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Consider approving a Support Agreement with Harvest Plenty House of Prayer for their Chisholm Trail Summer Camp: Riding into STEM and allocate to Harvest Plenty House of Prayer an amount up to $43,970.00 from the PROPEL CIP in accordance with the intent of Resolution 23-75, Section C.5 to provide funding for youth programs, as recommended by the Youth and Family Affairs Committee.
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INITIATOR: Councilmembers Mary Ann Hankins and Bob Weger
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Christine James, Planning Director
BACKGROUND: Harvest Plenty House of Prayer's Chisholm Trail Summer Camp: Riding into STEM seeks to empower youth through the integration of stem-based learning initiatives and literacy-based programs that challenge and nurture fun while promoting individual growth. In addition to the proven educational impact, the program aims to develop and instill intrinsic values, such as confidence, self-motivation and intellectual curiosity into each student. This begins with establishing the student's interest in one or more STEM subject matters, including reading and reading comprehension. It is proven that students learn at an exponential rate, when engaged in projects and or experiments. This program incorporates these methods, in hopes to encourage and teach students on the components of STEM as well as the importance of reading comprehension. To sustain and expand their program, Harvest Plenty House of Prayer is seeking support from the City of Lawton through a $43,970.00 support agreement. These funds will be utilized for essential aspects of the 2024 summer program, including compensation for an Oklahoma State-Certified teacher and other required staff members, supplies, advertising, T-shirts, and field trip expenses. The Youth and Family Affairs Committee, which was formed with the goal of identifying opportunities for the community's at-risk youth to develop life and career enhancing skills and help them to avoid involvement in the criminal just...
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