Safe Passages

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

PRISONER-RE-ENTRY

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. SAFE PASSAGES PROPOSES TO HAVE 15 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL SERVE AS COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING THE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE OF 360 INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 45 ONE-TIME VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN SUPPORTING VACCINATION AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS. AFTER THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE, 10 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL PURSUE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR.

PLEASE PROVIDE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY (4 TO 6 SENTENCES) OF YOUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: - A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION - THE CNCS PROGRAMMING PRIORITY AREA THAT YOUR PROJECT ALIGNS WITH - A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT GOAL(S), INCLUDING WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT - THE NUMBER OF VISTAS AND LEADERS (IF APPLICABLE) YOU ARE REQUESTING AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES THEY WILL PERFORM - THE ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT SAFE PASSAGES' MISSION IS TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY ENGAGING YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO BUILD AND DRIVE A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORTS STUDENT SUCCESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION AND HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREAS. THE VISTA PROJECT SEEKS TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO BUILD FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS AT TARGET SCHOOL SITES INCLUDING, TWO CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOLS, ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (6TH-12TH GRADES) AND TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN OAKLAND, CA, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT AT LEAST 300 LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. 9 FULL TIME VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT, SUCH AS EXPANDING SAFE PASSAGES' ABILITY TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS; CREATING REFERRAL SYSTEMS TO IDENTIFY AND REFER STRUGGLING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO THE FRCS, SECURING AND GATHERING RESOURCES TO SET UP THE FRCS, AND SUPPORTING THE LOGISTICS OF EXPANDING EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT FRCS, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR ONE MORE CONTINUATION YEAR.