Item E-8 Agenda Report — Beverly Hills City Council, June 14, 2022 (part 2 of 2)

For over a decade, Tower has been on the forefront of complimentary care for cancer thrivers. Through Tower’s Magnolia House Patient Support Program, we continue to evolve the patient support experience through evidence based programs.

Tower prides itself on vetting facilitators and instructors to ensure they are experts in their respective fields and come highly regarded in the community. We are infinitely grateful for the extraordinary instructors we have at Tower’s Magnolia House.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

5. What percentage of your total program service is utilized by members of the Beverly Hills community? If a new program, what percentage of users do you anticipate would be members of the Beverly Hills community?
22% (while the percentage is lower than last year, the total number of Beverly Hills participants is higher due having more participants overall in our program)
City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

6. Please describe your organization’s ongoing response to the COVID-] 9 pandemic and the impact to service delivery. In FY 2022-23, does your organization anticipate your proposed program(s) to remain virtual, in-person, or hybrid, and what measures will be taken to ensure program efficacy? Due to COVID- 10 pandemic, we paused in person classes and quickly transitioned to offering all our programs online via Zoom starting April 21, 2020. The program has expanded tremendously in both the number of participants attending our programs and we have been able to increase the capacity of many classes as a result of being online. We continue to work creatively with our exemplary instructors to maximize the online offerings that keep us energetically connected even though we are physically apart.

We are currently still only offering classes online via Zoom. Prior to the Omicron variant, we had planned to offer non-movement classes to in-person on a limited basis. This plan is currently on hold, but we remain hopeful that in 2022 we will be able to offer some in-person program offerings. Our surveys show that when we are able to return, our participants are interested in a hybrid model where we offer both in person and on-line classes. Nearly every day, we receive feedback about the Magnolia House classes and instructors being a true lifeline during COVID19. Many are isolated,experiencing triggers of trauma, the classes are the only access to community and vehicle to healing the mind and body.

While our main focus is to continue providing the highest quality of classes with the most heartfelt energy, we are also looking forward to adding new programming to address increased demand for our classes. Despite increasing the capacity of many of our classes, we continue to experience a wait list for over 70% of our classes.

We are infinitely grateful to the City of Beverly Hills for empowering Tower to expand and adapt to the needs of our community affected by cancer. As you will read in the testimonials, Magnolia House has been a life saver for many and the City of Beverly Hills plays a significant role in making that possible.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

7. For New Applicants: If your proposed program(s) or service(s) are similar to those of any of the City’s current CAGF partners, what differentiates your organization and proposed program(s) from the current service provider(s)? Listing of current CAGF partners can be found on atwww.beverlyhills.org/cagf.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

8. For Returning Applicants: The City takes pride in ensuring that residents have access to the strongest social services and cultural grants. Please describe what efforts your organization has taken to continue as a service provider or organization partnering with the City. Describe how your organization has been responsive to community needs and has incorporated best practices to better serve the Beverly Hills community?
As a result of the pandemic, being creative, strategic, and collaborative has been essential in bringing the best and mosteffective programming to the community. The top three efforts we have taken to ensure we are responsive to the needs of the Beverly Hills community are:
*We have strengthened our relationship with several doctors, integrative medicine practitioners, physical therapists, andsocial workers at Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology Oncology, Kaiser, UCLA. These relationships along with our instructors,are a top referral source to Magnolia House. *The instructors we hire for our Magnolia House Program are the best of the best. Along with their extraordinary expertise working with cancer patients, they also have the most caring hearts and go above and beyond to create smiles, healing, and connection. As you will read in the testimonials, the sense of community is one of the most talked about elements ofMagnolia House. So much of this is due to our instructors and the team that supports them. We actually have a had a group of local Beverly Hills residents get together several times at Roxbury Park during the pandemic. We share these gatherings through our marketing and social media as well to help spread the word. *We continue to think ahead to bring the most innovative programming, classes, and services to the community -both to those with cancer and to those who care for cancer patients. Our educational lectures and Men’s Breakfast are a great examples of this as they a cover wide range of topics and often times include speakers/experts from the Beverly HillsCommunity. *We are in the process of researching the possibility of having a table at the Beverly Hills Farmer’s Market which would be a great opportunity to share with the community about our services and the support for the City of Beverly Hills.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

9. The funding year is July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. What is the funding amount requested? $50,000
1 0. What percentage of your annual funding would the City’s contribution represent? 10%

11. What is the ratio of your organization’s administrative operating costs? 14%
City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023
1 2. Provide any additional information that may be useful in evaluating your proposal. **SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT*
TOWER % MAGNOLIA HOUSE 11111 FOUNDATION PATIENT SUPPORT In our annual survey, it was more clear than ever how truly remarkable our Magnolia House instructors are. It is largely what makes Magnolia House unique in its offerings. The knowledge, expertise, and infinite hearts of our instructors that care so authentically for the participants in our program. It truly is so special. On November 10,th we celebrated our annual Spirit of Hope Lunch-In (via Zoom). We honored our Magnolia House instructors for the life enhancing work they have done during this pandemic. Here is a link to the video where you can listen to participants share their appreciation for the Magnolia House instructors: https://www.towercancer.org/2021- spirit-of-hope-lu nch-in
We are excited to share the continued expansion, increased participation, and words from our community that become gratefully emotional when they share how they would be lost without the programs offered by Tower’sMagnolia House. Every day we receive phone calls and emails from participants expressing their gratitude forMagnolia House and how it has helped to heal, strengthen, comfort, and support those with a cancer diagnosis.

The breadth and depth of our gratitude for the support from the City of Beverly Hills is infinite. 2021 Annual Survey Highlights:

Over 90% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the following:
> Feel a sense of connection or support in the Magnolia House Online Classes> Learned ways to reduce and manage stress Helped to improve emotional wellbeing
> Helped to improve physical wellbeing
Would recommend Magnolia House to a friend with a cancer diagnosis Top reasons participants enjoy taking Magnolia Classes online • Eliminates stress and time of driving• They accommodate the difficult daily physical challenges and keep me connected and safe at home • Fits with work schedule
• Feel more comfortable at home
• Being able to attend when I’m fatigued or not feeling well after chemo treatment• Not having to wear a mask due to COVID • Be able to see familiar faces of friends and favorite teachers• That I can participate safely online now and in the future. The classes and connections have made a tremendous impact on my well being
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*Anyone with a cancer diagnosis that participates in Magnolia House classes is defined as “participant” Online Programming Update
Participant Testimonials from Annual Survey
- “I cannot begin to express my gratitude for the wonderful classes that Magnolia House provides to us. They have absolutely changed my life in the most positive way. Magnolia House teachers are incredibly skilled at teaching andconnect with me on a meaningful and personal basis. There is a true sense of comradery and caring among the participants who zoom in from the comfort and safety of their homes, often in different parts of the country and world. The skills and practices that I’ve learned from my Magnolia House classes have kept me focused on positivity, healing and fitness (physically, mentally and emotionally) during this most difficult time. THAN K YOU,MAGNOLIA HOUSE!” - “These classes have been invaluable to me during Covid. They get me out of my bedroom and moving and I feel less alone. Thank you.”
- “Magnolia House has been a God send during treatment and has uplifted my spirit with a variety of classes that are offered. The community has been extremely supportive during this difficult time.” - “Magnolia House has provided me a warm and inviting atmosphere for me to thrive in my journey with cancer.l always feel invited and leave with the correct purpose achieved. Thank you for all your provide.” - “I know that Magnolia House changed my life after cancer changed it. With the guidance of the most amazing instructors one could have, I started my journey of getting stronger, learning how to really workout. I felt so good & still feel that same way years later. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Magnolia House community.”
“I am so grateful for Magnolia House, and I have had a most wonderful experience with my various Classes and programs here. All of the teachers and facilitators I’ve had so far are truly fantastic, and the community with them and fellow participants is quite special. What I’ve learned in every class, be it a movement class, a writing or art workshop, or a meditation or mindfulness workshop, is invaluable and has helped me tremendously. Thank you.” “Having attended both in-person and now online during the pandemic I still feel connected with community and emotionally rely on the weekly offerings for mental and physical stability each week. I’d be lost without the onlineofferings. They have really made a difference in how I’ve managed my health through theses weird times. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has made it possible.”
“Can’t say enough good words. The programs are professional, exceptional and fabulous and caring teachers! And staff too!”
“Magnolia House’s offerings are foundational to my well-being and strength. I’m so appreciative for every aspect of what’s provided, and highly commend the supportive and caring staff, the dedicated and knowledgeable facilitators, the uplifting and meaningful variety of sessions, and how Magnolia House continues to serve all of us through these hard times.”
“Magnolia house has helped me be a whole person. I may be dealing with cancer but it doesn’t control me.

Magnolia house has helped me get thru my cancer and this whole Covid Iockdown.” “Participating with such caring and knowledgeable instructors as been a life changing experience. Beside helping torelieve the stresses associated with cancer and residual problems associated with cancer, all the instructors havereached out during class and whenever needed to make us feel that we were not alone and provide us with help and support. We are so fortunate that Magnolia house was able to transition so well from in person to onlineemotional and physical support for us.” “I am so grateful for the Magnolia House offerings. Being able to take classes online during cancer treatment and COVID really improved my quality of life. I always look forward to the instructors and other students in the classes.

When I look back on the last year, I can see the physical progress I made in the exercise classes and I feel proud of myself!! I also reflect upon the sense of community I feel and I know that I’m doing better emotionally as well.

Thank you!!”
“I am a different person, with so much more to give to others because of the strength I receive from the Magnolia House programs. My physical body has become healthier and my heart has opened as a result of attending classes both in person and on Zoom. The Magnolia participants and staff have truly become another “family”. The value of the relationships I have made at Magnolia is priceless. The quality of programming is top notch. I am will be remain continuously grateful to Magnolia for all they have given to me and others to help make us well.” “Taking classes and being a part of the Magnolia community has allowed me to cope with my diagnosis andrecovery by connecting me with others who know exactly how I feel and have been through or are going through a similar journey as me. I feel so lucky to have found Magnolia House Patient Support and I am so grateful to all of the staff, instructors and my fellow patients who make up this incredible community!” “I do not know how I would have come thru my experience without Magnolia House, the support and love andkindness is so important and wonderful, so very full of gratitude for all you do for all the us “I wanted to let you both know, I loved Pilates 101! She presented a great class. It was challenging and I broke a sweat!!! Thank you for the new class. These zoom classes have been a life changer for myself and so many other patients. Being COVID challenged, and having to stay home, these classes and familiar faces brighten up the day and help us stay healthy.”
Karin Hoffman is amazing. She is so knowledgeable and gifted at conveying that knowledge to help each student understand the structure of the human body and how to be mindful of choices in the initiation of movement.

Students at the end of class (including myself) express how they are overcoming their former limitations in range of motion following cancer surgery, reconstruction, or injury. She is giving hope to us that we don’t have to accept predictions of loss that affect quality of life. During the class, she individualizes her directions to students who have osteoporosis, osteopenia or spinal stenosis. She cautions a student who is dealing with issues of a particular body part, adapting the exercise to fit that student’s need. In short, we each feel her attention one-on-one. And it is done with such care, generosity and love. I have said it before but I want to repeat that she is such a gift to us all.

Especially in this time filled with new added outside challenges. I am so grateful to Tower.”

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City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

13. Financial Statement:
a. For grant requests up to $74,999, please submit most recent balance sheet and operating budget OR tax return.
b. For grant requests $75,000 and over, please submit most recent financial statement reviewed by a Certified Public Accountant
The following documents are required:
l?1 Completed CAGF application
l1 Documentation of 501c.3 status of proof of 501c.3 status through partnershipI1 Copy of most recent Form 990 -Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax l1 Copies of any current Charitable Solicitations Permits that have been obtained from the City of Beverly Hills
APPLICATION SUMMARY FY 2022123
Agency: Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Requested amount: $10,000
History of City funding: 2017/18: $10,000; 2018/19: $10,000; 2019/20: $10,000; 2020/21:
$10,000; 2021-22: $10,000
Agency description: Located in Beverly Hills, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts brings audiences world-class theater, dance and music. Since opening their doors to the public in 2013, the Wallis has established itself as a major cultural resource and civic hub for the Beverly Hills community, drawing over 70,000 paid audience members plus over 10,000 additional adult and youth students, and other visitors annually.

Proposed use of Community Assistance Grant Funds: The Wallis requests support for their GroW @ the Wallis Community & Outreach Program that serve as many as 10,000 individuals each year, including a core group of Beverly Hills youth, adults, and families. The Wallis’ Community and Outreach Programs include the following initiatives:

I. The Wallis School Partners Program (for K-12 students)- provides multiple opportunities for students, teachers, and families to experience performances on our stages and receive support on their campuses. All of these programs are now offered virtually.

Field trips are currently on hold due to the pandemic.

II. Programs for Older Adults — includes a writing a storytelling course for adults 55+, and a virtual storytelling class course for adults 55+ that uses a variety of art forms for students to tell their stories.

Ill. Partnership with the Miracle Project —provides theater, music, dance and social skills classes for individuals with autism and all abilities.

IV. Dancing through Parkinson’s — taught by experienced dancers and designed to encourage joy, strength, community, stability, mental clarity and creativity for Parkinson’s disease patients and their caregivers.

V. Free Outdoor Community Programs — each season, The Wallis presents Dance Sundays, a free, outdoor monthly dance classes curated by Debbie Allen and taughtby expert teachers. This program draws over 1,000 participants in a particular year..

VI. Community Partners — in a typical year, The Wallis makes 2000+ tickets available to local social service agencies, senior housing, and other partners including TEENTIX LA that seeks to expand youth access to the arts, veteran groups and more.

Target populationlPrimary service: Community members of all ages.

Percentage of total program utilized by Beverly Hills community: Around 30% of The Walls’ overall services are utilized by members of the Beverly Hills community. In addition, The Wallis has a formal arts education program partnership with the Beverly Hills Unified School District, and those schools make up more than half of the schools currently participating in The Wallis School Partners Program.

Quantifiable Services and Measures: The Wallis draws more than 70,000 paid audience members plus as many as 10,000 students and community members annually. The Community Outreach Programs at the Wallis serve over 10,000 individuals. The School Partners Program serves more than 5,000 pre-K through 12th grade annually, from over 40 schools throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. Of those 5,000 students, over 1,300+ are from the Beverly Hills Unified School District.

Historical Performance:

FY 2 1/22: (Qi & Q2) Satisfactory [1 Unsatisfactory
General Comment(s) (e.g., non-quantifiable benefits identified by experience with agency v. absolute numbers; obse,vations such as their growth cu,ve and relationship with City, its residents and target populations):

In March of 2020, the Wallis has been successfully operating on a hybrid model which allows all sides of their programming to continue to provide vital community connection and exceptional arts experiences, while prioritizing the safety of their patrons and staff. Programs have been operating successfully online, hybrid, and outdoor only, and limited capacity models based on shifting health guidance.

Percentage of annual funding City’s contribution represents: The City’s contribution of $10,000 would represent approximately less than 1% of the Wallis’ total annual contributedand earned income.

Ratio of administrative to operating costs: Administrative expenses represent approximately 10% of the total operating budget.

Service Profile: Needs-based LI Quality of life-based LI Social Service LI Health LI Education LI Cultural Other LI
Agency Scope: Local Regional National LI International LI 501 (C) (3): Yes No LI Exempt LI
2 City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023
Agency / Project Name: The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (“The Wallis”) Address: 9390 N Santa Monica Blvd.

City: Beverly Hills State: CA Zip: 90210
Contact Person: Christine Bernardi
Phone: 818-427-2957 Fax:____________________________________ Email: cbernardi@thewalhsorg
Please note the City’s insurance requirements for FY 2022-2023. Within three (3) weeksof receiving notice of funding prior to receiving an agreement, your organization mustsubmit insurance documentation with the following requirements:
• Each organization must submit to City an ACORD insurance certificate which include General Liability ($2 Million), Automobile (coverage limits based on services provided), and Workers Compensation Insurance (if required) • The City must be named as additionally insured under each policy• Subrogation must be waived for each insurance policy • An endorsement to each policy stating that such policy shall not be cancelled by either party or reduced in coverage except after thirty (30) days prior written noticeto City Each organization will also be required to submit a copy of a W-9 form on the most current IRS form www. I rs.gov/forms-pubs/a bout-form-w-9
Please type your answers to the following questions. If you need additional space for any of the answers, please attach a separate sheet of paper.

1. Is your organization a 501c.3, or are you in partnership with a 501c.3 organization? l1 Wearea50lc.3
U We are in partnership with a 501c.3
U Documentation showing 501c.3 status or partnership with a 501c.3 is attached.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

2. What services do you propose to provide the Beverly Hills community that local government is not currently providing?
Since its inaugural season in 2013, The Wallis has proudly served the Beverly Hills and broader Los Angeles community through our world-class mainstage arts programming which features Theater, Music, Dance, and Film; and through our expert-led arts education andommunity programs designed to foster access and inclusion in the arts for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. In a typical year, The Wallis draws more than 70,000 paid audience members and 10,000 community members, students, and visitors.

In addition to more than two-thirds of our Board of Directors, Beverly Hills residents comprise a major portion of both ticket buyers, and those who take advantage of our free community programming. Since the onset of theCOVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, The Wallis has been successfully operating in a hybrid model whichallows all sides of our programming to continue to provide vital community connection and exceptional arts experiences, while prioritizing the safety of our patrons and our staff. In addition to providing unique, valuableservices to Beverly Hills residents, The Wallis is a major economic stimulus that draws regional, national, and international newcomers to our city. A civic and cultural landmark, The Wallis is respected by the arts community worldwide and treasured by Southern Californians.

A renewed cultural grant of $10,000 would continue to support our GRoW @ The Wallis Community and Outreach programs that serve up to 10,000 individuals in a typical year, including a core group of Beverly Hills youth, adults, and families. These programs enrich the lives of our residents, and bring consistent foot traffic to local restaurants, shops, and other local businesses — many of which are experiencing protracted hardship as new COVID variants continue to emerge. These programs enable The WaIlis and the City of Beverly Hills to give back to the broader community, and create a connective tissue which keep Beverly Hills Residentsengaged with their neighbors in times of unprecedented isolation.

GroW @ The Wallis, a gift of Gregory and Regina Weingarten and The Annenberg Foundation, is our space foreducation. Arts learning is integral to all that we do at The Wallis and vital to healthy communities. The community programs we offer through GRoW @ The Wallis:
-Include free and low-cost opportunities that serve the Beverly Hills and Greater Los Angeles Area;-Have swiftly and successfully transitioned through fully remote, hybrid, and in-person models in response to contemporaneous health guidance;
-Have prioritized finding equitable ways to serve diverse communities whether or not our physical building is open to the public;
-Are created, curated and taught by world-class artists and arts educators;-Feature opportunities for all ages, from very young children through older adults, as well as offerings forspecial groups, including families with young children, underserved youth, people with autism, and people with Parkinson’s disease to experience the joy of the arts.

The Wallis is so appreciative of its longstanding partnership with the City of Beverly Hills, including its past funding from the Cultural Grant Program. A renewed grant will help The Wallis continue to serve our communitywith exceptional arts education, enrichment, and community outreach programs.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

3. If you are applying for a cultural grant, please describe your program here.

A renewed grant from the City of Beverly Hills Cultural Grant Program would support GRoW @ The Wallis community, education and outreach programs during the 2022/23 Season. These initiatives include the following:

THE WALLIS SCHOOL PARTNERS PROGRAM (For K-12 students)
The Wallis School Partners Program was founded in 2015 to provide access to world-class performing arts for prekindergarten through twelth grade students in Beverly Hills and throughout Los Angeles County. In a typical year, the program has offered 10 to 20 weekday student matinee performances at The Wallis each season, as well as in-school arts workshops, Family Days (free tickets for parents and students to attend weekend performances at The Wallis), Careers In The Arts days at The Wallis, and resources for teachers.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person school field trips were placed on hold, and have been slow to resume. Still, arts participation is even more important during times of crisis. The Wallis remains committed to serving schools through highly customized arts education offerings. The program first successfully transitionedonline, and is now operating in a hybrid model as it focuses on two key groups of schools:
-Beverly Hills Unified School District Pre-K through 12th grade public schools, with whom The Wallis has a formal arts education partnership; and,
- A target group of public Pre-K through 1 2the grade schools in extremely under-resourced communities, with priority given to those whose arts education budgets have been reduced or eliminated due to the pandemic.

The Wallis is working with schools in which we have pre-established relationship with teachers and administrators, whose partnership is necessary to the successful implementation of our program. Someexamples include Gabriella Charter School 1 (Echo Park), Gabriella Charter School 2 (Exposition Park), Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School (Boyle Heights), and Stevenson College and Career Preparatory Middle School (East LA).

The Wallis designs a slate of virtual programs for participating schools, based on each school’s individual needs. Each offering provides a unique opportunity to experience and learn from exceptional artists and teaching artists, in environments bespoke to what students are studying in class. In a recent example, The Wallis created a workshop around Rapunzel Alone for Beverly Vista Middle School. By first utilizing the radio play (now streaming for free on The Wallis’ website) as in-class curriculum, students were enjoined to make critical comparisons between radio plays and in-person performances. We then opened a zoom discussion among the students, Mike Kenny (writer of the stage play, narrator of the audio play), and actor Brian Inerfeld, along with Artistic Director Debbie Devine, Executive Director Jay McAdams, and Educational Programs Manager Arie Levine of the 24th St. Theatre. This allowed the students the unique opportunity to talk about the show in all its nuance — from broad themes, to depictions of differently abled individuals — with the creators, and to dialogue with leaders in the arts field. We are presently working with Beverly Vista to determine when we might be able to bring students to the staged production which will take place in March.

In 2022/2023, The Wallis School Partners Program will remain nimble, with continued opportunities for schools and students to participate online alongside the option of moving back to in-person workshops and events as health guidance allows. We will continue to collaborate with teachers and administrators on an ongoing basis toevaluate which offerings have been the most successful, and we will use the feedback to fine-tune the program.

As state and local regulations shift we will continue to work with schools, as well as COVID-1 9 safety experts, to determine how students may resume their participation in these in-person options, as in previous years. (Cont’d -Attached)
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PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTSIn fall 2019, The Wallis launched a powerful new program for adults called Staged Stories, a ten-week writing and storytelling course for adults 55÷. The first course offering was met with such high demand that we added additional sessions throughout 2020. In March 2020, Staged Stories transitioned online and has continued meeting virtually. The ten-week sessions conclude with online presentations of each student’s work via the Zoom platform. In June 2020, due to the continued demand for programs that serve older adults, GRoW added an additional course called Beyond Words. This is a virtual personalstorytelling course for adults ages 55 and up which uses a variety of art forms to help students tell their stories. These successes led to the recent addition of an advanced storytelling class following the same format, for participants of previous courses who wish to deepen their skills, and the development of a program following a similar model in partnership with Crystal Stairs in South LA, which uses theatre exercises to help parents to confidently advocate for their children.

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MIRACLE PROJECT
The Wallis will continue its close partnership with The Miracle Project to provide theater, music, dance and social skills classes for individuals with autism and all abilities. We offer several ongoing, rotating courses, like Triple Threat, a course that trains students in singing, dancing and acting, and a twiceyearly original musical production, which is based on the students’ real life experiences.

The visibility and artistic resources of The Wallis, combined with the expertise of our partner, The Miracle Project, inspire these young people to “dream big” — a message individuals with autism do not always receive.Courses have continued to meet online throughout the pandemic, but the performance opportunities using a platform like ours remains a point of pride — one course held a virtual performance of an original musical called The Influencer, about the pressures we all face from advertising, social media,and our peers to conform to certain attitudes or behaviors. In 2022/23, we anticipate that courses will move back to an in-person model, and once more feature culminating performances inside the theater.

The Wallis has additionally recognized the importance of creating opportunities for individuals with autism to participate in the performing arts since our inception. Our multi-function Quiet Room in the Goldsmith Theater can be used for audience members who need to make noise or move during aperformance. This unique accessibility feature makes attendance possible for individuals with autism as well as a broad range of personal conditions and situations.

DANCING THROUGH PARKINSON’S
The Wallis offers ongoing dance classes in partnership with LA-based lnvertigo Dance Theatre, whose mission is to create connections and community through dance, storytelling, theatre and music. Through this partnership we offer our weekly Dancing Through Parkinson’s class, taught by experienced professional dancers and designed to encourage joy, strength, community, stability, mental clarity and creativity for Parkinson’s disease patients and their caregivers. In lieu of tuition, students may make a small donation.
9390 N SANTA MONICA BLVD I BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210 310.2663800 I FAX 310.557.9827 thewaIIs.org Dancing Through Parkinson’s has taken place online since spring 2020, with a particular sensitivity to the high risk status of many participants. As with all of our in-person programming that has transitioned to the virtual format, we will continue to monitor the transition back to in-person classes during the 2022/23 Season, with a possible step to a hybrid approach allowing for more social distancing than the classic model. Depending on student interest, it is possible that we will continue to offer virtual Dancing Through Parkinson’s sessions even after in- person classes resume, in order to make the program accessible to a wide demographic net.

FREE, OUTDOOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES
Each season, The Wallis presents Dance Sundays — a series of free, outdoor monthly dance classes on our Promenade Terrace, curated by Emmy-winner Debbie Allen and taught by expert teachers from her Debbie Allen Dance Academy. Dance Sundays has become one of the most exhilarating and prominentpublic events in the City of Beverly Hills, drawing well over 1,000 participants in a typical year. Each month features a different dance style, including salsa, hip hop, tap, African dance, and more. Manymonths feature live music. Dance Sundays welcomes a broad group of participants including Beverly Hills residents, employees of local businesses, and people from outside the Beverly Hills area who are drawn to this unique program.

The Wallis also offers year-round free outdoor arts events for all community members on our Promenade Terrace. Sunday Fundays are free, family-friendly performances throughout the year that feature artists and ensembles -- including our popular STORY PIRATES series that performs sketch comedy based on stories submitted by kids in the audience and across the country; and family concerts by musician Parker Bent; Spring Groove Y.U.M.M.Y. Time, a 3-tiered program for body, mind and soul; and Kiddie Karoo! amusical puppet show and concert.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS
In a typical year, The Wallis makes 2000+ tickets available to local social service agencies, elder housing, partners like TEENTIX LA which seek to expand youth access to the arts, veterans groups, and more.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

4. Why are these services considered critical (e.g., enhance quality of life, improve public safety)? If you are a previous recipient, will you be providing new services this funding period? Since its opening 201314 Season, The Wallis has transformed the cultural landscape of Beverly Hills through its exceptional mainstage productions, education initiatives, and community programs.

These programs:
• Have, through the course of the pandemic, successfully transitioned to online, hybrid, outdoor-only, and limited capacity models based on shifting health guidance; and continue to provide invaluable arts access, artseducation, and community connections to Beverly Hills residents as well as the broader LA County communityduring the COVID-1 9 pandemic. During challenging and isolating times, the power of the arts to uplift, inspire, and create a sense of belonging is more critical than ever. The Wallis is committed to remaining responsive so that our education, community, and outreach programs may continue to serve our community in every iteration of these programs.
• Contribute to the cultural vitality of Beverly Hills residents and of the community at large.

The Wallis’s community activities provide world-class arts engagement for the people of Beverly Hills. Arts participation fosters wellbeing and a sense of community. Many of these programs are free or low-cost, providing opportunities for everyone to engage in the arts. The Wallis’s programs are visible and large-scale. Even those residents who do not regularly attend performances benefit from Beverly Hills’ growing reputation as a vibrant cultural destination.
• Provide ongoing, unique, and vital arts education and arts engagement opportunities for Beverly Hills prekindergarten through twelfth grade students. Students from four Beverly Hills Public Schools (Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Vista, El Rodeo, Hawthorne, and Horace Mann) are regular participants in The Wallis’s School Partners Program, and have been since our first season. • Create opportunities for individuals who frequently do not have access to arts opportunities. Our programs include targeted offerings for the elderly; families with young children; youth and adults with autism; and people with Parkinson’s disease.

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5. What percentage of your total program service is utilized by members of the Beverly Hills community? If a new program, what percentage of users do you anticipate would be members of the Beverly Hills community?
Around 30% of our total program seMce is provided directly to Beverly Hills Residents — we antldpate this number wIN remain stable. In addition, The Waills has a formal arts education pailnership with the Beverly HNIs Unlifed School Disbict, and these schools make up more than half of the schools currently parlldpallng hi The Walls School Parbiers Program.

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6. Please describe your organization’s ongoing response to the COVID-1 9 pandemic and the impact to service delivery. In FY 2022-23, does your organization anticipate your proposed program(s) to remain virtual, in-person, or hybrid, and what measures will be taken to ensure program efficacy? The WaIJis believes that the arts are even more essential to our lives and to our community during difficult times. In March 2020, the organization made a transition to virtual programming. In July of 2021, The Wallis launched a completely outdoor summer season featuring a robust slate of theater, dance, and musicperformances — we had constructed an outdoor pop-up theatre space which seated patrons in socially distant “pods” so that we could continue to connect with our audiences and our community through outstanding performances. In October of 2021, we were thrilled to once again open our Bram Goldsmith Theater for performances and limited capacity student matinees— a trend which continued through to the holiday smash hit LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE. When the emergence of the Omicron variant necessitated that some performances be postponed, we shifted our focus back to virtual programming. Throughout this entire period, Wallis signature courses and community programs have continued, and in some cases expanded enrollment, leading to the creation of entirely new courses to meet new demand and new demographics.

Since March 2020, The Wallis has offered:
• 7 unique pieces of virtual theater, two talkbacks, eleven musical events, and an annual benefit: all entirely online;
• An outdoor season comprised of one produced play, two dance pieces including the world-premiere of The Chandelier by Heidi Duckler Dance;
• co-produced fifteen dance films;• returned to the Bram Goldsmith Theater once more with three pieces of theater, four cinematic events, one music performance, and engagements with three diverse dance companies.• Served 17 schools with exceptional, hands on arts education programming In this way, the Wallis has — and will remain — active, dynamic, and finding creative ways to serve our mission, and our community, no matter what form that service may take.

One of The Wallis’ proudest accomplishments during the pandemic has been the successful transition of ourGRoW @ The Wallis education and outreach programs online. In fact, some of these programs, like our StagedStories storytelling course for adults ages 55 and up, have been even more in-demand in the virtual format --so much so that we created an additional virtual course, Beyond Words, for this demographic. As demand continued to increase, The Wallis once again devised a new program launching in early 2022: an advanced storytelling course for older adults. We also developed a partnership with Crystal Stairs in South Los Angeles which uses theater exercises to help parents to more confidently advocate for their children.

The Wallis is closely monitoring state and local guidelines so that when we transition back to in-person events once more, we may do so safely and successfully once again. General Manager Michelle Wiesel has received twelve separate COVID-19 safety certifications from the WHO, Johns Hopkins, Health Education Services, and others, and has been invaluable in responding to health guidance quickly and effectively. Given the success ofThe Wallis’ online programs, particularly in arts-education and community programming, it is likely that some virtual programs will remain part of our offerings well into the future.

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7. For New Applicants: If your proposed program(s) or service(s) are similar to those of any of the City’s current CAGE partners, what differentiates your organization and proposed program(s) from the current service provider(s)? Listing of current CAGE partners can be found on at www. beverlyh ills. org/cagf.

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The Wallis believes everyone deserves to learn and grow through the arts. Our mission-centric education and community programs serve this goal and establish The Wallis not only as a prominent performing arts destination, but also as a cultural center and resource for the entire community. Through these programs, we enable individuals who have limited arts opportunities to engage in with the very best in the performing arts; we use thepower of the arts to build community and address pressing social issues; and we respond to critical needs in the greater community through arts leadership, collaboration and partnership.

The Wallis is firmly grounded in, and of service to, the dynamic, ever changing, Beverly Hills and greater Los Angeles community. As a civic hub, a gathering place for the open exchange of arts, ideas, and interests, ourvision for this community actively invites everyone to contribute to the rich arts ecosystem of Southern California.

We are also an integral part of the local, national and international arts communities and seek to play a leadership role in the advancement of the performing arts.

Our deep connection with the Beverly Hills community is central to all we do at The Wallis. City residents are active members of our audience and of our organizational and board leadership. We partner with businesses throughout the City to help our audience members make the most of their visits to Beverly Hills and The Wallis, and our patrons contribute to the vitality and economy of the community. Beverly Hills residents participate widely in our community and education programs, and these offerings provide opportunities for all residents to connect and engage in the arts, regardless of age, socioeconomic status, past arts experience, or health status. We thank the City of Beverly Hills for its consideration of our application in support of these vital programs.

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9. The funding year is July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. What is the funding amount requested? The Wallis respectfully requests $10,000 in support of GRoW @ The Wallis 1 0. What percentage of your annual funding would the City’s contribution represent? <1%

11. What is the ratio of your organization’s administrative operating costs? Approximately 10%
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1 2. Provide any additional information that may be useful in evaluating your proposal.

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Ill Completed CAGE application
Documentation of 501c.3 status of proof of 501c.3 status through partnership Ill Copy of most recent Form 990 -Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax l?1 Copies of any current Charitable Solicitations Permits that have been obtained from the City of Beverly Hills
APPLICATION SUMMARY FY 2022/23
Agency: West Coast Jewish Theatre
Requested amount: $7,300
History of City funding: First-time applicant
Agency description: West Coast Jewish Theatre (WCJT) provides multi-generational productions that reflect Jewish morals, values, and cultural experiences. By producing play selections that offer insight into what it means to be Jewish and also, the universality of man’s shared experiences. WCJT enables audiences to better understand and reflect on the human condition. The theatre shines light on the anti-Semitic movement prevalent in the Beverly Hills Jewish community; and educates audience members by probing them to ask questions and reflect on the state of hatred and fear. WCJT provides critical services that enhance the quality of life by reducing tensions and anti-Semitism in the community. To ensure shows are accessible by all, WCJT offers ticket discounts to seniors, youth, and minority groups in an effort to enlighten and entertain diverse Beverly Hills audiences.

Proposed use of Community Assistance Grant Funds: Due to the rise of anti-Semitism in Beverly Hills, West Coast Jewish Theatre, proposes to use the funds to hire security to protect theatre members throughout the season. WCJT will be able to grant the community access to past productions free of cost, while new productions will be paid per view. Administrative and artistic fees are also included in grant funding use as projection of ticket sales remain at an impacted level.

Target populationlPrimary service: Individuals interested in affending theater performances based on the Jewish experience.Percentage of total program utilized by Beverly Hills residents/community: WCJT has had 40% patronage participation from the Beverly Hills community in their programming.

Quantifiable Services and Measures: Will be able to quantify and measure impact based on community participation.

Historical Performance:

FY 2 1/22: (Qi & Q2) Satisfactory Unsatisfactory N/A
General Comment(s) (e.g., non-quantifiable benefits identified by experience with agency v. absolute numbers; observations such as their growth curve and relationship with City, its residents and target populations):

The pandemic created a need for WCJT to shift programming and now offers a hybrid model until the CDC gives clearance to solely in-person participation. Moving forward, WCJT’s ArtisticDirector is now a Covid Compliance Officer whose duties include ensuring the safety of staff and patrons.

Percentage of annual funding City’s contribution represents: 10%.

Ratio of administrative to operating costs: The ratio of WCJT’s administrative operating costs is 7%
Service Profile: Needs-based Quality of life-based LI Social Service LI Health LI Education LI Other
Agency Scope: Local Regional National LI International LI 501 (C) (3): Yes No El Exempt LI
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State: CA Zip:91367
Fax: 818-719-9824
Agency / Project Name: West Coast Jewish Theatre ___________________________ Address: P.O. Box 7097 City: Beverly Hills _____________ _____ Contact Person:Howard Teichman ______________ Phone: 818-297-8361 Email: [email protected]
Please note the City’s insurance requirements for FY 2022-2023. Within three (3) weeks of receiving notice of funding prior to receiving an agreement, your organization mustsubmit insurance documentation with the following requirements:
• Each organization must submit to City an ACORD insurance certificate which include General Liability ($2 Million), Automobile (coverage limits based on services provided), and Workers Compensation Insurance (if required) • The City must be named as additionally insured under each policy • Subrogation must be waived for each insurance policy
• An endorsement to each policy stating that such policy shall not be cancelled by either party or reduced in coverage except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to City
Each organization will also be required to submit a copy of a W-9 form on the most current IRS form www. irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-9
Please type your answers to the following questions. If you need additional space for any of the answers, please attach a separate sheet of paper.

1. Is your organization a 501c.3, or are you in partnership with a 501c.3 organization? ll Wearea50lc.3E1 We are in partnership with a 501c.3
D Documentation showing 501c.3 status or partnership with a 501c.3 is attached.

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2. What services do you propose to provide the Beverly Hills community that local government is not currently providing?
We service the second largest Jewish population In the United States with Jewish thematic productions. These productions reflect Jewish morals, values, and cultural experiences. West Coast Jewish Theatre provides multi-generational productions that attract groups of all ages with stories about Jewish life past. present, and the foreseeable future. Our productions provideinsights into what it means to be Jewish. Our play selections also provide insights about the universality of man’s sharedexperiences to bridge the beliefs that Jews are different from other groups. The criteria we use to select plays Inform thepublic that Jewish people are no different than non-Jewish people. By providing this service to the Beverly Hills community, we believe that reduces hatred, bigotry and misunderstanding about the Jewish people. Local government cannot provide this unique kind ofservice. Questioning man’s inhumanity to man is what theater can offer. Jewish playwrights throughoutthe years are constantly posing questions to their audiences about the Jewish experience. We believe that West Coast Jewish Theatre is the vessel that transports audiences towards better understanding and reflection about man’s human condition.

Local government cannot offer visceral insights into the antisemetic movement happening in the Beverfly Hills community.Our play selections probe the depths of the shame and intolerance that antisemitism rages in the Beverly Hills Jewish community. Theater offers a service defining the struggles about bigotry and hatred. Our play selections shines a light on theunder belly of antisemitlsm and educates our audiences. All hatred and bigotry of any group is a stain on our society.

Audiences who come to see our plays are walking out of the theater askin questions In the hopes that they reach out within the community to find the answers.

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3. If you are applying for
a cultural grant, please describe your program here.

As stated, our programming selections speak to the cultural differences and shared common experiences about the Jewish people, but also what all people share about the human condition. Our theatrical selections are based upon answering “what does It mean to be Jewish in a society that sees us as the other”. Many groups feel that being the “other” places them in jeopardy. Jews have been attacked throughout the ages and this has given rise to antisemitism. Our theater chooses plays that strike down those beliefs. We chose a play called, “The Whipping Man” by Matthew Lopez.

A story about a Jewish
confederate soldier returning from the Civil War on the eve of Lincoln’s assassination returning to his ancestral home only to discover his home in ruins, his family dispersed, and the only survivors are two black slaves that the family brought up Jewish. And It’s Passover. The juxtaposition of freedom was not lost by our audience. We also produced a play called,” FUGU”. This was the story about how the Japanese government saved the lives ofsix thousand Lithuanian Jews during WWII. An untold story of two different cultures finding respect for one another during a horrendous and tragic time. WE selected a play by Arthur Mifier called, “Broken Glass”. This play is a story about corporate antisemitism not allowing Jews to climb the corporate ladder, while as a backdrop, in November of 1938 the Germans attacked all the Jewish businesses and shynagouges in a night called, “Kristallnacht”. These are just a few examples of the programs we have selected. We also offer programs to seniors offering ticket discounts and to groups ofseniors in assisted living homes. We also offer student ticket discounts. We want young people to experience the plays in order to help them better understand the human condition. Wehave also offered student internships. We also have offered discounts to other minority groups in order to reach out to a broader audience. Our website (wcjt.org) offers other examples of productions that educate, enlighten, and entertain our Beverly Hills audiences.

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4. Why are these services considered critical (e.g., enhance quality of life, improve public safety)? If you are a previous recipient, will you be providing new services this funding period? Our services are critical because our plays enhance the quality of life by providing entertainments that make us laugh, cry, relfect, educate, and question who we are as a community, a city, state, and a country. Recently antisemetic flyers were distributed in the Beverly Hills area onto the lawns ofJews In order to intimidate and create fear. By offering programs thatoffer insights into why groups of people hate and create chaos amongst the Jewish people, we believe our play selections teach us about how to combat that fear and chaos. Theater is a place to contemplate these queslons. A better understanding about the hatred and fear mongering arms our audiences with information that helps to reduce tensions. This helps inprove public safety. Your grant money can help with hiring security so our theater can protect its’ members throughout the season. As we continue through the pandemic, West Coast Jewish Theatre was able through donations from the Beverly Hills community tocreate a virtual variety show which can be accessed via our website to help reduce the isolation that has come from this horrible pandemic. The function of theater is to promote shared experiences and despite our fInancila instability it Isimportant for us to provide this service. Please check out these links:
https://beverlyhillscourier.com12022/O1/08/city-council-responds-to-antisemftic-flyers/ hftps://beverlyhlllscourier.comJ2O2l/O1/22/human-relations-commission-reviews-hate-crimes-reportl (iERLY
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5. What percentage of your total program service is utilized by members of the Beverly Hills community? If a new program, what percentage of users do you anticipate would be members ofthe Beverly Hills community? Our demographics are theatergoers from the Beverly Hills community. We have had 40% patronage participation from theBeverly Hills community in oui prtogramming. They are season ticket holders and support our theater with ticket sales and donations. There are 34,00 JewIsh citizens living in the Beverfly Hills area which represents about 7.4% of the population.

We hope to increase by 25% with new programming.

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West CoastJewish Theatre will take full precautions and follow all CDC guidelines when offering in person performances.

Moving forward our theater has instructed oar Artistic Director to become a Covid Compliance OffIcer. As a CovidCompliance Officer, his duties will be to insure the safety of our workers, and patrons. Upon entering the theater everyone will be asked to provide a current vaccination card, and it is mandatory that masks are required. Our theater will reduce the amount ofseating In order to provide social distancing and seating spaced distancing. Hand sanitizer stations will be provided throughout the theater. Temperatures will be taken at the door. Ventaliation will be a priority. Our staff willreduce transmission of Covid by testing weekly which will be provided by the theater. Our ushers are instructed to make sure that before entering all requirements are met.

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What differentiates us from the Annengerg and Theatre 40 is our programming. Our play selections reflect a Jewish culture and heritage that represents a large swatch of the Bevelry Hills community. West Coast Jewish Theatre deliberately finds plays that not only reflect Jewish culture and heritage, but we try to find plays that tell stories about the universality of all men. By providing this kind ofservice, we help to present shared experiences and values. We do not present murder mysteries, or import productions from touring companies. Our website (wcjt.org) offers a list of our productions throughout these many years. We offer plays from Neil Simon, Arthur Miller, Matthew Lopez, Mark Harelik, David Ives, James Sherman, but we also bring in plays from Israel such as Anat Gov’s “0 MY GOD”. We also give opportunites to new writers sucha as; Mark Leiren Young’s “Bar Mitzvah Boy”, and Howard Teichman and Steven G. Simopn’s “FUGU”. These plays are carefully thought out as seasonal productions that inform, educate and entertain.

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The funding year is July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. What is the funding amount requested? $7300.00

10. What percentage of your annual funding would the City’s contribution represent? 10%

11. What is the ratio of your organization’s administrative operating costs? The ratio of our organization’s administrative operating costs is 7% City of Beverly Hills

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12. Provide any additional information that may be useful in evaluating your proposal. ‘I,
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D Completed CAGF application
C Documentation of 501c.3 status of proof of 501c.3 status through partnership C Copy of most recent Form 990 -Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax C Copies of any current Charitable Solicitations Permits that have been obtained from the City of Beverly Hills
APPLICATION SUMMARY FY 2022/23
Agency: Westside Food Bank (WSFB)
Requested amount: $250,000
History of City funding: CDBG—1 986: $5,700; 1986: $29,000; 1987-1992: $25,000 annually; 1993: $30,000; 1994: $35,000; 1995: $38,500; 1996: $47,000; 1997-2004: $60,000 annually; 2005: $61,800; 2006: $66,500; 2007: $70,000; 2008: $72,000; 2009/1 0: $72,000; 2010/11:
$75,000, 201 1/12: $75,000; 2012/13: $80,000; 2013/14: $85,000; 2014/2015: $85,000; 2015/16: $90,000; 2016/17: $95,000; 2017/18: $100,000; 2018/19: $110,000; 2019/20:
$125,000; 2020/21: $150,000; 2021/22: $200,000
Agency description: Provides food to over 70 member agencies south of the Santa Monica Mountains, west of La Brea Avenue and north of LAX. Member agencies near Beverly Hills include JFS — SOyA, PATH West LA Shelter and the weekly meal programs at a Beverly Hills church.

Proposed use of Community Assistance Grant Funds: Bulk purchase of food in order to maintain and expand the programs of the social service agencies that have direct service food assistance programs, either as community food pantries, or as programs that supply food to shelter residents or congregate meals for homeless individuals.

Target populationlPrimary service: Food assistance for low-income individuals and families.

Percentage of total program utilized by Beverly Hills community: The Westside Food Bank (WSFB) serves all of the food pantries surrounding Beverly Hills; the most prominent, SOVA West, the food pantry of Jewish Family Service (JFS) is 1fl mile outside of the City limits.

Additionally, WSFB gives food to other surrounding pantries.

Quantifiable Services and Measures: Food distribution poundage from WSFB’s warehouse in the calendar year of 2021 was virtually double that of the pre-COVID year of 2019 (+99%). (2021 was also 35% above 2020.) We are preparing for distributing at least as much food in 2022 and through several years to come.

Current Performance:

FY 2 1/22: (Qi & Q2) Satisfactory Li Unsatisfactory Li N/A General Comment(s) (eg., non-quantifiable benefits identified by experience with agency v. absolute numbers; observations such as their growth curie and relationship with City, its residents and target populations):

In a high-cost area like Beverly Hills and the greater Westside, those with lower income have long needed to have assistance to supplement what food has been available to them via the Federal safety net, or to receive emergency food relief while excluded from, or waiting for, government relief. Now with COVID, there’s more than double the number without the resources to afford food sufficiency. In terms of the food distributed to member agencies directly out of our warehouse, WSFB’s most recent quarter has been our busiest ever. Westside Food Bank will be continuing tofocus on providing nutritious food to meet the continuing crisis of local food assistance need.

Percentage of annual funding City’s contribution represents: $250,000 in funding from the City would represent 7.4% of our current operating budget.

Ratio of administrative to operating costs: Admin 8.4%; Fundraising 9.7%; Program 81.9% Service Profile: Needs-based Quality of life-based El Social Service Health Education [1 Other LI
Agency Scope: Local Regional National El International LI 501 (C) (3): Yes No El Exempt El
2 CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION, FY 2022-2023
Agency: Westside Food Bank
Address: 1710 22nd St., Santa Monica, CA 90404
Contact Person: Bruce Rankin, Executive Director
Phone: 310-828-6016 FAX: 310-828-2646
Email: brucecwestsidefoodbankca.org

1. Is your organization a 501.c.3?
We are a 501 .c.3 organization, and documentation showing 501 .c.3 status is attached.

2. What services do you propose to provide the Beverly Hills community that local government is not currently providing?
Westside Food Bank has been funded by City of Beverly Hills each year starting in 1986. For the current fiscal year ending 6/30/2022, the City’s funding level is $200,000. This funding is being used for the bulk purchase of food that we supply to Westside social service agencies that have direct service food assistance programs, either as community food pantries, or as programs that supply food to shelter residents or congregate meals for homeless people.

WSFB is the food bank warehouse assigned to provide food to agencies throughout an areathat is south of the Santa Monica Mountains, west of La Brea Avenue, and north of LAX. Our food currently goes to more than 70 member agencies, most of which pick up food at least once a week at our warehouse.

We are able to utilize the economy of scale by purchasing food in large quantities. This enables us to achieve a food cost index that is significantly lower than what any one direct-service food distribution agency could obtain. Our large warehouse in Santa Monica also allows us to accept, process, store, and distribute large quantities of donated food. Without the service we provide, many of the 50 programs that pick up food from our warehouse on a weekly basis would fall far short of having access to enough affordable, nutritious food to distribute to their clients, especially now, ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We propose to again use Beverly Hills City funding to help maintain and expand our food purchase program, so that we can get more food to those in need in the Beverly Hills area and throughout the Westside. This will be crucial in a year when that need will continue to be seriously affected by the upheaval caused by the pandemic.

3. If you are applying for a cultural grant, please describe your program here.

Not applicable.

4. Why are these services considered critical? If you are a previous recipient, will
you be providing new services this funding period?
In
a high-cost area like Beverly Hills and the greater Westside, those with lower income have long needed to have assistance to supplement what food has been available to them via the Federal safety net, or to receive emergency food relief while excluded from, or waiting for, government relief. Now with COVID, there’s more than double the number without the resources to afford food sufficiency. In terms of the food distributed to member agencies directly out of our warehouse, WSFB’s most recent quarter has been our busiest ever. We will be continuing to focus on providing nutritious food to meet the continuing crisis of local food assistance need.

5. What percentage of your total program service is utilized by members of the Beverly Hills community?
Westside Food Bank serves all of the food pantries that surround Beverly Hills, the most prominent one being SOyA, the food pantry program of Jewish Family Services, our biggest customer. The BH-adjacent SOVA site is SOVA West (near Pico and Robertson, just 1/4 mile from BH). As
a member of Feeding America, the nation-wide food bank trade association, Westside Food Bank would have been allowed to charge 19 cents per pound for the food we give to SOyA, and that has been the long-time standard for many food banks. We charge our member agencies nothing. If we were charging SOVA the prevailing Feeding America rate, SOVA would have needed to pay us over $80,000 during 2021.Besides SOyA, our member pantry most likely to serve those from Beverly Hills is St.

Augustine’s Pantry in Culver City which gets 95% of its food from us. We also regularly give food to the P.A.T.H. Cotner Shelter, near Pico and Sepulveda.

6. Describe how your organization has adapted or pivoted your program delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Having already put into place extensive disaster preparations, Westside Food Bank was relatively well prepared for the onset of the pandemic in the winter of 2020. Our recently much-upgraded digital warehouse management system brought order to the process ofincreasing food distribution to meet the new need. We instituted and continue to use a pre
order routine with our member agencies so we can use our temp warehouse workers to pre package food orders. The pre-order system eliminated “shopping” in our warehouse, and it allowed for safer, non-contact distribution to agencies during their weekly food pickups. The pre-order system has also proved to be
a popular, time-saving innovation for our member
agencies, so we will certainly keep using it post-COVID. Our front office workers have been able to continue working partly from home. We have been able to use multiple social media and other on-line platforms for disseminating information and for fundraising. We created and continue to maintain
a food pantry in Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica. When COVID began we doubled our food purchasing budget, and during the current fiscal year we will spend well over two million dollars on bulk food purchases, as contrasted with the $900,000 that was in our pre-COVID annual food buying budget. Our whole staff has been vaccinated and boosted, continues to wear masks at work, and so far is avoiding coronavirus infection.

Going forward, we expect the need for heightened levels of local food assistance.. We will retain most of the streamlining changes that COVID forced upon us, since using these operational adjustments will be the best way to move a greater volume of food. DuringCOVID, extra warehouse space (an annex) became available to us, but we are likely to lose that additional space as COVID recedes. We will need to replace this space, and this presents us with new challenges, both financial and operational.

7. Question for new applicants
Not applicable.

8. Please describe what efforts you have taken to continue as a service provider or organization partnering with the City. How have you been responsive tocommunity needs and have been incorporating best practices to better serve the Beverly Hills community?
During the COVID period the need for food assistance for those who live in Beverly Hills and in the immediately surrounding communities increased along with the wider Los Angeles area. Throughout the high-cost Westside area the need for food assistance is still reckoned as double the level before the pandemic hit, and with diminishing benefits such as child tax credit and support for landlords and renters, the high need stands to remain for some time to come. Westside Food Bank has adopted new best practices such as thosedescribed in Section 6, above to meet the increased community need.

Food distribution poundage from our warehouse in the calendar year of 2021 was virtually double that of the pre-COVID year of 2019 (+99%). (2021 was also 35% above 2020.) We are preparing for distributing at least as much food in 2022 and through several years to come.

9. The funding year is 71112022 to 6/3012023. What is the amount requested? WSFB requests $250,000 in FY22-23 for food purchases.

10. What % of your annual funding would the City’s contribution represent? $250,000 in funding from the City would represent 7.4% of our current operating budget which calls for FY21-22 income of $3,385,000. Our FY22-23 operating budget income projection is likely to be similar to that of FY21-22.

11. What is the ratio of your organization’s administrative operating costs? According to our financial audit, in fiscal year 2019-2020 our cost breakdown was as follows: Administration = 8.4%; Fundraising = 9.7%; Program = 81.9%. (This is calculated on a cash-only basis; to provide maximum clarity we choose not to mix in any valuation of donated goods and services). Our Auditor’s Report of FY2O-21 is nearly finished and should be available by the end of February. Because of our significantly increased food purchasing, we expect our percentage of Program costs will end up being higher in FY20- 21, and in the current fiscal year, as well.

12. Provide any additional information that may be useful in evaluating your proposal.

Westside Food Bank is committed to maintaining our enhanced service for as long as needed while the economic effects of COVID continue to affect our community.

During the pandemic, some of our initiatives to address the increase in need include:
.Creating an emergency food pantry at Virginia Avenue Park that serves hundreds of families each week
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Partnering with Meals on Wheels West so that they can deliver groceries to homebound seniors along with their hot meals
.Creating a new monthly drive-through food pantry for veterans at the West LA VA .

Increasing the amount of food distributed to college students in need at Santa Monica College, Mount Saint Mary’s University, and UCLA.

Adding new local member agencies and providing produce and donated food to new grassroots charitable food distributions
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Maintaining the high standards of nutritional quality of our food, even as we have doubled our over-all food purchases (Fresh produce continues to be more than half of all the food we distribute)

13. Financial Statement (For grant requests $75,000 and over, please submit most recent financial statement reviewed by a Certified Public Account):

Because our FY2O-21 audit report and our IRS Form 990 are just now nearing completion by the CPA firm of Quigley & Miron, we are attaching here our currently most recent documents --- the Audit Report and the Form 990 for fiscal year 2019-2020.

The following documents are required:

X Completed CAGF application
X Documentation of 501 c.3 status
X Copy of most recent Form 990 — Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax O Copies of any Charitable Solicitations Permits that have been obtained from the City of Beverly Hills (We have not obtained any Charitable Solicitation Permits from the City of Beverly Hills.)
APPLICATION SUMMARY FY 2022123
Agency: Writers Bloc
Requested amount: $30,000
History of City funding: First-time applicant
Agency description: Writers Bloc is a Beverly Hills based literary and cultural organization, now in its 26th season of producing programs bringing Nobel Prize winning novelists, titans of industry, popular singers, journalists, comedians, and experts who have explored their work and ideas with the Writers Bloc audience. Dedication and promotion of literature and art, as a nonperforming arts organization provides a distinct perspective to audiences. Through Writers Bloc,authors who would generally command extraordinarily high speaker fees, are able to connect with residents and offer an opportunity to interact. Pre-pandemic, in-person events would be ticketed at a nominal fee of $20, allowing attendance to excellent cultural programming to be highly accessible to the public.

Proposed use of Community Assistance Grant Funds: Grant funding will provide WritersBloc the means to continue services of virtual programming. Prior to COVID, Writers Bloc was able to offset the operational costs required, but since programs pivoted to a free virtual model, and to compete with other similar programs across the nation, financial need has become critical. Writers Bloc plans to charge for tickets when they return to in-person programs, but for now, funds will assist payment of email blasts, zoom membership, digital director, digital costs, office costs and ancillary costs. Providing the same level of quality programming virtually is crucial for Writers Bloc to continue a high caliber service for their esteemed community.

Target populationlPrimary service: Individuals interested in attending theater performances as well as adults who attend Theatre 40’s Monday night theatre classes.

Percentage of total program utilized by Beverly Hills residents/community: Audience base is strong in representation from Beverly Hills, but difficult to give an exact figure since outreach is now by email.

Quantifiable Services and Measures: Will be able to quantify and measure impact based on community participation.

Historical Performance:

FY 2 1/22: (Qi & Q2) LI Satisfactory C] Unsatisfactory N/A General Comment(s) (e.g., non-quantifiable benefits identified by experience with agency v. absolute numbers; observations such as their growth curie and relationship with City, its residents and target populations):

Writers Bloc faced operational challenges to remain relevant during the ongoing pandemic.

Although able to pivot quickly, virtual programming has taken a toll on Writers Bloc, notably financially and in audience growth. Further, with a myriad of similar national programs that offer free virtual events, the organization has broadened virtual programming to include writers who live abroad where the guests could still “appear” at Writers Bloc, but in their own time zones.

Percentage of annual funding City’s contribution represents: 50%.

Ratio of administrative to operating costs: 90-100%
Service Profile: Needs-based LI Quality of life-based LI Social Service LI Health LI Education LI Other
Agency Scope: Local Regional National International LI
501 (C) (3): Yes No LI Exempt LI
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COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023
Agency / Prolect Name: Writers Bloc Presents (writersblocpresents.com) Address:353 South Swall Drive
City:Beverly Hills State: CA Zip:90211
Contact Person: Andrea Grossman
Phone:310.717.4452 Fax:__________________________________ Email: [email protected]
Please note the City’s insurance requirements for FY 2022-2023. Within three (3) weeks of receiving notice of funding prior to receiving an agreement, your organization must submit insurance documentation with the following requirements:
• Each organization must submit to City an ACORD insurance certificate which include General Liability ($2 Million), Automobile (coverage limits based on services provided), and Workers Compensation Insurance (if required) • The City must be named as additionally insured under each policy• Subrogation must be waived for each insurance policy • An endorsement to each policy stating that such policy shall not be cancelled by either party or reduced in coverage except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to City
Each organization will also be required to submit a copy of a W-9 form on the most current IRS form www. irs. gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-9
Please type your answers to the following questions. If you need additional space for any of the answers, please attach a separate sheet of paper.

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City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

2. What services do you propose to provide the Beverly Hills community that local government is not currently providing?
Writers Bloc is a cultural organization, separate and apart from local government issues. Please see writersblocpresents.com to see the scope of our programming.

Writers Bloc offers virtual and in-person literary and public interest programs dedicated to bringing to our community great writers, artists, social critics, journalists, who have made a significant impact on our cultural landscape. For 26 years, Writers Bloc, based in Beverly Hills, has brought Nobel Prize winning novelists, titans of industry, popular singers, major journalists, comedians, and experts who have explored their work and ideas with the Writers Bloc audience. Writers Bloc is a literary and cultural series which has earned national recognition as one of the most distinguished series of its kind.

Since the lockdown in early 2020, our virtual programs have been almost entirely free of charge, except when a publisher requires a book purchase to gain access to our platform.

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COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

3. If you are applying for a cultural grant, please describe your program here.

Please see writersblocpresents.com to give you an idea of our great programming over the years.Writers Bloc is now in its 26th season of producing excellent cultural programming. We have brought some of the greatesthumorists, novelists, journalists, comedians, and artists of our time to the City-- at exceptionally reasonable prices, with anenvironment that encourages audience engagement with the featured guests. The programs are conversations between thefeatured author and another personality. Our website, writersblocpresents.com, illustrates the breadth and scope of our events. The list is far too long (26 years!), but we’ve featured such writers as Amanda Gorman, Justice Sonya Sotomayor; Joan Didion; Mel Brooks;David Lynch; Betty White; Carl Reiner; Elmore Leonard; Norman Mailer; Gore Vidal; John LeCarre; Rachel Maddow; Dick Cavett; Linda Ronstadt; Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro; Queen Noor ofJordan; Salman Rushdie; Bill Maher; Congressman Adam Schiff; a series, free to the public, on gun violence prevention; former Governor Jerry Brown with his biographer, former L.A. Times editor Jim Newton; and literally hundreds more. Our events are known for their vibrant engagement between the featured guests and the audience. We have hosted dozens of United States Senators, including now Vice President Kamala Harris-- at a ticket price of $20, or less than $50 if we need to include the guest’s book. We have made these special guests available to the public for a very modest price to ensure accessibilty to all audiences.

Our programs are based on books. Since the pandemic began, we have broadened our virtual programming to include morewriters who live abroad. We post our programs on our youtube channel, so that they can be watched free of charge.

Writers Bloc programs are carefully curated to cater to the interests of our community. Our authors are well-respected in their fields, and many have won prestigious national and international prizes-- including the National Book Award, the Nobel, the Booker, and more. We also cater to evolving pop culture, and include groundbreaking artists, actors, and writers from television and film. Since the pandemic, these programs have been largely free to the public.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

4. Why are these services considered critical (e.g., enhance quality of life, improve public safety)? If you are a previous recipient, will you be providing new services this funding period? Writers Bloc programs run the gamut from fiction to social criticism, comedy, journalism, history, and poetry. Fiction and literary arts improve our understanding of the world, broaden our perception of others here and abroad, and simply make life more enjoyable. Hearing and seeing a Nobel Laureate in Fiction (such as Kazuo Ishiguro) brings great writers close to us.From popular fiction to the most “literary fiction,” reading novels not only entertains, but reading educates. We’ve hosted Senators, Congressional representatives, historians, and nationally reknown journalists who have given us perspectives abouttheir world views. Comedians are social critics-- they speak the truth as they see it, and make us think.

Writers Bloc continues to program excellent events-- and it is our hope that we will soon be able to return to programs in reallife. But in the meantime, we offer world famous writers and thinkers virtually. We hope that you can support us as we continue to do this.

The City of Beverly Hills understands the value that Writers Bloc provides; several years ago, the City Council presented the founder, Andrea Grossman, a certificate honoring the work we have done.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

5. What percentage of your total program service is utilized by members of the Beverly Hills community? If a new program, what percentage of users do you anticipate would be members ofthe Beverly Hills community? Writers Bloc started out with Joan Didion 26 years ago and has always catered to a large Beverly Hills contingency. Our Beverly Hills venues include The Wallis; The Writers Guild Theater; Temple Emanuel; the Music Hall (now the Lumiere); the Fine Arts Theater; and wherever we can pitch our tent. Our audience base is certainly strong in representation from Beverly Hills-- it always has been. But since our outreach is now by email, it is very difficult to give you an exact figure.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

Our programs will follow the recommended CDC, State of California, and County of Los Angeles health protocols. Weanticipate that well be back to real life events in late February or March. We will require masking regardless of inside/outside programs. We would like to try hybrid programs, wherein we hold programs in person, and offer them virtually at the same time. We would need to meet that goal with a few people to help film the program and stream it. if we advertise an in-person event that needs to be canceled due to public health concerns, we will simply veer to virtual, and consider charging a small technical fee.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

Writers Bloc is different from the City’s current partners. Writers Bloc is not performing arts-- it is an author series based on new books published by renown writers and personalities-- including historians, award-winning journalists, pre-eminentnovelists, elected officials, and thought leaders from around the world. Writers Bloc connects these writers, who would normally command extraordinarily high speakers fees, to our audience, giving residents an opportunity to interact with some of the most influential people in their fields. Since the pandemic, our virtual programs are free, except in the rareinstance when publishers require us to include a book for admission to the virtual program. Even before the pandemic, and with the few in-person events we did when we thought the world was re-opening, our ticket price is equal to, or barely more than the price of a movie-- $20.

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COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

9. The funding year is July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. What is the funding amount requested? $30,000
1 0. What percentage of your annual funding would the City’s contribution represent? About half. Before the pandemic, Writers Bloc charged a ticket price of $20, and that covered operating expenses. Since the pandemic, we have had to provide our virtual programs free to the public, because other programs of this kind around the country offered their events for free. In order to remain competitive, we had to follow suit. We have relied on fundraising butthat hasn’t been nearly enough to meet operating expenses.

11. What is the ratio of your organization’s administrative operating costs? As of now, our operating costs far exceed income, because for the past two years, our events have been free to the public except when a publisher requires the audience to purchase a book for admission to the virtual program. Our costs are at this point about 90% to 10% income from fundraising.While our events are virtual, they still require significant cost outlay from Writers Bloc. We pay for our email blasts, our zoom membership, our digital director, other digital costs, office costs such as phone and equipment and ancillary costs of running a small business. Once we are back to in-person programs, and can charge for tickets, we can meet our operating costs.

We have always operated on a terribly lean budget. Since the lockdown two years ago, however, our financial need has become critical. We have cut costs to the bone, with salary remuneration down to essentially nothing.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023
1 2. Provide any additional information that may be useful in evaluating your proposal.

Writers Bloc represents the core values of the City of Beverly Hills: respect, civil discourse, diversity of voices. We promote understanding of an enormous array of subjects through intelligent dialog, through books and experts, with thoroughexploration of ideas.

Writers Bloc has become a nationally respected and vibrant cultural organization, dedicated to the promotion of literature and art-- whether that’s pop culture, or serious literary endeavor. At the beginning of the lockdown, we jumped into virtual programming not only to keep us visible, but to cater to the community’s need to hear, see, and engage in meaningful discussion during a turbulent time in American life. We were, and still are, a deep community connection to those who were housebound due to the pandemic, hungry for ideas, for interesting discussion outside the bounds of cable television news.We connected our audience to great writers and thinkers, did our best to bring new voices to Writers Bloc , and asked the audience for their questions. We have continued to offer great writers and voices to the public-- with perspectives thatchallenge us to think and act well, and enjoy dialog with some of the most brilliant newsmakers and experts of our time.

Where else could audiences see Pete Buttigieg and PBS Newshour host Judy Woodruff talk about the concept of trust-- for free? Where else could Bill Gates and Don Cheadle address climate change and ways we can help? Where else could former California Governor Jerry Brown talk to his award-winning biographer Jim Newton, about his leadership of California and the direction California must head in, in terms of climate, traffic, housing, and more-- for free? Where else could literary legend Martin Amis chat with Steve Martin-- for free? Or Kenneth Branagh and mega filmmaker Christopher Nolan?Writers Bloc covers a great deal of territory-- from nonfiction spy stories to WWII Jewish resistance fighters, to great filmmakers and prize-winning literature. We cover issues that concern us now-- whether about the Electoral College, reproductive rights, or gun violence.Please help us to keep these great programs going. You can watch most of them for free on our youtube channel. (The few exceptions are because the authors did not agree to living online forever.) I am always available by email and by cell phone.

Thank you so very much for your consideration.

City of Beverly Hills

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION
FY 2022 - 2023

LI Completed CAGF applicationEl Documentation of 50lc.3 status of proof of 501c.3 status through partnershipEl Copy of most recent Form 990 - Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax LI Copies of any current Charitable Solicitations Permits that have been obtained from the City of Beverly Hills
ATTACHMENT 3
June 8, 2022
Beverly Hills City Council
455 N. Rexford Dr.

Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Dear Councilmembers:

Affordable Living for the Aging’s Home Share Program matches seniors who have extra space in their homes with individuals seeking affordable housing. ALA works with seniors to determine the amount of rent they can afford, and refers them to rooms within their budget. With the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles County at $2,370/month, Home Share participants find an economical alternative in ALA’s program, which offers home seekers an average rent of $600 per month.

The economic benefits are not reserved just for home seekers. Financially motivated home providers receive a steady stream of income while also splitting utilities and other related costs with their roommate, giving them a financial boost of at least $6,000/year. Home providers who need assistance with household chores and companionship are matched with willing roommates who pay a reduced rent in exchange for their assistance.

ALA creates trust through home visits and background screenings. ALA’s service surpasses online matching services because it provides access to experienced program staff backed by an agency with a 44-year track record.

ALA respectfully requests $8,500 from the City of Beverly Hills to enroll 12 community members into the Home Share Program during funding year 2022-2023. The funds will be used for personnel costs associated with enrolling, processing, referring and matching clients, as well as conducting community outreach.

Service delivery includes:
• Home visits
• One-on-one interviews
• Applicant screening (reference check, income verification, background check) • Counseling to establish expectations and set program guidelines • Client introductions
• Overseeing completion of the Roommate Agreement
• Ongoing support for the duration of each match
ALA thanks the City of Beverly Hills for its continued support.

Sincerely,
Miriam Hall
Home Share Program Director
Affordable Living for the Aging
937 N. Fairfax Ave.

West Hollywood, CA 90046
[email protected]
(213)261-3862 (t)
The Reverend Daniel Tamm
[email protected]
310.275.0123 x 110 June 8, 2022
City Council, The City of Beverly Hills
444 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills CA, 90210
Dear Council Members,
I am grateful for this opportunity to express the gratitude of All Saints’ Episcopal Church for the Community Assistance Grant Funding of our outreach to people experiencing homelessness and poverty. The grant affords our parishioners the chance to come alongside people who are impoverished for the purpose of extending hospitality, in partnership with the Human Services Division of the Community Services Department at the City of Beverly Hills.

Most recently, our partnership in the Home Again Program has seen several success stories. In the past month alone, working with the Homeless Outreach Team, of Human Services, we’ve restored unhoused people to their families in Seattle, and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. We responded to an urgent request for a bus ticket to Vallejo for a homeless patron who is intellectually disabled. Working together, we got him back in Vallejo within 48 hours to claim his belongings and return him to his supportive housing.

Since 1992, the All Saints' Homeless Assistance Program has been feeding hungry and unhoused people. The All Saints' program provides a comprehensive array of services that are essential to the homeless population and are not currently provided by local government agencies. The church is poised to begin again a hot healthy meal, starting once a month and ramping up to weekly, as well as on-demand food during the week, which we currently provide.

We distribute hygiene supplies, clean clothes, including coats at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Coat Drive, and Subway gift cards in association with the Human Services Division the Step Up on Second.

Emergency housing funds are an important safety feature provided by All Saints’. As part of our commitment to “housing first” we work with the City to identify appropriate individuals that could access housing if given immediate financial support. We supply Metro TAP cards to facilitate travel for unhoused individuals to shelters when necessary. In partnership with the City, we are also ready to assist individuals with various needs, from clothing to medical needs. We are looking forward to expanding the work of our partnership as our parish has been coming out of the isolation brought about by the pandemic. The CAGF is a big part of that and has proven to be effective.

The Rev. Daniel Tamm
Bet Tzedek Legal Services │3250 Wilshire Blvd. 13th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90010-1577 main: (323) 939-0506 │ fax: (213) 471-4568 │ www.bettzedek.org Sent via Email
June 8, 2022
Beverly Hills City Council
City of Beverly Hills
455 N. Rexford Dr.

Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Re: Bet Tzedek’s Public Written Comment for CAGF Item
Bet Tzedek is grateful for the City’s consideration for continuing to fund free legal services for Beverly Hills tenants and seniors in need.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for housing legal services. Widespread unemployment and income loss have left many unable to pay rent. Despite bold steps taken by the City to protect tenants from being evicted for no cause or for inability to pay rent due to the COVID-19 crisis, many landlords still pursue evictions and harass tenants, banking on renters not knowing their rights or having legal representation. Bet Tzedek’s Housing Rights Legal Services help renters understand and protect their legal rights as tenants, access COVID-19 eviction protections and rental assistance, resolve issues related to housing conditions, and defend against eviction lawsuits. Our advocates help Beverly Hills renters who have fallen on hard times by preventing evictions from being filed, defeating eviction cases in court, or negotiating a soft landing that allows the renter to move without an eviction on their record and rent debt hanging over their head.

Our Senior Legal Services leverage Bet Tzedek’s deep expertise in elder law to serve senior residents of the City.

Our advocacy areas include public benefits, elder abuse prevention and intervention, advance planning, and other services aiming to improve economic security, safety, and quality of life for vulnerable elders and their family caregivers.

During the pandemic, Bet Tzedek seamlessly transitioned to remote operations, which allowed us to continue serving Beverly Hills residents without missing a beat. We have provided intake and legal consultations by phone, presented know-your-rights presentations by Zoom, and attended court hearings on behalf of City residents both in person and by video conferencing. We are now currently working on re-launching services at Roxbury Park.

Since our partnership with the City began in 2017, Bet Tzedek has provided critical legal services to hundreds of Beverly Hills residents. We ask that the Council approve our CAGF request, so we can continue to serve as an integral part of the City’s safety net.

Sincerely,
Diego Cartagena
President & CEO

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The Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, a non-profit corporation, sponsors this competition:

The BHTG-Julie Harris Playwright Award sponsored by Judson Mock, with the following cash prizes: The Maxwell & Janet Salter Award, The Dr. Henry & Lillian Nesburn Award, The Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy Award June 8, 2022
Dear Beverly Hills City Council Members:

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, as well as our supportive membership and the thousands of playwrights who have submitted their work to the Theatre Guild over the 40 plus years the Theatre Guild has existed, we want to express our appreciation to The Beverly Hills City Council and the various commissions and commissioners who reviewed and considered our grant application.

Support from the City of Beverly Hills is important and it will help our organization in our efforts to continue our prestigious national and international play writing competition, which is highly respected nationwide.

Working with new playwrights and nurturing, acknowledging and awarding the excellence of their work is an important endeavor and deserves your support. We appreciate the CAGF program that the City offers the community. We can assure The B.H. City Council that should the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild be fortunate enough to receive the funding we have requested, those funds will be carefully utilized to carry our mission forward.

The Beverly Hills Theatre Guild will gratefully acknowledge your support in all press materials going forward. Our hope is that our program will be sustained and, of course, grow so that as many playwrights as possible can be awarded for their work and rewarded for their excellence.

Over this past weekend The Theatre Guild had our annual fund-raising luncheon, held at The Four Seasons Hotel. This year, one of the honorees was the late Janet Salter, who was one of the Founders of the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild. She created this organization and believed deeply in its importance. This annual event had been postponed for 2 years due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the event on June 5th was under attended resulting in less funds raised for the organization than what was hoped for.

Funding from The City through the CAGF program is needed and we will be grateful for your generous support.

We thank you again for your careful consideration and look forward to reporting to the Council how we utilize the funds, should we be fortunate to receive a CAGF grant.

Regards,
Carolyn Fried
Chairman of the Board

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Carol Kurland
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Jonathan Bluth
Aaron De Los Reyes
Susan Dost
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Carol Kurland
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Cynthia Chen McTernan
Steven Rosen
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Mitch Golant, PhD
Melanie Goldfarb, MD, MS
Behrooz Hakimian, MD
Omid Hamid, MD
Ronald Hurst, MD
Scott Irwin, MD, PhD
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Carolyn Katzin, MSPH, CNS
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD
Laura Kruper, MD
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June 7, 2022
Re: City of Beverly Hills Community Assistance Funding 2022 - 2023 Dear City of Beverly Hills Council:

On behalf of the Cancer Support Community Los Angeles, I’d like to thank you for considering our request for a grant to support our program of free of charge emotional and psychological support for cancer patients and their families, including children.

Since 1982 we have been serving Beverly Hills and its environs with free counseling, groups, classes, education, and family programs. At no time in our history has this support been more important than now. At the start of the pandemic, we transitioned our programs to the online space, to keep our patients and families safe. Soon, we will be resuming in-person services but will continue to offer services online, too, post-pandemic, as we are listening to our families and patients who want to continue accessing our services with ease. Patients now participate from their hospital beds and both patients and families participate from the home, which allows patients to conserve their energy during treatment, and, in the case of family members, be with their loved ones with cancer who need their help. Because of this new ease of access, our numbers are growing. We have had to hire additional therapists, including those who speak other languages besides English, and update and improve our technology. This grant will help sustain and continue this expansion of our program for Beverly Hills residents who need us—patients, loved ones, and children.

A participant of Cancer Support Community Los Angeles and Beverly Hills’ resident alerted us to this grant opportunity. We are grateful to her and, also, to you, for all you do to support the health and well-being of your community.

Sincerely,
Julia Forth
CEO
Honorable Commissioners and Council Members:

For over 25 years, Jewish Family Service LA continues to provide ongoing Care Management Services to vulnerable, low-income, older adults residing in the City of Beverly Hills so that they can maintain their independence in the community. We serve clients regardless of race, religion, gender identity or sexual preference. Currently, our clientele has an age range of 55 to 104, with 47% being 85+. During this fiscal year, we have served around 300 clients.

Services include the following: Initial detailed screenings, triage, and crisis intervention; information and referrals; telephone reassurance, home visits, comprehensive assessments of the older adult’s functional abilities, mental health, food security, social support network and financial health.

Additionally, emergency response systems are provided to clients who are at risk or have a history of falls. A broad array of evidence-based exercise programs is offered either in person or virtually. Social workers and clients work collaboratively to develop individualized care plans to address the needs and goals of each client.

Highlights from 2021-2022 include: 71 low-income residents were provided with financial assistance across a range of services; social workers assisted several clients in applying for the State of California COVID-19 Rent Relief program leading to 18 months of rent and utility relief and safeguarded clients from eviction; social workers assisted clients in applying for Medi-Cal waiver programs and more affordable housing options; social workers connected 9 clients to home modification equipment including installation of restroom/shower grab bars to increase their safety.

JFS continues to offer Philips Lifeline service (Emergency Response Systems) to 37 vulnerable clients to increase home safety and connect them to emergency services. When necessary, JFS offered financial assistance for specialty items such as shower seats, incontinence supplies, bedside commodes, mattresses, pest control items, personal care items, air conditioning units, fans, etc.

JFS continues to support clients impacted by COVID-19 by arranging for in-home vaccinations and referrals for home delivered meals for homebound clients. Social workers assisted 20+ residents in placing online orders for COVID-19 test kits that were mailed directly to client’s homes.

We are proud and honored of our long-standing partnership with the City of Beverly Hills and grateful to receive Community Assistance Grant Funding. We would like to thank the City Commissioners, City Council members, Rachel Evans, LCSW and Enisha Clark, LCSW, Human Services Division, Community Services Department and City of Beverly Hills for their ongoing support and assistance! Together we will continue bringing positive changes to our Beverly Hills community members one person at a time! Sincerely,
Lionela (Lika) Litt, LCSW
Program Director of Jona Goldrich and Felicia Mahood Multipurpose Centers

June 8, 2022
City Council Members
City of Beverly Hills
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
To Members of Beverly Hills City Council,
On Behalf of OPICA, thank you for considering our proposal for funding, supporting adults experiencing memory loss and their caregivers.

We continue to help Beverly Hills adults and others with dementia to age with dignity and respect while providing caregivers with the support and respite they so desperately need.

We have conducted outreach into the Beverly Hills community to provide more support to our neighbors. In addition to reaching out to the faith and recreation communities, we have taken out ads in the Beverly Hills Courier to become more visible to Beverly Hills residents (two ads are attached). Your support will help expand that effort in addition to potentially providing scholarship assistance to those who may need it.

OPICA’s programs meet the needs of adults at every stage on the journey through dementia.

Our unique services helps make a difficult journey a little easier. Your support makes this possible! Thank You again for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Craig Fleishman
Advancement Director
OPICA Adult Day Care and Counciling Center
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Teresa Riddle
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Gail Holtzman
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Scott Freeman
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Phyllis Bellano
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Daniel Giesberg
Ann Hammond
MaryAlice Johnson
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Regina Lark
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Marilyn Levin
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Sheri Samotin
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Gee Martin
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Executive Director

Beverly Hills Public Comment
On behalf of OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center, we are deeply grateful for this opportunity to apply for a Community Assistance Grant from the City of Beverly Hills to support our grief support programs. For nearly thirty years, OUR HOUSE has helped hundreds of grieving individuals and families from Beverly Hills process their grief by providing a safe, local space to express grief feelings, develop a network of support, and find hope for the future.

Our programs have steadily expanded each year, serving more grievers and deepening our impact in highneed neighborhoods across Los Angeles County. We make grief support available to those with limited financial and transportation resources, as well as other life challenges, particularly in our programs that serve children and Spanish-speaking adults, most of whom are from low-income households. Our core programs include the following services:

1. Grief support groups for children, teens, and adults in English and Spanish at our West L.A. and Woodland Hills centers and 80 satellite sites, including the Karsh Center in Koreatown and public school and community partner locations throughout Los Angeles County.

2. Camp weekends for grieving children and teens.

3. Grief education for teachers, doctors, nurses, therapists, social workers, clergy, and graduate students, among others.

4. On-site grief responses for short-term support after a death in a business or school.

All grief support services at our centers slide down to $1, and no one is turned away for inability to pay. All community-based grief services, including our School Program, Camp Erin Program, Spanish Satellite Program, and On-Site Grief Response Program at public schools are completely free of charge.

By supporting OUR HOUSE with this Community Assistance Grant, more grieving children, teens, and adults will receive accessible grief support as we continue to respond to the immense grief in our community, especially given increasing mortality rates from COVID-19, homicide, suicide, and drug overdose.

We are honored to partner with the City of Beverly Hills to serve our grieving community and find hope and healing together.

Respectfully,
Julia Miele
Executive Director, OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center
Written Public Comments:

Tower Cancer Research Foundation’s Magnolia House Survivorship Support Program June 2022 Council Meeting
Agenda Item: Consent Calendar
Community Assistance Grant Fund (CAGF) for the 2022-2023 fiscal year Contact: Kelli Sargent, Deputy Director: [email protected] or 310-299-8470 We are infinitely grateful to the City of Beverly Hills for empowering us to expand and adapt to the needs of our community faced with a cancer diagnosis and COVID. Over the past year, Magnolia House Survivorship Support Program has received 21,895 participant visits and offered over 130 free classes/services/workshops per month to anyone with a cancer diagnosis. The Magnolia House Survivorship Support Program has been foundational to the healing and wellbeing of those we serve, and the City of Beverly Hills plays an important role in making this possible.

One of the most important takeaways of the COVID pandemic is that nothing can break the strength of this community.

Online, or in person, Magnolia House will thrive, not because of the space we’re in, but because of our incredible team of committed instructors and because of you – the City of Beverly Hills. Thank you! Due to COVID, we continue to work creatively with our exemplary Magnolia House instructors to maximize the online offerings that keep us energetically connected even though we are physically apart. Our classes continue to take place online via Zoom. Prior to the Omicron variant, we had planned to offer non-movement classes to in-person on a limited basis. This plan is currently on hold as we keep the health and safety of those in our program at the forefront. We remain hopeful that in 2022 we will begin offering a limited number of in-person program offerings. Our surveys show that when we can return, our participants are interested in a hybrid model where we offer both in person and on-line classes.

We frequently receive feedback about the Magnolia House classes and instructors being a true lifeline:
“I am honored to have found and be included in the cozy warm blanket that is Magnolia House - the kindness and generosity of every single person that I have dealt with brings tears or relief to my overwhelmed soul - you guys are on the very top of my gratitude list every day” – Grateful Participant “Finding Magnolia House was life changing. It’s an incredible support to so many of us who were challenged by a cancer diagnosis. Somehow the administrators managed to find the most excellent and caring instructors imaginable. I feel extremely privileged and grateful to be a part of this community” - Grateful Participant Thank you to The City of Beverly Hills!
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS
Mitchell R. Pindus, Chair
Celia A. Brugman, Vice Chair
Clare Driscoll, Treasurer
Rolando J. Gomez, Secretary
Russell Alexander-Orozco,
Immediate Past Co-Chair
Bob Broder,
Immediate Past Co-Chair

MEMBERS
Dante Alencastre
Antonio Becerra
Jesse Bronner
Carol W. Buitrago
Joanne Dietch
Angela L. Jones
Peggy B. Miles, MD, FACP
Ingrid Palmer
Luis Pardo
Karen Sanchez
Michael Ziering, JD
Judd Zinberg, CCIM

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Muriel Nouwezem
Ms. Rachel Evans
Human Services Division
Community Services Department
City of Beverly Hills
444 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
June 8, 2022
Dear Rachel,
On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and patients of Saban Community Clinic (SCC), I want to offer this public comment in connection with our application for funding from the City of Beverly Hills. SCC serves some of the most vulnerable people living in the SPA 4 service area of Los Angeles County, including many patients from the City of Beverly Hills. The patients who come to SCC are often living in poverty. Of the more than 22,000 patients SCC saw last year, over 89% were living below the Federal Poverty Line (less than $24,000/year for a family of four).

Our patients are high-risk, medically underserved people, many of whom suffer from high rates of chronic diseases, including hypertension and diabetes. Last year, over 55% of SCC’s patients identified as Hispanic and 9% were African American, demographics that are in keeping with the general population of the area. Over 35% of SCC’s patients are uninsured, either because they cannot qualify (e.g. immigration status) or cannot afford the dues. Last year, SCC provided over $4.3 million in free healthcare services.

While all of our services are in high demand, it is more important than ever to single out the work of our behavioral health department in regard to meeting essential needs of LA County residents. In December 2021, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned that the COVID19 pandemic has intensified mental health struggles that were already widespread among American teens. Between March and October 2020, the percentage of emergency department visits for children with mental health emergencies rose by 24% among children aged 5 to 11 and by 31% among children aged 12 to 17 years.

Here in Los Angeles, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted low-income communities at a staggering rate, and that has had a tremendous effect on people’s mental health and wellbeing. Over the last year, SCC has witnessed a staggering 193% increase in pediatric patient visits for mental healthcare, indicating the huge need for counseling and psychiatric care for the children and families we serve.

Last year, SCC’s behavioral health team provided 18,731 mental health visits (2,000 more than 2020). Since the start of the pandemic, SCC has seen a 95% increase in referrals to behavioral health. Not only did SCC see an increase in referrals coming from primary care, but also an increase in visits specific to the diagnostic category of anxiety. Anxiety disorders, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder showed an 85% increase in visits in 2020 over the previous 8405 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90048-3401 | 323.330.1670 office 323.330.1657 fax www.sabancommunityclinic.org

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Muriel Nouwezem
year. The Behavioral Health Department expects an even greater increase this year and have prepared the team with additional trauma informed trainings, particularly grief counseling.

While SCC is an FQHC, there is still a significant gap between the costs of providing health care for low-income people and the funds SCC must raise to meet their needs. This grant will allow SCC to continue providing comprehensive healthcare – including for mental health - to the patients who need our help the most, including those from Beverly Hills. Together, we can help set them on the path towards a brighter, healthier future.

Finally, we are truly proud to continue this journey with the City of Beverly Hills and to be considered as a grant recipient this year. We are so grateful for your investment in increasing health access and improving healthcare services for the most vulnerable members of our community. Thank you so much for all you do to support Saban Community Clinic.

With gratitude,
Muriel Nouwezem
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Public Comment: City of Beverly Hills Council Meeting 6/14/22 Item: ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING
Subject: Public Comment for CAGF Item
Safe Parking LA seeks a $75,000 general operating grant from the City of Beverly Hills Community Assistance Grant Fund. Funding will help us to strengthen our capacity, sustain our safe parking program, and increase access to critical housing-focused services for people experiencing vehicular homelessness in LA County over the next year.

Safe Parking LA provides safe overnight parking to facilitate stability and housing in Los Angeles County for individuals living in their vehicles, and advocates for fair and equitable treatment and resources for the unhoused.

The need for effective solutions to the problem of vehicular homelessness is critical. As homelessness in LA is growing at an unprecedented rate and public resources are limited for people who live in their vehicles, government agencies rely on Safe Parking LA for help.

In addition to a parking spot overnight, Safe Parking LA’s scalable and replicable service model offers the following services at ten LA County safe lots:

Sanitation services – All lots are equipped with portable toilets and handwashing stations.

Professional security – Security personnel is located on-site at all lots.

Access to local resources – Clients receive basic needs support on-site that include donations of food and clothing. Clients also receive links to local resources including legal showers, mental health services, Wi-Fi hotspots, and laundry facilities.

Housing-focused case management services – Clients receive ongoing, personalized case management services on-site that include the development of a housing and stability plan.

Financial assistance – Clients are eligible for up to $2,5000 to keep them safe in their vehicles and help them overcome barriers to housing.

Building on the momentum we achieved with support from the City of Beverly Hills last year, Safe Parking LA will increase our program capacity by 25%, connecting services to 500 people experiencing vehicular homelessness over the next year. We will increase our housing transition rate from 25% to 40%, moving 200 clients into stable housing.

By keeping clients safe in their vehicles and supporting their journey out of homelessness, Safe Parking LA reduces the risk of crime and violence in neighborhoods surrounding our lots and builds a healthier and more resilient city.

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Subject: Writers Bloc grant request
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Dear Mayor Bosse, Members of City Council, and members of the Human Services Commission:

I want to thank all of you for your time and consideration in evaluating my grant request for Writers Bloc. The past 2 1/2 years have been monumentally challenging from a fiscal perspective, but at the same time, monumentally productive from a programming perspective. Our virtual programs brought in a multitude of new audience members, from Beverly Hills, from all parts of Los Angeles, southern California, and beyond. Your grant to Writers Bloc will help to retain this new audience, to fold them into our local audience that craves the in-person experience of our great literary events, and to continue our prestige programming virtually and in-person.

I hope that the Commission and the City will recognize the value of Writers Bloc not only to Beverly Hills, but to the broader community as well. Thank you.

Best,
Andrea
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Writers Bloc- Celebrating 26 years of Great Conversation 353 South Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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Dear City Clerk of Beverly Hills,
below is our public comment for the upcoming City Council meeting. Can you confirm receipt of our public comment? Thank you so much :)
Josh
June 7, 2022
Dear Mayor Lili Bosse and Honorable Members of the City Council:

ETTA is grateful for your generous support and we want to continue to serve the residents of Beverly Hills through the Community Assistance Grant Fund program. Thank you for understanding the deep need for services that families with neuro-diverse challenges have and the amount of time that it takes to provide these services in a meaningful way. Your funding since 2017 has allowed ETTA to create a strong presence in Beverly Hills and we are grateful for your past commitment to our organization.

As our community continues to recover from the global Pandemic, helping families get the services they desperately need are vital and with your support, ETTA can continue to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Beverly Hills.

In addition, ETTA continues to be committed to a building project which will provide housing to individuals with I/DD in the community and we are excited about breaking ground in the Fall of 2022.

Sincerely yours,
Dr. Michael Held, Founder and Executive Director ETTA and Josh Taff, Director of Intake and Community Relations
Josh Taff
Director of Community Relations
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On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Theatre 40, as well as our talented membership of actors and theatre technicians and brilliant designers as well as our supportive and loyal base of subscribers and audience members we want to express our deep appreciation to The Beverly Hills City Council and the various commissions and commissioners who reviewed and considered our grant application.

The Council has been generous to us for many years and we are grateful for your support and for the acknowledgement of the work we do. Your support makes it possible for Theatre 40 to continue our highquality professional theater productions that we offer the Beverly Hills Community.

Support from the City of Beverly Hills is important and it will help Theatre 40’s efforts to continue both our theater productions as well as our Adult Education Theatre Appreciation program that we conduct for the BHUSD Adult School. As you know, our Adult Education program is ongoing for over 47 years and is taught on a volunteer basis for the adult students who enroll in it.

We appreciate the CAGF program that the City offers the community and can assure The B.H. City Council that should Theatre 40 again be fortunate enough to receive the funding we have requested that the funds will be carefully utilized to maintain the quality we are known for in professional theater production in Beverly Hills and Adult Education.

Theatre 40 always gratefully acknowledges and will continue to acknowledge your support in all press materials going forward. Our hope is that awareness in the community, of our productions, will grow, along with the number of season ticket holders and with that audience attendance. Over the last two years Theatre 40 has faced numerous challenges, due to the pandemic, and as we come out of the pandemic your support is needed now more than ever. The pandemic shut us down for 15 months, our storage on the campus has been taken away and there was a flood, caused by a vandalizing student that interrupted productions as well. But we continue undaunted and with joy and pride in what we do and the quality we have to offer. Our goal is to sustain what we do, maintain our excellence and grow our audience and subscriber base. Your support will help us a great deal.

Funding from The City through the CAGF program is needed and we will be grateful for your generous support.

We thank you again for your careful consideration and look forward to reporting to The Council how we utilize the funds, should we be fortunate to receive a CAGF grant.

David Hunt Stafford – Artistic & Managing Director – Theatre 40 of Beverly Hills From: Tara Pak <[email protected]>
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Hello,
On behalf of PATH, I’d like to submit the below public comment to be included in the packet.

We are grateful for our partnership with the City of Beverly Hills and hope to continue the impact of our collaboration!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

My best,
Tara
PATH (is grateful for the City Council’s long history of support and partnership. Through our collaboration with the City of Beverly Hills, we have helped provide our unhoused guests with the interim housing and targeted support they need to achieve housing, health, and financial stability. As pandemic-related guidance and restrictions evolve, our shared impact will remain critical as we work to safeguard our neighbors experiencing homelessness. Renewed support will bolster efforts to provide safe and healthy spaces for people to heal from the trauma of the street and begin their journeys toward independence.

It is our hope that the City of Beverly Hills extends this important partnership. We look forward to making continued progress in our shared mission to end homelessness for individuals, families, and communities. Thank you!

TARA PAK
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships
T: 858-289-9310

www.epath.org

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To Whom It May Concern:

Thank you very much for this opportunity to add a public comment for next Tuesday night's Beverly Hills City Council meeting. Please find our public comment below:

Maple Counseling is tremendously grateful for the consideration of renewed partnership support with the City of Beverly Hills. During this time of critical and increasing mental health needs in the community, we are thankful the City's civic leaders understand the value of continuing the therapeutic support so many Beverly Hills residents and employees rely on and reaching out to all community members in need. In addition to making low-fee therapy accessible to those in need, this longstanding partnership provides other support services such as a recent professionally guided processing of the school shootings and acts of violence that Maple Counsing facilitated with City employees on June 2nd. Maple Counseling considers it an honor to be of service to the mental wellbeing of this wonderful community that has been our home for 50 years.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me for anything.

Have a great day!
All my best,
Varina
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Greetings:

I would like to submit a couple of notes for Public Comment with regard to the Collins & Katz Family YMCA’s application for funds this year. Here are my notes:
 Thanks to the generous contribution from the City of Beverly Hills last year, the Y was able to reach even more individuals and families experiencing food insecurity last year. Our service area, which includes Beverly Hills, has distributed over 500,000 meals in the last two years.  Weekly grocery pickup has been a lifesaver for many of our residents.

Fresh produce and non-perishable items are being hand-delivered to those that need most to serve their families, Because of the City of Beverly Hills’ generosity, we have been able to cover the costs of transportation, supplies, and some labor.
 As the food pantry program continues and evolves it has also become an anchor point for other critical services such as medical evaluations and care; housing and nutrition education.

Thanks for your support!
Aaron Donahue
District Vice President

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I was contacted by Rachel Evans yesterday who extended an invitation to submit public comments for the Council meeting next week. Please see our statement below. Please reach out if you have any questions or need additional information.

Chai Lifeline is an organization dedicated to bringing hope and joy to seriously ill children and their families. Embodied in the ideals of compassion, kindness, and caring for others inherent in Jewish life, Chai Lifeline provides a lifeline of support to families facing the myriad of emotional and practical challenges imposed by illness. In addition to helping individual families living with illness, Chai Lifeline’s crisis intervention program supports communities and cities with immediate responses and interventions when tragedy strikes. When a child is sick, when a family is in pain, when a community is suffering, Chai Lifeline stands ready to help. Chai Lifeline would be honored to partner with the City of Beverly Hills to expand services to residents with sick children and their entire families.

Sincerely,
Randi Grossman
Randi Grossman, MPH
Director, Chai Lifeline West Coast
475 South Robertson Blvd.

Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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From: Genevieve Riutort <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 4:26 PM
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I would like to submit a public comment regarding the effect of the Community Assistance Grant Funding for Westside Food Bank.

Westside Food Bank is deeply grateful to the City of Beverly Hills for its partnership in our mission to end hunger in our community. Your generous past support, including a grant of $200,000 in the current fiscal year, has helped us to meet the nutritional needs of individuals, families, children, and senior citizens in Beverly Hills and adjacent areas, ensuring that populations that are already vulnerable are not at greater risk for diet-related conditions such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, or the mental anxiety of worrying about not having enough food.

Even more than two years into the pandemic, we continue to see a record high level of need.

Inflation is causing prices for basic needs to rise, and food is more expensive at both the retail and wholesale level. Our data shows that our distribution of food in the first quarter of 2022 was 1,283,132 pounds, more than double the 609,233 pounds that we distributed during the first quarter of 2020. It will take more resources for Westside Food Bank to continue to meet the local need, and we greatly appreciate your continued support and partnership.

Sincerely,
Genevieve Riutort
President & CEO
Westside Food Bank
1710 22nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-828-6016 ext. 18
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Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics Grant Application
Additional comment
Hello City Council,
I wanted to add a comment by Marla Apt, Co-Founder, Board Member and Programming Director of our organization. Marla is a Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher. She elegantly addresses how Iyengar Yoga is distinguished from other forms of yoga practice and how it can help members of our community.

Thank you.

Arlene Zeichner
President
Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics
Additional Comment
“Iyengar Yoga is a precise discipline that through attention to proper form, prescriptive sequencing, and specific timing, is effective as complimentary therapy for numerous conditions. The teachers of Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics have undergone a minimum of six years of training and in many cases, over 20 years of training in the subject of teaching yoga to healthy bodies as well as those with special needs, injuries or limitations of all ages and abilities.

While classes are conducted in a group setting, the students receive individual attention, support and feedback. Iyengar Yoga utilizes simple props to make the inaccessible accessible. Teachers are able to adapt and modify the poses or offer alternatives to meet the needs of the individual.

Even in an online setting, teachers keep a sharp eye on their students to ensure their safety and the efficacy of the practice.”
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Good Evening,
As a first time applicant we want to thank the City of Beverly Hills for the opportunity to apply for funding. Our theater has brought to the patrons of Beverly Hills productions that reflect cultural bridges and educate what it means to be Jewish. Beverly Hills historically has been a haven for the Jewish people. We have recently experienced anti-Semitic propaganda in the city. We believe our productions can be a beacon of hope and comfort. We embrace many different groups and offer plays that reach out and inform the public that Jewish people are no different than anyone else. With your generous help we can keep the flame of our theater alive. We will continue to dedicate our theater to inform educate and entertain the second largest Jewish community in the United States.

Thank you,
Howard Teichman
Artistic Director
West Coast Jewish Theatre

Beverly Hills City CouncilJune 14, 2022

Beverly Hills City Council
June 14, 2022