Project Grant 84037101

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO METRO MINISTRIES TO CONDUCT PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH YOUTH PRESENTATIONS TARGETING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WILL BE RECRUITED FROM AMONG RESIDENTS IN TARGET COMMUNITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN A 10-HOUR TRAINING ON THE CLEAN WATER ACT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTICES, LEARNING INFORMATION RELATED TO CAUSE, EFFECT, PREVENTION, REDUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF WATER POLLUTION. AN ADDITIONAL FIVE HOURS OF COVID 19 HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING WILL BE INCORPORATED. THESE YOUTH, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, WILL DEVELOP ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS USING SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB PRESENCE, COMIC BOOKS, SKITS/THEATRICAL ENDEAVORS, AND PRESENTATIONS BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL.ACTIVITIES:THROUGH HEALTHY COMMUNITIES METRO ANTICIPATES RECRUITING 20 COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FROM THE TARGET COMMUNITIES OVER THE TWO YEAR PERIOD. 3-5 TEAMS OF YOUTH WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS TO 4 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 200 STUDENTS; REACH FOUR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND 60 MEMBERS, AND FOUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND 100 COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH PRESENTATION OF CLEAN WATER AND POLLUTION ABATEMENT STRATEGIES. COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WILL PRODUCE CLEAN WATER WORKSHOPS IN FIVE MODALITIES: MICRO-PLAY, PICTORIAL, VIDEO, MUSICAL DELIVERY/SONG, AND AN E-BOOK; EACH OF THESE WILL BE SHARED WITH THE FUNDER AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, AND POSTED ON THE PROGRAM'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS GRANT ARE AT LEAST 12 COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND FOUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO AT LEAST 12 COMMUNITY GROUPS. BY EDUCATING COMMUNITY ON HEALTHY WATERWAYS AND RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS WATER SOURCES, 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH AND SAFE WATERWAYS, THUS CREATING EMPOWERMENT TOWARDS A CLEANER SOURCE OF WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES.- STAKEHOLDER CONSENSUS: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION TO AT LEAST FOUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. AT END OF THE PRESENTATION, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPANTS WILL BUILD CONSENSUS ON EFFORTS TO ENSURE HEALTH WATERWAYS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPING A PLAN OF CONTINUED EDUCATION. - ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS: AT LEAST 80% OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, THUS INCREASING HEALTHY WATERWAYS.- SUSTAINABILITY: BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND TANGIBLE SKILLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, AT LEAST 75% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE COMMUNITY EDUCATION EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY.