Roseville grant recipients report outcomes from 2024–25 funding cycle

On Sept. 9, 2025, recipients of Roseville’s 2024–25 Citizens Benefit Fund (CBF), ARPA and REACH grants presented impact reports to the Roseville Grants Advisory Commission, summarizing services delivered, participation counts and how grant funds were used.

The presentations covered more than a dozen local nonprofits and programs that said the grants supported direct services, volunteer coordination and facility improvements. Commissioners thanked the groups for their reports and said the city will publish a year-end summary at the commission’s November meeting.

Jamie Hazen, executive director of the Roseville Police Activities League, reported on the league’s 2024 summer camp. Hazen said 66 children enrolled, with an average daily attendance of 42 and a single-day high of 55. She told the commission the camp served primarily Roseville residents and emphasized nutrition education, anti-bullying sessions with Roseville Police Department staff and activities intended to reduce screen time and promote social-emotional growth.

Patty Bond of the Assistance League of Greater Placer described the organization’s Operation School Shopping program, covering footwear and clothing for students. Bond said the group invited about 640 Roseville students from transitional kindergarten through high school to shop at Target, with per-student allowances ranging from about $110 for younger children to roughly $170 for high-school students. Carol Brock, who runs the group’s shoes program, said 236 Roseville students received free shoes last year and identified Ike Middle School as the largest single-school recipient.

A representative of Child Advocates of Placer County said the agency increased the share of Roseville families it serves by about 70 percent and that more than half of the families they now assist live in Roseville. The speaker highlighted a new parenting group offered at Volunteers of America (VOA) Roseville and described peer-support exercises intended to strengthen parents’ confidence.

Christina Moe, program director for the Love in Action project at Defending the Cause Regional Alliance, said the organization’s network collected more than 17,000 essential items — including car seats, beds, diapers and back-to-school supplies — that went to over 12,000 children and families across the alliance’s service area. Moe said about 57 percent of those recipients were in Roseville, and that the program distributed roughly $33,000 in gift cards and vouchers last year.

Kathy Connor, board treasurer of Gigi’s Playhouse, and site manager Missy Ogleberry said the Playhouse delivered 4,879 participation hours in 2024 and served about 500 participants overall, including 159 unique individuals with Down syndrome. They reported about 1,289 hours of service to roughly 120 Roseville participants and said operational support helped sustain volunteer-run programs.

Eileen Speaker of the Placer Community Foundation described a nonprofit training initiative that she said provided nine free trainings to local organizations in 2024. Speaker said those sessions covered topics such as board governance and trauma-informed storytelling and reached dozens of local nonprofit leaders.

A Placer County Law Enforcement Chaplaincy representative said the chaplaincy provided roughly 34,000 hours of service countywide last year, responded to 326 emergency callouts (98 in Roseville), and performed outreach to thousands of citizens and law enforcement personnel. The chaplaincy speaker described volunteer and post-certified training for chaplains and said the grant funds supported training and school- and community-based programs.

Kelly Murphy, president of Placer Veterans Stand Down, said the May event served more than 441 veterans and, with the help of 205 volunteers, provided 247 medical wellness checks, 113 dental services and 105 vision checks. Murphy described Stand Down as an ongoing, year-round support effort for veterans and noted housing placements achieved for individuals connected to the program.

Sabrina Melhorn, representing Spanger Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Club, reported that a $14,700 grant funded an outdoor classroom used by all 325 students at the school. She said teachers use the space for science, reading, art and social-emotional lessons and that families and volunteers are assisting with maintenance.

A Placer County SPCA representative described near-term occupancy of an 8,800-square-foot veterinary and foster-care facility with five surgical suites, exam rooms, dental suites and an X-ray machine; the speaker said the center was about three to four weeks from full occupancy at the time of the meeting.

Helly Romero, executive director of the Tommy Apostolos Fund, said the fund supported 562 children in 2024 (about 89 percent described as underserved or with special needs) with clothing and shoes. Romero announced the 2025 shopping day would be Dec. 6 at Kohl’s on Fairway Drive.

Wayfinder Family Services representatives Kayla Escola (program supervisor) and Teresa Wright (peer support specialist) said kinship support funding allowed the agency to host three large events (a back-to-school picnic, a December toy shop and a caregiver appreciation brunch) and provide emergency assistance such as utility and rent payments to stabilize caregivers and children.

Commissioners closed the presentation segment by thanking agencies for in-person updates. Staff told commissioners most final reports are available in the ZoomGrants system and that a compiled year-end summary will appear on the November agenda.

Ending — The commission’s next item was a staff update on scoring and funding procedures for the 2026–27 grant cycle, which commissioners discussed after the recipients’ presentations.