Below you will find the key parts of last night's discussion around the budget
| DLANC EDUCATION COMMITTEE BUDGET DISCUSSION 04.28.09 |
PROJECTS IN THE WORKS:
1. Gather information on schools and related programs
2. Partnered small projects with Central City Outreach Center
3. Developing work with 9th Street Elementary to bolster their own efforts
The mission of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Education Committee is to empower and uplift community members of all ages by facilitating opportunities to both teach and learn from each other.
- Collective and Personal Responsibility—We share responsibility for each other, just as we are responsible for our selves. We respect one another unconditionally. The strength of our community depends on the tenacity and cohesiveness of its people. We know it is up to us to make it happen and we know we need to do what it takes.
- Excellence and Value—We strive for achieving excellence in all we do and aim to add identifiable value to the lives of those around us.
- Possibility—We are optimistic in our approach of known and unknown challenges.
- Voice—We embrace the opinions of one another and take ownership over ensuring that the wide variety of voices of our community are heard and if not they are sought out.
PROJECTS MAIN FOCUS: EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS
- Opportunities for (k-12) students living on skid row
- Opportunities for (k-8) students living in/near downtown
RATIONALE: Per the discussion at our outreach meeting we have found that the needs of the (k-12, but particularly the k-8) children living in/near downtown are not being met. Given our previously tackled projects have had an adult education and empowerment focus, we are looking to engage a new pocket of our community. At the same time we know that if we impact younger members of our community at an earlier time, they are more likely to be increasingly empowered later. We will of course maintain our legacy projects, but are excited to expand on our impact overall.
| INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR 09-10 FISCAL YEAR |
BUDGET FROM FY 08-09
| Education Committee | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
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| | Peace in the Hood Coloring Book | $1,500 | | | | $1,500 | |
| | 3 on 3 Basketball outreach/ T shirts | | $1,000 | | | $1,000 | |
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| | Skid Row Photography Club | $500 | $500 | | | $1,000 | |
| | PHC Van & Misc Used Book give away | | $200 | | | $200 | |
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| | LAPD Boosters Field trip | | | $300 | | $300 | |
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| | | | | | | | $4,000 |
FOCUS QUESTIONS:
- WHAT WORKED AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE? WHAT DIDN’T WORK AND WE SHOULD CUT
- WHAT WOULD WE LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENT BASED ON THE LAST 6 MONTHS?
- CITY BUDGET CUTS OF 10%-- HOW SHOULD WE KEEP THIS IN MIND?
COMMENTS ON PROPOSED FUNDING INVOLVEMENT FOR 09-10
| REPEAT--OG: Peace in the Hood Coloring Book (2nd print) | Project went well last year, may be a need for a 2nd print |
| REPEAT--OG/Vito: 3 on 3 Basketball outreach/ T shirts | Successful program, should continue support |
| REPEAT--DBullock/MBlaze: Skid Row Photography Club | Successful program, should continue support |
| REPEAT--Owner?: PHC Van & Misc Used Book give away | Successful program, should continue support |
| NEW--Cmte Chair: Field trip for 9th St Elem or CCCOC | Want to start/strengthen k-12 involvement in community |
| NEW--RCrockett: Dictionaries/Books for Huntington Reading Club | Successful program, should support further |
| NEW--Cmte Chair: Project with 9th Street Elementary School | Want to start/strengthen k-12 involvement in community |
| NEW--Cmte Chair: Volunteer dinner or working day project- CCCOC | Want to start/strengthen k-12 involvement in community |
| NEW--Cmte Chair: Educational Resources project- admin/outreach | Want to start/strengthen k-12 involvement in community |
| NEW--Cmte Chair: partner committee project | Want to facilitate collaboration with other committees |
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY 09-10 à to be submitted to Executive Committee for approval on 05/05
| Education Committee | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
| | | Jul-Sep | Oct- Dec | Jan- Mar | Apr-Jun | | |
| | OG: Peace in the Hood Coloring Book (2nd print) | $500 | | | | | |
| | OG/Vito: 3 on 3 Basketball outreach/ T shirts | | $1,000 | | | | |
| | DBullock/MBlaze: Skid Row Photography Club | $500 | $500 | | | | |
| | Owner?: PHC Van & Misc Used Book give away | | $200 | | | | |
| | Cmte Chair: Field trip for 9th St Elem or CCCOC | | $200 | $300 | | | |
| | RCrockett: Dictionaries/Books for Huntington Fun Zone Reading Club | $500 | | | | | |
| | Cmte Chair: Project with 9th Street Elementary School | | $500 | $300 | | | |
| | Cmte Chair: Volunteer dinner or working day project- CCCOC | | | $500 | | | |
| | Cmte Chair: Educational Resources project- admin/outreach | $200 | | | | | |
| | Cmte Chair: partner committee project | | | $300 | | | |
| | TOTAL | 1700 | 2400 | 1400 | 0 | 55550000 | |
TOTAL
