Easter Seals North Georgia Inc

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

PA-25 & PA-1126

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START/CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP

EARLY HEAD START PARTNERSHIP

EHS ARRA EXPANSION

COVID (P.L. 116-260) & AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

EARLY HEAD START

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.04%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

EASTERSEALS OF NORTH GEORGIA MISSION EASTER SEALS NORTH GEORGIA (ESNG), INC.'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES WITHIN OUR 44 COUNTY TERRITORY, TO STRENGTHEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE MOST CRITICAL TIMES IN A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. ESNG PROVIDES EARLY INTERVENTION AND HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START TO 5,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY. ESNG IS REQUESTING $494,796 FROM CNCS TO SERVE 82 VSYS. THE SERVICE AREAS ARE HEAD START AND SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS AND MATERNAL/CHILD HEALTH SERVICES. THE GRANTEE SHARE IS $54,981.00. SOME ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY FGP'S ARE: READING TO AND WITH CHILDREN, PLAYING, REVIEWING ACTIVITIES IN THE TEACHER'S LESSON PLANS IN THE AREAS OF LITERACY, MATH, SCIENCE, PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT, ATTENDING THERAPY SESSIONS WITH CHILDREN(IN-HOUSE), SOOTHING CHILDREN WHO ARE UPSET AND ATTENDING FIELD TRIPS. THERE ARE TWO FOCUS AREAS FOR THE AMERICORPS SENIORS . THE FIRST FOCUS AREA WILL BE WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY OR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A DISABILITY. EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ARE CRITICAL IN A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. ACCORDING TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD WEBSITE, RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT MOST OF A CHILD'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS IN PRESCHOOL YEARS. COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS SHOW THE VALUE OF EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AGES BIRTH THROUGH 5 WHO ARE LOW-INCOME AND HAVE OR ARE "AT-RISK" OF DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS IMPROVED LITERACY, READING, AND MATH SKILLS FOR CHILDREN CONSIDERED TO BE "AT-RISK" IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ATLANTA. APPROXIMATELY 12% OF THE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVED BY THE AMERICORP SENIORS HAVE A DISABILITY, AND 260 OF THESE CHILDREN HAVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES. THE CDC STUDY, MENTAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AMONG CHILDREN-US 2005-2011, STATES THAT MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDHOOD IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EMOTIONAL MILESTONES, HEALTHY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND EFFECTIVE COPING SKILLS. ACCORDING TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, MOST CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS CAN RETURN TO HEALTHY DAILY LIVES IF THEY RECEIVE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT EARLY. THE SECOND FOCUS GROUP IS AMERICORPS SENIORS WHO ARE WORKING IN THE 26 CLASSES INVOLVED IN THE STEM EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS CLASSROOMS. EASTER SEALS OF NORTH GEORGIA IS A NATIONAL STEM CERTIFIED ECE INSTITUTION THROUGH COGNIA (FORMERLY ADVANCEED), IS THE THIRD ECE INSTITUTION TO EARN SUCH AN ACCOLADE, THE FIRST IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE AMERICORPS SENIORS ARE WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN IN THESE CLASSES ON SCIENCE, MATH AND ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OLD THAT ESNG SERVES, 98% LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, 12% HAVE A DIAGNOSED DISABILITY, AND 48.5% ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. EASTER SEALS NORTH GEORGIA SERVES THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LOW-INCOME, AND SINGLE MOTHERS OR GRANDPARENTS HEAD LEAD HOUSEHOLDS. WE WILL USE THE AGE-LONG LEARNING MODEL, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES, AND LEARN LITERACY MODEL TO PREPARE OUR AMERICORPS SENIORS TO WORK WITH CHILDREN IN THE SERVICE AREAS IDENTIFIED. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME IS THAT THE CHILDREN INVOLVED WILL DEMONSTRATE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SKILLS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

EASTER SEALS NORTH GEORGIA(ESNG), INC.'S, MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES WITHIN OUR 44 COUNTY TERRITORY, TO STRENGTHEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE MOST CRITICAL TIMES IN A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. ESNG PROVIDES EARLY INTERVENTION AND HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START TO 3,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY. ESNG IS REQUESTING $471,234 FROM CNCS TO SERVE 96 VSYS. THE SERVICE AREAS ARE HEAD START, AND SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS AND MATERNAL/CHILD HEALTH SERVICES. THE GRANTEE SHARE IS $54,432.00. SOME ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY FGP'S ARE READING TO AND WITH CHILDREN, PLAYING, REVIEWING COLORS AND NUMBERS, ATTENDING THERAPY SESSIONS WITH CHILDREN(IN-HOUSE), SOOTHING CHILDREN WHO ARE UPSET, ATTENDING FIELD TRIPS AND ASSISTING IN TEACHING SOCIAL SKILLS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE EDUCATION FOR THOSE CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. EARLY INTERVENTION HELPS PROMOTE A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. ACCORDING TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD WEBSITE, RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT MOST OF A CHILD'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS IN PRESCHOOL YEARS. COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS SHOW THE VALUE OF EARLY INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN AGES BIRTH THROUGH 3 WHO ARE LOW-INCOME AND HAVE OR ARE "AT RISK" OF DISABILITIES; AS WELL AS IMPROVED LITERACY, READING, AND MATH SKILLS FOR CHILDREN CONSIDERED TO BE "AT RISK" IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ATLANTA. THE CDC STUDY, MENTAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AMONG CHILDREN-US 2005-2011, MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDHOOD IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE ACHIEVEMENT AND EMOTIONAL MILESTONES, HEALTHY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND EFFECTIVE COPING SKILLS, SUCH THAT MENTALLY HEALTHY CHILDREN HAVE A POSITIVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND CAN FUNCTION WELL AT HOME, IN SCHOOL, AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ACCORDING TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION MOST CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS CAN RETURN TO NORMAL DAILY LIVES IF THEY RECEIVE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT EARLY. OF THE CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OLD THAT ESNG SERVES, 98% LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, 41% HAVE A DIAGNOSED DISABILITY AND 37% ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. EASTER SEALS NORTH GEORGIA SERVES THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LOW-INCOME AND MANY OF THE HOUSEHOLDS ARE HEADED BY SINGLE MOTHERS OR GRANDPARENTS WE WILL USE THE AGELONG LEARNING MODEL, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES AND LEARN LITERACY MODEL TO PREPARE OUR FGPS TO WORK WITH CHILDREN IN THE SERVICE AREAS IDENTIFIED. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES IS THAT THE CHILDREN INVOLVED WILL DEMONSTRATE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SKILLS.

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