Project Grant 20SFWNM002

CITIZENS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, INC. (CDD) PROVIDES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONTRACT SERVICES THROUGH THE FAMILY, INFANT & TODDLER PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN BIRTH -- THREE YEARS OF AGE, A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WAIVER PROGRAM FOR HANDICAPPED ADULTS FROM THE AGE OF 21 THROUGH ADULTHOOD, AND SPONSORS THE COLFAX COUNTY FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAMS. CDD IS APPLYING FOR ELEVEN VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEARS AND $78,015 IN STATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM AND $5096 FROM CNCS THE SERVICE CATEGORIES THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS ARE PRE-ELEMENTARY, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, TUTORING & CHILD LITERACY (MID-SCHOOL) AND BENEFITS TO VOLUNTEERS. THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WORK PLAN INCLUDES PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THE PROGRAM WILL COLLECT MID-YEAR AND END-YEAR EVALUATION FORMS FROM VOLUNTEER STATION REPRESENTATIVES TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE. ANOTHER MEASUREMENT TOOL USED IS VOLUNTEER SATISFACTION SURVEYS. THE PROJECT'S ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES ARE: * PRE-ELEMENTARY CHILDREN RECEIVING SERVICES WILL BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO THEIR SCHOOL SCHEDULE AND SEPARATION FROM PARENTS AND/OR BE ABLE TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN. * INTERMEDIATE OUTCOME IS; EIGHTY PERCENT OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC, ORGANIZATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS BECAUSE OF THE HELP OF A FOSTER GRANDPARENT. * END OUTCOME IS; NINETY PERCENT OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WILL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. * MENTORED STUDENTS (MID-SCHOOL) WILL IMPROVE IN ACADEMIC, ORGANIZATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS BECAUSE OF THE HELP OF A FOSTER GRANDPARENT THEY WILL ADAPT TO THE CHANGE OF MID- SCHOOL SCHEDULES. * VOLUNTEERS WILL BENEFIT BY HAVING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL TO DO, SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME FOR LOW-INCOME VOLUNTEERS AND ALL VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WORK PLAN ADDRESSES COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE CORPORATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN; EDUCATION, BY IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS IN LOW-ACHIEVING PRE-ELEMENTARY, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE BENEFITS TO VOLUNTEERS WORK PLAN ADDRESS CNCS GOAL 2 (STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SERVICE SO THAT PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN CNCS-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS CONSISTENTLY FIND SATISFACTION, MEANING AND OPPORTUNITY.) BY SUPPORTING PARTICIPANTS TO FIND MEANING IN THEIR SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND REMAIN HIGHLY ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.