ORANGEWOOD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION - 2009

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Budget Narrative PERSONNEL Salaries: List each individual position dedicated to this project. List title, percentage of full time equivalent (FTE) or the amount of time to be charged to this project. Benefits: List each individual position dedicated to this project. List title, percentage of full time equivalent (FTE) or the amount of time to be charged to this project. Key Staff and staffing level rationale The Foster Youth Liaison Project will staff three part-time peer mentors. The peer mentors will be currently enrolled in college level studies with a focus on Human Services and/or related fields. The peer mentors are also young adults who have emancipated from the foster care system and have successfully provided mentoring services through other Orangewood Children's Foundation programs. The use of part-time staff is critical to this project. The Foster Youth Liaison Project will provide a 6:1 participant to case manager (peer mentor) ratio as well as provide the peer mentors with valuable work experience and training. This project will also provide a Peer Mentor Supervisor who will provide oversight on client progress and peer mentor performance and the Staff Accountant who will track program expenditures and provide overall fmance support. The following is a description of the individual positions dedicated to this project: 3 Peer Mentors @ .450 FTE each (Peer Mentor positions are PT 18 hours per week) Peer mentor hourly rate is $14.00 per hour. Three peer mentors at .450 FTE equals 1.35 FTE at 2,808 hours is $39,312. 1 Peer Mentor Supervisor @ .25 FTE/ 23% Benefits ($11,850 + $2,850 = 14,700) 1 Staff Accountant @ .OS FTE/ 23% Benefits ($2,500 + 575 = $3,075) OPERATING EXPENSES Rent or User Fee: Provide percent of office space that will be charged to this project. Describe how percentage was determined. The Orangewood Resource Center will be greatly utilized for Foster Youth Liaison Project client services. The ORC utilized approximately 1,000 square feet of our 22,000 square feet of space. Based on a conservative rate of $1.85 per square foot the total monthly cost for this portion of the facility is $1,850 so for 12 months the cost is $22,200. 18 clients at an average of two hours per week equa136 hours per week. So for 52 weeks FYLP clients will utilize the ORC for 1,872 hours in one year.