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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $25,000 from Genentech's South San Francisco Community Fund for the Parks and Recreation Department's REAL After School Program at Martin and Los Cerritos Elementary Schools as well as the Senior Services Program, and amending the Parks and Recreation Department's Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget pursuant to Budget Amendment #23.034. (Angela Duldulao, Acting Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation Department)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council accept a grant in the amount of $25,000 from Genentech's South San Francisco Community Fund for a series of computer education classes at the Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Enrichment Service's REAL After School Program at Martin and Los Cerritos Elementary Schools as well as the Senior Services Program, and amending the Parks and Recreation Department's Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget pursuant to Budget Amendment #23.034.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The goal of Genentech's South San Francisco Community Fund is to support programs that serve South San Francisco residents and events that enhance South San Francisco residents' sense of pride and community. The program offers a range of funding from $5,000 to $25,000.
Parks and Recreation Department staff recently applied for and was awarded a grant in the amount of $25,000 for the purpose of purchasing new laptops and accessories to implement computer and internet awareness classes at the Martin and Los Cerritos Elementary Schools' REAL (Recreation, Enrichment and Learning) After School Programs as well as the Senior Services Program at Roberta Cerri Teglia Center. Classes with laptops will be offered to the students at the Los Cerritos Elementary School REAL Program beginning in early 2023, then brought to seniors at the Roberta Cerri Teglia Center during the summer of 2023, then to the Martin Elementary School REAL Progra...
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