2-IMAN Quote - FY 25-26 updated.pdf

Organization : Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)

Grant Period: June 2, 2025 - December 31, 2026

Grant Amount: $300,000.00

Grant Overview

Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) is a community-based organization that fosters health, wellness, and healing in the inner-city by organizing for social change through holistic programming including the operation of a Federally Qualified Health Center. IMAN incorporated as a nonprofit in 1997 through the drive of people directly affected by and deeply invested in social issues affecting communities of color.

IMAN purposefully and intentionally resides in the disenfranchised and marginalized communities of Chicago Lawn and Englewood on Chicago’s South Side. The Chicago Lawn and

Englewood neighborhoods have an average household median income of $24,912 to $31,900, well below the Illinois average household median which is $100,719, a nearly $70,000 plus difference. Very often in marginalized BIPOC communities access to general and quality healthcare, education, nutritious foods, viable employment opportunities and affordable housing are an ever present barrier to living a full, thriving and successful life. The vast disparities in the average household median income creates a cycle of poverty which forces individuals to only survive, having to prioritize choices such as rent vs. healthcare or grocery vs. medicine.

Furthermore, a significant number of these individuals are living outside of the labor force so the average income is even lower than the reported household income medians. The cycle of poverty and access in most cases are directly tied to structural and systemic racism.

Unfortunately, this landscape is very challenging to navigate or escape without the proper support and connections. This is the space where IMAN’s mission and staff align to combat these barriers through our Green ReEntry and Weekend Warriors Programs as well as other programmatic efforts.

Through a symbiotic partnership with Daley, IMAN plans to provide Daley with a pipeline of students through our program which produces 200 applicants annually while leveraging Daley to provide students with educational opportunities that can lead to sustainable employment opportunities. Most of our participants are either unemployed, under-employed or lack the qualifications that will allow them to gain meaningful, sustainable employment. Richard J.

Daley’s qualified instructors and state of the art manufacturing and construction programs will provide our Green ReEntry: Weekend Warriors (WW) and Manufacturing Basics Cohort (MBC) program participants with industry best practices, industry credentials and certifications that will prepare them for gainful employment and thus helping IMAN to stabilize their future.

IMAN’s intensive, semester-based weekend program aims to strategically engage selected individuals during Chicago's volatile weekends. Research has shown that placing the proper supports around these individuals and removing barriers to basic human need supports as well as providing soft -skill support will positively change their trajectory. IMAN’s program participants are given a semester of “soft skills” training prior to entering the City Colleges coursework, allowing them to build relationships with each other and staff and providing skill and character building sessions that increase their chances for success. To further incentivize participants, they are provided stipends to help offset the costs of personal/familial needs, so they are able to focus on their studies during programming. On an “as needed” basis, participants may receive transportation, food, housing and behavioral health support through IMAN’s holistic services model. This collective approach has a multi-pronged benefit as it supports program participants, their families and the community in the form of neighborhood stabilization and violence prevention.

I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES & PURPOSE:

Company will provide recruitment services, case management, behavioral health services, arts programming, enrichment opportunities, and an on-site staff person for students participating in Daley College's Weekend Warrior Program. The Weekend Warrior Program provides extensive focused time on campus that provides culturally relevant enrichment programming, trauma-informed wraparound services, and college-level courses on weekends

(every Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the semester) to remove students from exposure to further violence and potential recidivism. IMAN will provide programming during the Institution's

2025 fall semester and 2026 spring, summer and fall semesters. IMAN will provide programming for one cohort of up to 15 students per semester.

II. COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES

1. Recruitment of program participants will be a joint effort between Daley College and

IMAN, with IMAN responsible for the initial part of the recruitment process including candidate identification and intake. Daley College will be involved with information sessions, placement testing, and assisting with college class registration.

2. Behavioral & Physical Health: IMAN is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). All applicants go through an extensive intake process to assess student needs in order to best support their success. Students have behavioral health groups as well as therapy sessions to assist with their growth and development.

3. IMAN will provide on-site staffing for the duration of this program. The staff person will be present for all class-times at Daley College and will assist with coordinating and managing the participants throughout the program. If the designated staff person is not available, substitute staff will be present for all classes until the designated coordinator is available again.

4. IMAN will monitor participant attendance, behavior, and progress in the programs and assist with remediation activities as necessary to improve success levels.

5. Case Management: All students are assigned a case manager/life coach to offer them the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in the program and beyond. They also have sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Criminal Addictive Thinking, Art

Therapy, etc. to aid in that process. A GRE caseworker would be on campus to support

Daley instructors with their students.

6. Obstacles to Success: GRE will offset obstacles to student success through need-based stipends, food assistance, or transitional housing (if available) during their time in the program.

7. IMAN will meet with Daley college on a minimum of a quarterly basis to provide program status updates, to plan for program’s continuous improvement, and to prepare for the coming semesters.

8. IMAN will provide various Enrichment Series including, but not limited to, the following:

a. Arts and Culture (Enrichment Series): With the use of various mediums (ie:

ceramics, visual arts, music, etc.) The program seeks to nurture artistic growth and will include a behavioral health and organizing/advocacy component.

b. Behavioral Health & Case Management (Enrichment Series): Participants will engage in trauma-informed psychoeducational programming that will explore topics such as: anger management, substance abuse, empathy, relationships, navigating labels/stereotypes, ambiguity, conflict resolution, transitions/life stages, male bonds/mentorship, "Going against the grain", emotional intelligence, identity, and legacy. Participants will also receive weekly intensive case management services and access to family and individual therapy.

c. Job Readiness Training: Sessions on job searches, resume writing, interview skills, and job placement support will be provided.

d. Extra-Curriculars (Enrichment Series): Based on available funding, participants will partake in extracurricular experiences as part of the Weekend Warriors

Program. Extracurricular Experiences are intended to broaden participants' social networks, provide new and enlightening experiences, and identify systems of support.

III.COMPENSATION SCHEDULE

Company will invoice Institution for actual Services provided in accordance with the schedule below.

Invoice Date Payment

Upon Agreement Execution: $150,000

January 1, 2026: $150,000

Total: $300,000