HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2005-R0300 - Approve CDBG - Work Source Childcare Program - 06_23_2005Resolution No. 2005-RO300
June 23, 2005
Item 48
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the City Council of the City of Lubbock does hereby approve of the
proposal for the Work Source Childcare Program from the Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Program and all related documents. Said proposal is attached
hereto and incorporated in this resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be included
in the minutes of the City Council.
Passed by the City Council this 23rd day of J,me . ff , 2005.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Garza, City Secretary
AS TO CONTENT:
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Community
APPROVED AS TO
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FY 2005-2006 Funding Request
FY 2005-2006
Public Service Continued
Funding Application
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To submit an application, complete Part A — J, Attachments 14 (if applicable) and any other items requested. Do
not bind the application or include any items that are not requested. Submit one proposal per project. Submit one
original and one copy of each application (SINGLE SIDE ONLY) to Community Development, 1625 13th Street,
PO Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas 79457 by April 1, 2005 5:00 PM. Please review the "Citizen's Guide" for the
Community Development programs, goals, requirements and timelines. For assistance, please call the Community
Development Department at 775-2301.
A. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Name of Applicant: WorkSource of the South Plains Board
0 Not -For -Profit ❑ For -Profit ❑ CHDO []City Dept. ❑ Other
(Please include a copy of your IRS ruling providing tax exempt status under
Section 501(c)(3) of the 1986 IRS Code if you are a non-profit.)
2. Name of Project: Direct Child Care Assistance
3. Area or Location of Project: Lubbock County
4. Contact Person/Title: Brenda Cox / Program Manager for Child Care and Youth
Mailing Address/Zip: 1301 Broadway. Suite 201 Lubbock. Texas 79401
Telephone/Fax Number(s): Telephone: (806) 744-1987 Fax: (806) 744-5378
5. Grant Request: 0 CDBG ❑ ESG ❑ HOME
6. Amount of Funds Requested for Project: V 00,000.00
7. Amount of Matching Funds for Project: S 194,48.00
Match Type: 0 Cash ❑ Sweat Equity ❑ Other Grants ❑ Donations
Identify Source of Match: Title VI Federal Funds
Match Status: OConfirmed ❑ Requested
8. Unduplicated Units Served (agency's definition)
(a) Total CD Funds Requested S 100,000
(b) Total Unduplicated Units Served 25
(c) Average CD Cost Per Unit (a/b):
$4.000 ppr child per year for full time care: the
number would increase for part-time care
d) Total Project $294,448
e) Total Unduplicated Units Served 74
fl Average Cost Per Unit (d/e):
$4,000 per child per year for full time care: the
number would increase for part-time care
9. Is this project? Year 1 ✓ Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
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B. PROPOSED PROJECT:
1. Project Description: In two sentences concisely describe your project. This description will be used
in future publications should your application be approved.
The primary focus of this project is to provide direct child care assistance to low-income families in
Lubbock to enable the parents to work, attend school or job training, thus increasing the self-
sufficiency income of each family. This project will increase the City of Lubbock's ability to finance
Early Childhood Educational opportunities for children in Lubbock through the Local Match process.
2. List Goals, Objectives and Outcomes. What outcome are you trying to achieve? Please include
the number of people or households that will directly benefit from the program. How will you
measure the outcomes? Please list at least one output and outcome.
Project Goals:
(1) To enable low-income parent to work or to attend training for work or to attend training for
work;
(2) To support the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of children; and,
(3) To help prevent abuse and neglect of children
Project Objectives:
(1) To prioritize and address the needs of the community through CDBG funds/Local Mach
funding; based on the needs assessment for FY 2004-2005 completed by WorkSource of the
South Plains Child Care Services, the percentage of children on the wait list fall into the
following categories:
• Infant/Toddler 42%
■ Preschool 34%
■ School -age 24%
(2) To offer families an expanded choice of accessible child care arrangements;
(3) To provide Lubbock with a focal point for the coordination of services to families and
children;
(4) To assist as many eligible families as possible;
(5) To offer resources provider for staff training and program development to ensure a safe
environment for the children receiving care through WorkSource of the South Plains Child
Care Services;
(6) To enable Iow-income individuals through child care assistance to become self-sufficient;
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(7) To collaborate with other child care organizations and/or agencies to better meet the needs
of the low-income individuals in Lubbock
Project Outcomes: The main outcome of this project is to provide child care assistance to more
low-income families in Lubbock through additional funding. Based on the funding requested,
WorkSource would be able to provide an additional 74 full times slots for service year 2005-
2006 that would directly benefit 74 children. The number would increase dramatically if part-
time child care is needed. The number of children would vary depending on the needs of each
family enrolled in the CDBG funding stream.
3. List Activity Measures/Steps required to obtain Goals and Objectives. Include a one-year Timeline
from planning to completion for each activity measure. Please highlight significant milestones or
steps of your proposed program.
➢ Open enrollment for additional children based on the amount of funding received.
( September — October 2005)
➢ Determine eligibility to ensure both WorkSource and HUD eligibility requirements are
met (determined on an on -going basis)
➢ Parents select center their child will attend
➢ Number of children in care would be verified by the monthly billings
➢ Success would be determined by utilization of funds
➢ The Closing report that WorkSource submits to the City would indicate the outcome
measures (specific number of children and families served through this funding).
4. Evaluation: Explain how you plan to evaluate the program. What criteria will you use to measure if
the program is successful? Please be specific and elaborate on the output and outcome that you listed
above.
Success will be measured by the utilization of all funds and ensuring that all children are enrolled in a
safe and nurturing environment that includes developmentally age appropriate curriculum, excellent
child/staff ratios and nutritious meals. Based on the needs assessment for FY 2004-2005, 42% of the
children on the wait list are in the infant and toddler category. To address the needs of the
community, for the second year in a row, Early Learning Centers of Lubbock will be expanding their
infant and toddler slots, adding an additional 75 spaces by September 2005. To measure the success
of this initiative, WorkSource will monitor the number of infants and toddlers being enrolled and the
number of infants and toddlers that remain on the waitlist. Due to the lack of infant and toddler care,
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WorkSource will prioritize the wait list for those families that include infants and toddlers needing
care and their siblings.
C. STRATEGY TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES
1. If program is a public service, outline your plan to develop alternative funding to replace Community
Development funds at the end of the three-year cycle. Provide a timeline, with measurable goals and
objectives as a part of your plan.
Each year, WorkSource of the South Plains receives a Local Match allocation from the Texas
Workforce Commission. In order to draw down all the federal funds ,allocated to our board area,
WorkSource must secure local donations, transfers, or certifications in the amount allocated to us
from the state. For FY 2004-2005, CDBG funds comprised 8% of the total allocation that
WorkSource must secure to draw down the unsecured funds allocated to this Board area. Through
collaborative efforts with other agencies in our service delivery area, WorkSource would partner with
other applicable agencies to meet our local match requirement. WorkSource will continue to build
partnerships and collaborative efforts with as many private and public entities as possible. Since it is
in the best interest for the economic development of the community, we have been privileged to
participate in the Community Development Block Grant, thus enhancing the power of the cities
funding. The local match process builds the City of Lubbock/Community Development
Departments' capacity to serve more individuals in the community, thus making a greater impact.
Each year, WorkSource includes other entities in the Local match process, maintaining 4 or 5
agreements per year to utilize our allocation. Over the past several years we have built a good
working relationship with school districts, colleges and universities and county agencies to sustain
this program when our funding expires. There is a constant pursuit of additional avenues of funding
to ensure the sustainability of this program. Since a portion of our community is dependent upon
subsidized services, it is our commitment to continue to develop and support a workforce
development system that creates jobs with career paths; educates trains and employs workers and
meets employers' needs. This cannot be accomplished without the supportive service of child care.
In order to build the economic prosperity for the Lubbock community, our children will continue to
be our top priority, because they are our future workforce.
2. If this is your second or third year of funding, update your accomplishments in meeting the goals and
objectives in your funding plan and timeline.
WorkSource is in its second year of funding for the child care assistance project. FY 2004-2005 has
been a profitable endeavor for both WorkSource and the City of Lubbock. Through a Local Match
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Agreement, WorkSource was able to match every $1 of CDBG funds with $1.94 of Federal funds,
thus increasing our capacity to care for more low-income children in Lubbock.
Accomplishments to date: To address the needs of the community, Iast year we focused on teen
parents and increasing the number of infant/toddler slots available in Lubbock. Last year there were
48 teen parents that used New Directions, located at Matthews alternative school. Of those 48 teen
parents, 83% of the women using the center either graduated or are continuing to progress in school.
This year, our focus should remain on teen parents and infant/toddler care. For the second year in a
row, Early Learning Centers of Lubbock (ELC) will be increasing the number of infant and toddlers
in care. Beginning in September 2005, ELC will increase their infant/toddler slots by an additional
75 spaces. Based on the 2004-2005 needs assessment, conducted by WorkSource Child Care
Services staff, targeted services to teen parents and infants and toddlers will truly address the needs
of the community.
D. PROGRAM INCOME
1. Please list applicant's anticipated program income from this project and detail how applicant will
create a return of investment to the grantor particularly if proposed project includes facilities,
housing, or economic development. LIMIT 1/2 page
WorkSource of the South Plains local match process is an easy way to increase funding. The Texas
Workforce Commission allocates unmatched federal. child care funds to local workforce development
boards. To utilize these funds, boards secure agreements with public and private entities and with
individuals for contributions of funds to serve as local match. The CDBG funds are allowable funds
to draw down additional federal dollars to provide direct child care services. Each year the local
match percentage varies slightly. However, for every $1 in CDBG funds allocated to this project, it
will draw down approximately $1.94 in federal funds to be used for direct child care. To take full
advantage of the local match process and the funds associated with this project it would be beneficial
to set this grant up as a transfer rather than a certification process, so that the local funds are included
in the match.
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E. PROJECT BUDGET
1. Please list applicant's anticipated expenditures, detailing requested funds and applicant's matching
funds. Please place C=Cash, S=Sweat Equity, O=Other Grants, D=Donations beside each amount
under "Applicant's Match" to denote the type of match being used.
ADMMSTRATION:
Personnel # )
Payroll Taxes
Employee Benefits
Office Supplies
Copy Supplies
Postage
Telephone
Promotional
Professional Service
Vehicle Fuel/Mileage
Other:
PROGRAM:
Acquisition
N/A
Reconstruction
N/A
Rehabilitation
N/A
Installation
N/A
Demolition
N/A
Training/Tech. Asst.
Direct Assistance
Rental of Space
Rental of Equipment
Professional Services
for Clients
Direct Child Care
$100,000
(transfer)
$194,448
(Local match
draw -down
$294,448
Other:
Professional services
Construction
N/A
TOTALS
$100,000.00
$194,448.00
$249,448.00
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