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From: ANNIE F. RAMOS, DIRECTOR
Dept: PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Subject:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING mE
DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE A
LETTER OF INTENT WITH mE
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO
PROVIDE THE youm MENTORlNG
SERVICES.
Date: JANUARY 28, 1997
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Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
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Recommended Motion:
Adopt the Resolution.
Contact person: John A. Kramer
Phone:
384-5031
Supporting data attached: Staff Report. Resolution & AQreement
Ward: N/A
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount:
Source: (Acct. No.)
(Acct. Description)
Finance:
Council Notes:
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE
A LETTER OF INTENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN
BERNARDINO TO PROVIDE THE YOUTH MENTORING SERVICES.
The Mentoring Program was established in April of 1995 as a project of the Mayor's Youth
Task Force. The initial funding came from the City and the San Bernardino City Unified School
District as a partnership to provide both mentoring and the Late Night Hoops Program.
Funding of the program has been uncertain. Consequently, this department, with the support
of the Youth Task Force has been pursuing alternative funding through a variety of grants and
collaborations. In November, staff were invited to work with San Bernardino County Public
Health Department to develop a proposal for a Community Challenge Grant through the State
of California Department of Health Services. The focus of this grant is teen pregnancy
prevention, targeting a core area of the City of San Bernardino. Mentoring is identified as a
specific component of the proposal to reduce teen pregnancy.
The county has recently received confirmation on the grant and is desirous to have the city
provide the mentoring services. The grant proposal will provide for 50 percent funding of the
Mentor Coordinator salary as well as provide for a part-time assistant, equipment, supplies and
associated costs for a period of29 months, from February 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999. Total
value to the city is $84,077 over the grant life.
The Letter of Intent is a non-binding summary of services to be provided by the city. A contract
for services is expected to be brought back for council action at a subsequent meeting.
Justification for SUDDlemental
Final grant package was due back to the State of California on January 30, 1997.
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San Bernardino County Department of Public Health
Perinatal and Adolescent Life Section
and City of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department
Letter of Intent
The purpose of this letter is to integrate and coordinate core mentoring and recreational services
to be offered by City of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department
for at-risk youth and their families. Teen pregnancy as well as other high-risk behaviors among
youth continues to be a significant problem in the City of San Bernardino. A "high-risk
corridor" exists along four zip code areas where inner-city youth are especially vulnerable to the
negative-risk behavior of teen pregnancy. drug use, school dropouts and gang violence. Families
of these at-risk youth are often lacking in the necessary skills to communicate effectively with
their children. Integrated and collaborative services are needed to assist high-risk families and
youth toward empowerment and positive education and career achievement that will ultimately
reduce the incidence of teen pregnancy in the respective communities.
Joint Intervention
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health
I. The Sap Bernardino County Department of Public Health will be the lead agency for the
FOCUS Project with multiple agencies as collaborative partners.
2. The PAL Section will be responsible for the general administrative direction of the
Project through the activities of the Public Health Program Manager.
3.
The Project Coordinator will act as the liaison between FOCUS and the identified
community centers and will be responsible for the overall Project planning and
development, staff training and general coordination of the Project.
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The Program Manager will work with the Teen Pregnancy Reduction Project's
Evaluation Team to complete an ongoing Needs Assessment of the targeted zip codes for
the FOCUS Project.
5. The FOCUS Project Coordinator will be responsible for the attainment of the Projects
Goals and Objectives. These goals include the following: "
A. Develop, coordinate and integrate educational and counseling services at five area
community centers.
B. Increase knowledge of responsible reproductive behavior, male health related
issues and improve communication with at-risk males.
C. Increase access skills and opportunities for career/employment success.
D. Increase support for growth and positive change with at-risk youth and families.
E. Increase knowledge and understanding of positive parenting, family interaction
and reduce absentee fatherhood.
F. Through a core set of integrated services, at-risk youth and their families will
have increased knowledge of at-risk behaviors, life options, improved
communication and decision-making skills.
To accomplish these goals in the San Bernardino County Health Department will do the
following:
1.
Refer eighty (80) at-risk youth for participation in a mentoring/shadowing program.
2.
Enroll fifty (50) at-risk males in an educational module on male role and responsibility
in reproductive behavior.
3.
Enroll eighty (80) families (240 individuals) for participation in family support programs
at three community sites. Public Health staff will be responsible for organizing and
maintaining the family-support group.
4.
Refer and track fifty (50) at-risk youth to education and career training programs.
5.
At least fifty (50) parents of at-risk youth will be referred for participation in parenting
seminars: Raising Sexually Healthy Young People: Preventing Teen Pregnancy.
6.
Refer fifty (50) at-risk youth for participation in one or more of the following activities
to be offered at an area appropriate community sites; recreation after school peer groups,
art self-expression, counseling. Education (literacy/parenting), Big and Little Sisters.
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. The City of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department will:
1. Recruit, train, assign and monitor eighty (80) mentors during the life of the Project.
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2. Provide support services for mentoring to include mentor recognition, excursions, special
events, mentor support groups, etc.
3. Make available recreation and social service programs offered at city community centers
to target population.
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Annie F. Ramos, Director
Parks, Recreation and
Community Services Department
Linda Levisen, Program Manager
Department of Public Health
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