Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne, on behalf of the Office of the Mayor, to execute a not for profit service contract with Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio for their Summer Youth Workforce & Career Development fellowship program, which provides a seven (7) week paid summer youth fellowship program with the goal of learning life & work skills alongside professionals in the health care field and become positive sexual health messengers within their community.
The Summer Youth Workforce & Career Development fellowship program will consist of three (3) cohorts of youth ages 14-19 for a total of 50 youth in the full fellowship program. The program includes six (6) lessons on resume prep, interviewing skills, work permits and tax issues, communication/customer service skills, and information on local higher education opportunities. Fellowship hours include attending sessions that blend facilitated content with training with community partners to be identified. Recruitment and compensation of experts are core components. The fellowship will require a commitment of three days per week and an average of two hours a day during those seven weeks, plus mandatory attendance at an in-person Engagement Day meant to emulate a professional conference day. The fellowship format will be a combination of virtual and in-person participation.
The fellowships will also include 20 hours of sexual health education to include topics such as anatomy, physiology, gender, communication, sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancy prevention, healthy relationships, consent, and more will be included in addition to the workforce development syllabus. In addition to having one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation, Ohio ranks 31 out of all 50 states for teenage pregnancies. Teen pregnancy is a significant contributor to pre-maturity, a leading cause of infant mortality, because pregnant teens have...
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