Human Services Funding Committee

The Exeter Human Services Funding Committee 

There is hereby established by the Select Board a five (5) member Human Services Committee.  Members of the Committee shall consist of citizens at large.

The Human Services Committee shall recommend to the Budget Recommendation Committee a list of agencies, with funding amounts for each, to be included in the Town Budget each fiscal year.  In preparation for their recommendation, the committee will:

• Notify area Human Services agencies of the timeline and process for annual Town of Exeter Human Services funding applications.
• Review all applications submitted for Human Services funding, auditing agencies’ services using the Human Services funding criteria.
• Identify agencies that meet the Human Services criteria and perform a detailed review of each agency’s grant application, financial documents, and use of past Town of Exeter Human Service funds, if applicable.
• Determine the amount of funding for each approved agency with a total funding recommendation that is within reasonable budget expectations.

Outside of the application and budget timeframe, the Human Services Committee will engage with agencies that received funding to further understand the work of the agency, how they support Exeter residents, and how Town of Exeter Human Services funds are used.

The Committee will work with the resources provided by the Town Manager’s Office to communicate with the agencies.