Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Godman Guild Association for the provision of services for a twelve-month period. The total amount of this grant agreement is $18,290.25.
The legislation targets a social service program that falls 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.
Godman Guild is piloting Career Bridges through a cohort job training experience in collaboration with OhioHealth. Unemployed city residents who are interested in working in the medical field will have the opportunity to prepare for employment at Grant and Riverside hospitals in the areas of Environmental Services (EVS) and Patient Support (PSA) through this training program.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for these expenditures is allocated from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund ($18,290.25).
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To approve the grant application of Godman Guild Association seeking financial assistance to address emergency human service needs pursuant to Columbus City Code; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $18,290.25 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Godman Guild Association to address and provide for unemployed city residents in obtaining and retaining employment with partner employers; and to declare an emergency. ($18,290.25)
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WHEREAS, Godman Guild Association has submitted a grant application seeking financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, City Council is authorized to allocate funds annually to assist social service agencies in the city with the operating costs of delivering programs; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter in...
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