Speaker 8: Thank you. Item 13.
Speaker 1: Report from Health and Human Services Recommendation to execute documents with the United States Department of Health and.
Speaker 5: Human Services to receive grant funding.
Speaker 1: In the amount of 5.4 million for the Life Coaching and the Fundamentals.
Speaker 8: Of Fatherhood.
Speaker 1: Project City Wide.
Speaker 8: So Stanford.
Speaker 1: Group.
Speaker 11: Vice mayor, council members, in addition to the $7.
Speaker 9: Million the workforce that we've just accepted, I'm to turn this over to.
Speaker 7: Our Health and Human Services Director Kelly Collopy to talk about another five and a half million.
Speaker 9: Dollars for a brand new program.
Speaker 15: Good evening, Council Members. The Life Coaching and Fundamentals of Fatherhood Project is the first time program in Long Beach aims to provide support to low income fathers to ensure that children are healthy, safe and emotionally secure. The program aims to improve father involvement through a comprehensive program that creates responsible fatherhood by increasing economic stability of the fathers , increasing their emotional well-being and the ability to connect with their children, as well as healthy co-parenting relationships. The program is going to target 600 low income first time fathers between the ages of 18 to 44 who've had a child born in the past five years. It's a it's a five year grant. Uh, 5,000,438 $7,465. And, um, basically the intervention of what they will be receiving is they'll get life coaching. They'll be assessed for job readiness and then mental health in the Met needs. So the fathers will receive an evidence based intervention through 13 week fatherhood and co-parenting groups at the partner sites. When they're ready, they'll be able to receive job training. That includes placement, financial literacy and monetary incentives for those who obtain a job and keep their job for more than three months. And finally, for those who need mental health services, the program will link them to appropriate mental health resources. In the end, participants will complete the program, and they'll have a graduation ceremony to show that their participation in improving the role of fatherhood.
Speaker 8: Thank you, Councilmember Your Honor.
Speaker 2: Thank you for their report. Just a few questions. Now, when you talk about you mentioned the demographic 16 to 40 to.
Speaker 15: 18 to 44.
Speaker 2: You. Because Rex is part of that population group. The Robert he has a job so he's he's cool.
Speaker 7: He's cool. Yeah.
Speaker 2: Underplayed in the city council. But the storyline in regards to the the mentoring and the and the education that they're going to get, it is going to be that before with with the with the gateway. Are they going to be in a classroom setting? How are you going to reach out to these individuals? And basically, how are you going to identify them and and ensure their participation?
Speaker 15: So we have ten partner agencies that we're working with to make referrals to the program. Once they're in that program, they'll receive the life coaching for 13 weeks and then they'll be working with goodwill for the training.
Speaker 2: So Goodwill so you're building partnerships with some other service agencies within the community as well in order to provide this dysfunction?
Speaker 4: Yes.
Speaker 2: Okay. Now and same the same I said last hour, although you're going to have a graduation, is there going to be something a carrot, I guess, that these individuals can get at the end a job or a degree enrollment in a in a college or university program?
Speaker 15: You know, so the drug the job training includes placement, financial literacy and monetary incentives. So if they're able to keep the job for more than three months, they'll receive an additional incentive.
Speaker 4: Okay.
Speaker 2: And one final question. Is there going to be some. How do I put this without being insensitive? Are these are students going to be, quote unquote, vetted for drug use? Criminal records. Those types of things. Or or is there going to be a forgiveness for some of that?
Speaker 15: You know, I don't know. I don't have the answer to that. But I can find out and get back to you.
Speaker 2: I mean, you have a 44 year old first time father. Dude's been around the block a couple of times, maybe a few alleys like me. So, you know, I'm just wanting to make sure that if there's going to be mentoring, that it's a positive type of mentoring and that, you know, you don't have some negative elements in there that you met with each other. You if you catch my drift.
Speaker 15: Right. I will get back to you with that information things.
Speaker 2: Like.
Speaker 3: Yes. You can be a mentor, Roberto.
Speaker 4: Councilman Austin, thank you. I did have a couple of quick questions. Is this a new grant for the city?
Speaker 15: It is a new grant, yes.
Speaker 4: Who seem to have a recall is having some kind of a program very similar to this out of the central area. Several years ago, they were kind of teaching life skills and and working with the young fathers. I think this is an excellent, excellent idea. This is I'm thrilled that we have this grant. And I'm even more thrilled that we'll be able to serve 600 low income, first time fathers through the city. Now, I do notice we hiring for this position. We will.
Speaker 1: Be hiring.
Speaker 15: Three new positions to be located at the Centers for Family and Youth.
Speaker 4: Okay. Thank you.
Speaker 8: Councilmember Richardson.
Speaker 3: Thank you, Vice Mayor. I guess my questions are similar to the questions on the last grant. How will this align with the local action plan we're developing for My Brother's Keeper, as well as our work with the very young adults, 18 to 24, who might be making a few mistakes, as well as our work with disconnected youth who aren't in school or in the workforce. How can we align this life coaching to help support those three initiatives?
Speaker 15: So these are first time fathers. So it's ages 18 to 44 who do have a child. And if you know that the child is within up to age five. So where it makes where it aligns with the rest of the programs. I see it as one more level of support to go with the rest of the programs in terms of providing job training and coaching and to be able to build the capacity that that and the strength and which also is a real strong prevention program, because stronger fathers, more effective fathers, will be doing much better with their children moving forward.
Speaker 3: Thank you. So I would just. Hope that, you know, all the key staff that are doing this fantastic work are coordinating on this because it's really impactful. And Councilmember Ranga I, I almost meet the qualification a few weeks ago for I got my new job and definitely was on the low income list. But with the county salary, with the council salary. But I think I just missed it now. But thanks a lot for thinking of me. Congratulations.
Speaker 8: Councilwoman Gonzalez.
Speaker 5: Thank you, Kelly, for this. I think this is wonderful that we're able to look at fathers a little bit more. We always look at mothers and and it's wonderful that we're able to do this now, where it's great that we'll be enrolling 600 low income, first time adult fathers of a C from high need areas. So which areas are they where we targeting specific zip codes or where would they these fathers be coming from? Exactly in the city.
Speaker 15: Where they'll be coming through ten different partner agencies. If they fit the criteria, then they would be able to be referred. So it's not specific. The services themselves will be that will be provided in our offices, that Center for Families and Youth, but also Families, Uniting Families and then at Goodwill.
Speaker 5: So they're all referred into this process. Okay, great. Thank you for your work.
Speaker 8: Thank you. Council members, is there any member of the public that wish to address Council on item 13? Seeing none. Members cast your vote.
Speaker 1: Motion carries.
Speaker 8: Item 14.
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments between the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Family Assistance, and the City of Long Beach to receive grant funding in the amount of $5,437,465, for the Life Coaching & the Fundamentals of Fatherhood Project for the period of 
October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2020; execute all necessary documents and agreements with partner agencies; and increase appropriations in the Health Fund (SR 130) in the Health and Human Services Department (HE) by $753,905.  (Citywide)