City Of Scottsdale: City Council Approves Nearly $2 Million To Social Service Agencies And Programs

Scottsdale AZ

09 July, 2021

5:56 PM

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Press release from the City of Scottsdale: July 9, 2021 The Scottsdale City Council recently approved just more than$1.9 million for nonprofit agencies that provide programs and services to assist thousands of residents at risk and in need. Funds help organizations like the Phoenix Rescue Mission through the Scottsdale Works  Brick by Brick program. It provides jobs and resources to homeless individuals by paying participants to produce earthen bricks that can later be used to construct city projects or housing for the homeless. The program also allows the city to build a more sustainable future. Learn more about the program. Some funding for the Phoenix Rescue Mission comes from residents who support Scottsdale Cares, the city's voluntary utility bill donation program. Scottsdale Cares allocated $160,000 to 14 nonprofit agencies for this fiscal year, which ends in June 2022.   In addition to Scottsdale Cares funding, the city's Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) grant funding provided $100,000 to seven agencies, and the Endowment Program funded $8,700 to the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy.  The city shifted its General Fund priorities due to the coronavirus and its financial impact. In lieu of using General Fund dollars to finance social service partners, the city elected to contribute part of its SRPMIC award to the General Fund. View the funded programs and dollar amount distributed to each. Detailed information is available on the June 22 City Council agenda. Scottsdale Cares is a voluntary donation program that allows residents to add an extra $1 or more to their monthly city utility bill. Monies support programs that provide meals, emergency rent and mortgage, drug intervention and prevention, youth mentoring and self-sufficiency.  Agencies funded: Best Buddies - $5,000 Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central AZ – $5,000 Community Bridges – $24,000 Cortney's Place - $5,000 Family Promise - $15,500 Free Arts for Abused Children - $5,000 Health World Education - $5,000 Homeward Bound - $5,000 notMYkid - $5,000 Phoenix Rescue Mission - $24,000 Save the Family Foundation – $10,000 Scottsdale Community Partners - $22,500 Tempe Community Action Agency - $24,000 Valley of the Sun YMCA –$5,000   Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community grant funding goes toward agencies that provide food and shelter services:     A New Leaf - $18,000 Catholic Charities - $15,000 Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence - $7,500 Community Legal Services - $15,000 Duet Partners in Aging and Health - $18,500 Family Promise - $18,000 UMOM New Day Centers - $8,000   The City Council in May also approved $1,310,812 in Community Development Block Grants and $344,448 in HOME funds, which support a variety of public facility improvements and community programs including high quality, safe and affordable housing for lower-income households. These are federally backed grant monies that must be used to benefit those whose income falls below 80 percent of Scottsdale's median level. Learn about resources to help residents. Those interested in donating to programs can visit Scottsdale Shares. This press release was produced by the City of Scottsdale. The views expressed here are the author's own.