Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the City of Refuge GoodLife Foundation, a non-profit corporation, in support of their Skilled Trades Training Program.
The GoodLife Foundation provides skilled trades training certified by the National center for Construction Education & Research. Focusing on entry-level positions, this training sets students up for success in pursuing apprenticeships in the skilled trades. Skilled trades careers are economically sustainable and promote a stable financial and personal life. Support from Columbus City Council will allow multiple students to participate in the next cohort of the GoodLife program.
In addition to the pre-apprenticeship curriculum, the GoodLife Foundation provides a variety of wraparound services to participating students, from HR training to transportation support to financial literacy courses. The network of support to students helps ensure their completion of the program and future career success.
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to provide timely support to the organization and the participants of its skilled trades programming.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Jobs Growth subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the City of Refuge GoodLife Foundation in support of their Skilled Trades Training Program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Jobs Growth subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, skilled trades training provides a path to meaningful, financially empowering work for Columbus residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Refuge GoodLife Foundation, a non-profit corporation, provides a pre-apprenticeship program to student cohorts throughout the year to set them on a path towards a successful, high-wage career in the skilled trades; and
WHEREAS, the GoodLife Foundation program is focused on serving residents in the Southeast side, w...
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