Department: County Library
Department Head/Elected Official: Edward Melton, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): 100001000001536
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Houston Endowment, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the County Library for approval of 10 grant-funded positions effective January 13, 2024 for the FY 2024 Expand Citizenship Services Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Request by the County Library for approval to allocate the Houston Endowment, Inc. grant funding to create 10 full-time positions with eight (8) dedicated to Citizenship Specialists and an additional two (2) Citizenship Project Coordinators who will provide curriculum support, outreach, and project coordination.
Expected Impact:
Houston Endowment's priority in partnership with HCPL is supporting work that enables effective civic integration of immigrants in Greater Houston. With the funding of this project with HCPL, the grant allows for the expanded services of eight (8) dedicated Citizenship Specialists and an additional two (2) Citizenship Project Coordinators to support work that enables effective civic integration of immigrants in Greater Houston.
This model allows for expanding the amount of citizenship classes serving additional immigrants every year. The project will include coordinating free legal services and ESL classes or combination of both depending on need. HCPL currently provides approximately 500 citizenship classes per year so adding an additional 100 classes would expand the reach of our program by 20 percent.
Alternative Options: N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
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