Amikids Inc

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

INDEPENDENT INITIATIVE

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH PLACEMENT INTO PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, AND ON A PATH TO MORE EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED YOUTH WILL BE SCREENED BY VOCATIONAL CASE MANAGERS TO DETERMINE THEIR INTEREST IN A NEW CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE TAUGHT AT EACH LOCATION BY A TRAINED CHEF (CULINARY CAREER TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR). BLS PROJECTS 6% GROWTH ANNUALLY FOR FOOD PREPARATION WORKERS FROM 2020 TO 2030, INDICATING AN IN-DEMAND FIELD. YOUTH COMPLETING THE PROGRAM LEAVE WILL EARN THE SERVSAFE FOOD HANDLER CREDENTIAL. FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF PROGRAM INVOLVEMENT, YOUTH WILL PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM FOR WORK IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING FOOD SAFETY, FOOD HANDLING, AND FOOD PREPARATION. YOUTH COMPLETING THE SIX MONTHS OF CLASSROOM TRAINING WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEIR SKILLS TO PRACTICE ON A FOOD TRUCK AT EACH OF THE THREE LOCATIONS. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK WITH A VIOLENCE PREVENTION PARTNER AND THE AMIKIDS TEAM TO IMPLEMENT BREAKING BARRIERS LOCALLY, AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS TENSIONS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DELIVERABLES 70% EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER PROGRAM EXIT; 60% EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT; MEDIAN EARNINGS IN THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT OF $5,750 PER PARTICIPANT; 50% OF PARTICIPANTS EARN AN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL; 70% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE SKILLS GAINS; ARRESTS FOR VIOLENT CRIMES AFTER PROGRAM ENTRY WILL BE LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT; AND RECIDIVISM RATE WILL BE LESS THAN 10%. INTENDED BENEFICIARY YOUTH ENROLLED AT AMIKIDS TAMPA, AMIKIDS WHITE PINES, AND EMPOWERED YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN AND APTITUDE FOR JOB PLACEMENT IN CULINARY AND FOOD SERVICE POSITIONS SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES AT EMPOWERED YOUTH, THE STUDENTS WILL BE EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY THE SUBGRANTEE FOR THE FIRST 100 HOURS, AND WITH AN EMPLOYER PARTNER FOR THE SECOND HALF. AT AMIKIDS TAMPA AND AMIKIDS WHITE PINES, THE FOOD TRUCK WILL BE AN EXTENSION OF CLASSROOM LEARNING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR 200 HOURS WITH A LOCAL EMPLOYER. THESE YOUTH WILL RECEIVE STIPENDS FOR WORKING SHIFTS ON THE TRUCK.

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR YOUTH GRANT PROGRAMLEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONS NAME: AMIKIDS, INC.LEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE: NATIONAL OST PROVIDER, NON-PROFITLEAD APPLICANT CITY STATE: TAMPA, FLREQUIRED PARTNERS:VALLENCOURT CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. | EMPLOYER PARTNER1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS | EMPLOYER PARTNERCAREERSOURCE NORTHEAST FL | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, AMIKIDS CLAYSEVENTH PLANNING DISTRICT CONSORTIUM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, AMIKIDS CADDOCLAY COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOLS | EDUCATION PARTNER, AMIKIDS CLAY COUNTYCADDO PARISH SCHOOL BOARD | EDUCATION PARTNER, AMIKIDS CADDOADDITIONAL PARTNERS:LIVE THE LIFE | COMMUNITY PARTNER, AMIKIDS CLAY COUNTYSEEDLINKS BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT | COMMUNITY PARTNER, AMIKIDS CADDOHILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE | EDUCATION PARTNER, AMIKIDS, INC.PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS | COMMUNITY PARTNER, AMIKIDS, INC.PROPOSED GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: MULTI-STATE (FLORIDA AND LOUISIANA)SERVICE AREAS AND SITES: AMIKIDS CLAY COUNTY: GREEN COVE SPRINGS KEYSTONE, FLAMIKIDS CADDO: SHREVEPORT, LATOTAL PARTICIPANTS TO BE SERVED: 390TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED: 2,000,000TOTAL LEVERAGED FUNDS: 116,235PROJECT TITLE NAME: AMIKIDS WORKFORCE PATHWAYS EXPANSION 2023TARGETED POPULATION TO BE SERVED: YOUTH AGES 14 21 WITH BARRIERS TO ACCESSING EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICESPUBLIC CONTACT INFORMATION: REBECCA CORRIGANSENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES5915 BENJAMIN CENTER DRIVE, TAMPA, FL 33634RCORRIGAN AMIKIDS.ORG 813-887-3300BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT:AMIKIDS, INC., A NATIONAL OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROVIDER, IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND ITS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING BY ADDING TWO AFFILIATES THAT OPERATE PROGRAMS WITHIN RURAL COMMUNITIES. AMIKIDS WILL PROVIDE FUNDING, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT-FOCUSED OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGED 14-21 WITH BARRIERS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. IN YEAR 3, THE TWO IDENTIFIED AFFILIATES WILL EXPAND PROGRAM OFFERINGS BY INVOLVING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND CREATING A MOBILE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT BRINGS WORKFORCE SERVICES TO THE MOST RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE SUB-GRANTEES SERVICE AREAS, THEREBY ENSURING THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS FACING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES TO RECEIVING SERVICES CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS FUNDING. THE PROPOSED OUTCOMES ARE THAT 240 YOUTH WILL COMPLETE A WORK EXPERIENCE, 240 WILL ENTER POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, AND 190 WILL ENTER UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL DEVELOP 30 NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, 30 NEW EMPLOYER PARTNERS, 14 NEW EDUCATION PARTNERS, SIX NEW LABOR PARTNERS, AND 12 NEW OPTIONAL PARTNERS DURING THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD.

AMIKIDS NCTSI - III COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND SERVICE CENTER - THE AMIKIDS NCTSI – III COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND SERVICE CENTER PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE PROVISION OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TRAUMA SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, CARE MANAGEMENT, THERAPY AND PREVENTION FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY DEVELOPING A NCTSN CATEGORY III CENTER. BY PROVIDING LICENSED CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS AT THREE JUVENILE JUSTICE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES RECEIVING DELINQUENCY SERVICES THROUGH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (SCDJJ). THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT IS JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH THROUGH AGE 21 AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO RESIDE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE MAJORITY OF THESE YOUTH COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, ARE YOUTH OF COLOR, AND HAVE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN SCHOOL AND IN THE HOME. THESE YOUTH HAVE TYPICALLY EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ARRESTS, FAMILY DYSFUNCTION, VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND TRAUMA. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT SERVICES IN SOUTH CAROLINA BY ADDING LICENSED CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS IN AMIKIDS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS: BENNETTSVILLE, COLUMBIA, AND JONESVILLE. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE 100 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR, AND 125 IN EACH OF YEARS 2 THROUGH 5, FOR A TOTAL OF 600 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. BY LEVERAGING AND EXPANDING THE EXISTING COLLABORATION WITH A NCTSI – CATEGORY II, TREATMENT AND SERVICE ADAPTATION CENTER AND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCDJJ AS THE ONLY NONSECURE RESIDENTIAL PROVIDER IN THE STATE, AMIKIDS INC. WILL ENGAGE AMIKIDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO PROVIDE DIRECT TRAUMA TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO JUVENILE-JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF FAMILIES IN TREATMENT AT THE LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE THE USE OF VALIDATED TRAUMA SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENTS SUCH AS STRUCTURED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR ADOLESCENTS RESPONDING TO CHRONIC STRESS, TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, AND EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: (1) WITHIN 7 DAYS OF ADMISSION, 100% OF YOUTH ENROLLED AT THREE AMIKIDS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE ORIENTATION AND INFORMED CONSENT FOR TRAUMA SCREENING AND TREATMENT BY AN AMIKIDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LICENSED CLINICAL STAFF; (2) WITHIN 7 DAYS OF INFORMED CONSENT ACCEPTANCE, 100% OF YOUTH WILL RECEIVE TRAUMA SCREENING UTILIZING THE UCLA-PTSD-RI-5 ADMINISTERED BY LICENSED CLINICAL STAFF; (3) WITHIN 21 DAYS OF INFORMED CONSENT ACCEPTANCE, 100% OF YOUTH ENROLLED AT THREE AMIKIDS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS WHO HAVE RISK FACTORS FOR TRAUMA BASED ON INTAKE SCREENING INFORMATION INCLUDING THE UCLA-PTSD-RI-5 AND ACE SCALE WILL RECEIVE A COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT ADMINISTERED BY LICENSED CLINICAL STAFF; (4) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF INFORMED CONSENT ACCEPTANCE, 100% OF YOUTH ASSESSED AS REQUIRING TRAUMA TREATMENT WILL RECEIVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN OUTLINING TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED; (5) 100% OF YOUTH RECEIVING TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION MATCHED TO THE ASSESSED NEED, AND 75% OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUTH ENGAGED IN TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION ASSIGNED; AND (6) 100% OF YOUTH RECEIVING TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED FAMILY THERAPY IF INDICATED AS A NEED BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND AGE, AND 75% OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE FAMILY THERAPY GOALS AS PRESCRIBED ON THE INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN AND MEASURED BY AT LEAST 60% DOSAGE COMPLETION.

AMERICAN APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE

AWARD PURPOSE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED DELIVERABLES INTENDED BENEFICIARY SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES

AWARD PURPOSE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED DELIVERABLES INTENDED BENEFICIARY SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES

YOUTH BUILD

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D - STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

YOUTH BUILD

YOUTH BUILD

YOUTH BUILD

YOUTH BUILD

AMIKIDS, INC. WILL EXPAND ITS EVIDENCE-INFORMED AMIKIDS FAMILY CENTRIC MODEL IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO HORRY, YORK, AND ANDERSON COUNTIES, THUS SERVING MORE JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH WHO ARE EXITING RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS AND REINTEGRATING INTO THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES. YOUTH AGES 1118 EXITING ONE OF AMIKIDS SEVEN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS IN SOUTH CAROLINAAND THEIR FAMILIESARE THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT.

FAMILY SERVICES FOR YOUTH OFFENDERS

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR ADULTS SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH - THE AMIKIDS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING IN THE EVIDENCE-BASED YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PROGRAM FOR 1500 ADULTS WHO FREQUENTLY INTERACT WITH AT-RISK YOUTH, IMPROVING THEIR ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND REFER YOUTH TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS WILL BENEFIT STAFF AT AMIKIDS PROGRAMS SERVING JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH, AS WELL AS THE STAFF OF LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDER PARTNERS. AMIKIDS PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT IN 17 OF ITS PROGRAMS SPANNING ACROSS SEVEN STATES – GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND NEW MEXICO – AS WELL AS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THESE AREAS. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPACT AN ESTIMATED 7,500 YOUTH OVER THE 5-YEAR PERIOD (IN ADDITION TO 1,500 ADULTS, FOR A TOTAL OF 9000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED). THE TYPICAL PROFILE OF YOUTH SERVED BY AMIKIDS PROGRAMS ARE JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVED TEENAGERS WHO COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, ARE YOUTH OF COLOR, AND HAVE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN SCHOOL AND IN THE HOME. TWO THIRDS TO THREE-QUARTERS OF JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH HAVE A DIAGNOSABLE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER AND EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AT MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE RATE OF THE GENERAL POPULATION. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) PROGRAM, AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL THAT GIVES NON-CLINICAL INDIVIDUALS THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO RECOGNIZE YOUTH WHO HAVE UNMET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND REFER THEM TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. THIS IS AN 8-HOUR COURSE IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND RISK FACTORS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTIONS AND PROVIDE INITIAL HELP AND SUPPORT TO SOMEONE WHO MAY BE DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEM OR EXPERIENCING A CRISIS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO FREQUENTLY INTERACT WITH YOUTH TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATELY REFER YOUTH TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BY IMPLEMENTING THE EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICE OF YMHFA IN 17 COMMUNITIES. THE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES TO BE MET BY THE END OF THE 5-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD ARE: - PROVIDE REGIONAL YMHFA TRAININGS FOR THE DIRECT CARE AND TEACHING STAFF OF 17 AFFILIATE AMIKIDS PROGRAMS. - OFFER A MINIMUM OF 30 FREE YMHFA TRAININGS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF AMIKIDS INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PARTNERING SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND/OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. - TRAIN AN AVERAGE OF 300 AMIKIDS STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PER YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1500 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED. - DOCUMENT THAT AT LEAST 80% OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED REPORT REFERRING YOUTH TO MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, AS REPORTED BY THE AMIKIDS PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN 17 COMMUNITIES WHO RECEIVED THE YMHFA TRAININGS.

AMIKIDS WINGS PIEDMONT PROGRAM FOR GIRLS IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

PREPAREDNESS FOR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES FOR AMIKIDS RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

CN FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT

SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS

SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS

SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS

SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS

SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS

SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS