Without a second thought needed, Boerne city councilmembers unanimously approved a series of agreements with local agencies that awarded five local nonprofits money totaling $95,000.
As part of its regular consent agenda last month, the council approved the five agreements with the local agencies that provide services around Boerne, including the Rainbow Senior Center, the Boerne Housing Authority, Boerne Performing Arts, the Cibolo Center for Conservation and Hill Country Family Services.
“Each year, the city of Boerne contracts to provide funds with certain nonprofit entities that provide specific services to the local community,” information from the city on the agenda items stated. “After the last fiscal years’ agreements, staff looked to reassess the process by which these agreements were evaluated, as well as to work to strategically align these requests for funds to specific goals and principles laid out in the documents in the Rolling Ten Year Plan as well as aligning to the City’s Vision, Mission, and Values.”
While four of the five agencies received the usual annual city contribution of $15,000, the city put up $35,000 toward Hill Country Family Services this go around as a result of its delegation agreement reassessment. The increase seems to be tied to how much the agency does for the local community, with an agenda attachment identifying several of these services.
The attachment noted that HCFS offers medical, education and finical assistance to those in need around Boerne when needed along with providing resources for vulnerable members of the community who are food insecure. It was noted that HCFS provide more than 130,000 pounds of food and nearly $40,000 in financing to city residents.
“On top of these programs, HCFS, in partnership with the city and various other community partners, has worked to help those in their most critical moments of mental health crisis,” the agenda attachment states. “As discussed at previous council meetings, HCFS works to provide longer-term assistance to those individuals who are having mental health crisis’ that require police intervention for safety not only for themselves, but the community as well. After detention and observation of those most in need, HCFS works with individuals and provides the assistance and intervention necessary to facilitate recovery and progression for the individual.”
Each of the agencies were identified for their ongoing support of the community and its members, with each agenda item addressing the role the agencies play and how they help the city meets its goals to maintain and continuously improve the quality of life Boerne residents experience.
BOERNE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS
Rainbow Senior Center $15,000
Boerne Housing Authority $15,000
Boerne Performing Arts $15,000
Cibolo Center for Conservation $15,000
Hill Country Family Services $35,000
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