It Takes A Village To Help Our Children Inc

BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN BY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THEIR SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.

OUR SHORE WAY TO COLLEGE PROGRAM IS A NEXT GENERATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND PROVIDES COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 162 10TH, 11TH, AND, 12TH GRADE STUDENTS IN SOMERSET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHOSE FAMILY INCOME IS 130% BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE AND CAREER INTERNS AT THE 2 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND COLLEGE COACHES AT THE LOCAL YOUTH CENTER. STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO TUTORS DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL, PARTICIPATE IN COLLEGE AWARENESS WORKSHOPS, COLLEGE AND WORKPLACE TOURS, AND SUMMER WORK OPPORTUNITIES WITH SOFT SKILLS TRAINING. PARENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS. IN 2021 112 STUDENTS CREATED INDIVIDUALIZED COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANS, 173 DUPLICATED STUDENTS ATTENDED 8 COLLEGE TOURS, WORKPLACE VISITS, AND 1 OVERNIGHT TOUR, 47 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN TUTORING, 23 PARENTS AND 27 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS, 34 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SOFT SKILLS TRAINING AND SUMMER WORK PROGRAM AT 7 LOCAL BUSINESSES.

OUR FULL STEAM AHEAD PROGRAM IS A 21ST CENTURY LEARNING CENTER SUMMER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREVENT SUMMER SLIDE IN AT RISK YOUTH. OUR PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY FRIDAY 8AM 4PM AND PROVIDES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH) ACTIVITIES, , CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS, RECREATION, FIELD TRIPS, AND BREAKFAST AND LUNCH EACH DAY FROM THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK. IN 2021 OUR PROGRAM SERVED 64 STUDENTS.

OUR FACES (FAMILIES, ACADEMICS, CHARACTER, ENRICHMENT & SERVICE LEARNING) OF SOMERSET PROGRAM IS A 21ST CENTURY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM LOCATED IN CRISFIELD, MD., WHICH SERVED MORE THAN 60 AT RISK YOUTH FOR OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, PRE-K TO 8TH GRADE FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. OUR PROGRAM FOCUSED ON IMPROVING LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH OUR EVIDENCED BASED LITERACY CURRICULUM I-READY. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED MONDAY FRIDAY AND INCLUDED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH) ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY SERVICE, RECREATION, FIELD TRIPS, PARENT OUTREACH, AND A HOT MEAL EACH DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, AND SUSTAINABLE SOMERSET HEALTHY EATING ACTIVITIES. 99% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE MINORITY STUDENTS, 98% QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE FREE AND REDUCED MEALS, AND 57% WERE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL. PER OUR GRANTOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, OVER THE FY21 SCHOOL YEAR WE PROVIDED 46 EVIDENCED BASED PROGRAMMING SESSIONS, 87% MET CRITERIA FOR REGULAR ATTENDANCE (30 OR MORE PROGRAMMING DAYS). DURING THE FALL OF THE 2021-2022 OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM TRANSITIONED TO PROJECT ROCKET (REACHING OUT CHANGING KIDS EXPECTED TRAJECTORY) FUNDED BY THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN PROGRAM. PROJECT ROCKET SERVES THE SAME AT RISK POPULATION FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 8, TARGETING 60 STUDENTS AND FOCUSING ON RECLAIMING ACADEMIC LEARNING LOSS AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING LOSS WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE PANDEMIC. PROJECT ROCKET IS A STRONG COLLABORATION WITH THE VIRGINIA SPACE AND FLIGHT ACADEMY TO OFFER STEM PROGRAMS INCLUDING ASTRONOMY, ROCKETRY, AND ROBOTICS. IN ADDITION, PROJECT ROCKET ALSO INCLUDES SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS WITH EVIDENCED BASED PROGRAMS, POSITIVE ACTION AND TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS AND VIOLENCE, IN ADDITION TO SESSIONS WITH A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER. DURING THE START-UP OF PROJECT ROCKET WE SERVED 53 STUDENTS AND HAD AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 86% WHO ATTENDED 30 OR MORE PROGRAMMING DAYS.

MISC. PROGRAMS $24,106