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Committee advances Pink Party Retreat family-wellness ARPA request to full Council
Summary
Pink Party Retreat outlined a family engagement initiative tied to three daycare centers, planning 24 events next school year with mental health and workforce supports; the committee moved the project's ARPA request to full Council.
Pink Party Retreat presented a family engagement and wellness initiative and the committee voted to move the organization's ARPA grant request to the full Council.
Naneeka Ansari, executive director of Pink Party Retreat, described the organization’s 15-year track record of women’s empowerment programming and a new family-focused initiative that will work with three daycare centers (Excel 1, Educare and Excel 2) to provide 24 parent engagement events during the 2025–26 school year. Ansari said events will include meals, child care and support services and that staff are pursuing NAMI certification to provide trauma-informed engagement. "Our goal is to increase confidence in our parents by 25%, stress reduction by 30%, and increase in family connection by 20%," Ansari said.
Ansari also listed prior impacts and partnerships: Pink Party has helped more than 2,500 women and partnered with Jumpstart, Mortar and the United Black Fund; the organization also cited partnerships that connect participants to workforce services. Committee members had no additional questions and the item was moved forward for second reading at full Council.
What happens next: the resolution will proceed to the full Council for the formal ARPA award process.
