Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Lifecare Alliance in support of the Meals-on-Wheels Under 60 program.
The Meals-on-Wheels Under 60 program provides individuals under the age of 60 living with a medical challenge or disability with a critical safety net of home-delivered meals typically reserved only for older adults. This service prevents hospitalization and homelessness for a population that is at a high risk of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity. In addition, Lifecare Alliance is a critical service provider for people living with HIV/AIDS in Columbus, which has the largest HIV/AIDS population in the state.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Emergency Human Services subfund.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any disruption in service for at-risk residents.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Lifecare Alliance in support of the Meals-on-Wheels Under 60 program; to authorize an expenditure within the Emergency Human Services subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Meals-on-Wheels Under 60 program provides individuals under the age of 60 living with a medical challenge or disability with a critical safety net of home-delivered meals typically reserved only for older adults; and
WHEREAS, this service prevents hospitalization and homelessness for a population that is at a high risk of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity; and
WHEREAS, Lifecare Alliance is a critical service provider for people living with HIV/AIDS in Columbus, which has the largest HIV/AIDS population in the state; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily business of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize a grant agreement with Lifecare Alliance in order to avoid any disruption in service for at-risk residents; now, therefore,
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