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Home My WebLink About _ 4.1(a)--Letters of Support for California Youth Partnership � � �' � � � � � � ' � �' � � ' � ` CITY OF REDDING REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 4, 2024 FROM: Jason Gibilisco, Management ITEIVI NO. 4.1(a) Assistant to the City M�anager ***APPROVED BY*** 1as� � �� ,.�u �n��ra� d. ,.avlant t�J tE��'�ty�1a�:�qzur �?3'W"d)W� t�*trE� ��, tiS � ' �� `��'��}? , jgibilisco@cityofredding.org btippin@cityofredding.org SUBJECT: 4.1(a)--Letters of Support for California Youth Partnership Recommendation Authorize the Mayor to send two letters of support to January Contreras with the Administration for Children and Families to support California Youth Partnership LLC grant applications to the Administration of Children and Families' General Departmental Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program and the Family and Youth Services Bureau for its Title V Competitive SRAE Program to assist with providing sexual risk avoidance education to underserved populations of youth. Fiscal Impact There is no �scal impact to sending the attached letters of support. Alte�native Action The City Council could choose to not send the letters of support. Background/flnalysis California Youth Partnership (CYP) is committed to assisting youth and growing a healthy generation of future adults. CYP has various programs for youth and adults to develop necessary skills for healthy relationships for school, life, and work, CYP believes that healthy youth wi11 grow up to be healthy adults and have a positive impact in their lives and communities. CYP has identified two separate grant funding opportunities - one through the Administration of Children and Families' General Departmental Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program and another through the Family and Youth Services Bureau for its Title V Competitive SRAE Program — both to assist with providing valuable programs to youth. The grants would allow CYP and its partners to continue their work in providing sexual risk avoidance education to underserved populations of youth. CYP has successfully managed three rounds of Sexual Risk Avoidance Ed�ucation grants in the community and is becoming known as the premiere agency far providing primary prevention for Shasta County's adolescents. Report to Redding City Council May 29,Z024 Re: 4.1(a)--Letters of Support for California Youth Partnership Page 2 Environmental Review This is not a projeet defined under the California Environmental Quality Act, and no further action is required. Council PrioNity/City NfanageN Goals • This is a routine operational item. Attachments ^LOS California Youth Partnership Funding SR-0041 ^LOS California Youth Partnership Funding TS-0040 1 � Y ITY � � 1 w'"�,� ��7 C�pr�ss �v�r��, fi��ddir��, f�A 96C�� PC� �CC:��C ��6t��, ��3dirtg, �� J�9-�aC�� `� ei� e�fr�de�ir� ��r c� � t.. I F C� �t � � ,;' � �«� .��7 ... . .. ..... . . . .. . .. . . . .... .. . . ... Tenessa Audette,Mayor taudette@cityofredding.org 530.225.4447 June 4,2024 January Contreras,Assistant Sccretary Adininistratioi7 for Chzidren and Families 330 C Street, S.W. Washingtoil,D.C.20201 ATTN: Funding Announcement No.HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-SR-0041 Assistant Seeretary Contreras: The City of Redding supports California You�h Partnership LLC(CYP)and this application to the Administration for Children and Families(ACF)for its General Departmental Sexual Risk Avoidance Education(SRAE)funding opportunity.The grant will allow CYP and its partners to continue their invaluable work in providing SRAE services to underserved and underrepresented populations of youth froin zip codes with high teen birth rates attending Shasta County Public Schools, Alternative Schoois,Juvenile Hall,and community-based programs.Their work represents a very thoughtful and efficient allocation of grant funds,providing ACF a large return on investment. We are in great support of CYP's work in our community: 1)to teach youth holistic,individual,and societal benefits associated with personal responsibility,self-regulation,goal setting,healthy decision-making,and a focus on the future; 2)to share the advantage of refraining from non-marital sexual activity to improve the future prospects,and physical and emotional health of youth;3)to train youth to attain self-sufficiency and emotional maturity befare engaging in sexual activity;4)to build foundarional components of healthy relationships and actualize their impact on the formation of healthy marriages and safe and stable families;5)to support youth to understand other youth risk behaviors,such as drug and alcohol usage,increase the risk for teen sex;and 6)to resist and avoid,and receive help regarding sexual coercion and dating violence,recog�nizing that,even with consent,teen sex remains a youth risk behavior. CYP has successfully implemented and managed three rounds of SR.AE grants in the community as the premiere agency for providing primary prevention for among the neediest of Shasta County's adolescents.CYP is becoming known as a culture changing agent in many schools with life defining programming.Their sensitive approach to meet the unique challenges of youth with lived experiences of disparities to build resilience toward finishing school and setting future goals has garnered hope and agency.Their work will not only impact the current health of youth but will directly impact the future health of families and communities in our geographic region. I greatly appreciate your time,and trust the California Youth Partnership LLC application will be given ail clue consideration.I am committed to working with my colleagues to support their efforts so that the project will continue after the grant funding ends. Sincerely, Tenessa Audette City of Redding Mayor [ T '�f ---� GIT1�' � 1 � :i ��7 Cy�r�ss A��r��, R�dc9ic��, C�� 9��}� ,�,, ,: . PC� �3t�� C��T1„ Redc�ir��, C;A ��{��J-�C�� L � �..r`. �ity�fr�d�i� . ��r � Tenessa Audette,Mayor taadette@cityofredding.org 530.225.4447 June 4,2024 3anuary Cozltreras,Assistant Saoretary Administration for Children and Famiiies 330 C Street,S.W. Washington,D.C.2020� ATTN: Funding Announcement No.HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-FYSB-TS-0040 Assistaalt Seeretary Contreras: The City of Redding supports California Youth Partnership LLC(CYP)and this application to the Family and Youth Services Bureau for iYs Tit1e V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance EducaYion funding opportunity.The�ranY will a11ow CYP and its partners to continue their invaluable work in providing Sexual Risk Avoidance Education services to underserved and underrepresented populations of youth from zip codes wiYh high Yeen birth raYes aYtendin�Shasta County Public Schools,Alternative Schoois,7uvenile Hall,and colnmunity-based progralns.Thcir work represents a vety thoughtful and efficient allocation of grant funds,providing ACF a lar�e reYurn on invesYment. We are in greaY support of CYP's wark in our community: 1)Yo Yeach youth holistic,individual,and societal benefiYs associaYed with personal responsibiliry,self-regulation,goal setting,healthy decision-making,and a focus on the future;2)to share the advantage of refraining froin non-mariYal sexual activity to i�nprove the fuYure prospects,and physical and emotional health of youth;3)Yo train youth to attain self-suffieiency and emotional maturiry before engaging in sexual aetiviry;4)to build foundational eomponents of healthy relationships and actuafize their impact on the formation of healthy marriages and safe and sYable families;5)to support youYh to understand other youth risk behaviors,sueh as drug and alcohol usage,inerease the risk for teen sex;and 6)to resist and avoid,and receive help re�ardin�sexuai coercion and dating vioience,recognizin�that,even with consent,teen sex remains a youth risk behavior. CYP has successfully managed three rounds of Sexual Risk Avoidance Education grants in the community as the premiere agency for providing primary prevention for among the neediest of Shasta County's adolescents.CYP is becoming known as a culture changing agent in many schools with life defining programming.Their sensitive approach to meet the unique challenges of youth with lived experiences of disparities to build resilience toward finishing school and seYYing fuYure goals has garnered hope and a�ency. Their work will not only impact the current health of youth but will directly nnpact the future health of fainilies and communities in our geo�raphic region. I�reatly appreciaYe your time,and trust the California Youth Partnership LLC applicaYion will be given all due consideration.I am eommitted to working with my eolleagues to support their efforts so that the program will continue after the grant funding ends. Sincerely, Tenessa Audette City of Redding Mayor