Applicant name: lumityproject title: youthbuild: stemworks for construction (YSC)project overview: lumity is requesting support for our youthbuild: stemworks for construction, a holistic program…

Applicant name: lumityproject title: youthbuild: stemworks for construction (YSC)project overview: lumity is requesting support for our youthbuild: stemworks for construction, a holistic program that prepares out-of-school youth to earn their high school equivalency and construction certifications through meaningful, hands-on experiences, and guides their placement into a construction apprenticeship job with 12 month follow-up supports.funding level requested: 1,035,000 applicant category: category bintended use of funds: funds will support YSC staffing, partnerships, and participant stipends.deliverables outcomes: 1 - education and employment rate (2Q after exit): 70 education and employment rate (4Q after exit): 85 median earnings (2Q after exit): 21 per hour 3,360 MO. Credential attainment: 80 measurable skill gains: 80 and effectiveness in serving employers: 70 .matching funds amount: 277,290 ( 218,950 in cash and 58,340 in-kind)total participants to be enrolled: 45 youthdescription of area ZIP codes: urban with no match waiver. Lumity is engaging communities in the west side of chicago (maywood, broadview, bellwood, melrose park, cicero, hillside, and northlake) that have been historically under-resourced, have a total 14.9 youth, ages 16-24, unemployment weighted average rate and a 13.4 community poverty weighted average rate. Maywood (60153), broadview (60155, 60546), bellwood (60104), melrose park (60160), cicero (60632, 60804), hillside (60162), and northlake (60164)subrecipient activities: lumity does not have any subrecipientssummary: lumity and our partners will engage 45 out-of-school youth from partnering communities in chicagos western suburbs in youthbuild: stemworks for construction, a comprehensive program that prepares out-of-school youth to earn their high school equivalency and a construction industry certification, and guides their placement into a construction apprenticeships jobs with 12 months follow-up supports. Their experience will include: 1- individualized education, career, and personal asset-based CO-planning with lumity staff, using holistic assessments to inform planning and track progress 2-connections to wrap-around services 3-hands-on, meaningful activities in: a) occupational skills training, including work-site construction experience b) GED courses and tutoring for literacy math skills and c) life-long career skills development in social-emotional learning, life skills, career awareness and leadership 4-community service d (e.g., maywood village-pride village-wide events, participant advisory committee) 5-placement in a construction job or apprenticeship and 6- 12 month post-placement supports (e.g.coaching, connections to services lumity alumni network for career development). Beyond the grant, graduates will have access to lumitys career counseling, leadership development community service, and lumity alumni network.sustainable solutions: throughout the YSC program, lumity will continuously perform sustainability audits, including identifying key areas for improvement within work sites construction sites, ensuring the upgrade to energy-efficient lighting machinery, educating participants on responsible waste disposal, and minimizing unnecessary use of electrical equipment.