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Campbell gets visit from San Jose mayor Ron Gonzales
Most of the money will go to teens, and elderly
By Sarah Gaffney
Life for about 5,000 Campbell residents was made a little easier last week when the City Council approved $41,200 in social service "sub-grant" funds for eight public service agencies for fiscal year 1999-2000.
The eight agencies that applied for funds from the city's Civic Improvement Commission provide essential social service programs to 5,000 clients within the Campbell community. The services range from a teen and family counseling center to weekly food delivery for low-income seniors to door-to-door transportation for disabled and frail elderly Campbell residents.
Al Bito, city representative to the Civic Improvement Commission, explained how Campbell allocates funds to public services agencies.
"The Civic Improvement Commission looks at the performance of each agency the year prior and compares how the agency is doing relative to what their goals and objectives were when they submitted an application the year prior. In all cases, these agencies have been meeting their goals. We try to maintain at the very minimum existing funding levels. At the very minimum. This is a very giving civic improvement commission."
The city's approved funding represents a three percent increase over last year's budget. The increase reflects $1,200 in new funds allocated to Information and Referral Services, a 25-year-old private non-profit agency based in San Jose. The agency will use the city funds to help publish and distribute its Senior Handbook, a 160-page reference guide of senior-related services published annually and distributed to drop-off points throughout Santa Clara County.
This is the first time Information and Referral Services has requested funding from the City of Campbell.
"The commission was very much aware of the handbook--it's been out for 14 years. So, they went ahead and tried to find dollars for us, which we were happy about," says Patricia Drake, the agency's executive director. "We feel that this is a good thing for the residents of Campbell and the other cities, too. We're really happy about the $1,200. That's going to help us out."
Other agencies whose city funding was approved by the council include Adult and Child Guidance Center, Catholic Charities/Ombudsman Program, Live Oak Adult Day Service, Outreach, Saratoga Adult Care Center, Second Harvest Brown Bag Program and the Teen Counseling Center.
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Campbell, California
