City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 20, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Alexandria Fund For Human Services FY 2016 - FY 2018 Grant Awards.
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ISSUE: Report of the Alexandria Fund for Human Services (AFHS) grant awards for FY 2016 through FY 2018.
RECOMMENDATIONS: That City Council:
(1) Receive the report of the Alexandria Fund for Human Services FY 2016 to FY 2018 grant awards; and
(2) Thank the members of the citizen review panels of the AFHS for their leadership in the review and allocation process.
BACKGROUND: In December 2013, the Alexandria City Council adopted reforms to the Alexandria Fund for Human Services to ensure the alignment of grant priorities with the goals and indicators of the City's Strategic Plan and other approved strategic plans. On December 13, 2014, the City Council approved the recommended revised AFHS approach, which reflected the alignment of AFHS grant priorities with established City priorities, including the City Council Strategic Plan, the City Manager's Performance Plan, other City Council approved plans (e.g., the Aging Master Plan, Housing Master Plan and the Children and Youth Master Plan), and community indicators and measures. The Council also approved five outcomes, which were developed based on the outcomes identified in the aforementioned plans. Grant awards were to be made to organization's whose proposals successfully addressed one or more of the following five outcomes:
1. Children and youth are school and career ready.
2. Children and youth are socially connected, emotionally secure and culturally competent.
3. Individuals, families and seniors are economically secure.
4. Individuals, families and seniors have access to health and mental health resources.
5. Individua...
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