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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-03-2010 SUPPLEMENTAL COUNCIL AGENDASaratoga High School KSAR Saummer'og MA-P Interns °G RT: 10 :00 S,KSAR(3 1400o Fruitvale Avenue Sarato a, CA 95070 11741-2108 ©2009 FY 2010 -2011 CITY OF SARATOGA COMMUNITY GRANT & CDBG STANDARD APPLICATION DATE: March 3, 2010 Please refer to the Application Instructions Sheet for details on the following questions. Please limit your answers to one paragraph per question 1) Applicant Organization /Agency Name: KSAR15, Saratoga Community Access Cable TV Foundation Agency Address: 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California, 95070 Executive Director: Tom Moran, Chairman of the Board Phone: 408 - 741 -2108 Fax: 408 - 867 -9207 E -Mail: ksar @ksar15.org Agency is a Faith Based Organization: Yes _X_ No 2) Program Title: KSAR - Saratoga High School Media Arts Mentoring Program Program Address: 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California, 95070 Contact Person/Title: Bryan Knysh, Vice Chairman of the Board Phone: 408 - 205 -4045 Fax: 408 - 867 -9207 E -Mail: bryan@kidport.com 3) City of Saratoga grant funds requested in the past: $4617 4) City of Saratoga grant funds received in the past: $4617 5) Program description and number of unduplicated clients served: The KSAR15 Saratoga High School Media Arts Mentoring Program will provide two activities for the 2009 -2010 school year: 1) Coordinate student volunteer and internship activities at KSAR: getting students involved at KSAR and with KSAR programming (e.g., interviewing and camera work at Saratoga community events, film editing, etc.). 2) Media careers: review resumes, video reels /portfolios, mock interviews and KSAR shadowing program for students to see studio operations. Volunteer and Internship programs will support 10 students in the summer. Career support will be provided to 12 students per year. This is a comprehensive program in that it provides real world experience through shadowing, volunteer activities and internships, and assists students in TV career counseling through resume reviews, video reel reviews and mock interviews. 6) Program purpose and objectives: This program will be designed to provide the Saratoga High School Media Arts Program students with real world television and broadcast experience. The program will teach students key skills in TV production and give students the opportunity to get involved in TV production through a volunteer and Internship program. Lastly, the program will assist students in developing effective resumes and interview techniques to start a TV broadcasting career. 7) Program management: This program will be managed by Bryan Knysh, Vice FY 2010 -2011 CITY OF SARATOGA COMMUNITY GRANT & CDBG STANDARD APPLICATION Chairman — KSAR Board of Directors and KSAR staff member David Lee, Station Manager. Currently, all KSAR staff are part -time employees. A KSAR staff member will coordinate the volunteer and internship programs. 8) Agency description and experience: KSAR15 Saratoga Community Access Television is a non - profit organization responsible for operating the Public, Educational, ' and Government Access channels for the community of Saratoga. Under the guidance of the Saratoga Community Access Cable Television Foundation, KSAR15 provides facilities, training, and support to members of the community who wish to use this medium for the free expression of ideas. KSAR seeks to inform, educate, and entertain, and be available to all for the free expression of opinion. KSAR15's mission is to provide an energetic medium of communication for Saratogans to express and view the diversified talents and interests within the community, being freely available to the Public, their schools, and their Government. 9) Audit information: See attached. 10) Sources of funds anticipated for this project: KSAR board involvement will be provided on a volunteer basis. Saratoga High School teacher involvement will be covered by the Saratoga High School as part of normal MAP activities. KSAR staff costs will be funded through this Saratoga Community Grant. KSAR is also preparing an application for a grant from the West Valley Solid Waste JPA to create recycling Public Service Announcements utilizing the interns. 11) Budget: Please use the attached worksheet. 12) Performance Measurements: Please use the attached worksheet. 13) Outreach: KSAR is a community television station largely operated through the volunteer efforts of Saratoga residents. Volunteer efforts will continue to be a significant part of this program. In addition, KSAR has direct support of the Saratoga High School Media Arts Program teachers. These teachers will be involved in reviewing and approving all student programs developed and delivered by KSAR. The teachers will also be involved in scheduling and coordinating MAP student involvement in the program. The program activities will be promoted by both KSAR15 and Saratoga High School MAP, including publicity through Saratoga News. Several Saratoga News and Mercury News articles have highlighted the MAP program already, and we expect to get continued coverage of the program. In addition, KSAR runs a weekly advertisement in the Saratoga News to promote its activities. This advertisement will on occasion highlight this program. This promotion will benefit KSAR, Saratoga High School, its FY 2010 -2011 CITY OF SARATOGA COMMUNITY GRANT & CDBG STANDARD APPLICATION students and the Saratoga community at large through developing and maintaining a strong community access television program. . 14) Leveraging: This program is an extension of the KSAR video production and volunteer program in place today which is used to train and coordinate volunteer activities in the production of KSAR television programming. As a community operated, non - profit organization, the majority of Saratoga programming on KSAR is developed through these volunteer activities. KSAR board member participation in this project will be provided as volunteer work. Saratoga High School teacher time and costs in terms of planning, review and coordination with KSAR will be covered by Saratoga High School as part of normal MAP activities. KSAR staff salaries will be funded primarily by this Saratoga Community Grant. A grant from the West Valley Solid Waste JPA would also let the interns create high production value Public Service Announcements for wider distribution. 15) Cost / Benefit Analysis: Career counseling for 12 students, 160 hours of summer internship for 10 students. 16) Target Beneficiaries: The target beneficiaries of this program are the Saratoga High School Media Arts Program students. These students are all Saratoga residents based on the Saratoga High School residency requirement. This program does not target any specific income level or social demographic, nor are we planning to solicit such information from students involved in the program. BUDGET AGENCY NAME: KSAR Date Prepared: 3/3/2010 PROGRAM NAME: Saratoga High School Media Arts Mentoring Program The following budget covers KSAR staff hour costs estimated for this grant. It does not include volunteer or teacher effort associated with this program since these costs are not covered by this grant. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES BUDGET AMOUNT Can be broken down quarterly or annually leasespecify) Media careers: Review resumes, review video reel /portfolio, mock interviews during the 2010 -2011 school year. volunteer Student volunteer and internship program — activity planning, coordinating and supervision. 16 hrs x 10 weeks x $25 /hr summer 2010 $4,000 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS AGENCY NAME: KSAR Date Prepared: 3/3/10 PROGRAM NAME: Saratoga High School Media Arts Mentoring Program PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT WORKSHEET GOAL: Prepare students in the Saratoga High School Media Arts Program for a career in Television Production OBJECTIVE (1): OUTCOME (1): Assist students in preparing for Provide verbal and written reviews and job applications including: reviewing and critiques of student resumes, video reels critiquing resumes, reviewing and critiquing and mock interviews for 12 students in video reels /portfolios, mock interviews and preparing job applications and interviewing KSAR shadowing program for students to for careers in television production. see studio operations. OBJECTIVE (2): OUTCOME (2): Establish volunteer and internship Student made video on the air. programs to provide students with hands on experience in aspects of running a community access television station. Teach students the basics of Community Access programming including program scheduling, loading and timing shows and dealing with producer's questions. Teach students how to broadcast a new show PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS including the required paperwork and assisting new producers. Students will learn how the KSAR Bulletin Board works, and how to design a Power Point slide, convert it to a JPEG file, and then convert the JPEG into a WMV file, and then load it onto the KSAR video server for broadcast. The students will be shown all aspects of shooting a live show in the KSAR Studio. The students will learn about three point lighting, how to program and run the character generator, mike the talent, run the soundboard, operate a camera, and finally how to direct the entire production. This will also include having the students shoot a KSAR production of a local Saratoga event. The students will learn about the pre - production (writing questions for the interviews, designing a story), production (shooting the event), and post - production (editing the event). CITY OF SaR -kTOGA NON DEPARTNIENTAL COiINIUNITY GRANTS 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Grants Grants Grants Grants Grants Communith• Service Contract Grants S.-1 SCC Service Support l 5,000 18,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 Supplemental Service Support 12,500 18,000 18,000 18,000 Adult Daycare Support - - 1,268 8,344 Furniture Grant 30,700 - - Sr. Center Computer Lab Grant - 5,400 - - - KSAR Community Access Service Grant 52,034 22,600 25,000 30,000 30,000 Supplemental Service Support - 25,000 20,700 - - Video Conversion Grant 19,400 - 2,500 City's 50th Anniversary Event Grant 5,000 - - Media Arts Mentoring ProLram - - - - 4,617 Chamber of Commerce Chamber Annual Support 13,573 5,252 11,000 1 1,332 11,672 Banner Fee Grant - 600 600 - - City Ndap Gant 4,500 - 5,000 Website & IT Upgrade Grant - 5,000 Membership Subsidy Grant - 1,000 Carunrunity Service - Special Interest Grants Hakone Gardens 7,295 - American Red Cross - Katrina 15,000 - - - Historical ,Museum Annual Support - 4;388 4,288 4,288 Historical Museum Supplemental Support 6,640 - - Walden West School Fdn Solar Panels 2.100 - Saratoga Foothill Club - - 8,600 - 13,500 Silicon Valley Wildlife Service Support 4,000 8,212 4,212 4,212 Silicon Valley Wildlife Raptor Cage - 6,036 - - - SCC Supervisors - Spay Pam - 330 - Shady Shakespeare Theater Co. 2,500 Canarunity Service Support GrarNs West Valley Community Svs Mobile Van 2,400 - - West Valley Community Svs Support - 15,164 15,164 Children's Health Insurance Assistance 3,326 - - United Way 211 Funding 2,000 2,000 2,000 Catholic Charities Ombudsmen Funding - 5,000 5,000 Housing Tust of Santa Clara County - - 25,000 CDBG Funded Public Service Grants SASCC Adult Daycare Support 31000 32,732 27,559 West Valley Community Services Support - 3,564 - Silicon Valley Wildlife Service Support 4,212 - Silicon Valley Wildlife Raptor Cage - 1,536 - - - Total Grants 109,902 168,948 167,538 152,496 193,156 C - 169 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 CHAPMAN Lucile Packard Children's Hospital CORNEJO American Cancer Society DILL Humane Society Silicon Valley DOVALA Our Lady of Fatima Skilled Nursing Facility HASS St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital HANSEN Save A Bunny HENIG Save the Bay LING St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital BELLES AVINA Sacred Heart & Visiting Angels Special Olympics DEMERTZIS BLAHO Operation Care and Comfort Humane Society Silicon Valley DUREN BURRUSS Humane Society Silicon Valley Humane Society Silicon Valley GERMERAAD CHRfSTI,� Ronald McDonald House Silicon Valley Children's Fund GOCHNAUER CI-UN Santa Maria Urban Ministry ­e..- -dpe ilicon Valley rF; RQfX- HINKLE CONN Dorobo Fund Tanzania . Save the Shores HIRAKI "' GRENIER Humane Society Stltcb `t[`,dllejr ; ; ` Jacob's Heart R IQR�NAI�%a��. Children's Cancer Association Project am�he t & HSIEH ac66�Nearf C unity Center Oakland Children's Hospital LONG MCQUAIDE INLOW Free the Children s - -... Help for Haiti Caribbean Conservation Corp. MARKS 4A PUHVEL NAVARRO Surf Rider Founda. d * f MM Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council One Dollar for Life: Haitian Relief Qki«ENS ROSS f-p. NESPER Boys and G$ CI�t� "s of Silicon Valley Doctors Without Borders ' UNICEF rF; RQfX- SCHELHORSE VANDENBERG ;- In_a#rrean Shoes Help for Haiti San Jose Animal Shelter SCHAUL 'I STEEPEN ''x+ .. 4'' WELLS Forgotten Soldiers Outreach BuildOn -'`" Invisible Children WYANT /JOW SVOBODA YAKULIS The Nature Conservancy Santa Clara Office of Education Autism Project Friends of Saratoga Libraries Unity in Community: redwood Gives Back "How can we expect our children to know and experience the joy of giving unless we teach them that the greater pleasure in life lies in the art of giving rather than receiving". -- .Tames Cash Penny • Over the past two months, each homeroom has participated in a community service project to support a non - profit organization of their choice. • There are 42 homeroom classes that are taking on 42 charitable activities! • Activities are already underway and students are working hard to make a difference in their world. • The UIC color theme is our school colors: The 6th grade will be (Red), 7th grade (White), and 8`h grade (Blue). UIC Week Schedule of Events: March 8 -12, 2010 Date Activity Tentative Time Description of Activity Monday Fun Around The 11:45 -12:35 pm Parent led multi - cultural activities and 3/8/10 World (During Lunch) games /activities for students to participate in during lunch time. Tuesday Volunteer Faire 12:03 -12:38 pm Homeroom and community organizations 3/9/10 (During Lunch) will display their accomplishments and romote their agencies during lunch time. Wednesday Student Leadership 11:21 -11:56 am Activities lead by the Leadership students. 3/10/10 Activities (During Lunch) Thursday Heal the World 11:40 -12:10 pm All homerooms will gather on the upper 3/11/10 Outdoor Assembly field to link together their UIC chain pledges. As a school, we will sing "Heal the World" with the RMS Honor Chorus. Kathleen King will be our guest speaker. Student Leadership 12:14 -12:49 pm Lunchtime activities lead by the Leadership Activities (During Lunch ) students. Friday Grand Finale Assembly A SHS Volunteers of the Year will present, 1- 3/12/10 Assembly 9:12 -10:02 am 2 student performers, a surprise performance by Superintendent Lane Assembly B Weiss, Jon Jow will sing "Black or White" 10:16 -11:06 am with student and teacher dancers, and we all will be signing "Heal the World ", and we will recognize each homeroom with their buttons. Student Leadership 12:32 -1:07 pm Lunchtime activities lead by the Leadership Activities (During Lunch) students. PTA Treat (During Lunch) The PTA has organized an appreciate token for all the students. Each student will receive a yummy treat during lunch. Unity in Community: Redwood Gives Back Current Events You can view the wonderful things our students are doing as they make a difference in their worlds. This is updated weekly and can be viewed on the RMS website under Unity in Community. http://www.saratogausd.oriz/redwood/index.php/uic Homeroom Date Agency Description Teacher Belles On -going Sacred Heart Community Organizing a Diaper Drive: Collecting diapers, especially Services size 3 or larger. Students will be visiting the agency. Blaho On -going Humane Society Collecting blankets, towels, animal food, and making toys for the animals. Burruss On -going Humane Society Collecting blankets, towels, animal food, and making toys for the animals. Chapman On -going LPCH: On March 18', they are hosting a 6h grade Blue team Recreation/Therapy/ assembly with 4 -6 teams of dogs and specialized Child Life handlers. Also, they had a guest speaker present to the class from the organization. Christie On -going Silicon Valley Children Selling raffle tickets on campus during lunch to guess Fund how many pieces of candy are in the jar to raise money. Chun On -going American Red Cross: Collecting bottles and cans to be recycled at the end of Save the Bay the year. Cornejo On -going American Cancer Raised $63.00 from a bake sale during a basketball game. Society Collecting gently used children's books and making Valentine's day cards for the pediatric cancer department at Kaiser. Planning on making a flower garden in honor of people who have survived the disease or succumbed to it at Prince of Peace Church. Demertzis On -going Operation: Care and Creating care- packages for soldiers abroad. Will be Comfort having a solider as a guestspeaker Dill On -going Humane Society Selling student made stress reducer balloons (balloons with flour) during lunch. Also, collecting blankets, towels, animal food, and making toys for the animals. Dovala On -going Our Lady of Fatima Making Valentine's Day cards and little gifts for the clients. Awareness lessons on senior citizens. Germeraad On -going Ronald McDonald March 12th: Car Wash at RMS (9 -12:30 pm). Proceeds House will go to all the 7th grade BLUE team participating homeroom charities. Grenier Completed Jacob's Heart Raised $1500.00 from a silent auction Children's Cancer Assn Hansen On -going Save a Bunny Collecting baby blankets, towels, and liter boxes, and 32 oz water bottles. Haas and On -going St. Jude's Children's Made get -well and Valentine's Day cards with Ling Research lollipops for the patients. The students are making blankets for the patients as well. Henig On -going Save the Bay Collecting bottles and cans to be recycled at the end of the year. Hinkle On -going Dorobo Fund for Selling snacks in room 33 after school. Raised $250 so far. Tanzania vhinkle.com Amazon link: earnings $17.33 so far. Also planning a bake sale and auction of African crafts Hsieh On -going Children's Hospital & Collecting games, crayons, books, and making cards Research Center for the patients. Inlow Completed Caribbean Conservation Adopted two sea turtles and raised money for the Corporation organization Jow/Wyant On -going The Nature Chevy's fundraiser on Thursday — February 25 th Conservancy (Must present a flyer for take out or dine in) Flyer is located on the website. Raffle @ school from Monday the 22nd to Wednesday the March 3`d during lunch to adopt a coral reef. Kirwan On -Going Sacred Heart Collecting blankets, warm coats, sleeping bags, Community Center sweaters, scarves, and gloves. Community service field trip schedule (tentative) March 18th 11:30 -3:30) Marks On -Going Surfrider Foundation March 6, 2010: Cowell Beach Clean-up in Santa Cruz (11:00 -1:00) Navarro On -going One Dollar For Life: "Wii for Haiti" event where students pay $1 entrance Haiti Fund fee to play videogames in room 63 during lunch to raise money for the cause. Nesper On -Going UNICEF Fund raising night at Jakes Pizza in Saratoga this Wednesday the 24th. 10% of the money made will go to UNICEF. Owens On -going Developments in Literacy Collecting beginning reading books and raising money. Ross Completed Doctors Without Already raised $700.00 and still counting Borders Roux On -going In African Shoes Supporting a local charity www.inAfricanshoes.or by collecting used laptops for a learning center in South Africa Schaul On -going Forgotten Soldiers Making holiday cards and writing letters with the goal Outreach, Inc of 500 pieces of mail. Students have made 137 cards so far and they are still counting! Schelhorse On -going Hope for Haiti Now Having penny wars with the classrooms to raise money. Vandenberg On -going San Jose Animal Collecting animal food (scientific diet), blankets, Shelter towels, animal beds, and toys. High need for cat items. Wells On -going Invisible Children February 12t (Friday) Selling tee -shirts on campus during lunch and after school (10.00 /15.00 each) Yakulis On -going Friends of Saratoga School Wide Book Drive: Collecting books, DVD's, Libraries CD's, cookbooks, and children books. More information can be found at: www.fs]online.org What Kids Can Learn From Volunteering as teenagers change their world! If volunteering begins at an early age, it can become part of kids' lives — something they might just expect and want to do. It can teach them: • A sense of responsibility. By volunteering, kids and teens learn what it means to make and keep a commitment. They learn how to be on time for a job, do their best, and be proud of the results. But they also learn that, ultimately, we're all responsible for the well -being of our communities. • That one person can make a difference. A wonderful, empowering message for kids is that they're important enough to have an impact on someone or something else. • The benefit of sacrifice. By giving up a toy to a less fortunate child, a child learns that sometimes it's good to sacrifice. Cutting back on recreation time to help clean up a beach tells kids that there are important things besides ourselves and our immediate needs. • Tolerance. Working in community service can bring kids and teens in touch with people of different backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, ages, and education and income levels. They'll learn that even the most diverse individuals can be united by common values. • Job skills. Community service can help young people decide on their future careers. Are they interested in the medical field? Hospitals and clinics often have teenage volunteer programs. Do they love politics? Kids can work on the real campaigns of local political candidates. Learning to work as a team member, taking on leadership roles, setting project goals — these are all skills that can be gained by volunteering and will serve kids well in any future career. "You will find as you look back upon your life, that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others ". Source Unknown Ah Recession Means More Homelessness Fiscal Year 2008 -2009 Annual Report & Community 1 Benefits Benchmarks Center Spread Based on estimates of the depth likely to be reached by the current recession, 1.5 million additional Americans are likely to experience homelessness over the next two years, I Diaper Bank 5 ways to Closure improve Prompts neighbor] Community and "mak Response difference PAGE 2 PAGE 7 Community Action Newsletter over and above the number who usually become homeless. This means more trauma for children and adults, more dislocation from schools and communities, and more expenses for local shelter systems. It means more people disconnected from the mainstream of America. For most Americans who become homeless, r the reasons relate to short-term economics. Sudden and/or sustained unemployment leaves them unable to afford rent, and those who lack adequate support systems lose M� r their housing. This may belie the stereotype of a homeless person as one who struggles with severe disabilities, sleeps outdoors, t is completely disconnected from the job s�► market, and remains homeless for long periods of time. While there are certainly homeless people who fit this description, repeated studies of who becomes homeless indicates that the former scenario is more typical. By making jobs harder to come by and reducing household incomes dramatically, a severe recession increases the number of people with dire economic emergencies, including homelessness. This was powerfully illustrated in the early 1980s -- the long,deep recession of that period, the first and only time since the Great Depression of the 1930s when unemployment exceeded 10 percent, brought about open, widespread homelessness for the first time in the memory of most Americans, and marked the beginning of the modern epidemic of homelessness in the United States. NOW OPEN! ! Family Resource Center and Food Pantry in Los Gatos Pastor Bob Thomas of Calvary Church addresses the crowd On September 17th, civic and community leaders joined with board members and staff of West Valley Community Services to formally herald the opening of the House of Hope - Family Resource Center on Los Gatos Blvd. in Los Gatos. Working in partnership with Calvary Church of Los Gatos and other community -based organizations, this continued on page 2 continued on page 9 your ood ea ll Community Action Newsletter over and above the number who usually become homeless. This means more trauma for children and adults, more dislocation from schools and communities, and more expenses for local shelter systems. It means more people disconnected from the mainstream of America. For most Americans who become homeless, r the reasons relate to short-term economics. Sudden and/or sustained unemployment leaves them unable to afford rent, and those who lack adequate support systems lose M� r their housing. This may belie the stereotype of a homeless person as one who struggles with severe disabilities, sleeps outdoors, t is completely disconnected from the job s�► market, and remains homeless for long periods of time. While there are certainly homeless people who fit this description, repeated studies of who becomes homeless indicates that the former scenario is more typical. By making jobs harder to come by and reducing household incomes dramatically, a severe recession increases the number of people with dire economic emergencies, including homelessness. This was powerfully illustrated in the early 1980s -- the long,deep recession of that period, the first and only time since the Great Depression of the 1930s when unemployment exceeded 10 percent, brought about open, widespread homelessness for the first time in the memory of most Americans, and marked the beginning of the modern epidemic of homelessness in the United States. NOW OPEN! ! Family Resource Center and Food Pantry in Los Gatos Pastor Bob Thomas of Calvary Church addresses the crowd On September 17th, civic and community leaders joined with board members and staff of West Valley Community Services to formally herald the opening of the House of Hope - Family Resource Center on Los Gatos Blvd. in Los Gatos. Working in partnership with Calvary Church of Los Gatos and other community -based organizations, this continued on page 2 continued on page 9 continued from page 1 Besides its effect on earnings for families who fall into homelessness, recessions also make it harder for familial and social support systems to step up and help a family in danger of becoming homeless. A family member who still has a job may have seen earnings cut, and may have already allowed other family members into her home so that she can not take in another. Charitable agencies like WVCS may have difficulty securing donations. Federal, state and local governments see declining tax revenues, and since most are required to balance their budgets each year, relief programs may be cut. In order to avoid a rapid and massive increase in homeless families and individuals around the country, communities will need assistance to take to scale the best approaches to preventing and rapidly ameliorating homelessness. For most homeless people, especially homeless families with children, this involves short-term, one -time help with financial assistance and case management from safety net providers like WVCS. Major factors that could lead to fewer people becoming homeless over the two year period include changes in the supply and affordability of rental housing, changes to safety net programs (unemployment insurance, TANF), improvement in the unemployment picture, and direct efforts to prevent homelessness, including homelessness prevention funding and funding for affordable housing production and assistance with rent. - Arw— - Diaper Drive 2009: Prompts- Generous / ' ctionm Members of Midori Kai community group rally together to support families affected by the May 2009 closure of the Bay Area Diaper Bank. The Bay Area Diaper Bank had been providing diapers to local children since its inception in early 2008. In their first year, nearly 300,000 diapers were distributed to local families in need. The diaper bank was able to support families with this need because diapers are not considered a "basic need" and therefore not covered by food stamps. Costing an average of $100 per child each month, diapers are an expense that many of our families simply cannot afford. As a result, some children are left in the same diaper all day, or parents limit the amount of fluids they provide for their children. Unfortunately, the diaper bank closed its doors in May 2009 due to a lack of funding. In response to the growing need for diapers, West Valley Community Services coordinated a diaper drive in hopes of collecting a sufficient amount of diapers to help our families. Thanks to the generosity of many donors, over 8,400 diapers, 1500 wipes, and $500 were collected. Members of Midori Kai, a non - profit community organization comprised of Japanese American professional women leaders, was responsible for collecting over 7,000 diapers! One member who owns a store in Japantown turned her store into a drop off location. Another member became the collector, picking up diapers from donors and dropping them off at WVCS. Our families are now able to receive the right size diapers for their children. "Thank you. This helps a lot!" — a mother shared with staff after she received diapers. Corporate Philanthropy: Cadence Design Systems Mobile Food Pantry - Help For Our Remote Neighbors With food pantries in Cupertino and now in Los Gatos, WVCS is committed to battling hunger across the West Valley region. But, without a refrigerated van to transport perishables, the pantries go without the availability of nutritious groceries crucial to healthy families. Cadence Design Systems and its employees have generously donated a new 2009 Dodge Sprinter van - the region's first fully - insulated, refrigerated mobile food pantry. From March -May 2009, Cadence employees organized 13 fundraising events including a poker tourney, comedy night and a family festival where several Cadence execs volunteered for the dunk -tank. Cadence also had 48 past corporate sponsors chip -in, helping to raise nearly 3 -times their initial goal of $50K. Many families with young children find it difficult, if not impossible, to come to the food pantry. Without the luxury of a car, or other reliable means of transportation, acquiring a week's wort] of nutritious food become a time- consuming, exhausting, and prohibitively expensive ordeal. With the mobile foo pantry, WVCS can now tak the food directly to them, as well as safely transport perishables. All thanks to Cadence employees! West Valley Community Services (WVCS) is a private non - profit, community -based agency that has been providing direct assistance and referral services to the west valley communities of Santa Clara County for over 36 years. The generosity and strong support of the community -at -large enables WVCS to continue providing basic needs, family support and housing services including: information and referrals, food pantry, clothing, rotating shelter, transitional housing, affordable housing, emergency financial assistance, family resource and support programs, and case management services to the west valley communities of: Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, West San Jose and the unincorporated mountain regions. "The nUsston west vattei. commu�t��!� services / to emcouraaee the sharing of commune rresour�ces; to provide basic human needs in a cari and ' nt ' vironment; and to provide op ortunittesfor voto t rs to partGulpate, Gn West vane j Common � serwccs' actGvittes. " www_wvvnmmnnitvcPrviPPC_nra Fiscal Year 2008 -2009 Annual Report REVENUES Donations $85,741 United Way Allocations $72,050 Grants and Contracts $931,047 Foundations Special Events Rent /Program Fees Investment Income In -Kind Donations TOTAL REVENUES: $180,914 $46,355 $308,961 ($238,393) $589,512 $1,976,187 EXPENSES Family Assistance $907,048 Vista Village Apartments $444,285 Family Resources $471,984 Transitional Housing $146,477 Rotating Shelter $143,323 Affordable Housing $66,655 Management & General $64,335 Fund Development $74,201 TOTAL EXPENSES: $21318,308 NET ASSETS Increase/Decrease ($342,120) At Start of Fiscal Year $2511002 At End of Fiscal Year $1,7681682 Endowment Fund Balance $985,652 -1, ■ Donations • United Way Allocations • Grants & Contracts • Foundations • Special Events (net) • Rent /Program Fees Investment Income In -Kind Donations ■ Family Assistance ■ Vista Village Apartments ■ Affordable Housing ■ Family Resources ■ Transitional Housing ■ Rotating Shelter Management & General Fund Development Clients Served by Family Type Clients Served by Ethnicity Clients Served by City ■ Couple ■ Couple with Children ■ Single Women ■ Single Men ■ Single Women with Children ■ Single Men with Children 0 $ 85,33: LN • I:4 @1: • Cupertino • San Jose Saratoga ■ Los Gatos Other • 150 children received back -to- school backpacks, clothes & supplies • 100 homeless men provided daily meals and nightly shelter • 5,400 nightly shelter beds provided • 16,200 meals served to the homeless • 120 monthly bus passes provided • 72% of clients gained employment and /or housing & 148 homes placed in BMR rentals 1101-e laced in BMR Sales X89 -51-1 value ot° iii -kind donations • 16,089 volunteer hours ■ White • 567 families received financial aid ■ Latino • 230 families received holiday food ■ Asian baskets ■ Black 130 families participated in the ■ Native American Holiday Adopt -A- Family Other 386 families received family resource & support services • Cupertino • San Jose Saratoga ■ Los Gatos Other • 150 children received back -to- school backpacks, clothes & supplies • 100 homeless men provided daily meals and nightly shelter • 5,400 nightly shelter beds provided • 16,200 meals served to the homeless • 120 monthly bus passes provided • 72% of clients gained employment and /or housing & 148 homes placed in BMR rentals 1101-e laced in BMR Sales X89 -51-1 value ot° iii -kind donations Richard Abdalah Gerald and Mildred Fitzgerald Bob and Patricia Adams Lorraine Freitas Thomas and Clara Adams James Friedrich and Jessica Grumm- Friedrich Susan Ady Stephanie Fulmer - Smentek Alok and Sangeeta Aggarwal Mildred Gagliasso Mary Alexander Sylvia Gallegos Joyce Andrews Jean Gallup Steve and Suzi Andrews Gina Gaviglio Mary Ann Anthony Jim and Beth Gibson Scot and Donna Austin Marshall and Catherine Goldman Thomas Baenziger Michael Gottwald John and Eileen Ballard Alan and Donna Graham Vanessa Bare Richard Greif C. and S. Barker Rudy and Edna Griffin George Bateh Ashok and Meenakshi Gupta Brian and Mary Bechtel Walter Gyger John and Peggy Beck Norman and Carol Hackford Douglas and Leslie Beck Robert and Joan Hales Julie Beckmann Perscell and Geraldine Hall Gino and Diane Benedetti Tom and Eleane Hall Karen Bernard - Guerin Glenn and Nancy Hamamoto Harry and Paula Bettencourt Mark Hamamoto James Birdsong Suzanne Harrison Kenneth and Cecelia Blackman Ron and Pat Hassett Wesley and Shirley Blair Ronald and Leslie Hay James and Louise Blevins Yvonne Hebert and Mary Byler Nick and Susan Bogdanovich Donna Henriques Vangie Bojorquez Herman and Doris Hijmans Harlan and Eille Bortner Steve and Barbara Hill John Bortner Joyce Hlava Matt Bortner Edward Hoffman George and Polly Bove Marshall and Roberta Hollimon Fred and Judy Bowen Lucie Honosutomo and Jonathan Mantz Jeanne Bradford 'and Jay and Melody Hopkins Paul Melonie Brophy Todd and Kelsey Horvatich David and Prudy Brown Morris and Louise Hosoda Dorothymae Brown Guo Hua and Qua Zhang Don and Nancy Burnett Jack and Linda Hubby Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cada Gail Hugger Ron and Marcia Cali Helen Hughes John and Melanie Cantu Tom and Tuyen Nguyen Ann Carlson Beverly Hyland Malkah Carothers Ayse -Ail Icel Helen Carson Leroy and Faith Ichida Karishma Chandani Wally and Linda Iimura Ralph and Janet Cheek Mark Isfeld and Ruth Schlotzhauer Nolan Chen Dr. Phyllis Ishida, DDS Pearl Cheng David Iwahasi Terri Cheng Jim and Pat Jackson Ta -Wei Chien and Hung Wei Fred and Beverly Jacobson Blair Chikasuye Irwin and Laura Jacobson Lynn Ching Howard and Gail Jensen Seema and M. A. Cicerone Jodi Jensen Joe and Ann Cleaver Bobby and Donna Johnson Bob and Chris Cloke Gerald Johnson Starr Coatney Isaac Johnson J.A. and V.K. Cole Nancy Johnson Richard and Carolyn Connelly Scott Johnson Cliff and Sandra Coolidge Gary and Barbara Jones Tamer Coskun Peter and Barbara Jones Dani Cromwell Gordon and Linda Joo Dan and Cathy Cunningham Barbara Juhl G. Lee Cunningham Maarten Kalisvaart Glen and Ginny Cureton Billy and Brenda Kashuba Gerald Daniel Ari and Debbie Katz James and Helene Davis Peter Kaufman Phillip De Castro Francis and Margaret Keeler Heather Dean Zorka Keenan James Dinger Shirley Keller Brian and Jennifer Dirking Bruce and Nancy Kelly Don and Kathy Disney Steward and Jennie Kennedy J. Frederick and Mary Donahoe Bill and Shari Kerr Mark and Brenna Donnelly Larry Kiauk Donald and Diane Drucker Kim Kinoshita and Shirley Lin Jacques Durand and Michele Bauer Grace Kirtley Mary Dutro Darcie Kiyan Tom and Joan Dyer County Supervisor Liz Kniss Mark and Bethany Ebben Ujjal and Sarita Kohli William Eklow Christine Kolberg Robert and Ruby Elbogen Paul and May Koski N cy Emro Sudhakar Kuchibhotla E and May Eng Thomas Kugler and Margaret Potter Robert Catherine Etheredge Teresa Koo G. Glen ricin Evans Erik Kurniawan Le and Yuila Rumalean -Le Maureen F Barbara Lacerenza Sandra Far ,- Fred and Ermelinda Lagergren Steve and Lyn Faust Kim Lam Barry and Norma Feele .. Reverend Nancy Landauer Linda Fenton Georgene Laub Kim Ferm d Dianne Laumann Andrew Fernandez and Joyce Koh - Fernandez' Darr Kent and Barbara Fielden Mark - Gay Fischer Susan Lewis Karolus and Martha Fisk Mark Linder and Mary Dean Jim and Carol Lint Terry Sara Jan and Janyce Lipson Mark and Manreeo- arjcant Ellen Lobel ,. uglas and Phyllis Sawamura Dick and Kay Lohmiller hadlc Barry and Susan Loughridge ler Allan Lowe Antho race Schmidt Charlotte Ludemann Dick Se hum Carmen Lynaugh Dick Schuster Maria Ma Flo Scollan Michelle Ma Tracy and Jane Scott Nubar and Carol Manoukhm Galls Seeds and David Foa EBnora Mantovani and James McClure William Seefeldt, Ph.D. Tina Mao Shirley Sells Charles and Miriam Marr Harlan and Ruth Sethe Larry and Judith Martin Bbargav and Harini Sedur John and Edith Matsumoto Patrick and Pauahi Sheehy Robert Matsumoto and Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto Robin Shepherd William Me Carty State Senator Joe Simitian Robert and Cindy McArthur Raymond Skitt Joe and Sue McCarthy Roger and Janet Smith John and Lynn McCrory Laury and Mary Smith Mac and Mabel McFarland Marty and Charleyne Sorensen Andreas and Carla McMurray Steve Spitts David and Ruth Mendes James Luther and Cynthia St. John James Mikus Kathy Stakey Msgr. Joseph Milani Mike and Marcia Stasi Marty and Claudette Miller Don and Cornelia Staub Esther Milo David and Bonnie Stearns R.H. Kretschmann and Susan Mirch- Kretschmann Steinberg for Senate 2010 Ramesh and Bharati Mistry Wendell and Pamela Stephens Jerry Moison John Stewart and Joyce Colbath- Stewart Meredith Moran Mary Stiles Charles and Honor Morehouse Alan Stocklmeir Bob Morrison Darryl and Dorothy Stow Elizabeth Mulford Denise Stow William and Terri Mullen Douglas Stow Tricia Murphy Joan Svoboda Kevin and Sally Murtaugh Nick and Marcia Szabo Michael Nakanishi David Webber and K. E. Szabo-Webber K. S. and Usha Narayanan Tak and Lilly Takei Bob and Betty Naylor Amy Tam Jeffrey Neish Desmond Tan Charles Nelson David and Kris Tanaka Benjamin and Miriam Nelson Jeffrey Tani Charles Newman Hiroshi and Ann Taniguchi Mahesh Nihalani ,Me and Judv Temb -ock Jeremy Nishihara EllaineTeodoro Barbara Nunes Jeffrey and Catherine Thermond Linda Nuntz Chuck and Kay Ellen Thompson C. and R. Oveland Steven and Jeannie Ting Jolene Page Homer and Joanne Tong Helen Pal Lane and Nancy Tronson Erick Palma Vicky Tsai Richard and Gretchen Parenteau George and Stephanie Tyson Steven Patt and Deborah Jamison Rose Tyson Devota Paulson David Ujita Julie Pearson Savita Vaidhyanathan Donald and Patricia Pecko Karen Vanderpan Valerie Perez - Antillon and Willie Antillon Prasad Vepa Jeff Perry Christina Wagner Steve Perry Joseph and Maryilyn Wagner Maureen Petersen Jim and Linda Walker Carol Phillips Ruth Wall Richard Pike and Linda Grossman Mary-Ann Wallace and Joseph Ribera Steven Platt Gene and Kris Wang Judith Pogue Barbara Wanta Stan and Linda Poneetta Richard and Thelma Wanter Edward and Lynn Puccinelli Tom and Katy Waugh Norman and Andrea Puck Jeffrey and Carol Weiss Jan Pujol Paul and Barbara Weiss David Puziol and Josephine Lacey Bess Whitaker Nancy Pyle Ina Whitaker Nancy Quevedo David Whittum Linda Quinterno Phyllis Wiener Paula Quinterno John and Lenore Williams Phil and Joanne Quon William and Judith Wilson Alice Ramsauer John and April Winchester Stephen and Ann Ravel Susan Winslow Valentino and Dorothy Reconose Bill and Rita Witmer Ken and Marion Redler Robert Witmer and Patricia Olivero Sigmund Rich David and Susan Wong Hugh and Janet Riddell Gilbert Wong Brian and Kara Rigney Kan Wong and Evelyn Hari Inge Roberts Louise Wong and Gary McCue Alex Rodriguez Ethel Worn Byron and Pat Rovegno Christopher and Kim Worrall Jerra Rowland George and Kuniko Yamanaka John and Suzanne Roy David Yang Racal and Nancy Rubin John Yen and Lena Cheng Allen and Cynthia Ruby Gregory and Carrie York Marian Rudd Patrick and Carolyn Young Larry Sacks Marilyn Zavattero - Howard William and Nancy Sanderson Natan and Margalit Ziv 6 Thank you so very much to all of our generous donors, funders and MMR We apologize if we have mistakenly overlooked an appropriate recognition of your City of Cupertino City of San Jose City of Saratoga City of Sunnyvale Town of Los Gatos Government County of Santa Clara / SSA CA Dept. of Housing & Community Development /EHAP Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development Corporate Partners Agilent Technologies Applied Materials Armstrong Retirement Planning BIGGS Cardosa Associates CA Apartment Association Cadence Design Systems Cisco Systems Elrepco, Inc. Fabri -Corp Financial Planner's Association Hanson Permanente Cement Hewlett - Packard Company Hogan & Associates JC Penney Kawakita Graphics Kepler Corporation Lehigh Southwest Cement Company LMT Properties Morgan Stanley National Semiconductor New World Learning Center Pacific Gas & Electric Reesults Consulting Star One Credit Union Stevens Creek Quarry The Franciscan Apartments Foundations FIRST 5 of Santa Clara County Salvation Army Healthy Families EE /CAA Silicon Valley Community Foundation Housing Trust of Santa Clara County Sobrato Family Foundation Poncetta Living Trust United Way of Silicon Valley Robert and Florence Slinger Foundation William H. Cilker Family Foundation 4 Ever Fit Ascension Church Assistance League of Santa Clara County Azuma Japanese Restaurant Beard Papa's Cream Puffs Bethel Lutheran Church & School BJ's Brewery & Restaurant Blue Hills Elementary Blue Pheasant Restaurant Calvary Church of Los Gatos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church of the Ascension . Congregation Beth David Congregation Community Church Crawford, Pimentel & Co., Inc. Cupertino Bakery Cupertino DeAnza Lions Charities Cupertino Farmers' Market Cupertino Grange Cupertino Host Lions Club Cupertino De Anza Kiwanis Club Cupertino Odd Fellows Lodge 70 Cupertino West Valley Welcome Club De Oro Club DeAnza Kiwanis of Cupertino- Saratoga DeAnza Optimist Club Dilworth Brownies Troop D'Oros Club Dry Clean Pro Elephant Bar & Restaurant First Church of Christ Scientist First United Methodist Church Girl Scout Troop 60475 Girl Scout Troop 60475 Girl Scout Troop 60544 Girl Scout Troop 60720 Girl Scout Troop 60832 Girl Scout Troop 60878 Girl Scout Troop 60921 Girl Scout Troop 60965 Girl Scout Troop 60988 Girl Scout Troop 61206 Girl Scout Troop 61206 Girl Scout Troop 61403 Girl Scout Troop 61404 Girl Scout Troop 61405 Girl Scout Troop 61439 Girl Scout Troop 61440 Girl Scout Troop 61441 Girl Scout Troop 61615 Girl Scout Troop 64137 Good Samaritan United Methodist Church Hidden Villa Hindu Community & Cultural Center Hobee's Restaurant Inner Wheel Club of Cupertino Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley Karate Club - Okaigan Dojo Korean Baptist Church of World Mission La Patisserie Los Altos Garbage Company Los Gatos Afternoon Rotary Foothills Congregational Church Los Gatos Morning Rotary Girl Scout Troop 1440 Los Gatos Presbyterian Church Girl Scout Troop 60024 Los Gatos United Methodist Church 'rl Scout Troop 60100 Lucas Trust Ventures Gi . out Troop 60253 Marina Foods Girl Sc oop 60267 McHart's Pizza Girl Scout Tr 82 New Life Church Girl Scout Troop 60400 Northwest YMCA Outback Restaurant Presbyterian Church o Prince of Peace Lutheran Ch PW Market Quota International of Cupertino Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley Roasted Coffee Bean Rotary Club of Campbell & San Jose West Rotary Club of Cupertino Sacred Heart Catholic Church Safeway Saratoga Federated Church Saratoga Rotary Club Second Harvest Food Bank Silicon Valley Kiwanis St. Cyprian Catholic Church St. Vincent de Paul Society St. John Lutheran Church St. Joseph of Cupertino Catholic Church St. Jude Episcopal Church St. Luke Lutheran Church St. Thomas Episcopal Church Stanford Law School Starbucks Cupertino Strike Cupertino Sunny View Lutheran Sunnyvale Cupertino Adult Education Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotary Sutton Swimming Target Cupertino Team EDGE Teen Commission The Mynt Restaurant Trader Joe's San Jose Bollinger Trinity United Methodist Church Union Church of Cupertino Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sunnyvale United Way California West Valley Library West Valley Presbyterian Church Whole Foods Cupertino "FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER" — continued from page 1 former blight to the community has since been transformed into a food pantry and family resource center — a new source of hope for those in need in the Town of Los Gatos and its surrounding communities. With one all volunteer- operated food pantry in Cupertino, this second pantry location in Los Gatos helps WVCS further its mission to battle hunger in Silicon Valley. In addition to the food pantry and nutrition education classes, case management services and family support resources are also provided. For children and families whose futures are being jeopardized by their poverty, the House of Hope — Family Resource Center provides immediate improved access to wholesome foods, especially nutritious, but perishable foods like fresh produce, meat and dairy products. Nutritious groceries, fresh produce in particular, play an important role in keeping families healthy. All too frequently however, families with young children in Los Gatos and the surrounding unincorporated mountain regions find it difficult, if not impossible, to come to the Cupertino pantry. 20 %, due in part to the rising cost of food. Food price increases combined with rising fuel, utility and rental costs push many families to the breaking point. In addition to the food pantry itself, the House of Hope — Family Resource Center also includes an all volunteer maintained sustainable organic garden, with harvested vegetables and fruits going directly to the food pantry. Community members can also rent organic garden plots, with 20% of their harvest going back to the food pantry. Another key program is the Raising A Healthy Eater community health initiative, which is designed to combat the health risks most often associated with poverty - namely obesity. Clients in the program are provided nutrition information tailored to their needs as well as practical, hands -on demonstrations of healthy cooking and healthy eating, with resources provided by the pantry. Clients also learn how to make the most of the food pantry resources, learn healthy shopping and cooking techniques, and also build support networks with one another by participating in healthy eating support groups and by sharing recipes. The House of Hope - Family Resource Center is now open with limited service hours - contact WVCS directly to make an appointment or to speak with a case manager. .At Executive Director, Naomi Nakano - Matsumoto and civic & community leaders at the grand opening Food insecurity is a serious problem in Santa Clara County. According to the 2008 Hunger Index Project, a Santa Clara University sponsored research study, over 150,000 people in Santa Clara County are living with this insecurity. During the past year, the need for food in Santa Clara County increased by over To find out more ways on how you can help improve your community please contact David Ujita at 408.255.8033 x305 or visit our website at www.wvcommunityservices.com monetary or in -kind, your donations truly make a difference in your neighborhood. VOLUNTEER Assist in the food pantry, pick -up food, or help us with special events, just get hands -on andKi I your neighbors. ADVOCATE iy informed, become active and share your voice on national, state and local initiatives that can improve your neighborhood. EDUCATE Talk to your family, neighbors, friends and co- workers about poverty, food insecurity, homeless- ness and what we can all do to help make a difference. GET INVOLVED Volunteer, donate, advocate - when you reach out a hand to one neighbor, you influence the condition of all your neighbors. inside next issue: Support for Children Special Programs Organic Gardens Flourish Raising A Healthy Eater WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. 10104 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014 Holiday Food Drives: 'SET INVOLVED! During the holiday season, look for West Valley Community Services food donation barrels at your local grocery store. Non - perishable foods are needed, such as: meals -in -a -can (soup,stew,chili), tuna/canned meats, peanut butter, canned foods with pop -top lids, low sugar cereals, 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes, canned fruit packaged in juice, and canned vegetables. Food and monetary donations are also accepted at the WVCS office, 10104 Vista Dr. in Cupertino. For more info call us at: 408.255.8033 Ext.305. NON - PROFIT ORG. 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