Explanation
This contract authorizes a grant agreement between Columbus City Council and Gladden Community House in support of the organization’s youth sports programming.
Gladden Community House has served the very low-income Franklinton and near west side neighborhoods of Columbus, Ohio since 1905. For over four decades, Gladden has provided a large, year-round community-based team sports program for community children. In 2016, the team sports program engaged 546 children and 62 community volunteer coaches, providing 18,858 hours of healthy, constructive, positive activity for Franklinton and near west side children.
Due to recent reductions in outside support, the youth sports program is at risk of being without the resources necessary to maintain operations. The provision of this grant, along with the additional support that Gladden has been able to secure in 2017, will ensure the program’s continuation for the remainder of the year.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delay in providing Gladden Community House with the resources necessary to maintain operation of the youth sports program.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize City Council to enter into a grant agreement with Gladden Community House in support of the organization’s youth sports program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Gladden Community House has been an outstanding service provider to Franklinton and the near west side for over 110 years; and
WHEREAS, for over 40 years, Gladden Community House has operated a year-round community-based team sports program for local children; and
WHEREAS, for the sustainability of the program and in service of the hundreds of children that participate annually, this Council deems it an effective use of funds to support the sports program; and
WHERAS, an emer...
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