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Cuyahoga committee advances $10,000 grant for Rosie's Girls summer STEAM camp
Summary
The committee voted to move resolution 20240435 out of committee, advancing a request to award up to $10,000 from District 9 ARPA funds to the NAMC Northern Ohio chapter for Rosie's Girls, a summer program exposing 10–15 middle-school girls to STEAM trades and safety training.
The Cuyahoga County Education, Environment & Sustainability Committee on Feb. 19 voted to advance resolution 20240435, which would award up to $10,000 from the District 9 ARPA Community Grant Fund to the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) Northern Ohio chapter to support Rosie's Girls, a summer camp for middle-school girls focused on STEAM trades.
Jennifer Dial of NAMC Northern Ohio described the program as one that "expose[s] them to career fields that are nontraditional for their gender," including hands-on training with power drills, jigsaws and safety gear, visits from construction professionals and field trips to the Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Dial said the program enrolls about "10 to 15" girls each year to keep instruction personalized and that funds would cover field trips, lunches, instructors and equipment.
Committee members asked about a waiting list and program outcomes; Dial said there is demand beyond the summer program and organizers would like to expand programming during the school year when additional funds are available. The committee approved a motion to pass the resolution out of committee for second reading, which the record shows will be read at the council meeting on March 11.
No formal opposition to the committee motion was recorded in the hearing. The next steps are the second and third readings before the full council, where a formal vote on final appropriation would occur.
