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Education and Human Services Standing Committee
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Positive Youth Development
PYD is defined as an intentional, pro-social approach that engages youth in positive experiences with positive people in positive places, utilizing th...
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To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations thereto, by (i) transferring $1,100,000.00 from the “Safer Communities” special fund for the Department of Justice Services, (ii) creating two special funds for the Department of Justice Services called “Safer Communities - YWCA” and “Safer Communities - Next Up”, (iii) appropriating $600,000.00 of the transferred funds to the Department of Justice Services’ “Safer Communities - YWCA” special fund, and (iv) appropriating $500,000.00 of the transferred funds to the Department of Justice Services’ “Safer Communities - Next Up” special fund, all for the purpose of supporting the City’s Gun Violence Prevention and Intervention Framework.
Specifically, it transfers $1,100,000.00 from the existing "Safer Communities" special fund for the Department of Justice Services
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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an Outside Agency Contract between the City of Richmond and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond for the purpose of funding the expansion of life skills programming at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School.
This contract will provide funding to expand life skills programming at Martin Luther King, Jr
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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Regional Cooperative Partnership Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield, for the purpose of supporting a recovery academy initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.
This agreement supports a recovery academy initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (VOAA)
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Education and Human Services Standing Committee Boards & Commissions Vacancy Report Thursday, January 8, 2026
Key vacancies and applicant statuses include:
Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks: One 6th District Representative vacancy with two applicants ...
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Education & Human Services Standing Committee January 8, 2026 Staff Report
These include an update on the Positive Youth Development (PYD) Fund, which supports out-of-school-time programming for youth aged 11-19 as part of th...