All Our Kids Inc

MENTORING PROGRAM GRANTS

PARTNERSHIP 4 KIDS' MISSION IS TO MENTOR KIDS FOR COLLEGE TODAY, AND CAREERS TOMORROW. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECTS ALIGN WITH THE EDUCATION, K-12 CNCS FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECTS WILL SEEK TO LEVERAGE AGENCY RESOURCES, THEREBY INCREASING ITS CAPACITY TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND MENTOR SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH, ULTIMATELY PROVIDING MORE STUDENTS IN NEED WITH A PATHWAY TO OVERCOME POVERTY AND BECOME CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS WITHIN THE OMAHA COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT GOALS, P4K EXPECTS TO BENEFIT MORE THAN 6,100 OMAHA YOUTH, THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH LIVE IN POVERTY. VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RESEARCHING AND SECURING LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING; DEVELOPING AN INTERNAL GOVERNMENT GRANT RESEARCH AND REPORTING SYSTEM; AND STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEER RESOURCES BY DEVELOPING NEW AND/OR STREAMLINING CURRENT VOLUNTEER RETENTION METHODS AND FORGING NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED CONCURRENTLY.