Project Of Easton Inc

PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY BY HELPING PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES.PROJECT IMPROVES THE COMMUNITY AND HELPS ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY ASSISTING THEM WITH THEIR EMERGENCY NEEDS AND DEVELOPING THEIR POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE SELF SUFFICIENCY THROUGH THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF RESEARCH-BASED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

LIFELONG LEARNING: EDUCATION SERVICES ADULT LITERACY: PROJECT'S SUCCESS ACADEMY PROVIDES AN ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM THAT PREPARES DISADVANTAGED ADULTS FOR THE WORKFORCE. COURSES INCLUDE GED PREPARATION, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, AND ADULT BASIC EDUCATION. OUR CERTIFIED TEACHERS USE REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND/OR EMPLOYMENT.IN ADDITION TO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, TUTORS WORK WITH STUDENTSONE-ON-ONE TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE GED TEST, U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST, OR TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SKILLS. EACH STUDENT RECEIVES PERSONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING ACCESS TO PROJECT'S FOOD PANTRY AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES AS NEEDED.OUR PROGRAM PREPARES ADULTS TO SUCCESSFULLY CARRY OUT THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS WORKERS, CITIZENS, AND PARENTS.GOAL: THE GOAL OF THE ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE ADULTS' LITERACY SKILLS AND PREPARE THEM FOR THE WORKFORCE, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING, AND/OR U.S. CITIZENSHIP.2020- 2021 RESULTS198 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED70% OF STUDENTS MADE SIGNIFICANT LEARNING GAINS20 STUDENTS EARNED A GED, 3 STUDENTS ACHIEVED CITIZENSHIPFAMILY LITERACY: PROJECT'S SUCCESS ACADEMY PROVIDES A FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES THAT A PARENT'S LITERACY, ATTITUDES, AND BELIEFS TOWARD EDUCATION SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR CHILDREN. USING THE NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED, RESEARCH-BASED KENAN MODEL, OUR PROGRAM BREAKS THE INTER-GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF LOW LITERACY AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING FOUR INTEGRATED PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDING:ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION, PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT, HIGH QUALITY PRE-SCHOOL AND STRUCTURED PARENT/CHILD LITERACY OPPORTUNITIES. THIS "TEACH THE PARENT/REACH THE CHILD" MODEL ASSISTS PARENTS IN BECOMING THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER OF THEIR CHILDREN AND PROMOTES THE CHILD'S SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING THE PARENT'S ABILITY TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONALLY AND ECONOMICALLY.GOAL: THE GOAL OF THE FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM IS TO BREAK THE INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF ILLITERACY. 2020- 2021 RESULTS18 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED83% OF PARENTS MADE SIGNIFICANT LEARNING GAINS100% OF PRE AND POST TESTED CHILDREN MADE LEARNING GAINSSCHOOL-AGE SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION SUPPORT SIZZLE!: PROJECT'S SIZZLE! PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE "SUMMER SLIDE" LEARNING LOSS THAT OCCURS FOR ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WHO MAY ALREADY HAVE A READING ACHIEVEMENT GAP, THIS "SUMMER SLIDE" CAN SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERMINE FUTURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. OUR PROGRAM IS A FREE SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR LOW-INCOME, AT-RISK CHILDREN IN GRADES K-5 IN THE EASTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (EASD). THE GOAL OF THE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE OR MAINTAIN READING SCORES.SIZZLE! PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH AN ACADEMIC INTERVENTION USING HIGH QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED READING INSTRUCTION ALIGNED WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES A FUN, DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY FOR SUMMER ACTIVITY, ENABLING ENROLLED CHILDREN TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR MORE ADVANTAGED PEERS AND BEGIN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR MORE CONFIDENTLY.GOALS: TO PREVENT SUMMER SLIDE IN READING SKILLS BY IDENTIFYINGAT-RISK STUDENTS AND PROVIDING INTENSIVE READING INSTRUCTION TOMAINTAIN OR INCREASE READING LEVELS. IN PROGRAM YEAR 2020-2021, THE COVID PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO AFFECT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING SIZZLE!. ALTHOUGH WE ENROLLED 131 CHILDREN, 31% (40/131) ACHIEVED THE BENCHMARK OF 20 DAYS OF ATTENDANCE. 2020-2021 RESULTS31% (40/131) OF ENROLLED CHILDREN ATTENDED AT LEAST 20 DAYS (COVID ABSENCES AFFECTED ATTENDANCE RATES)90% (36/40) OF CHILDREN WHO ACHIEVED THE ATTENDANCE BENCHMARK OF 20 DAYS MAINTAINED OR GAINED LITERACY SKILLS75% (99/131) OF CHILDREN WHO ACHIEVED THE ATTENDANCE BENCHMARK OF 5 DAYS MAINTAINED OR GAINED LITERACY SKILLS58% (76/131) OF PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE SCHEDULED EVENT

MEETING BASIC NEEDS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: OUR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO HELPING PEOPLE MEET THEIR MOST BASIC NEEDS AS A FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND MOVE OUT OF CRISIS.OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFETY-NET SUPPORTS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO SHELTER, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND UTILITY SUPPORT. USING OUR LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY, OUR CASE MANAGERS ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING OUR OWN FOOD PANTRY, EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING, ENSURING A MORE SEAMLESS CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT.GOAL: THE GOAL OF THE ASSIST PROGRAM IS TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY MEET THEIR BASIC MATERIAL NEEDS SO THAT THEY HAVE A STABLE FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD TOWARD SELF-RELIANCE AND UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY.2020- 2021 RESULTS1421 PEOPLE (779 ADULTS, 541 CHILDREN, 101 SENIORS) 635 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED EMERGENCY SERVICES.635 (100%) OF HOUSEHOLDS SEEKING SERVICES RECEIVED INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS OR WERE REFERRED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGH THE 211 SYSTEM.635 (100%) OF HOUSEHOLDS WERE REFERRED TO PROJECT'S SERVICES INCLUDING OUR FOOD PANTRY, ADULT & FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMMING AS APPROPRIATE AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES.509 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED VOUCHER ASSISTANCEFOOD PANTRY: OUR FOOD PANTRY HAS BEEN OPERATING AS A PRE-BAGGED RATHER THAN A FULL-CHOICE MODEL SINCE THE START OF THE COVID CLOSURES IN MARCH OF 2020. THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING OUR STAFF AND CLIENTS SAFE, WHILE STILL PROVIDING THE MUCH-NEEDED SERVICE OF THE FOOD PANTRY. PROJECT'S FOOD PANTRY IS COMMITTED TO REDUCINGFOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASING HEALTHY FOOD KNOWLEDGE. OUR FOODPANTRY, THE LARGEST IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PRE-COVID IT EMPLOYED A "FULL CHOICE" MODEL, WHICH ALLOWED CLIENTS TO "SHOP" WITH DIGNITY AND CHOOSE HEALTHY OPTIONS THAT THEY LIKE AND WANT. OUR PANTRY IS A "FOOD INTERVENTION" THAT REDUCES HUNGER, BUT ALSO ADDRESSES UNDERLYING CONDITIONS THAT RESULT IN POVERTY AND FOOD INSECURITY. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH ALL PANTRY CLIENTS AND DIRECT THEM TO SUPPORT SERVICES AS NEEDED. WE INCORPORATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING HEALTHY FOOD PREPARATION, BUILDING DIETS RICH IN FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND MANAGING DIETARY RESTRICTIONS.GOAL: THE GOAL OF THE PANTRY IS TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, INCREASE FOOD LITERACY, AND IDENTIFY PEOPLE WITH OTHER EMERGENCY NEEDS AND PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A PORTAL TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND A "CHOICE" PANTRY MODEL.2020-2021 RESULTS2510 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 1234 ADULTS, 891 CHILDREN, AND 385 SENIORS WERE PROVIDED A FULL CHOICE FOOD MODEL TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, INCREASED FOOD LITERACY AND WERE PROVIDED WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, IF NEEDED.106,928 POUNDS FOOD RECEIVED / $181,777.60-DOLLAR VALUE190,728 POUNDS FOOD DELIVERED / $324,237.60-DOLLAR VALUE (SOME FOOD WAS "IN STOCK")49 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED: 1,866.95 VOLUNTEER HOURS = $47,233.68 IN IN-KIND VALUE

MOVING TO SELF SUFFICIENCY: COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE SERVICESSTUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM: PROJECT'S STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM (SSP) IS DESIGNED TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR AT-RISK ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND ENSURE THEIR ULTIMATE SCHOOL SUCCESS AND GRADUATION BY PROMOTING LIFE SKILLS AND POSITIVE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT.IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST AT-RISK STUDENTS TO REMAIN ENGAGED WITH SCHOOL WHILE ADAPTING TO THE NEW REALITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT A DISTANCE DURING COVID, PROJECT HAS RE-DESIGNED THE STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM AS AN ACADEMIC AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS MAXIMIZE ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT WHILE LEARNING AT A DISTANCE AND USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES. PROJECT'S SSP INTENDS TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN AND TO ENSURE THEIR ULTIMATE SCHOOL SUCCESS AND GRADUATION BY PROVIDING IN-PERSON SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HYBRID AND DISTANCE LEARNING PLATFORMS.2020 - 2021 RESULTS100% (17/17) ACHIEVED ENROLLMENT82% (14/17) OF STUDENTS ACHIEVED 80% ATTENDANCE (ENGAGEMENT)93% (13/14) OF STUDENTS COMPLETED 100% OF ASSIGNMENTS