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Attachment D To: Roseville City Council ortheast Youth & Family Services (NYFS) appreciates the ongoing partnership with the City of N Roseville and the continued investment in NYFS to provide Mental Health, Youth Diversion and Senior Chore services to your community along with your support of the Community Advocate position. Thank you for meeting with me recently to discuss the specific challenges faced by NYFS brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic. As per our conversation, NYFS has continued to provide essential services in response to COVID-19 with corresponding costs which have been incurred from spring into fall of 2020. It is my understanding that the City may be open for a specific CARES Act appeal form NYFS at an amount of $5,000. If there are funds available, I hope that you would consider NYFS as a worthy recipient. NYFS has received the Charities Review Council’s Seal of Approval in recognition of our sound business practices and we will provide a thorough accounting of how these funds were used at your request. NYFS, as a community-based mental health agency, provides essential services to 15 municipalities and three school districts in the northeastern suburbs. Following the shelter in place orders, NYFS was able to maintain a continuity of care for our clients by fully converting to a telehealth model. In July, we were able to reopen the Clinics following safety protocols including the creation of ‘safe rooms’ for in person therapy. We put a pause in our NETS program this summer in order to rethink how to provide an effective, safe and sustainable on- site, day treatment program for youth needing intensive services. We anticipate safely reopening a hybrid model of NETS with smaller cohorts this October. As you can imagine, all of these transitions have increased technology, facilities, safety and staff costs while revenues have dropped. Please see the attached letter from our colleagues from NAMI Minnesota, MACMHP and Aspire Minnesota that so clearly articulate the need for supporting mental health providers with CARES Act funding. Their focus is at the state level but I believe they apply at the local level as well. NYFS appreciates the City’s continued partnership and investment in mental health programs and the consideration of the use of CARES Act funding to help ensure the continuity of service through the pandemic. I would be happy to provide any additional information as needed. Sincerely, Tara Jebens-Singh President/CEO Northeast Youth & Family Services