Legislation Details

File #: 26-0876    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/20/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/28/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $58,642 grant that requires a match, from Metro North Regional Employment Board to the Health and Human Services Department for the YouthWorks Summer Program.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. Somerville YouthWorks 2026-27 FEC, 2. Groundwork Match Letter_YouthWorks 2026
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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $58,642 grant that requires a match, from Metro North Regional Employment Board to the Health and Human Services Department for the YouthWorks Summer Program.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $58,642 from Metro North Regional Employment Board to the Health and Human Services Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant requires partial matching funds which will be contributed by Groundwork Somerville.

 

The purpose of this grant is to pay for salaries of eligible youth participants and the operational costs of the YouthWorks Summer Program.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Jake Wilson, Mayor