Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 2
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): District 2
Appropriation of $50,000 from District 2 American Rescue Plan (ARP) POETA Account 106388.63258.521209.01.02.602778 to AHIMSA House for Victims of Domestic Violence
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Information Contact: Commissioner Michelle Long Spears
Phone Number: 404-371-2863
PURPOSE:
To appropriate $50,000 from District 2 ARP POETA Account 106388.63258.521209.01.02.602778 to AHIMSA House for victims of domestic violence.
NEED/IMPACT:
Ahimsa House is the only 501c3 nonprofit organization in Georgia that is dedicated to addressing the link between family violence and animal abuse by providing wraparound services to help pet-owning victims of domestic violence seek safety and achieve long-term housing stability. Victims of domestic violence were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and the economic challenges that followed. This funding will provide services to assist domestic violence survivors in DeKalb County for approximately 16 months.
FISCAL IMPACT:
District 2 American Rescue Plan POETA Account 106388.63258.521209.01.02.602778
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the appropriation of $50,000 from District 2 ARP POETA Account 106388.63258.521209.01.02.602778 to AHIMSA House for victims of domestic violence and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents.