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Accepting a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service and authorizing a memorandum of agreement.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has received a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service providing funding to plan a new VISTA cohort associated with My Brother’s Keeper initiative; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation for National and Community Service supplements efforts of local sponsoring organizations to work on clearly defined tasks which address issues of poverty; and
WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Saint Paul VISTA Program is to close the educational achievement gap between populations in Saint Paul through a comprehensive approach, including: enhancing formal and informal learning opportunities for Saint Paul youth, including before, during and after school; informing and preparing students for post-secondary educational and professional opportunities; and engaging parents, families and the community to support learning and youth success; and
WHEREAS, My Brother’s Keeper is an initiative to fully include boys and young men of color in our cities’ success and in America’s promise; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded an additional grant of $40,000 to the City of Saint Paul for the 2015-2016 program year; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saint Paul accepts this grant and authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Corporation for National and Community Service.