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Home My WebLink AboutOB 1 HOMEBOUND MEALS 01-03-83LGENgA OATE: December 14, 1982 OLD BUSINESS No. 1 1-3-83 Inte -Com FROM: SUBJECT: Bill Huston, City Manager Royleen A. White, Director of Community Services ~,.~),, REVENUE SHARING REQUESTS FOR HOMEBOUND MEALS FOR THE ELDERLY RECOMMENDATION To grant Feedback Foundation, Inc., an amount not to exceed $4,000., to serve meals to homebound TuStin senior citizens. This grant would be based on the level of services which Feedback Foundation is providing. The $4,000. would be appropriated monthly or quarterly, contingent upon Feedback Foundation serving an average of 20 homebound Tustin residents per month. BACKGROUND Staff has reviewed requests from Project T.L.C., sponsored by Feedback Foundation, Inc., and the Bartlett Center, regarding revenue-sharing money for homebound meals for the elderly. While both the Bartlett Center and Feedback Foundation have Santa Ana addresses, Feedback Foundation operates a T.L.C. site in Tustin (at The Church on Red Hill). Staff has determined that Feedback Foundation/Project T.L.C. serves more homebound Tustin elderly than the Bartlett Center. In a letter of November 5, 1982, Donna Core of the Bartlett Center states that their Meals on Wheels program averages 12 Tustin residents per day. Staff has been able to determine that at present the Bartlett Center is serving 7 Tustin residents per day. Feedback Foundation home-delivered meals serves 13 Tustin residents per day. Feedback Foundation/ T.L.C. has absorbed a 4% cut in federal funding effective July 1, 1982, and is anticipating additional federal reductions in 1983. At present, T.L.C. is serving more clients than called for in their contract, and this problem will increase with the anticipated funding cuts. Feedback Foundation/Project T.L.C. Manager RobertaA. Button has stated that she was under the impression that the Bartlett Center had a waiting list of Santa Ana residents. She further stated that should the Council grant the request for $4,000. revenue-sharing funds, Feedback Foundation would be able to continue serving the 13 Tustin residents, as well as adding the 7 Tustin residents which Bartlett serves. This will avoid any duplication of home-meal services in Tustin and allow the Bartlett Center to concentrate on serving elderly in Santa Ana. Homebound meals for the elderly are a very important part of the entire service delivery system. While both the Bartlett Center and Feedback Foundation/T.L.C. are worthy groups, it seems reasonable that funds be awarded to Feedback Foundation/ Project T.L.C. because: 1) they have a site in Tustfn; 2) they serve 13 Tustin residents as compared to 7; and 3) Feedback Foundation is willing to add the 7 clients which the Bartlett Center is serving. Supporting documentation is attached for review. PROJECT T L C Sponsor~ by Feedback Foundation, Inc. 124 N, SULLIVAN · SUITE E · SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92703 · (714) 835-8011 December 9, 1982 Mayor Richard Edgar c/o Tustin City Hall 300 Centenn%ai Way Tusttn, CA 92680 Dear Mayor Edgar; Project TLC bas been providing home meals to Tustin's frail elderly seniors, without charge, since April of 1977. The homebound program, offers a variety of services to the seniors. Each participant receives a meal plan chosen to meet their individual needs. M~al plans include, 1 meal, 5 days a week, '2 meals, 5 days, I meal, 7 days or 2 meals 7 days. Special diets are prepared for those needing them for health reasons. Daily contact with the delivery staff gives tie seniors a friendly face to look forward to each day, and helps to allieviate the loneliness and isolation experienced by many senior citizens. Social Services,, including help with social security problems, helping seniors to find homemakers, providing counselin~ and reassurance, are examples of our efforts to assist seniors in living independently. We feel that it is extremely important to provide more than just -a meal for participants in the program. The senior citizens 'are visited regularly by our staff to help with problems and reassess eligibility for the progrgm. Friendly visiting is done by several volunteers for those seniors who are lonely. Special occasions are celebrated with cards and treats provided by volunteers. The participants of the. program are very appreciative of our services, and often call or write us expressing their gratitude. Our staff does outreach in the city, contacting mobile home park managers, apartment managers, medical clinics, area hospitals, and individual seniors in order to locate and assist those who are most needy. Project TLC has served 2,791 home-delivered meals in Tustin between July 1, 1982 and November 30, 1982. At this rate the program will serve approximately 6,700 meals £or the year ending June 30, 1953 or three times the number o£ meals delivered in Tustin in 1980. In addition to the home-delivered meals program, Project TLC serves lunch £or approximately 50 senior citizens each day at the TLC center in Tustin. This program is available to all seniors who are able to attend the center £or their noon meal. Due to the increased number o~ senior citizens needing home-delivered meals in Tustin, we request that the city o£ Tustin provide £unding in the amount o£ $4,000. ~or the upcoming year which will be used £or meals and delivery costs. Sincerely, Roberta A. Button Home Meal Program Manager PROJECT T L C Sponsored by · Feedback Foundation, Inc. 1:24 N, SULLIVAN · SUITE E · SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92703 · (714) 835-8011 November 29, 1982 Ms. Judy Ormsby Tustin City Hall 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA. 92680 Dear Ms. Ormsby: We appreciate the City's consideration of our proposal for financial assistance for our home delivered meals program. If the City funds Project TLC in the amount of $4,000.00 for the year, we would have the ability to continue delivering meals to the 13 Tustin senior citizens currently participating in our program and to the seven seniors now receiving meals from the Barlett Center. This would avoid any duplication of home meal services in your City, and would be beneficial to those seniors living on a limited income. Sincerely, Roberta A. Button Homebound Manager Z ZD I n .=~ I%. I I I I O0 O0 I~ O0 I~. ~0 lt') BARTLEFF CENTER 600 East Washingto~ Avenue, Santa Ana, Califo~"nia ~2701 [7f4) 9734656 November 5, 1982 Ms. Mary Winn, City Clerk City Center 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92680 Dear Ms. Winn: As requested ! am submitting a clarification of my letter dated November 2, 1982 to Mayor Edgar and shall ask for a spacific dollar amount. Meals On Wheels averagesl2 residents from Tustin per day with a loss of $2.07 per day from July 1, 1982 to September 15, 1982. This loss drops to $1.07 per day after that date. This amounts to $4,000.00 for the fiscal year. We appreciate any help that the City of Tustin can give it's residents in the important area of nutrition and the prevention of premature institutionalization. Sincerely, Donna Corse Coordinator UNITED WESTERN MEDICAL CENTERS. A non-profit healthcare co,'I~oration declicated to community ~,ce. BARTLETT CENTER TUSTIN CLIENTS/MEALS ON WHEELS Robert McDonald 15811 Pasadena #9 Dorothy Robbins 15482 Pasadena Village #151 Ruby Turner 275 E. Sixth St. #211 Lola Lytal 275 E. Sixth St. #330 Esther Schur 1082 E. Main (Los Campains) #3 Florence Johnson 1082 E. Main (Los Campains) #37 Joyce Harmon 13741 Gimbert BARTLETT CENTER 600 East Washington Avenue, Santa Ana, California 92701 (714] 973-1656 November ~, 1982 Mayor Richard Edgar City Center 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92680 Dear Mayor Edgar, Meals On Wheels in the Santa Ana- Tustin area has a serious problem. I currently costs approximately $5.07 per day for each of our clients. Even though we have raised our rates to $4.00 per day as of September 15th this increase still does not even cover our costs. We receive no federal, state or county funds. The meals are prepared at Bartlett Center, a non-profit corpora- tion, which will no longer continue to absorb this loss after October 1st. We must now turn to the community for financial help to keep this vital program. The Santa Ana- Tustin Meals On Wheels has been in existence for three years. Since it's inception volunteer drivers have delivered over 73,000 meals to 352 residents of Santa Ana and 108 residents of Tustin who are physically unable to prepare their own meals. At present we are delivering to 9 residents of Tustin. We would appreciate being considered for a portion of Tustin's Revenue Sharing funds to help keep the program going. I know you recognize the need for the program and hope you will consider a donation to the Santa Ana- Tustin Meals On Wheels in the immediate future. Sincerely, Donna Core Coordinator ,:~. LINffED WESTERN MEDICAL CENTERS. A nan-profit healthcare cofi~x:~:ffian de~icate~i to community service.