Explanation
Background
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into grant agreements with African American Male Wellness Walk, Lead with Purpose, Always with Us Charities, Brown Girls Mentoring, Central Community House, Columbus Fashion Initiative, Columbus Housing Partnership, Inc., dba Homeport, Columbus Urban League, Community Development for All People, Community of Caring Development Foundation, Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Community Refugee & Immigration Services, Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio, Franklin County Historical Society dba COSI, Gladden Community House, Heart Of JOB Foundation, Highland Youth Garden, ICE Mentors Inc., Kingdom First, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ours Brothers Keepers, Pyramid Community Development Corporation, Remember Us Urban Scouts INC DBA Remember Us Urban Legends, Neighborhood Design Center, and St. Stephen's Community House for the purposes of providing summer youth employment and programming. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure from the general fund. Grant funding for programming including the purchase of food and/or beverage items, which serve the public for the purpose of administering summer youth employment and programming. Food and/or beverage purchases will be subject to what is allowable in the respective grant agreements. Costs will not exceed $15 per person and any purchase of alcohol is strictly prohibited.
The City of Columbus intends to provide young people with safe opportunities to learn, grow, and form healthy, positive relationships can reduce the likelihood of their involvement in and/or being impacted by crime, violence, and other unsafe behaviors. As such, the City is keenly focused on supporting summer programs that are most likely to serve vulnerable, at-risk, and/or underserved youth who are disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and related challenges as well as young people who are not often afforded oppor...
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