STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Education & Equity
AGENDA DATE: September 25, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the second of two, one-year renewal options, to the service contract with Vogel Alcove, approved as to form by the City Attorney, to provide childcare services for homeless children through the Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services Program for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 and an increase for the renewal - Not to exceed $50,000.00, from $100,000.00 to $150,000.00- Financing: 2024-25 Community Development Block Grant Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services (ECOSTS) Program provides childcare subsidies for low-to-moderate-income working parents and adolescent parents who are attending school. Funds are also used to provide daycare children who are homeless.
Vogel Alcove, through their Early Education & Child Development Program, serves the homeless population in Dallas by providing free childcare for up to 135 young children daily, ages six weeks to five years old, living with their parents in local shelters. Each weekday, in a warm, nurturing environment, Vogel Alcove welcomes families without regard to race, ethnicity or religion. Licensed by the State of Texas and accredited by the National Association of Education for Young Children, Vogel Alcove operates year-round with 13 classrooms, a kitchen for daily meal preparation, a children's library, an outdoor all-natural playground, gymnasium (for preschool children), and an indoor infant/toddler multipurpose area. Homeless children experience the caustic effects of neglect, abuse, violence, and hunger. This component works to develop cognitive, motor and literacy skills in order to prevent consequences of early trauma, improve developmental outcomes, and ensure success ...
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