HomeMy WebLinkAbout20042150.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE AMERICORPS CONTRACT FOR WELD YOUTH CONSERVATION
CORPS AND AUTHORIZE ELECTRONIC SUBMITTAL - GOVERNOR'S
COMMISSION ON COMMUNITY SERVICE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an AmeriCorps Contract for Weld Youth
Conservation Corps between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board
of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services,
Employment Services of Weld County, and the Governor's Commission on Community Service,
commencing September 1, 2004, and ending August 31, 2005, with further terms and conditions
being as stated in said contract, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said contract, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that the AmeriCorps Contract for Weld Youth Conservation Corps
between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, Employment
Services of Weld County, and the Governor's Commission on Community Service be, and
hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Clerk be, and hereby is, authorized
to submit said contract electronically.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 26th day of July, A.D., 2004.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 23, 2004
TO: Robert D. Masden, Chair Board of Commissioners
mige FROM: Walter J. Speckman, Human Services Directo
COLORADO SUBJECT: AmeriCorps Grant Renewal
Enclosed for Board approval is a grant request to the Governor's Commission on
Community Service for the continued operation of the Weld County Youth Conservation
Corps, AmeriCorps Program. This grant will allow the Weld County Youth Conservation
Corps to continue to provide meaningful services to the communities of Weld County.
Funding requested for the Program is $148,800.00 for the period covering September 1,
2004 to August 31, 2005.
If you have any questions, please telephone me at 353-3800.
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PART I - FACE SHEET
APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 1.TYPE OF SUBMISSION:
Non-Construction
2a.DATE SUBMITTED TO CORPORATION 3.DATE RECEIVED BY STATE: STATE APPLICATION IDENTIFIER:
FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE(CNCS):
2b.APPLICATION ID: 4.DATE RECEIVED: GRANT NUMBER:
04AC046097 03AFHC00020005
5.APPLICATION INFORMATION
LEGAL NAME: Board ofWeld County Conrissioners,Weld County Division ofHurren NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PROJECT DIRECTOR OR OTHER
ServicesPERSON TO BE CONTACTED ON MATTERS INVOLVING THIS APPLICATION(give
area codes):
NAME: Ted A.Long
ADDRESS(give street address,city, state and zip code):
PO Box 1805 TELEPHONE NUMBER: (970)353-3800 x3400
1551 N.17th Ave FAX NUMBER: (970)356-3975
Greeley CO 80632-1805 INTERNET E-MAIL ADDRESS:tlong@co.weld.co.us
6. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER(EIN): 7.TYPE OF APPLICANT:
846000813 7a. Local Government-County
lb. Area Agency on Aging
8.TYPE OF APPLICATION: Conrtunity Action Agency/Connunity Action Program
NEW I X I CONTINUATION
REVISION
If Revision,enter appropriate letter(s)in box(es): -
A. Increase Award B. Decrease Award C. Increase Duration
D. Decrease Duration
9. NAIVE OF FEDERAL AGENCY:
Corporation for National and Community Service
10a. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE NUMBER: 94.006 11.DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF APPLICANTS PROJECT:
106.TITLE: AmerCcrps'State Weld County Youth Conservation Corps(WCYCC)
12.AREAS AFFECTED BY PROJECT(List Cities, Counties, States, etc):
Weld County,CO
13. PROPOSED PROJECT:START DATE: 09/01/04 END DATE: 08/31/07 14. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: START DATE: END DATE:
115. ESTIMATED FUNDING: 16. IS APPLICATION SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY STATE EXECUTIVE
a.FEDERAL g 148,800.00 ORDER 12372 PROCESS?
YES,THIS PREAPPLICATION/APPLICATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE
b.APPLICANT S 95,983.00 TO THE STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372 PROCESS FOR
REVIEW ON:
c. STATE S 0.00
DATE:
d. LOCAL $ 0.00
a. OTHER $ 0.00
f. PROGRAM INCOME S 0.00 17. IS THE APPLICANT DELINQUENT ON ANY FEDERAL DEBT?
g.TOTAL $ 244,783.00 0 YES if"Yes,"attach an explanation. O NO
18.TO THE BEST OF NW KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF,ALL DATA IN THIS APPLICATION/PREAPPLICAT1ON ARE TRUE AND CORRECT,THE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN
DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANT WILL COMPLY WITH THE ATTACHED ASSURANCES IF THE ASSISTANCE
IS AWARDED.
a.TYPED NAME OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE: b.TITLE: c.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
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Carol A.Harding Office Manager Coordinator 970 3564000
d.DATE:
Run by TLONG1 RPT_BGT_424
on July 23,2004 11:13 AM
Weld County Youth Conservation Corps (WCYCC)
Board of Weld County Commissioners,Weld County Division of Human
Application ID:04AC046097 Services Budget Dates:
Total Amt CNCS Share Grantee Share
Section I.Program Operating Costs
A.Personnel Expenses 44,510 18,755 25,755
B.Personnel Fringe Benefits 13,353 5,626 7,727
C.Travel
Staff Travel 0 0 0
Member Travel 15,730 0 15,730
Total $15,730 $0 $15,730
D.Equipment
E Supplies 3,600 1,053 2,547
F.Contractual and Consultant Services 0 0 0
G.Training
Staff Training 0 0 0
Member Training 9,420 0 9,420
Total $9,420 $0 $9,420
H.Evaluation 0 0 0
I.Other Program Operating Costs
Travel to CNCS-Sponsored Meetings 2,000 1,200 800
Total $2,000 $1,200 $800
Section I.Subtotal $88,613 $26,634 $61,979
Section II.Member Costs
A.Living Allowance
Full lime(1700 hrs) 122,364 104,009 18,355
Half lime(900 hrs) 0 0 0
Reduced Half Time(675 hrs) 0 0 0
Quarter Time(450 hrs) 0 0 0
Minimum Time(300 hrs) 0 0 0
2nd Year of 2-Year Half lime 0 - 0 0
Total $122,364 $104,009 $18,355
B. Member Support Costs
FICA for Members 9,361 7,957 1,404
Worker's Compensation 0 0 - 0
Health Care 16,805 10,200 6,805
Total $26,166 $18,157 $8,209
Section II.Subtotal $148,530 $122,166 $26,564
Section II.Percentages 82.3% 17.9%
Section III.Administrative8ndirect Costs
A. Corporation Fixed Percentage
Corporation Fixed Amount 7,440 0 7,440
Cortrnission Fixed Amount 0 0 0
Total $7,440 $0 $7,440
B. Federally Approved Indirect Cost Rate 0 0 0
Section III.Subtotal , ' $7,440 $0 $7,440
Section I+Ill.Funding Percentages 27.7% 72.3%
Budget Totals $244,583 $148,800 $95,983
Total FTEs 12.00
Cost/FTE $12,400
Form 424A Modified SF-424A (4/88 and 12/97)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
WELD COUNTY YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS
STATEMENT OF NEED
Issues such as the increased need for parks/open space, positive youth development
opportunities for the County's continued growing at risk youth population, and increased service
opportunities for youth are identified needs in Weld County. The Weld County Youth
Conservation Corps (WCYCC), through its existing relationships with local communities,
agencies and community and faith based organizations continues to provide services to meet
the needs in these areas. In 2002 voters in the City of Greeley approved a quality of life ballot
issue which approved numerous projects which will benefit both Greeley and Weld County
residents. Included in this initiative alone is the development of 15 new parks, improvement of
existing parks, creation of new recreation trails, the development of a new museum, and the
renovation of the City's pools. Numerous communities in Weld County are also developing open
space, trails and other quality of life issues as these communities continue to grow.
Unfortunately, the at-risk youth population in Weld County continues to grow. School dropout
rates in many districts continue to be higher than the state average, and the number of juveniles
from Weld County committed to the Department of Corrections is second only to that of Denver
County.
ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS NEED
The WCYCC meets each of the above identified needs through crew based service learning
projects that enable at-risk youth ages 17-25 the opportunity to provide valuable service to their
communities. The WCYCC provides these youth the means to acquire valuable job and
leadership skills through service projects that have a lasting and visible benefit to their
community. These include: environmental projects such as working in parks,
constructing/maintaining trails, planting trees and protecting existing saplings; human needs
projects such as providing services to local community and faith based organizations, improving
low income neighborhoods, and historical preservation projects; and education services to
provide tutoring and conflict resolution assistance to elementary schools that have a high
number of at risk students.
Corps member development activities include GED prep, citizenship training, conflict resolution,
first aid, HIV awareness, diversity, Journaling/reflection components, and team building
activities.
ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES
The WCYCC continues to make a positive impact on the development of corps members into
productive citizens, while providing local governments, agencies, and community and faith
based organizations of Weld County a valuable resource for meeting their needs.
Through participation in the project and corps member development activities, members
become more productive and engaged citizens. Through projects to the communities in Weld
County WCYCC members develop connections to their community and an understanding of
their responsibilities as citizens. In addition to the job skills acquired, training provides them with
the.ability to learn their rights and responsibilities as citizens and thereby become contributing
members of the community, rather than a statistic in the juvenile arrest and conviction rates.
By utilizing the WCYCC, communities and project sponsors save money. In one of the 2003-
2004 projects, the sponsor saved $48,000 by utilizing the WCYCC. Additionally, through
collaboration efforts, the WCYCC is able to benefit Weld County communities in obtaining funds
for the development and improvement of parks, trails, open space etc.
Head Start Programs operated throughout Weld County and the youth they serve have safer,
better maintained facilities. At risk elementary age youth, their teachers and schools benefit from
the tutoring, conflict resolution, and other services provided by corps members.
SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OUTCOMES
See original application
PROGRESS TO DATE FOR THE GRANT PERIOD:
Accomplishments in activity areas are directed by the WCYCC mission statement which is
"The mission of the Weld County Youth Conservation Corps is to perform valuable community
service projects that meet the environmental and human needs for the urban and rural
communities of Weld County that would otherwise not be provided, and to utilize service as a
method for strengthening the bonds that bind communities together."
For the time period of September 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004, the WCYCC has completed
8,418 hours of service for the communities and agencies in Weld County. The majority of these
hours were spent in service to the City of Greeley working on environmental projects such as
trail work, tree planting and preservation of 3,000 trees, improving existing parks and public
recreation facilities, and historical preservation projects in the city's museums. WCYCC
members worked on and completed one mile of trail rehabilitation at Pawnee National
Grasslands located in the northeast portion of the County. The WCYCC provided three weeks
of service for the Town of Frederick where 191 trees were planted and mulched at Miners' Park
and Milavec Reservoir, 1025 shrubs were planted and mulched at Miners' Park and along the St.
Vrain Legacy Trail, expanded three picnic areas and spread crusher fines along trail and picnic
areas sites, constructed a dog park, and built bird and bat houses for Miners'Park. The WCYCC
also generated 230 volunteer hours from 19 volunteers, including 6 individuals with disabilities,
in this project alone.
Included in the total hours of service were 170 hours of service to a faith based organization
preparing and delivering 435 food boxes. The WCYCC also provided service Community
Based, and non-profit organizations through projects to low income senior citizens, in addition to
improving the classrooms and facilities at Head Start sites throughout the County. Examples of
the human needs projects include assisting in the rebuilding of a Head Start site that was
destroyed by fire, providing assistance to National Grandparents day activities, assisting low
income senior citizens with yard work and snow shoveling, projects at a local women's shelter,
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and projects for United Way.
Corps members also spent one day per week during the school year working with at risk
elementary school youth in District 6 elementary schools, This work included assisting teachers
with projects, one-on-one reading with students through the America Reads project in
collaboration with RSVP (including youth needing bi-lingual assistance), working with youth on
math skills, mentoring youth, etc.
In addition to helping at risk youth meet the unmet needs of communities and agencies, the
WCYCC has benefited local Weld County communities in obtaining funds to develop/improve
parks, trails, open space etc.
Description of how you will ensure compliance with rules on prohibited services
activities
Employment Services of Weld County, a department of the Weld County Government, has
been operating federal and state funded employment and training programs for 30 years and
has extensive experience with program design, implementation, delivery, evaluation and
financial management. To ensure compliance with rules and prohibited service activities,
WCYCC staff will participate in training and meetings offered by the Governor's Commission on
Community Services and send one representative to the National Service Conference.
Description of how members will develop an understanding of civic responsibility and
attain a new level of citizenship knowledge, skills, and attitude.
Since 1993, the WCYCC has focused on providing opportunities for at risk youth to become
more attached to their community through the provision of services that benefit the community
and through development activities that provide them with an understanding of their role as
citizens.
Through the delivery of services that meet the identified and unmet needs of local
communities, agencies, and community and faith based organizations crew members acquire a
sense of their civic responsibility. The WCYCC's crew member development activities combined
with structured citizenship training provide crew members the ability to gain an appreciation for
their community and their role as citizens. Through service provided at a variety of work
projects, interaction with project sponsors, and the development activities which are designed to
improve corps members as individuals and citizens, members acquire an attachment to their
community that they did not have prior to their participation. Through the combination of all of
these activities, the goal of the WCYCC is for members to have less involvement in gangs, fewer
incidences of crime, and less recidivism because of the positive alternatives they experience in
their lives and thereby become better citizens. Formal citizenship activities are taught by the
Team Leader and Crew Leaders utilizing the "AmeriCorps Facilitator's Guide to Effective
Citizenship" and the "Facilitator's Guide for By the People".
The WCYCC provides its members the means to become contributing members of the
community as well as acquire valuable job skills. Members are required to participate in conflict
resolution, citizenship training, team building, and other activities which assist them in becoming
better workers and better citizens. Other activities include GED preparation, first aid, HIV
awareness, diversity training, Journaling/reflection components, taking the initiative, and problem
solving including critical thinking skills. Each crew member is provided the opportunity to
develop individual leadership through the coordination of activities, serving in an assistant team
leader capacity on projects, and in developing projects.
The first two weeks of the corps year consists of member orientation, member assessments
(includes basic skills assessment, civic awareness, work skills, etc), initial team building
activities, first aid, conflict resolution, diversity training, an overview of the history of the WCYCC
and the corps movement in Colorado, and initial meetings with various project sponsors.
Training and corps member development activities are ongoing throughout the crew year
Members are required to continue to participate in conflict resolution, citizenship, team building,
and other activities which assist them in becoming better workers and better citizens.
Description of how your program will support the efforts of community and faith-based
organizations in meeting community needs.
The WCYCC works on service projects to meet the identified needs of communities,
agencies, and community and faith based organizations in Weld County. Needs have been
identified by each local community or agency and the WCYCC provides service to these entities
through its crew based program.
The overall design of the WCYCC, as well as its project focus areas are approved by the
Weld County Workforce Development Board and the Weld County Workforce Development
Board Youth Council. The Board and Council are comprised of community and business
leaders from throughout the County and includes representation from County government, the
City of Greeley parks and recreation, school districts, post secondary education, juvenile justice,
and community based organizations. The Board and Council have been and continue to be
actively involved and supportive of the WCYCC.
As a program under Employment Services of Weld County, the WCYCC is also included in
the State of Colorado's Workforce, Faith and Community Works Initiative. Through this
participation, the WCYCC is able to identify new community and faith-based partners and
discuss ways that the WCYCC can support/meet their needs. This also allows the WCYCC to
stay current in its awareness of community issues.
As one of the original youth corps in Colorado, the WCYCC has been providing needed
services to the local communities, agencies, and the community and faith based organizations of
Weld County since 1993. The WCYCC was designed and implemented by the Weld County
Workforce Development Board to meet the identified needs of the community and is the only
resource in the community to does the type of work that we do. The WCYCC has provided
services to organizations that provide services to battered women shelters, food banks,
homeless shelters, economically disadvantaged pre-school youth programs, and adult literacy
programs. By providing services that meet the needs of these community and faith based
agencies, the WCYCC has allowed these organizations to take the money that they would have
normally had to pay for the services received and use it for direct client services, thereby
increasing the organization's capacity to serve those in need.
Most recently, the WCYCC collaborated with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
of Greeley in a Homeland Security grant designed to provide cultural diversity literacy training to
at risk elementary youth.
Description of your efforts towards sustainability.
To help increase the capacity of the WCYCC, we are a member corps of the Colorado Youth
Corps Association (CYCA). Through this affiliation, the WCYCC is able to provide service on
projects funded through the Great Outdoor Colorado (primarily on trails) and at state parks
through projects negotiated by the CYCA.
The State's Great Outdoors Colorado Program provides local communities additional grant
points for including a local corps in their project. The WCYCC collaborates with local Weld
County communities in these grants to assist them in obtaining the funds to develop/improve
parks, trails, open space etc. By being included in these grants, the WCYCC is able to generate
program income for the service provided. The WCYCC was included in a recently approved and
completed GOCO grant to the Town of Frederick and has three approved projects pending with
St. Vrain Park, the City of Evans, and the Town of Miliken. The WCYCC has been included in
proposals submitted for local communities such as the Town of Johnstown, Town of Firestone,
Town of Frederick, and the Town of Bertoud.
The WCYCC continues to work on diversifying its funding base through increasing its project
sponsor base, assisting with the development and utilizing various funding sources to provide for
program operating costs when appropriate, and collaborating with project sponsors in the
development of grant proposals which include the WCYCC for the provision of services.
Change in your program objectives to meet the requirements of performance
measurements.
The WCYCC is not changing its objectives to meet the requirements of performance
measures. We believe that our existing objectives and goals support the attainment of the
established performance measurements. The WCYCC will be working with Project Star to
improve our performance measurement worksheets to better reflect the wide scope of services
that are provided to the communities of Weld County.
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Performance Measures
Service Category
GED/Dropouts
Community/Neighborhood Restoration/Clean-up
Other Human Needs
Crime Awareness/Crime Avoidance
Juvenile Justice, Delinquency/Gangs
1 Measure Type: Needs and Service Activities
1. Identify the result. Label as output, Int-outcome or end outcome.
OUTPUT
AmeriCoprs members will provide meaniful service to project sponsors which; improve the
environment, improve or create recreation areas including parks, trails, pools, etc, improve low
income neighborhoods, provide tutoring and conflict resolution assistance to at risk elementary
school youth, and focus on other human needs projects identified by project sponsors.
2. Describe how you will achieve this result.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will provide meaningful service to the local communities,
agencies, and community and faith based organizations in Weld County. Service activities will
focus on the identified unmet needs of these project sponsors.
3.What data and instruments will you use to measure the results?
Corps member time sheets and project tracking logs.
4.What targets do you expect to meet during the 3 year grant period?
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will provide a minimum of 19,000 hours of service to project
sponsors which meet the identified needs as outlined in this proposal.
5. Combine steps 1 and 4 to create your performance measure.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will provide over 19,000 hours of meaningful service to the
local communities, agencies, and community and faith based organizations of Weld County
through environmental, human needs, and educational services projects.
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6. Report prior years'data for this, if available.
N/A
2 Measure Type: Participant Developntnt
1. Identify the result. Label as output, int-outcome or end outcome.
OUTPUT
Participation in the member development activities will improve the corps members'individual,
citizenship, and community interaction skills which will make them better and more productive
citizens.
2. Describe how you will achieve this result.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will participate in corps member development activities such
as GED, team building, conflict resolution, citizenship and environmental education classes, first
aid, HIV awareness, diversity education, and journaling and reflection activities.
3.What data and instruments will you use to measure the results?
WCYCC training logs, corps member time sheets, and corps member journals.
4.What targets do you expect to meet during the 3 year grant period?
i00% of the AmeriCorps members will complete activities/training in team building, conflict
resolution, citizenship, environmental education, first aid, HIV awareness, diversity education, and
participate in journaling and reflection activities daily. Members who do not possess a GED or high
school diploma upon entry to the WCYCC will participate in GED preparation activities.
5. Combine steps 1 and 4 to create your performance measure.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will participate in corps member development activities
designed to improve the corps members' individual, citizenship, and community interaction skills
which will make them better and more productive citizens.
6. Report prior years'data for this, if available.
N/A
3 Measure Type: Strengthening Connunities
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1. Identify the result. Label as output, int-outcome or end outcome.
OUTPUT
By providing meaningful service to project sponsors in the areas of the environment, human needs,
education services, and member development activities, AmeriCorps members will improve and
strengthen their communities while gaining an understanding of their role and responsibility as
citizens.
2. Describe how you will achieve this result.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps Members will provide meaningful service to the local communities,
agencies, and community and faith based organizations in Weld County to enhance their ability to
meet the needs of the citizens of the County.
3.What data and instruments will you use to measure the results?
Corps member time sheets and project tracking logs, member journals, and training logs.
4.What targets do you expect to meet during the 3 year grant period?
AmeriCorps members will provide a minimum of 19,000 hours of service to project sponsors which
meet the identified needs as outlined in this proposal and complete member development
activities/training in team building, conflict resolution, citizenship, environmental education, first
aid, HIV awareness, diversity education, and participate in journaling and reflection activities daily.
Members who do not possess a GED or high school diploma upon entry to the WCYCC will
participate in GED preparation activities.
5. Combine steps 1 and 4 to create your performance measure.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will provide over 19,00o hours of meaningful service to the
local communities, agencies, and community and faith based organizations of Weld County
through environmental, human needs, and educational services projects which will improve and
strengthen their communities while at the same time allow the members to gain an understanding
of their role and responsibility as citizens.
6. Report prior years'data for this, if available.
N/A
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4 Measure Type: Strengthening Connunities
1. Identify the result. Label as output, Int-outcome or end outcome.
OUTPUT-VOLUNTEER GENERATION
AmeriCorps members will provide meaningful service to project sponsors and will encourage and
include volunteers from other entities to participate in these activities.
2. Describe how you will achieve this result.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps Members will provide meaningful service to the local communities,
agencies, and community and faith based organizations in Weld County and will recruit and
encourage additional non-compensated volunteers to participate in the service activities.
3.What data and instruments will you use to measure the results?
Volunteer tracking sheets and project tracking logs
4.What targets do you expect to meet during the 3 year grant period?
AmeriCorps members will recruit 15 volunteers to participate in Service activities designed to meet
the communities' needs outlined in this proposal.
5. Combine steps 1 and 4 to create your performance measure.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will provide over 19,000 hours of meaningful service to the
local communities, agencies, and community and faith based organizations of Weld County
through environmental,human needs, and educational services projects and will encourage and
include 15 volunteers from other entities to participate in these activities.
6. Report prior years'data for this, if available.
N/A
5 Measure Type: Needs and Service Activities
1. Identify the result. Label as output, int-outcome or end outcome.
INTERMEDIATE-OUTCOME
Completion of service to project sponsors improves the environment, improves/creates recreation
areas, improves low income neighborhoods, and decreases the incidences of problem behavior in the
at risk elementary school youth served through the educational activities.
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2. Describe how you will achieve this result.
Twelve full lime AmeriCorps Members will provide meaningful service to the local communities,
agencies, and community and faith based organizations in Weld County. Service activities will
focus on the identified and unmet needs of these project sponsors.
3. What data and instruments will you use to measure the results?
Project tracking logs and project sponsor evaluations.
4.What targets do you expect to meet during the 3 year grant period?
Parks, neighborhoods, trails, and recreation sites will have more/improved facilities and i00% of the
project sponsors will rate the services received as meeting or exceeding their expectations.
5. Combine steps 1 and 4 to create your performance measure.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will provide meaningful service to the local communities,
agencies, and community and faith based organizations of Weld County through environmental,
human needs, and educational services projects whereby parks, neighborhoods, trails, and
recreation sites will have more/improved facilities and i00% of the project sponsors will rate the
services received as meeting or exceeding expectations.
6. Report prior years'data for this, if available.
N/A
6 Measure Type: Participant Development
1. Identify the result. Label as output, int-outcome or end outcome.
INTERMEDIATE-OUTCOME
Participation in the member development activities will increase the corps members ability to see
themselves as productive citizens and they will have a closer connection to their community than
they did prior to their participation.
2. Describe how you will achieve this result.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will participate in corps member development activities such
as GED,team building, conflict resolution, citizenship and environmental education classes, first
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2. Describe how you will achieve this result.
aid, HIV awareness, diversity education, and journaling and reflection activities.
3.What data and instruments will you use to measure the results?
WCYCC training logs, project and environmental training logs, corps member time sheets, and
corps member journals, and pre-post assessments relating to development activities.
4.What targets do you expect to meet during the 3 year grant period?
i00% of AmeriCorps members will complete activities/ training that will improve their job and
leadership skills and increase their understanding of their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
5. Combine steps 1 and 4 to create your performance measure.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will participate in corps member development activities that
will improve their job and leadership skills and increase their understanding of their rights and
responsibilities as citizens and which will increase their ability to see themselves as productive
citizens. Members will have a closer connection to their community than they did prior to their
participation.
6. Report prior years'data for this, if available.
N/A
7 Measure Type: Participant Development
1. Identify the result. Label as output, int-outcome or end outcome.
END OUTCOME
As a result of participation in the member development activities, corps members will have less
involvement in gangs, fewer incidences of crime, and less recidivism because of the positive
alternatives they have experienced in their lives.
2. Describe how you will achieve this result.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will participate in corps member development activities such
as GED, team building, conflict resolution, citizenship and environmental education classes, first
aid, HIV awareness, diversity education, and journaling and reflection activities.
3.What data and instruments will you use to measure the results?
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3. What data and instruments will you use to measure the results?
WCYCC training logs, project and environmental training logs, corps member time sheets, and
corps member journals.
4.What targets do you expect to meet during the 3 year grant period?
t00% of AmeriCorps members will complete activities/ training that will improve their job and
leadership skills and increase their understanding of their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
5. Combine steps 1 and 4 to create your performance measure.
Twelve full time AmeriCorps members will participate in corps member development activities that
will improve their job and leadership skills and increase their understanding of their rights and
responsibilities as citizens and as a result will have less involvement in gangs, fewer incidences of
crime, and less recidivism because of the positive alternatives they have experienced in their lives.
6. Report prior years'data for this, if available.
N/A
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