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4 <br /> <br />within the iow and very iow income guidelines as defined by <br />HUD. <br /> <br />Approximately 325 people shall be residents of Ramsey. <br /> <br />6. Funding Request <br /> <br /> This funding request is for $1,000. <br /> <br />7. Other Funding Sources <br /> <br />CDBG funding requests will be submitted to the Cities of <br />Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Fridley and Coon Rapids. <br />Additiohal funding sources include private foundations, <br />community organizations and individual contributors. <br /> <br />8. Staff Expertise <br /> <br />Arc employs 4.3 FTE professional staff people whose efforts <br />are augl~ented by well over 100 volunteers. In addition the <br />agency Gontracts with the Executive Director of Ramsey, <br />Steve Jensen, and the Executive Director of Arc Suburban, <br />Marianne Reich, to provide management services. This new <br />approach was implemented in November 1993 when the previous <br />Director left the Agency. The three Arc chapters has been <br />meeting for well over a year to discuss collaboration <br />options.to increase efficiency and reduce administrative <br />overhead which lead to this new and innovative management <br />option. 'The Directors will maintain overall supervision of <br />the projects. <br /> <br />Other staff people involved in the Family Services and <br />Community Awareness and Planning Programs include the <br />Director of Family Services who will be responsible for <br />developing and providing the support services and training <br />sessions, and the Director of Advocacy who will provide the <br />information and referral services and the individual <br />advocacy services. The Office Manager provides staff <br />supportiservices to this project. All staff have <br />outstanding reputations within the community and within the <br />disability movement. <br /> <br />A summary of staff expertise is as follows: <br /> <br />1.) Steve Jensen - Jensen has been the Director of Arc <br />Ramsey since 1992. He was previously.~ith the Developmental <br />Disabilities Division of the Minnesota Department of Human <br />Service~ for seven years. He has extensive knowledge and <br />experience in programs and services for people with <br />developmental disabilities. Jensen is the Director of <br />Programs at Arc Anoka. <br /> <br /> <br />