Recap of the Year 2013
The Butterfly was our theme for our Annual Awards Dinner and our role model for the year. Our goal was to find ways to help our consumers unfold the butterfly within, so they could “fly” toward a more independent life. To achieve this objective, in 2013, DRC…
20 Grants/Programs Received in 2013
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U.S. Department of Education Grant (IL Part C Program)
Year 10/1/12-9/30/13
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Supervisor Knabe Discretionary Funds
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City of Long Beach Emergency Solutions Grant 10/1/12-
9/30/13
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City of Long Beach amended Emergency Shelter Solution
2-year 10/1/2011-9/30/2013 Grant
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Edison International Community Grant for Stepping
Stones to Employment/ Employment Services Program
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Approval of Ticket to Work Employment Network (EN)
2013-2018
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Signed Letter of Agreement with United Way for 2013
Utility Assistance Fund
 Union Bank Event Scholarship Grant for DRC’s 37 th
Annual Awards Dinner
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Employees Community Fund of Boeing California for
“How to Build a Computer” Class
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L.A. Metro extended term of MOU for Mobility Training for another 3 years
 CFILC Grant for four (4) people’s travel expenses to go to
Capitol Action Day in Sacramento
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DOR Title 7B Benefits Planning Leading to Employment
Grant for 3 months
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Continuation Award Grant , Federal Grant H132A10012
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Awarded Sou thern California Edison Emergency ‘CARE”
Capitalization Fee Program Grant
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Sidney Stern Memorial Trust for Homeless Services,
General Operating Support
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Covered California Entity Application approved as
Certified Enrollment Entity
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Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation Board of Directors approved DRC’s Letter of Intent with the opportunity to submit grant

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City of Long Beach Emergency Solutions Grant
Amendment extending contract until 1/31/14
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Otto P. Berdach Trust Grant for Shelter and Food
Vouchers for Homeless Services Program
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Southern California Edison Grant for Employment
Services Program
Five New Programs
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DRC is a Covered California Certified Enrollment Entity with staff and several volunteers as Certified Enrollment
Counselors.
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Mental Health First Aid Certification Program for all staff
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American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Certification
Program for all staff and volunteers for Emergency First
Responders for the State of California
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Summer Youth Leadership Week
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DRC is the first agency in the City of Long Beach to install a looping system for the Hearing Impaired.
Staff Accomplishments and Changes
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Khanny Ou working 40 hours a week under PA Services and Mobility Training.
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Alice Bruns was also promoted to Lead Job Developer.
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Two New Interns worked at DRC during this year. Don
Edwards started working with staff and Group
Orientation and Laura Gibbs worked with the
Employment Services Program and Peer Support
Groups.
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Andrew Swinton attended a Peer Mentoring Conference in Burlington.
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Richard Hernandez participated in a CSULB Radio
Interview about himself and DRC.
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Staff completed Options Counseling Training.
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Staff completed Covered California Certified Enrollment
Counselor Training.
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Donna Jackson retired from DRC.
Volunteers
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38 DRC Volunteers donated 5,664.25 hours in 2013
 Oscar Casillas selected as “Volunteer of the Year”
Catchment Area News
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DRC assisted 1,169 unserved consumers.
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2,646 individuals received Information and Referral assistance.

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DRC staff attended 207 outreaches providing information to 7,629 individuals.
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DRC conducted 182 workshops reaching 2,310 individuals.
Other Noteworthy Items
 DRC’s Employee Handbook is being updated.
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Gerrie Schipske visited DRC during the Summer Youth
Leadership Week.
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SCRS provided Disaster Preparedness Booklets in Braille for DRC consumers.
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In-Home Support Services Mental Health Training for consumers and PA’s took place at DRC. Scan Healthcare donated snacks and drinks.
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DRC staff and volunteers participated with Molina
Healthcare for “Disability Mentoring Day”.
 DRC was selected as 2013 “EAF Champion Award”. This award recognizes an agency that has shown exceptional commitment and contribution to the Southern
California’s Energy Assistance Fund.
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United Way conducted its meeting at DRC with 20 people in attendance.
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Delegation from the Standing Committee of Shaoxing
Yuecheng District People Congress (China) visited DRC.
DRC Achieved its Goals and More in 2013!
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With 20 new grants, DRC increased its grants in 2013 from the year before by 7 grants.
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With 5 new programs, it was an increase of 2 from the year before.
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In 2013, 38 volunteers served 5,664.25 hours, compared to 2012 with 28 volunteers and 4,841.3 hours, an increase of 10 volunteers and 822.95 more volunteer hours this year.
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1,169 unserved consumers were served in 2013, compared to 1,122 unserved consumers in 2012, an increase of 47 more unserved consumers served.
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In 2013, 182 workshops reached 2,310 people, compared to 2012, with 168 workshops reaching 2,164 people, an increase of 14 workshops and 146 more people served.

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Additionally, all DRC staff and some volunteers are now
State Certified Covered California Counselors, ready to assist and enroll people in healthcare programs.
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All staff received their American Red Cross CPR and First
Aid Certifications, and are ready to be First Responders, should a disaster strike.
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The Center was the first in Long Beach to have a Looping
System so that people with hearing impairments can now hear like everyone else.
“If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterfly.”