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File ID: 2022-02292 2/7/2023 Consent Item 15.
Grant agreement: PRO Youth and Families, Inc, for #SacYouthWorks: Futures - Underage Cannabis Education, Prevention and Outreach
File ID: 2022-02292
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a grant agreement with PRO Youth & Families, Inc. for the #SacYouthWorks: Futures program for a not-to-exceed amount to $718,101.
Contact: Lindee Lane, Youth Development Policy Manager, (916) 808-1171, [email protected], Office of Youth Development, Office of the City Manager Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Exhibit A: Grant Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: In 2017, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) established a separate Community Outreach fund within their Cannabis Policy and Enforcement Multi-Year Operating Project (I06420000) that allocates $250,000 annually to the OCM Community Outreach Program (I06420500) for youth education and prevention efforts. OCM’s objective in establishing this fund is to educate and inform parents and young people about the potential hazards of cannabis use by adolescents and teens.
In January 2022, the OCM in partnership with the Office of Youth Development (OYD) determined that the best use of this funding set aside is to leverage, strengthen, and expand existing efforts already being carried out through OYD’s #SacYouthWorks: Futures (“#Futures”) program. The OCM provided supplemental funds (contract #2022-0258) to support the initial #Futures cohort for the period of January - June 2022 which exhibited strong quantitative and qualitative results. The OCM wishes to continue providing supplemental funding to support the #Futures program. #Futures responds to the needs of Sacramento youth from communities most impacted by the passage of Proposition 64
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(legalization of adult recreational marijuana use) and aims to support youth in creating pathways to healthy futures and college and/or career success. Using the City’s highly successful #SacYouthWorks program framework, "Connect, Earn, Learn," #Futures integrates underage marijuana and substance use prevention education and advocacy into a work- based learning model. The City of Sacramento, in partnership with PRO Youth & Families, Inc. (“Grantee”) as the lead agency, works in collaboration with the Sacramento County Coalition for Youth (SCCY), The Social Changery, and other community-based organizations in the coordination and implementation of the #Futures program.
The goal of #Futures is to increase knowledge and awareness among youth, families, and the community with clear messaging regarding the impacts of cannabis use - particularly the impact on youth brain development. #Futures youth participants engage in work-experience projects such as providing prevention and education presentations for peers in the community and creating and delivering messaging for local campaigns. #Futures is primarily funded by a three-year grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program-Cohort 2 with supplemental funding provided by the Office of Cannabis Management. Combined, these funds have supported seven community-based organizations with engaging 100 youth in direct programming and reached thousands more through campaign activities to date.
In its second year of programming, #Futures will support 10-15 community-based organizations with engaging 350 youth in direct programming, as outlined in this agreement, which enables the City to continue strengthening the #Futures program through two key components: (1) expanding the reach and increasing the quality of the program, including engaging 100 additional youth in direct programming (above what the BSCC grant provides for); and (2) building on and bolstering cannabis prevention and education campaigns including Future Forward, a local underage marijuana use prevention campaign developed by the Sacramento County Coalition for Youth; and [Cannabis] Decoded, a successful harm-reduction and prevention campaign developed by The Social Changery.
Policy Considerations: This report is consistent with implementation of the Council- approved Citywide Youth Development Plan & Framework for Children and Youth Programs, Framework for Inclusive Economic & Community Development, and the Resolution Defining the City of Sacramento’s Public Safety Services [to include] Youth-Centered Prevention Services.
Economic Impacts: Vast research exists demonstrating that high-quality programs produce positive youth development outcomes. Likewise, research shows that investing early in the healthy development of young people can have long-term positive impacts both on an individual’s future outcomes and on the public in the form of upstream savings and a broader, more civically engaged tax base.
Environmental Considerations: None.
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: California Healthy Kids Survey data for Sacramento County (2017-2019) indicates that since the passage of Proposition 64, marijuana use has increased by grade level; underage use of cannabis and alcohol are similar over the course of a 30-day period; and older students (grades 9 and 11) are more likely to believe that marijuana consumption is less harmful than alcohol. Further, data from the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) found that youth believe that marijuana is easier to get and use now that it has been legalized for adult recreational use, with youth grades 11-12 reporting a 60% increase. National data about the harmful effects of short- and long-term marijuana continues to mount as well, especially at the intersection of multiple risk-factors that many of our most vulnerable youth face. Effects of short-term use include impaired short-term memory and motor coordination; altered judgment; increased sexual risk behaviors, leading to STIs (a particular issue in Sacramento); and in high doses,
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paranoia, and psychosis.
Many lessons were learned, and opportunities identified from the initial year of #Futures programming that emphasize the need for underage marijuana use prevention outreach and the gaps in youth informed service delivery approaches to address these needs. These lessons, and the recommendations they helped inform, are incorporated into this agreement.
Financial Considerations: There are sufficient resources available in the Office of Cannabis Management Community Outreach Program (I06420500) to fund the agreement.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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