[00:00:01] IT IS 9 A.M.. [Workforce-Education and Equity on November 5, 2024.] WE'RE CALLING THE WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND EQUITY COMMITTEE TO ORDER. YES. SO WE CAN'T START JUST YET. WE HAVE A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT'S PART OF THE RECORD. WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES FOR THE RECORDS. WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BEGIN UNTIL THAT MATTER IS CLEARED UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW. IT'S 9:25. WE'VE RETURNED FROM RECESS. THE MEETING OF THE WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND EQUITY COMMITTEE WILL NOW MOVE TOWARD THE APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 15TH, 2024 WORKFORCE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND APPROVED TO CHAIRWOMAN. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY OPPOSITION? THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS IDENTIFIED BY ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE BRIEFING ITEMS. TODAY WE BEGIN WITH AN OVERVIEW OF OUT OF SCHOOL TIME LANDSCAPE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE LANDSCAPE AND UPDATE ON RELATED PROJECTS. THIS MORNING, JESSICA GALLISHAW, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY CARE AND EMPOWERMENT. HOLLY HOLT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CARE AND EMPOWERMENT. DENITA WILLIAMS, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CARE AND EMPOWERMENT. MARJORIE MURAT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL, KYLE FRANCIS, VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT, DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL. THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE NAMES I HAVE TODAY. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PEREIRA. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO HEAR THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. IF YOU DON'T HAVE WORDS, I WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE AN OVERVIEW AND GET EVERYONE SITUATED. MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE GO FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO TODAY WE ARE PREPARING TO HEAR ABOUT CHILD CARE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMING, ALSO KNOWN AS OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMING, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ROBUST AND HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMING AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMING ARE CRITICAL. THEY ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS IT PROVIDES NOT ONLY IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL AND ENRICHMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN, IT ALSO PREPARES THEM AND SUPPORTS LONG TERM THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. BUT MOST OF ALL, I THINK IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR PARENTS AND GIVE THEM A PATH TOWARD PLANNING TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND IN THE WORKFORCE IN WHICH THEY KNOW THEY NEED TO. GREAT WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITY IN ORDER TO SECURE THEIR SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THEIR CHILDREN. SO TODAY, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING FROM THE PUBLIC, THIS TEAM TODAY WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ON THE CITY'S EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT EACH OF YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOUR MICS ARE ON SO THAT WE CAN HEAR YOU, AND THEN MOST OF ALL, MAKE SURE AS YOU SPEAK, YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AGAIN. SO FOR THE RECORD, SO WE'LL KNOW WHO IS ACTUALLY HERE. AND EVEN THOUGH I CALLED YOUR NAME AND GIVING THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TODAY. THANK YOU. WE'RE READY TO BEGIN. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND MY NAME IS JESSICA GALLISHAW. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CARE. AND I'LL GET US STARTED. AND I'M GOING TO START OFF BY JUST GIVING A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS THAT WE ADMINISTER WITHIN OUR OFFICE. SO THE FIRST OF THOSE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE FIRST SLIDE, THE OKAY. THE FIRST OF THOSE IS OUR CORE PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME SERVICES PROGRAM. WE CALL IT E-CLASS. THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE'VE NAMED AND BILLED THE PROGRAM WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT. NEXT SLIDE. AND OUR GENERAL PROGRAM IS OUR PROVIDERS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A SUBSIDY BASED PROGRAM WHERE WE SERVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF KIDS. THE NEXT PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER IS THE SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM. SO IT IS FOR SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES OR SPECIFIC FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SPECIFIC BARRIERS. THAT PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE WE OFFER IT THROUGH CONTRACTED SERVICES WITH COMMUNITY BASED PROVIDERS, RATHER THAN THE SUBSIDY BASED STRUCTURE OF THE OTHER PROGRAM. AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO AN OVERVIEW OF OUR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDED PROVIDERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE INTEGRATED WITHIN THE PRESENTATION THAT OUR PARTNERS ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT. [00:05:04] SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO OUR PROGRAM IS TO REMOVE THE PURPOSE IS TO REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO CHILDCARE. SO THE SUBSIDY STRUCTURE FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THAT MEANS, IT MEANS THAT WE ARE PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT COST CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF THOSE SERVICES, BUT NOT PAYING 100% OF THOSE COSTS. WE USE A STRUCTURE WHEREBY WE COMPLETE A REGULAR ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS OF SERVICES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMING, AS WELL AS FOR OUT OF SCHOOL BASED ON AGE, YOU KNOW, BASED ON MARKET. AND THEN WE PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE COST WHERE THE FAMILY THEN INVESTS ABOUT 30% OF THOSE COSTS. THAT CAN BE A LITTLE VARIED BECAUSE EACH PROVIDER ITSELF SETS THEIR OWN PRICING, AND OUR SUBSIDY IS BASED ON A MARKET ANALYSIS AND NOT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PRICING STRUCTURE. AND WE ALSO LOOK TO REMOVE GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS. SO ONE ISSUE THAT'S TRUE FOR BOTH EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CHILD CARE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, IS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACCESSIBILITY AND WHERE THE SERVICES ARE, THERE ARE SOME PRETTY HUGE DISPARITIES. THERE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A VERY LIMITED ACCESS, VERY FEW PROVIDERS THAT ARE LOCAL, AND THEN THERE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT TEND TO HAVE A LOT MORE. AND OUR PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY ARE DESIGNED SO THAT THE PARENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SELECTIONS THAT BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS, WHETHER IT'S PROXIMITY TO WORK OR HOME OR SOMETHING ELSE. BUT WE DO NOT ASSIGN OR REQUIRE THEM TO PARTICIPATE WITH CERTAIN PROVIDERS, AS LONG AS THAT PROVIDER IS WILLING TO BECOME A VENDOR OF THE CITY. AND WE CAN THEREFORE PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES AND WE WILL WORK WITH THEM. SO AGAIN, ADDITIONAL PURPOSE, OF COURSE, TO HELP PARENTS WITH COVERING THOSE FULL COSTS TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES. SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE ARPA PROJECT, WHICH WAS REALLY AIMED TOWARDS HELPING TO SUPPORT PROVIDERS IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY AND THEN ALSO HELPING PARENTS TO MAKE THOSE CHILDCARE DECISIONS. SO OUR STAFF THAT MANAGES THE PROGRAM ALSO CONSULTS WITH PARENTS AND MAY HELP THEM IDENTIFY SOME PROVIDERS OR FIND OR LOCATE PROVIDERS THAT WILL BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS. SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST O PROGRAM, EXCUSE ME. WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM, AS EXPLAINED, DOES PROVIDE A PORTION OF THOSE EXPENSES. IT IS FUNDED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. AND THAT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY THE CASE FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS. WE THEREFORE ARE ABLE TO ENROLL FAMILIES THAT EARN UP TO 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. AND IT'S A SKILL THAT IS PROVIDED HERE WITH THE AGES AND THEN THOSE WEEKLY SUBSIDIES. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SUBSIDIES DO GO DOWN ON AGE, BECAUSE THE COSTS ARE TYPICALLY HIGHER FOR INFANTS VERSUS FOR OLDER OR SCHOOL AGED KIDS, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD TENDS TO BE FULL DAY CARE, WHEREAS OUT OF SCHOOL TIME IS, OF COURSE, TYPICALLY AFTERNOON PROGRAMS. WE ACTUALLY CONDUCT THAT MARKET ANALYSIS EVERY TWO YEARS. I THINK THAT WE COMPLETED THE LAST ONE JUST THIS PAST YEAR AND MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS ON THAT BASIS. AND SO THAT'S PART OF OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES, IS TO DO THAT TWICE EVERY TWO YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STAYING AND MEETING THE NEEDS AS THE MARKET RATES GROW. THE NEXT CHART IS ACTUALLY JUST A CHART OF THE INCOME LIMITS THAT AREA MEDIAN INCOME LIMITS. WE DON'T NEED TO HOVER ON THAT UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. BUT WE DID WANT TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THE INCOMES AND WHAT KINDS OF FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO BENEFIT. AS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR OUR PROGRAM, AGAIN, IT'S CONSISTENT WITH OUR HUD COMMUNITY BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. THEY HAVE TO BE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS SELECTING LICENSED CHILDCARE FACILITY. AND OUR PARTNERS WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CHALLENGES IN LICENSING WHEN IT COMES TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY, WHEN THEY PRESENT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE LEGAL CUSTODY OF THE CHILD BEING ENROLLED. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONFIRM, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO BE AT THAT INCOME LEVEL. WE ALSO HAVE THE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS, WHICH IS THE ONES THAT WE ADMINISTER THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH PROVIDERS. AND ONE OF THEM IS CHILDCARE FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND THE OTHER IS CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. SO DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS, THOSE ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY PAYING THE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF FAMILIES, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY ENROLLING THOSE FAMILIES ACCORDING TO OUR PROGRAM GUIDELINES. WHEREAS WITH THE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS, IT'S OUR STAFF AND TEAM THAT IS REVIEWING AND ENROLLING THE FAMILIES AND HELPING TO MANAGE. AND WE'RE PAYING THE SUBSIDY PORTION TO THE PROVIDERS. SO THERE'S A BIT OF A DIFFERENT STRUCTURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTING THE SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AT 100%. [00:10:06] SO THEY'RE NOT SUBSIDIZED THEIR FULL COST COVERAGE. THE SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM AS IT'S SET FORTH, IS SPECIFICALLY SUPPORTING ALSO KIDS THAT ARE WITH FAMILIES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY HIV OR AIDS. SO WE ALSO ADMINISTER, AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE HOPWA PROGRAM FROM HUD. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO TRY TO FIND ALIGNMENT WITH THOSE FAMILIES AND THEN TO SUPPORT OTHER FAMILIES THAT HAVE THOSE IMPACTS WHICH CAN CREATE, OF COURSE, A LOT OF BARRIERS FOR THE FOR THE FAMILIES AND THE CHILDREN WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF A VARIETY OF THINGS AND HAVE TO BE THEY HAVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN TYPES OF CARE, CERTAIN TYPES OF SAFETY CLEANING AND SOME ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THOSE FAMILIES HAVE SOME VERY UNIQUE NEEDS AS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO STABILITY AND THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. AND WE WANT TO EMPOWER THOSE PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO SEEK STABILITY AND JOB OPPORTUNITY AND OTHERWISE. SO MOVING ON, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF OUR PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR OUR PROGRAM. SO WHEN IT COMES TO OUR E-COMMERCE PROGRAM THESE ARE OUR GOALS FOR THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. SO THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER. AND THEN OUR ACTUAL METRICS. WE STRIVE TO SERVE AT LEAST 235 KIDS. I DID NOT SAY THIS. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS EARLIER, BUT WE TYPICALLY SERVE KIDS FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS. AND ONE OF OUR OPERATIONAL GOALS IS THAT AS WE'RE ENROLLING THEM IN OUR PROGRAM, WE ALSO WANT TO ENROLL THEM IN WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS PROGRAMS OR OTHER PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN KIND OF GET ON WAITLISTS AND BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO OTHER PROGRAMS AS SOON AS THEY'RE CALLED IN. SO WE SERVE KIDS FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS. SOME OF OUR KIDS ROLL OFF SOONER BECAUSE THEY MAY GET KIND OF OFF THE WAITLIST OR INTO ANOTHER LONG TERM PROGRAMMATIC OPPORTUNITY. SO OUR ECOS PROGRAM, WE SERVED 301 KIDS, WHICH IS MORE THAN OUR GOAL. WE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM SOME OF THE COVID YEARS. THAT WAS A LITTLE UNDERSPENT, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT LESS GOING ON IN TERMS OF IN-PERSON CHILDCARE DURING THOSE YEARS, SO WE WERE ABLE TO EXCEED OUR GOAL LAST YEAR. BECAUSE OF THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER MORE WORKSHOPS. THOSE ARE THE WORKSHOPS THAT ARE OFFERED FOR PARENTS, DIFFERENT PARENTING PROGRAMS, HOW TO SELECT YOUR CHILDCARE, OTHER CRITICAL RESOURCES THAT OUR TEAM DELIVERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROGRAM ON OUR SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE PROGRAM THAT TARGETS INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AND OR IMPACTED BY HIV AIDS. WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 36 CHILDREN AND WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 27 SEVEN HOUSEHOLDS. SO AND THEN WITH OUR PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, IT'S ACTUALLY THE SAME NUMBERS 36 AND 27. MOVING ON. WE WERE ABLE TO ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE MEASURE AND TRACK WITH OUR PROGRAM IS WE WE WORK WITH THE PARENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING AND MAINTAINING THEIR EMPLOYMENT. IT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE CORE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM. SO IN THIS CASE, OUR GOAL WAS THAT ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL FAMILY ENROLLED WERE ABLE TO DOCUMENT THAT THEIR ONE OR MORE PARENTS WAS DOING THAT. AND IN THIS CASE, WE DID MEET THAT GOAL OF 209. WE ALSO TRACK THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT ARE OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT AND GETTING JOB TRAINING DUE TO THE CARE AND A VARIETY OF OTHER METRICS WHICH YOU SEE OUTLINED HERE. SO WE DON'T JUST LOOK AT NUMBERS, BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT IMPACT. AND THEN FINALLY TO HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT SOME OF THE RECENT DISCUSSIONS THROUGH THE MOST RECENT ADOPTION OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE FIRST YEAR OF THAT PLAN, THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION BY CDC, WHICH HAS BEEN ADOPTED HERE BY COUNCIL, THAT WE HAVE A BUCKET OF FUNDS THAT IS BEING TITLED DRIVERS OF POVERTY AND THAT THOSE FUNDS BE FOCUSED ON CHILD CARE. AT LEAST IN THIS FIRST YEAR. SO AS FAR AS AN UPDATE ON THE ON THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON THERE, OUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM STATEMENT THAT WILL ACTUALLY BRING BACK TO YOU NEXT MONTH THAT WE WANT TO TAKE TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IN DECEMBER SO THAT WE CAN START DELIVERING SERVICES IN JANUARY. OUR GOAL IS TO TARGET CERTAIN POPULATION TYPES IDENTIFIED BY DRIVERS OF POVERTY WHICH WOULD INCLUDE SINGLE FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS AND THEN FAMILIES THAT ARE LIVING IN COMMUNITIES OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY. TO TARGET EXCLUSIVELY THOSE FAMILY TYPES. AND THEN TO DO ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOR THEM DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND SO THAT IS AN UPDATE ON THAT PIECE OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS AT THIS TIME, KIND OF A ONE TIME ADDITION TO THE CDBG FUNDED CHILDCARE PROGRAM. AND AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO MARJORIE MURAT, WHO IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL AND IMPORTANTLY, A CONTRACTED PROVIDER WITH US FOR OUR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDED PROVIDERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND ALSO [00:15:05] A VERY IMPORTANT PARTNER OF OUR DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MARJORIE. THANK YOU. JESSICA. GOOD MORNING. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AS SHE ALREADY IDENTIFIED ME. BUT I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, I'M MARJORIE MURAT. I'M CEO OF DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL. AND THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL BE I WILL BE SPEAKING FROM A DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL LENS, AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS, AND WE WILL CULMINATE WITH AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS CONCERNING THE ARPA FUNDS. SO NEXT SLIDE. I'M NOT SURE WHO'S WORKING THIS SLIDE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. SO NEXT, AT DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL, JUST SO YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US, WE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHILD WHO WANTS AN AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT OR SUMMER PROGRAM HAS ACCESS TO A HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM. SO REGARDLESS OF ECONOMIC BACKGROUND RACE, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE AVAILABLE SEATS, NOT JUST AVAILABLE SEATS, BUT HIGH QUALITY SEATS FOR THE CHILDREN. NEXT. ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE AGENDA. SO I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUT OF SCHOOL TIME. OUT OF SCHOOL TIME ENCOMPASSES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE. SO WHY ARE THESE PROGRAMS IMPORTANT? WELL, ONE, THEY KEEP CHILDREN SAFE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3 TO 6, THOSE HOURS ARE IDENTIFIED AS HOURS WHERE CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS, AND SO IT KEEPS CHILDREN SAFE. IT CREATES A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES AS WELL. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE NOT JUST A PLACE WHERE KIDS GO AND DO ARTS AND CRAFTS AND RUN AROUND IN A GYM, RIGHT? IT HELPS CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE EXPERIENTIAL GAP AS WELL. CHILDREN, BY THE TIME THEY REACH THE EIGHTH GRADE LOW INCOME CHILDREN, THEY'VE EXPERIENCED 6000 FEWER HOURS THAN THEIR PEERS COMPARED TO MIDDLE INCOME CHILDREN. AND AT DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL, THE MAJORITY OF OUR PARTNERS ARE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND FREE AND LOW COST PROGRAMS, SO I WANT EVERYONE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOME OF THE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE SUPPORT AS WELL. THEY INSPIRE KIDS TO KEEP ENGAGED IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. GRADES AND GRADUATION RATES HAVE SEEN A HIGH COMPLETION RATE THAT IS LINKED DIRECTLY TO HIGH QUALITY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AND LAST YEAR, THOSE CHILDREN THAT WE SUPPORTED THROUGH DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL, 85% OF THEM SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH APTITUDE. SO WHEN YOU HAVE SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY STABLE CHILDREN, THEY OF COURSE TURN INTO A RESPONSIBLE AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE. NOT ONLY DO THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH YOUTH, BUT THEY ALSO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORKFORCE. SO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ALLOW WORKING PARENTS TO STAY IN THE WORKFORCE. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE PRIVILEGE TO END THEIR DAY AT 3:00 OR 330 AND GO HOME TO THE SCHOOL AND PICK UP THEIR KIDDO. SO BY PROVIDING THESE HIGH QUALITY AND SAFE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PARENTS GET TO STAY IN THE WORKFORCE. AND THAT, OF COURSE, TRANSLATES INTO ECONOMIC MOBILITY, HOUSING STABILITY AND ALSO FOOD SECURITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. TEXAS LOSES $1.8 BILLION ANNUALLY IN TAX REVENUE FROM PARENTS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO WORK BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CHILDCARE. ANOTHER ASTOUNDING FACT IS THAT TEXAS LOSES JUST ABOUT $8 BILLION IN PRODUCTIVITY EVERY YEAR BECAUSE EMPLOYEE ABSENCES ARE HIGH DUE TO LACK OF RELIABLE CHILDCARE. SO THESE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES ARE NOT ONLY SIGNIFICANT TO EMPLOYERS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO SIGNIFICANT TO THE WORKFORCE. WITH ABOUT 46,000 TEXANS THAT WORK IN THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME AND CHILDCARE SECTOR. AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK WITH AGENCIES SUCH AS DALLAS ISD, DALLAS, PARKS AND REC, AND EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL UPLIFT OF THE ECONOMY. NEXT SLIDE. WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT AGAIN ABOUT THE CURRENT OUT OF SCHOOL TIME LANDSCAPE? SO PRIOR TO COVID IT WAS IN A STATE OF CRISIS. AND IT CONTINUES TO BE IN A STATE OF CRISIS POST COVID. UNMET DEMAND IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. AND IN DALLAS EVERY CHILD THAT IS WAITING TO GET INTO AN AFTER SCHOOL, EVERY CHILD THAT IS IN AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN DALLAS THREE ARE WAITING TO GET IN. AND I HAVE A PICTURE HERE OF THE STADIUM. [00:20:02] JUST SO THAT YOU ALL KNOW THAT EVERY CHILD WHO IS WAITING TO GET INTO AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN DALLAS WILL FILL THE STADIUM. THE STADIUM SEATS ABOUT 80,000. THERE ARE ABOUT 100,000 CHILDREN IN DALLAS WAITING TO GET INTO AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. AND NOT JUST ANY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, BUT THOSE THAT ARE FREE OR LOW COST. THE ANNUAL TURNOVER IN THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME WORKFORCE AVERAGES AS HIGH AS 70% AND SO IT REALLY FORCES PROGRAMS TO OPERATE BELOW CAPACITY, LACK OF STAFFING FUNDS AND OF THE SORT. NEXT SLIDE. NOW THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LANDSCAPE. AND THIS IS INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS. IS THAT REVENUE. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY THE NEED FOR REVENUE AND EXPENSES ARE OUTWEIGHING THE FUNDS THAT ARE COMING IN. SO THIS CHART HERE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT IS GOING UP. TUITION IS GOING UP. SO AS TUITION GOES UP, THAT COST OF COURSE GOES DOWN TO THE PARENT. AND SO IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH WAGES FOR THE STAFF AND WHATNOT, CHILD CARE PROVIDERS NEED TO INCREASE THEIR TUITION. STATE FUNDING REMAINS FLAT AND OTHER SOURCES GRANTS, OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE REMAIN FLAT AS WELL, OR HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. SIGNIFICANTLY. WHILE WAGES HAVE GONE UP, RENT, UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND BUILDINGS CONTINUE TO GO UP. NEXT SLIDE. I WANTED TO SHOW THE MEMBERS ALSO A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. NOW THIS BY FAR ISN'T THE END ALL BE ALL, BUT SPECIFICALLY TO DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL AND TO EFS, WE KNOW THAT IT IS A LIFELINE FOR WORKING FAMILIES. WE KNOW IT'S CRUCIAL FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND BOTH SECTORS ARE EXPERIENCING STAFFING SHORTAGES. SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE SUPPORT, AS I SAID PRIOR, ARE EITHER LOW COST OR FREE. SO IT IS NOT MANAGED BY TUITION. PARENTS PAY VERY LITTLE OR THEY PAY NOTHING AT ALL. ONE OF THE OTHER MAJOR DIFFERENCES IS THE PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT ARE NOT LICENSED. THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM STATE LICENSING. SO AT DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL, WE ACT AS THE OVERSEER OF THOSE UNLICENSED PROGRAMS. AND SO NOT BEING LICENSED ALSO MEANS THAT MANY OF THE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE SUPPORT, ARE EXEMPT FROM THAT. AND ONCE AGAIN, MANY OF THE PROGRAMS ARE NOT IN BRICK OR MORTAR BUILDINGS. WE PROGRAM AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS THAT HAVE ALLIANCES WITH COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, OTHER BUILDINGS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO KYLE. THANKS, MARJORIE. JUST TO REITERATE, I'M KYLE FRANCIS. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT AT DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL. MARJORIE HAS TOLD YOU A LOT ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE AND WHY OST OR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME OR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT. I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL IS IMPORTANT, AND WHAT WE DO TO KIND OF FILL A GAP THAT'S UNIQUE TO THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME FIELD. SO I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME MORE THAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO. ESSENTIALLY, DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 2007, IN RESPONSE TO A STUDY THAT FOUND THAT THERE'S HUNDREDS OF NONPROFIT AGENCIES AND OST AGENCIES IN DALLAS, AND THERE'S NO SINGLE KIND OF OVERSEEING SERVICE OR ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THESE PROGRAMS. SO THEY'RE ALL EXISTING INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY REALLY OUTSIDE HELP. THESE FREE AND LOW COST PROGRAMS HAVE NO SAFETY OR QUALITY STANDARDS. THEY HAVE NO PUBLIC OVERSIGHT. THERE'S NO LICENSING THAT THEY NEED. IF THEY'RE FREE AND LOW COST, THEY DON'T NEED A LICENSE TO OPEN OR OPERATE. AS MARJORIE MENTIONED, THEY HAVE NO TUITION, THEY RECEIVE NO PUBLIC SUBSIDIES, AND THEY GENERATE NO REVENUE. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY RELIANT ON OUTSIDE FUNDING, ON GRANT FUNDING FROM LOCAL FOUNDATIONS AND THEIR STAFF, WHO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE A CRITICAL SERVICE TO THESE CHILDREN. THE STAFF RECEIVED NO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM ANY OUTSIDE SERVICE UNLESS IT CAN BE PAID FOR BY THE NONPROFIT ITSELF, WHICH OFTEN KIND OF OPERATES ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET. AND I HAVE A LOGO HERE ON THE SLIDE. DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL CERTIFIED. WE KIND OF ACT AS A LICENSING ORGANIZATION TO CERTIFY THESE PROGRAMS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE OPERATING AT HIGH LEVELS OF SAFETY AND QUALITY. [00:25:01] NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. OKAY. SO DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL DOES NOT ACTUALLY RUN ANY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE ARE AN INTERMEDIARY AGENCY. AND WE PARTNER WITH ANY FREE AND LOW COST PROGRAM IN DALLAS THAT WANTS TO PARTNER WITH US. CURRENTLY, WE PARTNER WITH 40 NONPROFIT AGENCIES THAT RUN COLLECTIVELY 250 AFTER SCHOOL SITES. THESE ARE MOSTLY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS. THERE ARE ALSO SITES RUN BY DALLAS ISD AND SITES RUN BY OUR PARTNER, THE DALLAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMING IN DALLAS. FROM THESE AGENCIES, WE TRAIN OVER 500 OST AFTER SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS. THEY COME TO OUR OFFICE. WE HAVE A TRAINING CENTER. WE HAVE OVER 50 DIFFERENT TRAINING TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE PROVIDE ONE ON ONE COACHING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THESE STAFF MEMBERS. WE CREATE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR THEM. WE PROVIDE SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSESSMENTS. AND THEN WE ALSO CURATE RESOURCES, STEM RESOURCES, ACTIVITY KITS, LITERACY TUTORING FOR STUDENTS. AND IN THIS WAY, DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL HAS A REALLY OUTSIZED REACH IN THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW, WE REACH ABOUT 19,000 STUDENTS EVERY YEAR. NEXT SLIDE. SO WE HAVE A THEORY OF CHANGE AT DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL, AND IT'S THAT THE WORK WE DO, THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES WE GIVE TO THESE PROGRAMS, REALLY DO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS. AND THEN THE HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS REALLY DO IMPACT STUDENTS. SO IT'S REALLY A TWO PRONGED THEORY OF CHANGE THAT THAT FOCUSES ON TRAINING THE TRAINERS IN ORDER TO DRIVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. AND WE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH A RESEARCH GROUP AT SMU CALLED THE CENTER ON RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, OR CORE, A FEW YEARS AGO, TO DO A STUDENT OUTCOMES PROJECT. AND THEY HAVE A DATA SHARING AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS ISD. AND WE FOUND THAT THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND OUR PARTNER PROGRAMS REALLY OUTPERFORMED THEIR MATCHED PEERS, MEANING KIDS FROM SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND ACROSS THE BOARD IN STANDARDIZED TESTS. AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE SLIDE IN FIFTH GRADE READING, FIFTH GRADE MATH, THIRD GRADE READING, THIRD GRADE MATH, STUDENTS IN HIGH QUALITY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE REALLY SEEING THAT TRANSLATE TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. SO THAT REALLY HELPED US PROVE THIS THEORY OF CHANGE THAT DRIVES EVERYTHING WE DO AT DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO CONCLUDE BY TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ARPA GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS ON. TWO YEARS OR A YEAR AGO OR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WE RECEIVED A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS WORTH ESSENTIALLY $500,000 A YEAR FOR TWO YEARS. AND HALF OF THAT WE GRANTED VIA MICRO GRANTS TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDERS. SO, SO FAR, WE'VE PROVIDED $10,000 GRANTS TO 12 OST AND 12 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDERS. AND THOSE GRANTS ARE RENEWABLE FOR A SECOND YEAR, SO FOR A TOTAL OF $20,000. THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEAR PERIOD. THIS SLIDE REALLY KIND OF BREAKS DOWN WHERE THESE PROGRAMS ARE SPENDING THE MONEY. THE PROGRAMS HAD TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO US, AND IT HAD TO PROVE THAT THEY WERE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY COVID AND THAT THEY SERVED LOW INCOME KIDS. BUT YOU CAN SEE KIND OF WHAT MARJORIE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND HOW THE EXPENSES ARE BROKEN DOWN. YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMING AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMING. FOR INSTANCE, MOST OF THE EXPENSES FOR THE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMING WENT TOWARDS SALARIES BECAUSE THOSE PROGRAMS HAVE NO TUITION, RECEIVED NO SUBSIDIES AND HAVE NO SUPPORT FOR SALARIES. WHEREAS MOST OF THE SPENDING FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM WENT TOWARDS FACILITIES. EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS TEND TO OWN THEIR OWN FACILITIES. THEY HAVE LOTS OF THEM HAVE TO HAVE PLAYGROUNDS, AND A LOT OF THAT MONEY WENT TO UPGRADING THEIR PLAYGROUNDS AND UPGRADING THEIR BRICK AND MORTAR FACILITIES. WHEREAS OST PROGRAMS SPENT MOST OF THEIR PROGRAMING MOST OF THEIR FUNDS ON STAFFING, WHICH IS REALLY, AS MARJORIE SAID, IN A STATE OF CRISIS FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. FINALLY, WE CAN SEE THE IMPACT OF THESE PROGRAMS ON OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, OR OUT OF THESE GRANTS ON OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS. AND HERE WE'RE FOCUSING ON OST. WE DON'T, WE PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER INTERMEDIARY CALLED EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS, AS MARJORIE MENTIONED, AND THEY RECRUITED THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDERS INTO THE GRANT PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE THE OUTCOMES FOR THE OST PROGRAMS BECAUSE THAT'S OUR NICHE. BUT ALL 12 OF THE PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED THESE GRANTS FROM THE CITY MASTERED THEIR SAFETY EXAMS. FIVE OF THE PROGRAMS EVEN GAINED CERTIFICATION FROM DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL IS OPERATING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALITY. WE HAVE A REALLY RIGOROUS CERTIFICATION PROCESS. WE USE THIS TOOL CALLED THE AFTER SCHOOL QUALITY ADVANCEMENT TOOL, WHICH WAS VALIDATED BY THE SAME RESEARCHERS AT SMU AS A VALID SOURCE OF MEASURING QUALITY PROGRAMING. THIS IS THE ONLY CERTIFICATE THEY HAVE TO SAY THAT THEY OPERATE AT A HIGH LEVEL OF QUALITY, AND IT TAKES PROGRAMS REALLY YEARS TO GET TO THIS HIGH LEVEL. [00:30:03] BUT OF THE GRANTEES FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, FIVE OF THESE 12 HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. AND WHAT THAT TRANSLATES TO IS 500 STUDENTS NOW ATTENDING QUALITY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT ARE CERTIFIED BY DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL. WE CAN SEE THIS THIS THIS HIGH QUALITY, AGAIN TRICKLING DOWN TO STUDENT OUTCOMES TO FURTHER SUPPORT OUR THEORY OF CHANGE AND THAT 70% OF THESE STUDENTS PASS THEIR STAR READING ASSESSMENTS LAST YEAR, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE DALLAS ISD AVERAGE. AND IT'S NOT ON THE SLIDE, BUT THE STUDENTS CONTINUED, AS MARJORIE MENTIONED, TO OUTPERFORM THEIR PEERS ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL APTITUDE ASSESSMENTS. SO REALLY, THE GRANT PROGRAM HAS BEEN CRUCIAL IN HELPING US REACH THESE PROGRAMS AND HELPING THEM STAY IN BUSINESS AFTER THEY WERE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY COVID AND NOT ONLY STAYING IN BUSINESS, BUT NOW REALLY THRIVING. SO WE'RE REALLY THANKFUL TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE GRANTS AND TO SEE THE IMPACTS SO SOON. SO WITH THAT, WE CAN CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. VICE CHAIR JAYNIE SCHULTZ, I BELIEVE YOUR LIGHT IS BRIGHT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. I HAVE QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA, SO I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THE LIST AND MAYBE WE CAN GET A FOLLOW UP MEMO ON THIS INFORMATION. AND SEE, WE MAY HAVE A LOT OF THIS ALREADY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE INVOLVED IN ANY OF THIS AND THE BUDGETS OF THE PROGRAMS. I MEAN, THE IDEA IS TO UNDERSTAND THE BIGGER PICTURE. I LOVED THE DATA POINTS IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT YOU HAD. I THINK THERE'S IT'S EASIER TO BUY INTO WHY THIS MATTERS SO MUCH. AND I WANTED TO ACTUALLY LEAD BY THANKING ALL OF YOU WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS KIND OF WORK. THIS IS THE HARD WORK. THIS IS THE HARDEST WORK IN SOME WAYS BECAUSE IT'S SO UNDERFUNDED. AND SO FOR THOSE FOR US WHO COULD POTENTIALLY INFLUENCE THAT FUNDING THROUGH WHETHER IT'S CITY OR, YOU KNOW, FEDERAL, THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS OR OTHER THINGS PRIVATELY, WE NEED THOSE DATA POINTS. SO HERE'S WHAT I SEE AS MISSING IN DATA POINTS. ONE IS THE REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE BUDGETS FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT IMPACT THESE KIDS. SECOND, ON THE COSTS OF IT, UNDERSTANDING THAT PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD, I'M GUESSING THAT AFTER SCHOOL IS THE SAME THERE THEY ARE LOCATIONALLY DRIVEN. AND SO, AS YOU SAID, DIRECTOR, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COSTS ARE HIGHER IN SOME PLACES THAN OTHERS. SO REALLY UNDERSTANDING THAT I THINK WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT HAS SOME QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACKS IN THEM. SO TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THOSE DIFFERENCES IN THOSE COSTS THERE, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT LIVE IN A QTC BUT ADJACENT ENOUGH AND THEY'RE IN THAT QUALIFYING CATEGORY. THE MAP OF NEEDS I DON'T. I HAVE NO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AROUND TOWN. WHAT'S ALREADY AVAILABLE AND WHAT'S NOT PRIVATELY AND WHAT'S NOT WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF SUBSIDIES PARTICULARLY, OR I SHOULD SAY INCLUDING THE SPECIAL NEEDS AREAS. I THINK WE NEED THAT DATA. HOW LONG WILL THE ARPA MONEY LAST AND WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON THOSE PROGRAMS WHEN THAT GOES AWAY? I THINK AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, IS IT SO WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THAT I THINK IS MISSING? I DON'T I'M I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT ARE IMPACTED FOR BOTH PROGRAMS. YOU'VE GOT THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES YOU'RE SERVING AND THAT'S REALLY GOOD. BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THAT FITS IN IN TERMS OF THE NEED. IS IT ANOTHER 100,000 FAMILIES? I DON'T KNOW. AND SO THAT I THINK WOULD BE A PERSPECTIVE. SO IF YOU SAY IN YOUR TERRIFIC WORK, WHICH YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE IMPACTING, YOU KNOW, 500 KIDS, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER 100,000 THAT COULD BE SERVED. AND WHAT'S THE UNIVERSE OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN THE CITY, AND ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY KIDS NEED AFTER SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY KIDS THERE ARE THAT ARE THE AGES FOR AFTER SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF DATA POINT, I THINK WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT. THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE WORK THAT CPOW IS DOING, I THINK WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL. THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS THE DRIVERS, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT HELPING THE, THE MOST NEEDY FAMILIES, MY QUESTION IS, DID WE MAKE THAT AS A VALUE DECISION TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST AND [00:35:01] BECAUSE OF LACK OF RESOURCES AS OPPOSED TO INSTEAD OF IF WE HAD PLENTY OF RESOURCES IN ADDITION TO. RIGHT. THE FAMILIES THAT IF WE JUST HELPED THEM WITH THIS ONE THING, THEY COULD KEEP THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND THEREFORE NOT FALL OFF THE LEDGE. AND SO I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE, WHY WE CHOSE NOT TO HELP PRESERVE THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE JUST ON THE EDGE OF FALLING OFF THE CLIFF BY HELPING THEM, AS OPPOSED TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE MOST NEED, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE ALLOWED AT 80%. AND THEN TWO LAST QUESTIONS, IF I MAY, MADAM CHAIR. OH. I ALREADY ASKED ONE OF THEM, SO FORGET THAT. THE OTHER QUESTION IS, IF YOU COULD FILL THESE GAPS, WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? HOW MANY KIDS, HOW MANY PROGRAMS, HOW MANY PROVIDERS ARE NEEDED? ALL THOSE THINGS ARE THE TOOLS. ALL THESE QUESTIONS AND THESE DATA POINTS ARE WHAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY. NOW, I KNOW IF I READ THIS CORRECTLY OR HEARD THIS CORRECTLY, THAT TAX CITY TAXPAYER MONEY IS NOT BEING USED FOR ANY OF THIS, RIGHT? IT'S ALL COMING OUT OF CDBG AND OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS. AND SO I WONDER WHAT'S THAT OTHER IMPACT? ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO LEVERAGE THAT FEDERAL MONEY AND SEE WHETHER IT'S I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE IT'S NOT IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IN AN ACTIVE SENSE. SO MAYBE FROM THE STATE FUNDING, BUT ALSO THROUGH OUR PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY? THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CRYING FOR EMPTY OFFICE SPACE. MAYBE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFTERCARE PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE REALLY ONLY LOOKING TILL 6:00. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN THERE. YOU'RE NODDING YOUR HEADS IN FULL CONFIDENCE. I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS, BUT IN TERMS OF THE PRESENTATION AND THE DATA POINTS TO US, I THINK IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. CHAIR. EXCUSE ME, SCHULTZ, I WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO CHAIR. RESENDEZ. DID YOU ALL GET ALL THE QUESTIONS? BECAUSE I KNOW SHE GAVE YOU. SO IF YOU NEED TO HAVE ONE REPEATED, SHE CAN DO THAT AT THIS TIME. FOR CLARITY, I THINK WE DID GET THE QUESTIONS. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TAKING NOTES, AND OF COURSE WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND REWATCH IF WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE REALLY TRYING TO TAKE A BROAD APPROACH WITH THIS PRESENTATION AND SPECIFICALLY TO HIGHLIGHT THE THINGS THAT THE CITY IS DOING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CHILD CARE AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, AND ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT THE ONGOING PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE, WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE RIGHTFULLY NOTED UNDER THAT ARPA, WHICH DOES HAVE KIND OF AN END DEADLINE. WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE SHARED. THERE ARE ALSO SOME RESEARCH AND REPORTS THAT ARE KIND OF OUT THERE AND AVAILABLE. SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE DATED, AND THERE'S SOME INFORMATION THAT IS MORE, MORE CURRENT AND MORE USABLE. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY PULL TOGETHER MORE INFORMATION AND TO KIND OF MORE OF A KIND OF RESPONSE MEMO AND PROVIDE SOME OF THAT DETAIL. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THE ROBUSTNESS OF THE RESPONSE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS REALLY KIND OF AN OVERARCHING STRATEGY. AND I THINK WE DO HAVE PIECES AND WE ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY ORIENTATION. THERE ARE PROGRAMS LIKE DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL, THERE ARE PROGRAMS LIKE YOU MENTIONED OR ORGANIZATIONS, I GUESS I SHOULDN'T SAY PROGRAMS LIKE CPAL AND OTHER ENTITIES OUT THERE. A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REALLY WORKING IN THIS SPACE, I THINK, TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. BUT YES, THE GAPS ARE HUGE. WE DO HAVE SOME OF THE INFORMATION. WE'LL GET SOME OF THAT BACK TO YOU. AND THEN AS FOR SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE DRIVERS COMPONENT, THAT WAS REALLY MORE TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW. WE WILL BE SHARING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT NEXT MONTH. WE'RE STILL KIND OF FINALIZING AND DEVELOPING THAT, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB OF KIND OF GRABBING PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE CUSP, BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING INTENTIONALLY AT THE EFFORTS THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS, AT LEAST ON OUR CDBG SIDE, ARE MAKING TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN AND ENROLL EMPLOYMENT. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE MEASURE AND TRACK, AND THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF PRETTY DEDICATED FOLLOW UP FROM STAFF STAYING CONSISTENTLY IN TOUCH WITH THOSE FAMILIES MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH DURING ENROLLMENT, AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THEM TO A SUSTAINABLE PLACE SO THAT WHEN THEIR 12 MONTHS END OR EVEN SOONER, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ENROLLED IN OTHER RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP THEM TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE GAINS. WELL. SO THAT'S WHERE I THINK, BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE DATA POINTS IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT. SO FOR THE GIVEN STAFF EFFORTS AND ALL THAT FOR THE X DOLLARS OF STAFF TIME AND INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING, THE PAYOUT IS Y, RIGHT, IN TERMS OF THEIR SUSTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE, THEIR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, AND THAT REDUCTION OF THE BILLIONS THAT IT IMPACTS OUR STATE ECONOMY. AND I THINK WHAT WILL BE HELPFUL BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE SO DEEP IN IT. AND SO IT'S HARDER FOR US TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL KNOW BY HEART IS, YOU KNOW, TO UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY OF THIS NEED, THE WAY WE'RE REALLY BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE OR OTHER THINGS WITH SOME KEY POINTS ON THIS WILL BE ESSENTIAL. [00:40:06] THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, FOR YOUR FOR YOUR PASSION. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN VERY MUCH ENGAGED IN THIS, EVEN, YOU KNOW, BEFORE TODAY IN TERMS OF CHILDCARE, BUT I WANT TO ALSO AS WE MOVE ON TO CHAIR RESENDEZ, KEEP THIS IN MIND AS WE TALK AROUND THE HORSESHOE AND IN OUR SPACE. THERE ARE TERMINOLOGIES THAT WE UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU'RE ALSO ENGAGING OUTSIDE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO HAVE A STRONG INTEREST. AND SO CHILDCARE IS GOING TO ALWAYS BE OF INTEREST, BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE AT LEAST IDENTIFY YOUR ACRONYMS SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WHAT WE'RE ENGAGED IN. NOT THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP REPEATING IT, BUT IT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS CDBG, WHAT IS I THINK YOU SAID, SEE. AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO KIND OF ESTABLISH THAT. SO WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING, ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS WHO ARE NEW IN THE NEW IN THE IN WHAT I CALL THE MINISTRY. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET INVOLVED AS PARENTS AND KNOWING WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE. SO AT THIS TIME ACKNOWLEDGING CHAIRMAN RESENDEZ, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INFORMATION, FOR THE PRESENTATION. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS CRUCIAL WORK FOR VARIOUS REASONS. I THINK VICE CHAIR SCHULTZ DID A GREAT JOB OF ASKING QUESTIONS. AND, YOU KNOW, SHE TOUCHED ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS WONDERING ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER THERE ARE ANY GAPS IN ACCESS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, WHETHER WE'VE IDENTIFIED ANY AREAS WHERE THE PROGRAMS NEED IMPROVEMENT OR EXPANSION, AND HOW WOULD ADDITIONAL RESOURCES HELP ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. BUT I AM WONDERING, THOUGH, IS ANY OF THE DATA THAT THE PROGRAMS HAVE COLLECTED DISAGGREGATED BY, FOR EXAMPLE, ZIP CODE OR COUNCIL, DISTRICT OR RACE. WE DO HAVE DATA AND WE DID WORK WITH CPAL, WHICH IS THE CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB ON A MAP THAT DOES SHOW WHERE THE HIGHEST NEEDS ARE FOR FREE AND LOW COST PROGRAMS. SO IT IS BY, I BELIEVE, ZIP CODE. WE DID USE A CENSUS TRACK TO ASSIST US WITH THAT, BUT IT DOES SHOW WHERE DEMAND MEETS THE NEED. IT ALSO SHOWS WHERE DEMAND DOESN'T NEED MEET THE NEED AND ALL OF THAT. SO THAT CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE DALLASAFTERSCHOOL.ORG. AWESOME. THAT'S GREAT. AND SO I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW ARE THESE PROGRAMS ENSURING THAT SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO SPANISH SPEAKING FAMILIES? I CAN ONLY SPEAK FROM A DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL LENS, OF COURSE. AND, AND I WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE WORK WITH THE FREE AND LOW COST PROGRAMS, SO THOSE THAT ARE NOT SUBSIDIZED MATERIALS WE PUT OUT ARE TRANSLATED. SO MUCH OF OUR MATERIALS ARE IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH. MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR STAFF IS REFLECTIVE OF THE POPULATION SERVED. AND SO THEY HAVE BILINGUAL STAFF AT THEIR PROGRAM AND SPEAKING TO THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ADMINISTER. OF COURSE, WHEN WE DO, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH PARTNERS, WE ALWAYS DO SEEK PARTNERS THAT ARE ABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. BUT THE STAFF AND OUR CHILD CARE PROGRAM IS BILINGUAL AS WELL. SO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INTERACTING DIRECTLY WITH THE FAMILIES. SOUNDS GOOD. THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR. RESENDEZ IN THE VIRTUAL SPACE. DO WE HAVE. I DON'T SEE HER HAND UP. CHAIRWOMAN WILLIS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGED AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. SO, A COUPLE OF THINGS JUMPED OUT AT ME ABOUT, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT WERE REALLY INCREDIBLE ABOUT AT EIGHTH GRADE, HOW LOWER INCOME CHILDREN HAVE 6000 FEWER ENRICHMENT HOURS. SO AT ALL THOSE POINTS OF GROWTH, ALL THE CONNECTIONS AND THE SYNAPSES AND THE NEURAL PATHWAYS AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT CAN REALLY SHAPE THE KIND OF GROWN UP THAT THEY BECOME AND RESIDENT OF OUR CITY THAT THEY BECOME. TO SEE THAT VOLUME OF HOURS MISSING IS PRETTY STAGGERING. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO QUANTIFY AND SHARE THAT WITH US. SO WHAT? IT MADE ME WONDER. AND THANK YOU, MISS SCHULTZ, FOR THE POINTING OUT THAT THIS IS COMING FROM FEDERAL DOLLARS. SO MUCH OF THE FUNDING. BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE IMPACT ON WORKFORCE, HOW MANY HOURS ARE LOST, WHAT THE $1.8 BILLION, THE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH OUR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AND MAKING SURE THAT BUSINESS UNDERSTANDS THIS IN A [00:45:08] WAY THAT IS NOT A ONE OFF, BUT RATHER MUCH MORE HOLISTIC, BECAUSE CHILD CARE CAN BE VERY DAUNTING FOR A BUSINESS. BUT IT MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT WAYS THAT IF ANOTHER CITY HAS A BEST PRACTICE, AND HOW BUSINESSES CAN COME TOGETHER AND BUNDLE AND WORK TOGETHER ON CHILD CARE, WHAT THE IMPACT CAN BE FOR FAMILIES, WORKING PARENTS, AND THEN ALSO GIVING THOSE CHILDREN THOSE HOURS OF ENRICHMENT ALONG THE WAY TO THEN REALLY BE THINKING ABOUT THE HORIZON OF OUR CITY IN THE FUTURE. SO CAN YOU ALL TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU'RE WORKING WITH WORKFORCE GROUPS AT CHAMBERS OR BUSINESSES DIRECTLY. I WILL SPEAK TO THAT BRIEFLY FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR PARTNERS. OR PARKS, IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT QUESTION AS WELL. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'RE ENGAGED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT ARE WORKING AROUND ISSUES RELATED TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME AND CHILDCARE. ONE OF THOSE GROUPS IS ACTUALLY HOSTED BY THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER. SO I PARTICIPATE IN THIS WORKING GROUP WITH THE FOCUS THAT'S REALLY BEEN ON WHAT KINDS OF STEPS OR ACTIONS OR POLICIES COULD BE CONSIDERED OR TAKEN TO REALLY HELP EMPLOYERS KIND OF UNDERSTAND NEEDS RELATED TO CHILDCARE AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THEIR FAMILIES OR EMPLOYEES IN THAT REGARD. SO WE DO HAVE SOME INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT THERE. THERE'S SOME OTHER KIND OF COMMUNITY BASED COALITIONS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS AND OTHERS THAT ARE WORKING IN THAT SPACE, I THINK, TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATE THAT ADDITIONALLY. BUT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE DO HAVE SOME ENROLLMENT AS WELL OR SOME ENGAGEMENT AS WELL AS WITH THE GROUP THAT IS BEING FACILITATED BY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, FOCUSING AROUND THE CHILDCARE PROGRAMING. SO WE'RE ENGAGED IN A FEW DIFFERENT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE BASED AROUND THESE ISSUES. AND I'LL LET DALLAS AFTER SCHOOL ADDRESS IF YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. I FEEL THAT OUR NICHE IS VERY SPECIFIC NOW. WE ARE A LICENSED EDUCATION PROVIDER, SO IF ANYBODY IS WANTING TO ENTER INTO THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION WORKFORCE, WE DO OFFER TRAININGS THAT DO MEET PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A HARDER CONVERSATION AND HAVING WITH CORPORATIONS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT, BUT WOULD LOVE TO GAIN SOME MORE INSIGHT ON WHO TO CONNECT TO BECAUSE, AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, THERE IS A NEED FOR THOSE LOW, LOW COST AND FREE PROGRAMS WITHOUT GOING THE SUBSIDY ROUTE. WELL, AND THIS IS WHERE I'M GETTING INTO, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD CERTAINLY STAND TO BE BUILT THROUGH PRIVATE MONEY, OTHER GRANT MONEY, ETC.. AND THIS IS WHY I'M WONDERING, BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE SO STAGGERING ABOUT WHAT THE IMPACT IS THAT AND YOU DON'T NEED TO BE THE CONVENER ON THIS. THIS IS WHERE I'M LOOKING AT THE CITY MAY NEED TO BE A CONVENER OF OUR CHAMBERS. AND LOOKING AT THIS IN A BIGGER FROM A BIGGER STANDPOINT, ALONG WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. BUT ARE ANY OTHER CITIES DOING THIS REALLY EXCEPTIONALLY HAVE HAS ANYONE JUMPED OUT FRONT ON BUNDLING AND EDUCATING BUSINESS ON HOW THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, GIVING THEM MORE OF A TOOLKIT OR A PATHWAY SO THAT IT'S NOT SO DAUNTING, LIKE THEY HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH. ON PUTTING TOGETHER SOME COOPERATIVE CORPORATE CHILDCARE DOES THIS. IS ANYONE DOING THIS? SO I CAN SAY THAT I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES. IT'S HONESTLY, IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT IT, SO IT'S NOT I'M NOT REMEMBERING THE SPECIFIC CITIES ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE CAN INCLUDE THOSE IN OUR RESPONSE. BUT WE HAVE LOOKED AT A FEW EXAMPLES. OH, I THINK I KNOW ONE OF THEM, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MISSTATE AND REALIZE LATER I MISSPOKE. BUT WE CAN PROVIDE SOME MORE INFORMATION. BUT THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT MODELS THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT IN SOME CITY WIDE APPROACHES AS WELL AS SOME APPROACHES PARTNERING WITH EMPLOYERS LIKE YOU MENTIONED. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GREAT. AND THEN THE NEXT SIDE OF THIS IS YOU REFERENCE A GAP 100,000 KIDS THAT ARE WAITING FOR EVERY CHILD THAT HAS A PLACE. YOU SAID THERE ARE THREE THAT DON'T. AND I KNOW WE HAVE A FAITH BASED COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE OUR FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC OF SENIORS 60 PLUS. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN RETIREMENT. WE'RE ABOUT TO GET SOME NEW DATA ON OUR SENIORS. OF THOSE THAT ARE LIVING ALONE OR WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE, AND I'M WONDERING ABOUT ANY KIND OF OUTREACH OR [00:50:03] LINKING TO REACTIVATING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE WORKFORCE AND MAY HAVE SOME TIME TO EITHER GIVE OR BE COMPENSATED FOR. THAT COULD HELP US GET THE HIGH TOUCH ASPECT OF THIS, TO ADD THE ENRICHMENT HOURS, TO ADD, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE WINGSPAN OF HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN COULD BE REACHED AND HOW MANY MORE FAMILIES CAN BE HELPED, AND HOW MANY MORE BUSINESSES CAN KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES AT WORK LONGER. IS THERE ANY KIND OF LINK TO SENIOR SOURCE OR UNITED TO LEARN, OR ANY OF OUR OTHER GROUPS ABOUT HOW WE CAN ENGAGE THIS GROWING NUMBER OF SENIORS. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I KNOW SOME OF OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS HAVE ENGAGED WITH THE SENIOR SOURCE. I THINK THE CHALLENGE THERE IS THE TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR SENIORS AND ALSO BETWEEN THE HOURS OF THREE AND SIX IS HIGH TRAFFIC. AND MANY OF OUR SENIORS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING DURING THOSE HOURS. BUT YES, SENIOR SOURCE HAS BEEN AN ASSET TO A LOT OF OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS. AND THEN VOLUNTEERING AT, AT PROGRAMS. BUT ONCE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSPORTATION CAN BE A CHALLENGE. AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT TO THAT. FROM THE COMMUNITY CARE PERSPECTIVE, OF COURSE, WE ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO KIND OF LOOK AT THOSE TWO THINGS BECAUSE WE WORK IN BOTH OF THOSE SPACES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING SOME EFFORTS NOW AROUND SENIOR STRATEGIC PLANNING. I THINK ONE AREA THAT WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN, AND I KNOW THAT OUR SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION HAS HAD INTERESTED IN IN IS LOOKING AT KIND OF WHAT WE'VE HISTORICALLY DONE IN OUR, QUOTE, SENIOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES THERE. I CAN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMUNITY'S OLDER ADULTS TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT WE KNOW THAT THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT RE-ENGAGEMENT, BUT PERHAPS WE CAN SEEK SOME FEEDBACK ON THOSE TYPES OF IDEAS TO SEE WHAT KIND OF INTEREST MIGHT BE OUT THERE AND WHAT KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES AND DO SOME EXPLORATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR WILLIS AND I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET TO EVERYONE ON THAT IS VIRTUAL. WE'RE HERE IN IN IN IN THE IN CITY HALL AT THE HORSESHOE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE ONLINE ALONG WITH CHAIR WILLIS. ARE THERE OTHERS WHO HAVE A QUESTION AT THIS TIME. SO THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS COMING FROM THE VIRTUAL SPACE. SO WHAT I WILL DO IS JUST KIND OF WRAP UP. I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THE CHILDCARE ON 37, PAGE 37. I WANTED TO JUST TOUCH IN ON A POINT, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN PREPARATION FOR UPDATES ON INCREASING TAX REVENUE AND BOLSTERING THE PRODUCTIVITY ITEMS. I THINK WHAT IS ALSO HELPFUL TO KNOW, THERE'S A STATEMENT THAT SAYS TEXAS LOSES ABOUT $1.8 BILLION ANNUALLY IN TAX REVENUE FROM PARENTS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO WORK BECAUSE OF A LACK OF CHILDCARE. AND THEN ON THE BOLSTERING PRODUCTIVITY, TEXAS LOSES AROUND $7.5 BILLION IN PRODUCTIVITY EVERY YEAR DUE TO EMPLOYEE ABSENCES CAUSED BY LACK OF RELIABLE CHILDCARE, AND I BELIEVE THOSE ARE SOME GOOD POINTS TO MAKE. BUT I ALSO WANT YOU TO ADD, IF YOU CAN FIND THE SOURCE, HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING? TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR THE GAP. BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE PARENTS WHO CAN'T WORK, THEN THEY ARE RECEIVING SOME OTHER. WOULD IT BE A FAIR STATEMENT TO SAY THEY ARE RECEIVING SOME OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE? MAYBE FOOD? BECAUSE IF THEIR DOLLARS ARE SHORT, THAT MEANS THEY'RE SHORT IN OTHER PLACES. SO WOULD THERE BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD BE THAT COULD RECOGNIZE IN YOUR IN YOUR FIELD OF EXPERTISE? SO IF YOU CAN'T GO TO WORK, YOU CAN'T AFFORD DAYCARE. I SEE THE FIGURES ABOUT TAX REVENUE THAT'S LOST. BUT ONE THING I DO KNOW, AND IT'S CALLED LIFE EXPERIENCE. YOU'RE GOING TO PAY IN THE FRONT AND YOU'RE GOING TO PAY AT THE END, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO PAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO END UP PAYING FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO HELP THEM STABILIZE SOMEWHAT OR HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. SO THE QUESTION BECOMES, WHAT ARE THE OTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD THEY PROBABLY BE RECEIVING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? DO YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING? NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, IT'S GOING TO BE MAYBE FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, MAYBE OTHER SUPPORTS THAT I DON'T HAVE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE ON. BUT I KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFTENTIMES IS GOING TO KICK IN. SO DO YOU DO YOU THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON, OR IS THAT BEYOND YOUR AREA OF [00:55:03] EXPERTISE? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THE IT'S GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THESE ARE VERY GOOD. BUT WE'RE STILL PAYING AS A PUBLIC TAX. DOLLARS ARE STILL GOING TO BE USED IN THIS SCENARIO TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T HAVE THE MEANS. AND WE'RE SOMETIMES WE CALL THEM THE WORKING POOR. SO WHAT IS IT THE FOOD STAMPS THAT PROBABLY KICK IN. WHERE DOES WIC FIT IN IN THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO? YEAH. SO TO SPEAK TO THAT. IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF A PRETTY BROAD RESPONSE THAT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS. SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. SO YOU MENTIONED, LIKE YOU MENTIONED FOOD. SO WE HAVE SNAP AND THEN WE HAVE WIC. OF COURSE THERE'S HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT IT'S REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT FAMILIES THAT AREN'T ABLE TO BE EMPLOYED, AND THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT WILL SUPPORT THAT. THEY MAY BE MORE RELIANT ON THESE PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT A LOT OF TIMES, THE FAMILIES THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT AMIS, LIKE 80% IN OUR CDBG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CASE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, THOSE FAMILIES ARE LIKELY RECEIVING OVERLAPPING ASSISTANCE FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS, KIND OF GET JUST TO GET BY. BUT OF COURSE, OUR AIM IS TO HELP THEM TO BE EMPLOYED SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS WHY IT'S ONE OF THE METRICS THAT WE TRACK. AND SO WE KNOW FROM RESEARCH AND ANECDOTALLY, ALTHOUGH NOT NECESSARILY BY BEING ABLE TO TIE INDIVIDUAL CLIENT DATA POINTS. BECAUSE WE DO NOT COLLECT DATA AT THAT LEVEL THAT WE CAN REALLY CROSS OVER. SO I THINK THAT WE COULD MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS, AND I THINK THAT WE COULD CERTAINLY KIND OF DO AN AGGREGATE SOME RESEARCH ON SOME EXISTING RESEARCH THAT'S OUT THERE TO SPEAK TO KIND OF THOSE ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY. BUT YEAH, GENERALLY SPEAKING, WHEN PEOPLE GET THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED AND ARE ABLE TO GET THEMSELVES TO STABLE, THEN THEY DO ULTIMATELY BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND LESS RELIANT ON A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. BUT A LOT OF THE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD WANT TO SAY THAT THE CLIENTS THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING ARE TO THAT POINT, YET THEY'RE GETTING THERE. WE'RE HELPING THEM GET THERE. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO PULL SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO MUCH BEYOND, YOU KNOW, SOME GUESSES, SOME ESTIMATIONS AND SOME ASSUMPTIONS. I MEAN, WE DO HAVE SOME INTERESTING DATA POINTS THAT I THINK THAT WE SHARED WHEN WE DID OUR WORK AROUND KIND OF BENEFITS ACCESS, AND WE COULD PROBABLY PULL SOME RESOURCES THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE, AND I THINK ONE CHAIRWOMAN SCHULTZ MENTIONED IT. I THINK SHE ASKED, AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME. WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE RIGHT ON THE EDGE? WAS THAT WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION THERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF? SO IT'S NOT TO GET YOU INTO TOO MUCH I GUESS DEEPER INTO DATA THAN YOU WANT TO GO INTO. I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND THEN ALSO BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TAX DOLLARS. I MEAN, BECAUSE YOU'RE WE'RE GOING TO END UP PUTTING MONEY IN THESE POTS THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS. AND EVENTUALLY WE KNOW WE WANT TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF YOUR PROGRAMS, BECAUSE ONCE THOSE CHILDREN ARE PUT IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, IT GROUNDS THEM. SO THEY BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND WE PAVE THE WAY FOR THEM TO BE A SUCCESS. BUT BY NO MEANS DO I WANT US TO LEAVE HERE THINKING THAT THE PROGRAM JUST HELPS TO PULL THIS. MAYBE A SINGLE PARENT AND MAYBE TWO PARENTS WHO ARE WORKING AND THEY'RE JUST A WORKING POOR TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I WILL SAY THIS IN CLOSING, I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE PASSION THAT YOU SEE BEHIND CHILD CARE BECAUSE IT'S A REAL CONVERSATION. THOSE OF US WHO HAVE CHILDREN AND WORKED KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT. NOT MANY OF US ARE IN A POSITION I KNOW I WASN'T AND WE WEREN'T TO HIRE A NANNY. WE COULDN'T DO THAT. BUT IN BACK IN PROBABLY THE 80S, WE WERE PROBABLY PAYING ABOUT $50 A CHILD IN A DAYCARE CENTER. AND NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY $1,000, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY A COUPLE OF HUNDRED. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE MONTH YOU'RE PAYING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE THOUSANDS TO TAKE CARE OF CHILD CARE WHEN YOU HAVE QUALITY CHILD CARE. NOW, ON THE OTHER CONVERSATION, I THINK WE YOU CAN CORRECT ME MAKE TOOK SOME ACTION EARLIER THIS YEAR TO TALK ABOUT THE SERVICING THROUGH HOMES WITH THE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT I THINK I HEARD CHAIRWOMAN WILLIS MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT SENIORS, AND YOU ALL RESPONDED WHEN I LOOKED UP AARP SENIOR STATUS. I THINK EVERYONE GETS THEIR NOTIFICATION AROUND AGE 50. AND SO YOU KIND OF GET PLACED IN THAT PARTICULAR CATEGORY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TILL 60 TO GET THAT CARD. YOU GET IT AROUND 50. AND THAT'S WHEN EVERYONE KIND OF GOES INTO THIS TRAUMA OF LIKE, AM I A SENIOR CITIZEN? SO BUT I DID WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THOSE WHO CAN. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT. ONCE YOU GET PAST PROBABLY CERTAIN AGE AND THERE ARE SOME WHO DON'T LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH TRAFFIC AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BE A PART OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE, [01:00:05] THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE. BUT OVERALL, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE MUST CONTINUE TO ADDRESS. I KNOW IT'S A NATIONAL CONVERSATION AS WELL, BUT CHILDCARE SHOULD NOT PROHIBIT BE PROHIBITIVE OF A PERSON BEING ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND I THINK AS A CITY WE NEED TO BE VERY STRONG ON THAT. AND I CONTINUE TO COMMEND CHAIRWOMAN SCHULTZ BECAUSE I KNOW SHE'S VERY ENGAGED AND VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC, AND I CAN SPEAK ON IT BECAUSE IT IS A LIVED EXPERIENCE OF TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN, OF PROVIDING AFTER SCHOOL AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF AFTER SCHOOL AND AS A PROFESSIONAL. AND ALSO TO CHAIRMAN RESENDEZ COMMENT. I DID HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT. THE QUESTION ABOUT BEING BILINGUAL IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE IN A WE'RE IN A WORLD WHERE WE MUST AND THIS IS ME SPEAKING. WE MUST BE ARMED WITH THE SKILLS TO BE COMPETITIVE SO THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE CYCLE AND WE HAVE RAISED FAMILIES, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE STABILIZED THEM IN TERMS OF EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES. SO THEY'RE COMPETITIVE. SO I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT. BUT IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH THE OPPORTUNITY CHAIR. I'M NOT CHAIR BUT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PEREIRA. THIS CONVERSATION AROUND CHILD CARE TODAY. SO DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CLOSING REMARKS? THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. WE HAVE WE'VE TAKEN REALLY GOOD NOTES, AND WE APPRECIATE THE INTEREST AROUND THE HORSESHOE RELATED TO SAME AND WE'LL WORK WITH DUE DILIGENCE TO COLLECT THE DATA, AGGREGATE THE DATA WE HAVE, AND THEN CIRCLE GAPS WHERE WE CIRCLE THOSE AREAS WHERE WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE GAPS AND REACH OUT TO THE PARTNERS THAT WERE MENTIONED. AND MAYBE EVEN BEYOND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EQUITY INDICATORS. INDICATORS SHOW AROUND CHILD POVERTY, AROUND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ETC. BUT MAYBE THIS IS ONE AREA WHERE EVENTUALLY WE CAN ADD A SPECIFIC METRIC RELATED TO OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, ETC. THAT EXIST OUTSIDE OF THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK AHEAD. AND WE THANK OUR PARTNERS FOR BEING WITH US, AS WELL AS OUR COLLEAGUES AT PARKS WHO DO SO MUCH IN THIS AREA FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTIONS CONVERSATION. WE ON THE BRIEFING ITEM. YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT? ARE WE GOING TO GO INTO THE FORECAST? YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT OR NOT? WE CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE FORECAST. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE EXERCISE THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH AS A COMMITTEE ON CLOSING DISPARITIES. AND NEXT MONTH, ON DECEMBER 9TH, THE COMMITTEE WILL HEAR AN UPDATE FROM THE LIVABLE PORTFOLIO ON PROGRESS MEASURES FROM THE EQUITY PLAN THAT WILL CONSIST OF CODE COMPLIANCE, DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES, SANITATION SERVICES AND OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR EQUITY INDICATORS REPORT AND HUMAN RIGHTS WORKSHOP UPDATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM OR ANY OTHER ITEM THAT IS POSTED. IT IS NOW 10:27 A.M. AND THE WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND EQUITY COMMITTEE IS NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.