Explanation
Mayor Ginther’s vision for Columbus, America’s Opportunity City, is that every Columbus child has access to a safe after-school environment to continue his/her education at the end of the school day.
According to the Harvard Family Research Project and its national database of evaluations, research confirms that “children and youth who participate in after-school programs can reap a host of positive benefits in a number of interrelated outcome areas-academic, social-emotional, prevention, and health and wellness. These are the skills that many suggest are necessary for youth to succeed in the 21st Century global economy and world.”
The Mayor’s Office of Education is working with Columbus City Schools and the Boys and Girls Club of Central Ohio to develop an after school program for middle school youth. A pilot program, serving 240 middle school youth at six locations, will begin in February 2023. A more comprehensive after school program for middle school youth is still being developed and will commence in the 2023-2024 school year. Ordinance 0294-2023 provided upfront funding to the Boys and Girls Club for costs incurring during the planning of the program. The Office of Education requests the authority to partner with Boys and Girls Club of Central Ohio to provide direct services for the pilot program beginning in February.
This contract will be entered into compliance with relevant procurement provisions of the Columbus City Codes Chapter 329.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract ($255,000.00) is available within the 2023 Mayor’s Office of Education General Fund budget. Therefore, this ordinance is contingent upon passage of the 2023 General Operating Budget, Ord. 2936-2022.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency designation is requested to ensure the funding can be provided to the Boys and Girls Club as soon as possible.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Education to enter into a contract with the Boys...
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