Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with The Willie and Vivian Gaddis Foundation in support of the Jump Start College Tour.
Since December 24, 2001, The Willie & Vivian Gaddis Foundation has been a publicly supported non-profit organization established to empower children and youth by promoting and providing educational and artistic opportunities for those at risk among this population. In addition to scholarship opportunities when funds are available, the Foundation is dedicated to providing the best college access information and programming to youth and families.
To that end, the Foundation has made 84 visits and tours of and universities with more than 800 youth. This summer, the Foundation is planning to engage youths with an HBCU-specific tour, involving 5-6 days of intensive campus visits and historical sites, as well as pre-tour college awareness sessions that consist of guidance around discovering individual potential, utilizing the resources around you, and critical components for selecting, applying for, and financing a college or university. Even though participants may not find their HBCU, they are introduced to options and develop the skill to find a college or university that feels like home, where they can touch and build upon their "spark," thereby charting their path to successful matriculation through college and a fulfilling career.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide the Gaddis Foundation with the resources necessary to begin traveling in early June.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with The Willie and Vivian Gaddis Foundation in support of the Jump Start College Tour; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($9,442.00)
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WHEREAS, since December 24, 2001, The Willie & Vivian Ga...
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