Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with L.E.A.D. With Purpose, a non profit entity, for the support of their Summer Youth Academy for Black Girls program.
L.E.A.D. With Purpose is a 501C3 organization founded in 2019 with the motto of Cultivating Leadership, Empowerment, Adaptability, and Discipline through Intentionality and Purpose. The mission is to offer substantive programming, training, workshops, and opportunities which foster leadership, self-confidence, personal value, and progressive decision-making.
The L.E.A.D. With Purpose Summer Youth Academy for Black Girls teaches and enhances effective leadership skills, self-confidence, personal value, progressive decision making, effective goal setting, positive attitudes, healthy relationship building, and life skills through mentoring, training, social entrepreneurship, academic excellence, and community engagement.
Participants engage in various activities during the summer academy. Program activities include daily mindfulness, morning “tea,” journaling, field trips, arts and crafts, group projects, community service, workshops, critical thinking, affirmation circles, fitness and wellness, a talent showcase and graduation.
Emergency action is necessary to ensure funding is available in advance of the Summer Academy starting in July.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
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To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with L.E.A.D With Purpose for the support of their Summer Youth Academy for Black Girls program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($8,000.00)
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WHEREAS, L.E.A.D. With Purpose is a 501C3 organization founded in 2019 with the motto of Cultivating Leadership, Empowerment, Adaptability, and Discipline through Intentionality and Purpose; and
WHEREAS, the L.E.A.D. With Purpose Summer Acad...
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