10-8-12Golden Valley Human Services Fund (GVHSF) Meeting
Minutes
October 8, 2012
Present: Hilmer Erickson, Kathryn Frommer, Elissa Heilicher, Alan Ingber, Diane Nimmer, Connie
Sandler, and Peggy Watkins. Also present: Jeanne Fackler, Staff Liaison.
Not Attending: Katie Hart, Brenda Hayle, Toots Vodovoz
Call to Order: Sandler called the meeting to order at 6:50 p.m.
Agenda Changes or Additions:: No changes or additions to the agenda.
September 10 minutes: Erickson moved and Heilicher seconded the motion to approve the
minutes from September 10. The motion passed unanimously.
New Event:
Sandler has been playing "phone tag" with the TC Gay Men's Chorus Director. Breck has given
Sandler a list of available dates for the concert. Looking for a Spring date.
Applications for Funding:
Sandler gave a short history of the funding process and went over the guidelines for funding as
printed on the application for funding.
2013 Agencies Request Previous grant/year
Canvas Health/Crisis Connection $2,500 $2,000/2012
Crisis Nursery $10,000 $5,000/2012
Dinner At Your Door $7,000 $7,000/2012
Home Free $2,500 $2,500/2012
PRISM $10,000 $10,000/2012
Senior Services HOME $6,000 $5,000/2012
Senior Services Outreach $4,500 $3,500/2012
TreeHouse $5,000 $5,000/2012
YMCA -New Hope Branch $25,000 $5,000/2010
TOTAL $72,500 TOTAL ALLOCATED IN 2012 $45,000
Members discussed the requests specifically the number of Golden Valley residents served by
each agency.
Canvas Health/Crisis Connection: January -June 2012, 216 calls from zip code 55426. Offer 24-
hour crisis line. GVHSF funds will be used to continue phone support.
Crisis Nursery: Thirty-three children from 24 families received services. Offer a 24-hour crisis line
which does not track place of residence. Funds from GVHSF provide support and care to families
in crisis.
Dinner At Your Door: Thirty residents received hot meals 5 days/week. GVHSF funds are used to
supplement clients unable to afford delivery and subsidize meals costs. GVHSF funds are more
than 20% of donations received.
Home Free: Forty-five new domestic violence incidents, advocacy to 56 residents, 28 new
arrests. GVHSF funds are used to support the Domestic Assault Intervention Project.
PRISM: 1,400 visits to Food Shelf, 1,702 visits to Clothes Closet, Homeless Prevention to 28
families, 16,060 rides on PRISM Express, School supplies to 88 children and Holiday Gifts for 205
children. GVHSF funds used to provide emergency and support services.
Senior Community Services HOME: In 2011 HOME provided 2,023 hours of service completing
532 jobs to 81 individuals in Golden Valley. GVHSF funds were used to fund the sliding fee scale
to assist low-income seniors.
Senior Community Services Outreach: In 2011 Outreach served 106 residents, plus 44 people
received Health Insurance Counseling at Brookview. Outreach averaged 4 to 5 visits per
resident. GVHSF funds were used for direct service.
TreeHouse: Staff made 450+ contacts and provided services to 24 teens from Golden Valley.
Total number of teens assisted through GVHSF funds was 424. GVHSF funds were used to offset
the cost of transporting teens to the TreeHouse facility in New Hope and St. Louis Park.
YMCA: Applying for funds to support after school programming at Common Bond and the
Golden Valley Library. In 2011, 11 programs served 100 Golden Valley youth and their families.
Fackler will contact PRISM and ask for a representative to attend the November meeting. A
recommendation to the Council for allocations will be finalized at that meeting.
Other Business:
Farmers Market: The Farmer's Market was reviewed. The Commission feels the Farmer's Market
is a great place to have information on the GVHSF it is not necessary to man a booth.
Community Foundation: Sandler reported the CF board is meeting with city staff next week.
They are in the process of writing a solicitation letter. Sandler reported that approximately
$2,500 was raised through the solicitation letter for the GVHSF.
Sandler announced the next meeting is November 12 at 6:30 p.m. PRISM will be first on the
agenda.
Adjournment: Nimmer moved to adjourn the meeting, Erickson seconded the motion. The
meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Fackler, GVHSF Staff Liaison