Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with The Center for Healthy Families in support of the organization’s 2022 Collective Project for Black Girls & Young Women.
The Center for Healthy Families engages parenting teens and their children in opportunities to acquire self-sufficiency capabilities of health and well-being, positive networks, education and employment through a coordinated network of the most effective community services.
The 2022 Collective Project for Black Girls & Young Women will enroll up to 25 Black girls and young women (BG/YW), ages 11-24, from across Columbus, reflecting 20+ zip codes and diversity (e.g., socioeconomic LGBTQIA+, immigrants, refugees, physical/cognitive disabling conditions).
The 2022 Collective Project for Black Girls & Young Women will empower BG/YW to advocate for themselves, their peers, and their community. Outcomes will include increased self-awareness, skills, and aspirations. The program will provide safe, healthy experiences. Deliverables include:
1. Empowerment, social justice, and leadership workshops for engaging BG/YW in skill-/knowledge-building
2. Boot Camps on Financial, Social, and Human Capital for BG/YW life skills aligned with mental health, well-being, financial literacy, and workforce readiness
3. Philanthropy and grant-making training to use new skills and award nonprofits small grants and train on DEI
4. Advocating/raising awareness for issues of concern like child abuse prevention
To ensure a youth-led/centered project, a monthly Youth Advisory Council will plan “for girls, by girls” events, including events for BG/YW such as Paint Your Mind Self-Care Celebration and Back-to-School Pop-Up Shop.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Health Operating fund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with The Center for Healthy Families for expenses incurred between August 1, 2022 and July 31, 2023 in support of the organization’s 2022 Collective Project for Black Girls & Young Women; to transfer appropriations within the Health Operating Fund; to authorize a transfer between funds; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($250,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, The Center for Healthy Families engages parenting teens and their children in opportunities to acquire self-sufficiency capabilities of health and well-being, positive networks, education and employment through a coordinated network of the most effective community services; and
WHEREAS, Black girls and young women are four times (20.3%) more likely to live below poverty versus white peers-5.9% (U.S. Census) and daily, they face intersecting challenges and institutional/system disparities, such as youth pregnancy, poverty, housing instability, racism, and sexism; and
WHEREAS, The 2022 Collective Project for Black Girls & Young Women will empower BG/YW to advocate for themselves, their peers, and their community; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with The Center for Healthy Families for expenses incurred between August 1, 2022 and July 31, 2023 in support of the organization’s 2022 Collective Project for Black Girls & Young Women.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer appropriations within the Health Operating Fund, fund 2250, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $250,000.00 from the Health Operating fund, fund 2250, to the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $250,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, to Columbus City Council in 03-Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That per the action authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance, the expenditure of $250,000.00 in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, is hereby authorized per the accounting codes in the attachment to the ordinance.
SECTION 6. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date allowable under law.