Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Femergy, a non-profit corporation, in support of the GHRO Your Future program.
GHRO Your Future is a workforce, life-skills development, and mentoring program for girls ages 12-18 in Central Ohio. Femergy’s client population is primarily girls of color (89%) from economically disadvantaged families (87%). Data Femergy collected in 2021 shows that 82% of participants reside in Columbus, and over 60% of participants came from QCTs in the greater Columbus area.
Each participant is matched with a community mentor for monthly check-ins to discuss personal goals, plan for career and academic ambitions, and receive social-emotional support. Participants engage in virtual and in-person workshops in the areas of academic support, career exploration, high school/workforce readiness, leadership development, service-learning, and more. GHRO has operated in various school districts for targeted programming, in addition to community-based programming where additional girls connect with mentors and career coaches at community locations like The Ohio State University, Columbus State Community College, COSI, etc.
Femergy anticipates 35% growth across the categories of Confidence, Communication, and Leadership, and 25% growth in Academic Performance and Workforce Readiness. Femergy’s goals are designed around supporting girls’ present needs while preparing them for a future filled with possibilities and economic and community impact.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide Femergy with the resources necessary to immediately expand organizational capacity.
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To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Femergy in support of the GHRO Your Future program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency....
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