Okaloosa County BOCC — January 6, 2015 — LETF Request

Sheriff Headquarters: 50 229 Street, Shalimar Florida 32579-1234 Phone: (850) 651-7410, Email: Sheriff@sheriff-okaloosa.org December 22", 2014 Agenda request: LETF disbursement request; January 6th, 2015 To: Mr. John Hofstad, County Administrator From: Sean T. Lynch, Inspector, OCSO Re: Law Enforcement Trust Fund Request board consideration of trust fund disbursement in support of: 1. Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida, Inc., $2,500.00 2. United Way of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, $2,500.00 Total disbursement request: $5,000.00 The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is accredited by the . Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation ' “The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provides equal access and equal opportunity in employment and services and does not discriminate” OKALOOSA COUNTY LETF APPLICATION PROGRAM INFORMATION Program Title: Crime Prevention by providing for Emergency Assistance of the Vuinerable Families$160,00 Name/ Title of Contact: |Matit Knee Address: 11 First Street S.E, Phone: 850-501-3476 City » Zip Code: Fort Walton Beach 32548 Fax: 850-664-3146 Total Program Budget: |$100,000.00 E-maik; kneem@cc.pidiocese.org - New Renewal Amount " ‘ Program is: [] | Amoue $70;666.00 9 50,0 If renewal, circle number of years this program has been funded thru LETF? 1 Year ] APPLICANT AGENCY INFORMATION Applicant Agency Legal Name: Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida, Inc. Program Name: Okaloosa County Office-Emergency Services Main Administrative Address: 11 First Street S.E. City & State: Fort Walton Beach Zip Code: 32548 Tetephone Number: 850-244-2825 Fax Number: 850-664-9146 Website: http://ccnwfl.org/ CEO/Executive Director: Joseph R. Youd Office Phone Number: 850435-3518 E-mail Address: youdr@cc.ptdiocese.org Federal Identification Number: 59-321 3644 LETF CATEGORY (Place an “X” fo the left of one program area for which you Intend to Apply): 1. Crime Prevention Providing emergency Assistance prevents crime by satisfying basic needs 2. Drug Abuse Prevention/Education 3. Safe Neighborhood 4. School Resource Officer 5. Other Law Enforcement Purpose (specify below) ENEEN PROPOSED PROGRAM INFORMATION 1. Program Summary (1-3 sentences): Provide an overview of program services. Our families served for Emergency Assistance includes vuinerable peopie that are often desperate for cash to meet the needs of the moment. . We provide that assistance in the form of rent payments, uliliies payments and foods through the pantry. We also would counsel during our case management for emergency assistance and give financial literacy classes. 2. Program Purpose (1-3 sentences): Please identify the services, target population and how many will be served while completing the following statement. The purpose of this program is... Last year we served 29,131 individuals through our food pantry and 277 families through our emergency assistance programs. This is a large population that could go to other alternatives to satisfy the terror of the moment and or be victims of a crime, Crime is often one of those alternatives. 3. Proposed use of LETF proceeds: Please identify the proposed use(s) of LETF proceeds and specify how it fulfills the statutorily authorized uses set forth in Section 932.7055, Florida Statutes. These proceeds shall not be utilized to meet normal operating needs of the applicant agency/organization. We would use LETF proceeds to match grants in areas of financial assistance for rent, ufilities and food. So we can double the amount of benefit from these dollars. No LEFT proceeds would be used to meet normal operating expenses 4. Has your agency received funding from LETF within the last three (3) years? (If yes, identify the source of that funding, when it was received and the dollar amount that the agency has received). NO 5. Have you applied for funding for this program from any other entity or agency? (If yes, identify the source from which the funding was sought, the doll