| Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Community Development Block Grant funding agreements, and all related documents, between the City of Lubbock and Community Development Block Grant subrecipients, which are CASA of the South Plains, Inc., Catholic Charities - Diocese of Lubbock, Love the Hub, and the YWCA, for public service programs. |
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are administered by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
The Community Development & Services Board (CDSB), at their regular board meeting on April 10, 2024, made a recommendation to the City Council to approve the 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan. The City Council approved the CDSB recommendation on April 23, 2024. CDSB met on October 9, 2024, and recommends the following allocations and agreements for CDBG Public Service Programs.
Grantee: CASA of the South Plains – Volunteer Advocate Program: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are appointed by a judge and assist a child as they navigate the child welfare system. Volunteers provide valuable information through court reports and testimony, and make recommendations, in the child’s best interest, to the judge to help them make informed decisions.
Amount $50,000 - Contract 18442
Grantee: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Lubbock – Parent Empowerment Program - Education and Self Sufficiency Program: The Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) assists low-to-moderate-income, single-parent, female head-of-household families, having at least one child under the age of 18, with costs related to higher education. Services include case management and financial assistance (tuition and testing fees, textbooks, uniforms, rent and utility costs), to help families obtain better employment opportunities in order to combat and escape poverty.
Amount $75,000 - Contract 18443
Grantee: Love The Hub - Hope for the Hub Program: This program will provide low-to-moderate-income individuals and families who are in need of assistance, to find pathways out of poverty through a career launch program.
Amount $100,000 - Contract 18444
Grantee: YWCA of Lubbock – Childcare Scholarships: This program will provide scholarships for childcare services to eligible households with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or school-aged children, who are in need of assistance due to circumstantial constraints, enabling them to maintain stability while continuing to work or seek employment.
Amount $100,000 - Contract 18445
The total sub-recipient amount is $325,000, and the terms are October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. |
