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Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County — Vero Beach Branch Grant Application to the Children ' s Services Advisory Committee PROGRAM COVER PAGE Organization Name : Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County Executive Director : Jay McNamara ( interim ) E - mail : i . mcnamaragcomcast . net Address : 1729 17th Avenue Telephone : ( 772 ) 299 - 7449 Vero Beach , FL 32960 Fax : (772 ) 299 - 3840 Program Director : Heidi Soares E- mail : heidisoares@b cig rc . org Address : 1729 17th Avenue Telephone : (772 ) 299 - 7449 Vero Beach , FL 32960 Fax : ( 772 ) 299 - 3840 Program Title : Vero Beach Branch Priority Need Area Addressed: 2—— Increase childcare capacities and subsidies for underserved populations ; improve the quality of childcare programs and increase accessibility for children from lower income families . 3 - Childcare/Child Health & Education : Support of after-school programs that enrich a child ' s learning environment, by offering a curriculum that includes : homework assistance , tutorin , life skills training , and other enrichment programs . 3 - Enhance community based programs that address adolescents ' needs (substance abuse prevention , social behaviors , etc . ) Brief Description of the Program : Taxonomy Definition PS -980 . 1000 : Programs that provide a wide range off supervised recreational activities and delinquency prevention services for children and youth of all ages and backgrounds , but particularly for disadvantaged youth , through membership in boys and/or girls clubs . Club members are entitled to use recreational facilities and may have access to counseling, tutorial services employment assistance, gang programs , drug abuse and alcoholism prevention and other activities and services that direct their energies toward positive social goals and facilitate healthy personality development . SUMMARY REPORT — (Enter Information In The Black Cells Only) Amount Requested from Funder for 2011 / 12 : $ 20 , 000 . 00 Total Proposed Program Budget for 201 1 / 12 : $ 375 , 853 . 00 Percent of Total Program Budget : 5 . 3 % Current Program Funding ( 201 1 / 12 ) : $ 127500 Dollar increase / ( decrease ) in request : $ 7 , 500 Percent increase / ( decrease ) in request * * : 60 . 0 % Unduplicated Number of Children to be served Individually : 650 Unduplicated Number of Adults to be served Individually : - Unduplicated Number to be served via Group settings : - Total Program Cost per Client : _ 578 . 24 * * If request increased 5 % or more , briefly explain why : We experienced a loss of $ 125 , 000 in grant money in fiscal year 20 10/ 11 forcing us to use reserve money to balance our budget . In 2011 / 12 , even with the requested increase we will have to use a substantial amount of reserve money to balance our budget . We have eliminated several staff positions and restructured our administrative staff to rectifs� ome of the shortfall but any further cuts or loss of budgeted funding will force us to cut services to the children . The Organization 's Board of Directors has approved this applicatiD on (date). January 31 , 2011 Jay McNamara/Board Chairman Name of President/Chair of the Board Sign lure Jay McNamara/Board Chairman Name of Interim Executive Director/CPO Sig ature 1