Title:
Title
Agreement: Freedom School Summer Youth Program Grant Agreement
End
FileID
File ID: 2019-01050
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute a Grant Agreement with Roberts Family Development Center in the amount of $290,000 for the Freedom School Summer Youth Program.
Contact: Christopher Conlin, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-8526; Lindee Lane, Youth Development Policy Manager, (916) 808-1171, Office of the City Manager
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement [NH1]
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On June 11th, 2019, as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019/20 Budget adoption, City Council set aside funds for certain youth programs, including $290,000 for the Roberts Family Development Center's (RFDC) proposed Freedom Schools Program (FS) for this summer. The FS model is a six-week, evidence-based summer literacy and cultural enrichment program designed to serve children and youth in grades K-12.
The FS program focuses on communities where quality academic enrichment programming is limited, too expensive, or non-existent. The FS program aligns with principles laid out in the Council adopted Citywide Youth Development Plan including the need to focus increased investments in underserved youth and communities. FS empowers youth to believe in their ability to make a difference in themselves, their families, communities, country and world with hope, education and action. Students also receive two nutritious meals and a snack daily, as well as a book each week to build their home libraries.
The FS program enhances children's motivation to read and makes them feel good about learning. At the same time, the program connects families to needed resources in their communities. Freedom School students engage in a research-based, multicultural Integrated Reading Curriculum that supports them and their families...
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