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Open Heart Kitchen Senior Meal Program at Ridge View Commons The Commission agreed to fully fund this project at$25,000.00. Open Heart Kitchen — Pleasanton Hot Meal and Weekend Box Lunch Program The Commission agreed to fund this project at $8,000.00 Ann King, Tri-Valley Haven — Tri-Valley Haven's Food Pantry / Shiloh Domestic Violence Shelter and Services / Sojourner House Homeless Shelter / Counseling and Temporary Restraining Order Clinic Ms. King provided information about the four programs and the grants they have submitted. She advised that these are safety-net programs. Funding recommendations made by Commissioners were $15,000 for the Food Pantry, $13,000 for Shiloh Domestic Violence, $2,000 for Sojourner House, and $11,000 for Counseling and Temporary Restraining Order Clinic. CALICO Center—.Pleasanton_Child Abuse.Intervention Commissioner Nagler felt the Commission should be encouraging applications of this type and recommended $7,500.00 in funding. Commissioner Hayes was impressed with the application and thought the program was well developed and coming to the City for the first time for funding. She also discussed the increase in funding for the services they provide from the City of Livermore. Commissioners agreed to recommend funding in the amount of$7,500.00. Legal Assistance for Seniors— Free Legal Services for Low-Income.Seniors Commissioners agreed to recommend funding in the amount $11,000.00 for this program. East Bay Innovations— Ramping Up for Independence Funding in the amount of$5,000.00 for this program was recommended by Commissioners. Easter Seals Bay Area— Easter Seals Kaleidoscope Teen Group Commissioners agreed to fund in the amount of$11,000.00. Ms. Andrade-Wax noted that this was one of the few groups applying for funds for a teen program. CityServe of the TN-Valley- CitvServe of the Id-Valley Chairperson Berger recommended zero funding due to the religious roots of the organization and a concern that it is not sufficiently inclusive of other faiths. Commissioner Wright discussed the use of public funds and the religious aspect of the organization. She felt what the organization did was well needed in the community, but this would not be a good use of public funds. Commissioner Clare would rather funds go to services and not overhead, and thought other issues could be resolved outside of the City. Human Services Commission March 5,2015 Page 10