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A resolution appropriating a total of $200,000 from the Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County to various nonprofit organizations selected to receive Community Partnership Fund grants.
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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 in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government; 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 Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County has accepted applications from nonprofit organizations to receive Community Partnership Fund grants; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor has accepted the recommendations of the Juvenile Court that $200,000 in Community Partnership Fund grants should be disbursed to specific nonprofit organizations; 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 these 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 $200,000 from the Juvenile Court to nonprofit organizations as follows:
a) $50,000 to Pathways Kitchen to provide culinary workforce development training and living wage opportunities with life-skills and social skills supportive services provided by a trauma-informed team to justice-impacted youth; and
b) $25,000 to EPIC Girl, Inc. to provide sixty (60) girls identified as high risk with psycho-educational instruction and empowerment programming at Davidson County alternative schools; and,
c) $25,000 to Oasis Center, Inc. to provide evidence=based programming for youth of color to empower them with strengths and skills to perform better in school, develop positive relationships and avoid court involvement; and,
d) $25,000 to the Raphah Institute to facilitate their Accountability and Restoration Conferencing (ARC) diversion program for twenty-four (24) youth in Davidson County who have caused felony harm and those they have harmed; and,
e) $25,000 to Rocklife Youth to provide weekly mentorship, life skills training, and positive after-school and enrichment programming through their Just Us program; and,
f) $25,000 to STARS, for the Youth Overcoming Drug Abuse (YODA) program which will provide free intensive outpatient alcohol and drug treatment services for adolescents aged 13-18 who are uninsured or have insurance that will not cover treatment; and,
g) $25,000 to TN Voices for the Family Support Providers Court (FSPC) program to provide anger management program materials and services to justice-involved youth and their parents/caregivers.
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into grant contracts with the nonprofit organizations listed in Section 1 above for the amounts provided herein and the purposes stated. Such contracts shall specify the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent.
Section 3. 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 a total of $200,000 from the Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County to seven nonprofit organizations selected to receive Community Partnership Fund grants. The Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County accepted applications from nonprofit organizations and recommended the distribution of funds to these organizations. The Mayor has accepted these recommendations.
Funds will be distributed as follows:
* $50,000 to Pathways Kitchen to provide culinary workforce development training and living wage opportunities with life-skills and social skills supportive services provided by a trauma-informed team to justice-impacted youth;
* $25,000 to EPIC Girl, Inc. to provide sixty (60) girls identified as high risk with psycho-educational instruction and empowerment programming at Davidson County alternative schools;
* $25,000 to Oasis Center, Inc. to provide evidence-based programming for youth of color to empower them with strengths and skills to perform better in school, develop positive relationships and avoid court involvement;
* $25,000 to the Raphah Institute to facilitate their Accountability and Restoration Conferencing (ARC) diversion program for twenty-four (24) youth in Davidson County who have caused felony harm and those they have harmed;
* $25,000 to Rocklife Youth to provide weekly mentorship, life skills training, and positive after-school and enrichment programming through their Just Us program;
* $25,000 to STARS, for the Youth Overcoming Drug Abuse (YODA) program which will provide free intensive outpatient alcohol and drug treatment services for adolescents aged 13-18 who are uninsured or have insurance that will not cover treatment;
* $25,000 to TN Voices for the Family Support Providers Court (FSPC) program to provide anger management program materials and services to justice-involved youth and their parents/caregivers.
This resolution authorizes the Metropolitan Government to enter into grant contracts with these nonprofit organizations for the amounts and purposes provided above. The contracts with each entity receiving funding are attached to the resolution.