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A resolution appropriating a total of $355,000.00 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund for grants to various nonprofit organizations for South Nashville Community Safety programs.
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WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Public Health Department has recommended that a total of $355,000.00 of the funds appropriated for community safety grants in the Budget Ordinance (Substitute BL2024-373), be distributed to the specific nonprofit organizations named below; and,
WHEREAS, the grants will be utilized for services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that these funds be appropriated to the specified nonprofit organizations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated a total of $355,000.00 from Fund No. 30164 to nonprofit organizations as follows:
a) $137,000.00 to the Contributor, Inc. to implement a website to improve access to resources for people experiencing homelessness and poverty and to expand a resource guide to include over 300 mainstream services; and,
b) $80,000.00 to Youth Encouragement Services, Inc. to provide comprehensive services that support whole-child development and advance youth development through meeting basic needs and direct program service hours; and,
c) $113,000.00 to Rocketown of Middle Tennessee to implement a drop-in program, Student Night Lights, for at-risk teens designed to provide a safe and welcoming environment where youth can find peace, purpose, and hope; and,
d) $25,000.00 to You Have the Power…Know How to Use It, Inc. to implement a program focusing on the Violence Interruption Programs, Engaging & Supporting Youth and Strengthening Anti-Violence Social Norms and Peer Relationships; and,
Section 2. The grant contracts between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the nonprofit organizations listed in Section 1 above for the amounts provided herein and the purposes stated, copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved.
Section 3. That this Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution appropriates $355,000 from the Community Safety Fund for grants to four non-profit organizations. The Mayor’s Office has recommended a total of $355,000 of the funds appropriated for community safety grants in the Budget Ordinance (Substitute Ordinance No. BL2024-373), be distributed to the specific nonprofit organization named below to be used for services pertaining to South Nashville Community Safety programs:
• $137,000 to the Contributor, Inc. to implement a website to improve access to resources for people experiencing homelessness and poverty and to expand a resource guide to include over 300 mainstream services;
• $80,000 to Youth Encouragement Services, Inc. to provide comprehensive services that support whole-child development and advance youth development through meeting basic needs and direct program service hours;
• $113,000 to Rocketown of Middle Tennessee to implement a drop-in program, Student Night Lights, for at-risk teens designed to provide a safe and welcoming environment where youth can find peace, purpose, and hope; and
• $25,000 to You Have the Power…Know How to Use It, Inc. to implement a program focusing on the Violence Interruption Programs, Engaging & Supporting Youth and Strengthening Anti-Violence Social Norms and Peer Relationships.
The resolution also approves grant agreements with each of these organizations detailing the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent.