27-0046: Subject: Early Care And Education Emergency Grant - Measure C From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appropriating The First 5 Alameda County Early Care And Education Emergency Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) To Provide Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Division Staff And Other Allowable Early Childhood Expenditures

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Subject: Early Care And Education Emergency Grant - Measure C From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appropriating The First 5 Alameda County Early Care And Education Emergency Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) To Provide Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Division Staff And Other Allowable Early Childhood Expenditures

Summary

Oakland’s proposed resolution would appropriate up to $500,000 in First 5 Alameda County Measure C funds for the City’s Early Childhood and Family Services program. The grant would provide one-time stipends of at least $1,000, and up to $5,000, to approximately 81 educators, family-service workers, and center directors, with remaining funds for educational supplies, equipment, and family-support activities. Measure C is funded by a countywide 0.5% sales tax and targets educator recruitment and retention. The action has no General Fund impact or matching requirement and corrects the process for directing funds through the City rather than a fiscal sponsor. It responds to documented wage gaps and supports services for Oakland families, including those experiencing homelessness.