The Issue Father-deprivation is a more reliable predictor of criminal activity than race, environment or poverty.

• Father-deprived children are:

• 72% of all teenage murderers.

• 60% of rapists.

• 70% of kids incarcerated.

• Twice as likely to quit school.

• 11 times more likely to be violent.

• 3 of 4 teen suicides.

• 80% of the adolescents in psychiatric hospitals.

• 90% of runaways

• Sources: National Fatherhood Initiative (U.S.A.), US Bureau of Census (U.S.A.), FBI (U.S.A.)

Suicide Rates amoung males rising in Canada, number one reason is divorce and parental separation.

Blooming Families

Final Proposal

08/12/2015

COUN 31

David Cavana, Alexandra Church, Darlene Cuthbertson, Caroline Santos

Research

Do non-custodial parental relationships deteriorate, how does this impact child development?

1. All studies concur with respect to the important impact both parents have on their child

2. Inevitable decreases in the opportunity of good mental health and development of the child where one parent is absent.

3. Separation is an indicator to poor mental health in children

4. All research regarding child-development indicates the importance of father-child bonding

What are the mental health benefits of Gardening?

1. The gardeners demonstrated significantly higher levels of self-determined health, especially in the realm of collective efficacy.

2. Improved for all demographics during the program was social interaction.

3. Tangible improvements in life skills from gardening.

Program Objectives:• Altering the evidential failure of child and non-custodial parental connections with

community support.

• Effectively aiding the healthy development of children from divorced/separated

families by means of focusing on encouraging the

maintenance and strength of the relationship between the

non-custodial parents and the child.

• Increasing the opportunity of good mental health and

development of the child, through the process of socially supported eco-

therapy for tandem groups of parent/child.

“over 70,000 Canadian marriages ending in divorce yearly” and our research stated; “over 31,764 of divorces involved custody agreements”

Statistics Canada. (2006).

Program Description

• Pilot study program for non-custodial parents and their children.

• Free garden space, seeds, and facilitated planting schedule.

• Initially run outdoors for a single planting season of late March until August.

• Parents and children will pick a few plants and in groups with other parents and an instructor will plant together.

• They will be responsible for regular garden checkups, weeding, feeding, harvesting.

• Instructions for gardening, growing your own food, nutrition and environmental awareness will be part of the program.

• Socialization with other non-custodial parents and children is encouraged and special event functions are a possibility as the social aspects grow.

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Who, What, When, and Where• ABS Daycare

• Peterborough, Bus route, Wheel chair access

• Donated Plot

• Build shed

• 3 pitch forks, 3 shovels, 2 spades, 2 rakes, hose, 3 watering cans buckets

• Donors

• Traynor Farms

• Home Depot

• Community Seed Co-op

• Peterborough Community Gardens

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Community Garden for Weekend Families

Open to Non-custodial Parents with Children Aged 6 – 12

Starting Early Spring 2016

Location and Time TBA.

Contact:

Blooming Families

@ 705-555-555

Come join us for a fun filled

educational program within your

community!

Strengthen parent-child

relationship through bonding

Learn about gardening and the positive effects it has on

mental health

Come grow your own plants and vegetables to take home

with you at the end of the

program

Spend a Saturday doing

something you already enjoy

or take it as a new learning

opportunity

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Community Sponsors:

Traynor Farms Hwy 2, Keene Ontario

Peterborough Community Gardens

Community Seed Co-op

Home Depot

Register by February 2016 at Blooming Families: https://www.bloomingfamilies.ca

• Initial Employee Positions

• Program Coordinator

• All aspects of general operations including but not limited to;

• report and grant writing, general administration, volunteer coordination, registry of new participants to the program, and ordering supplies.

• Volunteer position

• someone with a comprehensive understanding of gardening

• help participants, answer questions, and to be available to check on the plants

Budget

• Our final preliminary budget total is $25,946.80. We are hiring a full time program coordinator, and seeking one volunteer. The rest of the equipment is dependent on stakeholders and donations. We have spoken with Home Depot, which, on condition of our funding, be able to contribute half of gardening supplies. We are also contacting local farmers requesting donations for seeds.

• The plot fee is conditional on our office space. Ideally, we are seeking an office space that includes an outdoor plot for use. However, if not, the plot will be $200 for the growing season.

• For the third party evaluators, we have researched this, and the going rate is usually 15-20% of what we are asking for funding. If we take our total and roughly divide by 15% the total would be $3892.02 – this is what we would be paying the third party evaluators.

BUDGET TEMPLATE

Item Quantity Unit Cost Total Project Expenditure

Salaries Category Total: $16,296.80

Position title Rate per hour Hour per week Total weeks of project

Program Coordinator $15.67 40 26 1 $16,296.80 $16,296.80

Volunteer $0.00 15 26 1 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00

Supplies and Equipment Quantity Category Total: $7,350.00

Gardening Tools 1 $300.00 $300.00

Seeds 1 $200.00 $200.00

Office Rental 1 $6,000.00 $6,000.00

Office Supplies 1 $800.00 $800.00

First Aid Kit 1 $50.00 $50.00

$0.00

Travel and Lodging Quantity Category Total: $200.00

Garden Plot Rental 1 $200.00 $200.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Promotion / Publicity / Marketing Quantity Category Total: $1,600.00

Web design/support 1 $800.00 $800.00

Poster/Logo Design 1 $800.00 $800.00

$0.00

$0.00

Expert Services Quantity Category Total: $0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Miscellaneous Quantity Category Total: $500.00

snacks 1 $400.00 $400.00

thank you cards/gifts 1 $100.00 $100.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Total Project Expenditure

$25,946.80

DescriptionDescription

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stationery, printing, pens/pencils

Description

$200/seasonal fee

Description

shovels, spades, trowels, rakes, hose, watering cans, buckets

carrot, tomato, lettuce, onion, cucumber, squash, beet, radish, potato, parsnip, herbs

$1000/month x 6 months = $6000

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08/12/2015

COUN 31

David Cavana, Alexandra Church, Darlene Cuthbertson, Caroline Santos