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Approving the 2013-2014 Emergency Solutions Grant fund recipients.
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WHEREAS, on January 12,1988, the Council of the City of Saint Paul approved the procedures to allocate the Emergency Solutions Grant Program ("ESG") funds, formerly known as the Emergency Shelter Grant Program, given to the City by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"); and
WHEREAS, during August 2013, the City of Saint Paul issued a Request for Proposals for the ESG Year 2013-2014 ESG which invited eligible nonprofit organizations to submit proposals to use ESG funds to serve Saint Paul homeless residents; and
WHEREAS, the 2013-2014 budget for the ESG funds received by the City from HUD is $459,993.00; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the approved procedures, the ESG Review Committee was consulted about the 2013-2014 ESG grant requests, and based upon review of the ESG Review Committee and city staff, the following organizations are now being recommended for funding in the amounts as noted in the attached Budget Analysis:
1. Ain Dah Yung
2. Breaking Free
3. Catholic Charities - Dorothy Day Center Extended Hour Program
4. Catholic Charities - Family Service Center
5. Catholic Charities - Dorothy Day Center Rapid Rehousing Program
6. Catholic Charities - Listening House
7. Emma Norton Residence
8. Face-to-Face SafeZone Resource Center for Youth
9. The Family Place
10. Hmong American Partnership
11. Juel Fairbanks Transitional Housing
12. Lutheran Social Services - Safe House for Teens
13. Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
14. Neighborhood House - East Side Family Center
15. Saint Paul Council of Churches - Project Home
16. Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services - Project Hope
17. The Salvation Army - Booth Brown House
18. Theresa Living Center
19. West Side Community Health Services - HouseCalls
20. Wilder Foundation Research Cente...
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