Explanation
In 2014, the White House, under President Barack Obama, launched the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and ensure that all young people can reach their full potential. Through this initiative, the Administration called on cities, businesses, and foundations to take important steps to connect young people to mentoring, support networks, and help them gain the skills they need to find a good job or go to college and work their way into the middle class. The milestones associated with the My Brother’s Keeper initiative include having young people enter school ready to learn, reading at grade level by third grade, graduating from high school ready for college, completing post-secondary education or training, successfully entering the workforce, and providing a second chance to those with past criminal offenses. In responding to the call to action, the Department of Neighborhoods established the My Brother’s Keeper Village to be the hub of all work throughout the City of Columbus, created a website to streamline the efforts and enhance communication of/for the community, and hosts an annual summit/conference.
The City of Columbus and Franklin County are partnering for continued community engagement around the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. The Department of Neighborhoods will contract with an external vendor to hold community/stakeholder meetings on the topics of economics, education, health and safety. Meetings will be organized by geography as well as with specific constituent groups including by not limited to youth, mental health providers, suburban residents, social service providers, law enforcement, community organizations and parents/guardians. The consultant will prepare meeting summaries, report progress and results in an accessible and easy to share format on how My Brother’s Keeper can create City/County wide initiatives and goals. The consultant will provide a fi...
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