PDAC: Submission #1176 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Quality of Life

2. Project title Girl Scout Camp Accessibility

3. Short description Girl Scouts of Western Ohio serves over 11,000 girls in 13 of the 14 counties in Miami Valley. In 2023, almost 2,500 of these girls joined us for day camp, overnight camp and troop outings at one of our three Warren County camps. This project would improve access to our camps for girls and volunteers with disabilities, including, mobility challenges, visual impairment and self-care. Money would be used for upgrades to tent units and areas, bathrooms, signage and lodges.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

5-8. Address 450 Shoup Mill Rd
Dayton, Ohio. 45415

9. County Montgomery

10. Recipient organization Same

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16. Organization type Non-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Rhonda Starghill

18. Title Chief Development and Marketing Officer

19. Organization Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

20. Telephone 1 (888) 350-5090

21. Email giving@gswo.org

22-25. Address 450 Shoup Mill Rd
Dayton, Ohio. 45415

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts Christy Gustin, Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, 1-888-350-5090

Location Details

28. City Morrow, OH

29. County Warren

30. Congressional district Ohio 1st

Financial Details

31. Funding request 1196796

32. Total Cost 2521296

33. Other sources of funds Council Capital Funds - $100,000 (would be directed at board approval)
Individual Donors - $150,000 (individual donors with interest have been identified)
Private and Corporate Foundations - $500,000 (Potential Foundations Identified, will begin applying for funds in Dec 2023)
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Earmarks - $574,500 (will begin conversations with lawmakers in Dec 2023)

34. How the funds will be used Construction or Capital

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. Yes

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) Girl Scouts of Western Ohio would ask for $100,000 of board restricted funds to be used for these capital projects. In addition, GSWO has identified 20 community foundations with mutual interest in providing increased accessibility in Warren and Defiance Counties to apply for funding within the next year. Of these we have previously received funding or have a relationship with 13 of these funders. We will begin conversations with these potential funders in November 2023 and begin to apply for funds in Dec 2023. We will also lobby for a federal earmark in the upcoming budget cycle.

In addition, we have over 800 individuals in our donor database who have made a donation in the past 2 years to solicit for additional matching funds and have identified individual donors with philanthropic interests in individuals with disabilities.

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload

gswo-camp-accessibility-capital-budget.pdf (46.16 KB)

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Within the next 6 months

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify We are unaware of any government programs that could fund this program.

Community Details

40. Community Need Over 11,000 Miami Valley girls participate in Girl Scouts, supported by 4,300 caring adults. We know that when girls participate in a variety of Girl Scout activities, including outdoor activities, they are more likely to remain in Girl Scouts and achieve our key leadership outcomes. According to research from the Girl Scout Research Institute, Girl Scout outdoor activities help girls learn about nature, access activities they would have never done before and help girls learn how to care for the environment. In 2023, almost 2,500 girls from the Miami Valley area attended one of our camps, either during summer camp or with their troops throughout the year. Hundreds more attended a program event, such as archery, hiking or canoeing at our camps. The great news is that our camp usage continues to increase - our summer 2023 camp attendance was 35% higher than in 2022.

Currently, our camp properties are ADA compliant, but this minimum standard of compliance does not allow girls and volunteers with ambulatory, self-care and visual disabilities to take advantage of a robust camp experience that includes tent camping, lodge camping and recreational activities.

GSWO is committed to ensuring that all girls and volunteers have the ability to participate in Girl Scouts. Every adult in our community, who agrees to the Girl Scout Promise and Law and passes a background check, is welcome to become a Girl Scout; in addition, all girls in our community are welcome to participate. The US census indicates that 14.4% of the Ohio population lives with a disability, including 7.3% with an ambulatory disability, 2.5% with a self-care disability and 2.4% with a vision impairment. Among children 5-17 in Ohio, 130,000 Ohio children live with a disability.

These improvements would ensure that current Girl Scout girls and volunteers who live with these disabilities can fully access outdoor Girl Scout spaces. With these changes, we would also expect girls and adults who are not yet Girl Scouts, but also live with ambulatory, visual and self-care disabilities may consider Girl Scouts as a place where they belong.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. Girl Scouts of Western Ohio has not received earmarked funding in the past.

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Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

GSWO_Combined Letters of Support.pdf (50.92 KB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Rhonda Starghill

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 888 350-5090

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. giving@gswo.org

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? Yes

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. This project is not on the list of ineligible projects.

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. Girl Scouts of Western Ohio has received a total of $900,000 from the state capital budget, confirmation of these awards was received in 2021 and 2022. These funds were used for upgrades to our camps in Warren County and Defiance County and facilitated through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Girl Scouts of Western Ohio used the funds to make the following improvements: Renovated Swimming Pool, 3 New Program Shelters, a Low Challenge Course, 2 Welcome Centers and Signage.

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: Department of Natural Resources, Department of Youth Services, Department of Developmental Disabilities

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