Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Huckleberry House in support of the Youth Outreach Program.
The Youth Outreach Program serves residents ages 12-24 by connecting them to critically-needed services and support. The broad array of services includes, but is not limited to, access to food, health, and hygiene items, assistance with securing stable housing, help obtaining documents such as ID and birth certificates, and linkages with other service-providing agencies.
The Youth Outreach Program also operates a shop located in Linden, where youths can use computers to search for jobs or apply for benefits, meet with counselors, or access other onsite services.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives and Emergency Human Services subfunds.
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 Huckleberry House in support of the Youth Outreach Program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize an expenditure within the Emergency Human Services subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Youth Outreach Program serves residents ages 12-24 by connecting them to critically-needed services and support; and
WHEREAS, services include, but are not limited to, access to food, health, and hygiene items, assistance with securing stable housing, help obtaining documents such as ID and birth certificates, and linkages with other service-providing agencies; 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 Huckleberry House in order to avoid any disruption in service for at-risk residents; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDA...
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