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A resolution appropriating a total of $25,000 from the Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County to Nashville Youth for Christ, Inc. as a recipient of a Community Partnership Fund grant.
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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 Community Partnership Fund grants should be disbursed to specific nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Nashville Youth for Christ, Inc. applied for, and was selected by the Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County, to receive a portion of these grant funds totaling $25,000 to provide mentorship services, character development, and supportive programming to youth housed in Davidson County Detention Centers; 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 $25,000 from the Juvenile Court to Nashville Youth for Christ, Inc. to provide mentorship services, character development, and supportive programming to youth housed in Davidson County Detention Centers, pursuant to the grant contract that is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and,
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into the grant contract with the nonprofit organization listed in Section 1 above for the amount provided herein and
the purposes stated. Such contract 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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This resolution appropriates $25,000 from the Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County to Nashville Youth for Christ, Inc., as a Community Partnership Fund grant and approves the related grant contract.
Nashville Youth for Christ would serve youth in Davidson County Detention Centers by providing a minimum of 50 mentorship sessions and recruit and train at least 15 additional mentor volunteers. The Juvenile Court accepted applications from nonprofit organizations and recommended the distribution of funds to Nashville Youth for Christ. The mayor has accepted this recommendation.
The term of the grant is from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.