Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Children’s Hunger Alliance to expand nutritional and physical activity programming.
More than 575,000 children across Ohio live in food-insecure households, meaning that 1 in 5 kids are unsure of where their next meal is coming from.
Founded in 1970, Children’s Hunger Alliance is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger. The Children’s Hunger Alliance provides healthy meals and snacks to at-risk children (who need them most), as well as nutrition and physical education to children and their families. CHA provides a balanced approach to childhood health.
Children’s Hunger Alliance also partners with organizations throughout Ohio to provide nutritious meals. They help day care providers, day care centers, local school districts and afterschool and summer programs.
A portion of the funds authorized by this ordinance will be utilized for the CATCH program. The Coordinated Approach to Childhood Health (CATCH), physical education curriculum is designed to promote healthful behaviors in school-aged children and reduce their subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease. The program consists of 20 lessons focusing on non-competitive physical activity for elementary and middle school-aged children. Each hour-long program engages kids and includes a warm-up, fitness activity and cool-down session.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Emergency action is requested in order to immediately provide CHA with the funds necessary to implement nutritional and physical activity programming for children in need.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Children’s Hunger Alliance to expand nutritional and physical activity programming; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; ...
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