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Rochelle Callis CRPD Therapeutic Recreation Program Final Report and Recommendations September 8, 2017 page 24 Portion of Overall Budget: again, the trend is low for California communities, with CRPD high at 1.89% of the amended budget of approximately $21,600,000. Eugene is 5.9% of the parks and recreation budget of $12,298,492. The Rockford Therapeutic Recreation Program is 1.6% of a $56,315,437 budget. The Illinois JPA is an estimated 3.8% of the parks and recreation budgets of the seven partner communities, at $39,500,000. Unique Funding Sources: several entities benefit from funds raised by their own affiliated foundations, including the CRPD program. Rockford receives an annual $50,000 gift from the estate of a person who died with a disability. Oxnard receives Police Athletic League support. The Illinois JPA has an affiliated foundation. Interestingly, Eugene is studying a proposal to channel most if not all of accessible parking ticket revenue to the Therapeutic Recreation Program. We have seen this in other communities. CATEGORY 4: Programs offered for people with disabilities Description of Programs Offered: two (Eugene and CRPD) offer therapeutic recreation programs that use recreation or leisure as a modality. The others offer recreation programs planned for people with disabilities. Frequency or Duration of Programs: most offered special events, weekly programs for sessions lasting as few as eight weeks and as many as 16 weeks. Some offered a majority of programs that were really one-time events. Type of Activity: all reported that offerings should be diverse enough to create opportunities for sport, art, social skills, camps, and other recreation activities. Response and Waiting Lists: Eugene, in the last three seasons, cancelled six offerings out of the 153 programs it offered. Rockford reported cancelling seven programs the last three seasons. SRACLC reported cancelling 11 programs the last three seasons. Most noted that even with low registration numbers, the agency still conducts programs. Challenges to Program Growth: the responses here varied, and included: O Lack of accessible transportation (CRPD, Rockford) o Lack of adequate professional staff (CRPD, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, RSRPD) O Program fees or cost recovery formula is too high (Santa Barbara) o Lack of program space in facilities (CRPD, SRACLC, Rockford, Oxnard) e Lack of adequate budget (CRPD, Rockford, Oxnard, Eugene) THE W -T Gild DBA RECREATION ACCESSIBILITY CONSULT C ONE SOURCE. INFINITE SOLUTIONS.