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Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $10,000 in grant funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support the South San Francisco Public Library's literacy services' project, Census 2020 and approving Budget Amendment 20.018.
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco ("City") Library Department established the Community Learning Center to assist adults and their families in reaching educational goals; and
WHEREAS, the Community Learning Center will conduct programs and outreach campaigns to bring awareness of the importance of Census 2020 to the underrepresented community of South San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has awarded the City $10,000 in grant funding to support outreach and campaigns and programs for Census 2020; and
WHEREAS, funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation will help fund hiring of community members as Census 2020 ambassadors for Get Out the Count coordination and educational activities and assistance for hard-to-count communities to encourage and support filling out the Census 2020 form; and
WHEREAS, a successful census will help benefit the community by providing the basis for reapportioning congressional seats, redistricting, and distributing federal funds annually to support states, counties and communities' vital programs - housing, education, transportation, employment, health care and public policy; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the acceptance of the grant funding in the amount of $10,000 from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support Census 2020 outreach and programming via the Community Learning Center; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to amend Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 Operating Budget of the Library Department via Budget Amendment 20.018.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby accept $10,000 in grant funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and approve Budget A...
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