City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2023
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: DANA WEDELES, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OFFICER, CMO
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Release of Out of School Time FY 2023 Contingent Reserves to Support the Youth Support Network.
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ISSUE: Release of Out of School Time FY23 Contingent Reserves to fund the Youth Support Network's (YSN) Program Locator and Program Quality Pilot.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council allocate FY23 Contingent Reserves in the remaining amount of $340,000 to be transferred to ACT for Alexandria which will manage the development of a program locator and Youth Program Quality Pilot, in partnership with the Weikart Center for Program Quality.
BACKGROUND: In the FY23 budget, City Council included a $400,000 contingent reserve to "support the efforts of the newly constituted Youth Support Network to rationalize and refine the delivery, quality, and innovation of the public and private providers that provide out-of-school time services in the City."
In October 2022, $60,000 was designated for an Out of School Time Landscape Scan, leaving $340,000 in remaining funds. The funding would support the programmatic components previously approved by the Youth Support Network Executive Committee.
The Youth Support Network Executive Committee serves as the decision-making body for the Youth Support Network. The committee is primarily composed of provider organizations representing a diverse array of K-12 out of school time programming. Participating providers, co-chair and member-at-large organizations have received funding for their participation, ensuring equity and honor their commitment to participating in the Network. The YSN wants to continue funding participants through 2025 to ensure a variety of organizations can participate in the netwo...
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