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Accepting a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support the Saint Paul VISTA Program.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has received a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service providing up to 15 AmeriCorps VISTA members to the Saint Paul VISTA Program; 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 ensure all children from birth to age three and their families and caregivers have access to high-quality education and wellness programs in order to ensure that all children are prepared for kindergarten and to use a three-dimensional engagement approach to ensure that programs are informed by and meeting the needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded a grant of $79,558 to the City of Saint Paul for the 2021-2022 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.