Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), in an amount up to $10,000.00, to support the Achieving Standards of Excellence Foundation.
AKA supports youth, and specifically young girls of color, by focusing on building strong neighborhoods through leadership development. They strive to provide access to leadership development opportunities not afforded to many Central Ohio minority youths. Their goal is to impact the lives of youth by providing them an opportunity to excel and expose them to examples of black leaders that demonstrate what black excellence looks like within their very own community.
The Achieving Standards of Excellence Foundation (ASOEF) has two mentorship programs for young ladies which include the ASO Leaders in Training for Excellence grades 6-8 and the AKAdettes grades 9-12. These programs foster and develop leadership qualities in young ladies during their pivotal years as middle school and high school students. This funding will support both of these mentoring programs and will reach 50 young ladies for the 2021-2022 school year.
The youth leadership development will cause students to affect positive change within their schools, communities, and the world at large. The programs will provide interactive workshops, community forums, and a yearly conference that will foster leadership opportunities, community awareness, and positive self-awareness.
Emergency action is necessary to ensure program services continues without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in the General Fund, Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 032389 and contract compliance is pending.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in an amount up to $10,000.00. to support the Achieving Standards of Excellence Foundation; to authoriz...
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