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Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to accept a grant in the amount of $225,110 from the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide up to 22 AmeriCorps VISTA members to 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 22 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 close the educational achievement gap between populations in Saint Paul through a comprehensive approach, including: expanding early childhood education and literacy programs; enhancing formal and informal learning opportunities for Saint Paul students, 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 the Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded a grant of $255,110 to the City of Saint Paul for the 2011-2012 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.