Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center, a non-profit corporation, in support of its Family Services program Choice Food Pantry.
The mission of Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center (CRC) is to deliver responsive services, cultivate partnerships, and promote opportunities to foster a healthier community. To that end, the Family Services program Choice Food Pantry is working every day to provide food to families who are impacted by food insecurity. In addition to alleviating food insecurity, families who access the food pantry are able to link with a social worker to sign up for food stamps, Medicaid, and other benefits for which they may be eligible. Families can also access diapers, baby formula, personal hygiene items, and clothing from the food pantry. CRC has a Housing Resource Specialist located at the food pantry, focused primarily on families who have been at imminent risk of eviction. Funding will be used to pay for staff time at the food pantry to continue to meet the growing need during times of shrinking funding available. CRC serves a high volume of immigrant/refugee families, families experiencing housing instability, older adults, and the unhoused. Our community relies on us as a safety net and CRC is requesting funding to continue to provide these life-saving services to the community.
This funding will help allow for continued operation of this program, and City Council is proposing $15,000.00 for this purpose.
FISCAL IMPACT: $15,000.00 is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund for this purpose.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: An emergency designation is requested in order for Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center to ensure no interruption to food pantry operations.
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To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Ce...
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