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May 15, 1987
The Honorable Evlyn Wilcox
Mayor of San Bernardino
300 North "D" Street
San Bernardino, CA 92418
RE: Request for reconsideration for allocation of Community Development Block
Grant funds to Highland District Council on Aging
Dear Mayor Wilcox:
In a recent telephone conversation with Executive Director Joann Wyman, we learned
of the City's proposed nonallocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funds - Community Services category for the continued operation of the Highland
Senior Center. This rather unique non-profit, community-based organization has
provided a broad range of long-term care services in a cost effective manner through
the extensive use of dedicated volunteers.
For example, transportation and escort services provided by the Center to assist
clients in obtaining medical care are essential to meeting the needs of the frail
elderly in the Highland/Del Rosa area of San Bernardino. Further, the Highland Senior
Center has worked collaboratively with both private and public sector organizations
in the development of an adult day health care center for adults who are at risk of
being placed in an institutional setting due to stroke or chronic, degenerative
illnesses.
While the Highland Senior Center has other sources of funding identified including,
United Way, donations, memberships, and special events the $42,000 in CDBG funds
requested represent the majority of operating revenue. Therefore, the loss of $42,000
or even an amount equivalent to last year's CDBG funding level of $30,000 would
jeopardize public and private investment in a program that has developed an increas-
iugly effective response to the needs of seniors over the past five years.
In conclusion, as an organization interested in concerns of seniors, we respectfully
request that the City reconsider its proposed CDBG funding allocation and not let
the unfortunate physical loss of an application document result in the real loss of
an increasingly effective community resource for the citizens of San Bernardino.
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inda B. Black
Executive Director
cc: Joann Wyman
Highl~~~r
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hecutive Director: Linda B. Bl.lCk
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