POWER POINTS
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
OCTOBER 21, 2025
October 21, 2025
1 City Council Regular Meeting
October 21, 2025
City Council Regular Meeting
October 21, 2025
PUBLIC COMMENT – MATTERS
NOT ON THE AGENDA
10/30/2025
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2 City Council Regular Meeting
October 21, 2025
CLOSED SESSION IN PROGRESS
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3 City Council Regular Meeting
October 21, 2025
PUBLIC COMMENT – MATTERS
NOT ON THE AGENDA
10/30/2025
City Council Regular Meeting
October 21, 2025
P1 – SilverRock Development Project
Status Update
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October 21, 2025
4 City Council Regular Meeting
October 21, 2025
P2 – Shay’s Warriors Life After Cancer Organization and Community Grant Recipient Presentation
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17 City Council Regular Meeting
October 21, 2025
P3 – Hidden Harvest Presentation by
Executive Director Francisco Linares
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18 FREE, FRESH PRODUCE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED
Who Is Hidden Harvest?
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19 Acquiring produce from: Local Packing Houses
BELK FARM - OCEAN MIST - PETER RABBIT - CAL ORGANIC - RANCHO D-LUX Acquiring produce from: Local Small Farmers
PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SMALL FARMERS BY PURCHASING THEIR SEASONAL HARVESTS 37 38
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20 Giving FREE, Fresh Produce to: Senior Markets
FARMERS MARKET STYLE POP UPS — COACHELLA, INDIO, LA QUINTA, INDIAN WELLS,
RANCHO MIRAGE, PALM SPRINGS, CATHEDRAL CITY, THERMAL, MECCA, NORTH SHORE Giving FREE, Fresh Produce to: Community Partners
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, YMCA’S, JOSLYN CENTER, CVRM, TODEC, FATHERS HEART RANCH, DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT, FIND, GALILEE CENTER, F.I.S.H., FIELD WORKERS, CVVIM, & MORE. 39 40
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21 You’re Invited!
MORE INFO - HIDDENHARVEST.ORG
THANK YOU
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22 City Council Regular Meeting
October 21, 2025
P4 – Friend of the Children Coachella Valley Presentation by Executive Director Karrie Schaaf and
Board Chair Randy Florence
La Quinta
City Council
October 21, 2025
Karrie Schaaf
Executive Director
Randy Florence
Board Chair
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23 OUR MISSION
Impacting generational change by empowering youth
who are facing the greatest obstacles through
relationships with professional mentors – 12+ years, no matter what. OUR STORY
Entrepreneur Duncan Campbell’s childhood provided the
impetus for founding Friends of the Children in 1993. We began with three salaried mentors (called Friends) serving 24 children in Portland. Today, Friends reaches thousands of children in over 550 schools in 43 locations across the country.
OUR VISION
Our vision is that one day, all children will have a longterm, consistent relationship with a caring adult who believes in them. We want to change the way the world
views and treats children facing the most significant
obstacles.
Duncan Campbell
Founder of Friends of the Children
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24 Our Community Demographics
More than one-third of Coachella Valley children live in households with incomes at or below the federal poverty level, compared to 20% of children in Riverside County and 14% of all California children. 93% of students in the Coachella Valley Unified School District are socioeconomically disadvantaged. Population demographics show 79.2% of Coachella Valley children ethnically identify as Hispanic or Latinx. 45% of the population in Coachella Valley speaks a language other than English in their homes; however, the percentages are higher in the Eastern Valley, with Coachella at 88.8%, Thermal at 92.0%, and Mecca at 98.3%.
COHORT ONE SCHOOL YEAR 2024-25
ENROLLMENT PARTNERSHIPS
Two school districts serving the eastern side of the Coachella Valley signed Memorandums of Understanding and 24 children were selected during the 2024-2025 school year. 47 48
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25 A Closer Look
Our Method: We select children who face multiple systemic obstacles. We amplify their voices as they write their own stories of hope and resilience.
Our Model: We commit to each child for the long term. 12+ years, no matter what. Each child is paired with a paid professional mentor called a Friend.
Our Outcomes: • 92% of youth go on to enroll in post-secondary education, serve our country, or enter the workforce
• 93% of youth remain free from juvenile justice system involvement • 98% of youth wait to parent until after their teen years Evidence-Based Practices
We have been recognized as an evidence-based program by the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) in 2020.
Independent researchers from ICF found parents supported by our 2Gen approach:࣯࣯ 92% reported their Friend helped them to strengthen relationships with teachers & staff at their child’s school;ௗௗ 84% reported their Friend helped them reach goals they had for their child;ௗௗ 88% reported their Friend helped them understand/work with systems like education or child welfare;ௗௗௗ 86% reported their Friend helped them strengthen their family’s relationships with their community.ௗௗ
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26 Our Unique Value Proposition - Peer Group Analysis
Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
America
Friends of the Children PROGRAM MODEL X X X
Large national footprint X
Long-term commitment: 12+ years X
12-16 hours of monthly support and mentoring X X
Individualized developmental plans X Comprehensive: Spend time with youth during school, at home and community X
Full-time, paid, professional mentors or advocates X X X Individualized one-on-one relationships with each child: child-centered X X Participation is voluntary X X X Start early: Before first grade X X Formal selection process identifying the highest risk factors X X Evidence of promoting school success X Evidence of building youth social/emotion skills (including selfregulation) X Evidence of building protective capacities in parents X Evidence of preventing early parenting X Evidence of preventing involvement in the criminal justice system X
Support to family/caregivers
PROFESSIONAL MENTORS “FRIENDS”
Ms. Belinda
Friend
Ms. Marbella
Friend
Mr. Q
Friend
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27 SEED FUNDING
18 couples and individuals contributed to
the $1.5M seed funding goal, and the
next steps are to enroll and serve cohorts
of 24 children and caregivers.
There is a great opportunity, momentum,
and interest to build towards annual
events where we bring together multichapter funders and network leaders and have a crossover in the Coachella Valley.
Paid Professional Mentors – “Friends”
SEED FUNDING
18 couples and individuals contributed to
the $1.5M seed funding goal, and the
next steps are to enroll and serve cohorts
of 24 children and caregivers.
There is a great opportunity, momentum,
and interest to build towards annual
events where we bring together multichapter funders and network leaders and have a crossover in the Coachella Valley.
Four hours every week!!
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28 SEED FUNDING
18 couples and individuals contributed to
the $1.5M seed funding goal, and the
next steps are to enroll and serve cohorts
of 24 children and caregivers.
There is a great opportunity, momentum,
and interest to build towards annual
events where we bring together multichapter funders and network leaders and have a crossover in the Coachella Valley.
In the classroom and in the community
SEED FUNDING
18 couples and individuals contributed to
the $1.5M seed funding goal, and the
next steps are to enroll and serve cohorts
of 24 children and caregivers.
There is a great opportunity, momentum,
and interest to build towards annual
events where we bring together multichapter funders and network leaders and have a crossover in the Coachella Valley.
Making memories and building lifelong friendships
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29 @friendscoachellavalley
Please follow us
on social media
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