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BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Jewish Family Services to support the Let’s Talk Respect Program for a twelve-month period. The total amount of this grant agreement is $6,000.00.
The Let’s Talk Respect Program’s goal is to end teen dating violence by creating a community that empowers teens to: be confident, build strong, healthy relationships, develop a culture of respect at home, school, and online. Since the program’s creation five years ago, Jewish Family Services has directly engaged over 5,000 teen girls, their mothers, and mentors through their workshops, art projects, and healthy relationship messaging and countless others through the use of PSAs and Social Media. Through their Safe Dates curriculum, Jewish Family Services has promoted healthy relationships by building self-esteem and educating girls to recognize the signs of unhealthy relationships.
The legislation targets a social service program that fall into one or more of the City’s three priority areas including emergency and basic needs, employment and self-sufficiency, and social success for our residents and neighborhoods.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this expenditure is allocated from the Emergency Human Services Fund portion of the Hotel Motel Tax Fund ($6,000.00).
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To approve the grant application of Jewish Family Services seeking financial assistance to address emergency human service needs pursuant to Columbus City Code; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $6,000.00 from the Hotel Motel Tax Fund; to authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Jewish Family Services to support the Let’s Talk Respect Program; and to declare an emergency. ($6,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Jewish Family Services have submitted a grant application seeking financi...
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