Explanation
Background
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into grant agreements with Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio, Columbus Fashion Initiative (dba Columbus Fashion Alliance), Community Development for All People, Community for New Direction, Community of Caring Development Foundation, Community Refugee and Immigration Services, Inc, Directions for Youth & Families, Education Foundation for Freedom, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services, Girls L.E.A.P., Greenleaf Job Training Services, Inc, Highland Youth Garden, IMPACT Community Action Agency, Lead with Purpose, Legacy Youth Sports Academy, Lower Lights Ministries, National Skilled Trades Network, Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation, New Birth Christian Ministries Inc, Somali Community Association of Ohio, South Side Hope Community Development Corporation, Inc, St Stephen Community Services Inc, The Center for Healthy Families, The Hardy Center, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Kingdom Knowledge Foundation, Made for Medicine, Ohio State University, Think Make Live Youth, Women's Leadership Academy DBA Girl Code Girls for the purposes of providing summer youth employment and programming. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure from the general fund. Grant funding for programming including the purchase of food and/or beverage items, which serve the public for the purpose of administering summer youth employment and programming. Food and/or beverage purchases will be subject to what is allowable in the respective grant agreements. Costs will not exceed $15.00 per person and any purchase of alcohol is strictly prohibited.
The City of Columbus intends to provide young people with safe opportunities to learn, grow, and form healthy, positive relationships which can reduce the likelihood of their involvement in and/or being impacted by crime, violence, and other unsafe behaviors. As such, the City is keenly focused on supporting summer programs that are most...
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