Explanation
Background:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant and enter into an agreement with the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services. This grant will provide salary support for Recreation Aides administering Afterschool Rec Club (ARC) programming. The $39,342.60 grant will support the salaries of four Recreation Aides over 9 months of afterschool programming.
Afterschool Rec Club (ARC), currently operating out of 14 CRPD community centers, is a free afterschool program that provides students in grades K-8 with a safe place to learn and engage in a variety of educational and recreational activities. Staff leverage state-of-the-art technology, field trips, and high-performance standards to bolster students’ academic achievement. The beneficial outcomes of ARC programming for students are wide-ranging, and include improvements in academic performance and GPA, reduction in school absences, formation of strong work habits, establishment of self-efficacy, development of pro-social skills and behaviors with peers, decreases in juvenile detention rates, and narrowing of education achievement gaps across varied family income levels.
Principal Parties:
Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services
1721 Northland Park Ave. 1st Floor
Columbus, OH. 43229
Joy Bivens, Director - 614-525-4263
Areas Affected: 14 community centers in the City of Columbus, Ohio, youth in grades K-8.
Community Input/Issue: ARC provides afterschool enrichment opportunities for youth in grades K-8 who may not otherwise have the opportunity to receive engaging afterschool programming and care.
Master Plan Relation: Afterschool Rec Club minimizes barriers to afterschool care for families in need of financial assistance, allowing CRPD to realize its vision of making Columbus a more socially equitable city.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an acceptance of the $39,342.60 grant award and the appropriation of those fun...
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