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Commission approves roughly $5.1 million in senior program grants, expands neighborhood choir network
Summary
The commission approved a package of grants and contracts totaling about $5.1 million in base funding, including a major new contract and a transition of neighborhood choir funding to Community Music Center; members and beneficiaries testified in support.
San Francisco's Department of Aging and Adult Services commission voted to approve a series of grant agreements and a contract to expand neighborhood programming for older adults and adults with disabilities, including a multi-year direct grant to Community Music Center to support choir programs and a contract for heavy cleanups that supports housing stability.
On the agenda were a set of related approvals (Items A'K). The commission authorized a modification to an existing Catholic Charities contract to permit a $160,000 subcontract to Community Music Center (Item A) to maintain services through Feb. 29, 2020 while procurement transitions the program. It then approved a new direct grant to Community Music Center for neighborhood choirs (Item B) covering March 1, 2020'June 30, 2023 with base funding of $800,000 (contingency up to $880,000), which the department said will expand the existing choir network and formalize city funding.
Michael Zwag (presenting staff) cited an evidence base for…
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