Project Grant 19VSWLA003

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PLEASE PROVIDE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY (4--6 SENTENCES) OF YOUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CNCS PROGRAMMING PRIORITY AREA THAT YOUR PROJECT ALIGNS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT GOAL(S), INCLUDING WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THEPROJECT THE NUMBER OF VISTAS AND LEADERS (IF APPLICABLE) YOU ARE REQUESTING AND ANOVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES THEY WILL PERFORM THE ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT THE MISSION OF BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS TO PROMOTE ATTAINMENT OF EDUCATIONAL GOALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE CAVALIER CARE CENTER ON BPCC'S CAMPUS WHICH IS BEING DESIGNED TO ADDRESS NONACADEMIC AND POVERTY NEEDS OF 3,000 AT RISK STUDENTS OR ROUGHLY HALF OF THE COLLEGE STUDENT POPULATION. THE FOUR (4) VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: ASSESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS, EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS, DEVELOPING FUNDING STREAMS, RECRUITING STUDENTS TO THE CENTER, MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF CENTER SERVICES, AND MANAGING THE VOLUNTEER POOL USED TO RUN THE CENTER OVER THE COURSE OF THREE (3) YEARS.