Youth Haven Services In Accordance With The No Child Left Behind Act

1. Youth Haven ServicesIn Accordance With The No Child Left Behind Act Project Nurses: Carol Zinn, Cynthia Magirl, Kathy Vietti & Venus Johnston

2. Homeless Children • Are two times likely to have learning disabilities • Are three times likely to have emotional and behavioral problems • Are four times more likely to have developmental delays • Are eight times more likely to be asked to repeat a grade

3. Homelessness Is Happening In Our Community Greenville School District: 163 homeless out of 3534 in 2011 120 homeless children in 2013 (Mid-Michigan District Health Department, 2011) (VanHouten, 2013)

4. Mission A safe haven for young school age children in crisis who have been turned out of their homes. Those that have found themselves homeless, abused or in crisis. To provide a home based communication center to educate, support, council, and promote life skills.

5. Philosophy To provide the homeless students with the opportunity to receive free educational opportunities such as computer availability, access to school supplies, and the support of mentors and tutors. Assisting students in achieving their full academic potential will increase the graduation rate among homeless children. Providing students with emotional support and enhanced life skills will increase their future successes.

6. Goal • Establish a center for homeless school age children that will provide increased educational opportunities and resources • Outcome Objective: • Secure established facility by September 2014 • Process Objective: • Secure a support organization • Fundraising • Grants • Donations

7. Goal • Increase the graduation rate of homeless school children by 10% within the first year of operation • Outcome Objective: • Increase semester grades by one letter per semester • Maintain a 2.0 (C) Grade Point Average (GPA) or better • Process Objective: • Students will provide copies of their report cards • Provide educational opportunities such as computers, printers, tutors, peer study groups, and the necessary supplies needed to succeed

8. Goal • Establish supportive and collaborated resources • Outcome Objectives: • Secure volunteer staff by August 2014 • Secure high school and college collaboration for tutoring and mentoring by August 2014 • Process Objectives: • Advertise community service hours in local media • Contact Greenville school board of education for approval and promotion • Contact Montcalm Community College, Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, Ferris State University, Lansing Community College, and Grand Rapids Community College’s Dean of Education for approval and promotion

9. Advertisement for Volunteer Staff

10. Brochure

11. Brochure Cont.

12. Advertisement Cost • Greenville Daily News Ad for a 3x5.125 with graphics $108.00/week • Montcalm Community College No Cost • Grand Rapids Community College Collegiate Student Paper No Cost • Ferris State University Torch Student Paper B&W 93.75/ 3x5 Color 122.50

13. Organizational Chart

14. Director’s Job Description • Requirements • Previous administrative experience • Bachelor degree in business administration preferred • Experience obtaining funding and grant application processes • Duties • Procuring equipment necessary for operations • Solicit vendor donations • Budgeting • Setup and maintain transportation for students • Manage Media (local & web) • Obtain funding from local businesses • Submit government grant applications • Salary Position

15. Manager’s Job Description • Requirements • Previous management experience or equivalent • Bachelors degree in business preferred • Duties • Ordering supplies • Manage volunteer staffing and schedules • Arrange for visiting specialty educational resources • Maintain student and staff records • Front Desk • Collaborate with Director of Youth Haven Services • Salary Position

16. Volunteer Job Description • Requirements • Active license's for position applied for as required by law • Willingness to help the underserved • Criminal background check • Must be dependable and supportive • Basic office skills preferred • Duties • Provide reassurance to students • Provide mentorship • Provide tutoring to those in need • Provide students with necessary life skills • Provide students with educational resources that will enable them to succeed in their education • Provide employment skills • Volunteer Position

17. Budget Proposal • Supplies • Computers & Printers • Copy/Fax Machine • Tables, Desks, Book Shelves, Couches, Chairs, & Bean Bag Chairs • School Supplies (pens, pencils, paper, calculators, printer ink and toner, printer paper, rulers, chalk & white boards with markers & chalk) • Office Supplies (paper, pens, pencils, staplers, post it notes, file folders, file cabinet, cork & white boards etc.) • Washer & Dryer w/supplies

18. Budget Proposal Cont. Estimated Operating Costs: • Director Salary $30,000/9months • Manager Salary $20,000/9months • Building Donated by Meijer Corporation • Heat/Electricity $1,500/year • Telephone/Internet Service $300/month • Advertising in local paper $108.00/week • School Supplies $68.12/month • Office Supplies $77.27/month • Volunteer Positions $0 • Tutors & Mentors • Counselors • Life Skills Coaches • Project Nurses

19. Start Up • Offsetting Costs • Project nurses will submit grant proposal to federal government to cover start up costs. • Donations will be solicited from Walmart, Kmart, Meijer, Sears, Local Churches • Local charitable organization such as Good Will, Lean on Me, and GLC hope ministries will be asked for donations toward furniture needs • Project nurses will seek discounted/donated advertising in the local paper for the first 30 days. • Hours of Operation • Monday-Friday 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. • Saturday 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

20. Student Start Up Needs

21. Office Start Up Needs

22. Future Needs

23. Monthly Needs

24. Grant Options

25. Conclusion • Unique Opportunity • Pilot Project • Expansion Opportunities • Funding • Success

26. References Anger, L. FSU Torch. Retrieved from torchads@ferris.edu Gardener, L. Montcalm Community College. Retrieved from http://www.montcalm.edu/student-activities. Mid-Michigan District Health Department. (2011). Community Health Assessment. In Mid-Michigan District Health Department. Retrieved from http://www.mmdhd.org/cha/montcalm/CHA_Montcalm_Co_P rofile.pdf PAR-13-222 NIDA Research Center of Excellence Grant Program (P50): National Institute of Health-Deprtment of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). In Grants.Gov. Retrieved from http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search- grants.html

27. References Cont. The National Center on Family Homelesssness, (2011). America’s youngest outcasts: State report card on child homelessness. Retrieved from http://www.homelesschildrenamerica.org/media/NCFH_AmericaOutcast20 10_web.pdf Waldron, E. (2012, November 17). Student enrollment numbers down, homeless student numbers up. The Daily News. Retrieved from http://thedailynews.cc/2012/11/17/student-enrollment-down-homeless- numbers-up/ 13-604 Research on Education and Learning National Science Foundation. (n.d.). In Grants.Gov. Retrieved from http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html VanHouten, L. (2013, 28 October). Telephone Interview.

28. Website Support • http://www.walmart.com • http://www.kmart.com • http://www.meijer.com • http://www.amazon.com • http://www.thecollegiatelive.com • http://www.thedailynews.cc/classifieds