| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 3.g.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | John Montanchez
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Community Services
| | Subject: | Approval of an Agreement with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County for First 5 Orange County Program Funding. (Grant Amount: $125,000) (Action Item) | Date: | 12/8/2020 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To request that the City Council approve an Agreement with First 5 Orange County, Children and Families Commission of Orange County (Commission) to receive grant funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center (MPFRC) and Buena Clinton Youth and Family Center (BCYFC). |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
The Garden Grove Community Collaborative partners with the Commission to provide programs and support for children of ages 0 to 5 at the MPFRC and the BCYFC. The Commission has approved funding for the Engaged Neighborhoods initiative to enter into an agreement with the City of Garden Grove to improve its early childhood development strategies for children ages 0-5. Program funding would focus on at-risk population served by the MPFRC and the BCYFC. Data for those communities would be analyzed to better understand the service gaps and assets available to support early childhood learning. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The attached Agreement with the Commission will provide grant funding for Engaged Neighborhoods initiative in the amount of $125,000 for the next 2 1/2 years to fund programs, resources and support engaged communities for children ages 0-5 offered at the MPFRC and BCYFC. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be no impact to the City's General Fund. The Commission will provide the City with grant funding in the amount of $125,000 from January 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023, with a total of $25,000 available from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, and a total of $50,000 available for each fiscal year 2021-22 and fiscal year 2022-23. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Approve the attached Agreement with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County to receive grant funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center (MPFRC) and Buena Clinton Youth and Family Center (BCYFC); and
- Authorize the City Manager to sign the Agreement, including making any modifications during the contract period for the operation and implementation of the contract services.
Janet Pelayo
Community Services Manager
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