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Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 5
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): District 5
To Appropriate Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act “CARES Act” Assigned to POETA Account #105424.63258.521209.01.05.602313 Reserved for District 5 Appropriations to the Community Based Organizations (CBOs) Described in the Fiscal Impact Section of this Agenda Item Below for Maintaining Food Security, Assistance with Rent/Mortgage/Utilities, Virtual Learning Assistance for Students and the Community at Large Who Have Been Severely Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Information Contact: Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson
Phone Number: 404-371-2159
PURPOSE:
To approve a resolution to appropriate Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund proceeds assigned to POETA Account
#105424.63258.521209.01.05.602313, for the purposes of Maintaining Food Security for students, providing
technology for virtual learning and broadband access to students in DeKalb affected by the COVID-19
pandemic and provide temporary housing assistance to residents who are in need.
NEED/IMPACT:
COVID - 19 has impacted many families in District 5 and Public relief is needed to counter the impact of the
Coronavirus. This budget amendment will place resources with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to
provide relief and support to residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Appropriate an amount not to exceed $660,000 from POETA Account #105424.63258.521209.01.05.602313 to
the following Community Based Organizations/ District Initiatives listed below.
• Tabitha’s House - $50,000 (Rent/Mortgage/Utility for Sex Trafficking Victims, Food Security, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• The Hank Stewart Foundation - $30,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• District 5 Public Awareness Campaign - $30,000 (COVID - 19 Public Awareness Campaign)
• First African Community Development Corporation - $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• KES Inc. - $25,000 - (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• Greater Piney Grove Community Development Inc. -- $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• DeKalb County Branch of the NAACP - $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• Berean Community Development Corporation - $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• AACTS, Inc (Salem Baptist Church) - $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• SCLC Women, Inc. -- $50, 000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• The House of Hope -- $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• New Birth Missionary Baptist Church - $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• New Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church -- $25,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• Ray of Hope Missionary Baptist Church -- $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
• Georgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation -- $50,000 (Food Security, Rent/Mortgage/ Utility Assistance, Virtual Learning Assistance)
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve a resolution to appropriate Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund proceeds assigned to POETA Account##105424.63258.521209.01.05.602313, reserved for District 5 appropriations for the purposes of Maintaining Food Security, providing technology for virtual learning and rent/mortgage/utility assistance to families in DeKalb affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other purposes.