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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC13-131 Samaritan Center of the Rockies Grant Agreement <. o 4 EAGLE COUNTY GRANT RECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY AND GRANT RECIPIENT Grant Recipient: The Samaritan Center of the Rockies DBA Samaritan Counseling Center Grant Amount: $10,000.00 Grant Period: January 1, 2013 — December 31, 2013 Whereas, Eagle County works to promote the health, safety, and welfare of Eagle County citizens of all ages; and Whereas, among the services Eagle County provides in order to promote such health, safety, and welfare are grants -in -aid to local organizations whose work assists the County in accomplishment of the goal to create and sustain a safe, healthy, and socially diverse community; and Whereas, The Samaritan Center of the Rockies (hereinafter referred to as "Grant Recipient ") has agreed to provide services that create and sustain a healthy and socially diverse community in Eagle County; and Whereas, Grant Recipient acknowledges that pursuant to the terms of C.R.S. § 24- 76.5 -101, et seq., Eagle County is prohibited from providing certain public benefits to illegal aliens over the age of eighteen. Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the following promises, Eagle County and Grant Recipient enter into this Agreement for payment of the grant award in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to Grant Recipient. A. Grant Recipient agrees that funds awarded by Eagle County may be used and expended solely for funding mental health care for individuals, couples, and families in Eagle County as specified in the 2013 Community Service Grant Application and Grant Application Budget Section. All funds will be expended in the specified grant period. B. In return for the award of the $10,000.00 grant, Grant Recipient agrees to submit a report discussing how the funds were expended, deliverables as outlined in the Grant Application, and how they tie back to creating and sustaining a healthy and socially diverse community. The report will be due no later than December 31, 2013 or submitted along with the submission of your application for 2014, whichever is first. In addition, if work under the Grant is performed between submission of an application for 2014 and December 31, 2013 a supplemental report can be requested. Grant Recipient agrees to use a modified version of the Colorado Common Grant (CCG) Report format which must be downloaded and printed from the following website: http:// www. eaglecounty. us /HHS /Community_Service_Grants/ . C. Payment of the Grant Amount will be made in one installment. l D. Grant funds under this Grant Agreement are to be used and expended within the Grant Period. Any funds not used or expended during the Grant Period must be returned to Eagle County. E. If after payment of the Grant Award, Eagle County reasonably determines that payment was improper Because the purposes for which the payment was made were misrepresented, or the terms of this Agreement were breached, then upon written notice of such determination and request for reimbursement from Eagle County, Grant Recipient shall forthwith return such payment to Eagle County. F. Ir_ the event of litigation in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all reasonable costs incurred, including attorney fees, costs, staff time and other claim related expenses. G. Grant Recipient shall comply at all times and in all respects with all applicable federal, state and local law: , resolutions and codes; and specifically, with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Secti in 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, concerning discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, political beliefs, national origin or handicap. H. Grant Recipient shall not assign any of its rights or duties under this Grant Agreement to a third party without the prior written consent of County. County shall terminate this Grant Agreement in the event of any assignment without its prior written consent, in which case, any unused Grant Funds must be returned b County. I. Grant Recipient agrees that no agent, employee or volunteer of Grant Recipient shall be deemed an agent, .,mployee or volunteer of County. J. Grant Recipient shall maintain, for a minimum of three (3) years, adequate financial and programmatic records for reporting to County on performance of its responsibilities hereunder. Grant Recipient shall be subject to financial audit by federal, state or county auditors or their designees. Grant Recipient! authorizes County to perform audits or to make inspections during normal business hours, upon 48 hour notice to Grant Recipient for the purpose of evaluating performance under this Grant Agreement. Grant Recipient shall cooperate fully with authorized Health and Human Services representatives in the observation and evaluation of the program and records. Grant Recipient shall have the right to dispute any claims of misuse of funds and seek an amicable resolution with County. K. is Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. Jurisdiction and venue for any s it, right or cause of action arising under, or in connection with this Agreement shall be exclusive in Eagle ounty, Colorado. L. is Grant Agreement supersedes all previous communications, negotiations, and/or agreements between he respective parties hereto, either verbal, or written, and the same not expressly contained herein ar hereby withdrawn and annulled. M. his Grant Agreement does not, and shall not be deemed or construed to confer upon or grant to any thir party or parties any right to claim damages or to bring any suit, action or other proceeding against e ther Grant Recipient or County because of any breach hereof or because of any of the terms, covenant , agreements and conditions contained herein. N. Invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Grant Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Grant Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted. • 0. Grant recipient agrees to the following: (a) Mandatory Reporting. Grant Recipient shall notify Health and Human Services ( "HHS ") immediately of all reports of suspected child abuse or neglect involving Grant Recipient, including, but not limited to, employees, volunteers and clients. HHS partners are considered to be mandatory reporters for suspected child abuse and neglect and are to make those reports directly to HHS Children and Family Services - (970) 328 -8840. P. Grant Recipient shall carry workers compensation and such other insurance as is necessary in carrying out its performance under the Grant Agreement. Q. If Grant Recipient (hereinafter "Contractor" for purposes of this Paragraph Q) has any employees or subcontractors, Contractor shall comply with C.R.S. § 8- 17.5 -101, et seq., regarding Illegal Aliens — Public Contracts for Services, and this Contract. By execution of this Contract, Contractor certifies that it does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien who will perform under this Contract and that Contractor will participate in the E -verify Program or other Department of Labor and Employment program ( "Department Program ") in order to confirm the eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform work under this Contract. (a) Contractor shall not: (i) Knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this contract for services; or (ii) Enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to certify to the Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under the public contract for services. (b) Contractor has confirmed the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform work under this Contract through participation in the E -verify Program or Department Program, as administered by the United. States Department of Homeland Security. Information on applying for the E- verify program can be found at: http: / /www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/programs/gc_118522167815 O. shtm (c) The Contractor shall not use either the E -verify program or other Department Program procedures to undertake pre - employment screening of job applicants while the public contract for services is being performed. (d) If the Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under the public contract for services knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, the Contractor shall be required to: (i) Notify the subcontractor and the County within three (3) days that the Contractor has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien; and (ii) Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three (3) days of receiving the notice required pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) the subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the illegal alien; except that the Contractor shall not terminate the contract with the subcontractor if during such three days the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien. (e) The Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request by the Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation that the department is undertaking pursuant to its authority established in C.R.S. § 8- 17.5- 102(5). (f) If a Contractor violates these prohibitions, the County may terminate the contract for a breach of the contract. If the contract is so terminated specifically for a breach of this provision of this Contract, the Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the County as required by law. (g) The County will notify the office of the Colorado Secretary of State if Contractor violates this provision of this Contract and the County terminates the Contract for such breach. R. Grant Recipient shall indemnify County for, and hold and defend the County and its officials, boards, officers, principals and employees harmless from all costs, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from claims of any nature whatsoever made by any person in connection with the negligent acts or omissions of, or presentations by, the Gran' Recipient in violation of the terms and conditions of this Grant Agreement. S. The signatories aver that to their knowledge, no employee of the County has any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the service or property described in this Grant. The Grantee has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of Grantee's services and Grantee shall not employ any person having such known interests. T. Grant Recipient certifies that it has read the Agreement, understands each and every term and the requirem: nts set forth herein, and agrees to comply with the same. Funds 11 not be disbursed without a signed Grant Recipient Agreement. Please complete this page an I return to the Eagle Administration County Department. Name Signature E?.c vt , c c,cis r - 3I 6 / 13 Title Date Sari, , '•o,,N 1/4)a Mailing ddress )o 7 ) 2 v ch, cc) r 63a City, Sta Zip COUNTY OF EAGLE, STA,, OF COLORADO By and thro . ■ the Eagle CI ty Board of Commissioners % la ri , By: Jon Stavn irman flie fbragoing instrument has been _, . _. . , and or swozu to bef - . i in t : con* of -M, (t. ,state . .1.I.,,this LP RICARDO LUEVANOS `_ ; : f NOTARY PUBUC and commission on) STATE OF COLORADO My Commission Expires 05/09/2015 II *t il„V Coloaado {v {)ii1.mon Gram .Appiica i[ SUM MAR A' SHIFT FORM Legal Name of Organization: Samaritan Center of the Rockies DBA (if applicable): SpeakUp ReachOut, The Suicide Prevention Coalition of the Eagle Valley Mailing Address (and Physical Address if it is different and not confidential): P.O. Box 122, Edwards, CO 81632 (mailing) 90 Lariat Loop Edwards, CO 81632 (physical) 1 Phone: 970- 748 -4410 Fax: 970 - 926 -6845 Website: http: / /www.speakupreachout.org Organization Email Address: elizabeth3155(a,gmail.com Name of CEO or Executive Director: Elizabeth Myers Phone: 970- 926 -8558 Email: clizabeth3155Agmail.com Application Contact & Title (if not the CEO or Executive Director): Meredith Van Ness Phone: ` 303 - 717 -9151 Email: meredith@speakupreachout.org lia formation Year Founded: 2009 Mission Statement: Our mission is to prevent suicide, by providing education, prevention and intervention training to the community of Eagle County. Geographic Area Served (specific to this proposal): Eagle County • Colorado Common Grant ,Application Grant Request Information Type of Grant Requested (select one): Amount of Request: 1 $25,000.00 General Operating Support X Program or Project Support ------ -- ------ Name of Program or Project: [ Counseling Program Describe in 1 -2 sentences what the grant will be used for and how your request aligns with Eagle County's community service goal and at least one of the four areas of focus. Refer to the grant guidelines on the website ( www. eaglecounty. us /hhs /community_service_grants). Grant funds will be used to subsidize mental health counseling care to individuals who are at high -risk for suicide, as determined by SRO staff, and cannot afford mental health counseling fees. By offering funds for counseling, we feel that we are offering Eagle County residents an t I opportunity to not only become mentally healthy, but also a chance to be self - sufficient, 1 contributing members of our society. B s1,14 vi;ei illfi,;`,t1tIliktk Budget numbers should match the numbers presented in Attachments 1(a) & (b). Organization's Current Budget for Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/13 Income: $50 Expenses: 1 $50,000 AND, if other than a general operating request, Program or Project Budget ; $25,000 Dates: from L 1/1/1-3--1 to ! 12/31/13 I Income: $25,000 i Expenses: $25,000� , / CEO/Executive Director Date 1 fi a ft7 i ;1<<ii 1,v?1i ti-,,); 4 c 1. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND SpeakUp ReachOut (SRO), The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Eagle Valley, formed in 2009 in response to the tremendously high rate of suicide in both Colorado and Eagle County. Though efforts had been made in the past to raise awareness about the suicide problem, there has always been resistance to publicize this tragedy. In 2009 however, Colorado's suicide rate increased to 940 deaths, our county also showed an increase in suicide deaths and attempts. This problem in our valley was unable to be ignored. A small group of organizations came together to work on preventing suicide, which became a community -wide coalition to address the problem. Monthly meetings brought numerous agencies and individuals together to develop programs to increase pevention strategies and awareness. Over the last three years, the coalition and SpeakUp ReachOut, has researched and implemented a number of programs to help reduce the suicide rates in our area including Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, QPR and safeTALK. Expertise has been brought in from both the national and state levels to assit in forming a sustainable coalition. Grants, including the Eagle County Community Grant, have been writen and recived for funding of various programs. Most recently, we have introducded both intervetion and postvention to our list of programs. Despite our efforts, our community has seen a rise in the past few years in suicide and suicide attempts. In 2011 we had a total of 83 reported suicide attempts and in 2012 we have at least 6 deaths and 58 reported attempts. These statistics, which are under - reported, highlight that this public health problem is not going away. We feel that these alarming numbers are reflective of too many suicides and suicide attempts in our small community. We must continue in our mission to eradicate suicide from our valley in all age groups, socioeconomic strata and races in our community. 2. GOALS SRO has a passion and commitment to reducing the number of suicides in our valley through prevention, intervention and postvention services. In addition, SpeakUp ReachOut is in the process of maintaining our 501(c) 3 status, independent of the Samaritan Counseling Center. As we continue to grow and work to ascertain our community's needs, we will continue to implement more prevention programs in schools and community organizations. In 2013, we plan to hold a community fundraiser event at which we will offer a well known speaker while providing information about suicide prevention and intervention, as well as recognizing the agencies involved in our mission. We will continue to employ a part -time director to work on implementation of the strategic plan and long -term sustainability. One of our overall goals is to offer suicide prevention education, we will continue to promote suicide pervention literacy within a variety of settings. We plan to develop additional print materials to distribute to the public. SRO will continue to maintain and improve our website in 2013. In order to outreach to our community we will work on prevention efforts through community trainings (ASIST, SafeTALK and QPR) on suicide prevention, facilitate school -based suicide prevention training through our Signs of Suicide (SOS) programing. - At the SRO, we see that our community requires enhanced access to mental healthcare, we will continue our effort to expand access to mental health care and crisis intervention services by subsidizing funding for suicide intervention for children, adolecents and adults. In order to keep up with the growing number of indivudals requiring care, we plant to hire a part-time case manager to work on prevention, intervention and postvention with survivors. Postvention programs will include a Loss Assistace Team for suicide survivors. 3. CURRENT PROGRAMS. ASIST Training: ASIST is a two -day, two- trainer workshop designed for members of all care- giving groups. The emphasis is on teaching suicide first -aid to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help as needed. Participants learn to use a suicide intervention model to identify persons with thoughts of suicide, develop a safe plan based upon a review of risk, be prepared to follow -up and become involved in suicide -safer community networks. To date, 51 people in Eagle County have been trained in ASIST. safeTALK: safeTALK is a program that teaches participants to recognize persons that might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. The `safe' of safeTALK stands for `suicide alertness for everyone.' The TALK letters stand for the practice actions that one does to help those with thoughts of suicide: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe. To date, 175 people have been trained in safeTALK within our community. QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer): QPR is an emergency mental health intervention that teaches lay and professional gatekeepers to recognize and respond positively to suicide warning signs and behaviors. QPR recognizes that even socially isolated suicidal individuals have contact with potential rescuers. This one -hour training teaches what the warnings signs are, how to instill hope and get help for the person at risk. QPR reaches out to high -risk people within their own environment and does not require suicidal people to ask for help. To date, 140 people have been trained online and 75 people have been trained in class settings in QPR. SURO Counseling Program: Counseling services are available for individuals thinking that suicide is the only way out. If someone cannot afford the fees, is under or uninsured, funds are now available through the Eagle County Community Service Grant for free counseling. Our goal is to reach these at -risk individuals before they make a suicide attempt, or if an attempt has already occurred, to ensure that they get the help they need. HEARTBEAT: Peer support offering empathy, encouragement and direction following the suicide of a loved one. This Support Group is for family & friends affected by suicide SOS: Signs of Suicide Prevention is an award - winning, nationally recognized program designed for middle and high school -age students. The program teaches how to identify the symptoms of depression and suicidality in themselves or their friends and encourages help - seeking through the use of the ACT technique (Acknowledge, Care, Tell). In the past year of implementing this program SRO has trainedl, 500 students within Eagle County, 80 of whom have been identified as needing further assistance and counseling Loss Assistance Care packages for survivors of suicide: When a family loses a loved one to suicide, they often feel alone in their grief as they try to make sense out of the unimaginable. Many times the communities that care about them are at a loss of what to say or do, but know their friends need an embrace of care during this very challenging time. 4. PROGRAM OR PROJECT REQUESTS ONLY SRO introduced the SURO Counseling program over one year ago with the generous funding from the Eagle County Community Grant. This program has allowed 57 clinical hours of counseling to adults who are at risk for suicide within our community and who hours of counseling to adults who are at risk for suicide within our community and who are uninsured/underinsured and can not afford mental health counseling. Our goal is to reach these high risk individuals before they make a suicide attempt, or if an attempt has already occurred, to assure that they get the help needed. SRO would like to extend this program to children and adolescents due to their high rates of ideation and suicidal gestures. This program has been served by another local organization, The Second Wind Fund, for the past three years. However, this organization has since dissolved and is no longer operating. This is leaving a gap within our child and adolescent population that SRO feels the need to fill. As SRO continues to reach more individuals in the community, the need for the SURO counseling program continues to rise. Referrals come in weekly for this program and this program is saving lives. SRO is committed to creating a self - sufficient, mentally healthy community, we ensure that after a patient receives counseling through the SURO counseling program and they are past the initial crisis period, we continue to work with them until we feel that they are becoming self - sufficient and are no longer having suicidal thoughts or tendencies. We are working to assist families and individuals in becoming healthier and more functional, thereby, increasing the quality of life within our community. 5. EVALUATION Speak Up Reach Out uses an evaluation tool with a pre and post test, designed by the Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP) for each gatekeeper training delivered in Eagle County. After receiving evaluation results on gatekeeper training yearly from the OSP, Speak Up Reach Out uses these results to modify trainings to receive the desired outcome and build on successes. This knowledge is used to lead efforts year after year. For example, in year one the OSP grant participants' evaluations stated the ASIST training was too lengthy. For this reason, SRO now offers both three -hour and one -hour gatekeeper trainings. The third year OSP grant evaluations found that 66% of people who took the gatekeeper trainings strongly agreed with the statement "The training increased my knowledge about suicide prevention" and 27% agreed that it increased knowledge. 7% stated that they already had these skills when coming into the trainings. These results are also used to advocate with the community about the importance of having more gatekeepers and overall awareness of suicide and the belief that it can be prevented. Evaluation for the SURO counseling program uses the Zung Depression Scale. The Zung Self- Rating Depression Scale is a short, self - administered survey to quantify depression status of a patient. There are 20 items on the scale that rate affective, psychological and somatic symptoms associated with depression. This scale guides therapists from the 1 to 5 session to see if the suicidal and/or depressed individual is less suicidal and/or depressed. These scores are then kept by SRO to determine if counseling has helped the individual. This evaluation tool helps us to conclude that therapy is not only beneficial but life saving. In addition to the evaluation tools, SRO believes in the importance of using evidence -based practices in attempts to stem the rate of suicide. Whether it be in the therapeutic setting, law enforcement, search and rescue, intervention, EMTs who arrive at the scene, the hospital, or the trainings that are being offered in the community — all are evidence - based. The Coalition will show impact by reducing the suicide attempts and deaths in Eagle County. This will continue to be measured by gathering data collected by the coroner, police departments and evlauted by SRO. We have been able to show, over the past three years, that we have indeed had and continue to have an impact on our community. 6. COLLARORATION. The Suicide Prevention Coalition consists of a volunteer group of concerned community members from a wide array of organizations (including law enforcement, not for profit agencies, mental health providers, first responders, school representatives, etc.) who recognize the critical problem of suicide in our community. This team has passion and commitment to reduce the number of suicides in our valley and educate our community. The coalition consists of agencies and individuals who provide core health and human services in Eagle County. The following agencies and individuals are a part of this coalition: Eagle River Youth Coalition , Bright Future Foundation, Eagle County Sheriff, Eagle County Jail, 911 staff, Ambulance District, Avon and Vail Police Departments, Vail Valley Medical Center, local clergy, Eagle County Schools, Private mental health clinicians, Colorado West Mental Health, Samaritan Counseling Center, Search and Rescue, Eagle County Sheriff Victims Advocates, Eagle County Department of Human services and individual community members. By bringing these agencies together, the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Eagle Valley works to coordinate suicide prevention, intervention and postvention programs so that all receive the support they need: victims themselves, victims families, the community with intervention training, and emergency responders with clinical support if necessary. 7. VOLUNTEERS. Elizabeth Myers, also trained as a QPR certified trainer and the Director of the Samaritan Counseling Center oversees the financial management for SpeakUp ReachOut on a volunteer basis. SRO is comprised of roughly 25 volunteers. 15 of these volunteers commit their time, efforts and energy to suicide prevention by teaching in the schools, in the community and attending monthly meetings with specific task groups assigned to each member. Each volunteer dedicates at a 1 -5 hours per month to SpeakUp ReachOut. 8. PLANNING. SRO is moving forward in becoming its own 501(c)3 so that it is able to stand on it's own without having a separate fiscal agency. In doing this, a board of directors will also be developed and these community members will become invested stakeholders in suicide prevention efforts. Community members have begun to recognize this group as a stand- alone organization and its importance to individuals, organizations and the community. With support from the Eagle County Community Grant, SRO will be able to expand our programing to include children and adolecents in the SURO counseling program. Sustainability is crucial to this organization and this program as evidenced by lives being saved. Future fundraising, grant writing and community assistance will continue to be required to maintain these beneficial programs. SpeakUp ReachOut plans to continue in its efforts for long term sustainability.