Fiscal Note
Sufficient Federal CDBG funds of $125,000 are available for this project within the Community Development Division’s Acquisition/Rehab Reserve Fund, which was authorized as part of the Division’s 2015 adopted operating budget. The use of CDBG funds will have no impact on the local levy.
Title
Authorizing up to $125,000 of CDBG funds to support Literacy Network’s acquisition of the former south Madison Wingra Clinic property located at 701 Dane Street to expand literacy services to Madison area adults.
Body
Literacy Network proposes to purchase and renovate a property at 701 Dane St. in South Madison to provide for a significant expansion of its services. Literacy Network provides one-to-one tutoring for English as a second language (ESL), basic literacy, community literacy, family literacy and English in the schools, integrated English and civics education, and workplace literacy. The organization’s programs are specifically tailored to the needs, goals, and different learning styles of its individual adult learners. Ninety percent of the organization’s participants are low-income and 90% are persons of color.
Literacy Network currently leases space. Due to the rise in demand for its services, the space is no longer adequate. The organization proposes to purchase a property on the south side of Madison that will allow it to double its service capacity. It will also allow the organization to provide on-site space for childcare for households with young children who need care while parents are receiving literacy services.
Action
WHEREAS, the nonprofit organization Literacy Network is a primary provider of adult literacy services in the Dane County area, and
WHEREAS, there is a pressing and increasing demand for adult literacy services in the Dane County area, and
WHEREAS, Literacy Network cannot accommodate the increasing demand for adult literacy services at its current south Madison location because of space constraints, and
WHEREAS the 7...
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