Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START - FULL DAY AND SERVICES TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START - CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP

HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

EARLY HEAD START - CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

NCN ANNOUNCEMENT - REGION 02 - SD - 2015 - MAY

NCN ANNOUNCEMENT - REGION 02 - SD - 2015 - SEPTEMBER

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HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START PROGRAM

EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START

SANDY DISASTER RELIEF

EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START ARRA EXPANSION

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%.

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

SECTION A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LIVES AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. IN ATLANTIC COUNTY, GATEWAY PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ITS EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN'S (WIC) NUTRITION PROGRAM. GATEWAY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT ITS HEAD START CENTERS IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING CELEBRATING THEIR WORK AT THE ANNUAL HEAD START VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON. GATEWAY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT SENIOR ADULTS CAN PLAY IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG CHILDREN. GATEWAY IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM THE LOVE AND ATTENTION OF A FOSTER GRANDPARENT, AND THAT FOSTER GRANDPARENTS BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS WITH THE CHILDREN. GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP WILL WORK WITH AN ESTIMATED 91 FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY. ALL THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS, IN CHILD CARE AND HEAD START, HELPING CHILDREN WITH SCHOOL READINESS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SUPPORTING SCHOOL READINESS IN THE CLASSROOM: HEAD START, CHILD CARE, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COMFORTING CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOM AND ASSISTING WITH CARING FOR INFANTS IN THE EARLY HEAD START CLASSROOMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS, SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY SKILLS, AND NUMERACY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $583,224 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $60,759.

SECTION A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LIVES AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. IN ATLANTIC COUNTY, GATEWAY PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ITS EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN'S (WIC) NUTRITION PROGRAM. GATEWAY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT ITS HEAD START CENTERS IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING CELEBRATING THEIR WORK AT THE ANNUAL HEAD START VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON. GATEWAY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT SENIOR ADULTS CAN PLAY IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG CHILDREN. GATEWAY IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM THE LOVE AND ATTENTION OF A FOSTER GRANDPARENT, AND THAT FOSTER GRANDPARENTS BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS WITH THE CHILDREN. GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP WILL WORK WITH AN ESTIMATED 93 FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS, IN CHILD CARE AND HEAD START, HELPING CHILDREN WITH SCHOOL READINESS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SUPPORTING SCHOOL READINESS IN THE CLASSROOM: HEAD START, CHILD CARE, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COMFORTING CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOM AND ASSISTING WITH CARING FOR INFANTS IN THE EARLY HEAD START CLASSROOMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS, SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY SKILLS, AND NUMERACY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $519,974 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $57,775.

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

SECTION A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LIVES AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. IN GLOUCESTER, SALEM AND CAMDEN COUNTIES, GATEWAY PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUR EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN'S (WIC) NUTRITION PROGRAM. GATEWAY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) THROUGHOUT ITS HEAD START CENTERS IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING CELEBRATING THEIR WORK AT THE ANNUAL HS VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON. GATEWAY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT SENIOR ADULTS CAN PLAY IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG CHILDREN. IT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM THE LOVE AND ATTENTION, AND THAT VOLUNTEERS BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS WITH THE CHILDREN. GATEWAY WILL WORK WITH AN ESTIMATED 62 FGP VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, SALEM AND BURLINGTON COUNTIES. PARTICIPANTS ARE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS, IN CHILD CARE AND HEAD START, HELPING CHILDREN WITH SCHOOL READINESS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SUPPORTING SCHOOL READINESS IN THE CLASSROOM: HS, CHILD CARE, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMFORTING CHILDREN AND ASSISTING WITH CARING FOR INFANTS IN THE EARLY HEAD START CLASSROOMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS, SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY SKILLS, AND NUMERACY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $394,044 WILL BE SUPPORTED BY $40,822 IN NON-FEDERAL SHARE RESOURCES.

SMITHFIELD: A COMMUNITY MOBILIZING FOR CHANGE

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

WITH DFC FUNDING, THE JOHNSTON COALITION PLANS TO REDUCE MARIJUANA AND NICOTINE USE AMONG YOUTH UNDER SEVENTEEN.

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

NCN ANNOUNCEMENT - REGION 02 - SD - 2015 - SEPTEMBER

FY2009 ARRA COLA/QI

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

SECTION A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LIVES AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. IN GLOUCESTER, SALEM AND CAMDEN COUNTIES, GATEWAY PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUR EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN'S (WIC) NUTRITION PROGRAM. GATEWAY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT ITS HEAD START CENTERS IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING CELEBRATING THEIR WORK AT THE ANNUAL HEAD START VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON. GATEWAY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT SENIOR ADULTS CAN PLAY IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG CHILDREN. GATEWAY IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM THE LOVE AND ATTENTION OF A FOSTER GRANDPARENT, AND THAT FOSTER GRANDPARENTS BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS WITH THE CHILDREN. GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP WILL WORK WITH AN ESTIMATED 58 FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, SALEM AND BURLINGTON. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS, IN CHILD CARE AND HEAD START, HELPING CHILDREN WITH SCHOOL READINESS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SUPPORTING SCHOOL READINESS IN THE CLASSROOM: HEAD START, CHILD CARE, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COMFORTING CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOM AND ASSISTING WITH CARING FOR INFANTS IN THE EARLY HEAD START CLASSROOMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS, SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY SKILLS, AND NUMERACY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $349,894 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $38,877.

GATEWAY WELLNESS CENTER VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

FY 2023 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

EARLY HEAD START

GATEWAY CAP WELLNESS CENTER - ABSTRACT GATEWAY WELLNESS CENTER (GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP) PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE COMMUNITY-WIDE ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH HOLISTIC APPROACHES AND EVIDENCED-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS ASSESSED NEEDS. GATEWAY WELLNESS CENTER IS MADE UP OF A TEAM OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT, DIVERSE, AND BILINGUAL CLINICIANS. OUR CLINICAL TEAM HOLDS CREDENTIALS AS LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS (LPC), CERTIFIED DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELORS (CADC), MASTERS LEVEL CLINICIANS (MS), AND BACHELOR’S LEVEL SUPPORT STAFF. THE OPERATIONAL GOALS OF GATEWAY WELLNESS CENTER ARE: (1) ADDRESS STRUCTURAL- AND SYSTEM- LEVEL BARRIERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, AND SUD INTEGRATED SERVICES TO RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM IN UNDESERVED AND UNDERINSURED COMMUNITIES; (2) IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH SUPPORTING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH TRAINING TO OFFER COORDINATED, EVIDENCED-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, AND SUD SERVICES; (3) IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY RISK FACTORS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEATH THAT AFFECT THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF RESIDENTS. UNDER THIS INITIATIVE, TRAINED CLINICIANS MEET THE CLINICAL AND PERSONAL NEEDS OF NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS THAT ARE VULNERABLE TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS DUE TO THEIR ECONOMIC STATUS AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED EXTENUATING BARRIERS THAT INTERFERE IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO SURVIVE. CLINICIANS PROVIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS, AND EVIDENCED BASED TREATMENT TO ASSIST THEM TO OVERCOME HURDLES. IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTS. INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, FAMILY THERAPY, AND GROUP SESSIONS ARE OFFERED. WITH A FOCUS ON OVERALL WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, GATEWAY WELLNESS CENTER ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES IN SCHOOL-BASED AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE DRUG PREVENTION AND RECOVERY TREATMENT, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, ART THERAPY FOR YOUTH WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES, AUTISM AND ADHD, PARENTING AND TEEN PARENTING EDUCATION, AND TRAUMA-FOCUSED THERAPY.

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

SCHOOL-BASED WELLNESS HUBS - ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF BRIDGETON AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY INTEGRATING MENTAL H

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

HEAD START 2009 ARRA COLA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUNDING

WITH STOP GRANT FUNDING THE JOHNSTON PREVENTION COALITION PLANS TO REDUCE ALCHOL USE AMONG YOUTH UNDER SEVENTEEN AND SUPPORT YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH. - JOHNSTON PREVENTION COALITION IS APPLYING FOR THE SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING (STOP) ACT GRANT NO. SP-25-001 ON BEHALF OF THE TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND REDUCE YOUTH ALCOHOL USE AMONG THOSE UNDER 18. OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, THE COALITION WILL IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK-SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING ALONGSIDE ITS DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT TO DECREASE PAST 30-DAY ALCOHOL USE AMONG 12-17-YEAR-OLDS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND TO INCREASE THE PERCEPTION OF ALCOHOL'S RISKS AND HARMS. JOHNSTON, A TOWN OF NEARLY 29,000 RESIDENTS, HAS A YOUTH POPULATION (AGES 19 AND UNDER) COMPRISING 21.2% OF ITS TOTAL. CENSUS DATA SHOW THAT 9.1% OF RESIDENTS LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, AND 21% OF CHILDREN UNDER 18 RESIDE IN SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS-BOTH FACTORS THAT INCREASE VULNERABILITY TO SUBSTANCE USE. RHODE ISLAND RANKS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING, WITH 22% OF YOUTH AGED 12-20 REPORTING PAST-MONTH ALCOHOL USE (SAMHSA, 2023). THE 2024 RISS SURVEY DATA FROM JOHNSTON FURTHER HIGHLIGHT THIS URGENCY, SHOWING PAST 30-DAY ALCOHOL USE RISING FROM THE 2022 RISS SURVEY. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, THE COALITION WILL ENGAGE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 YOUTH AND PARENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 480 REACHED ANNUALLY, ULTIMATELY SERVING ABOUT 5,440 INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO REDUCE 30-DAY USE., INCREASE PERCEPTION OF RISK AND HARM AND PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL.

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

HSNG COUNSEL ASSIST GRANTS

HSNG COUNSEL ASSIST GRANTS

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM