Measure C Large/Small Grant Info
MEASURE C - 2007 Crime Fighting Act Fund
BACKGROUND
In 2006, voters of East Palo Alto (EPA), approved the Crime Fighting Act Fund of 2007, better known as Measure C, a parcel tax purposed to establish funds to provide programs with a crime and violence prevention intent. The measure was established for a 10 year period (2007-2017).
*Vision: sustaining an environment where neighborhoods are safe and families are free of violence and crime.
*Mission: the community will work together to enhance services and programs to prevent violence and crime.
Measure C Ordinance 298
Measure C Strategic Work Plan (2011-2017)
Measure C Grant Program
Measure
C funds are designated for community based non-profit - registered with the IRS
as 501(c)(3) organizations-programs designed to reduce violence with an
emphasis on youth, ex-felons (formerly incarcerated individuals), victims of
domestic violence, seniors, and families (known as Violence Prevention
allocation).
Since 2007 Measure C Funds have been to distributed to
community based organizations that provide critically needed professional
services to children, youth, families, seniors, the formerly incarcerated, and
victim’s assistance whose mission through their work supports the City’s
strategic goals to prevent and reduce violence. To date, the City Council
has awarded over $2 million to more than 60 projects/programs run by Community
Based Organizations (CBO's) and Non Profit Organizations (NPO's) with Measure C funds to promote a healthier,
safer community free of violence and crime.
The
Measure C Grant Program has two funding categories, Large Collaborative Grants
and Small Grants. The Large Grants Program focuses on organizational
collaborations to address violence prevention through service to children,
youth, families, seniors, and the formerly incarcerated, highlighted in the strategy areas described below. Grant awards in
this category are typically for more than $20,000 and up to $163,333 in each strategy area. The small grants program distributes $54,500 awarding funding for short-term programs in amounts not to exceed $15,000 and that typically focus on summer programming.
Measure C Evaluation
Conducted by Bright Research Group
(More evaluation information can be found on the "Measure C Oversight Committee" page.)
Preliminary Report, Retrospective Study of Grantees, 2009-2013
Secondary Report Study of Grantees, 2013-2015
2018 Measure C Small Grant Awardees
Organization
|
Amount
|
Aim High
|
$ 16,000
|
Canopy
|
$ 22,500
|
Community Legal Services East Palo Alto (CLSEPA)
|
$ 2,500
|
East Palo Alto Greyhounds
|
$ 22,500
|
Free at Last (FAL)
|
$ 22,500
|
Fresh Approach (formerly Collective Roots)
|
$22,500
|
New Creation Home Ministries (NCHM)
|
$ 16,000
|
St. Francis of Assisi
|
$ 22,500
|
Grand Total AWARDED
|
$ 147,000
|
2018-19 Measure C Large Grant Awardees
Organization
|
Amount
|
Able Works Collaborative |
$100,000 |
Catholic Charities Collaborative |
$25,000 |
East Palo Alto Greyhounds Collaborative |
$25,000 |
Job Train Collaborative
|
$ 100,000
|
Men of Purpose (MOP) Collaborative
|
$100,000
|
One East Palo Alto (OEPA) Collaborative
|
$100,000
|
Project We Hope (PWH) Collaborative
|
$100,000
|
Youth Community Service (YCS) Collaborative
|
$120,000
|
Grand Total AWARDED
|
$650,000
|
Measure C/TOT Grant Program Staff