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Home My WebLink About2007 03 12 Regular 605 Early Learning Coalition COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM 605 Informational Consent Public Hearings Regular X March 12. 2007 Regular Meeting / t/// <~~ Mgr. I / Dept. Authorization REQUEST: Mayor John F. Bush is asking the City Commission to review the attached information related to funding assistance for the Early Learning Coalition. PURPOSE: Mayor Bush is asking the City Commission to consider possible funding assistance for the Early Learning Coalition. CONSIDERATIONS: The Early Learning Coalition has submitted information related to their needs, and is attached. ATTACHMENT: A. Information from the Early Learning Coalition sent to Mayor Bush. RECOMMENDATION: The City Commission is being asked to consider offering funding assistance for the Early Learning Coalition. COMMISSION ACTION: ATTACHMENT " A" Page 1 of2 Andrea Lorenzo-Iuaces From: John Bush [johnfbush@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, February 23,2007 1 :05 PM To: Andrea Lorenzo-Iuaces Subject: FW: Seminole Early Learning Coalition Attachments: wintersprings.pdf; ATT00027.htm Please place this on our next regularly scheduled meeting so that the Commission can make a decision. Thanks. John F. Bush, Mayor City of Winter Springs 1126 East SR 434 Winter Springs, FL 32780 (407) 365-8101 (Home) (407) 782-6230 (Cell) (407) 327-4753 (Fax) j fbush@winterspringsfl.org PLEASE RESOND TOifbush@winterswingsfl.org PLEASE NOTE: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from City officials regarding City business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. -----Original Message----- From: Bob O'Malley [mailto:bomalley@ronsachs.com] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 12:42 PM To: jfbush@winterspringsfl.org Subject: Seminole Early Learning Coalition Dear Mayor Bush, I serve on the Early Learning Coalition of Seminole County as a volunteer and gubernatorial appointee. We recently submitted the attached budget request to the City of Longwood for match funding that will allow us to leverage state funding for pre-K education for citizens of Seminole County. We've since received a sizable contribution from Seminole County as well as several municipalities. Anything that you can do to advance our request would be greatly appreciated. If you need more information, please let me know. I am available to speak at a commission meeting if necessary. Thank you for your help. Best regards, Bob O'Malley 3/2/2007 L'\ I( I \ I I, \ 1< N 1 ~, I. I I 1:\ I I I ! I. ) '" () I SEMI , February 7,2007 k..H't.'fl \to/ill;.", {-.U'~ IiIU I f h~r, {,,, The Honorable John F. Bush Mayor City of Winter Springs 1126 State Road 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 f\O\Hl> III [JIHII lOll' f.~\'ly,,/irlt' ( olltfuiu{'c Dear Mayor Bush: \licbd \,.m,h,tlL rA", '\\\'11 I~I Thank you for meeting with Interim Executive Director, Linda LaFitte and myself on January 31, 2007 to discuss the Coalition's request for matching funds. f.J""in \\.'ri~ht, \'10 t 1,,111 ! nd!il1fi ' Hn..'fH Ad.Jl1hon. n'l'dflno 1-/1./1 'JIg I Jf1ur;t JCfH'r. II/HI C)"U} /;'/Fr r;,:fluh f ),/U ( '/1'j I hope that the information provided to will be valuable to you in making your decision. As you requested, I have included fact sheets to be distributed to rest of the Commission. If there is specific data you are interested in exploring further, please contact me directly and I will make sure it is provided. Sh~HHHH1 t. Jl;unblt.."\ !-In: E.lI> 1I,'!'lit"",!., ,ui:i A tll,it'll;;;I:,,: Vel"" \Vilh..."" 1'1,,1) I ,j'fiHtI><W'I,", (It) ,'!/~"fi/e'd Thank you again for meeting with me and for further discussing the Coalition's request. flook forward to hearing from Mr. McLemore once the Commission has discussed further the process for entertaining requests. (:o,t/ilioll,Hcmben S.d"e..ft~r ( It.Ulg. ( f'PJ.<' f :n { ',u~ IlfJ~hnh (lor\..Hflh l ),,<f,, t",.,/I !lrll!,t"!~ f ,'....It! PatrlllJ h';lI1~ ~cereIY' I De~r.)n~ Director of Community Affairs r f''''i'ttltrJ/t} {Oi:lfftnU(I! ( d 1,-' tOI ('bdd"(,, JU\ u.' J liown H ;lr-1.(H-t t ( (li(U! 1-/(",. /,i Hub ();\l..II,,, '!,"tr,!'!.ln rl,:/.Jftij'; IMn !\f.min, Ph n {'It:';~'T'\fij a(( (1::1'.1/ Nm!d~; \Ltrjnnl' ;\hufa\ '-lnnpu'!( ( IIt/Jln /'ub/1I ), h(I";," CC: Commissioner Robert S. Miller Commissioner Donald A. Gilmore Commissioner Joanne M. Krebs Commissioner Rick Brown Commissioner Sally McGinnis Ronald McLemore, City Manager i{ugl,.-, PUPil l/(',/</ \[.J!( {heryl Salll"'fI ! J1'/'^Jl1PVIIl il!( lllid1tl; ( 1,11111/1i' 11) J ;rflb SwllC I )['r('/r1f'!r/!'fu.d ( (lito /01 !'~fdl,:' ,I'hl ( ),,/d.r(/I .N'I, 'p~i n:j'Ut1 ,l!r'du.1i { 01((1 ~tll;i1HH: rc\in~k~ \{'I'1 n;o!t' "iI"I '1th I' III j' ~I//t,Jr I lid, Vall I leI \X'<idl ( fUNuU'_HI_H/O If,;;;,/,/o(( in. 11'1 I "lJ/l1t!'I/U'}f" RIJ,'ienl;ln' Zi~nl(tnd \.( Ud "il/( '( ~I!I:i!) 1I,^,z!'tJ { Jtfirll: '''(Jl! 2,\9 Hinchan Ruad [;li.e I\hry. n .~271(, iO-S71 1101 phune' ',O:,H-I 1100 h". WII'U',H'l1IiIlOI"/"II'ZyJ,.'II'uing,org f I/'JJI.'} P; !'df{ i'l !J/rl.t:o/(I/'lf tro,lfo:~,- In/lf'I,.urn: ('t1ii~:'l t.n,,! I (;iJJII/IE! Karen Willis, B:~::utjvt Dim:tor BOARD OF DIRECTORS Exe{;Utive Committee Michael Co~cha1J, Chair ASWM. PA Edwin Wright, Vice Chair Embarq Brem Adamson, TrelU1i1V Rich Plan Tamara Tener, Past Choir Terrer Family Child Can! Shannon Chambl"" Fim l,ars Preschooland Kindngilrtcn Velma Williams, Ph.D. Commusioncr, City afSal'.ftrd Coalition Members Sylvester Chang Chang'; Car GIrl Elizabeth Dorwonh Dorward; Prop crt)' Group Patricia Frank Community Coordinated Carc for Childrm Joyce Hinton \\r.7rk1Dra CCniTal Honda Bob O'Malley AlmoPlan Orlando Larry Martin. Ph.D. Univmity of C:nm;1 Florida Marjorie Murray Scminok County Public School: Roger Popp H~ad Sta17 Cheryl Salmon Dtpartmmt afChildren d- Familitt Dr. Linda Stone Dcvclopmallal CmterIJr inftntt and Child= at Ama Ii Palm" Mtdica! Cmta' Suz:mne Tesinsky Scmino!e COl1lmtlllity Calltgc Dick Van Der Weide Cammwioncr. Bnnrd ofCau/lt)' Commissionm Rosemary Zigrnond Scminou COl/nt)' Hcafth D'1'artmmt COALIT;o;, OF August 18, 2006 The Honorable John F. Bush Mayor City of Winter Springs 1126 State Road 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 Dear Mayor Bush: Thank you for allowing me to address the Commission on Monday, August 14, 2006. We appreciate the Commission's willingness to further consider our request. As stated during my presentation, our request for $7,500 will allow the Coalition to pull down roughly one-third of the dollars we will spend on child care for Winter Springs residents over the next fiscal year. This return on your investment ensures low income parents can work and their children can have a quality early education experience. If there is additional information you would like to see regarding our services and their impact on our community, please contact me directly. I look forward to having the opportunity to address the Commission again in the near future. Sincerely, / _..//'7// /{a;(/' //".., A ~:~ / /' /~-t..t~h '. " ( Karen Willis, CWDP Executive Director CC: Commissioner Robert S. Miller Commissioner Donald A. Gilmore Commissioner Joanne M. Krebs Commissioner Michael S. Blake Commissioner Sally McGinnis Ronald McLemore, City Manager 239 Rinehart Road Lake Mary, FL 32;46 407.871.1101 phone · 407.87 L 11 00 fax . www.seminoleenrlyletlTning.org Fundcd in part hy thc AgwC)' for Warkforcc innovation, Office of Ear~' Lcarning Karen \'Villis, F.'Cte<aivt' Director BO,\RD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee Mi<:hacl Gotschall, ClJa:,. ASiFi\!. i'A Edwin \>;iright. Vice Chili, Err;bai'q Brent Adamson, 'fre~t.surc" Rich i'!.m Tamara Tencr~ Rut ClJr:.ir Teller /':1mi/y Child em" Shannon Chambl"" First }t.tr.t Prt:!c/tool,md Kindagdrlt'll Velma \Villiarns. Ph.D. Con:nu'JSioI1Cr. Clt} ofS(Jl~fVrd Coalition Member.< Sylvester Chang Chang's Ctr em' Eli7.abclh Dorv.'orth DOTu./'Jrrh Propen)" Group Patricia Frank Cf'mmunif)' Coordmltud Care fir O,ild,.,.." jovce Himon WhrkfiJra em",,,} nand:;;. Bob O'Mallc)' Mc:mP1.111 Or/fwd? Larry Martin, Ph.D. [hlbcrs;t"y QfCcntlit! F!olid..; Marjorie Murray St~mi"lOJt: C.o.,,1ZSi' Public Sdmoi! Roger POpf' F!c.1d SC.117 Chcrvl Salmon DqN;~tmt:m nfC!;ildren & Fitm:iicf Dr. Linda Stone De"clof""f11~1! Cemer (VrirJ.1It!s r:"d ClJildwz at Arnold Rtf",r, iv[diett! Center Suzanne Tesinskv Scminok Commu.ll:"ty Colfcgc Dick Y.m Oct Weide Comm:!Jionc:; Board n!Co;tnty CnmmiIs:'oner-; Rosemary Zigmond Sm,;,;aj, C~um)' Hcd:h D'P"':7r;C11t ~ARL~' LE:\R~I?\(; COAi.IT:()=' ()f , ---- (;"flrl h!'girtr.i':;,! !,t.~ t .~ /:frr,: .,.,~.,~ July 24, 2006 The Honorable John F. Bush Mayor City of Winter Springs 1126 State Road 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 Dear Mayor Bush: Please consider this as follow up to the May 31, 2006 letter submitted on behalf of the Early Learning Coalition by Community Coordinated Care for Children (4C). In that letter, the City of Winter Springs is asked to contribute $7,500 towards the local dollars needed to pull down over $4 Million in federal childcare funds for working poor families. Considering that each local dollar brings almost $16.00 in federal funds, the return to our community of over $117,000 makes this an extraordinary investment of City funds. And as an added benefit, your entire contribution will be used solely for the direct cost of childcare. The Coalition does not retain any local dollars for administration or any other service-related expenses. Last year, the parents of over 3,761 Seminole County children were able to go to work knowing their children were in a safe and healthy environment. These parents, who make up our community's low wage workforce, are dependent on subsided childcare to make ends meet. Your support this year will allow these vulnerable families to remain part of the economic fabric of our community. We are pleased to respond to any questions and look forward to your affirmative response. ., Sincerely{" /' /. ;/ 'r/~:/;;.;~.~'.::,j//'/' ;. ~~~' 'Karen Willis;- CWDP Executive Director CC: Commissioner Robert S. Miller Commissioner Donald A. Gilmore Commissioner Joanne M. Krebs Commissioner Michael S, Blake Commissioner Sally McGinnis Ronald McLemore, City Manager ~""'-", >';;"','.;'<,..< d.\- -~.,. 239 Rinehart Road Lake Mary, FL 32;46 407.871.1101 phone. 407.871.1100 fax. Ulww.seminoltteariylenrnillg.OI'g Fu.l1drdir; par! ~)' the Ag~n9'fil' ri;/orkforcc !nrtOt'r;(1<m, OffiC( o.f ~El1r{l' Lcr..rr..ing 4C receives funding in full or in part from the following: City of Allamonle Springs City of Kissimmee Cily of Orlando Cily of SI. Clouo Florida Department of Children & Families Florida Department of Health Heart of Florida United Way Orange County Government Orange County Cilizens' Commission for Children Orange COunll! Citizens' Review Panel Osceola Board of County Commissioners Seminole County School Board The Early Learning Coalition of Orange County The Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County I AWl The Early Learning Coalition of Seminole County / AWl U.S. Department of Health and Human Services IAWl Orange 3500 West Colonial Drive Orlando, Fl 32808 (407) 522-2252 Fax: (407) 445.7341 Community Coordinated Care For Children, Inc. Central Florida's Most Trusted Family and Children's Resource www.4ccentralflorida.org May 31, 2006 Ronald McLemore, City Manager City of Winter Springs 1126 E. S.R. 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 Dear Mr. McLemore: As the City of Winter Springs makes plans for the 2006-2007 budget year, Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc. (4C), at the request of the Early Learning Coalition of Seminole (Coalition), is asking for your support for children from working families in need. On behalf of the 239 Winter Springs city residents who received child care and financial assistance in 2005, it is our hope that the City of Winter Springs will consider a contribution of $7,500 to be used to draw down State matching funds. Every dollar 4C raises for the Early Learning Program draws down $15.67 in State dollars. Your much-needed assistance will help the Coalition and 4C to continue the effort to provide low- income children with the quality care tools they need to begin school ready to learn. If the required local match dollars are not raised, nearly 500 Seminole County children could potentially face disenrollment. For 37 years 4C has been helping low-income working families achieve self- sufficiency by overcoming financial barriers to quality early learning child care programs. Child care financial assistance and related early care and learning services enable low-income working families to accept and retain stable employment knowing that their children are cared for in a safe and loving environment learning invaluable skills that will help aSSllre their future success. Since its inception in 1969, 4C has continued to fulfill its mission, "to empower the community to provide for its futtlre through developing, coordinating and strengthening programs that care for children." The National League of Cities (NLC) survey of officials from 501 cities nationwide shows that municipalities such as yours are dedicating funds to early childhood development programs. The top five reasons community leaders gave for this shift in funding are: . When children enter school healthy and ready to learn, they are more likely to achieve better grades and have fewer behavioral problems (74%); . When children have positive early childhood experiences, they have a reduced chance of becoming juvenile delinquents (74%); . When children have positive early childhood experiences, their likelihood of needing social services as adults is reduced (66%); Osceola Seminole 2232-2236 Bronson Hwy. Kissimmee, Fl 34741 (407) B46-5311 Fax: (407) 846.5307 1414 Celery Avenue Sanford, Ft 32771 (407) 324-9999 Fax: (407) 342.4185 . When quality, affordable child care is available to working parents, they often experience improved job performance and economic stability (64%); and "!t's the right thing to do"; a moral responsibility to take care of young children exists (60%). The future costs of low-income children being unprepared to enter school can be extreme. For every year a child lives in poverty, the child's future productivity decreases by $9,000. Cost-benefits analysts estimate that for every dollar spent on quality preschool, the community saves more than $7 in future costs. Furthermore, according to the NLC, "If working families do not get the help they need.. .their problems eventually land on the cities' doorstep through growing homelessness, uncompensated care in public clinics and hospitals, and rising demands on soup kitchens." Your contribution will make a significant and positive impact for the neediest of citizens in our community by helping to maintain at-risk children in programs that prepare them for a better future while helping their parents maintain employment and remain contributing members to the community's economy. Your support is critically needed. Please join us in "caring for our future today." Sincerely, ( ----\ / }'..,... '- .~. ,,/ / .,..,.... . ..'---. L~~~~Tt-Delllli:. / - O' ",,\ Resource Development Manager cc: Karen Willis, Executive Director, Early Learning Coalition of Seminole