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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents, subcontracts, and any necessary amendments, including any amendments to the award amount, with Public Strategies, Inc., a Technical Assistance provider for the Fundamentals of Fatherhood Project, to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $35,000, for the National Responsible Fatherhood Alliance, for the period of April 1, 2023 through October 31, 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 by $35,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Public Strategies, Inc. (PS), as the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Technical Assistance (TA) provider for the National Responsible Fatherhood Alliance (NRFA), has awarded the City of Long Beach (City) a $35,000 grant to support the Health and Human Services Department (Health Department) Fundamentals of Fatherhood Project (FFP), for the period of April 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023. The award provides compensation for and monitoring of City of Long Beach performance achievements and milestones for two (2) FFP participants.
The FFP integrates public health, social services, workforce development and evidence-based practices to ensure that children are healthy, safe, and emotionally secure. Together with partners, the FFP strives to reduce family conflict and enhance family stability; increase fathers’ economic stability to financially provide for a child’s well-being; and establishes a citywide fatherhood response network to sustain project impacts.
FFP participants demonstrate engagement and commitment in meeting the milestones set forth for the NRFA by attending supervisory meetings with the Responsible Fatherhood (RF) Program Director (PD); attending coaching meetings with the fatherhood coach; assisting with...
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