Project Grant 16VSARI001

AT THE LEARNING COMMUNITY, WE BELIEVE THAT LITERACY EMPOWERS EACH INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE A VOICE, ASSUME COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND TAKE SOCIAL ACTION. WE EXPECT LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL. WE GROW TEACHER LEADERS, STUDENT LEADERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION & HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO SUPPORT OVERALL STUDENT WELLNESS, CREATE A DIVERSE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM, DEVELOP INTEGRATED AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ALIGNED CURRICULUM, RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES FOR VIBRANT OUTDOOR/INDOOR RECESS OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASE CAPACITY TO SERVE EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND. FOUR VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS ALIGNED WITH EDUCATION BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ASSISTING WITH SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS DATA AND EVALUATION TOOLS, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, DEVELOPING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, CREATING RECESS TRAINING MODULES, AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS FOR RECRUITING DIVERSE TEACHER CANDIDATES. TWO VISTAS WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA BY PROVIDING INTEGRAL CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT TO OUR CITY'S FIRST OF IT'S KIND NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH STATION. VISTAS WILL BE MEMBERS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM STRATEGICALLY CHARGED WITH BUILDING SYSTEMS TO ENROLL AS MANY CENTRAL FALLS RESIDENTS INTO THE STATION AS POSSIBLE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE MARCH 2019: IN CENTRAL FALLS, THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE VISTA SERVING WITH THE OFFICE ON HEALTH AS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH VISTA. THIS MEMBER WILL STILL BE A PART OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION TASK FORCE IN VARIOUS WAYS.