Community connectors presentation revised

Community Connectors Grant

Where the focus is hope

"The power of mentorship holds great promise to help us better connect our communities with our schools, and lift up our educators and our kids.

We can show them why learning matters, we can teach them about workplace culture and professional etiquette. We can help them

appreciate how important good character is to success in life as well as values like hard work, discipline and personal responsibility—all of which can help motivate and inspire them to find their purpose and to reach for

the stars."  —  Governor John R. Kasich

In 2014, Governor John R. Kasich and the Ohio Legislature designed the Community Connectors program to bring together students, their families, schools, communities, faith-based groups, and businesses in mentoring programs.

This program seeks to strengthen communities, encourage

mentoring opportunities, create new pathways for civic engagement that will result in higher educational achievement, higher levels of well-being and health, and workforce readiness for our state. Also, this approach to social connectedness will impact school performance and economic productivity while also creating new ways for schools to promote a positive, goal-oriented, and hopeful atmosphere for success.

How it began

Improves social-emotional, cognitive, and identity development (Rhodes, 2005)

Challenges negative views (Hayes, Castonguay, & Goldfried, 1996)

Refines new thinking skills (Radziszewska & Rogoff, 1991)

Improves student perception of relationships with parents and peers (Karcher 2005)

Improves academic and vocational outcomes (Dubois & Silverthorn, 2005a)

More receptive to adults (Karcher 2005)

Improves regulation of complicated emotions (Diamond & Aspinwall, 2003)

Creates significant and enduring value for youth (Rhodes, 2005)

Why Mentoring

This program has $10 million to award The maximum award is $500,000 which will

be awarded over a three year period. Year one the state will match up to $3 for

every $1 local cash/in-kind investment, year two the state will match $2 for every $1 local cash/in-kind investment, and year three will be up to $1 state match for every $1 local cash/in-kind investment.

Community Connectors Grant

First Year: $25,000 local in-kind, $75,000 state cash

Second Year: $25,000 local in-kind, $50,000 state cash

Third Year: $25,000 local in-kind, $25,000 state cash

Sample State Match

In-kind Investment--consists of goods or services used in support of the project for which no reimbursement is made using grant funds.

In-kind Contribution--limited to personnel time. Any allowable salary or wages paid to a current employee whose time will be redirected or dedicated to the Community Connectors program can be used to draw down state matching funds.

Cash Looking for sustainability

In-Kind for Local Match

1. Economically disadvantaged school at 40% of poverty(Mississinawa Valley & Tri-Village) Once a partnership is formed, other schools in the county can be served. 2. Faith-based organization3. Company/Business

Partnerships can include Non-Profits to strengthen the program,but are optional.

We Must Partner with

Time contribution Personnel contribution Monetary contribution Shared responsibilities Additional roles and responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities of Partners

Community Non-Profit—Recovery and Wellness

Time Contribution: Provide 5-10 hours per week of drug and alcohol free programming via group or rec activities

Personnel Contribution: $8,580 in-kind match Monetary Contribution: $0 Shared Responsibilities: Facilitating prevention

programming and completing educational assemblies as needed

Additional: 1:1 family consultation, information on resources, We Are the Majority

Example Worksheet

Will serve students grades 5th -12th

Must be built upon the core principles which is central to long-term student, personal and academic success.

Hope is the center of this program because high levels of hopefulness are strong predictors of one’s belief that one can accomplish one’s goals. Which would reflect higher graduation rates, establishment of life purpose and improved work readiness skills, civic engagement, a strengthened community, and encourage mentor opportunities.

The Mentoring Program

1. Setting goals for 21st Century Careers

2. Building character

3. Decision making/critical thinking skills

4. Resiliency

5. Belief in positive future

Core Principles of Hope Building

Gateway’s Proposal

Mentoring Program Description

Mentoring Components

Serve students in grades 5-12 and carry out the 5 core principles.

1. Youth Advocate placed within the schools2. Adult One on One mentoring3. Business Partnerships

Gateway Youth Programs (GYP) will employ a Youth Advocate for designated schools

29 hours a week stationed at the school Will have a Human Services or Social Work

background for non-therapeutic counseling Will facilitate groups and provide one on

one mentoring. Keep in communication with businesses and

churches to set up additional mentoring Assist with problems when they arise

1. Youth Advocate

Churches and/or Businesses recruit potential mentors

Mentors will be trained by GYP Commitment one hour a week for a year Background check will be conducted Any partner can provide individual mentors

for students

2. One on one mentoring

Work readiness and career exploration opportunities

HR departments speaking to students Information on skill sets needed in the company Business trends experiencing Provide tours of facilities Provide job shadowing and internship

opportunities One on one mentoring opportunities (can be

virtual) Strengthen the workforce

3. Business partnerships

ACES = 52 students Mississinawa Valley = 412 students Tri-Village = 450 students Ansonia = 411 students Arcanum= 698 students Bradford= 341students Franklin Monroe= 462 students Greenville= 1632 students Versailles= 891students

Total = 5,349 potential students

Population: Grades 5-12

Cost of Program

3 Year Budget

Mentors (2) Mentors (5)$359,802.00 $778,404.00

Funds Requested from State (3 years)

Mentors (2) Mentors (5)$230,104.00 $497,632.00

Mentors(2) Mentor(5)

Year 1 $0.00 $33,720.00Year 2 $8711.00 $52,084.00Year 3 $25,211.00 $92,127.00Total $33,922.00 $177,931.00

Year 4 $102,649.00 $239,158.00

Funds Needed Locally

Decrease behavioral incidents Improve school attendance Improve student GPA and graduation rates Improve resiliency in youth Increase involvement in extracurricular

activities Establish or strengthen SADD clubs Enhance work readiness skills

Outcomes

Reduce drug and alcohol use Have a better prepared workforce for employers Build a stronger community network Increase the sense of community pride Give youth a brighter future Create young productive citizens that are

invested in Darke County Improve workplace culture & professional

etiquette Motivate & inspire youth to find their purpose &

to reach for the stars

Goals

Must prove the program can be sustained Maximize the state match opportunity Eventually generate cash match that will

sustain the program. If enough revenue is generated, the

program could grow to include every school district.

Sustainability

Feb. 23, 2015- To established an advisory council and have meeting at 1:00 pm

Feb. 27, 2014- Have a commitment from partners

March 6, 2015- The grant is due

April 2015- The grant will be awarded

Sept. 7, 2015- Planning, implementation and training must be completed by September 7, 2015

Sept. 7, 2015- Program will be implemented

Timeline