Project Grant 23A60YB000011

APPLICANT NAME: JOB POINT PROJECT TITLE: JOB POINT YOUTHBUILD PROJECT SUMMARY: JOB POINTS YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT, VOCATIONAL CREDENTIALS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR YOUTH AGES 16-24.INTENDED USE OF FUNDS: PERSONNEL, LOCAL AND CONFERENCE TRAVEL, OFFICE AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, TEXTBOOKS, COUNSELING SESSIONS, ASSESSMENT TESTS, YOUTH PAYROLL, STIPENDS INCENTIVES, UNIFORMS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, DRUG TESTING PHYSICALS, DRIVER LICENSE TRAINING FEES, SOFTWARE, STAFF STUDENT TRAINING, AND OVERHEAD EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED.NUMBER TO BE SERVED: TOTAL:70 TOTAL COST PER PARTICIPANT: 21,428.30FUNDING AMOUNT REQUESTED: 1,499,981.30 COST SHARING AMOUNT: 375,000APPLICANT TYPE: URBAN APPLICANT CATEGORY: APREVIOUS GRANT NUMBER: YB-32947-18-60-A-29CONSTRUCTION PLUS: YES PRIORITY CONSIDERATION (SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES): YESAREA TO BE SERVED: CITIES OF COLUMBIA AND ASHLAND IN BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURIZIP CODES: 65201, 65202, 65203, 65010CLAIMING MATCHING WAIVER: NO EXPERIENCE WITH SEC 3 HUD ACT OF 1968: NOSCOPE OF THE PROJECT: THE PRIMARY TARGET POPULATION IS LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS, ADJUDICATED YOUTH, YOUNG PEOPLE AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER AT-RISK POPULATIONS. THE PROJECT PLACES A PRIORITY ON SERVING FEMALES WITH OR WITHOUT CHILDREN, AS WELL AS VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY AND OR DIPLOMAS AND INVALUABLE CONSTRUCTION AND LIFE SKILLS, WHICH WILL BENEFIT THEM FOR YEARS TO COME, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CHOSEN CAREER. CONSTRUCTION TRAINING FOR TRADITIONAL YOUTHBUILDERS, OR ONE OF OUR CONSTRUCTION PLUS OFFERINGS (HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT OR WAREHOUSE WORKER), WILL RESULT IN A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED, PORTABLE AND STACKABLE CREDENTIALS. MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES WILL LEAD TO YOUTH REENGAGEMENT AS FULLY FUNCTIONING AND PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY CITIZENS. THROUGH INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT CAREER PLANNING, WORK READINESS, COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WITH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AS THE BACKDROP, STUDENTS WILL EMERGE AS ROLE MODELS FOR OTHERS, FULLY EQUIPPED FOR THEIR FUTURE. SERVICES WILL EMPHASIZE CAREER AND COLLEGE EXPLORATION AND ENROLLMENT IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR ADVANCED VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TRAINING. WITH A FOCUS ON CULTIVATING FUTURE LEADERS, PROJECT YOUTHS WILL DEVELOP CIVICMINDED QUALITIES AND ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE, TIED TO THEIR CHOSEN VOCATIONAL INDUSTRY AND THEIR VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS. JOB POINTS SUBSIDIARY, COLUMBIA MISSOURI COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, AND OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY OF COLUMBIA AND OTHER EMPLOYERS WILL ENSURE SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO HANDS-ON WORKSITES FOR ALL STUDENTS. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, TWO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WILL BE BUILT UTILIZING GREEN TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLD TO ELIGIBLE HOMELESS OR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES. PROPOSED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES: SEVENTY (70) YOUTH WILL BE ENROLLED SEVENTY PERCENT (70 ) PLACEMENT IN EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75 ) PLACEMENT IN EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT 4,354 MEDIAN EARNINGS 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT SEVENTY PERCENT (70 ) CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF EXIT SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75 ) MEASUREABLE SKILL GAINS SIXTY PERCENT (60 ) EFFECTIVENESS IN SERVING EMPLOYERS AS MEASURED BY JOB RETENTION IN 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT