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Budget Ordinance Amendment 25BCC073 Cooperative Extension to appropriate $241,500 of General Fund balance for a Welcome Baby Duke Endowment Grant
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Date of BOCC Meeting: February 24, 2025
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to recognize Budget Ordinance Amendment 25BCC073 Cooperative Extension to appropriate $241,500 of General Fund balance for a Welcome Baby Duke Endowment Grant. Cooperative Extension's Welcome Baby Program received a $241,000 grant from the Duke Endowment in May 2024 for its Fatherhood Initiative to Enhance Parenting Skills and Support Services for Fathers by Offering a Culturally Adapted Fatherhood Program.
The BOCC accepted the Duke Endowment grant and appropriated the grant funds on June 10, 2024. The funds were not restricted in FY 24 and so the funds need to be reappropriated for the Duke Endowment grant in the FY 2024-25 budget.
The grant implementation includes providing the 13-week evidence-based Nurturing Fathers Program (NFP) in English and Spanish twice annually over the next three years. Participants will learn in a father-friendly environment how to create safe, loving, stable, and nurtured families with positive discipline tools, effective family communication techniques to strengthen relationships, effective strategies for conflict resolution and problem-solving and achieve cooperation and teamwork in family life.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Receiving a grant to implement a comprehensive Culturally Adapted Fatherhood Program aligns with the strategic focus areas of Healthy & Inclusive Community and Empowered Community, along with Financial Stewardship.
Resource Persons: Donna Rewalt, County Extension Director; Patience Mukelabai, Welcome Baby Program Manager.
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board recognize Budget Ordinance Amendment 25BCC073 Cooperative Extension to appropriate $241,500 of General Fund balance for a Welcome Bab...
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