Community Ministries Inc

1. APPLICANTS NAME: METRO COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC. 2. PROJECT TITLE AND PURPOSE: URBAN LEADERS-PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, MENTORING, AND SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES 3. APPLICANT TYPE: INTERMEDIARY 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET AREAS TO BE SERVED: TARGET AREAS ARE WELDON NC, SAN DIEGO CA, ATLANTA GA AND RICHMOND VA THESE ARE URBAN, PLAGUED BY HIGH LEVELS OF CRIME AND POVERTY, ADDITIONAL FACTORS OF GANG VIOLENCE, DRUG ACTIVITY AND ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS 5. TARGET AREA AGE GROUP AND NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE SERVED: 15-18 YEAR-OLDS, AND TOTAL TO BE SERVED IS 350. 6. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH, HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUTS, YOUTH LIVING IN HIGH POVERTY, HIGH CRIME AREAS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS AND MENTORS. 7. FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 4,000,000 8. TOTAL COST PER PARTICIPANT: 11,428.57 AVERAGE 9. LIST OF SUBRECIPIENT AND ACTIVITIES: MCMI-VIRGINIA, MCMI-ATLANTA, MCMI SAN DIEGO, MCMI WELDON, ACTIVITIES: URBAN LEADERS FORUMS: WEEKLY PEER TO PEER ACTIVITIES WITH MENTOR FACILITATORS, MENTORING, LEADERSHIP, WORK EXPERIENCE, CAREER READINESS. 10. JUSTICE AND PREVENTION PARTNERS: VIRGINIA: OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY AND A BETTER DAY THAN YESTERDAY GEORGIA: GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND JESTES CALIFORNIA: OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY: METRO COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, INC. (MCMI) WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATES AS SUBGRANTEES IN EACH LOCATION TO PROVIDE TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND RETENTION ASSISTANCE. YOUTH SERVED WILL RESIDE IN THE TARGET AREAS, AND ARE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL OR HAVE HAD JUVENILE OR ADULT JUSTICE CONTACT, AND ONE OR MORE OF THE RISK FACTORS IDENTIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION: JUVENILE OR CRIMINAL RECORD OF A VIOLENT OFFENSE, ATTEND OR HAVE ATTENDED ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL FOR DISCIPLINARY REASON, LEFT HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE COMPLETION, GANG MEMBERSHIP (CURRENT OR PRIOR), PARENT WHO IS CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY INCARCERATED, DIAGNOSED WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY OR WITH AN IEP, ASSESSED AS HAVING ANTI SOCIAL ATTITUDES BELIEFS, OR SUBSTANCE MISUSE BEFORE THE AGE OF 12. THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON BASIC SERVICES, PAID WORK EXPERIENCE, MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND PLACEMENT INTO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. PAID WORK EXPERIENCE WILL BE OFFERED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WITH OTHER SERVICES INCORPORATED INTO THE URBAN LEADERS CORE PROGRAM DESIGN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. URBAN LEADERS WILL BE DELIVERED USING ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE MENTORING PRACTICE, WHILE INCORPORATING ADDED EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS COMPONENTS. 12. PROPOSED OUTCOMES: MCMI ANTICIPATES MEETING PERFORMANCE GOALS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE GRANT AND INTO FOLLOW UP. EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT RATE - SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT. 70 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED INTO SECONDARY EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT IN 2ND QUARTER OF FOLLOW UP, INCLUDING JOB, APPRENTICESHIP, MILITARY, OR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT RATE - FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT. 60 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED INTO EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE PERIOD OF FOLLOW UP. MEDIAN EARNINGS - SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT 5,750 MEDIAN EARNINGS FOR THOSE YOUTH PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT DURING THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT. WAGES WILL BE VERIFIED THROUGH CHECK STUBS, EMPLOYER VERIFICATION, OR OTHER AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION. CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT - 50 PARTICIPANTS WILL OBTAIN ENTRY LEVEL CREDENTIALS AS THEY CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROGRAM. MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINS - 70 PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINS THROUGH PRE POST TABE , PROGRESS THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, PROGRESS REPORTS AND SEMESTER GRADES.

DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS

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PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.96% THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (DIAKON), IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RSVP, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD SNYDER COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, DIAKON HAS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR COLUMBIA, MONTOUR, CLINTON, LYCOMING, AND UNION COUNTIES. BY SERVING ALL NINE COUNTIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DIAKON, WE WILL CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING, GENERATE MATCHING RESOURCES AND BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE TO AS MANY BENEFICIARIES AS POSSIBLE. AN ESTIMATED 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS ARE TO BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE AT-RISK ECOSYSTEMS, AND EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE STREAM MONITORING/REMEDIATION AND CLEAN-UP (DEBRIS REMOVAL), AND RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WATERWAYS CRISSCROSSING SNYDER COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 50 PEOPLE WILL BE EDUCATED ABOUT STEWARDING THE ENVIRONMENT. IN TOTAL, 150 VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT, WITH 75 PROVIDING THE EDUCATION, AWARENESS, MONITORING AND CLEAN-UP. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $12,898.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 31.03% THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, IS PROPOSING TO CONTINUE AN RSVP PROGRAM SERVING THREE RURAL NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES: BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE. AN ESTIMATED 261 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 113 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE APPRISE MEDICARE COUNSELING, MEALS ON WHEELS, CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION INSTRUCTION, AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH A FOCUS ON AGING IN PLACE ? INDEPENDENT LIVING. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 500 HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL HAVE RECEIVED FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, OR OTHER SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY; 435 HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, MORE THAN 500 INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION ON HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAMS, AND 20 CLIENTS WILL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $113,144 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $33,942.

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

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023?24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.59%. THIS AWARD REDUCES THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE AWARD WITH NON-STIPEND PROGRAM START DATES. THE 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR GRANT WILL HAVE AN APRIL 1 START DATE.

DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (DIAKON), IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RSVP, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD MONTOUR COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, DIAKON HAS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR COLUMBIA, CLINTON, LYCOMING, UNION AND SNYDER COUNTIES. BY SERVING ALL NINE COUNTIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DIAKON, WE WILL CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING, GENERATE MATCHING RESOURCES AND BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE TO AS MANY BENEFICIARIES AS POSSIBLE. AN ESTIMATED 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE AGING IN PLACE, OBESITY & FOOD AND ACCESS TO CARE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE DELIVERY OF MEALS ON WHEELS, ASSISTANCE AT FOOD PANTRIES AND MEDICARE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING FOCUSING ON BENEFICIARIES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MEDICARE'S PREVENTIVE SERVICES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 200 HOMEBOUND, OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL HAVE RECEIVED FOOD OR RECEIVED MEDICARE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING. 80 OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT HAVING IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND/OR COUNSELING SERVICES RESULTING IN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $11,098.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (JCCM), THE LEAD ORGANIZATION DEALING WITH HOMELESS AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV, HAS PARTNERED WITH WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEDICINE, TO RENOVATE AN EXISTING BUILDING OWNED BY JCCM LOCATED IN THE CITY OF RANSON, WV, TO BECOME A MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINIC. THIS $300,000 HHS HRSA PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION UPGRADE AND RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AT 202 RACETRACK STREET IN RANSON, TO BECOME THAT MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMELESS AND VULNERABLE IN THIS REGION.

JOURNEYS, A 24-MONTH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MOVES PARTICIPANTS ALONG THE CONTINUUM FROM HOMELESSNESS TO IND

DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, IS PROPOSING TO SPONSOR A NEW RSVP PROGRAM SERVING THREE RURAL NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES: BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE. IN ADDITION TO DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES SERVING AS A VOLUNTEER STATION, PARTNER BERKS ENCORE AND ITS SIX SENIOR CENTER LOCATIONS AND THE AREA AGENCIES IN AGING IN BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES WILL ALSO SERVE AS VOLUNTEER STATIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 11 VOLUNTEER STATIONS. AN ESTIMATED 257 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER 213 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE APPRISE MEDICARE COUNSELING, MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY AND GROCERY DELIVERY FOR THE HOMEBOUND, COMPANIONSHIP, TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL AND CRITICAL SOCIAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS AND FACILITATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING STANFORD'S CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, THE HEALTHY STEPS FOR OLDER ADULTS PROGRAM AND A MATTER OF BALANCE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 930 HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL HAVE RECEIVED FOOD, TRANSPORTATION OR OTHER SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY; 679 HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; FIVE INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE RECEIVED SUPPORT, SERVICES, EDUCATION AND/OR REFERRALS TO ALLEVIATE LONG-TERM HUNGER; FIVE WILL HAVE REPORTED INCREASED FOOD SECURITY OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN (HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY) AS A RESULT OF CNCS-SUPPORTED SERVICES; 3,800 CLIENTS WILL HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION ON HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAMS; AND 300 CLIENTS WILL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $105,644 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $78,272.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

URBAN LEADERS

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DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO METRO MINISTRIES TO CONDUCT PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH YOUTH PRESENTATIONS TARGETING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WILL BE RECRUITED FROM AMONG RESIDENTS IN TARGET COMMUNITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN A 10-HOUR TRAINING ON THE CLEAN WATER ACT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTICES, LEARNING INFORMATION RELATED TO CAUSE, EFFECT, PREVENTION, REDUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF WATER POLLUTION. AN ADDITIONAL FIVE HOURS OF COVID 19 HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING WILL BE INCORPORATED. THESE YOUTH, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, WILL DEVELOP ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS USING SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB PRESENCE, COMIC BOOKS, SKITS/THEATRICAL ENDEAVORS, AND PRESENTATIONS BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL.ACTIVITIES:THROUGH HEALTHY COMMUNITIES METRO ANTICIPATES RECRUITING 20 COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FROM THE TARGET COMMUNITIES OVER THE TWO YEAR PERIOD. 3-5 TEAMS OF YOUTH WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS TO 4 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 200 STUDENTS; REACH FOUR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND 60 MEMBERS, AND FOUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND 100 COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH PRESENTATION OF CLEAN WATER AND POLLUTION ABATEMENT STRATEGIES. COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WILL PRODUCE CLEAN WATER WORKSHOPS IN FIVE MODALITIES: MICRO-PLAY, PICTORIAL, VIDEO, MUSICAL DELIVERY/SONG, AND AN E-BOOK; EACH OF THESE WILL BE SHARED WITH THE FUNDER AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, AND POSTED ON THE PROGRAM'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS GRANT ARE AT LEAST 12 COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND FOUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO AT LEAST 12 COMMUNITY GROUPS. BY EDUCATING COMMUNITY ON HEALTHY WATERWAYS AND RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS WATER SOURCES, 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH AND SAFE WATERWAYS, THUS CREATING EMPOWERMENT TOWARDS A CLEANER SOURCE OF WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES.- STAKEHOLDER CONSENSUS: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION TO AT LEAST FOUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. AT END OF THE PRESENTATION, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPANTS WILL BUILD CONSENSUS ON EFFORTS TO ENSURE HEALTH WATERWAYS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPING A PLAN OF CONTINUED EDUCATION. - ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS: AT LEAST 80% OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, THUS INCREASING HEALTHY WATERWAYS.- SUSTAINABILITY: BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND TANGIBLE SKILLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, AT LEAST 75% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE COMMUNITY EDUCATION EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

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UNITED COMMUNITY PROGRESO LITERACY AND CITIZENSHIP CENTER

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING NEW

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RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

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CHILD CARE

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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

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SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

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HEALTH EDUCATION

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 TO METRO COMMUNITY MINISTRY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ADDRESSING CLEAN AND SAFE WATER TO SCHOOLS, YOUTH GROUPS, CHURCHES AND YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO REGION.

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

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DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (DIAKON), IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RSVP, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD UNION COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, DIAKON HAS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR COLUMBIA, MONTOUR, CLINTON, LYCOMING, AND SNYDER COUNTIES. BY SERVING ALL NINE COUNTIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DIAKON, WE WILL CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING, GENERATE MATCHING RESOURCES AND BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE TO AS MANY BENEFICIARIES AS POSSIBLE. AN ESTIMATED 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS ARE TO BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE AT-RISK ECOSYSTEMS, AND EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE STREAM MONITORING/REMEDIATION AND CLEAN-UP (DEBRIS REMOVAL), AND RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WATERWAYS CRISSCROSSING UNION COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 50 PEOPLE WILL BE EDUCATED ABOUT STEWARDING THE ENVIRONMENT. IN TOTAL, 150 VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT, WITH 75 PROVIDING THE EDUCATION, AWARENESS, MONITORING AND CLEAN-UP. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $12,898.

DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (DIAKON), IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RSVP, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD LYCOMING COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, DIAKON HAS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR COLUMBIA, MONTOUR, CLINTON, UNION AND SNYDER COUNTIES. BY SERVING ALL NINE COUNTIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DIAKON, WE WILL CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING, GENERATE MATCHING RESOURCES AND BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE TO AS MANY BENEFICIARIES AS POSSIBLE. AN ESTIMATED 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS ARE TO BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE AT-RISK ECOSYSTEMS, AND EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE STREAM MONITORING/REMEDIATION AND CLEAN-UP (DEBRIS REMOVAL), AND RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WATERWAYS CRISSCROSSING SNYDER COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 50 PEOPLE WILL BE EDUCATED ABOUT STEWARDING THE ENVIRONMENT. IN TOTAL, 150 VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT, WITH 75 PROVIDING THE EDUCATION, AWARENESS, MONITORING AND CLEAN-UP. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $12,898

DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (DIAKON), IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RSVP PROGRAM, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD CLINTON COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, DIAKON HAS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR COLUMBIA, MONTOUR, LYCOMING, UNION AND SNYDER COUNTIES. BY SERVING ALL NINE COUNTIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DIAKON, WE WILL CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING, GENERATE MATCHING RESOURCES AND BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE TO AS MANY BENEFICIARIES AS POSSIBLE. AN ESTIMATED 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS ARE TO BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE AT-RISK ECOSYSTEMS, AND EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE STREAM MONITORING/REMEDIATION AND CLEAN-UP (DEBRIS REMOVAL), AND RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WATERWAYS CRISSCROSSING CLINTON COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 50 PEOPLE WILL BE EDUCATED ABOUT STEWARDING THE ENVIRONMENT. IN TOTAL, 150 VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT, WITH 75 PROVIDING THE EDUCATION, AWARENESS, MONITORING AND CLEAN-UP. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $12,898.

DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RSVP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE COLUMBIA COUNTY. THE EXISTING PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD COLUMBIA COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, DIAKON HAS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR MONTOUR, CLINTON, LYCOMING, UNION AND SNYDER COUNTIES. BY SERVING ALL NINE COUNTIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DIAKON, WE WILL CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING, GENERATE MATCHING RESOURCES AND BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE TO AS MANY BENEFICIARIES AS POSSIBLE. AN ESTIMATED 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE AGING IN PLACE, OBESITY & FOOD AND ACCESS TO CARE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE DELIVERY OF MEALS ON WHEELS, ASSISTANCE AT FOOD PANTRIES AND MEDICARE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING FOCUSING ON BENEFICIARIES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MEDICARE?S PREVENTIVE SERVICES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 500 HOMEBOUND, OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL HAVE RECEIVED FOOD OR RECEIVED MEDICARE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING. 250 OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT HAVING IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND/OR COUNSELING SERVICES RESULTING IN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $11,098.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SIMILAR TO AMERICORPS, NEW HOPE'S MISSION IS "THROUGH THE LOVE OF CHRIST, WE BUILD RESTORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, EMPOWERING THEM TO MOVE FROM CRISIS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY." THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS OF FOOD SECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION K-12 SUCCESS FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BY LEVERAGING RESOURCES, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED DONOR BASE AND VOLUNTEER BASE, AS WELL AS MORE EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES FOR OVER 700 LOW-INCOME BENEFICIARIES IN PROSPECT PARK AND HALEDON, NJ. TWO VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DONOR, PARTICIPANT AND VOLUNTEER DATABASES; REPORTING ON FUNDERS; REPORTING ON PROGRAM OUTCOMES; REPORTING ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPANT VOLUNTEERS; EXECUTION OF VOLUNTEER TRAINING AND APPRECIATION EVENTS; AND RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. THIS IS THE PROPOSAL FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF A THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.