CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
                 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA




 Agenda Date:          June 15, 2020

 Action Required:      Appropriation

 Presenter:            Kaki Dimock, Director, Department of Human Services

 Staff Contacts:       Kaki Dimock, Director, Department of Human Services

 Title:                Appropriation of $242, 770 Grant Award from Virginia Department
                       of Criminal Justice Services


Background:

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services has awarded the Department of Human
Services $242,770 from its Victims of Crime Act program to provide trauma-focused, evidence-
informed case management and clinical services.

Discussion:

This is the second year of a two-year grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice
Services. Funds support two full-time behavior interventionists that provide services to students in
5th and 6th grade at Walker Upper Elementary School and Buford Middle School. This partnership
with Charlottesville City Schools targets students that have been the victims of crime in or out of
school. 30 students will receive trauma-focused, evidence-informed case management and clinical
services per year including:
              Girl’s Circle – evidence-based structured group intervention
              Council for Boys and Young Men group curricula – evidence-informed group
                intervention
              Teens Give – social skills development, service learning program
              Family Check-up – evidence-based family and parenting support program.
All services are focused on improving social skills development, sense of self-efficacy, and
engagement in school.


Alignment with City Council’s Vision and Strategic Plan:

This project is strongly aligned with City Council’s Strategic Plan Goal #2: Healthy and Safe
City; specifically Goal #2.2: meet the needs of victims and reduce risk of recurrence.
Community Engagement:

Community partners, including Charlottesville City Schools, were critical in the development of the
original grant proposal to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. Families and youth
involved in the first year of programming have helped influence its development.

Budgetary Impact:

This appropriation will not impact the city’s general fund. $194,621 will be appropriated from
the state and $48,149 of Department of Human Services’ funds will be used as the required
match.

Recommendation:
Staff recommend appropriating the funds as written.

Alternatives:
If grant funds are not appropriated, trauma-focused, evidence-informed services for victims of
crime will not be provided.


Attachments:

Appropriation
                                   APPROPRIATION
Charlottesville Student Victim Outreach Program Department of Criminal Justice Services
                               Victim of Crimes Act Grant
                                        $242,770
       WHEREAS, the Human Services Department of the City of Charlottesville has been

awarded $242,770 from the Department of Criminal Justice Services Victim of Crimes Act, and

       WHEREAS, the grant award covers the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.


       NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $242,770 is hereby appropriated in the following
manner:

Revenue – $242,770

$194,621       Fund: 209      Cost Center: 3413018000               G/L Account: 430120
$48,149        Fund: 209      Cost Center: 3413018000               G/L Account: 498010

Expenditures - $242,770

$175,654       Fund: 209      Cost Center: 3413018000               G/L Account: 519999
$67,116        Fund: 209      Cost Center: 3413018000               G/L Account: 599999

Transfer - $48,149

$48,149        Fund: 213      Cost Center: 341300300                G/L Account: 561209



       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation is conditioned upon the receipt
of $194,621 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.