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What needs have been identified
The needs identified by this application is to support current efforts with the city of Juneau to address homelessness.
The Juneau Housing First Project, construction of a 32 permanent supportive housing units to house Juneau's homeless population is scheduling for completion June, 2017. The project will provide safe and secure housing for "residents in order to facilitate dignified lives, a healthy community, and will provide a significant costs savings" to the Juneau community.
The City of Juneau has prioritized taking steps towards accommodated the chronic homeless in our community. 2016-2017 efforts through our local City and Borough as well as the Juneau Community Foundation has supported efforts for a new $7.3 million project which will open it's doors in June of 2017.
The project has broad community support through the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, The City And Borough of Juneau. Tlingit-Haida Housing Authority, the Juneau Foundation, the Juneau Homeless Coalition, Local design professionals, and others. With a history of projects relevant and vital to our community, the combined Rotary clubs of Juneau see an opportunity to contribute and leverage this effort and dedicate our 2017 efforts together.
Although the doors of the facility may open in June, the secondary layer of need lies in the facility support such as equipment and furnishings. Rooms without beds do not make a home.
The four Rotary Clubs of Juneau and Rotaract Club propose to contribute to this efforts together. Each club will take a leadership role in insuring the success of this project.
• The Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club will initiate project organization and writing of the grant.
• The Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club will be a liaison between the Rotary Clubs and the community leadership, as well as structure the financial and report keeping as part of the grant stewardship.
• The Juneau "Downtown" Rotary Club and Juneau 58' Innovators will organize the volunteers and work efforts.
All club's will also donate funds towards the project.
How the project will meet those needs
By combining the resources of Juneau rotary clubs we have identified fundamental furnishing (beds), and bedding, as a basic need for the success of this project. With any non-profit project, such as the construction of housing, the simple construction is a financial challenge. The building is fantastic but is also dependent on the secondary level of support, fixtures and furnishes that will make it home. We've identified furnishing and installing 32 beds to support the completion of this project as a wonderful community outreach gesture that is both within our combined resources and within the list of needs to help make this project operational.
Timeline for your project
Doors are scheduled to be opening June, 2017. In light of this schedule, efforts to play a contributing role will have to move quickly. To meet this schedule, we have the following project timeline:
• April 31, 2017: Receive notice of Grant Funding
• May 1, 2107: Secure source of Bed products
• June 1, 2017: Order Beds
• June 30, 2017 Work Group to assemble beds, complete bedding package
• July 15, 2017 Work Group to move bedding to facility
• July 31, 2017 Partake in facility opening
• Project Completion
What the project funds will use for
• Single Bed frames (32)
• Single Bed mattresses (32)
• Bedding for each bed, (32) x (2)
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How many club members will be involved
We propose 30% club membership from each club.
Budget:
USE OF FUNDS
Bed Purchase 25,821
Bedding ($100x32) 3,200
29,021
SOURCE OF FUNDS
Participating Rotary Clubs:
58 Innovators Club 500
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club 4,000
Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club 4,000
Juneau Rotary Club 4,000
Roteract Juneau 100
Subtotal 12,600
District grant match requested 12,600
Other funding - partner organizations 3,821
29,021
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