City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 22, 2020
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) to Support the City's Trauma Informed Community Network Initiative.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a grant application to the Virginia Department of Social Services' (VDSS) Family and Children's Trust Fund ("FACT") to promote efforts to become a more trauma-informed, resilient Alexandria.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1) Approve the submission of grant application to VDSS/FACT requesting funding in the amount of $50,000 to mitigate the impact of trauma and adversity in our City through building a more trauma-informed and resilient Alexandria; and
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: The FACT Grant will fund emerging or existing Trauma-Informed Community Networks (TICNs) up to $50,000 for a 24-month period beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2022. Successful applicants need to demonstrate innovative thinking in promoting awareness of and a coordinated response to the research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma and resiliency. Additionally, projects must focus on multi-agency, cross-sector collaboration toward changing the community conditions that contribute to family violence across the lifespan.
Alexandria's TICN, Resilience Alexandria: Inform Support Elevate ("RAISE"), is one of 23 such networks throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. With members representing more than 60 public- and private-sector programs, RAISE has a governance structure that aligns FACT grant objectives, the statewide campaign to become a Trauma-Informed Virginia, and the City values. RAISE proposes to use awarded funding to launch community-w...
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