BRK363S
FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD, FROM OCTOBER 1, 2024, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026, BC WILL CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH PIPELINE 3 Ă‚ HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AND COMPLETIONĂ‚ AND PIPELINE 4 Ă‚ 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE AND TALENT,Ă‚ AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR THE BROWARD UP PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT. FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024, BC WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MANAGE SUBAWARDS SERVING ALL OF THE PIPELINES. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY (FAU) AND CHILDRENĂ‚ S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY WILL ASSUME MANAGEMENT OF THE SUBAWARDS ON JANUARY 1, 2025. USING A COMBINATION OF GRANT AND MATCHING FUNDS, AS OUTLINED IN THE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION, BC WILL BE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON ADVANCING WORK IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. - SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM. BC WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM THE DESIGNATED ZIP CODES WHO ARE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, BY FACILITATING THEIR ENROLLMENT IN THE SEAHAWK ACADEMY, A SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDIT AND BE INTRODUCED TO TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THE PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS TOPICS SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT, NOTE-TAKING TECHNIQUES, STUDY STRATEGIES, AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES. WHILE THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON GETTING STUDENTS TO ENROLL AT BC, IT WILL ALSO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO FAU AND OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPLETE A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE AT FAU. - COLLEGE ACCESS AND RETENTION FOR EDUCATION (CARE). BC WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER ACCELERATED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING THAT WILL SUPPORT RESIDENTS OF THE DESIGNATED ZIP CODES TO TRANSITION TO BETTER PAYING JOBS IN FIELDS WITH A HIGH DEMAND FOR EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HEALTHCARE. CARE WILL SERVE YOUTH (AGE 16-24), PARENTS, AND OTHER RESIDENTS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EDUCATION SUCCESS (SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, ESL INSTRUCTION, REMEDIAL EDUCATION, ETC.) AND ULTIMATELY ENROLLING THEM IN WORKFORCE TRAINING LEADING TO INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND TRANSFERABLE SKILLS. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT AND COMPLETE A COLLEGE DEGREE. - MENTOR/FACILITATOR PROGRAM. BC WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE DESIGNATED ZIP CODES WHO ARE SEEKING POSTSECONDARY TRAINING AND EDUCATION THROUGH THE PEER MENTOR PROGRAM. CURRENT BC STUDENTS WILL SERVE AS MENTORS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS, ASSISTING WITH THE NAVIGATION OF ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT, FINDING CLASSROOMS, PURCHASING BOOKS AND SUPPLIES, AND ACCESSING STUDENT RESOURCES. MENTORS WILL MEET WITH THEIR MENTEES IN SMALL GROUPS ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND ONE-ON-ONE ONCE A MONTH; SHARE LESSONS LEARNED; AND PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. - BASIC EDUCATION AND GED PROGRAM. BC WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE YOUTH (AGES 16-24)Ă‚ ESPECIALLY YOUTH WHO DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOLĂ‚ AND OTHER RESIDENTS INSTRUCTION AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO ADDRESS DEFICIENCIES IN READING, WRITING, MATH, AND COMPUTER LITERACY SKILLS NEEDED TO COMPLETE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. INSTRUCTORS WILL WORK WITH STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY NEEDS AND DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUAL PLAN FOR EACH STUDENT. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN READING, WRITING, AND MATH, PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN ABOUT, AND BE SUPPORTED IN, THE ACQUISITION OF SOFT SKILLS NEEDED IN THE WORKPLACE AND THE EXPLORATION OF CAREERS RELEVANT TO THEIR EDUCATION. THE BASIC EDUCATION AND GED PROGRAM WILL AIM TO DELIVER ACCELERATED, CONTEXTUALIZED INSTRUCTION, FEATURING JOINT ENROLLMENT IN BOTH BASIC SKILLS COURSES AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. THE BASIC EDUCATION AND GED PROGRAM, AS WELL AS WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS OF THE DESIGNATED ZIP CODES, WILL BE OFFERED AT THE L.A. LEE YMCA/MIZZELL COMMUNITY CENTER, AND A PORTION OF THE GRANT FUNDS WILL COVER THE LEASE FOR THE CLASSROOM SPACE AT THE YMCA. - CAREER DEVELOPMENT. BC WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER PAR
Broward College
Project Grant S215N230041
$865.2k 1/27/25 CRK364S
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHILDRENĂ‚ S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY (CSC), BROWARD COLLEGE, BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD, AND AN ARRAY OF SUBCONTRACTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO URBAN LEAGUE OF BROWARD COUNTY, YMCA OF SOUTH FLORIDA, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BROWARD, OIC OF SOUTH FLORIDA, HANDY, INC., HISPANIC UNITY OF FLORIDA, PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS OF BROWARD COUNTY, THE FLITE CENTER, BROWARD PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS AND A LITTLE HELP NEVER HURTS WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AND CO-LEADERSHIP WITH NEIGHBORS LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE ZIP CODES SERVED BY THE BROWARD COLLEGE PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT AWARDED IN 2022. THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES ORIGINALLY PROPOSED WILL BE INCLUDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE GRANT AND CSC WILL ACTIVATE SEVERAL KEY REVISIONS/ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PROGRAM DESIGN TO BETTER FULFILL THE COMPREHENSIVE TWO-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY-CENTRIC PIPELINE MODEL DESIGNED TO MEET THE ORIGINAL BROWARD PN OBJECTIVES. THE REVISED PROPOSAL ENSURES BROWARD PN MEETS THE BROWARD PN OBJECTIVES WITH THE ADDITION OF PLACED BASED COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES THAT ENHANCE THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED INTERCONNECTED PIPELINE CONTINUUM OF CARE MODEL FOCUSED ON: 1) EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION/KINDERGARTEN READINESS; 2) K-12 SUCCESS; 3) HIGH SCHOOL TO POSTSECONDARY AND COMPLETION; 4) 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE AND TALENT; AND 5) MOBILIZING THE BROWARD UP COMMUNITY. THE BROWARD PN OBJECTIVES AS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN THE APPROVED APPLICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) INCREASE AGE-APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONING TO 39%; (2) ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY IN MATH TO 48% FOR GRADES 3-8 AND 33% FOR HIGH SCHOOL; (3) ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TO 45%; (4) ATTENDANCE TO 94.2%; GRADUATION RATES TO 95%; (5) COLLEGE ENROLLMENT TO 54%; (6) COMPLETION OF POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL TO 33%; (7) INCOME POST-TRAINING TO 37%; (8) FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION TO 89%; (9) VACCINATION RATES TO 90%; (10) FEELING SAFE IN SCHOOL TO 66%; (11) STABILITY TO 95.1%; PARENTS READING TO YOUNG CHILDREN TO 49%; (12) INCREASE PARENTS PROMOTION OF COLLEGE AND COLLEGE TO 40%; (13) ACCESS TO INTERNET AND COMPUTERS TO 54%; (14) SMALL BUSINESS REVENUE BY 10%, (15) AS WELL AS DECREASE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM TO 94.2%; AND (16) COMMUNITY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES TO 6.3%. THE CSC STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE FAU EVALUATORS TO CONFIRM THE SPECIFIC PARAMETERS OF THE OBJECTIVES. THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE BROWARD PN GRANT WILL NOT CHANGE THESE APPROVED OBJECTIVES. HOWEVER, CSC WILL SPEND THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1, 2024, TO DECEMBER 31, 2024, ANALYZING THE EXISTING PN SERVICE DELIVERY CONTRACTS TO RE-NEGOTIATE THEM WITH PN SERVICE PROVIDERS. ENSURING THE CONTRACTS ARE ALIGNED TO THE ORIGINAL PN GPRAS AND RBA OUTCOMES BEFORE CSC ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MANAGING THESE AGREEMENTS. THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL ENHANCE THE FIDELITY AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PROVIDED SERVICES DESIGNED TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES BY: (1) BETTER ALIGNING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO EXISTING PLACED BASED COMMUNITIES LIVING IN THE PN AREAS; AND (2) CONCENTRATING SERVICE PROVISION WITHIN THE OVERLAPPING BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL K-12 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES SERVING THE PN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Children's Services Council Of Broward County
Project Grant S215N230041
$354.8k 11/20/24