Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center (CRC) for the provision of services for a twelve-month period. The total amount of this grant agreement is $20,000.00.
The legislation targets a social service program that falls into one or more of the City’s three priority areas including emergency and basic needs, employment and self-sufficiency, and social success for our residents and neighborhoods. The agency receiving funding is:
As a community based social service agency, CRC delivers an array of human services to address needs that have been identified within a defined geographic area. The core service area includes the northern Ohio State University district from Hudson Avenue on the south to the border of Worthington on the north, and between Interstate 71 on the east and the Olentangy River on the west. CRC programs include Family Services, Youth Services, Kinship Care, Senior Supportive Services, Senior Personal Finance Management, and Village in the Ville. Through these services, CRC helps individuals throughout their lifespan build upon their strengths.
Senior Support Services begins each case with a comprehensive assessment in order to identify needs in five areas: health, food, clothing, housing, and social integration. Then a senior-directed service plan focusing specific goals and objectives is completed with the client. In addition, CRC offers an array of services to seniors including transportation to the grocery store, food pantry, medical appointments, and fun trips such as the zoo. Outreach workers also organize social and educational opportunities such as potlucks, speakers on health & safety, and support groups.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for these expenditures is allocated from the Emergency Human ...
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