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Home My WebLink About6.f. AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Initiative GrantCITY OF ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 16, 2001 AGENDA ITEM: AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Initiative Grant AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director AGE . ,p ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY- The City of Rosemount is recognized as being a Community of Promise, thus making the City eligible to apply for an AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Initiative Grant. The purpose of the Promise Fellows Program is to increase youth access to the five promises of "America's Promise - Alliance for Youth." The five promises are: 1. Mentor: On going relationships with caring adults- parents, mentors, tutors or coaches. 2. Protect: Safe places with structured activities during non- school hours. 3. Nurture: A healthy start and future. 4. Teach /Learn: Marketable skills through effective education. 5. Serve: Opportunities to give back through community service If the City does apply for the grant and is awarded a fellow, the Parks and Recreation Department will work together with Rosemount Middle School and Rosemount Partnership Program (RPP) to assist the fellow with expanding the opportunities to introduce the five promises to Rosemount youth. The fellow might work with existing programs such as Teen Night, teen field trips, skate park task force, after school activities at the Family Resource Center (FRC), public achievement, job shadowing and volunteer opportunities. The fellow would office at the Rosemount Community Center in the Parks and Recreation office and would be supervised by the Director of Parks and Recreation. The cost for hosting a fellow would be $5,000, if we receive a first year fellow and. $8,000 if we receive a second year fellow. The City would also provide in- kind services in the form of workspace, phone, copying, faxing and computer use. There is funding available in the City's Crime :Reduction Project Fund to cover these costs. This fund has been used with the Crime Reduction grant and other grants secured by RPP. If the Council feels this project would benefit our City's youth, the grant application would be turned in by Friday October 19, 2001. Fellows would report to their host city on December 3, 2001. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the applying for the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Initiative Grant. COUNCIL ACTION: