Title
Budget Amendment - Community Support Services – Revenue Increase (CSS)
Action
ACTION:
1) Recognize, receive and appropriate funds for up to $130,000 from the North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement Office, the administrator of the North Carolina Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) CORE grant, to the General Grant Fund (G001) for year two of a two-year grant within Community Support Services; and
2) Adopt a grant project ordinance for the FVPSA CORE grant in the General Grant Fund (G001).
Staff Contact: Stacy M. Lowry, Community Support Services Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Adolescents experience violence from a wide range of perpetrators that may include family members and dating partners. Adolescent victims experience fear and shame, and social norms that may discourage them from seeking help. Through this funding, Community Support Services (CSS) will maintain and enhance provision of teen dating violence prevention information to a wide variety of audiences, including youth, parents, and service providers. CSS will continue to educate youth in the community and at Charlotte-Mecklenburg middle school and high school levels through the grant fund, part-time Social Services Specialist. The grant awards are for a ten-month period from December 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026. Pre-award costs will be allowed if incurred during the months of October or November 2025.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase in revenue and associated expenditures in the amount of up to $130,000 in General Grant Fund (G001).