Community Counseling Solutions

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

THE SPONSOR FOR THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL OREGON FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (EO-CO FGP) IS COMMUNITY COUNSELING SOLUTIONS (CCS), A 501(C)(3) CORPORATION PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES. CCS HAS 150 EMPLOYEES AND ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE DYNAMIC, PROGRESSIVE, AND DIVERSE SUPPORTS TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. CCS IS REQUESTING $319,354.35 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE EO-CO FGP PROGRAM AND PROPOSES TO SUPPLEMENT THESE FEDERAL FUNDS WITH AN ADDITIONAL $35,510 IN NON-FEDERAL CASH AND IN-KIND SUPPORT. JOHN BRENNE, LONG-TIME FGP AND SCP PROJECT DIRECTOR FROM 1975 TO 2018, PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY ON JANUARY 22, 2018. HE HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED BY TERESA E. O?HALLORAN, WHO BRINGS NEW PERSPECTIVE AND ORGANIZATION TO THE PROGRAM. ROBERT BURDETT REMAINS THE PROJECT ASSISTANT AND A VITAL PART OF THE PROGRAM PROVIDING ORIENTATION TO THE NEW PROJECT DIRECTOR. IN THE UPCOMING PROGRAM YEAR, WE PROPOSE A REDUCTION IN VSYS DUE TO THESE UNEXPECTED CHANGES. BY REDUCING OUR VSYS TO 53 IT WILL ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO REORGANIZE AND SOLIDIFY THE PROGRAM UNDER NEW PROJECT LEADERSHIP. WE ANTICIPATE THE EO-CO FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 55,332 HOURS DURING THE 2019-20 PROGRAM YEAR. CCS CURRENTLY HAS OVER 30 EO-CO FGP VOLUNTEER STATIONS IN BAKER, MALHEUR, MORROW, UNION, HARNEY, UMATILLA, CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, AND WASCO COUNTIES. VOLUNTEER STATION TYPES INCLUDE BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS HEAD START AND A VARIETY OF AFTERSCHOOL OR SUMMER PROGRAMS. THE EO-CO FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE SERVICE TO 560 STUDENTS WITH AN ESTIMATED 55 VOLUNTEERS (53 VSYS). THE EO-CO FGP PROGRAM OF CCS IS WELL ESTABLISHED IN THE AREA IT SERVES. WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO ESTABLISH MORE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SCHOOLS IN OUR SERVICE AREA WHILE AT THE SAME TIME STRENGTHENING EXISTING ONES. WE EXPECT TO RECRUIT MORE FGP VOLUNTEERS IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL OREGON AREAS IN ORDER TO STABILIZE AND ACHIEVE OUR VSY GOAL. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS. THE SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TUTORING / SUMMER LEARNING. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ODE) TESTING RECORDS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2017-18 SHOW THERE ARE 580,684 REGISTERED STUDENTS IN THE STATE. OF THESE STUDENTS, 261,637 ARE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 53% OF ALL STUDENTS IN GRADE 3 DO NOT MEET OR EXCEED GRADE LEVEL FOR ENGLISH, AND 54% OF ALL STUDENTS IN GRADE 3 FALL SHORT OF THE LEVEL FOR MATHEMATICS. 48.6 % OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 DO NOT MEET STATE GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS. FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8, THE NUMBER IS 44.8% WHO DO NOT MEET THE STANDARD FOR LITERACY. THE NUMBERS FOR MATHEMATICS ARE ALSO WORRISOME - 56.4% OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 DO NOT MEET STATE GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS FOR MATHEMATICS. FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8, 59% FAIL TO MEET STANDARD IN MATHEMATICS. (SOURCE: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE) SEVERAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO POOR READING LEVELS, INCLUDING LACK OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, LACK OF ONE-TO-ONE ASSISTANCE, CLASS SIZE, AND POVERTY. 53% OF ALL OREGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. 2015 FIGURES FROM THE ODE SHOW FREE/REDUCED ELIGIBILITY PERCENTAGES OF 50.3% FOR SCHOOLS IN DESCHUTES COUNTY (12,652 STUDENTS); 54.1% FOR CROOK COUNTY (1,751 STUDENTS); 60.7% FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY (2,241); AND 64.8% FOR WASCO COUNTY SCHOOLS (2,333 STUDENTS). EASTERN OREGON STUDENTS HAVE EQUALLY HIGH NUMBERS. VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACTIVITIES ARE ALL SCHOOL-BASED, AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: 1. ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY A TEACHING PROFESSIONAL AS NEEDING EXTRA HELP TO BE A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT. THE EO-CO FGP VOLUNTEER NURTURES THE STUDENT, ACTS AS A ROLE MODEL, AND PROVIDES SPECIFIC HELP WITH READING, MATH AND BY DEFAULT BECOME THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. 45 OF OUR 55 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN ELEMEN

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ACTION ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT FROM $3.00 TO $3.15 PER HOUR AND ALSO INCLUDES A PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASE OF $8,321. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $355,791.00

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.34%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS? ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

THE SPONSOR FOR THE EASTERN OREGON SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (EO SCP) IS COMMUNITY COUNSELING SOLUTIONS (CCS), A 501(C)(3) CORPORATION PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES. CCS HAS 150 EMPLOYEES AND ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE DYNAMIC, PROGRESSIVE, AND DIVERSE SUPPORTS TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. CCS IS REQUESTING $142,896.60 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE EO SCP PROGRAM AND PROPOSES TO SUPPLEMENT THESE FEDERAL FUNDS WITH AN ADDITIONAL $15,844 IN NON-FEDERAL CASH AND IN-KIND SUPPORT. THE EO SCP PROGRAM OF CCS IS CURRENTLY BUDGETED FOR 30 SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS (33 VSYS), BUT FACING ABRUPT AND UNEXPECTED CHANGES HAS SEEN A DECLINE IN VOLUNTEERS. JOHN BRENNE, LONG-TIME FGP AND SCP PROJECT DIRECTOR FROM 1975 TO 2018, PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY ON JANUARY 22, 2018. HE HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED BY TERESA E. O?HALLORAN, WHO BRINGS NEW PERSPECTIVE AND ORGANIZATION TO THE PROGRAM. ROBERT BURDETT REMAINS THE PROJECT ASSISTANT AND A VITAL PART OF THE PROGRAM PROVIDING ORIENTATION TO THE NEW PROJECT DIRECTOR. IN THE UPCOMING PROGRAM YEAR, WE PROPOSE A REDUCTION IN VSYS DUE TO THESE UNEXPECTED CHANGES. BY REDUCING OUR VSYS TO 24 IT WILL ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO REORGANIZE AND SOLIDIFY THE PROGRAM 25,056 HOURS DURING THE 2019-20 PROGRAM YEAR. CCS CURRENTLY HAS 24 EO SCP VOLUNTEER STATIONS IN MORROW, MALHEUR, UMATILLA, AND BAKER COUNTIES. VOLUNTEER STATION TYPES INCLUDE MULTI-PURPOSE CENTERS (INCLUDING SENIOR CENTERS), CONVALESCENT CENTERS/HOSPICES, AND PUBLIC/CONGREGATE HOUSING, AND HOSPITAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE SCP PROGRAM OF CCS WILL PROVIDE SERVICE TO 240 CLIENTS WITH AN ESTIMATED 25 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS (24 VSYS). THE EO SCP PROGRAM OF CCS IS BECOMING WELL ESTABLISHED IN THE AREA IT SERVES. WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO ESTABLISH MORE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOSPITALS IN OUR SERVICE AREA WHILE AT THE SAME TIME STRENGTHEN EXISTING ONES. WE EXPECT TO RECRUIT MORE SCP VOLUNTEERS IN THE EASTERN OREGON AREAS IN ORDER TO STABILIZE AND ACHIEVE OUR VSY GOAL. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF AGING IN PLACE. THE SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMPANIONSHIP / TRANSPORTATION / RESPITE SERVICES. COMMUNITY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED: OUR GOAL IS TO ADDRESS THE LONELINESS AND ISOLATION OF HUNDREDS OF FRAIL AND ISOLATED SENIORS WHO COULD USE COMPANIONSHIP AND/OR TRANSPORTATION TO GROCERY SHOP. HUNDREDS OF SENIORS IN EASTERN OREGON HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED (BY SENIOR-SERVING AGENCIES) WHO NEED HELP WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE AND ACHIEVING INDEPENDENT SKILLS SO THEY CAN DO MORE FOR THEMSELVES, AS DOCUMENTED BY OREGON STATE AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES (2013). THE NEED FOR FAMILY RESPITE SERVICES IS ALSO ON THE RISE. MANY FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVERS OR INSTITUTIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND/OR PREFER TO CARE FOR THEIR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ACTION ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT FROM $3.00 TO $3.15 PER HOUR AND ALSO INCLUDES A PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASE OF $3,768. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $161,627.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 14.31%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS? ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

RURAL HEALTH CLINIC VACCINE CONFIDENCE PROGRAM