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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, subcontracts, subsequent amendments, including amending the award amount, with The Nonprofit Partnership (TNP), to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $25,000, for the All Children Thrive Program from June 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, with the option to extend the agreement for three additional one-year periods at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department (HE) by $25,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The All Children Thrive (ACT) Long Beach Initiative, housed within the Long Beach Health and Human Services Department’s (Health Department) Resource Connections Division, is extending its membership to include all organizations and collaboratives that support children zero through eight years of age, their families, and the professionals who support them. ACT will convene quarterly meetings to provide updates on immerging programs intended to provide positive impacts in the lives of children, provide trainings on best practices while working with children, and will establish a network of collaboration and coordination for those supporting children. ACT works to identify what is required for children in the City of Long Beach (City) to thrive and realize their fullest potential, while supporting existing resources and closing gaps for children who are disproportionately affected by inequities. By adopting the Accountable Community of Health (ACH) framework to support its mission and vision, ACT tackles the root causes that have led to the striking disparities that exist across the City. This framework has been vital to establishing ACT’s mission, vision, governance structure, community engagement model, and more. ACT receives some funding support through the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI). The Health Department serves...
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