Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Huckleberry House in support of shelter renovations. Huckleberry House is a non-profit organization that provides safe housing and comprehensive support to empower our community's most vulnerable youth to achieve the lives they see for themselves.
The Huckleberry House teen crisis shelter serves an average of 550-600 youth per year. The second floor is overdue for a renovation. It is important that youth experiencing crisis have a welcoming, comfortable space in which to work through whatever challenges they face. This will allow Huckleberry House to create more lounge space for youth and a more efficient work station for overnight staff who monitor the sleeping areas.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this grant agreement is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor number is 004307 and expires 3/3/2024.
Emergency action is requested to immediately provide resources necessary to sustain human services programming within vulnerable Columbus communities.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Huckleberry House in support of shelter renovations; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($26,300.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Huckleberry House serves an average of 550-600 youth per year; and
WHEREAS, it is important that youth experiencing crisis have a welcoming, comfortable space in which to work through whatever challenges they face.; and
WHEREAS, shelter renovations will allow Huckleberry House to create more lounge space for youth and a more efficient work station for overnight staff who monitor the sleeping areas; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the D...
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