Accept federal grant for year 2 of youth mentoring program
In Plain English
The Office of Neighborhood Safety received a federal grant to run a mentoring program for at-risk youth. The program pairs young people with adult mentors to reduce involvement in crime and delinquency. If approved, the city accepts funding for the second year of this demonstration project.
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Votes
Accept grant funds and approve expenditures for OJJDP mentoring project
6 to 0
Why This Vote Matters
The city council unanimously approved accepting federal grant money to continue a mentoring program that pairs at-risk youth with adult mentors to help reduce crime and delinquency. This is the second year of funding for the Office of Neighborhood Safety's demonstration project, which comes at no cost to the city. The program connects young people who may be heading toward criminal activity with positive adult role models in the community. This was a routine approval of federal funding that requires no local tax dollars.
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