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Home My WebLink AboutLetter 26102 N.W. 7th Anne Miami, Florida 33127 Tel: (305) 757-8555 Fax; (305) 757-2666 Doull of Directers President April 17, 2009 Gene Finnie Comm. Action Agency City of Miami Commissioners vice Presideni Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones James D, M°Ddeer, J.D. 35000 Pan American Drive Miami, FI 33133 Tremarer April Hardernon Utiaml Police Department Dear Commissioner Spence -Jones: Secretary Youth of America, Incorporated (YOA) located at 6102 N.W 7`h Avenue, Miami, James M -Cray Rarirec Miami Police Department Florida, is a nonprofit youth organization that has been providing crime prevention and educational services for at -risk children and juveniles who live in the City of Sergeant at Arms Miami for the past eighteen (18) years. Willie Williams Retired Miami Bea' h Pars and Recreation These children are from families with very low, low, to moderate incomes, and live Wember in the Model City/Liberty City area. YOA address the problem of juvenile crime and Garth Reeves poor school performance among children and juveniles, by conducting crime Retired Miami Times News prevention and educational programs that help keep these children and juveniles from FnecNive Director dropping out of school, becoming delinquent, and engaging other antisocial behavior. C.c.O. Carol kardemon The main method of approach of approach to deliver these services to this population is through the agency's Youth Developmental Learning Center. On a daily basis YOA pickups and transports 30 at -risk students from area schools to the agency's Developmental Learning Center where they are tutored in their homework assignments, including individual tutoring in reading and math. YOA is respectfully requesting that you assist the agency in funding for an instructor for our summer program (see pageS-6) If I can be of any assistance to you, feel free to contact me at (305) 757-8555, email kegera@bel lsouth. net. Respectfully, Carol Hardemon Executive Director Attachments: IOWA ANO VNIG MEF I It is the objective of YOA to administer youth crime prevention and educational programs for at -risk children and juveniles, who are from families with very -low, low, to moderate incomes, and live in the Model City area, because of the community and parental needs for these types of service programs in the City of Miami Commission District 5. YOA has long identified the parental and community need of juvenile crime prevention and educational programs objectives that will provide crime prevention workshops, conflict resolution training workshops, and an after school tutorial program. The long-term goals and mission of YOA are met by providing a much needed Youth Developmental Learning Center for the at -risk children and juveniles who are failing in school, becoming delinquent, and following other antisocial behaviors. YOA will undertake the following activities to achieve the program's objectives: • Conduct crime prevention and conflict resolution training twice a week + Conduct an after school tutorial and computer program daily • Conduct a three (3) months educational and recreational summer camp, five days a week. YOA proposed Public Service Program further the program objectives and priorities by being consistent with the City of Miami Consolidated Plan for 2004-2009, and meeting CDBG standards and requirements of providing crime prevention and educational programs for at -risk children from families with very -low, low, to moderate incomes, and live in the Model City area YOA has a well documented track record of performing crime prevention and educational services for the targeted population YOA has been in operation for the past eighteen(18) years, and has served over eleven thousand (11,000) at -risk children and juveniles who live in the Model City, Liberty City and Little Haiti areas. The agency has numerous letters of commendation, noting the track record of work with the youth of the community, as well as monitoring reports from other funding sources PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: YOA has been providing crime .prevention And educational programs to at -risk children and juveniles who live in the Model City./Liberty City area ofMiarni Dade County, for the past eighteen (18) years. dC17'e0 rA i i Aw The population consist of approximately 11,560) youth, and of that 9,196 are between the ages of 6-19 years old. The 76% of household income is well below the federal poverty level below $35,000.00 compared to 52% in Miami -Dade Courcy as a whole with a raeiaYethnic composition of 24,496 Black, 654 'White, and 4,267 Hispanic. Risk factors for the targeted population are many, such as, gang activity, drug and alcohol abuse, high rate of high school dropouts, teen pregnancy, and illiteracy. The agency has provided many services over the past years in an effort to help reduce juvenile crime, improve the school attendance, and grade point averages of the targeted population (clients). YOA has provided and conducted many crime prevention and conflict resolution training workshops, anger management sessions, after school tutorial, and summer educational programs. Youth of America (YOA) has targeted local neighborhood schools ( Holmes, Orchard Villa, Charles R. Drew Elementary, Miami Edison, Charles R. Drew, Allapattah Middle Schools, and Miami Northwestern Senior High, etc.) to obtain the: number of clients for the agency's crime prevention and after school educational programs. Youth of America has been serving twenty (30), sometimes as many as thirty-five (35) children and juveniles daily at the agency's after school program. YOA use the word of mouth and advertisement for recruitment and enrollment; the word is out in the community about the agency's after school crime prevention and summer programs. With the community having knowledge of the agency's no cost programs; the program fills up very rapidly. The agency developmental learning center has served over eleven thousand (11,000) at- risk trisk children and juveniles who live in the targeted area over the past 18 years. The agency will conduct pre and post test educational skill evaluations, social competence assessment measures evaluations, weekly school progress reports, and document outcome evaluation data that will be collected from the Miami -Dade County Public Schools, and parents. This data is collectively compared to previous program outcome data, and evaluated, and compared to the program objectives, to verify that the program objectives are being met. Tracking and monitoring of all funds that the agency receives is conducted by the agency administrative assistant, and Sharpp & Co, Public Accountants. The administrative assistant provides the executive director with all of the agency's bank and financial statements, to ensure that all records are kept properly kept and correct. The administrative assistant will keep all records; provide balance sheets of all expenditures of the program funds. At the end of the fiscal year an annual audit is conducted by Sharpp & Co, Public Accountants, as well as the agency's IRS 990, and 941's. The Program Director is responsible for all reports and program evaluations that are required at the end of each reporting period. tG do -7 -nn an i i .1dw CITY OF AUAMI DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY D►EVELOi'M ENT BUDGET NARRATIVE BY LINIGITEM AGENCY: YOUTH OF AMERICA INCORPORATED FISCAL YEAR: 2008-09 FUNDING SOURCE: CDBCj ITEM Instructor (Certified classroom Teacher) GRAND TOTAL elw,r AT A n D A TTVr. $7,492.00 AMOUNT $7,492.00 37T.7 i✓V,'Jl il2'11 tca J.i EXPENSE MSTI]FICATIO►N Classroom Teacher $7,492.00 One(l) Certified Classroom Teacher: 29 days during Surnmer program. Teach reading and U S History $30 hr. x 8 hrs a day x 29 days = $6,960.00 Instructor FICA is $532.44, $6,960 x 7.65 % _ $532.44 Total 7,492.00 d+,7 -en An r i Ddu Program J Service Plan l Logic Model Schedule of Work and Program Activities Program Activity and Description Provide and conduct a 40 days educational summer camp for at - risk youth. Unit cost is $18.00.00 a full day and $7.70.00 for half day. # of Participants To Be Served 10 participants per day at $18.00 a day x 40 days=$7,200,00 - dt77.:Gn sn i t jdv Outputs Summer # and/or School- Unduplicat # Units of Activity ear A�ctivitieslSerrices Mame and Description: partcdpant (days/rvice s (SMfsy) s ) Delivered The agency will provide a youth summer Summer educational and recreational program for children 10 40 days who are out of school for the summer. The Summer Program will be five days a week, eight hours a day for approximately 40 days (school recess Schedule of Work and Program Activities Program Activity and Description Provide and conduct a 40 days educational summer camp for at - risk youth. Unit cost is $18.00.00 a full day and $7.70.00 for half day. # of Participants To Be Served 10 participants per day at $18.00 a day x 40 days=$7,200,00 - dt77.:Gn sn i t jdv