Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Alvis, Inc, a non-profit corporation, in support of the organization’s Family and Children's Program. A portion of the funding will be used for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages expenses to support participants of the event. It is estimated that less than $6,000.00 will be used for food and non-alcoholic beverage costs.
Alvis, Inc. has been turning lives around since 1967. Alvis offers comprehensive human services to meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable members of our community. Founded in 2014, the Family and Children's Program serves families impacted by incarceration and addiction.
The Family and Children’s Program has three pillars:
1. Strengthening Families -
• Provides 10 and 11 week comprehensive parenting education classes. Topics include bonding, self esteem, positive communication, rules, routines, and positive discipline, as well as special emphasis on reunifying with children, and drug and alcohol prevention
• Individual case management services to help client create a reunification plan with children and prepare them for their return to parenthood and the community
• The Under Five Program - provides developmental assessments and kindergarten readiness programming to address the needs of children under five years old
• The Under Five Critical Needs Pantry - provides diapers, wipes, hygiene items, and childproofing supplies
• Saturday Family Reunification Activities - provides opportunities for families separated by incarceration to share a meal and participate in reunification activities to strengthen the parent/child connection.
2. Clinical Services -
• Provides clinical assessment of children to identify mental health needs
• Provides individual, group and family counseling to address mental and behavioral health concerns
3. Prevention Programming -
• Provides enriching, prevention focused programming to school age children to break...
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