Project Grant 23A60YB000014

PROJECT TITLE: YOUTHBUILD NEWBURGHPROJECT SUMMARY: YOUTHBUILD NEWBURGH WILL SERVE 57 OUT OF SCHOOL, UNDERSERVED YOUTH AGES 16-24 FROM THE CITY OF NEWBURGH, NY. YOUTHBUILD NEWBURGH PROVIDES HSE PREPARATION AND COLLEGE READINESS IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING. THE CLASSES WILL BE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH BY OUR TWO LICENSED EDUCATIONAL STAFF FROM SUNY ORANGE, WHO WILL FOCUS THEIR CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE THE CORE SUBJECTS NEEDED TO PASS THE TASC-HSE EXAM, MATH, READING, WRITING, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES WHILE USING TECHNOLOGY, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND SERVICE LEARNING AS A WAY TO ENGAGE THE YOUTHBUILD MEMBERS. YOUTHBUILD NEWBURGH OFFERS CONSTRUCTION TRAINING. THIS TRAINING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE OSHA 10 AND NCCER CURRICULUM. THE CONSTRUCTION COMPONENT INCLUDES HANDS-ON LEARNING WHILE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR PARTNER, ORANGE COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,. ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES WILL OFFER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS TRAINING IN CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CCMA) CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MONTEFIORE ST. LUKES CORNWALL HOSPITAL AND PAID APPRENTICESHIPS AT WOODLAND POND CCRC.FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,300,000INTENDED USE OF FUNDS (SHORT PARAGRAPH): THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE ALL YOUTHBUILD SERVICES AS DESCRIBED IN THE FOA.DELIVERABLES OUTCOMES:PROPOSED OUTCOMES GOAL PERCENTAGEENROLLMENT 57 PARTICIPANTSPLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATIONIN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT 46 57 80 PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATIONIN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT 46 57 85 MEDIAN EARNINGS 4,200 PER QUARTERCREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT 51 57 90 MEASURABLE SKILLS GAIN 48 57 85 EFFECTIVENESS IN SERVING EMPLOYERS 48 57 85 COST SHARING OR MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT (25 OF FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED, AS REQUIRED): 325,000TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 57APPLICANT CATEGORY (CHECK ONLY ONE):CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY FUNDED): CATEGORY B (NEW): XMOST RECENT GRANT NUMBER FROM ANY FY 2016 (FOA-ETA-16-10), 2017 (FOA-ETA-17-03), OR 2018 (FOA-ETA-18-04) GRANT CYCLES FOR CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY-FUNDED) APPLICANT: N ACONSTRUCTION PLUS OCCUPATIONAL FIELD(S), IF APPLICABLE: CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL NURSING ASSISTANTAPPLICATION IS BEING SUBMITTED AS (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):URBAN:X DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED: NEWBURGH IS A CITY IN THE U.S. STATE OF NEW YORK WITHIN ORANGE COUNTY. WITH AN ESTIMATED 2019 POPULATION OF 28,177, IT IS A PRINCIPAL CITY OF THE POUGHKEEPSIENEWBURGHMIDDLETOWN METROPOLITAN AREA. IT IS LOCATED 60 MILES NORTH OF NEW YORK CITY. THE CITY OF NEWBURGH, IS IN A TOWN OF THE SAME NAME, OCCUPIES 4.8 SQUARE MILES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HUDSON RIVER. IT HAS BEEN VOTED THE 37TH WORST CITY IN AMERICA BY 24 7 WALL STREET. NEW PLANS TO DEVELOP AREAS OF THE CITY ARE IN PLACE AND THE LEAD APPLICANT, RUPCO IS AMONG THE LEADERS IN THIS EFFORT.TARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA, IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODE(S): 12550 AND 12553APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN A TERRITORY THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE MATCHING WAIVER AND INTENDS TO WAIVE MATCH, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III.B. MATCHING: YES NO XANY EXPERIENCE WITH SECTION 3 OF THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968 (12 U.S. C. 1701U): RUPCO HAS A HUD SECTION 3 PLACEMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH PATHSTONE CORPORATION, A NEIGHBORWORKS NETWORK ORGANIZATION.