Partners For Rural Impact Inc

KENTUCKY PRI STATE SCALING FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

LETCHER PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD

BREATHITT AND KNOTT FSCS

PERRY COUNTY FSCS

LEE, MENIFEE, POWELL AND WOLFE FSCS

JENKINS AND LETCHER FSCS

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-2025 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2024-2025 REGULATORY MATCH IS 24% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 24.0%.

KNOTT COUNTY INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY

MEXICO MISSOURI FSCS

DIBOLL FSCS

THIS AWARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR THE 2023-24 VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM NARRATIVE AND BUDGET. YOUR 2023-24 REGULATORY MATCH IS 20%, AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 24.03%.

FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM

THIS PROJECT TRAINS STAFF AND STUDENTS ON GREEN DOT, YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA), TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (TMHFA), AND TOO GOOD FOR VIOLENCE (TGFV). GREEN DOT IS A BYSTANDER INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE TO INCREASE ACTIVE-BYSTANDER BEHAVIORS AND REDUCE VIOLENCE. GREEN DOT REDUCES VIOLENCE ACCEPTANCE AT SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN TESTED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS. YMHFA AND TMHFA ADDRESS GAPS IN MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY BY TEACHING SKILLS TO ADULTS AND TEENAGERS TO IDENTIFY AND HELP INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. NUMEROUS STUDIES, INCLUDING RURAL PLACES, HAVE FOUND YMHFA AND TMHFA TO BE EFFECTIVE. TGFV IS A SCHOOL-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM FOR 9TH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE INCLUDES A DRUG PREVENTION COMPONENT AND IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH PRO-SOCIAL SKILLS, POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS, AND VIOLENCE-/DRUG-FREE NORMS. THE SERVICE AREA IS KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (KCCHS) IN HINDMAN, KENTUCKY. PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES WILL BE STUDENTS IN GRADES 912 ENROLLED IN KCCHS. USING THE SCHOOL AS A BRIGHT SPOT, SAFETY WILL BE IMPROVED THROUGH STUDENT VOICE INITIATIVES AND EXPANSION OF TRAINING TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE DIRECT TRAINING TO STUDENTS AND ADULTS THAT SUPPORT THEM: SCHOOL STAFF, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND FAMILIES.

APPLICANT NAME: PARTNERS FOR RURAL IMPACT, INC. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: THIS TRAINING PROJECT WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF OUR SCHOOLS AS “BRIGHT SPOTS” THAT SUPPORT THE SAFETY OF ALL YOUTH FROM SCHOOL ENTRY TO GRADUATION. COMMUNITY PLANNING WILL ENGAGE CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WILL BUILD ON THE DISTRICT’S SAFETY PLAN. CORE TO THE COMMUNITY PLAN IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF EVIDENCE INFORMED PRACTICES AND PROGRAMS. PROGRAM STAFF WILL PROVIDE TRAINING ON IDENTIFIED PRACTICES AND PROGRAMS TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. STAFF WILL BEGIN TRAINING ON THE THREE PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED DURING THE INITIAL PLANNING– GREEN DOT, YMHFA AND TGFV. GREEN DOT IS A BYSTANDER INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE TO INCREASE ACTIVE-BYSTANDER BEHAVIORS AND REDUCE VIOLENCE. GREEN DOT REDUCES VIOLENCE ACCEPTANCE AT SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN TESTED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS. SCHOOL STAFF, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WILL BE TRAINED AS INSTRUCTORS, WILL TRAIN STUDENTS, AND IMPLEMENT IT IN THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) ADDRESSES GAPS IN MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY BY TEACHING SKILLS TO IDENTIFY AND HELP INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. ADULTS ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ASSISTANCE TO ADOLESCENTS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM. NUMEROUS STUDIES, INCLUDING THOSE IN RURAL PLACES, HAVE FOUND YMHFA TO BE EFFECTIVE. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL BE TRAINED AS YMHFA INSTRUCTORS AND WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. TOO GOOD FOR VIOLENCE (TGFV) IS A SCHOOL-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CHARACTER VALUES AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. THE PROGRAM FOR 9TH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE INCLUDES A DRUG PREVENTION COMPONENT AND IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH PRO-SOCIAL SKILLS, POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS AND VIOLENCE-/DRUG-FREE NORMS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: GOAL 1: SCHOOL & COMMUNITY TRAINED IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO SUPPORT SAFE SCHOOLS. OBJ 1.1: GREEN DOT, YMHFA AND TGFV SYSTEMIZED WITHIN THE SCHOOL. OBJ 1.2: DATA COLLECTION & DATA REPORTING PROCESS DEVELOPED. OBJ. 1.3: LOCAL LEADERS TRAINED AS INSTRUCTORS. GOAL 2: COMMUNITY SELECTS AND IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS/PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT SAFETY. OBJ 2.1: CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS ENSURE ALL STUDENTS ARE SAFE AND SUPPORTED. OBJ 2.2: COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTED SERVICE AREA: LESLIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, HYDEN, KENTUCKY WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM PROJECT: THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES WILL BE THE STUDENTS, K – 12, ENROLLED IN LESLIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE DIRECT TRAINING TO THE ADULTS THAT SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS – SCHOOL STAFF, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES AND FAMILIES.

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) PLANNING GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ALLOW FOR PLANNING TO PREPARE FOR A FULL COST AMERICORPS PROGRAM GRANT AWARD. PLANNING GRANT PROGRAMS MAY ONLY OPERATE FOR ONE YEAR. YOUR 2023-24 REGULATORY MATCH IS 24%, AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 24.00%.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE APPALACHIAN TEACHING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHING ARTISTS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE APPALACHIAN TEACHING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHING ARTISTS.

FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM