CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
                 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA




 Agenda Date:          June 21, 2021

 Action Required:      Resolution to Appropriate

 Presenter:            Kaki Dimock, Director, Department of Human Services

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

 Title:                Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Victims of Crime
                       Act Grant Award - $343,371


Background:

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services has awarded the Department of Human
Services $343,371 from its Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) program to provide trauma-focused,
evidence-informed case management and clinical services. This is the second two –year award
received for this programming which operates from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.

Discussion:

The City of Charlottesville’s Department of Human Services’ Evergreen Program will increase
access to trauma-informed intervention for victims within schools as well as low-wealth
neighborhoods, expand access to mental health services for victims, and support behavioral
interventionist positions serving victims of crime. Funds will be used to hire one school-based
and one neighborhood based behavioral interventionist, who will provide trauma and need
assessments, service planning and delivery, coordination with other providers, and case
management to up to thirty child victims each year. The school-based interventionist will serve
students at Buford Middle School while the neighborhood-based interventionist will focus their
effort in the S. First Street, 6th Street SE, and Ridge Street neighborhoods. Both Behavioral
interventionists will be trained in youth development, trauma-supportive care, and anti-racism.
In addition to these individualized services, the interventionists will offer the evidence-based
Girls Circle and the research-based Council for Boys and Young Men curricula at least twice
annually. These trauma-informed programs, from the One Circle Foundation, have proven
effective in supporting child victims, by improving skills development, self-efficacy, school
engagement, and positive school climate. Given that children are at a greater risk of being a
victim of crime during the hours after school, neighborhood-based programming will include an
after-school ‘club model.’ Programming will focus on pro-social and enrichment activities to
support children such as community service, dance, art, yoga, culinary arts and basketball to take
place at community centers within the footprint. The Evergreen Club will provide safe,
structured, supervised activities for children and families that reduce barriers to participation,
provide access to healthy outlets, and strengthen community connections.


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:

There is no additional impact to the City of Charlottesville. Of the total grant award $274,697
will be appropriated from the state as federal pass through funds, and the local match of $68,674
will come from previously appropriated Department of Human Services funding.

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
                     RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR
Charlottesville Student Victim Outreach Program Department of Criminal Justice Services
                               Victim of Crimes Act Grant
                                        $343,371
       WHEREAS, the Human Services Department of the City of Charlottesville has been

awarded $343,371 from the Department of Criminal Justice Services Victim of Crimes Act, and



       WHEREAS, the grant award covers the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.


       NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $343,371 is hereby appropriated in the following
manner:

Revenue – $274,697

$274,697       Fund: 209      Cost Center: 3413018000               G/L Account: 430120
$68,674        Fund: 209      Cost Center: 3413018000               G/L Account: 498010

Expenditures - $274,697

$274,697       Fund: 209      Cost Center: 3413018000               G/L Account: 519999
$68,674        Fund: 209      Cost Center: 3413018000               G/L Account: 599999

Transfer - $68,674

$68,674        Fund: 213      Cost Center: 341300300                G/L Account: 561209


       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation is conditioned upon the receipt
of $274,697 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.