Project Grant 18SFNND001

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AN ESTIMATED 53 FGP OR SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER 53 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS OR SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS, ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS-HEAD START, TUTORING ? PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TUTORING ? FAITH BASED SCHOOLS, SCHOOL ? BASED MENTORING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, ED23. - 20 CHILDREN WILL BE DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ED24. - 20 CHILDREN WILL BE CHILDREN DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF LITERACY SKILLS. ED25 - 20 CHILDREN WILL BE DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF NUMERACY (MATH) SKILLS. ED5. - 20 STUDENTS WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AND/OR MATH. ED27. - 20 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE MENTORING OR TUTORING OR OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING CNCS-SUPPORTED SERVICE LEARNING, WHO DEMONSTRATED IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. ED6. - 20 STUDENTS THAT IMPROVED THEIR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OVER THE COURSE OF THE CNCS-SUPPORTED PROGRAM?S INVOLVEMENT WITH THE STUDENT. ED5. ? 20 STUDENTS WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AND/OR MATH. ED27. - 20 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE MENTORING OR TUTORING OR OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING CNCS-SUPPORTED SERVICE LEARNING, WHO DEMONSTRATED IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $ 317,042.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY AT LEAST $ 32,000.00 MATCHING FUNDING FROM IN-KIND OR DONATIONS.