STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: May 13, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: Nadia Chandler-Hardy
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 19-1499, previously approved on September 25, 2019, to (1) increase funding from $286,081.00 to $550,000.00 to allow for additional children to be served by fully-licensed childcare providers; and (2) to remove the cap of $50.00 a week, per child, for working parents, effective March 2, 2020, pursuant to the Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services Program - Not to exceed $263,919.00 - Financing: 2019-20 Community Development Block Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
On June 26, 2019, City Council adopted the FY 2019-20 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan Budget for the U.S. Department of HUD Grant Funds. The grant funds were available beginning October 1, 2019, contingent upon approval of the City's FY 2019-20 Action Plan and execution of grant agreements with HUD. The FY 2019-20 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget includes a line item budget for the Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services Program in an amount not to exceed $650,000.00. The funds will be distributed as follows:
* $550,000.00 for Daycare Providers for ages 0-12 years old (this action)
* $100,000.00 for Homeless and Special Needs Children (Vogel Alcove, Inc. and Open Arms, Inc. dba Bryan's House)
The Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services Program, administered by the Office of Community Care in accordance with the City of Dallas' Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services Program Policies and Procedures for Parents, promotes stability for low-to-moderate income working parents and teen parents who are full-time high school students by reducing the cost of childcare to enable them to strive for self-sufficiency. Approximately 80 additional children will be subsidized.
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