Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the National Association of Social Workers in support of their development of a training program for behavioral healthcare workers to administer gender-affirming care in Ohio.
The mission of the National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter, is to strengthen, support, and unify the social work profession, to promote the development of social work standards and practice, and to advocate for social policies that advance social justice and diversity.
This grant will defray the costs associated with developing an emergency training curriculum, entitled Navigating New Laws, for social workers and behavioral healthcare providers in Ohio that enables them to fully understand the newly introduced regulations in Ohio House Bill 68 (HB68) so that they may continue to provide high-quality care and services to the transgender and gender-diverse Ohioans that are impacted by these new rules. Grant funds may provide for the reimbursement of venue costs, marketing costs, supplies, services, and/or personnel costs. Grant funds will not be used for any food and/or beverage costs.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Job Growth subfund.
Emergency Designation: The National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter, has already begun presenting their Navigating New Laws training program, and reimbursement of the funds spent by the organization to develop this program will be very helpful to them. Furthermore, the General Assembly continues its offensive campaign against transgender and queer individuals daily, and members of the community need to see City Council’s support in a timely fashion. It is essential that the organization receives reimbursement funds in a timely manner.
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To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the National Association of Social Workers in support of their Navigating New Laws curriculum; to authorize an ...
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