The Blending and Braiding Toolkit A: In Phase II, you and your stakeholders answered a set of questions about the design of your program. This worksheet will help you compare your program design to the eligible populations and allowable activities of your potential funding streams. Step 1: Fill in Column A with the answers to the questions. In the example below, based on a homeless services program, the population includes two age ranges and two types of need at risk and already homeless. They – also noted that their population is likely to be lower income and some of the youth would be runaways without families. You may need to insert more rows as you answer the questions. Step 2: Collect information about your funding streams from your fiscal staff, the funder’s documentation sent to your organization, the funder’s website, or by talking to the funder directly. Review the information and start to enter the specific information that tells you what is allowed and not allowed in the context of your program design. Use Column B and C for the first two funding streams. Create a new document using the Template for additional funding streams. EXAMPLE Funding Stream 1 Funding Stream 2 Column A Column B Column C What population do we need to serve? ages 12 18 Eligible if parent/guardian is income eligible. Yes, if homeless. – Young adults ages 19 – Eligible if the client has children. Yes, if homeless. 24 Yes, provided the risk of losing housing is leading to risk At risk of losing Not eligible, must be related to self-sufficiency, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, or housing homeless. keeping a two-parent family together. Yes, provided the risk of losing housing is leading to risk Youth and young adults related to self-sufficiency, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, or Eligible. already homeless keeping a two-parent family together. All clients must either make less than $75,000 per year or In low income families Income is not a factor. be in a family making less than $75,000 per year. Runaways families If the runaway is below 19, he/she is not eligible without Runaway status is not a are unknown knowing family income. factor.
The Blending and Braiding Toolkit A: In Phase II, you and your stakeholders answered a set of questions about the design of your program. This worksheet will help you compare your program design to the eligible populations and allowable activities of your potential funding streams. Step 1: Fill in Column A with the answers to the questions. In the example below, based on a homeless services program, the population includes two age ranges and two types of need – at risk and already homeless. They also noted that their population is likely to be lower income and some of the youth would be runaways without families. You may need to insert more rows as you answer the questions. Step 2: Collect information about your funding streams from your fiscal staff, the funder’s documentation sent to your organization, the funder’s website, or by talking to the funder directly. Review the information and start to enter the specific information that tells you what is allowed and not allowed in the context of your program design. Use Column B and C for the first two funding streams. Create a new document using the Template for additional funding streams. EXAMPLE Funding Stream 1 Funding Stream 2 Column A Column B Column C What population do we need to serve? ages 12 – 18 Eligible if parent/guardian is income eligible. Yes, if homeless. Young adults ages 19 – 24 Eligible if the client has children. Yes, if homeless. At risk of losing housing Yes, provided the risk of losing housing is leading to risk related to self-sufficiency, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, or keeping a two-parent family together. Not eligible, must be homeless. Youth and young adults already homeless Yes, provided the risk of losing housing is leading to risk related to self-sufficiency, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, or keeping a two-parent family together. Eligible. In low income families All clients must either make less than $75,000 per year or be in a family making less than $75,000 per year. Income is not a factor. Runaways families are unknown If the runaway is below 19, he/she is not eligible without knowing family income. Runaway status is not a factor.
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