cook, make your bed, clean it up, throw some sorts of things, but we also see their

1485
02:02:40,800 --> 02:02:46,680
progress. Their progress is the most important thing for us and we also celebrate their

1486
02:02:47,500 --> 02:02:52,460
when they get their ID, when their birthday comes, when their jobs comes, all that.

1487
02:02:52,600 --> 02:02:55,020
We celebrate as a team and we celebrate as a family.

1488
02:02:57,120 --> 02:03:03,740
So you may think we're all the benefits of having the family social parental approach.

1489
02:03:04,900 --> 02:03:13,860
So the benefit is emotional development, social competence, cognitive academic growth,

1490
02:03:13,860 --> 02:03:18,220
Stronger family bonds, lower incidents of behavioral problems.

1491
02:03:19,500 --> 02:03:24,280
And the practice that our art does is family meetings weekly,

1492
02:03:25,520 --> 02:03:29,460
routine and structure, positive reinforcement,

1493
02:03:31,060 --> 02:03:33,760
and confidence of resolution and training.

1494
02:03:35,680 --> 02:03:39,160
So, place family social printer process been around,

1495
02:03:39,180 --> 02:03:40,380
like I said, seven months.

1496
02:03:41,200 --> 02:03:48,860
So within those seven months, we have housed 13 young people within those seven months.

1497
02:03:49,960 --> 02:03:56,300
And here is our data. Within 30 days, 90% of our young people behavior changes.

1498
02:03:57,860 --> 02:04:02,900
In 60 days, 67% have gotten their first job.

1499
02:04:05,190 --> 02:04:07,950
In 4 months, 46% of them have permanent housing,

1500
02:04:07,950 --> 02:04:11,690
but still assistance with services.

1501
02:04:12,670 --> 02:04:16,030
In 45 days, improvement of high school grades,

1502
02:04:16,570 --> 02:04:19,950
which this past two years, two of my graduated,

1503
02:04:20,590 --> 02:04:21,970
you have to be about that.

1504
02:04:22,590 --> 02:04:25,210
30% have enrolled in GD, because a lot of them

1505
02:04:25,210 --> 02:04:26,670
don't have enough in high school.

1506
02:04:28,090 --> 02:04:31,710
In 30 days, 85% have given back to volunteer,

1507
02:04:32,670 --> 02:04:36,450
either without art or with another unity.

1508
02:04:37,950 --> 02:04:43,470
In some of our 46% of our young people, our support name and code rate,

1509
02:04:43,710 --> 02:04:44,810
minutes to ongoing process.

1510
02:04:47,020 --> 02:04:49,150
I know my time is up, but I wanted to just

1511
02:04:50,420 --> 02:04:55,800
introduce you to our house kids and they're going to tell you all their experiences with

1512
02:04:55,800 --> 02:04:58,880
the Family Social Print approach in our post program.

1513
02:05:00,920 --> 02:05:03,940
So hello, I am Autumn Bennett. I was homeless

1514
02:05:03,940 --> 02:05:09,550
and I was Odin and ever since I heard Danny's voice it opened a door for me and I know there's

1515
02:05:09,550 --> 02:05:14,810
Children out there that are young adults like me and others that have no experience and have

1516
02:05:14,810 --> 02:05:20,650
nobody to lean on. Ever since Danny put a parent approach, I got myself a job. I've been

1517
02:05:20,650 --> 02:05:26,030
so far for three months and I've been continuing my journey to be with my son. And if you

1518
02:05:26,030 --> 02:05:31,290
guys know that our archives, our children, a chance, I know they can give me a chance, I know

1519
02:05:31,290 --> 02:05:36,390
they can give all the chance. Everybody deserve to be loved and cherish and supported and I

1520
02:05:36,390 --> 02:05:38,730
feel like this program will give out to all.

1521
02:05:38,930 --> 02:05:40,410
Thank you.

1522
02:05:44,690 --> 02:05:46,270
Hi, I'm Tay.

1523
02:05:47,450 --> 02:05:49,290
So I just came to this program.

1524
02:05:50,410 --> 02:05:54,390
And before I got here, I was kind of struggling with housing.

1525
02:05:54,550 --> 02:05:55,690
You know, I was running a lot.

1526
02:05:56,510 --> 02:05:59,010
And kind of the same thing, Autumn said coming to Danny's

1527
02:05:59,010 --> 02:06:01,210
has just been really helpful.

1528
02:06:01,630 --> 02:06:04,770
It's really helped me turn myself around and not

1529
02:06:04,770 --> 02:06:08,010
continue making the choices that will ultimately lead me down

1530
02:06:08,010 --> 02:06:22,650
about bad path, and I think, again, as Autumn said, it's very helpful, and I think if she can give us a chance, she can give anyone a chance, and I think it is truly a beneficial thing in the long run for anybody who needs it.

1531
02:06:26,240 --> 02:06:27,560
What questions do you have?

1532
02:06:28,780 --> 02:06:30,620
Thanks so much. Any questions?

1533
02:06:34,200 --> 02:06:35,440
Yes, Nancy, go ahead.

1534
02:06:35,900 --> 02:06:38,380
No, yeah, no, it's just a way to be acknowledged.

1535
02:06:38,380 --> 02:06:43,580
Yes, I'm near you. Go ahead.

1536
02:06:45,780 --> 02:06:48,500
The artist has been open for three years.

1537
02:06:48,760 --> 02:06:48,800
Yes.

1538
02:06:48,800 --> 02:06:52,840
That's a program that you've written has been used for seven months.

1539
02:06:54,400 --> 02:07:01,620
So what differences do you see with the curriculum as opposed to before you have the curriculum?

1540
02:07:02,760 --> 02:07:08,860
The curriculum is different because we just received housing enough grant to receive housing.

1541
02:07:08,860 --> 02:07:15,200
have two homes as it is. We don't call them houses. We call them homes because our young people

1542
02:07:15,200 --> 02:07:20,380
want to call them homes. So we do have two homes. This is when the curriculum has changed

1543
02:07:20,380 --> 02:07:25,740
when we have homes. Before the homes were just conducting street outreach and I was only

1544
02:07:25,740 --> 02:07:29,420
thinking that we were doing but once we received our homes that's when the curriculum has changed.

1545
02:07:30,080 --> 02:07:34,620
Because our young people told us in my experience of eight years of doing street outreach that

1546
02:07:34,620 --> 02:07:38,880
just say to want a home and not just the house or a shelter or a center.

1547
02:07:40,960 --> 02:07:41,520
Do you?

1548
02:07:41,960 --> 02:07:47,840
Um, so tell us a little bit about how each you have two homes.

1549
02:07:48,740 --> 02:07:51,200
Oh, are each of those set up?

1550
02:07:51,900 --> 02:07:52,620
How's it set up?

1551
02:07:52,620 --> 02:07:52,660
How's it set up?

1552
02:07:52,660 --> 02:07:53,440
It's in parent.

1553
02:07:54,800 --> 02:07:55,280
Oh, many kids.

1554
02:07:56,040 --> 02:07:58,540
So each home is set up with the house parent.

1555
02:07:58,940 --> 02:08:00,640
That means someone is there 24-7.

1556
02:08:01,280 --> 02:08:03,100
It's nothing unlike in third-sync outing.

1557
02:08:03,700 --> 02:08:06,640
It's very wide in Washington state.

1558
02:08:07,420 --> 02:08:11,060
So with that, our young people, as in these homes,

1559
02:08:11,360 --> 02:08:14,880
they have someone there that they can talk to at any time.

1560
02:08:15,760 --> 02:08:19,820
If anyone here has kids, you know, when it's screaming, yelling,

1561
02:08:20,060 --> 02:08:21,960
or they need something at 2 o'clock in the morning,

1562
02:08:22,160 --> 02:08:24,780
seven o'clock in the afternoon, someone is there,

1563
02:08:25,120 --> 02:08:26,060
and that's what we're doing.

1564
02:08:26,840 --> 02:08:31,180
We're creating that family structure that majority of our kids

1565
02:08:31,180 --> 02:08:33,240
I missed, they missed on that.

1566
02:08:33,480 --> 02:08:36,020
So we want to recreate that for them.

1567
02:08:36,340 --> 02:08:37,320
So when they walked through that door,

1568
02:08:37,420 --> 02:08:39,900
they got a home-cooked meal, they got a bed of laying in.

1569
02:08:39,900 --> 02:08:42,300
But when they go on to distresses and insides,

1570
02:08:42,460 --> 02:08:44,180
you know, the pressure on behavior stuff,

1571
02:08:44,440 --> 02:08:46,600
they have someone to talk to, right then and there.

1572
02:08:47,040 --> 02:08:49,960
They're not calling five different people

1573
02:08:49,960 --> 02:08:52,480
to get to where they need to be.

1574
02:08:52,780 --> 02:08:54,660
They had a one-person right there to say,

1575
02:08:54,700 --> 02:08:56,380
let's have a conversation, let's talk,

1576
02:08:56,620 --> 02:08:57,720
what's going on with you?

1577
02:08:58,360 --> 02:09:00,140
And things are all weird, okay.

1578
02:09:00,140 --> 02:09:02,940
But like I said, within 30 days, behavior change,

1579
02:09:03,320 --> 02:09:06,020
because they have the support of case management,

1580
02:09:06,560 --> 02:09:09,640
they also have support of peer support to as well.

1581
02:09:10,120 --> 02:09:11,160
Not only the house parent,

1582
02:09:11,300 --> 02:09:13,800
so there's three different people that they have support with,

1583
02:09:14,100 --> 02:09:16,500
but also they also have support of their peers.

1584
02:09:17,060 --> 02:09:17,620
They use peer.

1585
02:09:17,700 --> 02:09:20,420
So that's four different people that this one person

1586
02:09:20,420 --> 02:09:23,040
will have support with in direct contact.

1587
02:09:25,950 --> 02:09:28,270
And how many kids for hosts?

1588
02:09:28,950 --> 02:09:31,670
But the homes we have right now, we have three per house.

1589
02:09:31,670 --> 02:09:31,990
Okay.

1590
02:09:32,470 --> 02:09:34,570
The house that we want to create here,

1591
02:09:35,110 --> 02:09:38,270
it's a place where a tier have one day.

1592
02:09:38,670 --> 02:09:40,590
They just need one day just to rest.

1593
02:09:41,010 --> 02:09:43,570
They could come in and they have a space to rest.

1594
02:09:44,230 --> 02:09:46,510
Maybe a week they have a space to rest.

1595
02:09:47,090 --> 02:09:49,050
And some of them in elite.

1596
02:09:50,390 --> 02:09:53,930
It is a revolving door, but at least someone is there

1597
02:09:53,930 --> 02:09:55,850
to give them a home cook meal.

1598
02:09:56,350 --> 02:09:59,090
Someone is there to listen to their problems.

1599
02:09:59,490 --> 02:10:01,410
Someone is there to say it's okay.

1600
02:10:01,410 --> 02:10:05,410
give you a hug and say I love you. I care about you and I'm going to give you a hope.

1601
02:10:05,970 --> 02:10:12,970
We are here. We're not going anywhere. We are present. That's who we are. It's a safety

1602
02:10:12,970 --> 02:10:14,110
space in refuge.

1603
02:10:16,590 --> 02:10:22,910
The curriculum aspect of it. This is how you're providing, I guess, resources

1604
02:10:22,910 --> 02:10:29,110
for them for maybe job training or, you know, how to, this is like how to write a resume or,

1605
02:10:29,110 --> 02:10:32,490
you know, how to access, getting to the individual life skills?

1606
02:10:33,170 --> 02:10:35,330
Yes, we provide all of that.

1607
02:10:35,850 --> 02:10:38,430
When it comes to doctors and mental health and things,

1608
02:10:38,430 --> 02:10:39,250
those are referrals.

1609
02:10:39,890 --> 02:10:41,990
We do have a specific partners that we do refer

1610
02:10:41,990 --> 02:10:43,370
to our young people too.

1611
02:10:43,770 --> 02:10:45,930
All of our young people do go to IOP.

1612
02:10:47,030 --> 02:10:50,010
A lot of our young people also know that,

1613
02:10:50,070 --> 02:10:52,350
but this helps it does help out a lot.

1614
02:10:52,890 --> 02:10:56,370
From my experiences, creating this model.

1615
02:10:57,010 --> 02:11:10,190
So they do get their individual life skills when it comes to financial literacy, JD like I've mentioned before, all of my kids who have not finished high school, they are enrolled.

1616
02:11:10,990 --> 02:11:13,030
We have one right now, using both.

1617
02:11:15,130 --> 02:11:20,370
We have two RAIDs that's enrolled and two of them have come from DCY up to as well.

1618
02:11:20,370 --> 02:11:28,090
Most of our kids are coming to housing, they either come out to streets, DCYL, social working, or just word them out.

1619
02:11:31,430 --> 02:11:36,290
Well, you guys just keep up the good work and what you're doing, you're doing a great job.

1620
02:11:36,810 --> 02:11:37,010
Thank you.

1621
02:11:37,550 --> 02:11:38,050
Thank you.

1622
02:11:38,530 --> 02:11:39,390
Thank you.

1623
02:11:40,090 --> 02:11:40,550
Thank you.

1624
02:11:43,870 --> 02:11:46,470
So that concludes our presentations for tonight.

1625
02:11:46,830 --> 02:11:51,470
I really like to thank again all of the applicants who took the time to come down today

1626
02:11:51,470 --> 02:11:57,510
our council members who came to visit and see the presentations because our council really cares

1627
02:11:58,030 --> 02:12:03,270
about this program. It is a new inaugural. This is the first year that we've had this

1628
02:12:03,270 --> 02:12:09,730
allocation. So this is a new work group that we have set up here and we couldn't be more happy and

1629
02:12:09,730 --> 02:12:14,350
pleased to see the response from the community tonight. So thank you again so much for being here.

1630
02:12:15,490 --> 02:12:20,210
I just have a quick announcement. We are going to cancel the August 22nd work group meeting

1631
02:12:20,210 --> 02:12:34,990
because we, in order to give you all some time to review applications and to give myself time to crunch the numbers and accumulate all the scores, our next work group meeting will be September 5th.

1632
02:12:37,510 --> 02:12:39,770
Did anybody else have any other questions or comments?

1633
02:12:42,250 --> 02:12:42,370
Okay.

1634
02:12:42,870 --> 02:12:43,610
Oh, I have one more.

1635
02:12:44,690 --> 02:12:46,490
I wanted to talk about the rubric.

1636
02:12:46,830 --> 02:12:51,450
So you all have the rubric for scoring and I created a fillable PDF.

1637
02:12:51,450 --> 02:12:55,610
I also have hard copies here if anybody needs extra copy.

1638
02:12:55,630 --> 02:13:00,130
And then the other thing was on one of these attachments.

1639
02:13:00,510 --> 02:13:03,170
I'm not sure I didn't, because I just look at it now,

1640
02:13:03,310 --> 02:13:06,670
but I didn't see the host homes application

1641
02:13:06,670 --> 02:13:08,250
and you're only the clubhouse.

1642
02:13:10,730 --> 02:13:12,090
They are, it's one thing.

1643
02:13:12,510 --> 02:13:17,070
They was all together because the budget only showed for host.

1644
02:13:17,610 --> 02:13:20,070
It was a hard time with it.

1645
02:13:20,290 --> 02:13:21,270
Okay, well, look, I just,

1646
02:13:21,270 --> 02:13:22,690
It was the first time I got to see that.

1647
02:13:23,490 --> 02:13:23,510
Yeah.

1648
02:13:23,510 --> 02:13:24,470
And then the auto.

1649
02:13:24,950 --> 02:13:24,970
Thanks.

1650
02:13:25,150 --> 02:13:26,570
You're talking about the two.

1651
02:13:27,050 --> 02:13:27,310
Yep.

1652
02:13:27,710 --> 02:13:28,070
Good.

1653
02:13:28,230 --> 02:13:28,830
If it's in there.

1654
02:13:28,870 --> 02:13:29,130
Yeah.

1655
02:13:29,270 --> 02:13:30,450
There you are.

1656
02:13:31,010 --> 02:13:31,430
Okay.

1657
02:13:31,530 --> 02:13:32,410
Thank you for clarifying.

1658
02:13:32,550 --> 02:13:33,770
Thank you for bringing that up.

1659
02:13:33,990 --> 02:13:34,270
I just.

1660
02:13:35,190 --> 02:13:35,870
So yes.

1661
02:13:35,910 --> 02:13:37,690
Make sure that you look all the way through it.

1662
02:13:37,690 --> 02:13:38,550
Because I was only.

1663
02:13:38,690 --> 02:13:40,230
And you scored separately.

1664
02:13:41,490 --> 02:13:41,930
Yes.

1665
02:13:44,910 --> 02:13:45,350
Okay.

1666
02:13:46,770 --> 02:13:46,990
Actually.

1667
02:13:47,390 --> 02:13:47,650
No.

1668
02:13:48,450 --> 02:13:52,210
I was just going to clarify that the first one, both of them are asking.

1669
02:13:54,830 --> 02:13:56,070
That's what I saw.

1670
02:13:56,490 --> 02:13:56,790
Okay.

1671
02:13:57,070 --> 02:13:57,930
It's for 25.

1672
02:13:58,670 --> 02:13:58,910
Okay.

1673
02:14:00,530 --> 02:14:01,030
All right.

1674
02:14:01,210 --> 02:14:07,230
So with that, we will finish the meeting for Thursday, August 8, 2024.

1675
02:14:07,990 --> 02:14:10,750
The City of Lacey, Human Services Work Group.

1676
02:14:11,550 --> 02:14:11,810
Thanks.

1677
02:14:12,590 --> 02:14:13,270
Thank you.