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A
Good
evening
welcome
to
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
act
committee
meeting
for
Wednesday
December
4th
2019
I'm,
calling
the
meeting
to
order.
While
we
do
not
quite
yet
have
a
quorum
present,
we
are,
we
will
not
be
voting
on
anything
or
taking
any
action,
but
rather
tonight
we're
going
to
be
listening
to
presentations
from
applicants,
and
so
we
can
therefore
proceed
without
the
quorum.
We
do
have
other
members
that
are
on
their
way.
B
C
B
So
you
would
like
just
to
start
with
our
program
proposal.
Okay,
so
we
we've
actually
been
receiving
CDBG
funding
for
quite
some
time
now,
particularly
around
our
work
around
it.
What
was
called
art
in
action
which
is
serving
low-income
teens
with
arts
programming?
We
are
an
art
therapy
organization
that
teaches
social-emotional
learning
skills
using
the
Arts
in
a
very
supportive
non-judgmental
empathic
way.
B
One
of
the
things
that
we're
getting
a
lot
of
feedback
from
is
that
summer
camp
programming
is
increasingly
becoming
more
and
more
expensive
and
unaffordable,
particularly
in
the
arts,
and
we
have
noticed
a
increased
demand
for
our
scholarship
services.
We
also
have
been
doing
quite
a
extent
work
an
early
childhood
lately,
thanks
to
support
from
the
United
Way.
We've
been
partnering
with
several
Evanston,
low-income
preschool
programs,
because
there's
a
lot
of
emphasis
and
research
now
on
really
reaching
students
in
those
early
years.
B
So
we've
managed
to
do
some
evidence-based
research
around
our
social-emotional
program
and
we
are
really
looking
to
expand
our
scholarship
opportunities
for
more
low-income
Evanston
residents.
We
are
pending
right
now,
possibly
going
into
the
new
studio
space
at
the
Robert
Crown
Center,
which
we're
really
hoping
will
help
expand
some
of
those
opportunities
as
well
to
reach
a
brought
much
broader
sector
of
Evanston
with
our
programming.
A
E
A
B
B
A
G
Every
year
our
work
changes
a
little
bit
as
we
learn
new
lessons
and
new
needs
are
out
there
to
be
met.
So
I
want
to
very
quickly
share
a
couple
things
an
overview
and
then
Ted's
going
to
tell
about
some
specific
programs.
So
we've
received
CDBG
funding
for
several
years
and
it's
supported
our
Evanston
youth,
both
in
terms
of
the
high
school
program
and
out-of-school
youth.
G
We
serve
youth
up
to
young
adults
up
to
age,
25
and
significant
numbers,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we've
learned
is
that
that
out-of-school
youth
population
is
challenging
work
and
sometimes
the
barriers
and
obstacles
to
get
them
on
a
path
to
success
are
harder,
and
so
it's
the
core
of
our
mission.
We
will
always
do
that
work
and,
if
there's
a
way
to
prevent
it,
we
certainly
want
to
do
it.
G
So
we've
been
investing
much
more
in
our
in-school
youth
programs
around
how
we
help
young
people
think
about
their
careers,
think
about
planning
for
all
their
options
when
they
graduate.
So
when
they
transition
upon
graduation.
They
don't
end
up
six
months
out,
not
in
college,
not
working
and
not
knowing
who
to
turn
to,
and
so
there's
a
few
ways
right
now.
That
I
want
to
say
we're
really
well
positioned
to
continue
to
expand
in
Evanston.
G
G
So
we're
thinking
about
how
we
can
do
more
in
that
one
of
the
other
areas
that
we're
working
on
is
we're
collaborating
with
a
lot
of
Evanston
agencies
so
like,
for
example,
we're
convening
the
Evanston
Alliance,
which
includes
the
city
of
Evanston
national
Abel,
which
is
a
Workforce
Development
Agency
the
cradle
to
career
in
another
agency,
and
we're
doing
an
asset
map
of
workforce
resources
in
Evanston,
funded
by
M,
instant
Community
Foundation's.
So
we'll
be
able
to
bring
that
to
you
and
the
city
by
the
summer,
and
so
we
can
really
strategically
work
together
together.
H
Youth
Jepson
to
provide
services
to
two
separate,
but
distinct
populations
in
school
youth,
ages,
14
to
18
and
out-of-school
youth
ages,
16
to
25
in
our
in-school
youth
program.
Why
jessie
has
a
full-time
advisor
president
et
HS
Monday's
are
Tuesday
through
Friday.
This
position
recruits
youth
and
works
with
individual
students,
conducting
skills,
training
workshops,
assisting
students
and
developing
plans
for
life
after
high
school,
implementing
local
hiring
events
in
partnership
with
haveit's
and
employers,
and
a
lot
more.
This
position
also
provides
support
to
young
people
at
every
stage
of
the
employment
process.
H
They
see
students
with
career
exploration,
job
applications,
resume
development
as
well
as
practicing
interview
techniques
and
the
career
adviser
works
to
connect
students
to
employment
options
that
meet
the
individual
students,
needs
and
goals.
This
work
is
performed
on
both
one-on-one,
as
well
as
in
the
classroom
through
career
and
technical
education
classes,
and
soon
yjc
is
going
to
begin
providing
training
for
students
in
learning
strategies,
courses
and
in
the
old
school.
Why
Jessi's
career
advisor
at
ETH
s
also
works
with
the
career
partnership
manager
as
Karen
much
before.
H
That
is
a
role
dad
works
with
et
hsy
Jesse
and
the
city
of
Evanston,
mayor's
employer,
Advisory
Council
and
through
the
work
of
the
career
advisor
in
the
career
partnership
manager.
Pthe
THS
will
begin
hosting
monthly
career
fairs,
engaging
employers
and
providing
students
with
opportunities
to
connect
directly
with
local
career
options
through
both
internships
and
field
trips
and
together,
these
roles
are
deepening,
while
Jesse's
work
with
the
high
school
working
to
identify
students
who
are
choosing
post-secondary
paths
other
than
college.
H
Why
Jesse
immediately
for
youth
that
didn't
why
JC
will
continue
that
outreach
for
up
to
two
years
and
for
youth
who
did
connect
with
why
Jesse
that
are
eligible
to
receive
support
up
to
age,
25
and
our
out
of
school
work
or
out
of
school
youth
work
program?
Why
jesse
has
continued,
or
continues
to
refine
our
programming,
taking
lessons
learned
and
implementing
in
sorry
implementing
them
to
develop
a
more
robust
set
of
services?
And
today,
why?
Just
these
out-of-school
youth
programming
is
achieved.
H
A
One
of
the
things
I
appreciate
about
your
application
and
others.
I
I
really
appreciate
seeing
the
the
continued
engagement
with
other
community
partners
just
seeing
how
the
different
groups
are
working
with
each
other.
It
seems
like
each
year
more
and
more
so
so
that's
that's
really
great
to
to
see
that
evolution
and
development,
so
I.
G
Appreciate
you
saying
that,
and
we
also
benefit
so
much
from
that,
because
the
young
people
we
work
with,
we
can't
solve
the
issues
by
ourselves,
especially
when
they're
dealing
with
challenges
with
housing
or
childcare
or
anything
else.
So
it's
really
valuable
to
have
these
resources
in
evanston.
It's.
A
D
Hey
everybody
I'm
Steve,
Newman
I'm,
with
Evanston
scholars,
the
executive
director.
We
are
at
WWN
scholars,
org
and
our
address
is
one
two:
three
four
Sherman
Avenue
Suite
214
in
Evanston,
obviously
Illinois
602,
oh
one
email
is
s
Newman
at
Evanston,
scholars,
dot,
org
and
I
honestly.
Don't
know
our
phone
number
I
can
give
you
mine,
everybody.
D
First
of
all,
thank
you
guys
for
having
us
here
like
open
studio.
We've
also
been
adapting
and
like
the
yjc,
we've
also
been
really
pinpointing
on
focused
strategic,
being
strategic
and
being
efficient.
Maybe
they'll
start
a
trend.
There
I
know
you've
read
this
before
and
it
allowed
you
guys
or
maybe
not.
Everybody
knows
what
we
do,
but
I
am
gonna.
Take
a
couple
minutes
to
go
through
some
things
and
I
always
find
that
if
people
have
heard
it
great,
that
means
if
you're
hearing
again
I'd
appreciate
that
so
a
couple
things
of
the.
Why?
D
Why
do
we
do
what
we
do?
They
say
that
a
65%
of
all
young
people,
I'm,
sorry
65%
of
all
jobs,
will
require
a
college
degree
by
2020
which
is
coming
up
soon
and
in
our
in
our
country.
Only
55
percent
of
all
people
who
start
college
finish
college,
but
the
problem
is
when
you
disaggregate
the
data.
It's
not
so
it's
not
so
promising
about
23%
of
students
from
low-income
households,
finish
college
once
they
start
and
only
11%
of
students
from
first-generation
low-income
students
finish
college
once
they
start.
D
There's
a
lot
of
indications
here
in
Evanston.
Those
are
national
numbers
that
it's
preppin
C
is
pretty
much
similar
here
in
Evanston
as
well.
So
that's
the
reason
that
we
exist,
and
so
we
identified
students
with
the
greatest
barriers.
As
you
can
read
from
what
we've
sent
you
about,
85%
are
from
first-generation.
Our
excuse
me.
Our
first
generation
are
from
low-income
households
and
97%
are
students
of
color.
We
had
more
applicants
than
spots
this
year,
so
we
are
actually
turning
people
away
and
just
took
in
40
with
our
new
class
we're
a
six
year
program.
D
So
we
have
40
high
school
juniors.
We
have
36
high
school
seniors.
We
have
122
kids
in
college,
and
now
we
have
51
college
graduates.
We
just
did
numbers
which
I
don't
think
are
in
your
packet
and
we've
had
83
percent
of
our
students
who
have
started.
College
have
now
finished
college
and
so
compared
to
the
numbers.
I
tell
you
I.
Think
that
says
not
just
that
yay
Evanston
Scholars
is
great,
but
I
think
it
really
shows
that
this
is
really
what's
needed
to
combat
those
numbers
that
I
shared
before.
D
So
how
do
we
do
it?
We
do
a
lot
of
individualized
counseling
in
high
school
and
in
college.
We
do
what
I
think
a
lot
of
people
who
have
from
wealthier
backgrounds
do
for
their
kids
when
they're
interested
in
going
to
college,
providing
college
visits,
test,
prep,
individualized
college
counseling,
mentorship
and
checking
up
on
them
when
they're
in
college.
We
have
a
staff
that
works
with
them.
We
have
mentors
that
work
with
them.
D
We
provide
emergency
funds
and
we
provide
book
stipends,
and
we
have
found
more
and
more
that
sometimes
it
is
perhaps
the
smallest
things,
get
kind
of
a
student
turn
away
and
come
home.
They
sure
we
had
one
student
that
was
ready
to
drop
out
because
she
had
a
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
on
her
bill
and
she
felt
like
she
was
ready
to
come
home.
D
Since
I've
seen
you
last
because
we've
we've
received
money
from
you
guys
before
I
want
you
guys
to
know
that
your
investment
has
been
paying
off
and
what's
really
exciting.
I.
Think
for
us
is
that
more
scholars
are
not
just
graduating,
but
they're
coming
back
to
our
community,
so
we
have
three
scholars
who
are
mentors.
We
have
one
on
our
board.
We
have
two
on
our
staff
and
we
have
many
more
who
are
actually
coming
back
to
our
community
and
working
and
if
you've
noticed
from
our
website,
you
can
go
on
and
look.
D
Our
video
annamaria
is
one
of
those
and
Anna
Maria.
When
she
was
a
sophomore
in
high
school
felt
that
her
options
were
limited,
she
felt
that
she
was
only
capable
of
going
to
open
community
college,
which
is
not
necessarily
a
poor
route,
but
what
she
felt
was
her
only
route.
She
ended
up
going
to
University
of
Illinois.
She's
graduated
come
back
and
she
is
now
a
full-time
teacher
at
Oakton
elementary
school
I'm.
A
couple
more
things,
I
will
just
share
with
you,
because
I
know
our
ass
can
be
considered
fairly.
Big.
D
A
study
looked
at
and
realized
that
pretty
much
the
data
hits
flatlined
in
all
these
years
and
to
me
that
tells
us
that
we
can't
just
put
money
towards
situations
like
this,
but
we
actually
have
to
have
to
put
services
towards
them
and
I
think
that's
what
we
try
to
do
and
we
hope
to
do
further.
We
truly
appreciate
what
you
guys
have
done
before,
and
we
hope
that
you
can
continue
to
support
us
this
year.
I
I
was
just
wondering,
so
how
do
you
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
process
that
you
go
through
every
year,
I'm
sure
it's
agonizing
about
figuring
out
how
many
students
you
can
take
on
a
given
year
and
like
how
you
do
Purdue
try
to
put
some
sort
of
estimated
cost
as
to
how
much
resources
it
requires
for
each
individual
student.
And
how
do
you
go
about
that.
E
D
I
hear
you
right.
The
first
private
question:
we've
had
roughly
65
to
70
students
apply
each
year
we
had
67
apply
this
year.
We
had
55
who
met
our
criteria.
Well,
the
ones
I
mentioned
before.
So
we
go
through
an
interview
process.
We
also
interview
the
parents,
we
look
at
their
applications,
which
has
si
so
this
year
we
filled
our
capacity
of
40,
but
we
also
had
to
turn
kids
away
and
we
actually
currently
have
kids
on
our
on
our
waitlist.
So.
I
Yeah,
so
what
I'm
asking
is
you
you
determined
this
year,
you
could
take
40
students.
What
would
it
have
taken
for
you
to
take
45
or
50?
You
know,
because
there
were,
in
this
case,
as
you
said,
some
kids
that
match
your
criteria
that
had
to
go
on
the
waitlist,
because
there
wasn't
room
there,
wasn't
the
resources
for
more.
So
what
how
do
you
do?
How
did
how
does
the
forty
number,
where
does
that
come
from?
Yes,.
D
So
a
variety
of
things,
and
it's
about
3,500
for
per
year
for
cost
per
kid.
It
doesn't
always
equate
out,
for
example,
that
if,
let's
say
35,000,
which
happens
to
be
ironical,
you've
asked
for
it's
not
that
necessarily
we
can
take
10
kids,
but
it
does
work
out
close
to
that.
So
we
didn't
have
capacity
to
take
more
kit,
yeah.
A
J
My
name
is
the
decimal
Gonzalez
and
I
am
here
with
Girl
Scouts
of
Greater
Chicago
in
Northwest
Indiana.
My
phone
number
is
three
one:
two,
nine
one,
two
six
three
three
seven
and
our
address
is
200
South,
Clark,
Chicago,
Illinois,
606,
zero.
Three
and
all
my
colleagues
introduce
themselves
I'm
gonna
pass
out
packets.
J
Contact
information
is
also
in
the
packets
that
we've
shared
with
you
today.
All
in
is
just
starting
its
third
year
in
Evanston,
and
it
is
an
alternative
pathway
that
we
offer
so
that
we
can
reach
girls
that
might
not
otherwise
have
the
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
Girl
Scout
leadership
experience,
which
is
a
youth
development
program,
and
it
fosters
access,
and
it
removes
participation,
barriers,
beginning
with
providing
an
adult
to
lead
the
troop
meetings,
a
different
type
of
troop
or
what
we
call
volunteer
led
troop
would
have
about
an
adult
volunteer.
J
The
troops
we
also
remove
fees
that
might
also
impede
girls.
Participation
program
has
four
pillars:
they
are
steam:
financial
literacy,
healthy
living
and
outdoor
experience,
and
we
have
had
program,
take
place
year-round
with
different
partners
and
that
might
the
scheduling
might
look
different
depending
on
the
partnership.
J
L
I've
been
working
for
Girl
Scouts
of
Greater
Chicago,
since
March
of
2019,
so
not
for
too
long,
but
I
have
been
getting
to
know
the
girls
who
are
impacted
by
this
program
as
I've
been
leading
our
troop
meetings,
taking
them
on
field
trips
and
spending
time
with
them.
So
I
want
to
tell
you
about
two
girls
that
I
work
with
the
first
girl.
Her
name
is
diamond.
She
lives
at
the
ADA
rice,
Center
and
she's
12
years
old.
A
few
weeks
ago
towards
the
end
of
October.
L
The
rice
center
and
I
took
a
trip
to
Camp
Greenwood
near
Naperville,
Naperville
Illinois,
fully
funded
for
the
girls.
They
were
very
excited
to
go
and
diamond
being
one
of
the
older
girls
in
the
program
and
in
that
troop
took
a
lot
of
leadership.
As
we
were
there,
she
was
helping
keep
the
younger
girls
safe
around
the
fire,
leading
us
through
different
parts
of
hiking
partnering
with
younger
girls
to
help
them
use
GPS
systems
and
do
geocaching.
L
We
had
one
quick,
20
minute
hike
before
we
had
to
get
back
on
our
bus
and
she
was
visibly
upset
and
she
even
cried
before
we
left
the
next
week,
the
Friday
after
we
took
this
trip,
which
was
on
a
weekend.
I
was
debriefing
with
the
girls
and
talking
to
them
about
what
they
liked
and
what
they
didn't
like,
and
she
told
me
miss
Kim,
I'm,
really
sorry
for
getting
upset
with
everyone.
L
I
was
just
so
frustrated
that
we
weren't
getting
to
stay
longer
that
we
weren't
going
to
go
camping
again
for
a
long
time
and
I'm.
Sorry
for
how
I
treated
you
because
I
know
it
wasn't,
it
wasn't
Girl
Scout
like,
and
we
talked
about
how
it's
okay,
to
feel
these
feelings
and
that
we're
gonna
work
to
go
camping
again,
and
it
just
really
showed
me
how
important
those
trips
can
be
for
them
and
that
experience
of
going
outdoors
whenever
you're
living
in
a
group
home
might
not
be
something
you
get
every
day.
L
Another
girl
I
want
to
talk
about.
Her
name
is
Sophie
she's.
In
the
first
grade
she
attends
Fleetwood,
jordanes,
after-school
program
and
she's
on
the
autism
spectrum
and
throughout
our
nine
months
that
we've
been
running
this
troop
myself
leading
and
her
at
that
program,
we've
focused
a
lot
on
the
different
aspects
of
the
Girl
Scout
Promise,
which
is
you
know.
Girl
Scouts
are
honest
and
fair,
friendly
and
helpful
considerate
and
caring.
L
They
respect
themselves
and
others,
and
all
of
the
girls
but
including
Sophie,
have
been
learning
to
express
their
needs
and
what
they
need
from
their
peers.
In
these
Girl
Scouts
meetings
in
terms
of
the
Girl
Scout
Promise
and
the
Girl
Scout
law,
Sophie's
able
to
say
I
need
you
to
respect
me
like
a
Girl
Scout
and
give
me
space
or
I.
Need
you
to
be
considerate
and
caring.
K
So
really,
just
to
sum
up
a
lot.
Girl
Scouts
provides
a
all
inclusive,
safe
space
for
girls
to
truly
discover
themselves,
discover
new
ideas:
how
to
make
have
an
impact
on
their
community
and
I've
actually
been
working
with
Girl
Scouts
now
for
over
15
years,
three
different
councils,
four
different
cities,
including
Detroit,
and
the
most
meaningful
impact
of
this-
is
that
we
go
into
communities
and
work
with
girls
to
give
them
experiences.
A
Well,
one
thing:
I
think
when
you
were
here
either
land
I
think
was
last
year
you
talked
about
this
expansion
and
I
have
to
say
I'm
I'm
I'm
thrilled
about
the
expansion
to
right-center
I.
Think
that
is
just
that's
extremely
important
to
me
and
I
think
that's
very
valuable
and
appreciated
hearing
that
story
about
that,
so
and
also
appreciate
that
you
did
what
you
said
you're
going
to
do
before.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
thank
you
for
that
outreach,
Alma,
Rainey
I.
M
L
M
M
L
At
the
rice
center
I've
been
with
the
same
girls
for
the
entire
time
the
Fleetwood
Jourdain
Center
has
gone
through
transition
because
I
started
last
school
year.
Then
they
had
a
summer
program
which
brought
in
many
different
girls
and
now
they're
in
another
school
year,
so
they
have
different
students
attending
their
their
weekend
or
weekday
programs
and
after-school
programs.
So
we're
flexible
with
that.
We
registered
the
girls
who
are
attending
their
regular
after
school
and
then
see
them
week
to
week.
So.
M
From
what
I
just
heard
and
I
couldn't
be
more
encouraged
and
I
girls
need
this
so
badly
I'm
the
we
are
big
advocates
of
Girl
Scouts
and
I
was
a
Girl
Scout
I'm,
a
big
advocate
of
Boy,
Scouts
and
I,
just
think
for
certain
kinds
of
girls.
There
isn't
anything
more
important
and
it
sounds
like
you
are
a
really
good
person
to
be
doing
this
and
so
money
well
spent.
A
M
A
M
A
N
Good
evening,
I'm
Kristen
white
chief
operating
officer
of
the
YWCA
Evanston
Northshore
I'm
here
tonight,
with
sandy
Williams,
our
domestic
violence,
community
and
residential
services.
Director
I,
will
be
speaking
briefly
about
our
2020
CDBG
application
for
our
comprehensive
domestic
violence
program.
N
The
YWCA
is
located
at
1215,
Church
Street
and
our
administrative
phone
number
is
eight
four,
seven,
eight
six,
four,
eight
four,
four
five,
our
24-hour
domestic
violence
hotline
number,
is
eight
seven,
seven,
seven
one,
eight
one,
eight
six,
eight
our
website
is
YWCA
org,
slash
Evanston
and
our
general
email
address
is
info
at
YWCA
dash,
ionescu
org.
This
year
we
are
applying
for
35,000
for
our
domestic
violence
services.
N
As
the
only
provider
of
comprehensive
domestic
violence
services
in
Northeast
Cook
County,
we
provide
Crisis,
Intervention,
emergency
shelter
and
supportive
services,
long-term
housing
community
counseling
to
those
who
might
still
be
residing
with
their
abuser
court
advocacy,
education
and
prevention,
job
training
and
employment,
support,
housing,
access
support
and
financial
education
and
coaching.
We
are
in
the
process
of
expanding
our
capacity
to
serve
more
individuals
in
our
community
who
have
experienced
domestic
violence.
N
As
many
of
you
know,
in
the
coming
year
we
will
be
opening
a
brand
new
trauma-informed,
Family,
Support,
Center,
increasing
or
doubling
the
number
of
rooms
in
our
shelter
and
improving
the
amenities
we
are
able
to
offer
to
those
who
reside
in
the
shelter.
We
are
particularly
excited
about
the
enhanced
space
for
teens
and
children,
along
with
the
opportunity
for
each
resident
to
have
their
own
private
room
and
the
enhanced
privacy
for
those
Evanston
residents
who
might
still
be
residing
with
their
user
and
seek
to
use
our
free,
counseling
and
safety
planning
services.
O
It
has
also
provided
the
stability
that
we
have
needed
to
deepen
our
approach.
Over
the
last
few
years,
we've
embarked
on
a
multi-year
journey
to
transform
our
work
to
that
of
being
more
trauma-informed.
This
encompasses
our
staff
receiving
training
and
understanding
the
pervasiveness
of
trauma,
the
impact
of
trauma
on
one's
brain
and
the
impact
on
someone's
responsiveness.
O
Where
we
continued
to
move
people
on
towards
further
independent
living,
we've
recently
moved
out
to
individuals
into
their
own,
affordable
housing.
Our
partner
abuse
intervention
program
continues
our
work
with
with
perpetrators
and
we
have
a
90
percent
completion
rate.
Our
violence
prevention
program
has
moved
beyond
working
in
the
schools
to
working
in
the
community
in
the
court
systems
and
in
the
area
of
training.
We've
had
a
course
certified
by
the
multi-regional
terrain,
training,
division,
who
sanctions
police
trainings,
and
we
are
currently
offering
this
training
to
the
Evanston
Police
Department.
N
P
P
Thank
you
for
inviting
me
to
present
tonight
about
Shores
services
and
accomplishments
this
past
year
and
what
we're
hoping
for
for
this
coming
year.
We
were
grateful
to
receive
this
CB
DG
funding
support
last
year,
and
it
is
our
hope
that
you
will
consider
our
application
so
that
we
can
continue
to
grow
and
complete
the
outcomes
for
our
individuals.
P
Our
newest
program,
which
we
highlighted
last
year,
opened
in
July
of
2018
TrueNorth,
has
increased
community
access
and
vocational
exploration
for
individuals
with
developmental
disabilities.
One
of
the
main
components
of
the
community
integration
program
has
been:
volunteering.
Individuals
regularly
volunteer
at
vineyard
care
center
in
closet,
home,
delivered
meals
and
the
Niles
food
pantry.
This
past
year,
a
partnership
with
edible
acres
in
Evanston
was
formed.
Our
individuals
have
been
participating
in
watering,
weeding
general
cleanup
and
harvesting
the
vegetables.
The
food
harvested
is
given
to
the
Evanston
high
school
to
be
used
there.
P
P
Additionally,
individuals
also
began
volunteering
at
the
talking
firm
this
past
year,
where
there
they
also
harvest
food
for
four
Skokie
and,
of
instance,
farmers
markets.
Volunteering
is
a
great
way
for
individuals
to
also
have
experiences
to
help
best
prepare
them
for
community
employment.
Job
shadowing
experiences
are
also
an
important
way
for
individuals
to
determine
if
they
would
like
a
particular
type
of
job.
We
are
thrilled
to
continue
weekly
job
shadowing
at
Kurt's
cafe
in
Evanston.
We
are
also
thrilled
to
have
added
a
new
partnership
this
past
year,
with
mini
monkey
brain
candy
store
in
Skokie.
P
P
We
also
are
pleased
to
share
a
new
partnership
with
teaching
and
working
together,
teaching
together
and
working
together
pair
individuals
with
developmental
disabilities
into
Catholic
school
system,
jobs
or
community
employment
positions.
We
place
Candace
into
a
paid
internship
through
teaching
together
at
a
school
in
Park
Ridge.
She
completed
her
10-week
paid
internship
and
then
was
to
everyone's
delight,
successfully
hired
for
community
employment
arc
and
speaking
of
community
employment.
Our
supported
employment
department
worked
with
70
individuals
this
past
year,
with
a
variety
of
community
jobs.
Work
at
Jett,
community
work,
experiences,
job
shadowing
and
volunteering.
P
Additionally,
short
Connacht
training
center
in
Morton
Grove
also
provides
work
to
145
individuals.
Enrolled
individuals
are
working
on
jobs
such
as
packaging
and
assembly,
including
packaging
boxes
of
school
supplies
for
Deerfield
coalition.
Individuals
also
work
on
shrimp,
racking,
collating
labeling
and
repackaging
jobs,
son
some
individuals
work
on
answering
the
phones
and
greeting
visitors
in
our
receptionist
area.
We
also
have
numerous
janitorial
jobs
throughout
the
building.
P
P
Other
individuals
are
working
with
our
worm
farm.
We
are
raising
worms
to
use
their
waste
to
mix
with
soil
as
a
fertilizer
called
vermi
gold.
This
past
year,
we
also
began
taking
steps
to
transition
our
program
so
that
all
individuals
will
regularly
receive
more
services
in
the
community.
Our
staff
began
taking
individuals
out
for
leisure
activities
and
we
will
continue
to
increase
the
frequency
and
variety
of
outings
they
will
participate
in
Mary.
P
The
federal,
Medicaid
and
state
have
set
the
path
for
more
community
integrated
services
in
response
to
the
ATA,
and
the
budget,
however,
has
not
reflected
the
change
or
how
providers
can
do
that
to
allow
for
a
lower
state
staff
to
client
ratio,
more
money
for
vehicles
and
fuel
and
money
to
participate
in
the
community.
Outings
such
as
museum
passes
and
money
for
restaurants.
P
We
do
know
that
our
individuals
are
enjoying
the
changes
and
looking
forward
to
more
outings
like
Mary
and
volunteer
opportunities
like
Ricky
and
successful
employment
like
Candace,
so
they
can
lead
more
fuller
and
more
meaningful
lives.
We
thank
you
for
your
past
support
and
hope.
You
will
consider
supporting
Shore
again.
Q
Thank
you.
So
my
name
is
John
Magna,
bola
and
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
center
of
concern
we're
located
at
1665
elk
Boulevard
in
desplaines.
Our
phone
number
is
eight
four,
seven,
eight,
two
three
zero
four
five
three
and
our
website
is
centre
of
concern.
Org
and
inquiries
can
be
sent
to
concern
at
center
of
concern.
Org.
Q
We
are
a
42
year
old,
nonprofit
agency
and
we're
seeking
support
for
our
homelessness
prevention
services,
housing
assistance
and
Home
Sharing
programs,
which
are
and
have
been
supporting
Evanston
residents
seeking
affordable
housing
who
are
at
risk
of
homelessness
or
who
are
literally
homeless.
Our
homelessness
prevention
program
is
rent
and
utility
assistance
that
helps
individuals
and
families
avoid
eviction
or
foreclosure.
We're
able
to
have
them
meet
with
case
managers
to
provide
them
with
assistance
to
stabilize
their
living
situation.
Q
Also,
our
rapid
rehousing
program
is
a
program
that
helps
people
secure
leases
in
their
own
names
and
provides
them
with
financial
systems,
as
well
as
life
skills,
training,
to
help
them
stabilize
their
life
situation
and
overcome
pretty
conservative
Stickles
and
then.
Lastly,
the
Home
Sharing
program
is
close
to
30
years
old
and
it's
a
terrific
program
that
it
really
has
to
a
two-fold
benefit.
Q
It
helps
older
adults,
primarily
but
early
adults
of
any
age
that
have
extra
room
in
their
homes,
maybe
living
on
a
fixed
income
to
find
additional
income
and
also
possibly
some
help
that
helps
them
maintain
their
independence
longer
in
their
home
as
it
helps
people
find
affordable
housing.
So
essentially
it's
about
half
the
current
market
rate
of
housing.
So
it's
a
it's
a
wonderful
opportunity,
responsible
adults
to
find
a
place
closer
to
their
work
and
community.
Q
So
for
several
years,
we've
coordinated
our
case
management
efforts
with
the
Human
Services
Department
of
Evanston
Hilda's,
place,
connections
for
the
homeless
or
connect
to
homes.
It's
known
currently
Family,
Promise
and
other
agencies
to
connect
residents
here
in
Evanston
to
resources
to
keep
them
safely,
housed
and/or
find
suitable
nearby
drawing
so
that
they
can
remain
connected
to
Evanston
services
and
the
community.
The
challenges
faced
by
low
and
moderate
income
residents
in
meeting
the
rising
cost
of
housing,
especially
in
Evanston,
cannot
be
overstated.
Q
Our
agency's
long-standing
partnerships
and
experience
in
offering
housing
solutions
enable
us
to
provide
effective
intervention
and
ongoing
case
management
services
to
stabilize
at-risk
residents
of
Evanston
other
practical
center
concern.
Resources
include
legal
employment,
money
management
and
Medicare,
slash
Medicaid
counseling
offer
without
charge
to
residents
and
needs.
The
center
of
concern
is
an
initiating
agency
of
the
Alliance
to
End
Homelessness.
We
participate
in
the
HMIS
and
coordinated
entry
procedures
which
enables
us
to
connect
residents
to
valuable
services,
including
collaborating
collaborating
with
school
social
workers
to
ludus.
Q
You
will
utilize
all
services
provided
under
the
McKinney
Vento
act
this
past
year,
our
case
manager
serves
63
residents
of
Evanston,
many
of
whom
were
provided.
Assistance
to
secure
housing
and
address
complex
needs.
I
have
a
few
examples
of
collaboration
with
local
agencies
as
well
as
stories
of
families.
We've
served,
I
hold
us
place.
Referral
resulted
in
the
placement
of
a
homeless
Ellison
family
in
an
apartment
who
has
been
provided
with
ongoing
financial
as
well
as
stabilization
support.
Q
A
large
Evanston
sailing
was
housed
for
several
years
on
a
rapid
rehousing
program
and
is
recurrently
receiving
follow-up
services
despite
adverse
domestic
violence.
Behavior
I'm
very
pleased
to
report
that
the
young
all
family
members
have
achieved
considerable
success
in
the
entertainment
industry
and
other
fields
with
ongoing
case
management
services,
as
the
executive
director
I,
occasionally
get
to
witness
and
meet
some
of
the
clients
that
are
serving,
and
this
predictor
example
was,
was
really
remarkable.
The
odds
that
this
family
overcame
and
also
we
had
a
human
services
that
permanent
events
and
referral
of
a
homeless
family.
Q
Recently,
it
was
provided
an
assessment
by
our
case
manager,
which
led
to
securing
an
apartment
and
and
was
receiving
follow-up
services.
The
center's
access
to
resources
through
long-standing
partnerships
has
enabled
us
to
only
partially
cover
the
cost
of
providing
these
case
managed
services.
We
never
want
to
turn
away
those
in
need,
but
we
are
seeing
an
increase
in
the
unmet
needs
of
Evanson
residents
and
refining
it
more
challenging
to
dress
these
growing
community
needs
and
we're
always
looking
for
ways
to
keep
government's
and
residents
connected
to
your
resources
and
services.
Q
R
Good
evening
alderwoman
Ottoman
I'm
David
Gutteridge,
I'm
CJ,
you
seen
your
life's
director
of
affordable
housing,
we're
at
3101
West
to
the
Avenue
in
Chicago
606
for
five
and
our
phone
number
is
seven:
seven,
three
508
1000
our
website
is
WWE,
yet
my
email
address
is
David
Etheridge
at
cj
net,
and
my
phone
number
is
seven.
Seventy
three
six,
eight
one,
seven,
nine
one:
three!
R
Thank
you
for
your
ongoing
support
of
our
organization
and
for
this
opportunity
to
discuss
our
Evanston
CDBG
application.
Our
mission
is
to
enhance
the
quality
of
life
and
facilitate
the
independence
of
older
adults.
We
offer
healthy
aging
and
elder
care
programs
and
life
enrichment,
supportive
housing
and
resources,
health
care
and
research
and
education.
Each
year,
CJE
programs
benefit
over
20,000,
diverse
clients
and
caregivers
throughout
the
Chicago
area,
mostly
in
the
North
Side
neighborhoods
in
north
and
northwest
suburbs.
R
Most
clients
live
close
to
or
below
the
poverty
line
and
receive
free
or
subsidised
services.
Today
we
seek
twenty
five
thousand
seven
hundred
and
ninety
dollars
in
Evanston
CDBG
funding
for
improvements
to
our
Adult
Day
services
and
transportation
site.
This
is
at
10:15,
Howard
Street.
The
site
is
it
adjacent
to
a
plant,
affordable
housing
project
that
will
bring
an
additional
60
units
of
affordable
housing
to
Evanston.
However,
the
improvements
that
we
request
tonight
are
to
the
existing
building
and
the
building
envelope.
R
Ades
offers
activities
that
keep
them
physically
active
and
mentally
and
socially
engaged,
including
music
drama,
dance,
art
therapy
exercise
and
mental
stimulation
activities,
and,
as
you
drive
down
Howard
Street,
and
see
the
mural
on
the
side
of
the
building
that
was
created
by
residents
ad
s
also
provides
a
needed
caregiver
respite
and
support.
The
program
serves
over
ninety
nine
older
adults
annually.
R
Twenty-Seven
of
these
clients
or
30%,
are
Evanston
residents
and
60%
of
those
27
or
low-income
cj's
transportation
program
also
helps
older
adults
remain
in
their
homes,
by
providing
door-to-door
transportation
to
and
from
ATS,
as
well
as
to
medical
facilities,
social
services,
community,
centers,
grocery
stores.
We
operate
eight
buses,
three
minutes
and
three
many
fans
that
serve
over
2,000,
older
adults
annually.
Seventy
or
about
3%
of
the
clients
are
Evanston
residents
and
about
60
of
those
are
low-income.
R
The
funds
that
we
seek
will
be
used
to
weather
seal
three
doors,
leading
to
the
ad
S
patio
area
and
to
replace
an
exterior
emergency
exit
door
and
frame
and
a
double
exit
door
and
frame
at
the
mechanical
area.
The
doors
and
frames
are
worn
beyond
their
serviceable
life
cycle,
and
we
also
need
to
replace
three
exterior
windows
and
frames,
because
these
are
also
beyond
their
serviceable
life.
The
building
is
experiencing
moisture
and
repair
issues
associated
with
that
condition.
R
The
project
will
benefit
these
low-income
Evanston
residents
and
others
by
improving
the
appearance
of
the
building
that
houses,
the
programs
and
helping
protect
the
building
from
further
water
damage
and
energy
and
heat
loss.
Thank
you
for
your
continued
support.
We
really
appreciate
it
right
now:
I'm
closing
out
last
year's
CDBG
project
and
adult
day
services,
which
included
adding
magnetic
door
locks
tied
into
the
fire
panel,
electronic
keypads,
to
prevent,
wandering
and
to
make
us
aware
when
clients
start
to
wander
and
replacement
of
our
Gutter
on
the
north
side
of
the
building.
R
M
The
bus
picks
them
up
in
the
morning
the
participant
and
keeps
them
through
the
lunch
hour
and
returns
them
home
in
the
afternoon
and
the
respite
that
provides
for
that.
Caregiver
is
priceless,
I,
don't
know
if
they
pay
I,
don't
know
if
they're
low-income
people
I
don't
know
what
the
transaction
is
for
that
service.
But
it's
priceless
and
it's
it's
just
a
service,
not
everybody
has
probably
in
their
community,
but
that
we
have
it.
M
A
F
F
Reba
has
been
in
the
community
as
a
care
center
for
children
aged
2
to
5
years
since
1966,
and
we
are
a
non-profit
and
we
serve
56
children
per
day,
as
well
as
partnerships
with
other
community
organizations
such
as
cradle-to-career
in
Evanston
Oh
district
6502,
Community
College.
We
are
partners
with
as
well
as
a
talk
here
in
network
of
Evanston.
F
F
So
what
we
are
here
for
tonight
is
we
appreciate
your
support.
In
the
past,
we
are
trying
to
renovate
our
bathrooms
to
be
a
VA
accessible
to
serve
the
children
that
have
special
needs
and
and
our
have
accessible
quality
care
for
the
children.
We
also
want
to
reduce
the
lead.
We
found
that
there
are
lead
in
two
of
our
classrooms
and
the
water
supply,
so
we
need
to
have
the
pipes
redone
or
whatever
they
do
to
reduce
that
lead
so
that
they
can
drink
actual
water
from
fountains.
F
We
are
a
high
quality
program.
We
pride
ourselves
and
being
able
to
provide
the
highest
quality
of
care
and
safety
and
education
for
children.
So
we
are
accredited
through
the
National
Association
for
the
young
children
and
we
also
have
accelerate
go
level
of
quality
of
care
as
well
as
an
award
of
excellence.
So
we
pride
ourselves
in
maintaining
that
we
are
providing
the
best
for
the
children
that
we
serve.
F
F
F
So
we
had
to
have
our
VCFs
required
us
to
have
a
lead
testing
test,
our
water
sources
for
children
and
in
our
kitchen,
wherever
there
was
going
to
be
water
access
by
the
children
or
the
staff,
so
on
the
south
side
of
the
building
there
is
lead
coming
through
on
the
north
side,
the
water
tested
fine.
For
that
one
particular
classroom.
F
A
S
A
S
Some
funding
left
from
the
2017
Community
Development
Block
Grant,
to
renovate
the
bathrooms,
and
so
we
want
to
complete
that
project
and
are
willing
to
do
one
bathroom.
If
that's
you
know,
if
we
do
not
have
all
of
the
funding,
so
how
we
could
proceed,
you
know
one
classroom
would
be
better
than
than
nothing.
S
S
Was
no
we
hired
someone,
but
on
the
map?
That's
on
the
city
website.
It
says
that
the
city
portion
of
the
service
line
at
the
north
end
of
the
building
has
been
replaced,
and
that
is
the
copper
pipe
where's
on
the
south.
The
classrooms
that
service
the
South
End
that
water
line
according
to
the
website
said
it's
still
lead
pipes.
So
we
we
access
water
from
two
different
places
from
the
city,
but.
S
M
S
E
S
S
M
M
A
M
M
A
M
F
F
A
Right
so,
okay.
C
M
A
M
M
S
A
T
S
T
S
A
A
And
that
was
our
last
presentation,
and
you
know
what
this
is
always
one
of
my
favorite
evenings,
because
it's
a
reminder
of
what
a
remarkable
community
we
are
lucky
enough
to
live
in.
So
thank
you
for
all
the
presentations,
all
the
information
and
keep
up
the
amazing
work.
I
think
our
funding
meeting
is
scheduled
for
December
allocation
meeting
I
should
say
is
December
17th
and
of
course
we
encourage
everybody
to
join
us
for
that
and
all
in
training.
M
A
Should
we
do
need
to
talk
about
December
11th?
So
after
we
had,
and
this
doesn't
impact
any
of
you
I,
don't
think,
but
we
had
a
scheduled
a
meeting
for
December,
11th
and
I'm
told
that
we
that
there
is
a
the
town
hall
meeting
to
discuss.
Reparations
issues
has
also
been
scheduled
for
the
same
evening
in
time.
So
obviously
that
presents
a
conflict
for
a
number
of
the
committee
members.
I
A
M
A
Definitely
helpful
and
as
a
Miss,
Fox
and
I
were
discussing,
there
are
often
a
lot
of
questions,
so
I
think
we
would
want
to
figure
out
how
we
can
provide
time
to
get
those
questions
answered
the
for
the
committee,
so
we
will
have
access
to
the
information
and
we'll
see
what
we
can
do
on
time.
Opportunity
to
get
those
questions
answered.
A
C
A
A
E
A
A
Well,
we
can
listen
to
presentations,
we
just
can't
vote
right
and
we
do
record
so
we
have
that
we
have
these
recorders,
so
we
can
watch
the
videos
if
somebody's
not
gonna,
make
it
okay,
all
right
so
TBD
on
the
11th
that
we
will
be
here
on
the
17th.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
I?
Tell
you,
there's
no
public
comment
right.
Nobody
else
signed
up
who
wanted
to
speak.
I
should
I
neglected.
Okay,
no
public
comments.
We
are
now
adjourned.