NGO Funding Request


The recipient entity's full legal name:  Community Receiving Home,Inc.

The recipient entity's physical address:
           6177 Bayou Rapides Road
Alexandria, LA 71303


The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           PO Box 7997
Alexandria, LA 71306


Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          Dr. Glenn E Bryant
Hon. George M.Foote,Sr
Hon. Guy E Humphries, Jr.


The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  0957

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $1,659,371

What type of request is this?  Capital Outlay Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Vanessa D. Barger, Vice President Southern Heritage Bank, 5617 Coliseum Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303 Tel: 318-619-3702, vbarger@shbnet.com
Brad Colwell, Calwell Interest, 1111 Main Street, Pineville, LA 71360
Tel: 318-442-22824, brad.colwell@me.com
Brent Croom, Board Chairman Community Receiving Home,Inc, Cleco Corporataion, 2030 Donahue Ferry Road Pineville, La 71360 Tel:318-484-7742 brent.croom@cleco.com
Denise Fossett eet Brookwood Drive, Woodworth, LA 71485 Tel:318-448-0826
or 318-484-7742, denise.fossett@ratcliffconstruction.com
W. Ross Foote, 3420 Calumet Drive, Shreveport, LA 71107 Tel: 318-446-7115
ross@rossfoote.com
W. Harry Ingalls, 139 Hidden Path Drive, Pineville,LA 71360, Tel: 318-787-2547 or 318-541-1177 hingalls@suddenlink.net
Azar Kayal PO Box 133531, Alexandria, LA 71315, Tel: 318-446-6911 or 225-405-3181 azar.kayal@dps.la.gov
Corey Lair, Bancorp South, 4600 JacksonStreet, Alexandria,LA 71301,
Tel: 318-619-2920. corey.lair@bxs.com
James McCalmont, 5913 Marthas Drive, Alexandria, La 71301 Tel:318-794-1587
jay.mccalmont@gmail.com
Rodney McNeal, 6224 Dixie Lane, Alexandria, La 71301, Tel: 318-613-1739
rodney.mcneal@va.gov
T. Lynn Rogers,Jr, 522 Park Place Drive, Alexandria, La 71301
Tel: 318-542-9962 thomas.rogers2@va.gov
Det. David Rundell, Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, PO Box 1510, Alexandria, La 71309, Tel: 318-473-6727 or 318-487-9666 drundell@rpso.la.gov
Angela Chustz, Executive Director, Community Receiving Home,Inc., 3103 Pershing Avenue, Alexandria, LA 71303 Tel:318-473-0530 ext.114
angela@renaissancehome.org


Provide a summary of the project or program:
           Community Receiving Home,is a juvenile justice agency providing juvenile detention, shelter care and group home services to the children of Rapides Parish and surrounding areas. Expansion that would allow administrative services to locate into a new structure that addresses the needs of the agency an the community, while utilizing the existing structure for a much needed expansion of juvenile detention providing a dedicated space for educational services and a visitation area that allows for security screening of visitors prior to contact with the detention facility. This will allow education/visitation to relocate to the current administrative facility. Additionally roadways,parking areas, as well as means of ingress and egress to the facility are aging and in need of repairs and resurfacing. This will permit for safe delivery of goods and services to the facility.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          Not Applicable

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Increased program area and additional programming for youth held in secure detention. Also to provide increased administrative area.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          To provide a larger and safer area for visitation with clients in secure detention to occur. Also to provide an area dedicated to enhanced educational services.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           23 months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
              

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               


Contact Information
name:  Angela Chustz 
                                       address:  6177 Bayou Rapides Road
Alexandria, LA 71303

                                       phone:  318-473-0530 ext. 114
                                       fax:  318-473-8866
                                       e-mail:  angela@renaissancehome.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Director