Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Catholic Social Services, Inc., a non profit entity, for the support of their Our Lady of Guadalupe Center - El Mercadito Raices program.
The Ohio Small Business Development Center is partnering with the Our Lady of Guadalupe Center (OLGC), a program of Catholic Social Services, to offer El Mercadito Raices, in conjunction with both ¡Festival Latino! and the Hispanic Heritage festival.
Catholic Social Services’ Our Lady of Guadalupe Center works to reduce poverty in the rapidly growing Hispanic population in Central Ohio. They do this by providing access to professional social services, emergency assistance, and social connectedness. The OLGC is the only center of its kind in Franklin County offering the full services of a food pantry and case management to the Hispanic population.
In 2023, the Our Lady of Guadalupe Center and instructors from the Small Business Administration and Columbus Economic Development department are assisting nine Hispanic entrepreneurs. They are targeting four aspiring Hispanic entrepreneurs to launch their businesses at ¡Festival Latino! on August 12th and 13th of 2023. The OLGC is assisting the additional Latino/Hispanic entrepreneurs to launch their businesses at the Hispanic Heritage festival in October.
Emergency action is necessary to provide reimbursement for operational expenses for the August 12th and 13th events.
Fiscal Impact: Funding to support this expenditure is available within the general fund and the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Catholic Social Services, Inc. to support the Our Lady of Guadalupe Center El Mercadito Raices program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize an expenditure from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, The Ohio Small Busin...
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