DATE: August 21, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Housing and Neighborhood Services Department
TITLE: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LIFELINE COMMUNITY SERVICES (DBA NORTH COUNTY LIFELINE) FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT LA CASITA
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Lifeline Community Services (DBA North County Lifeline), in the amount of $36,580, for the Youth Development Program at Crown Heights La Casita located at 402 Brooks Street, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Lifeline Youth Development Program at Crown Heights La Casita, is an afterschool program for youth, ages K-5, living in the economically disadvantaged neighborhood of Crown Heights and the surrounding communities. The program provides early intervention services for youth who are at high-risk for gang behavior, affiliation, and/or involvement due to familial ties to gangs, as well as community-based risk factors such as poverty, high crime rates, and poor educational attainment. Youth in Oceanside's Crown Heights neighborhood and surrounding communities continue to overcome significant barriers to achieve success. Parents in these communities often work multiple jobs or are single parents. Most Crown Heights families have few options for afterschool care and limited adult supervision in the after-school hours, making youth especially vulnerable to drugs and gang involvement.
La Casita currently serves 60+ youth in the Crown Heights area. The program's focus is early intervention through academic assistance, social/emotional learning, referral assistance, and service learning. Academic assistance is provided daily with homework time built-in to the afternoon schedule. Community service projects are age-appropriate and offered to encourag...
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