HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0090) M&C 21-0022City of Fort Worth,
Mayor and
DATE: 01/12/21
Texas
Council Communication
LOG NAME: 19NSUNITEDWAY2021
SUBJECT
M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 21-0022
(ALL) 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 2021
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 2021.
DISCUSSION:
During the Fiscal Year 2021 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 eleventh 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
1,000 teens with Ground Zero services,
Recovery
including support groups in alternative
Resource Council
$37,500.00
schools and prevention services in
juvenile detention, teen court and other
locations
SafeHaven of
Tarrant Countyhour
F$67500.010domestic
1,500 women and child victims of
violence; 48,000 calls on the 24
crisis hotline; 12,000 hours of
Tarrant County
Youth Recovery
Campus
$38,250.00
volunteer service
61 teen clients in supportive outpatient
services
850 rape crisis hotline calls; counseling
for 480 survivors of rape at rape exam
sites; counseling for 425 significant others
Women's Center of
at rape exam sites; counseling for 440
Tarrant County
$56,250.00
others; child sexual abuse prevention
training for 20,250 children; adult sexual
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 recommendation, funds are available in the current operating budget, as previously
appropriated, in the General Fund for the execution of the contract. Prior to an 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
Gail Duncan 5730