Playworks Education Energized

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-2024 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2023-2024 REGULATORY MATCH IS 50% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 65%. THIS AWARD INCLUDES ARP FUNDING INTENDED TO INCREASE THE LIVING ALLOWANCE. TO DO THIS, WE WILL AWARD $1,215,370 TO INCREASE LIVING ALLOWANCES.

ENGAGES AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN FULL AND PART-TIME SERVICE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VETERANS, AND OTHER AREAS

THE PLAYWORKS NATIONAL DIRECT AMERICORPS PROGRAM PROPOSES TO HAVE 115 FULL-TIME AND 10 1-YEAR HALF-TIME AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE A SCHOOL-WIDE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO UTILIZE PLAY TO CREATE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS WITH REDUCED BULLYING WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED IN LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEE, WI; PHOENIX, AZ; TWIN CITIES, MN; NEW YORK, NY; NEWARK, NJ; PORTLAND, OR; HOUSTON, TX; CHICAGO, IL; DENVER, CO; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; AND ATLANTA, GA. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL CLIMATE TO REDUCE BULLYING AND CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS WILL INCREASE OVERALL ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 720 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN ASSISTING WITH COMPONENTS OF THE PLAYWORKS AMERICORPS PROGRAM, INCLUDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS AND OTHER EVENTS. THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $1,493,999 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $3,928,858, $3,157,000 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $771,858 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

AMERICORPS NATIONAL

THE PLAYWORKS NATIONAL DIRECT AMERICORPS PROGRAM PROPOSES TO HAVE 90 FULL-TIME AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM UTILIZING PLAY TO CREATE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS WITH REDUCED BULLYING WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED IN LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS IN THE METRO AREAS OF ATLANTA, GA; CHICAGO, IL; DENVER, CO; DETROIT, MI; DURHAM, NC; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, AND NEW YORK, NY; NEWARK, NJ; PHILADELPHIA, PA; PORTLAND, OR; VANCOUVER, WA; BALTIMORE, MD; AND WASHINGTON DC. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING STUDENTS' SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, REDUCING BULLYING, AND CREATING POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATES. IN ADDITION, AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 500 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN ASSISTING WITH COMPONENTS OF THE PLAYWORKS AMERICORPS PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $1,297,080 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $3,261,971, $2,614,500 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $647,471 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

AMERICORPS*NATIONAL

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM