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19 <br /> <br />Bonnie Hammersley said the Orange Partnership for Alcohol and Drug Free Youth was 1 <br />a new request, and therefore did not get funded. She said Orange County is providing meeting 2 <br />space for this group, as well brochure printing via the Health Department. 3 <br />Chair Dorosin said it would be good to have a dollar amount for these in kind 4 <br />contributions. 5 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said the SKJAJA is one that seeks to help the less fortunate. She 6 <br />said the County’s Youth Enhancement Services program already does this, and so SKJAJA did 7 <br />not receive funding, but there may be an opportunity for SKJAJA to coordinate with the County 8 <br />to be made aware of children who may have needs. 9 <br />Commissioner Price said she echoed Chair Dorosin’s concerns about low scoring 10 <br />agencies continuing to receive funding. 11 <br />Commissioner Price referred to the Food/Nutritional Services agencies, and asked if 12 <br />failing to fully fund these organizations will leave a lot of people hungry. 13 <br />Commissioner Price said it seems odd that Orange Congregations in Missions (OCIM) is 14 <br />getting an increase of $6300, but Orange County Rural Alliance (OCRA), who had a large 15 <br />increase in its request, is only receiving $8250 (for a total of $20,750). She said there is a 16 <br />clearly a need for food, and she worries how many meals are being missed due to a lack of 17 <br />funding. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said OCRA’s large jump in its requested amount was in order to 20 <br />fund a staff position as well as some more meals. She said the total budget for an agency is 21 <br />also considered, and OCRA is a new organization with a much smaller budget. She said the 22 <br />more established agencies have funding sources other than the County, which is what the 23 <br />County wants to see occurring. 24 <br />Commissioner Price asked if staff can find out how many meals are being delivered 25 <br />through these Food/Nutritional services agencies. 26 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said the performance measures show how many people and meals 27 <br />are being served. She said this information can be found on page 20. She said this 28 <br />information may relate more to capacity than demand. 29 <br />Commissioner Price said she is more interested in the demand, and another issue is 30 <br />meal deliveries on holidays and weekends. 31 <br />Commissioner McKee said OCRA provides meals for those that are not on the Meals on 32 <br />Wheels route, or do not meet eligibility requirements of other agencies. He said OCRA also 33 <br />works in cooperation with a few local businesses and churches to increase the serviceability of 34 <br />these residents. 35 <br />Commissioner Price said she would like some numbers. 36 <br />Bonnie Hammersley resumed the PowerPoint presentation: 37 <br /> 38