Social Services Grant Awardees

Each year the City Commission allocates funds to non-profit agencies crucial in championing the City's mission and advancing its objectives. The purpose of this grant funding aims to bolster non-profit organizations offering direct service programs. These initiatives alleviate pressure on City services by catering to the needs of our most vulnerable residents. Over the years, the City Commission has consistently directed funding towards programs aiding the homeless and families facing crises.

Aspire Health Partners Inc

Program: HOME (Helping Others Make the Effort)
City Funding:  $37,137.75
Description: 

Bridge Housing for homeless women and children; case manage and referrals for offsite homelessness prevention. Operational cost of providing bridge housing services to the residents of the HOME program. This includes: utilities, staff support, residential housing supplies, building facility maintenance, insurance, and other related operational costs.

Church & Community Assistance Program

Program: CCAP Cares
City Funding:  $11,855.10
Description: 

Homelessness services including food, personal hygiene kits, and emergency housing costs. 

City of Kissimmee

Program: Homeless Services
City Funding:  $19,839.00
Description: 

Funds will provide a leveraging opportunity to access regional funding for housing the chronically homeless. 

 

Community Coordinated Care for Children Inc (4C)

Program: Head Start / Early Head Start
City Funding:  $9,669.50
Description: 

Provides early learning programs, early care assistance and supportive family services. 

 

Help Now of Osceola, Inc.

Program: Domestic Violence Services
City Funding:  $34,960.20 
Description: 

Serves the needs of domestic abuse survivors by operating a safe shelter facility, Outreach Center, direct client services, and community advocacy. Funding : Case Management Services at shelter facility and Maintenance expenses at shelter facility.

Hope Partnership Inc.

Program: Homeless Prevention and Diversion
City Funding:  $13,589.00
Description: 

Homeless prevention and stability services and provide for part-time Community Support Specialist. 

 

Orlando Health / Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families

Program: Healing Tree
City Funding:  $8,919.50 
Description: 

Provides therapy and counseling for children and families with children who have been victims of child abuse / sexual abuse. 

 

Osceola Council on Aging

Program: Health Clinic
City Funding:  $26,048.75
Description:  $15,000 to fund salary of staff physician and $15,000 for diagnostic testing of uninsured, low income patients Secondary health care to low-income, uninsured, chronically ill residents of Osceola County.  

 

Program: Meals on Wheels
City Funding:  $43,387.75
Description:  Food purchases for emergency meal and food distribution programs. Congregant meals; home delivered meals; food bank/pantry.

 

Program: Transportation
City Funding:  $17,621.20
Description:  Cover the cost of one part time driver and fuel expenses for the Council's transportation program.

 

Osceola Mental Health/ Park Place Behavioral Health Care

Program: Residence Level IV Adult Substance Abuse Services
City Funding:  $48,347.50
Description: 

Transitional living program for adults who are indigent, homeless and have a substance use disorder with or without a co-occurring mental illness. 2-3 beds in the residential level IV program for clients with chemical dependency- includes services and related cost.

Osceola Community Health Services

Program: Integrated Behavioral Health Program
City Funding:  $11,169.50
Description: 

Provides integrated behavioral health services in fixed and mobile locations for the homeless. 

 

The Opportunity Center (Osceola ARC)

Program: Adult Day Training
City Funding:  $4,959.75
Description: 

Provides training to developmentally disabled individuals. 

Salvation Army

Program: Salvation Army Services
City Funding:  $8,745.50
Description: 

Commission addition and approval to donate balance of funds. 
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