Agenda Item Name:
Title
GNV4ALL Empowerment Zone Family Learning Center Presentation
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Presenter:
Claudia Tuck, 352-231-0058
Description:
Presentation on the need for, partners of, and proposed start-up and operational funding for the GNV4ALL Family Learning Center.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Hear presentation and provide staff direction.
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Prior Board Motions:
On 12/6/22 while reviewing various American Rescue Plan Act projects, the Board briefly discussed the GNV4ALL project and requested a presentation.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
GNV4ALL request is for one-time financial funds.
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
Social and Economic Opportunity
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Background:
(From <https://gnv4all.org/about/>)
GNV4ALL was formed to address racial and economic inequities that hurt people and hinder our community from achieving its best potential. It is an initiative of The Gainesville Sun in partnership with the Community Foundation of North Central Florida. The Gainesville Empowerment Zone Family Learning Center, jointly sponsored by Gainesville for All and the Alachua County Public Schools, in its first three to five years will seek to transform public education to meet the needs of struggling local families in the 21st Century. The Center is one of myriad initiatives undertaken by Gainesville for All since its inception in 2016 to address racial and socio-economic disparities and inequities in Alachua County. The need for our community-based advocacy was affirmed two years later with the release of the damning report, “Understanding Racial Inequity in Alachua County”. The report, commissioned by seven powerful local institutions and organizations, showed African-American children and their families fared worst in areas ranging from economic well-being, education and criminal justice to health access and transportation.