The City Council approved Ordinance 2025-511, appropriating $52,913,032 to establish the Kids Hope Alliance (KHA) fiscal year 2025-2026 budget. This comprehensive budget includes the authorization of various grants and budget transfer powers. Specifically, the ordinance approved a $350,000 grant to Family Support Services of North Florida, Inc. for the Center of Hope Kennedy Community Center program. The program aims to prevent child abuse and neglect by providing crucial support to families, enabling them to safely care for their children. Services offered at the Kennedy Community Center, located at 1133 Ionia Street, include 'Hope and Unity Circles,' 'Family Strengthening Bags,' 'Kinship Support' for emergency assistance, and 'Trust-Based Relational Intervention' (TBRI) training and coaching. The decision also authorized KHA to execute agreements with named grant recipients and manage budget transfers, along with waiving certain competitive solicitation requirements for children's services contracts.