Applicant name: YB columbus community school (YBCCS)project title: youthbuild columbusproject summary: diploma-track construction and healthcare dropout recovery program.funding level requested:…

Applicant name: YB columbus community school (YBCCS)project title: youthbuild columbusproject summary: diploma-track construction and healthcare dropout recovery program.funding level requested: 1,500,000.intended use of funds: personnel and benefits costs specialty contract staff student supports.deliverables outcomes: placement in education or EMPLOYMENT80 certificate degree ATTAINMENT80 literacy numeracy GAINS80 RETENTION80 .matching funds amount: 375,000.total number of participants to be enrolled: 84APPLICANT category: category B.construction plus field: healthcare (medical assistant, phlebotomist, patient care tech).application is being submitted as: urban.description of area to be served: distressed portions of columbus, ohio, with a youth unemployment rate of 14.7 , a poverty rate of 22.4 , and with many school dropouts and a shortage of affordable housing.target community service area: 20 contiguous franklin county, OH ZIP codes 43201 43202 43203 43204: 43205 43207 43210 43211 43213 43214 43219 43220 43221 43222 43223 43224 43227 43228 43231 and 43232.seeking matching waiver: no.section 3 experience: our program was created by an organization that was honored by HUD for operating a section 3 model program. We continue this heritage by working with our housing authority and employer-partners to take advantage of all that section 3 offers.subrecipient activities: not applicable.brief summary of the proposed project: YBCCS is applying for 1,500,000 to continue the operation of youthbuild columbus, a comprehensive education and job-training program for dropout youth and young adults. The program has been in continuous existence since 1995, formerly utilizing HUD and then DOL youthbuild funding secured by related organizations. YBCCS began as the programs academic training partner when first chartered in 2001 and IT became a DOL youthbuild grantee in its own right in 2019, a grant that has been extended until may, 2023 due to the pandemic. A GED-track construction training initiative that began under HUD has grown to become a diploma-track construction and medical training program that includes registered pre-apprenticeship construction training and healthcare education offering certifications as a medical assistant, phlebotomist, and patient care technician. All vocational certifications can earn college credits under long-term articulation agreements with columbus state community college. We have entered into an AMP contract (see attachments) with our local workforce development system, which makes US a direct provider of wioa funding and services. Construction-track students earn nccer certifications as they complete at least one unit of housing over the term of the grant. Healthcare-track students experience hands-on clinical training as part of their NHA certification processes. All students receive high school academic instruction as prescribed by the state of ohio. Our proposed outcomes are: placement in education or EMPLOYMENT80 certificate degree ATTAINMENT80 literacy numeracy GAINS80 RETENTION80 .priority consideration-sustainable solutions curriculum: weve offered nccer your role in the green environment certification and weatherization training for more than a decade.