HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0058) M&C 20-0086City of Fort Worth,
Mayor and
DATE: 02/18/20
Texas
Council Communication
LOG NAME: 19UNITED WAY FY2020
SUBJECT
M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 20-0086
Authorize Execution of a Contract with United Way of Tarrant County in the Amount of $199,500.00 to Fund Various Organizations and Coordinate
Area Agencies and Social Service Programs for the Benefit of the Entire Fort Worth Community for Fiscal Year 2020 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the execution of a contract with United Way of Tarrant County in the amount of $199,500.00 to
fund various organizations and coordinate area agencies and social service programs that meet the City's criteria for serving a public purpose to
benefit the Fort Worth community for Fiscal Year 2020.
DISCUSSION:
During the Fiscal Year 2020 budget process, the City Council approved financial support for the United Way of Tarrant County (United Way) in the
amount of $199,500.00, in order to fund various agencies and social service programs throughout the City. The City contracts with United Way to
administer and distribute these funds to agencies that provide social service programs that meet the City's established criteria. The City will make
a single payment in the amount of $199,500.00, and the United Way will have discretion to select the particular agencies and funding amounts
subject to the criteria listed below designed to ensure that the funds are used for a public benefit in the Fort Worth community. In exchange for the
funds, United Way will choose agencies based on these criteria and deliver quarterly reports detailing how the funds were expended by United
Way and the chosen agencies.
United Way shall apply the following criteria to ensure that the agencies chosen serve a public purpose through investing money, expertise, and
other resources to improve lives and communities in benefit of the entire Fort Worth Community:
• Agencies must have a valid current designation of tax-exempt status under 26 USC 501 from the United States Internal Revenue Service.
• Agencies must have a mission statement and service plan that aligns with public safety.
• Agencies must not engage in inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytizing, as a part of the program or
services funded by City dollars. Inherently religious activities must be offered separately, in time or location, from the programs, activities, or
services supported by City funds.
• Agencies must submit documentation attesting to and demonstrating the entity's capacity to deliver specified services.
• Agencies must demonstrate to United Way via site visits that the nature and performance of the proposed service meets the above -listed
criteria.
This is the City's tenth year to collaborate with United Way to disseminate funds and provide coordination with area agencies. The contract
requires these funds to be used for programming within the City. This allows the City, through United Way, to continue to provide financial
assistance to non-profit agencies who offer critical social services for the benefit of the entire Fort Worth community. United Way has over 85 years
of experience investing money, expertise and other resources to improve lives and communities. These programs will provide the public with a
clear benefit by providing mentorship and training to children to help ensure they remain in school and by ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of
Fort Worth citizens, specifically those who are experiencing or survivors of traumatic events, such as domestic violence and sexual assault. Staff
will ensure that proper controls are in place so that United Way carries out the beneficial public purposes stated above, including reporting
requirements and auditing rights.
The following chart provides projections for services to be provided by 4 selected agencies:
Agency
Award
Amount
projections
Recovery
1,000 teens with Ground Zero services, including
Resource
$37,500.00
support groups in alternative schools and
Council
prevention services in juvenile detention, teen court
and other locations
SafeHaven
of Tarrant
F$67,500.00violence;
1,500 women and child victims of domestic
48,000 calls on the 24 hour crisis hotline;
County
I Ill2,000
hours of volunteer service
Tarrant
County
Youth
$38,250.00
61 teen clients in supportive outpatient services
Recovery
Campus
850 rape crisis hotline calls; counseling for 480
survivors of rape at rape exam sites; counseling for
Women's
425 significant others at rape exam sites;
Center of
$56,250.00
counseling for 440 others; child sexual abuse
Tarrant
prevention training for 20,250 children; adult sexual
County
abuse prevention training for 2,625 persons;
training and technical assistance for 1,075 criminal
justice professionals
Total
$199,500.00
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendation and execution of the contract, funds are available in the current
operating budget, as appropriated, in the General Fund. Prior to any expenditure being incurred, the Neighborhood Services Department has the
responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office by. Fernando Costa 6122
Originating Business Unit Head: Victor Turner 8187
Additional Information Contact: Sonia Singleton 5774