Salish School Of Spokane

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SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE CULTURAL SALISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PROJECT

SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE NATIVE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE IMMERSION SCHOOL EXPANSION PROJECT

SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE ELEMENTARY IMMERSION SCHOOL PROJECT

SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE LANGUAGE NEST DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE SALISH TRADITION IN ACTION PROJECT - THE SALISH TRADITION IN ACTION PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY OF SPOKANE AND WILL SERVE NATIVE ELDERS AND YOUTH IN THE SPOKANE METROPOLITAN AREA OF EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE ELDERS TO MENTOR YOUTH TO INCREASE THEIR JOB SKILLS, LIFE SKILLS, AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND ROOTEDNESS. THE PROJECT WILL EMPLOY FOUR ELDER MENTORS AGED 50 AND ABOVE AS WELL AS THREE YOUTH MENTEES, AGED 16 TO 25. THESE PROJECT STAFF WILL ALSO COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE INTERGENERATIONAL MENTORSHIP TO EXISTING SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE P-10 STUDENTS AND STAFF––48 NATIVE YOUTH AGED 3 TO 16 YEARS AND 13 SALISH IMMERSION TEACHERS. THE PROJECT YOUTH MENTEES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH 1260 ANNUAL HOURS OF MENTORING INCLUDING 540 ANNUAL HOURS OF SALISH IMMERSION CULTURAL TRAINING, 360 ANNUAL HOURS OF LIFE AND CULTURAL SKILLS MENTORSHIP DELIVERED IN A MIX OF ENGLISH AND SALISH, AND 360 ANNUAL HOURS OF JOB TRAINING WHILE ACTING AS MENTORS AND TUTORS FOR YOUNGER NATIVE YOUTH. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY BY PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FOR NATIVE ELDERS AND YOUTH WHILE ALSO INCREASING THE ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL EDUCATION CAPACITIES OF SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE AND OF THE BROADER NATIVE COMMUNITY IN SPOKANE. THE PROJECT GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED BY ACCOMPLISHING THREE OBJECTIVES IN THE AREAS OF: 1) INCREASED INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF SALISH CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE; 2) GROWTH IN CULTURE-BASED JOB SKILLS EDUCATION, AND; 3) BOOSTED ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PROJECT GOAL AND OBJECTIVES WILL MOVE US TOWARDS ACCOMPLISHING OUR LONG-TERM COMMUNITY GOAL OF INCREASING ELDER AND YOUTH CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT THAT LEADS TO IMPROVED COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, CULTURAL ROOTEDNESS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, EMPLOYMENT, AND PROSPERITY. THIS PROJECT RESPONDS TO URGENT NEED. SALISH AND OTHER NATIVE PEOPLE IN SPOKANE EXPERIENCE UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY AT MORE THAN DOUBLE THE COUNTY AVERAGE, AND THERE ARE LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELDERS TO FORMALLY SHARE THEIR CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE. NATIVE YOUTH IN SPOKANE RANK WELL BELOW THEIR GENERAL SCHOOL POPULATION PEERS IN ACADEMIC TEST SCORES, ATTENDANCE, AND RATES OF GRADUATION. AT THE SAME TIME, THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR SALISH LANGUAGE OF THE SPOKANE REGION IS VERY CRITICALLY ENDANGERED WITH FEWER THAN 30 SURVIVING FLUENT ELDERS AND A LACK OF NEW YOUNGER SPEAKERS AMONG YOUTH YOUNGER THAN 25 YEARS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THESE NEEDS BY PROVIDING ELDER AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, BUILDING YOUTH ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, AND JOB SKILLS OF YOUTH AND ELDERS AND INCREASING CULTURAL ROOTEDNESS AMONG ALL THOSE SERVED BY THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE (SSOS). SSOS IS A WASHINGTON STATE NONPROFIT CORPORATION WITH 501(C)(3) STATUS THAT IS GOVERNED BY A COMMUNITY-BASED BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SSOS HAS A LONG TRACK RECORD OF PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING TO OUR CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY WHILE ENSURING EXCELLENT STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING FEDERAL FUNDS.