Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
Strongly encouraging Madison's Washington delegation to Congress to reauthorize Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding.
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WHEREAS Community Action Coalition for South Central WI, Inc. (CAC) is the locally designated Community Action Agency serving the city of Madison, and;
WHEREAS CAC has a long history of successfully mobilizing resources to help low-income people achieve economic self-sufficiency by bringing together the public, private and non-profit sectors, and;
WHEREAS as a result of this resource mobilization CAC has organized the collection and distribution of millions of pounds of food to 35 food pantries throughout the county; nurtured community gardens, now managing 16 sites in the community that serve over 670 families, more than half from communities of color; has helped thousands of people find housing through counseling, case management, eviction prevention other financial services; has helped people of limited means start businesses, find jobs and better manage their resources; and has provided clothing to families in need, and;
WHEREAS the federal Community Services Block Grant provides core funding support and capacity to CAC, and;
WHEREAS reauthorization, funding, and appropriations are needed for the federal Community Services Block Grant for Federal Fiscal Year 2006;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Madison Common Council strongly encourages U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, U.S. Senator Herb Kohl and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin to support reauthorization, funding appropriations of the federal Community Services Block Grant and its requirement that 90% of the funds be passed through to locally designated Community Action Agencies.