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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