DAS Commission approves multiple grant modifications to restore services, expand legal aid and add language staff to ADRCs
October 05, 2022 | San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
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The San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services Commission voted unanimously Oct. 5 to approve a package of grant modifications intended to restore pandemic‑interrupted services, expand legal assistance for older adults and add language capacity to Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs).
Tiana Coleman of the Office of Community Partnerships asked the commission to authorize an additional $230,236 (plus a 10% contingency) to modify multiple community service grants for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, for a revised total not to exceed $2,807,313. Coleman said the funds generally restore prior levels of service and support new administrative positions focused on racial equity data collection, expanded ESL and language supports at community centers, and increased exercise and class offerings at the YMCA.
Steve Kim, contract manager at the Human Services Agency, told commissioners that many of the add‑back amounts continue funding that had been part of prior budgets rather than representing a dramatic change in scope: "A lot of it...is ongoing maintenance and administrative support," he said, describing the modification as a continuation of prior OTO funding.
The commission then approved, by unanimous roll call, a modification with the Institute on Aging to operate the high‑risk self‑neglect multidisciplinary team and the elder death review team, adding $76,320 plus contingency for a total not to exceed $281,952. Staff emphasized the work implements a state mandate to establish multidisciplinary teams and coordinates with Adult Protective Services and other city agencies.
The commission also approved a modification to La Raza Centro Legal's grant, adding $323,458 (plus contingency) for legal services for older adults and to fund a new staff attorney position and the production of the triannual Senior Rights Bulletin. Mike Zogg of OCP said $200,000 of the new staffing dollars come from state older‑adults resilience and recovery funds (part of a $522,000 allocation referenced by staff).
Finally, the commission authorized $381,308 (plus contingency; revised total not to exceed $2,463,057) to expand Chinese, Tagalog and Russian language staffing across the ADRC network. Sarah Hoffenberg of OCP described recent hires and district placements intended to reduce wait lists and improve access; she said staffing decisions are data‑driven based on intake demographics and client flows.
All four items were discussed briefly (contract practice and scope questions, distribution of printed bulletin copies, and criteria for hiring linguists) and were approved on unanimous roll calls.
What's next: Staff will implement the contract modifications, continue monitoring deliverables during fiscal monitoring, and return budget or performance updates to the commission as needed.
Tiana Coleman of the Office of Community Partnerships asked the commission to authorize an additional $230,236 (plus a 10% contingency) to modify multiple community service grants for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, for a revised total not to exceed $2,807,313. Coleman said the funds generally restore prior levels of service and support new administrative positions focused on racial equity data collection, expanded ESL and language supports at community centers, and increased exercise and class offerings at the YMCA.
Steve Kim, contract manager at the Human Services Agency, told commissioners that many of the add‑back amounts continue funding that had been part of prior budgets rather than representing a dramatic change in scope: "A lot of it...is ongoing maintenance and administrative support," he said, describing the modification as a continuation of prior OTO funding.
The commission then approved, by unanimous roll call, a modification with the Institute on Aging to operate the high‑risk self‑neglect multidisciplinary team and the elder death review team, adding $76,320 plus contingency for a total not to exceed $281,952. Staff emphasized the work implements a state mandate to establish multidisciplinary teams and coordinates with Adult Protective Services and other city agencies.
The commission also approved a modification to La Raza Centro Legal's grant, adding $323,458 (plus contingency) for legal services for older adults and to fund a new staff attorney position and the production of the triannual Senior Rights Bulletin. Mike Zogg of OCP said $200,000 of the new staffing dollars come from state older‑adults resilience and recovery funds (part of a $522,000 allocation referenced by staff).
Finally, the commission authorized $381,308 (plus contingency; revised total not to exceed $2,463,057) to expand Chinese, Tagalog and Russian language staffing across the ADRC network. Sarah Hoffenberg of OCP described recent hires and district placements intended to reduce wait lists and improve access; she said staffing decisions are data‑driven based on intake demographics and client flows.
All four items were discussed briefly (contract practice and scope questions, distribution of printed bulletin copies, and criteria for hiring linguists) and were approved on unanimous roll calls.
What's next: Staff will implement the contract modifications, continue monitoring deliverables during fiscal monitoring, and return budget or performance updates to the commission as needed.
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