Long Term Effects of Professional Mentoring

The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County (ELCHC) in Florida is seeking to identify and contract with one or more organizations or independent contractors to provide professional mentoring services to children aged 4 to 18, with a focus on those in the foster care system or who have experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences. The selected contractor(s) will be required to establish long-term data reporting and support structures, tracking key metrics such as kindergarten readiness, 3rd and 8th grade reading levels, GPA, graduation rates, and more. Proposals are due by 5:00 pm EST on March 26, 2024, and the ELCHC expects to make a decision and award the contract on or around April 16, 2024, subject to Board approval. The project will be 100% federally funded, and the ELCHC will provide the awarded contractor(s) with reporting timelines and demographic data requests, as well as require biannual data reports.

The ELCHC has expressed a preference for proposals from small, minority-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, and the ELCHC reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received. The RFP does not indicate any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor does it provide any information on possible award values or budget ranges.