Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 2
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): District 2
Appropriation of $39,350 from District 2 2024 Reserve for Appropriation to We Love Buford Highway for the Buford Highway Orchestra Program.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Michelle Long Spears
Phone Number: 404-371-2863
PURPOSE:
To appropriate $39,350 from District 2 2024 reserve for appropriation to We Love Buford Highway for the Buford Highway Orchestra Program.
NEED/IMPACT:
We Love Buford Highway is a nonprofit 501(c)3 preserving the multicultural identity of Atlanta’s Buford Highway. We Love Buford Highway launched the Buford Highway Orchestra Program (BHOP) during the pandemic. BHOP is an afterschool and weekend enrichment program targeting disadvantaged students that reside within the Buford Highway corridor. The program impacts children in the 3rd - 8th grades of the DeKalb County School District, Region I, that are federally designated as Title I. BHOP serves 35-40 students per year with various levels of orchestras as students become more prolific. BHOP gives children an opportunity to learn how to play string instruments and fosters early work ethics, parent involvement, teamwork, academic performance, and discipline. This District 2 funding will support programmatic funding and materials for BHOP.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase appropriations for the following accounts by the amount indicated below:
Non-Departmental - Unincorporated Fund - Other Miscellaneous Payments (09130.573099.272.0000.0000) - $39,350
Decrease appropriations for the following accounts by the amount indicated below:
Non-Departmental - Reserve for Appropriation (09130.579002.272.0000.0000) - $39,350
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the appropriation of $39,350 from District 2 2024 Reserve for Appropriation to We Love Buford Highway for the Buford Highway Orchestra Program and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents.