Columbus Authorizes $30,000 Advance Grant for Youth Empowered Initiative
The ordinance funds Help and Hope Community Center's six-month program providing mentorship, job readiness, and supportive services for Columbus youth.
Columbus City Council legislation authorizes the city clerk to enter into an advance payment grant agreement of up to $30,000 with the Help and Hope Community Center in support of its Youth Empowered initiative.
Columbus City Hall at 90 W. Broad Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
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Council Member Rob Dorans amended the grant allocation upward from $20,000 on the council floor prior to passage during council proceedings on Nov. 2, following an initial first reading on Oct. 26. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther signed the approved ordinance Nov. 4, and the Columbus city clerk attested the measure Nov. 5.
The measure authorizes the expenditure in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. According to legislative records, funds are being advanced to Help and Hope Community Center because the organization lacks the funding necessary to operate the program fully on a reimbursement basis.
Youth Empowered operates as a six-month youth development initiative created by Help and Hope Community Center to provide mentorship, education, leadership training, and supportive services for at-risk youth in Columbus. The program serves marginalized youth and young adults ages 14 to 21, including high school dropouts, justice-involved youth, teenage parents, and individuals affected by substance abuse.
Participants attend weekly workshops focused on conflict resolution, financial literacy, health education, technology skills, career readiness, and mentorship. The initiative also incorporates counseling support, field trips, and exploratory learning opportunities designed to reduce juvenile delinquency and increase academic and employment success. Under the agreement, grant funds may cover staffing, outreach, transportation, equipment, program materials, and workshop activities to strengthen skill development.
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Columbus City Council legislation authorizes the city clerk to enter into an advance payment grant agreement of up to $30,000 with the Help and Hope Community Center in support of its Youth Empowered initiative.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: SECTION 1. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized to enter into an advance payment grant agreement with the Help and Hope Community Center in support of the Youth Empowered initiative which serves marginalized youth and young adults, in the amount of up to $20,000$30,000.00.
The measure authorizes the expenditure in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
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SECTION 2. That per the action authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance, the expenditure of $20,000.00 $30,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is authorized in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
According to legislative records, funds are being advanced to Help and Hope Community Center because the organization lacks the funding necessary to operate the program fully on a reimbursement basis.
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Since the organization lacks the funding necessary to operate the program fully on a reimbursement basis, funds will be advanced to Help and Hope Community Center in support of the Youth Empowered initiative which serves marginalized youth and young adults.
Youth Empowered operates as a six-month youth development initiative created by Help and Hope Community Center to provide mentorship, education, leadership training, and supportive services for at-risk youth in Columbus.
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Youth Empowered is a six-month youth development initiative created by Help and Hope Community Center to provide mentorship, education, leadership training, and supportive services for at-risk youth in Columbus, Ohio.
The program serves marginalized youth and young adults ages 14 to 21, including high school dropouts, justice-involved youth, teenage parents, and individuals affected by substance abuse.
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The program serves marginalized youth and young adults ages 14-21, including but not limited to high school dropouts, justice-involved youth, teenage parents, and individuals affected by substance abuse.
Participants attend weekly workshops focused on conflict resolution, financial literacy, health education, technology skills, career readiness, and mentorship.
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Participants receive weekly workshops focused on conflict resolution, financial literacy, health education, technology skills, career readiness, and mentorship.
The initiative also incorporates counseling support, field trips, and exploratory learning opportunities designed to reduce juvenile delinquency and increase academic and employment success.
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The program also includes field trips, counseling support, and exploratory learning opportunities to reduce juvenile delinquency and increase academic and employment success.
Under the agreement, grant funds may cover staffing, outreach, transportation, equipment, program materials, and workshop activities to strengthen skill development.
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Grant funds may support staffing, outreach, transportation, equipment, program materials, and/or workshop activities to strengthen access to education and skill development.