CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
                 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA



 Agenda Date:           January 18, 2022

 Action Requested:      Appropriation

 Presenter:             Hunter Smith, Human Services Department

 Staff Contacts:        Hunter Smith, Human Services Planner
                        Misty Graves, Interim Human Services Director

 Title:                 Runaway Emergency Shelter Program Grant - $209,444


Background:

In FY2020 the Human Services Department, in partnership with ReadyKids, applied for and
received a 3 year grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for
Children and Families in the amount of $200,000 in federal funds and $22,222 in local matching
funds. In FY2022, the second year of the grant, the local match will be met with a transfer of
$9,444 from the Human Services Department for a total appropriation of $209,444. An in-kind
match of $12,778 from ReadyKids, to provide Runaway Emergency Shelter Program (RESP)
services, will be applied to the grant as well.


Discussion:

The funds support services that provide emergency shelter, counseling and after care services for
youth in crisis for the purpose of keeping them safe and off the streets, with a goal of reunification
with family. Funded services will include: emergency shelter available 24 hours per day, 7days a
week; individual and family counseling to help resolve conflict and develop new communication
skills to facilitate reunification with the family; and additional support services that help youth build
meaningful connections with their community and encourage positive youth development.


Alignment with City Council’s Vision and Strategic Plan:

The Runaway Emergency Services Program grant aligns with the City of Charlottesville’s
Strategic Plan – Goal 2: A Healthy and Safe City; Objective 2.3: Improve community health and
safety outcomes by connecting residents with effective resources.

The Human Service Department’s programs, including the Runaway Emergency Shelter Program,
provide residential and community based services that prevent delinquency and promote the healthy
development of youth.
Community Engagement:

In order to increase prevention services, (RESP). staff conduct extensive outreach efforts,
particularly in area schools reaching out to youth through a variety of activities including
presentations to health classes and at tables during lunch.


Budgetary Impact:
There is no impact to the General Fund. There is a local match that the Human Service’s
Department and ReadyKids will provide (cash match of $9,444 – Human Services Fund and in-
kind match $12,778 – ReadyKids). This grant will be appropriated into a grants fund.


Recommendation:

Staff recommends approval and appropriation of funds.


Alternatives:

If the funds are not appropriated, the grant would not be received and the Runaway Emergency
Shelter Program services would not be provided.


Attachments:

Appropriation Resolution
                       RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING FUNDS for
                          Runaway Emergency Shelter Program
                                     $209,444


       WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville has been awarded $200,000 from the Department

of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families with cash match of

$9,444 provided by the Human Services Fund and in-kind match of $12,778 provided by

ReadyKids;

       WHEREAS, the funds will be used to operate the Runaway Emergency Shelter Program

through a partnership between the Human Services Department and ReadyKids. The grant award

covers the period from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2022;


       NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $209,444 is hereby appropriated in the following
manner:


Revenue – $209,444
$200,000     Fund: 211        Internal Order: 1900447               G/L Account: 431110
$ 9,444      Fund: 211        Internal Order: 1900447               G/L Account: 498010

Expenditures - $209,444
$ 69,948     Fund: 211        Internal Order: 1900447               G/L Account: 519999
$125,000     Fund: 211        Internal Order: 1900447               G/L Account: 530010
$ 14,496     Fund: 211        Internal Order: 1900447               G/L Account: 599999

Transfer - $9,444
$ 9,444       Fund: 213       Cost Center: 3413003000               G/L Account: 561211

       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation is conditioned upon the receipt
of $200,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children
and Families.