Carbondale Reporter

Jackson County Real Property Committee met July 17.

Here is the minutes as provided by the committee:

Call to Order (5:30 PM)

Members Present: Clark, Flowers, Hunter, St. Julian, Williamson and Willis

Members Absent: Thomas

Also Present: Sarah Patrick, Vicki Hunsberger, Bonnie Vaughn, Betti Mucha, Shannon Odom, Janece Beckman, Kate Fakhoury, Patty

Mullen, Ginny Donney, Teresa Eubanks, Kevin Lipe, Holly Cormier, Kathryn Sime, Michelle Tweedy

Review of FY18 Funding Applications

I. 17-2660 Archway Inc.

Odum with Archway began with a brief summary of what Archway does in the

community. Archway provides classroom and home developmental care for children from birth

to five years old. There is typically a waiting list so they attempt to help the most needy based

on their internal questionnaire. The 708 funds are used as 25% matching funds for a federal

grant. Archway serves both Perry and Jackson county, although most of their clients are from

Jackson county, Perry county does fund them as well. The 708 funds are necessary to provide

programming in Jackson county. Archway is asking for $1000 increase from their funding last

year due to the fact that this program is generally underfunded.

II. 17-2661 Centerstone of Illinois

Sime stated that Centerstone was asking for a ten percent increase because they have seen an

increase in the number of people they serve. The programs that will be funded will remain the

same. They have seen an influx of homeless people using the services and medicaid funding for

psychiatric services is low and the 708 funding helps supplement that and the school based

programming and crisis services. The board reviewed the list of schools that have services

now.

III. 17-2662 Good Samaritan Ministries

Mullen began by giving a description of Good Samaritan Ministries; they are a homeless shelter,

soup kitchen, transitional housing and emergency shelter facility. She then informed the

committee that Good Samaritan has seen a large increase of population with mental health

needs. They are not asking for an increase in funding this year.

IV. 17-2663 Perry-Jackson Child Advocacy Center

Mucha described what the Perry-Jackson Child Advocacy Center does for the children in

Jackson County. She expressed how much their interviews have increased in Jackson County

since opening the facility in Murphysboro. The 708 funds go to paying for the rent and utilities

on the facility. They recently wrote a grant, which if they receive it will allow them to provide

12 counseling sessions in Perry County to the children that qualify. The board inquired about

numbers regarding the client increase since opening the facility in Murphysboro.

V. 17-2664 Shawnee Health Service

Donney began by reminding the board that they use the 708 funds to fund one of the

counselors and off sets the costs of doing ADHD evaluations for any child. They did ask for a bit

of an increase.

VI. 17-2665 Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living

Vaughn requesting funding for their Jackson County accessible transportation program to cover

the salary and fringe of a driver. Asking for 100% funding to make up for not getting funding

last year. They reduced the number of days available last year to account for losing out on

funding.

VII. 17-2666 SIU Clinical Center

Cormier informed the board of the work that the SIU Clinical Center does. The funding request

this year is to continue the testing and evaluation program of children in Jackson County. The

response so far is good and they have already been able to assist some children so far. The

information is being offered through a variety of sources to the schools and community.

VIII. 17-2667 Specialized Training for Adult Rehabilitation Inc.

Lipe stated that the 708 funding helps pay for two vocational training personnel and to match a

grant for the youth transitional services. This year they are requesting a three percent

increase.

IX. 17-2668 The Women's Center

Eubanks gave a brief description of the Women's Center and what the 708 funding covers; a

staff and office in the Erma Hayes Center. The board comments that the application does not

reflect the last six years of funding.

Adjourn (6:10 PM)

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