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From YouTube: Social Services Committee - Dec. 08, 2022
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Presentation from Mental Health Task Force, Discussion and Approval of Mental Health Service Providers, and Presentation of applicants for 2023 Case Management and Safety Net Services funding. Find the agenda, packet and more information on the committee's web page: https://www.cityofevanston.org/government/social-services-committee
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A
Great
wonderful,
well,
we
are
moving
right
along
and
we
are
gonna
open
it
up
to
public
comment,
as
our
next
item
I
do
want
to
know,
as
has
been
the
case,
I
think
for
quite
some
time.
We
actually
have
two
time
periods
during
each
of
our
committee
meetings
for
public
comments.
We
will
start
with
the
mental
health
task
force
that
is
submitted
a
letter
that
all
the
council
are
all
the
committee
members
have
in
their
packet
and
then
we
have
an
additional
public
comment
period.
A
B
H
D
H
H
Well,
thank
you,
everybody,
so
yeah.
My
name
is
Cindy
Castro
I'm,
the
manager
of
the
outpatient,
Behavioral
Health
Clinic
at
Ascension,
Saint,
Francis
and
I'm.
Also
the
co-chair
of
the
mental
health
task
force
of
Evans.
Then
so
just
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
time,
your
dedication
and
the
intent
to
focus
on
funding
for
needed
and
crucial
Services.
H
H
H
So
just
kind
of
to
outline
why
we're
here
right?
So
we
did,
you
know
I
do
want
to
emphasize
that
we
have
met
with
Jessica
about
just
kind
of
the
process.
We
did
it
early
on
to
give
her
some
of
our
information,
specifically
like
the
answers
and
gaps
document
that
we
have
developed
in
these
three
years
and
also
just
you
know,
background
information
on
what
we
can
pray.
H
What
we
think
the
needs
are
what
we
think
the
gaps
are
and
kind
of
moving
forward
for
us,
and
she
we
got
you
guys,
did
extended
this
original
app
location,
so
that
was
much
appreciated
because
originally
it
was
probably
given
us
like
a
month
or
so
to
apply.
So
we
do
appreciate
that
part
of
it
being
extended.
H
We
did
try
to
get
at
the
agenda
on
your
agenda,
probably
around
May
or
so,
but
I
know
you
guys
are
so
busy.
So
that's
why
we
didn't
get
a
chance
to
do
it
and
then
also
originally,
we
we
were
going
to
be
in
this
meeting
to
share
the
concerns
that
happened
about
the
November
10th
meeting,
but
everything
moves
so
quickly.
So
that's
why
we
went
to
council,
so
we
we
definitely
don't
want
it
to
seem
like
we
didn't
want
to
come
here.
H
H
Even
before
the
applicants
had
a
chance
to
answer
questions
and
that's
where
some
of
the
participants
or
the
agencies
felt
what
they
would
call
right,
they
were
renaming
them
as
shame
and
saying,
like
Okay,
we're
talking
about
it
now
and
answering
some
questions,
but
almost
knowing
that
they
had
not
been
chosen.
So
that's
where
it
didn't
feel
good
for
for
the
applicants,
so
we're
really
just
hoping
that
you
know
providing
the
feedback
on
that
experience.
H
I
Talk
about
wrap
around
Aladdin,
so
we
all
are
like
working
together
to
try
to
wrap
around
families
and
really
be
able
to
support
them
in
any
way
that
is
needed
to
help
them
Thrive
in
their
community
and
in
their
whatever
their
situation
is
and
reach
whatever
goals
it
is
that
they'd
like
to
reach
so
so
in
the
school
setting.
You
know
we
have
students
and
we
support
them
academically.
I
We
support
them
behaviorally
or
how
whatever
is
really
needed
in
the
school
setting,
but
there's
often
needs
that
arise
that
the
the
family
is
struggling
with.
That
may
be
affecting
a
child.
So
if
a
family
is
housing
insecure,
the
child
might
not
be
getting
a
good
night's
sleep
or
they
might
be
riding
really
far
to
get
to
school
or
they
might
not
have
electricity.
I
Those
kinds
of
things
that
can
really
affect
a
kid
in
school,
so
the
wraparound
process
is
meant
to
try
to
support
these
students
and
their
families
to
see
what
can
be
done
and
it's
essential
to
have
connections
with
Community
Partners.
And
so
in
our
letter
we
talked
about
the
kind
of
three
like
categories
or
prioritization
of
values
that
we
thought
would
be
helpful
and
I
thought
it
might
just
be
helpful
to
like
hear
a
little
illustration
of
what
wraparound
can
be
and
how
these
values
might
be
helpful.
I
So
we
talked
about
connection
to
the
community
sustainability
and
a
good
fit
for
clients.
So
there's
there's
lots
of
families
that
a
lot
of
us,
Community
Partners,
are
working
with,
but
there's
a
family
that
I
want
to
highlight
and
I
have
their
permissions
I'm
not
going
to
give
any
identifying
details
at
all.
But
it's
a
it's.
A
generational
family
they've,
been
in
Evanston
for
generations
and
there's
several
different
Generations
living
in
one
home
and
the
the
head
of
the
household
for
many
years
became
sick
during
covid
and
passed
away.
I
They
are
still
in
their
home
they're,
still
looking
for
a
new
home.
If
anybody
has
any
homes
available
with
four
to
five
bedrooms,
we're
still
looking
there's
an
article
in
the
round
table
about
that
need
today,
but
the
the
Moran
Center
was
like
essential
in
this,
and
they
brought
in
me.
They
brought
in
District
65.
I
I
We've
brought
in
just
last
week,
we're
on
our
weekly
team
meeting
and
I
texted,
a
City
of
Evanston
Youth
and
Young
Adult
Outreach
worker
who's,
fantastic,
and
he
hopped
on
the
zoom
and
joined
our
zoom
and
was
able
to
do
a
little
bit
of
intake
and
the
next
day
they
were
buying
groceries
for
this
family
like
helping
them
out,
they
they're
just
able
to
do
phenomenal
work.
Family
Focus
is
involved.
This
is
one
of
Miss
Joanne's
kid
Miss,
Joanne's
famous
I'm,
sure
I
can
say
her
name.
I
So
she
knows
this
family
and
now
she's,
working
with
another
generation
of
the
family
and
wrapping
her
love
around
them,
like
Miss
Joanne
does
so
just
being
able
to
have
the
connections
and
knowing
who's.
Who
in
the
organizations,
really
helps
us
like.
When
we
meet
as
a
mental
health
task
force,
we
can
talk
about
what
the
needs
are
and
then
I
get
information.
I
Every
time
we
have
a
meeting
that
I'm,
like
oh
I,
can
put
that
to
use
to
support
some
families,
so
I
think
like
having
the
connection
to
the
community
having
a
footprint.
That's
really
like
long-standing
and
wide
reaching
is
a
very
like
important
characteristic
to
have
so
that
they
so
that
you
know
that,
like
they're,
reliable
and
and
they
are
going
to
know
who
to
call
and
what
to
do
in
any
sort
of
situation
that
a
family
might
have
and
then
the
sustainability
is
like
we
really
want.
None
of
these
crises
are
short-lived.
I
You
know
like,
and
nobody
ever
has
like
one
need.
It
seems
like
there
always
are
like
multifaceted
needs
that
families
have
so
it's
important
to
to
be
able
to
have
a
plan
for
sustaining
after
this
fee
for
service
funding
runs
out
because
I
know
what
Kathy
was
saying
last
time
like
it's,
not
it's
not
a
whole
huge
pot
of
funding.
It's
not
a
pot
of
gold.
At
the
end
of
the
rainbow
like
there
is
limits,
there
are
limits
to
it,
so
it
is
important
for
the
the
road
to
not
end.
I
I
You
know,
Generations
before
them,
like
people
come
in
with
inherent
trust
where
there's
so
much
distrust
because
there's
been
so
much
so
many
institutions
and
and
systems
have
failed,
so
many
families
and
that's
why
they're
in
the
situations
that
they
are
so
the
more
that
we
can
start
with
a
foundation
of
trust
and
long-standing
work
in
trying
to
work
on
breaking
down
the
systems
and
making
them
work
better.
I
think
the
better
that
we'll
be
in
our
path
going
forward
and
wrap
around.
I
So
those
are
just
some
like
things
that
have
been
on
my
mind
and
if
and
I
could
tell
you
like
10
more
stories
about
wraparound
cases
if
you're
interested
but
I
know
that
you
have
a
long
meeting
ahead
of
you.
So
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
talk
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
If
anybody
has
any
perfect.
A
Thank
you
so
much
Cindy.
Thank
you!
So
much
Ali
and
I
think
it's
really
important
and
actually
I'm
glad
that
you
raised
this
piece
around
about
wrap
around
and
sort
of
the
model
that
we
are
building
is
that
the
discussion
last
month
was
on
one
piece,
which
was
just
the
mental
health
services
and
not
the
the
full
array
of
services
that
the
social
service
committee
is
funding
and
really
where
I
feel
and
Jessica
or
Sarah
feel
free
to
sort
of.
A
We
can
walk
everybody
through
it
again,
but
this
is
was
just
Counseling
group
counseling
and
individual
counseling.
We
have
the
care
coordination
work
that
is
that
wrap
around,
and
then
we
have
safety
net
Services,
which
are
those
like
housing
or
food,
or
you
know,
and
their
various
ones,
but
those
sort
of
safety
nets
and
the
piece
we
talked
about
on
November
was
just
that
mental
health
piece.
A
I
It
I
do
get
I
totally
hear
that
I,
I,
guess
I'm
still
not
muted
and
I
totally
understand
that
the
and
I
believe
in
it.
You
know,
I
think
that
the
three-legged
stool,
like
there's,
probably
five
more
legs
that
need
to
be
put
in
place
as
well
to
really
do
good
work,
I
I
think
what
I'm
saying
what
we're
saying
is
like
having
the
connection
with
the
community
for
the
mental
health
practitioners
is
really
helpful
because
it
is
history,
it's
a
foundation,
it's
and
it's
a
maybe
building.
I
A
A
Studies
after
study,
as
you
all
know,
have
has
shown
that,
when
your
therapist
or
counselor
or
social
worker
looks
like
you
has
a
familiar
background,
you
make
far
more
progress,
much
quicker
because
there's
that
shared
trust
that
shared
experience,
so
we
did
look
at
that.
That
was
one
of
the
things
that
was
I.
Think
of
great
import
to
all
of
the
committee
members,
so
I
I
do
see
that
we
also
want
to
distinct
locations.
We
talked
about
how
close
they
were
to
public
transportation
if
they
weren't
located
within
Evanston.
A
You
know:
where
did
they
do
their
group
therapy?
Where
did
they
were
they
located
and
could
they
be?
Would
they
travel?
Would
they
go
to
a
school
recognizing
that
that
was
sometimes
important,
as
would
they
go
and
offer
group
therapy
at
Nichols
or
Haven
for
a
group
that
really,
you
know
our
adolescents?
A
You
know,
just
as
you
know,
I
mean
I,
don't
have
to
get
into
our
adolescents
and
and
just
the
struggle
that
they
they
are
going
through
here
in
Evanston
and,
of
course,
Nationwide.
So
those
were
things
that
we
did
discuss
and
did
we.
We
could
not
agree
more
that
that
a
tie
to
the
community
is
important.
We
also
talked
about
sustainability.
We
talked
about
you
know
how
many
sessions
were
on
average.
A
What
was
their
you
know,
familiarity
especially
for
children
with
medic,
the
Medicaid,
Program
I
believe
one
of
the
vendor,
the
the
agencies
that
we
did
select.
They
are
you
know
they
they
bill
Medicaid.
They
are
very
familiar
with
Medicaid.
We
have
one
that
does
not,
but
again
really
trying
to
find
sustainability
and
I
mean
I
believe
it
was
I,
don't
want
to
put
Kathy
on
the
spot,
but
it
was
the
one
that
did
not
accept
Medicaid.
They
had
that
foundational
support.
She
asked
about
that
and
understanding.
A
G
Yeah-
and
these
are
things
that
we
definitely
as
we
had
discussed
before,
with
with
your
group,
Ali
and
Cindy.
These
are
things
that
we
definitely
take
seriously
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
Gap
was
filled
with
practitioners
that
were
able
to
respond.
It
is,
it
is
new,
it
is.
It
is
a
different
concept,
but
at
no
time
are
we
interested
in
not
supporting
the
services
that
we
already
have
that
are
close
to
us
and
that
feed
our
community
on
a
daily
basis
in
mind
body
and
soul.
G
So
it's
our
hope
that
we
continue
the
relationship
and
the
communication
plus
we
wanted
to
build
in
a
resource
in
which,
if
this
does
not
work
to
the
level
that
we
think
is
appropriate,
we
can
stop
it
and
reevaluate.
We
don't
want
to
go
too
far
without
getting
some
checks
and
balances
and
and
outcomes
that
we
also
discussed
that
are
very
important
to
you,
as
well
as
to
this
committee.
G
So
this
may
be
a
bit
different,
but
we're
not
leaving
or
losing
any
of
the
relationships
that
we
already
have
established
with
organizations
and
agencies
in
the
community
that
have
been
the
stalworth
of
of
mental
health
support
for
years
and
have
developed
as
Cindy,
and
you
have
have
articulated
developed
that
trust
and
infrastructure.
We
only
want
to
enhance
it
and
we
have
also
put
in
and
built
in
reviews
that
if
we
don't
get
the
outcomes
that
we're
interested
in,
then
we
stop
and
we
we
adjust
and
pivot
and
do
something
different.
J
Chair
we're
I
just
wanted
to
see
the
signal
that
we
are
still
in
public
comment.
Technically,
we
have
not
officially
moved
the
new
business
in
Old
business,
which
is
discussion
on
vote
to
maintain
or
modified
mental
health
providers.
I
also
have
several.
You
know,
questions
and
comments
around
this
issue,
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
finish
I
want
to
understand
whether
or
not
we
finish
public
comment
yet
and
we
want
to
move
officially
move
the
new
business
or
if
we
have
other
public
commenters.
A
A
Yeah
and
anybody
else
raised
what
they
wanted
to
rate
I
want
to
make
sure
they.
They
have
outline
everything
they
need
to
and
make
sure
there's
nobody
else
again.
We
will
have
public
comment
again
later
in
the
meeting.
So
if
something
comes
up-
and
you
didn't
don't
raise
it
now-
don't
worry
we
can
we'll
have
public
comment
a
second
time,
but
any
other
comments
right
now
send
to
your
alley
before
we
move
to
the
next
piece.
A
C
H
Hear
everything
you
guys
are
saying
and
and
I
appreciate
that
you
guys
are
hearing
us
as
well
and
yes,
the
focus
on
this
is
mental
health
services.
We
completely
get
that
I
think
when
we
were
outlining
it
as
more
saying
that
with
just
a
direct
Clinical,
Services
comes
all
these
other
pieces.
So
that's
why
we
want
to
be
mindful
of
realistically
the
clients
you
guys
are
going
to
be
referring
and
the
referring
agencies.
H
Most
of
them
will
fit
into
realistically
a
non-profit
sector
just
because
of
the
adaptability
and
flexibility
of
what
we
do
and
we've
been
doing
this
for
years.
So
we
talk
about
the
10
sessions
right
that
you
guys
are
funding
with
this
and
and
it's
definitely
helpful
but
there's
so
much
more
that
comes
along
and
even
though
the
funding
is
going
to
go
just
for
that
I'm
sure
these
agencies
are
going
to
need
to
do
more
and
we'll
probably
do
more.
So
when
you
think
about
that,
then
you
have
to
look
at
overall
right
like
it's.
H
A
A
B
A
J
C
A
A
J
Who
can
talk,
speak
directly
to
you,
know
their
sliding
free
scale
and
the
foundational
support
and
and
and
how
that
works
so
I
think
the
the
concern
is
that
people
will,
you
know,
sign
up
to
receive
services
at
the
at
this
particular
for
this
provider.
I
think
it's
six
sessions
or
whatever
it
is,
and
then
once
the
city
money
runs
out,
then
what
and
if
it's
one
thing
to
say
you
have
Foundation
support
and
I,
don't
know.
This
is
why
I
love
to
hear
from
them.
J
But
you
know
how
much
money
is
it
you
know?
Is
it
replenish?
You
know
on
an
annual
basis,
is
there
some
type
of
endowment?
So
you
know
there's
inability,
year
by
year
to
increase
the
amount
of
you
know,
clients
that
are
served
so
I
think
that
that
level
of
detail
would
be
helpful
at
this
point.
If
there
are
concerns
about
this.
A
And
I
do
want
to
add,
as
David
as
as
joining
I
do
want
to
point
out.
We
did
discuss
and
Amanda's
not
on,
but
we
did
discuss
from
like
a
clinical
point
of
view,
sort
of
that
number
of
sessions
and
and
to
get
some
sort
of
clinical
comfort
with
that
exact
concern.
Also
council,
member
Burns,
because
I
I
think
we
all
shared
that
wanting
to
avoid
that
cliff,
and
so
there
was
some
thought
that
the
number
of
sessions
did
seem
clinically
appropriate
as
well.
L
Great,
thank
you
yeah.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
questions.
Specifically,
we
have
sliding
scale
services
with
our
clinical
interns
who
are
therapists
and
training,
mostly
in
Masters
or
PHD
programs,
at
universities
in
the
area
and
what
we've
done
over
the
years
we've
been.
We've
had
similar
arrangements
with
organizations,
sometimes
universities
such
as
National,
Lewis,
University
or
Illinois
Institute
of
Technology,
where,
when
the
funding
from
that
third
party
payer
runs
out,
we
move
the
cases
to
our
interns
who
see
them
at
no
cost
or
or
nominal
costs
to
the
clients.
L
Those
interns
do
graduate
each
year
and
then
new
group
comes
in.
So
that's
one
method
that
we've
used
for
maybe
10
years
now
to
provide
affordable,
Counseling
in
a
private
practice
setting.
We
are
not
a
non-profit
agency,
the
Skylight
Counseling
Center,
the
upside
of
that
is,
we
tend
to
move
quickly.
Our
staff
are
well
resourced
and
well
supervised
and
are
getting
continual
training,
but
our
foundation,
which
we
started
in
2019,
does
not
have
an
endowment.
L
We
currently
have
26
clients,
either
individuals
or
families
that
receive
ongoing
counseling
we've
done
with
that
model,
more
rather
limit
the
numbers
we
just
commit
to
people
as
ongoing
until
we
see
resolution
of
their
presenting
issues.
So
we
are
constantly
doing
fundraising.
On
that
side
we
have
some
private
grants
and
donations
as
well
as
some
Municipal
ones.
L
Niles
Township
has
has
given
us
continual
funding
over
the
last
two
years,
and
then
we
develop
relationships
like
in
quarter.
One
Evanston
space-
it
will
be
the
non-profit,
that's
on
their
list
to
give
to
people
can
contribute
when
they
buy
tickets
to
events.
So
those
are
the
various
ways
we
try
to
keep
funding
going,
but
yeah
we
don't
have
an
ongoing
endowment
per
se.
L
The
interns
are
not
in
the
foundation
they're,
so
they're
working
through
the
Counseling
Center
are
supervised
by
fully
licensed
clinicians,
and
then
the
the
client
pays
either
zero
or
five
ten
dollars
somewhere
in
there,
depending
on
what
the
client
can
afford.
Sometimes
a
fee
helps
just
for
buy
into
the
process,
but
we
don't
require
that
on
the
foundation
side,
it's
it's
fully
licensed
clinicians,
who
normally
would
be
working
pro
bono
for
these
cases,
but
instead
we're
paying
them
flat.
50
per
session.
J
L
Yeah
were
they
lacking
experience
they
make
up
for
in
in
eagerness
and
freshness
and
not
as
exhaustive,
but
we
do
have
a
layers
of
of
clinical
support,
not
just
their
supervisor,
but
we
have
a
clinical
team
that
that
supports
them,
especially
with
difficult
cases.
Even
if
they're
the
point
person
doing
the
therapy,
if
needed,
we
can
bring
in
the
therapists
supervisor
in
there
to
do
some
consultation
on
a
tough
case.
B
You
so
much
I
can
I.
Also
I
would
also
just
like
to
jump
in
and
say
that
in
the
application,
all
applicants
were
asked
about
sort
of
people
presenting
with
milder
symptoms
and
then
people
presenting
with
more
severe
symptoms,
and
there
was
discussion
at
the
committee
level
about
perhaps
extending
the
number
of
sessions
the
city
could
support
for
people
who
are
identified
as
severe
I.
It
is
my
sense
that
the
providers
could
identify
those
participants
earlier
on
in
the
process.
B
A
I
think
on
that
I
I
think
it's
worth
noting
that
in
those
instances
the
members
that
we're
serving
likely
would
be
eligible
for
Medicaid
or
a
state-funded
health
program
and
that
they
are
we
if
they
needed
additional
Services
I,
think
that's
where
Skylight
and
likely
many
of
the
organizations
that
applied
would
need
to
refer
out
and
why
I
say
that
is
I.
Don't
believe
many
organizations
had
inpatient
I,
don't
think
they
highlight
that
applied.
I
know
that
there
are.
You
know,
I
know
that.
A
A
A
Just
think
that
that
you
know
can
I
think
that's
important
to
know
that
there
are
qualified,
passionate
therapists
in
both
sectors
and
that,
honestly,
if,
if
somebody
with
resources
we're
going
for
therapy,
the
likelihood
that
they
would
end
up
at
a
for-profit,
Private
Practice
is
probably
very
high.
I
mean
that's
likely
where
somebody
with
resources
would
go
so
sort
of
recognizing
that
there's
some
Health
Equity
component
there,
too
of
trying
to
make
sure
that
there
is
we're
not
we're
providing
access
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
A
G
Thank
you.
I
just
had
a
very
quick
question
for
Skylight.
What
is
the
hour
requirement
for
your
interns
to
serve
how
many
hours
are
required
by
their
institutions
for
them
to
serve
in
Skylight,
and
once
they
have
served
that
time?
What
is
the
reviewing
process
that
is
done
given
to
their
Institution.
L
Most
of
the
interns
are
in
their
second
year
of
their
training
program.
If
it's
a
master's
program,
it's
a
PhD
program,
they
may
be
even
farther
along
and
they
usually
come
in
meeting
about
250
hours
or
so
of
clinical
face-to-face,
Clinical,
Services
and
then
a
certain
requirement
of
weekly
supervision
as
well.
L
For
a
year,
we
do
quarterly,
sometimes
semesterly
reviews
that
the
schools
send
us,
we
complete
them
and
then,
at
the
end
of
the
year,
there's
there's
kind
of
an
end
of
the
year
review
that
gets
sent
back
to
the
to
the
school
as
well,
sometimes
even
with
with
a
great
recommendation.
If
the
internship
is
for
a
course
a
lot
of
times,
we
end
up
Hiring
Our
interns,
and
they
they
stay
on
with
us
as
a
staff
person,
post-graduation.
G
J
And
I
think
the
the
reason
why
I
asked
this
is
that
again,
if
we
are
to,
if
it
is
appropriate
to
correlate,
you
know
skill
with
experience,
you
know
and
also
assume
that
the
the
non-profits
will
not
use
less
experience
interns
to
provide
services
to
the
to
the
referred
participants.
Then
I
don't
see
how
we
rate
Skylight
above
another
provider,
and
this
discovered
from
somebody
who
you
know
supported
Skylight
the
first
time
around
and
still
like.
J
It's
still
like
several
components
of
what
they
do
and
still
May
support
them,
but
just
for
the
sake
of
the
discussion,
because
we've
sent
it
back
and
for
those
who
are
who
are
in
the
audience
and
waiting
to
participate
in
and
and
upcoming
agenda
items.
I
I
apologize
ahead
of
time,
but
this
was
essentially
sent
back
for
a
reason.
So
we
could
have
a
different
discussion
or
so
we
could
learn,
try
to
dive
a
bit
deeper
into
certain
areas.
J
So
again,
I
forgive
me
in
advance,
but
this
is
this
is
what
we're
here
to
do,
or
we
would
have
should
have
just
approved
it
at
Council,
so
yeah
so
I
just
I
want
to
put
that
out
there.
That's
that's
why
I'm
asking
you
know
unless
we're
saying
that
the
we
believe
the
interns
will
provide
the
same
level
of
of
service,
then
you
know
how?
How
are
we
waiting
them
above
the
other
agencies.
A
And
I
want
to
I.
Think
David,
please
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
the
interns
would
only
be
there
if,
after
the
number
of
services
the
the
interns
are
there
to
prevent
a
cliff,
but
that
when
we
would
be
referring,
they
would
not
that
that's
the
like,
probably
third
step
the
first
would
be
the
original.
B
A
And
so
then,
for
more
severe
cases
we
could
authorize
more
essentially
and
those
would
all
be
with
the
and
David
make
sure
if
I'm
understanding
this
correctly,
those
would
be
with
your
traditional
licensed
clinicians,
those
full
licensure
and
then,
if,
for
whatever
reason,
those
amount
of
sessions
which
again
we
we
spoke
with
at
the
time
Amanda
was
on
who's.
A
clinician
and
she
indicated
I'm,
also
not
a
clinician
or
practitioner
that
that
seemed
really
quite
standard
and
that
for
mild
cases,
that
number
seemed
appropriate.
A
L
Yes,
and
any
any
case
that
would
come
in
through
this
grant
would
go
to
a
fully
licensed
clinician
who
would
be
paid
for
their
time
and
then,
once
those
session
Max
has
reached
we'd
figure
out
what
the
best
clinical
plan
is
for
that
client,
if
it's
possible
to
you
know
for
the
therapist
we'd
have
some
sort
of
process
where
we
could
request
more
funding
for
another
round.
Maybe
that
would
be
an
option.
L
Maybe
we
would
refer
out,
but
we'd
also
be
able
to
refer
in
either
to
our
interns
or
perhaps
just
Foundation
funding
through
us
to
keep
the
client
with
their
therapist
and
then,
instead
of
the
city
paying
for
the
session
paying
the
therapist
for
the
sessions
our
foundation
would
so
yes,
none
of
the
City
of
Evanston
cases
would
go
to
an
intern
directly
right
there
back
up.
We
actually
in
our
experience
when
we
had
the
exact
same
model
with
national
Lewis
University,
they
didn't
have
their
own
counseling
center.
L
For
years
they
hired
us,
they
had
a
succession
cap
for
the
Academic
Year.
We
would
a
fully
licensed
clinician
here
would
see
them
and
then
once
the
treatment
ended,
they
would
get
transferred
to
an
intern
for
Continued
Care.
One
point
that
I
think
could
be
made,
which
would
be
a
good
one
by
another
organization,
is
that
it
can
be
a
clinical
issue.
If,
then,
you
have
to
switch
your
therapist
funding,
Runs
Out
you're,
fully
licensed
therapist.
You
know,
there's
no
more
funding.
L
Now
you
have
to
go
see
an
intern
that
that
could
be
a
clinical
issue,
whereas
this
in
an
organization
they
had
more
funding,
the
client
could
stay
with
their
therapist
I
think
that
would
be
optimal,
but
we
I
do
appreciate
what
you
spoke
to
about
the
equitability
process.
We
try
to
have
the
experience,
be
that
whether
you
can
afford
therapy
or
not
that,
hopefully
you
get
a
very
similar
experience
as
somebody
with
the
funds.
J
J
Well,
I
think
so,
whether
you
chair
you
referred
to
as
like
this,
not
you
know
this
Cliff
that
we
know
is
coming
and
we
don't
want
to.
You
know
folks
to
fall
down
it.
That's
like
the
first
concern
is
just
that
after
the
the
grant
funds
run
out,
someone
is
if
someone
is
at
Skylight,
as
as
David
just
said,
you
know,
will
they
be
able
to
continue
with
the
therapist
that
they,
you
know,
have
built
this
Rapport,
this
relationship
with,
which
is
an
important
part
of
that
of
the
process.
J
Skill
where
you'll
you'll
have
to
work
with
a
new
person,
who's,
also
less
experienced
and
again,
potentially
less
skilled
than
who
you
were
seeing
before
it's
workable.
But
what
I'm
saying
is:
why
would
we
rate
that
something
that
requires
you
know
requires
Foundation
support
that
switches
the
practitioner
potentially?
Why
would
we?
J
M
J
J
A
Council
member
burnt,
I
think
it's
a
great
question
and
actually
I
was
the
one
that
started
asking
you
know
who
do
you
accept
Medicaid,
I,
I
care.
You
know
my
day.
Job
I
I
am
a
champion
for
the
Medicaid
Program.
It
is
our
social.
You
know
Healthcare
Safety
Net.
It
covers
50
of
births
in
the
state.
It
covers
over
a
third
of
the
children,
nearly
a
third
of
the
state
population.
It
supports
your
friends.
A
Your
neighbors,
your
family,
through
some
of
the
most
challenging
times,
is
the
largest
payer
of
long-term
care
and
Behavioral
Health
Care
in
this
state.
It
is
essential
and
unfortunately,
not
enough
Mental
Health
Providers
accept
it.
There
were
many
providers,
not
just
Skylight
that
didn't
accept
Medicaid
that
applied
for
this
it
was
actually
I,
was.
A
Disappointed
I,
guess
or
reminded
of
the
the
disappointment
that
exists
and
that
the
opportunity
for
improvement
that
our
Medicaid
Program
still
has
and
Medicaid
programs
Across
the
Nation.
This
is
not
unique
to
Illinois,
so
I
I
share
your
I.
The
ideal
would
have
been
an
organization
that
accepted
Medicaid
that
did
both
group
and
individual
therapy
that
had
capacity
to
serve
a
large
amount
of
folks
that
was
located
by
L
or
public
transportation.
I
mean
but
I
think
that
was
the
ideal
and
that
had
diverse
therapists
and
I.
J
B
So
I
can
say
that
some
of
the
like,
if
an
agency,
wasn't
able
to
provide
group
counseling
that
put
them
lower
down
on
the
list
if
an
agency
couldn't
provide
services
at
discrete
locations
or
independent
locations
that
move
them
lower
down
on
the
list
and
again
all
of
the
agencies
provide
amazing
Services.
They
are
all
very
strong.
B
B
David,
if
I
could
put
you
on
the
spot
for
another
moment,
another
thing
that
was
unique
to
Skylight
was
the
ability
again
for
a
fee,
but
something
we
could
work
out
for
participants
who
were
involved
in
Individual
Services
to
then
transition
to
groups
that
Skylight
already
offers
as
a
way
of
of
maintaining
ongoing
support
and
the
groups
that
Skylight
has
to
offer
are,
are
unique
and
exciting
and
I.
Think
from
what
I've
heard
from
the
partners
who
would
be
making
those
referrals
would
be
beneficial.
So.
J
L
Sure
yeah
some
are
just
interpersonal
process
groups
for
adults,
where
it's
just
kind
of
a
support
group
to
talk
about.
What's
going
on
in
our
lives,
some
breakdown
by
presenting
problems,
you
know
you
could
have
a
group
for
people
who
are
experiencing
trauma,
but
we
do
have
groups
that
divide
by
presenting
population.
We
have
a
group
of
black
women.
We
have
a
group
for
teens.
L
We
have
another
one
for
Geek
therapy
for
gamers,
so
adolescents,
who
are
into
that
to
kind
of
help,
bring
them
offline
a
little
bit
so
pretty
much
the
even
if
the
populations
are
different.
Some
of
the
theory
of
How
We
Do
groups
is
similar
across
the
board
in
terms
of
the
healing
power
of
of
the
group
sharing
witnessing
one
another's
experience,
also
sometimes
looking
at
the
Dynamics
of
what's
happening
in
the
group,
but
I
I
taught
group
therapy
for
10
years
at
Northwestern
and
just
believe
even
the
power
of
of
groups
to
help
people.
L
J
One
of
the
unfortunate
Parts
about
this
meeting
is,
we
don't
have
all
of
our
members,
because
I
think
with
this
discussion
it
would
have
been
helpful
to
have
more
of
our
members
here,
especially
those
who
are
practitioners
so
I.
Could
you
know
I
would
love
to
hear
their
feedback,
so
I
mean
that
so
that's
the
concern
there
I
I
would
love
to
to
know
for
impact
Behavioral
Health
as
an
example.
J
J
C
B
Of
their
five
clinicians
identify
as
bypoc
and
I
believe
they
do
have
bilingual
staff,
but
I
would
need
to
dig
a
little
bit
deeper
in
my
notes
to
see
who,
in
their
staff
is
bilingual
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is.
As
an
example,
there
is
another
organization
who
has
bilingual
staff,
but
they're
bilingual
staff.
Member
was
an
intake
coordinator
and
and
you're,
not
a
therapist,
yeah
I.
Don't
believe
that
that
is
the
case
with
impact,
but
I
don't
have
that
information
in
front
of
me.
C
B
J
O
Right
awesome:
well,
thank
you
for
the
the
great
questions
and
just
to
answer
those
I'll
answer
those
specific
points.
We
do
have
both
case
management
staff
and
employment
staff
that
speak
Spanish,
but
we
do
not
have.
We
do
have
a
bilingual
therapist,
but
that
that
therapist
speaks
Greek.
We
have
two
African-American
female
therapists
and
but
we
do
not
have
a
blackmail.
J
L
A
G
Yes,
Bobby
pretty
much
answered
my
question
but
I
since
I
had
the
opportunity
now
I
will
ask
Skylight.
Are
there
any
other
languages
that
you
have
access
to
that
for
for
patients,
whether
it
is
French,
whether
it
is
some
of
the
Asian
languages
or
capability
to
have
that
translated
for
some
of
the
into
some
of
those
languages?
Yeah.
L
L
We've
had
kind
of
a
an
ASL
interpreter
for
for
our
case,
but
you
know
with
appropriate
consent.
If,
if
the
client
is
okay
with
The
Interpreter
being
there,
that's
something
we
can
certainly
explore,
but
I
think
there's
something
about
therapy
being
done
in
your
in
one's
native
language.
That
is
very
different
than
when
you
have
to
translate
so
finding
just
just
as
you're
talking
about
having
the
practitioner
mirror
the
client
in
in
various
ways.
I
think
the
language
is
even
it's
pretty
key,
so
yeah,
Spanish
and
Japanese
for
us
foreign.
B
P
P
We
have,
for
many
many
years
had
a
program
called
family
support
and
prevention,
and
we
had
a
bilingual
we've
had
bilingual
staff
who
have
served
Evanston
residence
for
case
management
and
therapy
right
now.
We
don't
have
that
position
in
Evanston,
but
we
have
a
behavioral
health
team
that
serves
Evanston
and
also
and.
J
P
By
the
mental
health
board
and
funded
by
the
City
of
Evanston
for
years,
so
we
have
had
a
long
history
in
Evanston,
but
we
also
have
behavioral
health
program
that
has
also
been
around
for
years
and
we
serve
many
many
residents
of
Evanston.
Currently,
in
that
program
we
have
three
therapists.
We
have
a
licensed
clinical
social
worker
who
supervises
those
therapists,
I'm,
a
licensed
clinical
social
worker,
an
Illinois
certified
domestic
violence,
professional
and
I'm
the
director
over
that
program.
P
We
also
have
a
case
manager
and
we
are
hiring
in
the
process
of
hiring
a
peer.
So
we
have
a
really
nice
team
model
that
we
have
put
into
place.
Our
therapists,
we
have
the
case
manager
and
one
of
our
therapists
are
both
bilingual
English
Spanish.
We
have
another
therapist
who
is
bilingual,
English
Assyrian
and
we
serve
with
also
lcsws.
We
can
serve
clients
with
Medicare
Medicaid.
We
take
a
variety
of
private
insurances.
P
We
also
help
clients
to
get
Medicaid
right
so
as
part
of
coming
into
the
process.
If
someone
does
not
have
Medicaid,
then
we
would
help.
We
would
help
in
terms
of
being
able
to
sustain
those
services
for
the
clients,
so
our
Behavioral
Health
Services,
in
Evanston,
in
Skokie
and
in
the
surrounding
areas,
they've
been
incredibly
strong
and
they
have
been
strong
for
for
many
many
years.
P
P
We
do
home-based
Services
we're
one
of
the
agencies
where
we
go
to
clients
homes.
We
do
case
management
in
the
community,
so
good
examples
would
be
if
somebody
is,
is
having
some
I'll
use
an
example
of
we're
very
struggled
with
leaving
their
home
right.
We
will
go
and
do
home-based
work,
we'll
help
them
to
take
those
steps
that
they
need
to
be
able
to
get
back
into
functioning
for
their
lives.
P
So
we
go
to
schools.
We
have
a
lot
of
clients
that
we
see
and
we
go
into
the
Evanston
schools.
For
many
years
we
have
a
partnership
with
District
65,
a
family
service
center.
We
were
in
groups
for
them
there,
and
so
I
I
think
that
just
basically
kind
of
to
answer
this
question
that
that
we
are
very
committed
and
very
busy
in
Evanston
we
in
in
our
behavioral
health
program.
Thank
you.
J
J
The
truth
right,
but
is
that
people
felt
like
they
had
this
person
that
felt
that
they
had
reached
out
to
Metropolitan
over
the
last
few
years
and
didn't
hear
back
trying
to
refer
people
and
hadn't
heard
back.
Has
there
been
any
big
transaction
transition
recently
within
the
organization
that
has
caused
any
you
know,
lapses
and
communication
with
people
who
are
referring.
P
P
We
are
able
to
get
clients
in.
We
do
sometimes.
Sometimes
we
do
have
a
waiting
list,
so
that
happens
and
we
have
worked
really.
We
really
have
worked
very
hard
to
try
to
limit
that
and
now,
with
our
expanded
team,
with
our
expanded
team
model
right
now,
the
waiting
list
is
almost
non-existent.
So
there
are
maybe
a
couple
of
people
who
are
on
the
waiting
list
and
maybe
they
just
need
to
be
contacted.
P
K
P
We
might
not
be
as
active
in
the
land
we
used
to
run
the
resource
Fair
for
three
years.
Metropolitan
was
the
agency
that
basically
ran
that
and
put
that
together,
but
with
staff
changes.
We
haven't
done
that
for
the
last
couple
years,
but
it's
also
okay
for
other
agencies
to
take
the
lead
in
some
ways.
So.
A
Jennifer,
could
you
get
councilmember
Burns
that
a
contact,
or
perhaps
it's
you
for
whomever-
was
trying
to
refer
to
to
you
guys
and
it
was
breaking
down
that
might
close
that
Loop
just
because
it
might
be
for
a
different
project
or
a
different
program,
but
we
will
I
I.
Imagine
you
don't
want
a
broken
referral
link
somewhere
so
that
way
that
one
person
can
get
to
the
right
person.
G
P
So
we
had
a
staff
turnover
in
we
had
a
staff
who
had
been
a
long
time
with
the
program
and
then
that
staff
left
the
agency
and
then
we
were
in
the
process
of
hiring.
So
it
took
us
a
few
months
to
hire
and
then
we
did
hire.
We
had
a
family
coach
position
that
we
had
in
Evanston
that
was
directly
in
in
the
city,
in
addition,
obviously
to
our
Behavioral
Health.
P
P
Moved
out
of
state-
and
so
at
that
point
we
have
left
it
just
to
be
that
our
behavioral
health
program
serving
residents
and
when
this
opportunity
presented
itself
you'll
notice
that
we
are
not
funding.
We
didn't
apply
for
case
management,
which
we
have
done
in
the
past,
and
we
have
been
funded
for
many
years
for
case
management,
but
this
year.
But
then
we
we
decided
to
go
the
route
of
the
with
the
with
this
with
different
levels.
P
All
these
types
of
things
and
the
wrap
around
in
involving
clients
come
in
and
then
we'll
figure
out
like
what
are
what
are
the
specifics,
that
they
need
and
also
parenting
Services,
obviously
so
for
children
if
their
parents
are
needing
Services.
Also,
then
we
are
there
to
support
parents
and
the
children
working
with
families
so
and.
C
P
P
P
K
Q
P
But
yes,
yes,
they'll
be
in
yes,
we
have
not
been
as
active
in
the
land,
and
that
is
again
just
due
to
Staffing
and
I
know
that
I'm
on
the
email
so
I
definitely
see
all
the
emails.
We
have
other
staff
who
are
on
those
emails
also,
but
we
have
been
active
in
the
land
very
active
in
the
land
in
the
past
and
right
now.
J
J
P
Well,
it's
an
opportunity
for
agencies
to
come
together
to
talk
about
their
resources,
and
so,
like
I
mentioned
that
you
know,
for
instance,
I'm
on
the
email.
So
if
somebody
has
a
question
about
something
they
might
send
out
an
email
or
somebody
is
we're
going
to
run
a
group
or
provide
some
Services,
they
might
send
out
an
email.
P
O
P
A
J
B
A
B
Q
B
B
J
C
J
J
G
C
T
U
Sorry
Hi,
yes,
just
wanted
to
clarify
regarding
the
groups
we
we
certainly
have
a
capacity
to
provide
groups
other
than
at
our
current
at
our
base.
Location
in
Skokie.
We've
done
that
in
the
past,
when
we've
had
requests
and
we've
gone
to
schools,
we've
gone
to
other
places.
We
just
don't
happen
to
have
a
brick
and
mortar
location
in
Evanston
where
we
are
currently
providing
groups,
but
it's
certainly
not
something.
We
cannot
do
it's
just
not
our
current
situation.
Right
now,
foreign.
J
J
U
J
Done
individual
site,
okay
and
Jocelyn
said
that
as
well
in
their
application
that
they
they
could
do
off-site
individual,
yes,
okay
and
then
in
turn
a
point
same
questions
about
kind
of
access
to
to
different
languages
and
the
you
know
identifying
as
black
male
black
like
a
female
as
well.
Where,
where
are
your
therapists.
U
So
we
have
11
clinicians
who
identify
as
bipack
bipac,
two
of
whom
are
are
on
common
crisis
directors,
who
are
both
African-American
females.
We
do
have
one
black
male
on
staff
and
one
black
female,
currently
on
staff
and
then,
as
far
as
different
languages
spoken,
we
have
two
clinicians
who
can
provide
services
in
Spanish.
A
U
U
J
I'm,
really
I
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
MS.
You
know
many
different
groups
that
that
that
have
unique
challenges
that
need
to
be
addressed.
As
someone
who
you
know
represents
the
Fifth
Ward.
Who
is
a
you
know?
You
know
she
has
a
strong
kind
of
historical
African-American
Community,
as
well
as
a
kind
of
growing
latinx
Community,
most
I'm
really
concerned
about
those
two
groups
and
it
seems
like
we:
we've
been
able
to
identify
providers
that
can
support
Native
Spanish
speakers.
J
J
And
then,
if
David
can
give
us
a
little
thumbs
up
and
if
that's
true
blackmail
and
black
female
I
think
that's
what
I
heard
from
Skylight
and
then
where
is
Jocelyn
at
on
that?
Do
we
need
to
pull
them
in
to
know
because
I
know
in
the
app
they
may
just
say:
buy
pack,
but
I
would
love
to
know
if
they
have
a
therapist
who
identify
as
black
male
black
female.
G
M
We
do
have
several
black
female
black
female
therapists
over
two
dozen
therapists
that
speak
Spanish
as
well
as
therapists
who
speak
French,
several
Indian
dialects,
Urdu
pujami
polish
Mandarin.
In
addition,
we
have
a
bipac
scholarship
program
for
our
staff,
who
identify
as
people
of
color
and
want
to
receive
their
masters.
We
have
a
scholarship
program
for
them
to
pay
a
hundred
percent
of
their
tuition
if
they
agree
to
work
for
Jocelyn
for
four
years.
J
A
B
Jessica,
thank
you
so
much
so
if
I
could
also
say,
Skylight
is
able
to
take
on
a
hundred
new
clients.
Jocelyn
could
take
on
400
and
Metropolitan
also
was
able
to
to
take
on
quite
a
number
impact
identified.
The
capacity
to
take
20
to
30
new
participants,
so
I
applaud
the
idea
of
adding
impact,
but
just
in
terms
of
agency
capacity
and
also
like
staff
capacity
to
manage
referrals.
J
Four
would
be
too
much
because
I
know
we
started
off
at
I,
believe,
11
and
so
I
understand
the
staff
capacity
issue,
which
I've
been
very
mindful
of
that.
But
you
know
you
don't
think
we
could
push
the
four
and
I
think
the
fact
that
it's
only
20
hopefully
should
help
that
you
know
we
know
what
the
limit
is
for
them,
and
so
they
would
not
take
up
as
much
of
the
funding
that
we're
providing.
So
we
could
use
that
to
support
the
other
three
three
groups
or
providers.
B
D
A
No,
if
we
can
promote
them
and
I
will
say
if
I
recall
and
as
we're
promoting
them
they'll
be
able
to
correct
them.
If
I'm
wrong,
I
must
say
the
one
thing
I
was
most
impressed
about
with
impact
was
the
number
of
average
sessions
they
needed
before
they
transitioned
a
member
over
to
Medicaid
and
I.
Believe
it
was
one
or
two
and
so
to
to
your
point
council,
member
Burns
of
because
both
capacity
but
also
sort
of
the
air
and
their
deep
commitment
to
Medicaid
I
do
think.
A
Potentially
they
would
not
use
many
of
the
resources
of
the
program
because
they
have
that
process
in
flight,
so
I
they
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
I
do
recall
being
very
impressed
by
that
number.
I
have
both
Kathy
and
Sarah,
but
Sarah
you
just
lowered
your
hand.
So
perhaps
that
was
old.
Okay,
you're,
good,
all
right,
Kathy,
I'm,
good.
G
B
B
I
think
it
warrants
ongoing
conversations
between
the
mental
health
providers
and
our
referring
Partners
to
see
who
would
be
a
best
fit
for
the
partners
for
the
partners,
correct,
correct,
okay,
but
but
I.
It's
not
as
though
I
have
a
referral
process.
In
my
head,
where
you
know
Jocelyn
gets
one
and
then
impact
gets
another
or
yeah
right.
G
G
R
R
We
agreed
that
six
months
was
really
the
first.
We
had
to
give
a
little
bit
of
time
so,
regardless
of
whether
we
have
three
or
four
I,
think
it's
important
to
realize
that
we
have
never
expected
that
we
would
only
stay
with.
You
know
that
there
may
very
well
be
be
needs
that
we
find
that
we
aren't
aware
of
and
that
we
may
need
to
add
different
practitioners
to
beef
up
certain
capacities
or
to
find
capacities
that
we
don't
currently
have.
J
Thank
you,
yeah
I,
just
think
it's
important
to
have
a
local
local
therapist
black
therapist
that
have
the
ability
to
sustain
their
work
with
with
someone
beyond
the
grant,
funding
and
I.
Think
including
impact
gives
us
that
gives
us
a
local
agency
that
can
do
that.
Jocelyn
in
my
understanding
is
it
does
not
have
an
office
locally.
If
I'm,
they
do
not
have
an
office
locally.
C
J
There's
there's
some
concern
about
someone
starting
off
with
a
therapist
and
then
having
to
and
then
being
referred
to
an
intern
or
someone
else,
and
so
I'm
saying
we
can
with
impact
we
can
get
black
those
who
identify
as
black
black
and
female
at
a
local
agency
that
also
take
Medicaid.
So
we
can,
if
someone
is
introduced
to
a
therapist
that
they
like
and
they
get
along
with,
they
can
continue.
They
can
more
likely
continue
on
with
that
person
beyond.
R
J
No
I
know
I
just
think
just
having
them.
It
eliminates
the
logistical
issues
of
of
trying
to
find
space
and,
and
they
may
have
a
relationship
with
someone
that
just
gives
them
a
space
like
this.
Is
your
space
Jocelyn
I,
don't
know
how
all
that
works,
but
but
even
priorities,
change
in
space
availability,
changes,
I,
think
having
that
local
office
is
important,
especially
for
a
group
that
most
of
these
referring
agencies
are
are
are
are
serving.
J
J
G
O
O
O
I
mean,
most
importantly,
you
know
primary
care,
and
you
know
getting
medical
services
that
maybe
they're
not
getting
if
they're
not
covered
by
insurance.
Yet
and
in
terms
of
connection
to
the
community
yeah.
We
we
have
been
here
for
over
30
years,
providing
permanent,
Supportive,
Housing
and
providing
supports
to
individuals
in
support
of
housing.
We
work
with
a
lot
of
different
agencies
in
community
in
the
Evanston
Community,
including
some
of
the
the
ones
that
are
doing
case
management
now
and
looking
to
refer
to
Services.
O
We,
you
know.
Just
last
year
we
received
18
referrals
from
connections
and
provided
342
hours
of
services
to
those
individuals
and
look
to
continue
working
with
with
them
as
well.
So
so,
in
that
case,
we
already
have
the
existing
relationship
to
continue
to
collaborate
and
provide
wraparound
Services.
If
we
are
the
ones
providing
the
therapeutic
care.
J
Anything
I
missed,
hey
Chris,
just
quick
question:
do
you
the
therapist
that
you
have
that
identifies
you
know
black
male
black
female?
Do
they
have
capacity
currently
because
it's
one
thing
to
to
you
know
it's
one
thing
for
them
to
be
employed
at
the
agency.
It's
another
to
know
whether
or
not
they
have
capacity
and
if
they're
available
to
take
on
new
participants.
O
J
Yeah,
so
that's,
that's!
All
I
have
again
I'm
I'm
I'm
comfortable
with
the
three
that
we
recommended,
but
I
think
a
a
better
balanced
recommendation
would
be
the
ad
impact
and
so
I'll
just
for
the
sake
of
time
and
I
appreciate
everybody
for
hanging
on
in
there.
But
I'll
make
I'll
make
that
motion
perfect.
C
A
J
Q
C
S
D
C
A
A
A
A
D
A
A
A
How
we
normally
do
things
is
we
hear
from
the
various
applications
applicants
then
in
the
next
hearing
we
vote.
So
this
is
just
this
is
not
voting
on
this
and
we
have
public
comment
again
and
then
we'll
have
a
second
hearing
or
committee
where
we
will
further
discuss
we'll
have
again
two
times
the
public
comment
and
we'll
we'll
take
a
vote
in
that
secondary
meeting,
but
we're
not
voting
on
these
applicants.
Applications
this
evening
did
I
get
that
all
right.
Jessica.
C
B
B
Please
keep
the
presentation
short
we're
we're
going
for
five
minutes
with
time
for
committee
members
to
ask
any
questions
and
I
can
like
raise
my
hand
or
start
the
wrap-up
music,
all
right,
so
first
I
would
like
to
invite
books
and
breakfast,
and
so,
if
you
could,
please
raise
your
hand,
it
will
make
it
easier
for
me
to
find
you
I
know
that
I
saw
agency
Representatives
here
and
here
all
right.
Oh
Kim,.
A
K
Great
good
evening,
everyone
thank
you
so
much
to
this
committee
for
your
time
tonight
and
for
your
partnership.
The
last
number
of
years
my
name
is
Kim
hammock
I
am
the
executive
director
of
books
and
breakfast.
If
you
would
like
to
reach
me
after
this
meeting,
my
phone
number
is
847-477-0716.
My
email
is
Kim
H
booksbreakfast.org
and
our
mailing
address
is
419
Greenwood
Street
in
Evanston
60201
for
more
information
about
us.
You
can
find
us
on
the
on
our
website
at
www.booksbreakfast.org
and
I'm
really
grateful
to
be
with
you
all
tonight.
K
Books
of
breakfast
is
an
evanston-based
non-profit.
Our
mission
is
to
advance
educational
equity
in
partnership
with
District
65.,
so
really
thinking
about
educational,
Justice
and
equity
in
Evanston
schools
serving
kindergarten
through
eighth
grade
students.
Our
first
strategy
to
that
end
is
we
provide
a
daily
morning
program
in
Evanston
schools
where
students
are
can
have
a
healthy
meal.
They
have
access
to
one-on-one
tutoring
and
the
hope
is
that
every
day
and
every
way
students
are
experiencing
a
place
where
they
feel
cared
for
seen
valued
and
empowered
as
learners.
K
Our
other
strategies,
or
we
do
offer
summer
programming,
with
a
reading,
support,
focus
and
our
staff
spend
hours
and
hours
working
to
build
relationships
with
parents
and
families
so
that
parents
can
feel
connected
to
and
advocated
for
within
their
local
schools
and
connected
to
additional
Evanston
resources.
If
Social
Service
needs
arise
or
crises
arise.
K
Last
year
we
were
providing
programming
at
in
person
at
six
schools
working
with
180
students
and
working
with
hundreds
of
volunteers
coming
from
places
all
out
through
evanston's
Community,
our
application.
What
you'll
see
in
there
is
that
we
have
desire
and
intention
to
grow,
to
be
able
to
serve
more
students
and
more
schools
and
we're
excited
about
those
next
steps
just
to
clarify
what
puts
us
in
the
social
and
this
I'm
sorry
and
the
safety
net.
K
Services
category
I
mentioned
that
our
mission
is
educational,
equity
and
underneath
that
is
a
real
acknowledgment
of
the
historical
inequities
and
disparities
within
that
system
in
Evanston.
So
our
goal
is
to
disrupt
systemic
racism
in
our
our
school
and
in
those
systems
and
then
to
address
resource
gaps
for
students
who
qualify
for
free
and
reduced
lunch.
K
Every
student
in
books
and
breakfast
is
recommended
To
Us
by
their
classroom
teacher
and
their
principals
as
needing
additional
support.
So
in
that
way
we're
very
strategic
and
targeted.
We
could
priority
to
students
of
color.
We
get
priority
to
students
who
qualify
for
free
and
reduced
lunch.
Last
year,
97
percent
of
our
students
identified
as
students
of
color
and
93
percent
of
our
students
qualified
for
free
and
reduced
lunch.
100
of
our
students
are
Evanston
residents.
K
We
work
to
build
a
community
for
families
and
for
kids
that
brings
in
resources
and
connection
that
should
stabilize
a
kid's
experience
in
school
and
and
should
really
be
an
anchor
for
families
bringing
in
additional
resources
that
help
bring
greater
success
in
learning
in
terms
of
measurement.
Does
this
work?
What
do
we
know?
We
are
really
grateful
to
continue
to
get
requests
from
school
leaders
to
continue
to
expand
the
program
and
when
we
look
at
our
interviewer
surveys
from
just
last
year,
88
of
our
students
showed
increased
homework.
K
Completion,
92
percent
showed
increase
in
their
confidence
as
Learners
and
94
showed
an
increase
as
verified
by
teachers
and
their
social
emotional
Readiness
for
the
classroom.
In
the
morning
also
94
of
our
parents
said
that
they
feel
more
connected
to
their
students,
learning
experiences
and
to
additional
resources
within
the
Evanston
Community.
K
What
you'll
see
in
our
application
is
that
we
want
to
grow.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
increase
the
number
of
students
at
our
current
sites
and
add
additional
sites,
one
or
two
additional
sites
in
person
this
year
and
we're
also
working
to
stabilize
and
to
really
deepen
our
infrastructure
as
a
younger
organization,
making
sure
that
we
can
hire
and
retain
the
right
staff
and
making
sure
that
we
can
provide
high
quality
care
and
services
for
the
Long.
Haul.
K
Last
thing,
I
would
say
is
that
we're
built
to
bring
in
Evanston
Community
around
our
schools
and
around
our
students
with
this
goal,
that
every
student
should
be
able
to
thrive
in
Evanston
schools.
So
we're
grateful
to
partner
with
Northwestern
parents,
families
and
Educators,
and
we're
also
just
really
grateful
that
the
City
of
Evanston
is
a
part
of
that
work
really
putting
into
action
our
value
around
our
children
and
making
sure
that
we
have
fair
and
just
experiences
in
our
schools.
So
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
But
we
really
appreciate
your
consideration.
A
Thank
you
so
much
so
much
Ken
that
was
really
thorough
in
a
very
short
period
of
time
and
Incredibly
impressive.
So
if
everyone
can
follow
Kim's
lead
I,
we
will
be
very
happy.
I
wanna
ask
if
there
are
any
questions
from
the
committee
members
and
I
do
Jessica.
While
we
go
through
each
presentation,
we
currently
find
books
and
breakfasts
in
the
safety
net
pool.
Is
that
correct?
That
is
correct?.
A
G
Hi
Tim,
this
is
Kathy
Hayes.
How
are
you
thank
you
so
much
for
that
presentation.
I
do
appreciate.
It.
I
also
appreciate
the
work
that
you
all
do.
I
would
like
to
talk
about
some
of
your
Staffing
so
that
you
could
articulate
some
of
the
divert
the
diversity
that
is
reported
here
in
your
Staffing.
For
me,
pretty
please
yeah.
K
G
G
K
G
K
Thank
you
for
that
question.
It's
an
excellent
question.
I
think
many
of
the
schools
we
operate
in
our
families
generally
are
are
dependent
upon
busing,
because
they're
leaving
their
neighborhood,
especially
students
and
families
in
the
Fifth
Ward,
so
busting
continues
and
transportation
continues
to
be
a
barrier
that
we
would
like
to
see
new
ways
to
get
around.
I.
Think
the
good
news
for
us
is
that
families
who
usually
require
the
bus
because
of
the
9
A.M
start
because
we
begin
at
8
A.M.
K
So
for
the
most
part,
the
majority
of
students,
the
vast
majority
of
students
that
have
been
recommended
to
us
have
not
been
kept
out
of
the
program
because
of
Transportation,
but
that
is
a
very
clear
Equity
issue
for
District
65.
That
has
not
been
remedied,
and
we
know
it
would
increase
the
number
of
students
who
would
have
access.
So
that
is
something
we're
continuing
to
work
on.
G
A
D
J
V
J
K
Is
exactly
it
so
I
appreciate
that
question?
We
are
for
the
first
time
ever
we're
we're
almost
10
years
old,
and
so
this
year
we,
our
budget,
is
just
over
a
million
dollars
for
the
first
time
and
I
think
as
a
younger
organization,
we've
been
working
towards
a
really
healthy,
long-term
infrastructure,
and
it
just
became
really
clear
last
year
that
to
be
able
to
hire
and
retain
the
right
people,
the
the
depth
of
skill
set
that
we're
looking
for.
K
We
need
to
move
our
positions
from
part-time
to
full-time
and
that
is
about
long-term
sustainability
and
really
holding
to
the
Integrity
of
care.
So,
yes,
that
is
exactly
why
there's
a
jump
in
our
overall
budget
and
a
jump
in
our
request
to
help
us
build
and
invest
in
that
way,
because
we
feel,
like
the
intervention
of
the
work.
We're
doing
is
the
right
work
and
but
to
do
it
well
over
time,
we
really
are
we're
going
to
need
to
deepen
our
investment.
P
K
Q
K
B
B
Cne
and
Diva
CNE
has
two
applications.
One
is
a
for
a
program,
the
learning
together
program,
which
was
funded
in
Prior
years.
The
other
application
is
for
a
new
program.
Cne
will
have
two
speakers
I'm
going
to
invite
Deepa
to
talk
about
the
learning
together
program
which
received
63
400
in
2021,
and
some
of
those
funds
carried
over
into
2022.
They
are
requesting
an
increase
of
they're
requesting
70
000
total
for
program
year,
2023.
X
X
X
And
our
address
is
1335
Dodge
Avenue
in
Evanston,
so
seeing
these
learning
together
program
has
been
active
for
over
20
years,
serving
Early
Childhood
providers
in
Evanston.
We
have
made
significant
changes
to
the
program
as
of
2021
to
reach
more
children
and
centers
in
our
community.
However,
our
original
model
continues
at
Puerta,
abierta
preschool,
which
is
all
which
is
located
in
Evanston.
X
Our
learning
together
Consultants
support
this
Center
on
a
weekly
basis.
That
team
consists
of
a
mental
health
consultant
two
speech
and
language
Pathologists
and
one
Early
Childhood
specialist,
and
they
are
currently
supporting
10
children
at
this
particular
site.
We
have
added
the
consultative
model
approach,
that
is,
a
referral
based
and
has
potential
to
reach
many
more
centers
and
Children
and
Families
over
the
summer
of
2022.
The
learning
together
program
reached
out
of
31
reached
out
to
30,
to
31
evanston-based
centers,
to
share
what
the
learning
together
program
has
to
offer.
Since
implementing
this
new
model.
X
We
are
now
working
with
and
supporting
nine
centers
and
22
children,
which
is
in
addition
to
the
weekly
visits.
We
are
doing
up
where
the
abiertha,
once
we
receive
a
referral
for
consultative
services
from
local
Evanston,
Child
Care
Centers,
we
review
it
to
gauge
the
need
share
it
with
the
Consultants.
X
Then
the
lead
consultant
reaches
out
to
the
center
and
the
parent
to
learn
more
about
the
child
and
the
concerns
parents
provide
written
permission
by
signing
a
consent,
form
observations
are
conducted
and
information
about
the
observations
are
shared
with
the
teachers,
along
with
techniques
they
can
use
in
the
classroom
to
best
support
the
child.
The
Consultants
also
reach
out
to
parents
to
discuss
the
observation
and
what
the
plan
will
be
moving
forward.
Follow-Up
meetings
with
the
teachers
occur
to
ensure
that
the
techniques
are
working.
New
techniques
are
also
shared
if
needed.
X
X
Given
the
structural
changes
to
the
program
and
giving
access
to
these
services
to
so
many
programs,
we
have
seen
a
higher
demand
and
need
as
a
result,
we
are
serving
more
children
and
families
we
and
we
are
providing
more
support
to
the
Early
Childhood
community
and
Workforce.
Currently,
we
are
serving
over
50
teachers
and
administrators.
X
The
centers
that
are
referring
to
the
learning
together
program
are
all
located
in
Evanston,
except
for
one.
This
Center
is
included
because
it
serves
Evanston
families.
Currently
we
are
serving
71
Evanston
families
and
all
of
the
families,
sir,
and
out
of
all
of
the
families,
served
Evanston
and
non-evanston
families.
58
reported
they
are
between
30
to
50
percent
of
the
median
income.
Although
we
don't
collect
information
on
what's
on
what
specific
barriers
families
May
face,
costs
would
be
a
factor
if
families
were
to
receive
similar
Services
elsewhere.
X
X
The
techniques
that
the
Consultants
are
providing
and
or
teaching
and
teaching
teachers
are
not
only
meant
to
improve
outcomes
for
children,
but
also
to
ensure
sustainability
of
the
changes
the
teachers
are
asked
to
make
that
will
support
future
children
that
enter
the
classrooms.
We
support
successful
teachers
feel
good
at
what
they
do
and
and
stay
longer
in
their
positions,
which
help
solve
the
staff
shortage
problem
in
Evanston.
X
C
A
A
C
Y
Hi
good
evening,
I'm,
Carolyn,
muskowski
I
hope
you
all
can
hear
me
and
I
assume
you'll.
Let
me
know
if
you
can't
I'm
the
program's
manager
at
Childcare,
Network
of
Evanston,
same
information
as
Deepa,
but
I'll
go
ahead
and
repeat
it
for
you
quickly.
My
phone
number
is
847-475-2661,
we're
at
Childcare
Network
of
evinson.org
and
at
1335
Dodge
in
Evanston
I'm
here
tonight,
to
share
information
about
our
Mental
Health
Services
for
Evans
and
Children
and
Families
program.
Y
We
have
been
providing
free,
Mental,
Health
Services,
to
families
with
young
children.
You
know
we
serve
preschool
families
and
younger
for
several
years
under
a
variety
of
funding
sources.
Our
program
started
with
just
partnering,
with
a
small
number
of
evanston-based
early
learning
programs
to
receive
referrals
from
their
families,
but
this
past
year
we
were
able
to
expand
to
really
include
all
early
learning
programs
in
Evanston.
Y
So
all
of
the
children
and
families
that
are
referred
to
our
program
come
from
one
of
these
early
learning
programs
and
they're
connected
through
CNE
to
a
licensed
therapist,
who
provides
6
to
12
sessions
of
therapy
at
no
cost
at
all
to
the
family.
Our
current
our
program
currently
is
funded
by
a
grant
out
of
northwestern's
racial
Equity
program
and
that
Grant
does
expire
on
December
31st.
Hence
why
we're
here
today
talking
to
you
all
about
a
potential
new
source
of
funding
for
this
same
program.
Y
So
during
the
course
of
this
one-year
Grant
with
Northwestern,
we've
provided
over
300
therapy
sessions
to
over
50
families.
83
percent
of
the
children
and
families
who
received
services
in
the
last
year
identify
as
families
of
color
and
88
percent,
reported
having
a
household
income
of
less
than
forty
thousand
dollars.
So
the
goal
of
our
program
is
really
to
interview
intervene
when
a
family
is
in
crisis
experiencing
trauma
or
has
experienced
trauma
and
could
benefit
from
therapy
services
to
help
stabilize
the
family.
Y
Y
We
find
that
you
know
all
our
referrals
are
coming
from
the
family's
trusted
connection
to
their
Early
Learning
provider,
so
it
can
help
ease
the
decision
to
seek
Services
either
for
their
child,
for
their
family
or
for
themselves,
and
we
really
hope
to
just
introduce
the
idea
of
accessing
Mental
Health
Services
early
in
the
lifetime
of
the
family,
so
that
that
family
is
more
likely
to
continue
to
access
these
Services
as
they
grow
and
face.
Unfortunately,
probably
new
challenges.
Y
I
just
want
to
conclude
by
saying
that
a
recent
Community,
organizing
and
family
issues
meeting,
which
is
Kofi,
they
represent
Evanston
families,
the
top
need
identified
by
it
by
those
families
was
access
to
Mental,
Health
Services
for
Children
and
Families.
Fortunately,
our
organization,
representatives
from
the
community,
Found
Out,
Foundation,
City
of
Evanston
staff
and
public
officials,
were
all
there
to
hear
this,
and
our
program
really
is
here
to
provide
those
needed
services.
A
Have
a
few
I'll
kick
us
off
and
in
part,
because
this
is
going
to
be
very
similar
to
what
we
asked
of
our
previous
Mental
Health
applicants
and
I'll
just
list
a
few.
Can
you
walk
through
your
staff
staff
of
of
color,
specifically
I,
think
council
member
Burns,
you
know:
do
you
have
black
men,
therapists
or
black
women
therapists,
language
is
spoken
and
then
also
and
I
looked
through
the
application
and
if
I
miss
it
I
apologize
I
understood
that
Northwestern
was
ending
their
funding.
A
Y
I
I
hope,
I
think
our
funding
from
Northwestern
was
slightly
above
that
I
apologize,
I'm,
drawing
a
blank
on
the
exact
dollar
amount
and
I
will
try
to
look
that
up
while
I'm
talking
with
you.
It
was
a
very
similar
amount
and
I
I
do
want
to
just
elaborate
to
say
that
Northwestern
chose
to
not
refund
any
of
their
current
recipients,
so
that
was
just
the
way
they
were
operating
for
that
Grant
cycle.
A
A
Y
You
thank
you
and
yes,
I
did
get
the
information,
it
was
75
000
with
the
grant
through
Northwestern,
but
that
involved
some
additional
things
like
training
and
you
know.
Obviously
the
partnership
was
also
with
the
Family
Institute.
So
there
was
a
wider
pool
of
therapists
that
we
were
working
with.
We
had
a
unique
Arrangement
where
CNE
has
a
pool
of
therapists
that
we
refer
to
separately,
and
then
we
were
referring
also
to
the
Family
Institute
so
of
our
own
therapists.
Y
We
do
not
have
any
African-American
therapists
on
staff.
That's
definitely
been
it's
one
of
our
goals
for
this
program
when
this
program
started,
our
focus
in
kind
of
gathering
therapists
to
work
with
the
program
was
really
to
focus
on
those
who
had
Early
Childhood
experience,
so
that
was
really
kind
of
our
primary
selection
criteria
and
we
realized
you
know.
Particularly
over
the
last
year,
we
were
able
to
track
some
additional
demographic
data
that
we
really
need
to
find
more
therapists
who
can
match
the
clients
that
were
seen
and
obviously
I
reported.
Y
Y
Y
J
Yeah
sure
I'll
just
have
one
question
for
staff:
are
we
continuing
I
guess
to
receive
requests
for
mental
health
services
through
safety
net,
or
do
it
was
the
plan
to
have
them
all
grow
through
the
support
services
program
instead?
Or
is
that
a
side
thing
and
that
it
is
more
than
appropriate
to
also
request
Grant
support
for
mental
health
services
from
the
safety
net.
B
B
R
I
just
wanted
to
say,
there's
nothing
that
would
preclude
Mental
Health
Services
from
being
a
safety
net
service.
It
depends
on
how
it's
delivered
the
funding
the
fee
for
services.
Funding
that
we
just
discussed
is
really
designed
as
a
support
services
for
the
people
in
case
management.
So
they're,
not
it's
not
a
one
or
the
other,
but
there
are
the
criteria
for
safety
net,
Services
of
being
something
that
people
can
get
into
relatively
quickly
into
services
to
deal
with
an
immediate
need
and
all
of
those
other
criteria.
B
Y
R
Yeah
and
I
do
want
to
state
that,
because
these
are
young
children
who
may
not
have
the
families
and
other
they
may
not
be
in
robust
case
management.
That
may
not
be
a
need.
The
idea
of
catching
this
really
rather
important
need
for
very
young
children
is
really
would
qualify
as
a
safety
net.
I
didn't
do
a
very
good
job
of
explaining
the
safety
net
rationale
there.
So
sorry
about
that.
J
No
I
think
one
of
the
main
reasons
I
brought
it
up
was
just
to
communicate
to
some
of
the
other
providers
who
applied
for
the
support
services,
grant
that
that,
depending
on
what
services
they
provide,
that
you
know
we're
encouraging
them
to
also
apply
for
under
the
social
safety
net
or
or
you
know,
other
programs
that
they
may
qualify
for.
So,
but
that's
all
thank
you.
A
A
B
So
connections
also
has
two
applications.
One
is
for
existing
the
programs
that
have
been
funded
in
Prior
years,
they're
drop,
it
drop
in
Health,
Services
and
Outreach,
and
that
is
a
level
request
of
150
000,
and
then
they
have
a
second
application
under
the
case
management
umbrella
for
their
work,
their
their
youth
program.
That's
a
new
request
for
75
000.
We
have
several
members
of
connections.
Staff
on
the
meeting-
oh
and
Liz,
has
her
hand.
So
here
we
go.
N
C
N
Found
me
I
appreciate
it
hi
all
I'm
Liz
Novak
from
connections
for
the
homeless.
We
do
have
some
other
folks
online
I'm,
not
exactly
sure
how
that
works,
but
I'm,
hoping
if
we
get
to
q
a
and
there's
questions
and
there's
other
folks
on
the
call
that
can
answer
them.
Maybe
we
can
get
those
those
people
over
here
too
quick
details
about
connecting
with
us.
Our
website
is
connecttohome.org
for
folks.
Looking
for
more
information
phone
number.
N
847-475-7070
and
our
main
address
is
2121
Dewey
Avenue
in
Evanston
here
on
the
Fifth
Ward.
So
thank
you
all
for
considering
connections
request
to
support
our
Outreach
drop-in
Health
Services.
These
are
all
safety
net
services
for
people
who
are
unstably
housed
and
really.
This
is
work
that
we're
proud
to
do
and
really
proud
to
do
in
partnership
with
the
city
and
that
we've
done
it
for
a
number
of
years,
in
partnership
with
the
city
to
serve
some
of
evanston's,
most
vulnerable
citizens.
N
You
know
without
a
stable
home,
simple
daily
tasks
like
tending
to
personal
hygiene,
getting
to
appointments,
taking
medicaid
locations
during
belongings.
It's
really
impossible
and
I
think
the
words
of
our
participants
bring
this
to
light.
They
shared
it
takes
a
lot
of
time
to
survive.
You'd
be
amazed.
It
takes
a
hundred
times
longer
to
get
anything
done.
N
Experiencing
homelessness
means
simultaneously
experiencing
daily
trauma
for
25
years,
we've
operated
our
Outreach
drop-in
and
Health
Services,
where
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
can
meet
their
most
basic
needs,
they
can
heal,
they
can
start
to
reclaim
their
lives
and
we
engage
with
more
than
a
thousand
people
a
year
across
these
programs.
We
estimate
in
the
in
2023
about
65
percent
of
those
will
be
from
Evanston
that
we
were
just
looking
at
data
earlier
this
week
and
that
percentage
is
actually
much
higher
and
I
thought.
N
Maybe
I
could
just
share
a
quick
client
story
to
bring
light
as
to
what
this
work
looks
like
one
of
the
evanstonians,
we
were
able
to
serve
this
past
year,
Roger,
we
recently
honored
at
an
event,
and
he
shared
this.
There
are
things
a
world
of
information
and
knowledge
cannot
prepare
you
for
I
was
a
real
estate
broker
at
one
point:
I,
never
thought
I'd
be
homeless,
it's
still
hard
to
say
it.
N
N
So
when
I
could
work
on
the
bigger
things
inside
of
me
that
were
broken,
it
means
so
much
to
be
housed
to
know
that
of
all
the
things
I
have
to
worry
about,
with
all
the
things
I
have
to
work
on
where
I'm
going
to
lay
my
head
is
at
night
is
not
one
of
them.
Roger
was
a
regular
drop-in
participant
who
worked
with
our
staff
and
partnered
with
them.
N
For
more
than
a
year
before,
we
were
able
to
help
him
connect
to
housing,
and
really
this
is
the
impact
of
the
safety
net
Services
we
provide.
We
have
a
range
of
staff
that
support
our
drop-in
Outreach
and
health
work.
Two
Outreach
staff
working
across
the
streets
of
Evanston,
two
daily
drop-in
centers,
one
where
I'm
located
right
now
at
Dewey,
Avenue,
the
other
one
over
at
the
Lake
Street
Church
These
centers,
are
both
open
Monday
through
Friday.
N
Our
health
services
are
co-located
here,
and
people
can
access
all
kinds
of
on-site
services
and
sort
of
a
One-Stop
shop
from
showers
and
lunches
to
physical
and
behavioral
health
care
and
case
management.
These
services
are
intentionally
low
barrier
and
open
to
all.
People
can
can
engage
in
as
often
or
as
little
as
they
choose,
and
this
really
this
kind
of
work
we
do
where
everyone
has
access
to
the
most
basic
needs
they
need
to
live
in
our
community.
This
is
how
we
create
a
more
Equitable
Evanston.
N
There's
a
couple
of
improvements,
we're
making
to
our
work
that
we
noted
in
our
application.
Victor
who's
on
this
call
with
me
is
a
new
manager
of
our
Outreach
and
drop-in
programs
and
brings
a
wealth
of
experience
to
this
work.
We're
in
the
process
of
hiring
a
new
medical
director
who,
we
hope
will
be
a
practicing
physician
who
will
oversee
our
registered.
C
N
And
our
CNA
and
our
Behavioral
Health
Specialists
we're
also.
We
have
a
partnership
with
the
alliance
and
homelessness
in
Suburban
Cook
County.
They
are
the
regional
coordinating
body
for
homeless
service
agencies
like
ours
and
there's
a
new
position
that
we've
hired
to
help
streamline
the
process
for
people
getting
connected
to
housing.
So
we
stand
at
the
ready
to
serve
our
neighbors
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
and
are
delighted
that
the
the
city
is
considering
this
request.
So
thank
you
and
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
A
G
With
the
situation
of
housing
being
so
sparingly
here
in
Evanston,
do
how
I
guess
I'm
asking?
How
do
you
see
or
project
some
of
the
issues
with
housing
with
your
Agency?
For
so
many
because
you
said
that
this
was
an
increase
in
many
of
the
percentage
of
evanstonians
that
you've
helped
here
and
we
have
such
housing
instability
issues
coming.
What
do
you
see
for
the
future,
I
guess
to
addressing
some
of
those
issues,
or
are
you
all
working
on
any
programs
to
address
those
issues
of
providing
housing
thanks.
N
For
uplifting
that
Kathy
and
I
think
we
said
this
a
few
times
in
the
application.
There's
there
was
questions
along
the
lines
of
what
are
the
berries
you
face.
What
are
the
berries
that
people
you
serve
face,
and
we
know
the
biggest
barrier
is
the
lack
of
affordable
homes
for
the
people
we
serve,
and
so
we
we
take
a
multi-pronged
approach
to
addressing
this
right
so
that
these
drop
in
health
and
Outreach
Services
are
one
part
of
our
work,
but
we
also
provide
shelter
and
housing.
N
We
do
that
directly
to
have
a
path
out
of
homelessness
for
people,
but
we
don't
have
enough
to
meet
the
current
need.
Some
of
y'all
might
have
heard
of
our
work
joining
forces
for
affordable
housing.
It's
the
advocacy
arm
of
connections
really
addressing
the
root
cause,
and
what
does
that
look
like
for
our
community
to
have
have
that
balance
of
affordable
housing
for
people
at
all
income
levels?
Not
just
people
experiencing
homelessness,
but
we
know
to
live
in
this
community.
N
G
A
A
N
Sure
it's
a
lot
of
Liz
in
a
row,
so
I
won't
reintroduce
myself
or
share
our
Agency
information.
But,
as
Jessica
said
prior
to
the
last
presentation,
connection
submitted
a
request
as
part
of
the
Case
Management
Services,
a
75
000
request
to
support
our
work,
providing
case
management
to
young
people,
so
connections,
youth
program
services
are
for
young
people,
ages,
18
to
26,
who
are
homeless
or
at
risk,
and
we
provide
a
full
spectrum
to
meet
the
needs
of
young
people
on
their
Journey
out
of
homelessness.
N
So
this
includes
both
youth
dedicated
Outreach,
shelter
and
housing.
Our
youth
programs
actually
started
about
seven
years
ago.
You
might
have
heard
of
a
project
called
our
house
and
at
the
time
there
was
a
growing
number
of
homeless,
youth
in
Evanston
schools
and
really
increasing
Community
awareness
about
it.
N
We
provide
to
young
people,
that's
coupled
with
the
housing,
so
we
have
about
30
to
35
units
of
Youth,
dedicated,
short-term
term
housing
anywhere
from
18
to
24
months.
Young
people
are
in
our
housing
programs
on
average
and
we're
expecting
to
serve
about
45
young
people
in
2023
across
these
programs
based
on
historical
data,
we're
expecting
about
70
percent
to
be
evanstonians,
and
we
expect
the
majority
of
young
people
to
identify
as
black
with
the
city's
support.
N
N
He
actually
began
sleeping
on
the
train
and
when
he
could
doubling
up
with
friends
and
even
co-workers,
she
didn't
share
with
anyone
that
he
was
experiencing
homelessness
when
he
was
finally
able
to
open
up
and
share
about
this,
he
was
able
to
get
connected
to
the
support
he
needed
and
came
to
connections
and
was
connected
to
one
of
our
youth
Housing
Programs.
He
got
his
own
fully
furnished
apartment.
He
had
robust
case
management
support.
N
He
secured
full-time
employment
and
began
taking
courses
at
Oakton,
Community,
College
and
with
staff
Adrian's
really
working
to
save
and
make
plans
to
cover
his
rent
long
term
and
maintain
that
apartment
he's
got
today.
This
is
how
we
end
youth
homelessness.
Last
year
we
served
40
young
people
and
their
children
across
our
across
the
housing
programs
in
particular,
and
we've
had
pretty
strong
success.
Our
youth
program
team
does
incredible
work.
87
of
the
young
people
who
left
exited
for
housing
solution
aligned
with
their
plan.
N
So
a
young
person
that
might
be
reunifying
with
friends
and
family
it
might
be
moving
into
their
own
apartment.
It
might
be
moving
into
a
residential
program.
That's
consistent
with
their
goals.
You
will
hear
time
and
time
again
from
our
youth
program
team.
They
meet
young
people
where
they're
at
and
match
the
services
to
what
young
people
say
they
want
and
need.
N
And
then,
after
young
people
leave
our
programs,
we
really
maintain
commitment
to
providing
what
we
call
Aftercare,
which
is
continued
case
management
support,
so
that
if,
for
whatever
reason
a
young
person
hits
a
roadblock
or
they
need
some
help
or
they're
trying
to
get
it
needs
some
Transportation
assistance.
There
is
a
person
that
they
can
go
back
to
and
talk.
N
That
connect
the
case
management
management
services
are
really
a
core
part
of
how
we
do
our
work
and
how
we
do
it
well,
and
this
is
why
we're
asking
for
City
support
to
to
make
this
happen.
I
I
just
want
to
say
that
this
this
youth
program's
work
does
not
happen
in
isolation.
There
are
other
partners
on
this
call
tonight
and
some
of
which
we
heard
of
from
earlier
that
ending
youth
homelessness
really
takes
all
of
us,
and
so
I
hesitate
to
name
some
names
but
I'm
going
to
say
a
few.
N
The
Moran
center
youth
job
center
Kurt's
Cafe,
the
Jocelyn
Center
y
o.
U
they
have
been
critical
Partners
in
this
effort
to
provide
all
of
the
services.
Young
people
need
to
unlock
their
full
potential.
So
again,
if
there's
questions
about
our
youth
work
and
our
Case
Management
Services
happy
to
happy
to
respond
to
those
and
also
folks,
we
have
some
other
staff
on
the
call
who
are
sort
of
our
youth
programs
experts
if
they
need
to
chime
in
too.
A
G
G
AA
Hi
this
I'm
Jen
foyer,
Crystal
I,
use
she
her
pronouns
and
I'm.
The
senior
director
for
Brazilian
youth
programs,
I
love
that
you
asked
this
question
because
we're
super
proud
of
our
Aftercare
Services.
We
sometimes
serve
people
that
have
a
three
at
the
front
of
their
number,
so
we
do
have
a
few
people
that
are
hitting
30
and
still
need
that
support
and
we
have
become
their
safe
adult.
AA
So
we
continue
to
to
serve
youth
well
into
the
end
of
their
20s,
and
we
I
mean
I've,
been
in
working
on
youth
programs
for
about
five
years
and
there's
people
that
we
have
been
with
that
whole
entire
five
years
that
went
through
our
Transitional
Living
Program
went
into
our
bridges,
which
is
our
Aftercare
housing
program,
then
found
apartments
on
their
own
and
they
still
come
do
their
laundry
at
the
house
every
week.
So
we
really
try
to
to
stay
connected
with
youth
and
we
even
have
hired
some
of
our
youth.
AA
AA
They've
been
positions
like
our
program,
operation,
Specialists
that
help
around
the
shelter
we've
had
people
go
into
different
departments
that
they
had
a
specialty
in,
and
so
we
are
always
advertising
our
open
positions
to
internally
to
our
young
people
as
well.
When
we
have
a
position
that
fits
their
skill
set
or
something
they
want
to
want
to
try
to
go
for.
A
N
Sure
so
there
is
a
mix
of
you'll
see
in
the
budget
we
submit
in
the
application,
there's
a
mix
of
Public
Funding
from
government
sources
and
private
funding,
and
so
we're
always
like
other
agencies
trying
to
fundraise
to
fully
fund
the
positions
that
we
have.
So
we're
specifically
looking
for
some
support
for
two
case
management
positions,
one
of
which
is
providing
the
housing
case.
Management
for
young
people
that
are
in
our
programs,
the
other
who
is
providing
that
Aftercare
housing.
N
A
C
B
Okay,
our
next
application
is
Family
Focus,
they
are
a
returning
applicant
and
the
request
is
for
level
funding
of
125
000..
So
there
are
a
couple
of
members.
Oh
great
Vanessa's
got
her
hand
up
here,
we
go
Family,
Focus
has
additional
members,
and
so,
if
multiple
people
from
your
agency
want
to
talk
just
they
can
all
raise
their
hands.
Just
let
me
know,
thank
you
Vanessa.
Can
you
hear
us?
Yes,
I
can.
G
G
W
W
So
I'd
like
to
start
off
with
just
talking
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
programs
that
are
family
focused.
Currently,
they
include
our
Early
Childhood
Program,
which
is
a
home
visiting
program
birth
to
three
and
we're
charged
with
educating
families
with
135
children
and
120
families,
and
this
is
all
Early
Childhood
again
it's
home
visiting
base.
So
it's
not
center-based
and
most
of
the
visits
currently
are
done
in
a
hybrid
type
version.
W
Although
we
are
kind
of
transitioning
back
into
visiting
in
person,
but
virtual
right
now
is
has
been
the
way
to
go
when
we
also
have
a
family
Advocacy
Center,
which
is
a
DCFS
funded
program
which
includes
stabilizing
families
that
are
DCFS
involved,
teach
you.
We
teach
a
lot
of
parenting
classes,
parent,
coaching
and
things
of
that
nature
and
our
youth
development
program,
which
is
after
school
program.
I
heard.
W
So
it
provides
the
services
to
the
enrolled
families
and
our
community
members,
so
this
case
management,
Grant
service,
Evanston
residents
and
also
residents
of
the
North
Shore
in
general
and
some
of
the
far
north
side
of
Chicago.
If
we
can
in
some
ways
these
residents
are
usually
lower
income
based
in
our
Austin
single
family
households
that
are
either
referred
to
us
by
by
other
organizations
or
are
actually
recruited
by
us,
because
our
workers
currently
do
Outreach
in
other
organizations
around
the
city
and
around
the
surrounding
suburbs.
W
So
this
funding
helps
us
to
be
more
intentional
about
the
resources
and
referrals
that
we
provide.
It
helps
us
to
track
the
services
and
isolate
the
needs
as
they
relate
to
our
population,
and
it
also
helps
us
to
provide
the
link
linkages
that
are
necessary
to
empower
and
stabilize
many
family
situations
that
could
possibly
threaten
the
family
structure.
Our
services
are
free
to
the
community
and
we
are
easily
accessible.
W
We
have
seen
measurable
improvement
in
our
in
areas
such
as
if
a
family
was
referred
to
us
or
individuals
that,
based
on
a
hotline,
DCFS
hotline,
College,
some
sort
of
DCFS
involvement
or
a
call
from
a
school
official
initiate
the
contacts
after
working
with
us.
We
we
know
that
the
families,
more
often
than
not
don't
experience
a
follow-up
call
and
in
many
cases
the
cases
are
closed
in
general.
Due
to
the
support
that
the
families
receive
from
us.
B
Okay,
next
one
up,
we've
got
the
housing
authority
of
Cook
County.
This
is
a
renewed
request
for
their
original
amount
of
70
000
to
provide
Case
Management
Services.
They
received
a
portion
of
the
award
in
2021
and
and
initial
another
disbursement
in
2022
and
I.
Believe
Marcus
King
is
here
to
talk
about
that
program,
but
if
there
are
other
hack,
Representatives
or
if
Marcus
is
not
the
person,
please
let
me
know,
but
Marcus
I'm
going
to
bump
you
up
just
to
speak.
A
T
Okay,
so
a
lot
of
it
is
I'm.
I
was
really
with
this
grant.
This
grant
is
very
important.
It's
been
very
beneficial
beneficial
to
the
housing
authority
of
Cook
County
40,
roughly
40
percent
of
our
population
definitely
needs
the
service
and
I
will
definitely
let
Derek
take
over
from
here,
because
he's
interacting
with
the
population
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
F
Yeah
so
I,
don't
I
I,
don't
have
any
specific
numbers
to
tell
you,
but
I
can
tell
you
the
atmosphere
and
the
feedback
we've
gotten
from
our
residents
is
just
great.
They
love
having
a
full-time
social
worker,
they're
split
between
those
two
buildings,
and
it's
really
engaged
a
lot
of
our
clients
and
I
actually
even
feel
a
difference
when
I
go
in
there.
T
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
give
you
a
backstory
in
regards
to
my
work,
to
explain
how
it
ties
in
and
explain
these
numbers
for
six
years,
I
was
the
chief
of
constituent
Affairs
for
the
Illinois
Department
of
Corrections
and
I
created
the
re-entry
program.
The
number
one
reentry
program
in
the
nation
for
returning
citizens,
Summit
of
Hope
and
the
summit
of
Health
and
I
noticed
these
numbers.
T
As
far
as
just
you
know,
functioning
and
just
being
able
to
act
interact
with
you
know,
people
and
just
help
them
with
helping
them
with
different
things.
As
far
as
primary,
you
know
things
they
may
have
missed.
As
far
as
Primary
socialization
and
secondary
socialization
as
well,
so
this
grant
is
extremely
beneficial
to
the
population
that
we
serve,
and
it
would
really
be
great
to
continue
this
going
into
2023.
T
A
Absolutely
I
think
that
that
to
the
point
of
what
connections
made
it
earlier
with
Liz
of
it's
daily
trauma,
and
so
the
need
for
that
mental
health
support
goes
hand
in
hand,
makes
a
lot
of
sense
and
Derek.
I
appreciate
that
that
you
outlined
just
your
own
experience
of
you
felt
and
seen
the
difference
and
that
a
sense
of
community
within
the
Evanston
buildings
of
the
Housing
Authority
I.
Think
it's
really
helpful
to
understand
that.
A
G
AA
G
Any
questions
thank
you.
I
was
interested
in
knowing
of
the
two.
How
long
are
the
people
staying
in
the
house,
the
participants
staying
in
the
housing
of
the
two
buildings
and
a
rough
estimate,
and
do
you
have
any
initial
any
plans
to
expand
beyond
the
two
buildings
to
a
third
building
or
something
something
to
that
nature?
G
T
Yeah,
absolutely
as
far
as
expansion
we're
looking
always
looking
to
fill
gaps
and
other
opportunities
when
it
comes
to
Mental,
Health
Services
a
lot
of
times,
people
have
very
serious
issues.
I
won't
say
that
people
are,
everyone
is
SMI.
Smi
is
short
for
severely
mentally
ill.
Yet
when
people
do
have
mental
issues
and
people
aren't
housing
together.
T
If
a
resident
has
mental
illness,
for
example,
they
can
become
disruptive,
and
if
they
are
in
a
property,
they
can
make
it
disruptive
for
other
people
as
well,
and
they
can
make
it
for
a
difficult
situation
even
worse.
So
it's
very
important
to
have
these
Services,
since
they
all
have
lived
together.
T
The
minds
stay
of
a
problem
person
or
a
person
who
is
being
disruptive
should
just
be
evicted
or
we
can
put
them
in
the
streets.
We
can
no
longer
do
that.
We
can't
afford
to
do
that.
So
we
can
have
these
therapists
on
sites
and
things
like
that,
and
they
can
work
with
the
people
and
make
sure
that
they
are
taking
them
their
medications,
making
sure
that
they're
involved
in
activities
and
keeping
them
engaged
and
keeping
them
focused
and
letting
them
know
that
there's
actually
somebody
that
does
care
about
them
and
they're.
T
You
know
doing
something
from
the
heart
and
it's
not
just
about
the
paycheck,
then
not
only.
This
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
fight
homeless
homelessness,
but
it
also
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
keep
people
in
quality
housing
and
not
just
that.
It's
a
social,
it's
a
public
safety
issue
as
well.
It's
good
for
the
community,
it's
good
for
the
other
residents
who
just
live
in
the
property
as
well,
and
another
thing
that
I
noticed
I'm
going
back
and
forth
because
I'm
looking
at
the
numbers
that
threshold
that's
provided
when
they
initially
started.
T
T
I
noticed
in
June
in
January
to
June
from
when
it
started
it
was
11.
Then,
in
one
category
we
went
from
11
all
the
way
to
104
and
from
there
to
115.,
and
this
is
what
thresholds
has
reported
to
us.
So
it's
it's
definitely
really
beneficial
and
we're
working
with
all
the
other
organizations
as
well
with
different
properties.
So
I
think
these
wrap
around
services
are
going
to
really
tie
in
and
just
really
benefit.
The
community
I
think
there's
a
possibility
that
we
can
use
Evanston
as
a
national
model.
At
this
point.
A
A
T
Yes,
that
is
right
and
I'm.
Looking
at
the
reports,
a
very
extensive
report
thresholds
did
acknowledge
that
there
was
a
hiring
issue,
but
it
looks
like
once
they
get
past
that
they
really
jump
back
in
and
served
jumped
in
and
served
that
population
I.
Just
look
at
it.
I
look,
you
know.
Sometimes
people
can
have.
You
know.
Disruptive
behavior
and
people
can
just
look
at
them
like
hey.
T
The
thing
is
hey,
they
should
just
be
a
victim
put
them
on
the
streets
or
you
know,
people
don't
want
to
live
around
them
am
I.
You
know
my
status,
hey,
get
them
treatment
and
things
like
that.
Help
them
out.
You
know
and
I
know
these
people.
You
know
this
population
isn't
a
correctional
population,
but
at
the
same
time
you
know
it
was
the
same
mind
state
that
I
had
back.
T
Then
you
know
my
State
shouldn't
just
be
locked
up
it
shouldn't
just
be
you
know,
lock
them
up
and
throw
away
the
key
help
them
rehabilitate
them,
and
in
this
case
it's
the
same
thing
give
them
the
services
that
they
need
and
give
them
an
opportunity
to
thrive
and
Lead
productive
lives.
You
know
that's
what
we're
all
here
for.
A
We
absolutely
Marcus,
and
what
I
really
appreciated
is
that
you
highlighted
that
not
only
do
these
Services
help
that
individual
actually
receiving
those
services,
but
it
decreases
disruption
for
the
whole
building
the
whole
that
whole
community
and
I
think
that's
important
to
note,
because
it's
not
just
those
like
60,
you
know,
members
or
that
are
and
I
apologize.
We
refer
to
focuses
members
so
60
residents
that
are
receiving
services,
but
it
it's
really
the
full.
Those
two
buildings
are
benefiting
from
this.
A
J
K
J
A
B
O
You're
stuck
with
me
again
hi
everyone
again,
Chris
canoper
from
Impact
Behavioral,
Health
Partners,
our
phone
number
is
847-868,
it's
8664
website
is
www.impactbehavioral.org
and
our
address
is
565
Howard
Street
here
in
Evanston,
so
impact
is
currently
has
a
part-time
case
manager
who
provides
a
full
range
of
services
to
a
limited
number
of
Evanston
residents
living
in
permanent
Supportive
Housing
Programs.
Funding
from
the
City
of
Evanston
would
allow
us
to
add
a
full-time
staff
position
to
this
program,
impacts.
O
Background
and
Specialty
is
working
with
individuals
living
with
serious
mental
illness,
helping
them
stay
successfully
in
independently
housed
and
connecting
them
to
their
communities.
All
the
individuals
receiving
Case,
Management
Services
will
receive
Services
aligned
with
this
Mission
and
philosophy
of
care.
O
A
typical
intake
into
Case
Management
Services
would
be
a
case
manager
meeting
with
a
participant
and
talking
with
them
about
their
needs
and
goals.
Along
with
briefly
collecting
demographic
information
for
reporting
purposes,
case
managers
meet
participants
in
the
location
most
comfortable
for
them,
either
conveniently
located
Community
spaces
of
their
choosing
or
on-site
at
impact
properties,
and
here
in
Evanston,
the
case
manager
can
help
a
participant
with
many
tasks
directly.
O
A
case
manager
can
also
help
with
practical
matters
like
teaching
a
participant
how
to
use
their
phone
or
email
budgeting.
Looking
up
and
taking
a
new
bus
route,
enrolling
children
in
school
and
connecting
participants
to
Community
Resources
like
affordable
tax
preparation,
food,
pantries,
clothing,
pantries
Etc.
O
The
other
role
of
the
case
manager
here
at
impact
is
referring
participants
out
for
more
services
such
as
mental
health
care,
Primary,
Care,
Employment,
Services
or
family
services.
There
are
two
ways:
a
case
management
participant
can
access
additional
Services,
either
receiving
them
internally
through
impact,
if
it's
a
service
that
we
provide
or
referring
them
out
to
a
partner
agency.
O
The
main
advantage
of
case
management
through
impact
is
that
we
provide
a
wide
range
of
housing,
clinical
and
employment
services
internally,
which
participants
can
access
seamlessly
through
the
case
manager.
Impact
also
has
a
partnership
with
Wellness
home,
which
provides
culturally
competent
primary
and
preventative
health
care
to
individuals
who
might
otherwise
have
difficulty
accessing
Health
Care,
while
this
home
actually
sees
patients
once
a
week
in
Evanston
at
one
of
our
impact-owned
buildings.
O
Additionally,
impact
already
has
close
working
relationships
with
other
providers,
including
District
65,
school
counselors,
Erie,
Family,
Health,
Centers,
McGaw,
YMCA,
City
of
Evanston
general
assistance
program,
Evanston,
Public,
Library,
peer
Services
connections
for
the
homeless
and
the
housing
authority
of
Cook
County,
to
name
a
few.
Our
relationships
with
these
agencies
help
participants
access
services
in
an
Italian
manner.
Many
of
these
partner
agencies
also
currently
refer
their
clients
to
impact's
case
management
program
and
then
one
final
key
Point.
That
I
think
makes
our
our
case.
O
Managers
special
is
that
our
case
management
services
are
performed
under
the
direction
of
a
licensed
clinical
social
worker,
and
our
case
managers
are
part
of
a
clinical
team
consisting
of
several
licensed
clinicians
a
program.
Nurse,
a
housing
support
specialist,
an
Employment
Specialist
and
a
psychiatrist
case
managers
meet
weekly
with
this
team
to
consult
about
challenging
cases
and
can
draw
from
the
expertise
and
experience
of
this
team
to
assist
their
participants.
A
B
C
AB
AB
AB
Our
proposal
includes
two
specific
services
that
we
provide.
The
overnight
shelter
has
been
a
part
of
our
services
for
about
15
years.
We
started
by
opening
at
one
church
when
the
temperature
reached
zero
degrees.
Over
the
years
we've
grown
to
nine
different
Faith
communities,
each
giving
us
at
least
three
weeks
use
in
their
facility.
AB
We
added
four
weeks
this
year
and
I
are
now
open
every
night
from
October
through
May,
due
to
covert
restrictions,
we've
been
serving
only
20
people
each
night,
but
agbo
just
last
week
gave
us
permission
to
raise
the
number
to
25.
As
long
as
we
put
the
cots
head
to
toe
once
a
person
gets
a
bed,
they
can
keep
it
for
as
long
as
they
need
it.
If
their
attendance
is
consistent,
we
serve
men
and
women
over
18..
AB
We
have
two
overnight
staff
each
night,
but
volunteers
help
what
welcome
our
guests
and
give
them
blankets
and
sheets,
and
they
give
them
kind
words.
I
think
often
volunteers
receive
almost
as
much
as
the
guests
they
enjoy.
Hot
drinks
together,
have
conversations
and
discover
that
there's
not
much
difference
between
them
and
those
experiencing
homelessness.
AB
The
other
program
is
a
snap
gap
program
and
it's
relatively
new.
The
program
addresses
the
needs
that
the
snap
card
doesn't
cover.
Each
month
we
partner
with
the
greater
Chicago
Food
depository
at
the
Robert
Crown
Center
to
distribute
fresh
produce.
We
serve
over
250
families
each
month.
We
ask
the
people
who
attend
what
other
needs.
They
have.
The
two
main
needs
that
they
talked
about
other
than
food
were
laundry
detergent
and
toilet
paper.
AB
One
person
said
that
he
had
not
been
able
to
afford
toilet
paper
for
the
last
three
years
and
I
did
not
ask
what
he
was
using.
Instead,
we
purchased
the
toilet
paper
in
bulk
and
started
providing
each
person
who
attends
the
produce
mobile
with
four
roles
each
month.
We
hope
that
that
helps
them
to
be
able
to
put
the
saved
money
toward
food
and
housing.
AB
I
live
near
Robert
Crown
and
one
evening
a
group
of
neighbors
were
sitting
around
a
bonfire
in
my
backyard
and
one
woman
who
owns
a
home
in
the
neighborhood
said
that
she
saw
a
group
of
people
at
Robert
Crown
that
morning
she
walked
over
to
see
what
was
going
on.
Her
husband
had
been
out
of
work
for
a
while,
and
they
have
two
children.
She
said
she
received
enough
potatoes
and
carrots
to
feed
her
family
for
a
month
and
toilet
paper.
AB
AB
G
AB
Yes,
and
it's
it's,
you
know
we
serve
the
people
who
are
actually
homeless,
everyone
who
comes
to
our
centers.
It
does
have
a
caseworker
at
connections
for
the
homeless,
so
we
work
really
closely
with
them
as
they
try
to
get
them
housed
we're
kind
of
the
emergency
people
in
between
that
provide
them
a
place
to
stay
a
place
to
sleep
at
night.
So
the
goal
is
to
continue
to
add
weeks
until
we
are
open
all
year.
Long.
G
AB
Oh,
thank
you
yeah.
We
didn't
think
of
it.
Either
really
was
asking
the
people
who
come
there,
what
it
is
that
they
have
to
go
without
because
they
just
don't
have
enough
money
and
it's
your
neighbor.
You
know
my
neighbor
and
your
neighbor,
who
are
you
know,
living
in
Evanston,
have
a
home
but
are
just
struggling
right
now.
A
That
absolutely
wow
and
and
I
think
Susan.
You
make
such
a
great
point
that
it
if
we
don't
include
those
we
serve
in
developing
of
whatever
programs
we
we
miss
the
mark.
We
are.
We
create
better
programs
by
asking
what
folks
need
they
know
what
they
need,
and
so
so
thank
you
for
highlighting
that
this
evening
and
and
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
for
serving
our
neighbors
and
making
our
community
stronger.
A
B
B
This
year,
they're
requesting
funds
for
their
flat
funds
for
their
Case,
Management,
Services
75
and
then
an
additional
75
for
safety
net
services
and
just
as
a
reminder,
these
services
are
for
their
teen
baby
nursery
and
their
baby
toddler
programs,
so
Tiffany
has
had
her
hand
up
Tiffany.
Can
you
hear
us?
Oh
I'm,
sorry
and
Pam?
Staples
is
also
coming
to
talk
for
the
organization,
as
is
Stephen
Vick.
AC
AC
Our
organization
has
three
main
sites:
we're
focusing
on
the
teen
baby
nursery
and
baby
toddler
nursery
in
Evanston,
but
we
do
have
a
home
visiting
site
that
is
based
out
of
Skokie
and
it
does
serve
some
evidence,
Evanston
residence,
as
well
as
an
organization
we're
about
a
three
million
dollar
organization
with
50
staff.
We
have
to
raise
about
seven,
maybe
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
every
year
to
operate,
and
that
comes
in
all
sorts
of
forms
in
terms
of
our
budget.
AC
But
we
do
depend
on
raising
a
lot
of
money
to
sustain
our
programming.
We
serve
about
150
families
totally
in
our
three
programs.
I'll
Focus,
real,
quick
on
team
baby
nursery,
is
in
the
Fifth
Ward.
It's
an
early
Head,
Start
program
connected
with
District
65,
we're
a
delegate
agency
and
the
only
partner
of
District
65
in
the
Fifth
Ward.
Our
focus
is
on
zero
to
three.
We
do
serve
prenatally
as
well,
but
our
our
classroom-based
programs
start
at
six
weeks
and
go
up
to
three
years
old,
just
some
quick
demographics.
AC
Our
team,
baby
nursery
staff
is
a
hundred
percent
POC,
again
16
family.
We
serve
there
at
baby,
toddler
Nursery.
Our
staff
is
about
80
percent
85
percent
POC
and
we
serve
a
total
of
70
families.
There.
Our
children
are
44
African-American
in
total
19
Asian
18
percent
is
Hispanic.
14
percent
white
four
percent,
multi-racial
one
percent,
unreported
the
last
thing
I'll
say
before
I,
pass
it
to
Pam
and
Tiffany.
AC
Z
Good
evening,
everyone
so
I'm
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
case
management
services
that
we
have
been
utilizing.
We've
been
so
grateful
to
be
recipients
of
this
funding
recently
and
in
previous
years,
like
Steve
said,
our
primary
function
is
providing
high
quality
early
childhood
education
to
our
children
ages.
Six
weeks
to
five
years
old,
our
age
range
at
Team
baby
for
the
parents
are
ages,
13
and
26.
We're
currently
right
now,
our
youngest
parent
being
16
years
old.
Z
As
a
component
of
our
programming,
we
provide
Case
Management
Services
to
all
of
our
participants
by
employing
family
advocates.
As
you
know,
when
parents
are
well
supported
that
support
trickles
down
to
the
overall
health
and
well-being
of
their
children
that
we
serve,
and
we
have
seen
since
the
onset
of
this
pandemic
and
increase
and
needs
from
our
program.
Participants
in
a
variety
of
areas
such
as
housing,
stability,
adult
education
and
mental
health
supports
when
fully
staffed.
Z
We
employ
two
family
advocates
who
work
with
our
families
to
set
smart
goals
with
them
in
these
various
areas
of
high
high
needs.
This
funding
allows
us
to
continue
offering
these
highly
focused
individualized
case
management,
support
services
to
families,
and
with
that
we
have
been
able
to
serve
about
38,
Evanston
families,
creating
individual
plans
that
focus
on
and
focus
on,
support
in
helping
to
achieve
their
goals
and
access
the
resources
to
help
sustain
them
and
their
families.
Z
Right
now
we
have
about
seven
Evanston
referrals
that
have
been
made
to
actually
many
of
the
agencies
that
are
on
this
call
tonight
we
have
been
able
to
receive
support
from
agency
such
as
CNE
their
mental
health
program
and
also
from
connection
to
the
homeless,
to
support
our
families.
So
we
are
currently
working
with
11
new
case
management
service
service
plans
this
year
and
some
of
the
highest
needs
and
support
needed
from
our
family
continues
to
still
be
housing,
stability,
financial
asset
and
job
security.
Z
So
what
the
family
Advocate
does
is
work
with
these
parents
set
these
goals
and
help
find
resources
that
are
available
to
walk
alongside
these
families.
When
we
are
developing
the
goals
each
month,
we
hold
a
variety
of
parent
engagement
meetings
and
workshops
targeting
these
highest
needs
again
with
some
of
the
support
of
the
agencies
on
the
call
tonight,
one
example
of
assistance
from
one
of
the
agencies,
in
particular
connection
from
the
homeless.
We
were
able
to
host
a
parent
meeting
to
talk
about
affordable
housing,
which
is
really
have
been
a
topic
of
discussion.
Z
Tonight
too,
and
many
parents
have
reported
that
just
this
piece
of
the
case
management
has
been
very
beneficial
in
helping
them
to
see
what
steps
they
need
to
take
and
in
finding
affordable
housing,
but
also
managing
and
so
going
back
full
circle
when
the
parents
are
able
to
provide
the
needs
for
themselves
and
for
their
families.
It
just
makes
a
stronger
Way
for
their
child
to
be
educated
in
a
safe
manner
manner
and
in
a
safe
environment
to
help
us
to
keep
track
of
all
of
the
Case
Management
Services.
Z
We
use
a
wonderful
database
that
documents
and
Aggregates
progress
over
time
which
we're
able
to
capture
each
month,
and
so
we
really
do
appreciate
the
funding
that
has
allowed
us
to
continue
to
support
our
families.
But
we
have
seen
a
now
a
shift
and
a
need
with
our
children
and
the
need
of
having
additional
funding,
which
is
why
we
have
now
requested
some
safety
net
funding
to
work
with
our
families
in
a
variety
of
aspects
and
our
site.
Z
AD
G
AD
Team
baby
iwsc
infant
Welfare,
Society
of
Evanston,
baby
toddler
nursery
and
teen
baby
nursery.
We
are
both
center-based
programs
and
we
provide
comprehensive
wraparound
services
for
the
children
in
our
programs
and
primarily,
we
serve
children
that
are
zero
to
three,
but
we
do
have
children
that
are
also
three
to
five
years
of
age
as
well.
AD
We
observe
assess
and
make
informed
decisions
along
with
the
parents,
about
the
health,
safety
and
educational
needs
of
the
children
being
an
Early
Head
Start
program
and
as
I
I
want
to
reiterate
again
serving
primarily
zero
to
three
children
here
in
Evanston.
I
want
to
focus
on
some
of
the
things
that
sort
of
help
us
maintain
and
be
able
and
be
able
to
provide
the
services
that
we
need
for
our
children.
AD
We
have
what
is
called
an
multi-disciplinarian
Team,
so
that
team
consists
of
an
infant
mental
health
consultant
who
primarily
looks
at
the
behavioral
and
emotional
regulation
of
our
youngest
Learners.
We
have
a
developmental
services
coordinator
who
navigates
children,
who
you
know
we
do
up
within
45
days
of
children
coming
into
our
program.
We
do
a
developmental
screening
so
that
screening
sort
of
helps
us
see
where
children
are
on
their
trajectory
of
their
Learning
and
Development,
and
sometimes
if
more
often
children
do
need
some
support.
AD
So,
for
instance,
if
they're
coming
in
with
language
delays
and
such
we
want
to
sort
of
run
that
by
the
parent,
you
know
talk
to
the
parent
to
see
what
they're
feeling
in
regards
to
their
children
having
a
maybe
a
slight
delay
in
language.
So
this
developmental
services
coordinator
will
help
navigate
sort
of
getting
those
referrals
sent
out
to
early
intervention
so
that
those
Services
can
then
be
transferred
into
our
program.
AD
For
instance,
feature
otdt
developmental
Services
can
be
transferred
into
our
program.
We
have
a
health
specialist
who
looks
at
well
baby
exams.
She
does
within
the
45
days
of
children
coming
to
our
program.
She
does
a
hearing
screening
for
the
children,
as
well
as
a
vision,
screening
and
a
lot
of
times.
The
health
specialist
looks
at
health
and
nutrition
because
sometimes
again,
looking
at
how
very
young
children
in
terms
of
their
nutrition,
particularly
infants,
what
meals
need
to
be
served
to
them.
AD
They're
she's,
a
great
support
to
our
staff
she's,
also
a
great
support,
sometimes
families
when
they
go
to
the
doctors.
They
feel
like
they're,
not
being
heard
in
terms
of
what
they
need
for
their
child.
The
health
specialist
special
Specialists
will
sometimes
a
you
know,
accompany
the
parent
to
the
doctor's
office
to
sort
of
be
an
advocate
for
that
family.
We
have
an
educational
coordinator
who
is
in
charge
of
curriculum,
and
so
she
ensures
that
teachers
are
providing
engaging
and
appropriate
activities
for
very
young
children.
Q
A
AD
AD
Again,
we
meet
two
times
a
month
so
with
the
teachers
to
talk
about
the
child's
well-being,
so
so
I
just
want
to
wrap
it
up
and
say
you
know
right
now,
with
the
develop
with
with
the
Consulting
team.
Their
time
is
sort
of
limited
in
our
program,
so
we
want
to
be
able
to
have
them
at
our
program
a
little
bit
more
and
I
believe
that
these
funds,
additional
funds,
would
allow
them
to
spend
more
time
at
both
baby,
Tyler
and
teen
baby
to
help
us
continue
to
help
children
grow.
AD
G
I
I,
don't
have
a
question.
I
just
have
a
comment.
I
think
it
is
so
important
to
facilitate
these
wonderful,
beautiful
children
at
a
very
young
age
and
to
help
their
parents
along
no
matter
what
the
age
of
the
parent
for
Supportive
Services,
because
I
truly
believe
it
does
take
a
village
and
thank
you
very
much
for
the
presentation.
G
M
A
S
B
A
AE
We're
still
awake:
okay,
Deborah
Morgan
field,
executive,
director
of
meals
at
home,
DBA
Meals
on
Wheels
Northeastern
Illinois.
We
are
the
program,
is
home,
delivered
meals
to
a
rising
number
of
older
adults
experiencing
experiencing
malnutrition
and
hunger?
You
all
know
us
I,
think
our
we're
right
on
the
corner
of
Simpson
and
Darrow
and
Evanston.
AE
847-332-2678
website
is
Meals
on
Wheels
n
e,
I
dot.
Org
we've
been
around
since
1968
started
out
with
a
bunch
of
Fifth
Ward
Legends.
Getting
getting
the
organization
on
its
feet
and
I
have
personally
spent
the
last
nine
years,
trying
to
honor
their
work
and
and
do
it
justice.
In
2020,
we
moved
into
well
19.
AE
Due
to
some
sort
of
limitation.
I
have
a
couple
of
stories
that
I'll
just
Breeze
through
very
quickly.
Given
that
our
spoke
with
a
man
yesterday,
who
is
just
coming
onto
the
program,
he
lost
his
wife
a
few
years
ago
when
their
home
burned
down,
so
we
lost
his
home
and
his
wife
of
47
years
is
now
in
a
a
new
home
which
his
daughter
got
him
all
set
up
in
and
he's
on
oxygen
because
of
injuries.
AE
He's
sustained
in
the
fire
moved
in
next
door
to
a
man
named
Carl
who
also
lost
his
wife,
and
the
two
of
them
have
become
friends
and
they've
both
decided
they
need
Meals
on
Wheels,
because
their
wives
always
cooked
for
him.
We
have
another
woman
who
had
been
a
social
worker
for
years
and
now
she
says
the
shoes
on
the
other
foot.
She
needs
help
herself
and
then
one
last
story
just
a
couple
that
has
been
sharing
meals
and
started
getting
meals
from
us.
Our
meals
are
moderate.
AE
Modestly,
portioned
they're
meant
intentionally
to
be
just
enough
so
that
we
don't
have
food
waste
and
issues
with
expiring
food,
and
this
couple
started
out
sharing
a
meal,
so
I
was
working
with
them
this
week
to
try
to
encourage
them
to
each
have
their
own
meal
and
that
that
is
appropriate
nutrition.
So
those
are
the
kinds
of
people
that
were
helping
as
I
tell
the
little
kids
who
get
off
the
bus
in
front
of
our
building.
In
the
afternoon
we
serve
the
grandmas
and
grandpas
in
the
area
who
have
trouble
accessing
food
for
themselves.
AE
We've
been
partnering
with
the
YMCA
to
deliver
meals
to
some
of
their
residents.
Ywca
we
assist
when
their
kitchen
is
shut
down
over
the
holidays.
We
work
with
connections
for
the
homeless
on
some
of
our
leftover
meals.
We
do
some
extras
each
day
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
run
out
and
then
we'll
send
the
extras
over
to
connections
for
their
folks,
we're
also
the
emergency
food
provider
for
the
regional
Red
Cross.
AE
AE
We
used
to
subsidize
about
60
some
percent
of
our
clients
and
we're
now
up
to
89
of
our
Evanston
clients
who
qualify
for
reduced
rate
meals.
75
are
trying
to
live
on
less
than
1700
a
month,
52
of
them
less
than
one
thousand
dollars
a
month.
So
we're
really
happy
to
be
able
to
step
in
in
those
situations,
in
particular
we're
adding
one
additional
meal
option
so
that
they
have
their
choice
of
three
different
meal
options
and
three
hot
meal
options
and
three
different
cold
meal
options.
AE
That
is
something
that
a
lot
of
Meals
on
Wheels
programs
aren't
able
to
offer
any
choice,
and
the
fact
that
we
can
give
three
is
pretty
remarkable:
that
third
choice
that
we're
adding
on
now
is
a
latinx
inspired
menu.
So
we're
really
proud
of
that.
Definitely
want
to
be
welcoming
to
everyone
and
trying
to
make
sure
that
that's
reflected
in
the
flavors
that
we
offer.
A
Q
A
C
B
Thank
you
all
right,
so
next
I'm
going
to
invite
Kristen
Canard
from
the
Moran
Center
to
speak,
so
the
Moran
Center
has
two
applications
for
2023.
They
had
two
applications
in
Prior
years
and
and
Kristen
will
speak.
One
is
for
case
management
services.
Oh
here
we
are,
and
the
other
is
for
I'm
sorry,
Case,
Management
and
safety
net
Services.
Those
are
the
only
two
we're
hearing.
The
case
management
is
at
level
funding
of
75
000
and
the
safety
net
Services.
There
is
a
25
000
increase.
AF
Absolutely
okay,
great
well,
first
of
all,
hello,
everyone!
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
here
and
for
spending
so
much
time
tonight
going
through.
All
of
this,
my
name
is
Kristen
Kennard
I
use
she
her
pronouns
I
am
the
deputy
director
and
director
of
Social
Work
services
at
the
Moran
Center.
We
are
located
at
1900,
a
Dempster
Street
in
Evanston.
Our
phone
number
is
847-492-1410
and
our
website
is
www.maran.
Hyphencenter.Org.
AF
So
the
Marine
Center
provides
integrated
legal
and
social
work
services
to
low-income,
Youth
and
Young
adults
and
their
families
in
Evanston.
Our
goal
is
to
provide
Youth
and
their
families,
with
the
support
to
successfully
emerge
from
a
challenging
legal
situation,
tools
to
make
positive
life
choices
and
the
ability
to
thrive
in
the
Evanston
community
so
to
meet
those
goals.
AF
Our
programmatic
approach
focuses
on
Justice
in
the
courtroom,
access
to
the
classroom
and
Restoration
in
the
community
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
who
we
serve
specifically
case
management,
75
percent
of
the
Marans
and
our
social
work,
clients,
which
are
our
case
management
clients
identify
as
very
low
income
and
21
identify
as
low
income
of
these
18.
In
this
past
year
were
homeless,
37
percent
resided
in
female-headed
households,
often
being
raised
by
a
grandparent
in
terms
of
age
21
of
our
social
work.
AF
Clients
are
children
under
the
age
of
17
and
79
are
emerging
adults.
Our
client
population
is
racially
and
ethnically
diverse,
with
more
than
90
percent
of
our
clients.
Identifying,
as
bipod
funds
from
a
social
services
committee
have
subsidized
and
will
continue
to
subsidize
portions
of
our
social
work
and
mental
health
staff
salaries,
which
we
have
managed
to
serve
an
increased
number
of
clients
in
year-on-year
comparisons.
AF
We're
currently
a
team
of
four
and
a
very
excitingly
can
say
that,
as
of
today
in
January
will
become
a
team
of,
we
were
a
team
of
three.
We
will
become
a
team
of
four
sorry
about
that
three
out
of
the
four
of
our
case
managers
and
therapists
identify
as
bipac.
We
have
one
Spanish-speaking
case
manager
and
therapist,
and
we
have
a
black
woman
therapist
who
will
be
starting
in
January.
AF
Our
case
managers
provide
both
Case
Management
Services,
as
well
as
therapy
and
therapeutic
services,
because
many
of
the
youth
and
families
who
we
serve
are
challenged
by
complex
psychosocial
situations
and
crisis.
Our
case
managers
and
social
workers
are
on
hand
to
provide
Crisis
Intervention
case
management
and
trauma-informed
therapy
sessions
are.
AF
It
depends
on
the
need
of
the
client.
It
may
involve
a
few
sessions
for
case
management,
or
it
could
involve
more
intensive
therapy
sessions
with
case
management
for
six
months
a
year
or
in
more
complicated
situations.
For
many
years,
the
social
work
team
applies
evidence-based
and
evidence
in
foreign
practices
in
our
clinical
work,
including
the
use
of
motivational,
interviewing
trauma-informed,
cognitive,
behavioral
therapy,
elements
of
mindfulness
and
strengths-based
principles
with
interdisciplinary
coordination
of
care.
All
of
our
services
are
completely
free
and
they
do
not
require
any
entire
any
type
of
insurance.
AF
AF
Typical
outcomes
of
a
service
plan
include
science,
taking
necessary
action
steps
with
the
guidance
of
their
case
manager
to
complete
their
stated
goals,
but
another
typical
outcome
is
the
successful
linkage
of
clients
to
other
social
service
agencies
that
we
partner,
with
many
of
whom
you've
heard
today.
We
all
work
so
closely
together
and
it
really
does
take
a
village
and
we,
our
clients,
couldn't
meet
their
individualized
goals
without
these
connections
and
without
these
linkages,
our
client's
idea
of
success
is
noted
in
each
service
plan
and
success
looks
different
for
everybody.
AF
It
may
be
completing
a
specific
goal,
or
it
may
mean
taking
a
few
steps
towards
a
goal.
It's
also
measured
by,
however,
that
client
identifies
success
to
themselves.
We
recently
developed
a
survey
that
addresses
both
client
satisfaction
with
services
and
satisfaction
in
life,
as
well
as
their
perceived
progress.
Results
of
this
survey
are
not
directly
related
to
a
client's
success,
but
they
are
taken
into
consideration
in
modifying
their
service
plans,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
Marine
Center
services
for
effectiveness.
AF
A
Let's
break
and
see
if
there's
questions
since
there's
a
nice
pause
here,
I
I
think
I
I
don't
have
a
question
so
much
as
as
you
walk
through
Kristin
your
next
one,
if
you
can
sort
of
highlight
how
you
differentiate
the
funding
and
and
just
to
sort
of
highlight
that,
how
you
use
those
Unique,
Pools
and
and
how
that
works.
I
think
that's
always
helpful
to
for
us
to
understand.
AF
And
I
I
can
say
for
case
management.
Obviously
the
funding
from
social
services
from
the
committee
goes
towards
staff
salaries,
and
then
we
also
use
other
Government
funding
and
city
funding
and
our
fundraising
efforts
with
individual
donors
to
supplement
what
we
need
to
the
rest
of
our
our
salaries
for
our
staff.
J
J
AF
Sure
and
I
can
say
quickly
without
diving
into
all
that
I'd
love
to
have
any
offline
conversations
about
it.
This
is
something
that
has
been
with
this
strategic
plan
this
year.
One
of
our
main
priorities
is
gathering
data
in
evaluation
and
it's
a
really
difficult
to
do
within
Social
Services,
but
we
understand
the
importance
of
it,
and
so
we
started
with
a
tech
survey
that
didn't
get
very
good
responses.
AF
So
now
our
case
managers
and
clinicians
are
implementing
a
quarterly
survey
that
we
actually
we
have
clients,
do,
while
they're
with
us,
and
that
again
measures
satisfaction
of
services
at
the
Moran,
Center
life,
satisfaction
and
then
also
measures
and
keeps
track
of
progress
of
specific,
like
mental
health
symptoms.
So
we're
talking
about
organized
anxiety
and
anxiety
and
PTSD
and
that
we
just
started
a
couple
months
ago.
So
data
is
coming
in.
J
AF
J
AF
AF
A
AF
The
Moran
Center's
pool
Bay
civil
Legal
Clinic
provides
free
legal
advice
and
representation
for
disinvested
families
in
District
65,
with
issues
related
to
basic
human
needs,
which
include
safe
and
affordable
housing,
consumer
protection,
Family
Law,
Public
benefits
and
others.
When
legal
problems
create
family
instability,
there
are
often
negative
effects
on
the
students
learning,
so
the
goal
of
the
legal
clinic
is
to
stabilize
families
so
that
children
can
stay
on
track
in
school
and
be
successful
with
their
education.
AF
Currently,
the
school-based
Civil
Legal
Clinic
is
staffed
by
two
full-time
attorneys,
one
primarily
dedicated
to
housing
law
and
a
Cadre
of
28
pro
bono
attorneys.
Our
education
advocacy
program
is
staffed
by
three
attorneys.
They
advise
and
represent
low-income
students
with
special
needs
to
obtain
Services.
They
need
to
make
progress
in
school.
AF
We
capture
our
clients,
needs
and
goals
in
our
data
management
system,
which
is
legal
server,
including
capturing
the
legal
problem
which
brought
them
to
us
in
the
first
place.
What
additional
non-legal
resources
the
client
requires
to
resolve
the
underlying
matter,
as
well
as
what
self-efficacy
strategies
we
relate
to
clients
We
additionally
track
the
tools
and
interventions
employed
to
help
meet
and
solve
our
clients
needs
and
to
attain
their
goals,
such
as
providing
legal
advice
and
representation
recovering
assets,
making
referrals
to
outside
organizations.
Again
all
services
are
free,
no
insurance
needed
at
all.
AF
Our
services
qualify
safety
net
because
our
free
legal
services
urgently
respond
to
immediate
crisis
experienced
by
community
members
confronting
destabilizing
civil
legal
needs,
addressing
School,
Fair
failure
or
School
exclusion
and
or
facing
the
criminal
legal
system.
Our
Legal
Services
also
aim
to
stabilize
low-income
youth
in
their
families
in
conflict
with
the
law
and
or
institutions,
mitigate
collateral,
legal
consequences
and
ultimately
preserve
future
opportunities
and
again
we
use
case
closing
forms
and
text
and
email
servers
via
legal
server
to
track
client
outcomes
and
feedback
across
all
legal
practice
areas.
AF
It
can
get
you
more
information
on
that.
We
hold
quarterly
sessions
to
review
this
data
and
discuss
what
we've
learned
that
information
from
the
surveys
will
inform
our
ongoing
effort
to
fill
any
relevant
service
gaps
that
our
clients
are
experiencing,
as
we
have
historically
done.
We
will
also
utilize
these
touch
points
and
data
as
ways
to
track
how
clients
want
to
be
a
part
of
our
organization,
organizational
leadership
and
Community
change
and
again,
just
because
I
know.
This
question
has
been
asked
two
out
of
the
six
of
our
attorneys
identify
as
bipac.
AF
A
D
S
J
C
J
And
discussing
you
know
how
much
you
know.
The
lack
of
experience
correlates
with
skill
I
think,
particularly
though,
in
the
practice
of
law
it
does,
and
it
helps
to
have
an
attorney
that
is
experienced,
especially
someone.
That's
representing
clients
in
court.
He
can
make
the
difference
between,
in
my
opinion,
an
eviction
whether
they
get
evicted
or
not,
or
even
things
less
nuanced
than
that
that
are
still
make
a
big
impact.
J
AF
AF
One
of
all
of
them
have,
but
that
was
the
one
that
increased
the
most
in
regards
to
housing
and
evictions,
and
so
he
is
working
with
his
volunteers
and
our
other
attorneys
to
address
as
many
cases
as
we
can.
While
we
are
trying
to
cover
for
this
other
company,
but
she
will
be
back
in
the
beginning
of.
A
B
B
E
In
so
you
don't
need
that
I'm
gonna
Just
Launch
into
a
really
quick
summary,
since
this
isn't
the
first
time
we've
been
here,
North
Shore,
Senior
Center.
We
serve
the
older
adults
who
live
in
Evanston
and
their
families,
including
family
caregivers.
There
are
also
a
handful
of
children
that
we're
serving
through
our
grandparents
raising
grandchildren
program.
E
Our
focus
is
on
meeting
the
needs
of
older
adults,
and
we
do
this
by
assessing
their
needs.
We
look
at
their
physical
Financial,
environmental,
medical,
spiritual
Transportation
needs
and
then
connect
them
to
the
resources
that
will
help
them
get
those
needs
met
and
in
many
cases
we
have
clients
that
we
serve
for
many
many
years,
because
once
we
get
their
situation
stabilized
by
maybe
bringing
in
some
home
care
services
to
help
them
maintain
their
homes
and
getting
them
established
with
programs
like
energy
assistance
and
Medicaid,
and
things
like
that.
E
We
then
help
them
maintain
those
programs
and
services
and,
as
their
needs,
change,
we're
able
to
bring
in
different
and
additional
Services.
So
it's
really
that
I'm
going
to
Care
Coordinated
Care
coordination
service.
That
is
so
important
that
we
would
like
the
city's
assistance
financial
assistance
to
help
continue
to
to
pay
for
our
staff
to
provide
those
Services.
E
E
That
is
like
the
main
overview,
and
we
really
do.
We
do
our
best
to
see
people.
We
triage
people,
as
referrals
are
made
to
us.
We
triage
the
situations
to
really
make
sure
the
the
high
priority
needs
are
served
first,
but
we
do
make
a
point
of
serving
every
single
person
that
comes
through
our
doors
or
is
referred
to
us.
AG
AG
Pure
is
the
main
safety
net
substance
use
treatment,
provider
for
vulnerable
teens
adults
and
senior
citizens
in
Evanston?
This
includes
residents
who
are
unstably,
housed,
veterans
and
justice
system
involved
individuals.
We
see
most
clients
within
a
week
of
their
initial
contact
and
we
prioritize
those
in
crisis
and
see
them
within
24
to
48
hours.
AG
AG
Funding
from
the
City
of
Evanston
helps
to
fill
the
gap
between
Medicaid
and
state
reimbursement
and
the
true
cost
of
high
quality
services.
Substance
use
disorder
causes
harm
to
individuals
and
those
around
them.
It
harms
relationships
with
family
and
friends,
often
leads
to
failure
in
school
lost
jobs
and
economic
hardship.
AG
AG
Here's
team
of
Master's
level
counselors
and
social
workers,
along
with
our
medical
team,
use
an
evidence-based,
trauma-informed
and
holistic
approach
to
substance
use
disorder,
treatment
which
helps
our
clients
address
the
underlying
issues
related
to
their
substance,
use
and
develop
the
support
and
coping
mechanisms
that
help
them
stop
using
and
sustain
their
recovery
and
I
just
want
to
quickly
highlight
one
of
the
things
that
our
clinicians
do.
In
addition
to
providing
individual
or
group
therapy
is
that
they
they
offer
some
therapeutic
groups
as
well,
that
are
sort
of
an
add-on
for
our
clients.
C
B
Is
I'm,
sorry?
Why
are
you
originally
requested
safety
net
and
Case
Management
Services
at
the
recommendation
of
the
staff
they
Consolidated
to
safety,
net
Services
and-
and
we've
got
a
couple
of
members
from
you,
so
Leslie
Martin
I'm,
not
sure
which
one
of
you
would
like
to
present
or
Teresa
should
I
just
promote
everybody.
A
V
AH
So
while
you
provide
safety
net
services
to
a
broad
population
of
primarily
low-income
Evanston
residents,
most
of
why
I'll
use
clients
and
Youth
and
Young
adults,
ages,
9
to
21
and
their
families.
The
vast
majority
are
youth
of
color
and
youth
who
qualify
for
federal,
free
and
reduced
lunch
programs.
AH
Youth
who
identify
as
lgbtq
plus
who
are
runaways
homeless
or
experiencing
a
housing
crisis
such
as
being
locked
out
and
or
are
immigrants
or
refugees.
Esl
families
account
for
a
sizable
percentage
of
our
clients.
Our
clients
face
tangible
unmet
needs
caused
by
systemic
issues
such
as
poverty,
racism,
family
trauma,
Community
violence
and
limited
access
to
resources
and
services.
AH
AH
As
we
build
relationships
with
youth
and
families
across
multiple
access
points,
ylu
staff
identify
each
client's,
specific
hardship
or
emerging
need
and
rapidly
provide
services
at
no
cost
to
participants,
their
wild
use,
close
collaboration
with
Evanston
Public
Library
or
public
schools
and
Community
Partners,
as
well
as
the
library
our
staff
receive
external
referrals
from
schools,
social
workers,
McKinney
vento,
Liaisons
partner
organizations,
Evanston
land
40
and
the
Evanston
Police
Department.
While
we
use
clinical
staff
are
integrated
in
our
daily
out
of
school
programs
through
their
ongoing
presence.
AH
Similarly,
why
I'll
use
Community
case
manager
builds
relationships
with
Youth
and
Young
adults
across
Community
settings?
Our
community
case
manager
provides
safety
net
items
such
as
hygiene
kits
and
resource
cards
that
serve
as
an
entry
point
for
engaging
in
individualized
case
management
plans
towards
achieving
stability
through
housing,
employment
or
education.
Participants
identify
it
as
needing
counseling
services
for
their
well-being
are
referred
internally
to
a
While,
You
Youth
and
Family
counselor.
AH
Well,
you
safety.
Net
services
are
designed
to
address
the
immediate
needs
of
Evanston
Youth
and
families
who
are
navigating
a
crisis.
Cascading
hardship
in
the
household
or
newly
identified
needs
services
are
provided
free
of
charge,
as
I
mentioned
for
the
goal
of
stabilizing
each
unique
situation.
Our
safety
net
Services
may
serve
as
an
accessible
entry
point
for
engaging
Youth
and
families
in
deeper
services,
including
the
comprehensive
case
management
and
counseling
with
our
y-u
team.
AH
Our
program
model
lowers
access
barriers
for
low
low
threshold,
low
barriers
for
marginalized
populations
and,
for
example,
immigrant
and
refugees,
families
who
may
be
particularly
marginalized
because
of
Language
and
Cultural
barriers
that
present
obstacles
in
connecting
to
support
services
and
benefits.
We
reduce
language
barriers
by
translating
our
materials
and
employing
Spanish-speaking
staff.
AH
AH
In
our
summer
program
transportation
we
provide
gas
cards
as
well
as
Venture
cards
clothing,
including
diapers,
tangible
items
to
support
families
facing
hardships
during
holidays
connections,
to
shelters
and
stable
housing,
Street
Outreach
and
drop-in
services,
including
hygiene
items
and
access
to
showers
that
that
meet
the
immediate
needs
of
runaway
homeless
and
housing
insecure
youth.
Again,
we
just
want
to
thank
you
for
considering
our
request
and
for
your
long
time,
support.
A
C
AE
AI
AI
AI
We
also
provide
rental
assistance
and
utility
assistance,
whether
that's
someone
starting
to
get
an
apartment
or
just
who's
Fallen
a
little
bit
behind.
We
also
partner
with
our
leadership
and
economic
advancement
Department
to
provide
Workforce,
Development
programming
employment
services
for
our
survivors
as
well,
in
an
emergency
shelter.
C
A
The
work
you're
doing
the
purposefulness
and
intentionality
that
you're
putting
into
such
critical
work.
It
shows
and
your
commitment
is
evident,
and
so
thank
you
thank
you
for
what
you
do
for
those
that
you
serve.
Thank
you
for
what
you
do
for
our
community
and,
oh,
my
goodness,
thank
you
for
staying
with
us
so
late
from
the
committee.
A
B
H
B
Thank
you,
so
much
I
will
keep
this
very
quick,
although
I
am
going
to
share
my
screen
and
share
a
slide
and
the
reason
that
I'm
sharing
is
because
the
committee
has
a
big
decision
to
to
discuss,
and
that
is
how
we're
going
to
analyze
these
applications
and
again
they
were
all
so
strong
thanks
again
to
everyone
for
the
presentations.
I
just
want
to
Echo
what
the
chair
has
said,
but
traditionally
the
committee
has.
C
B
There
is
also
a
way
to
provide
allocation
recommendations
or
your
like
your
own
personal
amount
and
then
prior
to
the
meeting
I
compile
all
the
scores.
I
take
an
average
of
all
of
the
award
amounts
and
that
becomes
sort
of
the
basis
for
the
allocation
recommendations
that
the
committee
will
make
in
January
in
Prior
years.
The
social
services
or
the
committee
is
also
able
to
identify
a
working
group
of
two
volunteers
who
might
want
to
review
the
two
review.
B
Let
me
say
our
original
next
meeting
is
Thursday
January
12th
and,
on
the
left
hand
side
of
the
screen.
You
can
see.
Members
have
the
ability
after
hearing
these
wonderful
presentations
and
after
reviewing
the
applications
to
provide
any
additional
questions
to
agencies,
should
members
want
to
do
that.
I
have
a
deadline
of
Wednesday
December
14th,
so
you
would
submit
questions
for
agencies
or
questions
about
applications
to
me.
B
So
I
can
let
committee
members
know
that
their
questions
have
been
answered
and
then
committee
members
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
get
in
your
scores
and
your
award
amounts
by
Wednesday
January
4th
so
I
know
everyone's
got
big
holiday
plans
or
the
holidays
are
upon
us,
but
Wednesday
January
4th
would
be
my
deadline
for
compiling
that
information
for
the
packet
deadline
for
the
January
12th
meeting.
Now,
if
we
can
oh
go
ahead.
N
B
C
B
G
I
think
the
other
reason
why
I
was
interested
in
following
your
lead
chairman
was
the
fact
that
we
I
this
would
give
time
for
the
other
members
of
the
committee
to
review
the
applications
and
submit
their
questions
in
a
timely
manner.
I
understand
that
it
will
push
people
up
against
the
holiday
if
we
do
it
on
the
12th,
but
it
may
take
a
little
longer,
but
so
that
we
are
clear
about
why
we're
voting.
How
we're
voting
might
eliminate
some
might
not
eliminate
but
clarify
clear.
Oh
I
can't
even
talk
now.
Q
F
R
Would
it
be
appropriate
to
have
a
strong
recommendation
via
email
to
all
members
of
the
committee,
including
those
who
weren't
able
to
make
it
tonight
and
ask
if,
if
they
could
make
it
on
the
19th
I
mean
we
do
have
a
number
of
people
who
were
not
at
tonight's
meeting,
but
I
think
that
it's
important
to
try
to
get
as
many
committee
members
as
possible?
Obviously
yeah
and
I
know
it's
really
hard
to
decide
or
make
do
this
at
this
hour
without
with
so
many
committee
members,
not
here
yeah.
A
R
C
B
R
B
D
C
Y
A
D
B
W
B
A
B
Yes,
and
just
for
the
people
who
are
still
our
attendees
hanging
on,
thank
you
all
so
much.
This
information
will
be
included
in
the
packet
for
January,
so
it
will
be
available
for
public
review.
The
sort
of
amounts
we
have
are
our
award
amounts,
how
we're
making
these
decisions
and
then
what
the
committee
has
done
in
the
past
in
terms
of
allocating
for
case
management,
safety
net
and
support
services.
So
there
should
be
no
no.
R
D
R
A
R
It
is
very,
very
close
because,
even
though
the
amount
of
we're
estimating
with
under
the
amount
of
actual
cdbg
money,
we
got
this
year
in
our
in
our
entitlement
Grant,
we
got
more
program
income
which
raises
because
it's
15
of
the
cdbg
entitlement
Grant
and
the
program
income,
and
we
have
about
147
000
worth
of
nsp2
grant
money
that
was
program,
income
that
is
being
transferred
to
our
cdbg
program.
That
gives
us
that
extra
bump,
hey
how's,
that
for
fortuitous
all.
A
G
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It
is
a
network
of
social
service
agencies
and
I
am
I,
manage
the
email
list.
So
if
anybody
would
be
interested
in
joining
it,
you
can
email
me
at
harned,
a
district
65.net.
We
have
monthly
meetings
on
the
second
Tuesday
of
the
month
at
10
A.M
on
zoom,
and
it's
a
really
great
way
to
learn
about
things
that
are
going
on
with
many
of
the
Great
agencies
that
spoke
tonight
and
other
agencies
as
well.
I
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J
Much
as
well,
but
I
just
want
to
say
the
the
reason.
The
meeting-
and
this
is
for
the
people
who
watch
this
later
and
if
anybody's
still
on
at
this
hour,
but
the
reason
this
meeting
was
long
is
because
there
was
an
issue
that
required
a
additional
thoughtful
discussion
that
was
referred
back
to
this
committee,
but
otherwise
this
was
that
particular
issue.
Was
that
council
with
a
stay,
the
council
for
a
final
vote,
and
we
only
would
have
been
discussing
I
think
the
the
last.