Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20180109

The time period beginning january 1, 2018 and entering june 30, 2020 in an amount of 384,000, plus a 10 contingency of 38,400 for a total amount not to exceed 422,400. Again, tiffany. Community Living Campaign will launch two new programs. The triangle and park. Neither neighborhood has a Senior Center or libraries within walking distance and both have a population of older adults and adults with disability not accessing Community Services. Community Living Campaign will also expand their existing Cayuga Community by offering new programming that is tailored to the needs of younger seniors and adults in the community. Targeting a younger population in the Community Connector model is beneficial in two ways. The first and foremost is that this Younger Group of as this Younger Group of seniors age, they will have created and have in place a community and Supportive Network they can lean on and that can help them to remain in their homes happily and safely. Secondly and equally as vital, this age group can strengthen the Community Connector network by increasing the number of available neighborhood volunteers, which will contribute to the sustainability of the connector model. Because the Community Model is rooted in neighborhoods, outreach will take place in a variety of ways, such as the community Living Campaign staff connecting with consumers and providing information at neighborhood events, neighborhood centers, information in neighborhood news letters, and social media such as next door. Community Living Campaign will serve over 500 consumers during this Grant Agreement, and provide 1500 hours of service. I request approval for this Grant Agreement and am happy to answer any questions the commission may have at this time. President serina thank you, any comments or questions of the commission. Just curious, the volunteers you made mention of, do you know where they come from . The neighborhood. The neighborhood. Congregations . Im thinking of a variety of ways, but i know marie is here and she probably could answer a little more eloquently than i can, but my understanding is they come from within the neighborhood. That would be helpful, thank you, marie. I think the value of doing this with the neighborhood taps into existing neighborhoods, so within congregations, within employee groups that continue to meet, neighborhood associations have been an important partner in the efforts, but theyve been a good partner in the sense that this adds a new dimension to what is possible in the neighborhood, handling the social and community issues, the neighborhood associations. Thats helpful, thank you. Commissioner loo dont go away yet, marie. I have a question to ask. Tell me why the range is so high after switch months, from 1,000 to 4,000 . Youre talking about the rent yeah, in our office or . Commissioner loo i dont know, its in your budget. Well, let me just say, i would say it later in the meeting, to me the Living Campaign has just moved to a new office which is at 1663 Mission Street starting yesterday and that space is much bigger, allows for a hub for all of the programming, and it includes the computer lab and training sent. We hope to be able to do leadership training and help develop the model of Community Connectors by adding guidance to other communities that would like to do what is being done in cayuga or other places. Shes pointing out where this is in the budget. The other thing, in the churches, we do offer a contribution to the various congregations for the use of their space, the electricity and that sort of thing. So as the programs expand, it will be higher because of the contribution and now the move to the new space . Right and we have three neighborhoods instead of one. Commissioner loo thank you. President serina thank you. Mer set triangle, mere loma park and cayuga. President serina any other comments . From the public . Hearing none, call the question, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you, the motion carries. Item e. Requesting authorization to enter into a new Grant Agreement with curry Senior Center for the provision of Community Services Program Pilot during the time period beginning january 1, 2018 and ending on june 30, 2020, in an amount of 291,947, plus a 10 contingency of 29,195 for a totalment in not to exceed 321,142. Thank you, tiffany. For the next Grant Agreement with curry Senior Center, targets three different populations of unserved older adults and adults with disability. The first is the filipino population that identifies ta gallon as their primary language and indicates they do not speak english nor do they participate in curry service programming. Curry will hire a ta gallon speaking Program Assistant and eliminate the language barrier and make programming more accessible to the population. Curry will also increase their hours of operation to include saturday programming that is targeted toward older adults and adults with disability who are not accessing services because theyre not able to attend during Typical Community service days, which are normally monday through friday. For a variety of reasons, including work and family commitments. Curry will launch a new exercise class on saturday to appeal to the population of older adults and adult with disability. Lastly, curry will also expand its lgbtq focus programming that is currently at capacity. Curry will conduct outreach to Housing Properties and senior apartment buildings where it provides health and wellness services, they will outreach within their own Health Clinic and to other service and neighborhood providers. Curry will serve at least 125 consumers annually and provide over 2300 hours of service during this Grant Agreement. I request approval for this Grant Agreement and am happy to answer any questions the commission may have . President serina thank you. Any comments or questions . Commissioner loo im curious what will the silver sneakers do to provide the service to the center . The silver sneakers is the exercise program on saturday. Silver sneakers can you state your name . Toby. Its an exercise program that contracts with instructors in the area, so it depends on who is available at the time. Well be starting with chair yoga, for lower mobility clients and working up to zumba and more high energy programs. Commissioner loo so they have someone come to the center . Correct commissioner loo and need exercises . Yes. President serina thank you. Any other comments. Commissioner loo they come the plan is for every saturday, plus once during the week. Commissioner loo thank you. President serina thank you. Any other comments or questions . From the public . Hearing none, call the question, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you, the motion carries. Item f. Requesting authorization to enter into a new Grant Agreement with north and south of market Adult Day Health dba steppingstone for the were vision of Community Services Program Pilot during the time period beginning january 1, 2018 and ending june 30, 2020, in an amount of 413,924 plus a 10 contingency, of 41,392, for a total amount not to exceed 455,316. Tiffany . Ok, the steppingstone Grant Agreement is for new Community Service activity programming designed for the lgbtq seniors and adults with disabilities in an adult daycare setting, also known as adhc. This population is frail and at high risk for placement in a Skilled Nursing facility and as a result, this Grant Agreement is distinct and different from the other Community Service Program Pilots presented. Services provided at adhc contribute to the success of those intending to live independently at home. The Service Provided will augment the Services Provided in adhc setting and attract the lgbtq seniors and adult with disability population who have historically shied away from this type of support because of the lack of appropriate and qualified providers. To assure program is appropriate and staff is well trained, steppingstone will subcontract with open house to staff training and staff that is of interest to the lgbtq community. They will outreach to the open house community, including staff, Community Members and Senior Center participants with the idea building a working relationship, trust in the Lgbt Community. Steppingstone will serve at least 36 consumers and provide 1400 hours of service during this Grant Agreement. I request approval for the grant and if happy to answer questions. President serina thank you, this is a very worth while program, something ive been championing issues along the lines for the lgbt Senior Community for the tenure ive had on the commission and im happy they will be working with open house. Because they do have the expertise, they know how to reach members of the community, they know how to develop the right kind of programming and engender the kind of trust needed. I think this is very exciting and ill be monitoring this one closely. I look forward to hearing how well it does. Me, too. President serina any other comments or questions from the commission . Any comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the question, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Item g. Requesting authorization to enter into a new Grant Agreement with selfhelp for the elderly for the provision of Community Services Program Pilot during the time period beginning january 1, 2018 and ending on june 30, 2020 in an amount of 334,299 plus a 10 contingency of 33,430 for a total of not to exceed 367,729. Once again, tiffany. Thank you. Selfhelp for the elderly new Community Service activity programming also includes increasing hours of operation that is targeted toward younger seniors and adults with disability who are not accessing services because theyre not able to attend during Typical Community service hours. Selfhelp plans to actively outreach to the meal consumers. Nearly three quarters of the champ meal consumers are not enrolled in Community Service programming and theyre at high risk for isolation, because they do not obtain their meal in a congregate setting. The selfhelp will take place at the jackie chan Senior Center located in the richmond district, 38 p. M. Monday through friday. In addition to the programming, selfhelp will offer two round trips a day between champ meal sites and the jackie chan Senior Center to ensure participation and alleviate transportation barriers. Selfhelp will serve an average of nearly 1500 consumers and provide 2700 hours of service annually. I request approval for the Grant Agreement and am happy to answer questions. President serina thank you. Any comments or questions . Commissioner wallenberg thank you, the program is a great program. It is my understanding there was need for new partners, do we know where were at in terms of, have those partnerships been filled . I checked in i dont think linda is here today but i did check in with her yesterday and my understanding, there is one starting next week, is that right . Yeah, were opening a third site. We have a second site on noriega, past 19 and the 20 and a third site is opening out in the exsellsier district, i think shortly, like the next week or so. President serina thank you. Any other comments or questions. Hearing none, any comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the question, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you, the motion carries. Item h finally. Dont you feel as though youve in a production. Requesting authorization to enter into a new Grant Agreement with swords to plow shares for the provision of Community Services Program Pilot during the time period beginning january 1, 2018 and ending june 30, 2020 in an amount of 264,210, plus a 10 contingency of 26,421, for a totalment in not to exceed 290,631. Thank you, tiffany again. The last Grant Agreement i am presenting this morning is with swords to plowshares. The new Community Service program is aimed at seniors and adults with disabilities who are military veterans. This population of seniors and adults with disability do not typically access Community Service programming offered by other community partners. Swords to plow share has Extensive Knowledge working with military veterans and their expertise will enable them to create Community Service programming that will be meaningful and impactful to the veteran population. Their new program will take place at their drop in center, where military veterans Access Health and social services. Their new Community Service program will consist of educational and social activities, Group Gatherings and a casual lounge area where vets can converse and engage with one another as well as staff. Swords to plow share will serve at least 150 consumers and provide 1,000 hours of service annually. I request approval for the Grant Agreement and am happy to answer any questions. Thank you, any comments or questions from the commission . Just one. Will the outreach include in the cases where the veterans are not getting any services from the veterans administration, helping them negotiate that, so they can receive any federal benefit they may be eligible for . You mean in terms of the programming . I think swords to plowshares works, they do that at their dropin center, thats part of the services that the dropin center, that includes case management, inhouse referrals, emergency housing, assistance with medical, all those sorts of president serina i was thinking in terms of the target population, i know many veterans on the streets dont get services from the federal government to which they may be entitled. Thats one of the key services that swords to plow shares provide and michael might want to address that. The executive director is here. Thank you. Yes, since we started back in the day, mid 70s, weve always recognized the need for veterans with honorable discharges there are five kinds of discharges, honorable, general, undesirable, administrative, like a plea bargain and two other punitive, one is called bad conduct and d dishonorable. Its the middle that is a source of a lot of it denies as United States said, your eligibility for health care, any kind of care from the v. A. It serves as a barrier to getting a job, et cetera, et cetera, its a lifetime stigma. So weve always addressed that and we would focus on that as we have with the outreach in the homeless encampments and where housing is geared to those not eligible for some of the v. A. Programs, its a separate subsidy. But thats been a big sort of unmet need. We would continue that. President serina thank you very much. Any other comments or questions. Any comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the question all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you, the motion carries. Thank you very much, tiffany. I think she deserves a round of applause. [applause] any general Public Comment . None. Any announcement . I have an announcement. Thats our very own tom nolan, who is the special project manager overseeing the lgbtq senior task force recommendations, but also was a long time member of the commission, is being honored on thursday by mta, theyre going to unveil a plaque in his honor at the castro station, 4 00 on thursday, mezzanine level. Hopefully, people will be there to support him then. President serina thank you. Anything else . I just would like to invite the commission, the staff and the Broader Community to an office warming, our new office is located at 1663 Mission Street, suite 525, to locate that, its across the street from the department of aging and adult services. Were Planning Office warming for the 25th of january from 47 at that site. This kind of marks the transition for us. Were celebrating the 10th anniversary this year and were trying to