Four Mounds Foundation Work SessionCopyrighted
July 19, 2021
City of Dubuque Work Session - Top # 1.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: 5:00 PM - Four Mounds Foundation Work Session
SUMMARY: Four Mounds Foundation staff will share information on their past, current
and future work and initiatives.
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Four Mounds Foundation Work Session-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff memo Staff Memo
Presentation Supporting Documentation
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Four Mounds Foundation Work Session
DATE: July 12, 2021
Dubuque
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Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware is transmitting the information for the Four
Mounds Foundation Work Session. Four Mounds Foundation staff will share
information on their past, current and future work and initiatives.
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Marie L. Ware, Leisure Services Manager
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM:
Marie L. Ware, Leisure Services Manager
SUBJECT:
Four Mounds Foundation Work Session
DATE:
July 12, 2021
Dubuque
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2007-2012.2013
2017*2019
The City Council has Four Mounds/HEART Program: Funding as a 2020-2022 High
Priority. This work session is the opportunity for the staff of Four Mounds Foundation to
share information on their past, current, and future work and initiatives.
cc: Jill Courtney, Executive Director Four Mounds Foundation
Jill Connors, Economic Development Director
Alexis Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
Dan Kroger, Recreation Division Manager
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Our purpose is to intervene in the life trajectory of
youth and adults at risk, giving them skills, choices,
and guidance through community restoration
projects and career exploration while they discover
their potential and map out their futures.
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Students receiving soft skills
training and authentic
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Average wage when
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$16,000
Average wage upon
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Partnership Evolution
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HEART PARTNERSHIPI
— City of Dubuque
— City Housing Department — Fountain of Youth
— Clarke University — Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation
— Carpenters Union Services
— Dream Center — Northeast Iowa Community
— Dubuque Community College —Opportunity Dubuque
School District — Steeple Square
— Dupaco Community — Transition Alliance Program (TAP)
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