Citizen Schools Inc

AMERICORPS FIXED AMOUNT GRANT

ENGAGES AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN FULL AND PART-TIME SERVICE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VETERANS, AND OTHER AREAS

AMERICORPS*NATIONAL

CITIZEN SCHOOLS PROPOSES TO HAVE 121 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL DEVELOP TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, FOSTER ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH HANDS-ON PROJECTS, HELP STUDENTS MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CURRENT LEARNING AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITY, AND ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS THAT SERVE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA, MASSACHUSETTS, AND NEW YORK. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENROLLING 2,000 MIDDLE GRADES STUDENTS, OF WHOM 80% WILL COMPLETE A RIGOROUS AND ENGAGING PROGRAM AND 40% OF THOSE COMPLETING THE PROGRAM WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AND/OR MATH. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL NEARLY 3,000 VOLUNTEERS, WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN LEADING "APPRENTICESHIPS," WEEKLY, HANDS-ON COURSES THAT INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO NEW SKILLS AND CAREERS. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION. THE CNCS FIXED AMOUNT INVESTMENT OF $1,506,450 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $3,571,237, $1,298,391 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $2,272,846 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

STRENGTHENING MENTORING FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN THE MIDDLE GRADES

BCP-LSA: AFTER-SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIPS

US2020?S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO STEM MENTORSHIP FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, GIRLS, AND OTHER GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM FIELDS NATIONALLY. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH CNCS?S EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. BY BUILDING CAPACITY IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONNECT STEM MENTORS TO VOLUNTEER PLACEMENTS, THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO ACHIEVE A HIGH DEGREE OF STEM MENTOR (VOLUNTEER) SATISFACTION, A HIGH DEGREE OF MENTEE (STUDENT) SATISFACTION WITH THEIR MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE, AND AN INCREASE IN MENTEE INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT MORE THAN 800 VOLUNTEER MENTORS AND 2,500 STUDENTS IN ITS FIRST YEAR. VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY RECRUITING STEM MENTORS, HELPING TO PLACE MENTORS, CREATING TOOLS TO TRAIN AND SUPPORT MENTORS, BUILDING AND CONTRIBUTING TO EVALUATION SYSTEMS, AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS. COLLECTIVELY, THIS WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO US2020?S CAPACITY TO ACCELERATE THE STEM MENTORING MOVEMENT FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN NATIONALLY.

AMERICORPS NATIONAL

ENGAGES AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN FULL AND PART-TIME SERVICE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VETERANS, AND OTHER AREAS

INVESTING IN INNOVATION - DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

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