Explanation
This ordinance authorizes Columbus City Council to enter into a grant agreement with J. Jireh Development Corporation in support of the Safe in My Brother’s Arms & Safe in My Sister’s Arms programs.
SIMBA/SIMSA (Safe In My Brothers Arms & Safe In My Sisters Arms) is a non-profit organization which targets at-risk boys & girls between the ages of 8-17. The Simba Circle initially began in 1993 as an Africentric camping experience for at-risk, inner-city boys from Chicago, but eventually expanded to include youth and mentors from other cities, such as Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Chapter of SIMBA/SIMSA was established in 1999 and is coordinated by everyday community leaders.
J. Jireh Development Corporation will utilize funding to provide scholarships for 20 local youth ($75 per student), to participate in the annual SIMBA/SIMSA “2018 Gala and Reunion.” In addition, funds will be used to support students on upcoming camps and programs sponsored by SIMBA/SIMSA. This event will create a space for listening, teaching, and responding to the needs of young African-American males and females determined to release their potential, restore their promise, and rescue their gifts.
SIMBA/SIMSA Circle works to increase the youth’s relationship skills and help them to cope with society’s pressures to engage in inappropriate behaviors. The youth participate in team building activities that encourage them to connect with other youth and adults as well as to overcome fears.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
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To authorize Columbus City Council to enter into a grant agreement with J. Jireh Development Corporation in support of the Safe in My Brother’s Arms & Safe in My Sister’s Arms programs; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($3,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Safe In My Brothers Arms & Safe In My Sisters Arms is a non-profit organization which targets at-risk boys & girls between the ages of 8-17; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Chapter of SIMBA/SIMSA was established in 1999 and is coordinated by everyday community leaders; and
WHEREAS, J. Jireh Development Corporation will utilize funding to provide scholarships for 20 local youths to participate in the annual SIMBA/SIMSA “2018 Gala and Reunion” and to support students on upcoming camps and programs sponsored by SIMBA/SIMSA; and
WHEREAS, this Council deems it an effective use of funds to support J. Jireh Development Corporation’s efforts to provide opportunities for at-risk youths through the SIMBA/SIMSA programs; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the City to authorize Council to enter into a grant agreement with J. Jireh Development Corporation; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Columbus City Council is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with J. Jireh Development Corporation in support of the Safe in My Brother’s Arms & Safe in My Sister’s Arms programs.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $3,000.00 in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, to Columbus City Council per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $3,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the actions authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this legislation.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.