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This quarterly business review outlines the Kids Hope Alliance's mission to provide comprehensive programs for youth, focusing on college readiness, mentorship, and life skills. The report highlights initiatives to increase civic engagement, develop program evaluation tools, and establish guidelines for sustainable youth programs. The statistics from Duval County on youth well-being, safety, and mental health are also discussed. The report showcases the success of pre-teen and teen programs, including afterschool activities, mentoring opportunities, and the Mayor's Youth at Work Partnership. By prioritizing community engagement and support, the organization aims to empower youth to reach their full potential.
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Kids Hope Alliance Q1 Quarterly Business Review Wednesday, February 6, 2019
PRE-TEEN|TEEN John Everett, Director Mari Ganues , Assistant Director
John Everett, Director Mari Ganues, Assistant Director The Foundation • Mission: • To build and ensure access to a continuum of comprehensive and integrated programs, services, and activities that address the critical needs of children. • Vision: • Every child and youth will reach their academic, career and civic potential. • The Need: • Youth and community inspired, incentivized programs built on 3 pillars; mentoring, college and career readiness and life skill development (whole child). • The Challenge: • Develop and support sustainable, innovative programs that meet youth and families where they are, designed to adapt to the diverse needs of youth and families. “Nothing about us, without us!”
Pre-teen|Teen Programs • 2. Goal: Increase access to and knowledge of college and career opportunities and strategies for success • Mayors’ Pathways Portal: Year Round Job Readiness • Increase awareness of social service resources • Increase number of youth and businesses involved with MYAWP. • 1. Goal: Increase Civic Engagement • Increased participation in MYLAC • Increase number of youth led service learning projects • Implementation of community based learning activities that foster multigenerational engagement • Increase access and knowledge of College and Career Opportunities and Strategies for Success • Increase civic engagement • 3. Goal • Develop program evaluation supports that foster professional growth, community focused interventions and sustainability. • 4. Goal • Establish program guidelines centered on incentivizing pre-teen|teen programs that focus on career and college readiness, mentoring, and life-skill development (RFP) • Establish program standards and expectations based on KHA continuum. • Develop and implement program development sustainability model.
Pre-teen|Teen : We’re New! • 15 Contracts • Afterschool programming (10), mentoring (5) 1 2 • Units of service and Cost reimbursement • 2 contracts under cost reimbursement • 13 contracts under unit of service (UOS) • Mayor’s Youth at Work Partnership • Summer 2018 report • 422 Youth interns • 49 Employers • 7Targeted industries 3 4 • Mayor’s Young Leader’s Advisory Council • 100+members 2018-2019 • 78 members 2017-2018
Health Zone 2* 32208 (104) 32224 (11) 32216 (12) 32207 (23) 32211 (24) 32277 (29) 32225 (21) 32246 (25) Council District 2,3,4, 5,1 *Duval County YRBS 2017
During the 30 days before the survey: • -1 in 9 high school students missed school because they felt unsafe. About 1 in 5 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) students missed school because they felt unsafe compared to 1 in 11 heterosexual students. • -4.0% of high school students carried a weapon on school property – a 34% decrease since 2013. • During the 12 months before the survey: • -About 1 in 10 high school students were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property. About 1 in 6 LGB students were threatened or injured with a weapon compared to 1 in 14 heterosexual students. • -Over 1 in 10 high school students were in a physical fight on school property. Male students (13.9%) were more likely to have been in a fight than female students (8.2%). • HZ 2 ranked the highest for 9 out of 13 violence indicators and consistently showed numbers that were significantly higher than the Florida average. Health Zone 2* 32208 (104) 32224 (11) 32216 (12) 32207 (23) 32211 (24) 32277 (29) 32225 (21) 32246 (25) Council District 2,3,4, 5,1 *Duval County YRBS 2017
Over 1 in 3 Duval County high school students experienced depression for two or more weeks in a row – a 24% increase since 2013. • Female students (44.7%) were more likely to experience depression than male students (25.2%). • Over 1 in 5 Duval County high school students seriously contemplated suicide – a 22% increase since 2013. • Female students (25.3%) were more likely to report suicide ideation than male students (15.0%). • Close to 1 in 5 Duval County high school students made a plan to attempt suicide – a 19% increase since 2013. • Female students (21.8%) were more likely to have made a plan to attempt suicide than male students (14.1%). • Close to 1 in 5 Duval County high school students attempted suicide – a 63% increase since 2013. Female students (20.6%) were more likely to have attempted suicide than male students (16.9%) HZ2 Terry Parker Sandlewood Wolfson Englewood Douglas Anderson 8677 Youth KHA programming Serving 249 3%
Incentives may promote program attendance. Incentives can motivate youth to attend out-of school time programs. Financial incentives, in particular, have been found to motivate older youth to attend after-school activities. Research shows positive associations between program attendance and program offerings that can be used as incentives, such as special art projects and recreational and academic activities. Incentives may promote a sense of belonging to a program. Research has found that program activities that can also be used as incentives—such as special leadership opportunities, career development field trips, and service projects—can instill in participants a sense of belonging to a program. Moreover, research suggests that participants continue to be involved in a program when they experience a sense of belonging to a group or activity. Incentives may spur academic achievement. Incentives may also strengthen participants’ commitment to learning. The increased program attendance that incentives inspire can provide youth with additional academic support and the personal adult attention that research shows can improve students’ academic performance. You cannot expect a youth to thrive if he or she has been conditioned to survive. Research to Results, 2008
Mayor’s Young Leader’s Advisory Council Total: 104 56 Female 48 Male “I like that it’s us finding ways to fix up our neighborhoods. Others know how it looks while we know how it really is. MYLAC gives the youth the hope we lack…” —Kenyante • Q1 2017 avg attendance 39 • Q1 2018 avg attendance 52 • 33% INCREASE
Mayors’ Young Leaders Advisory Council: Learning success • Expanding scope of meetings: • Cultural Competency • Mentoring • Literacy: Guiding Principles for Youth Panel • Community engagement: An informative Panel on Youth Violence • Enrichment • Professional Development opportunity • Continuum component: Literacy, community engagement , access, employability /college readiness • Financial Aid • EVENTS: • Mental Health Summit • Youth Violence Summit (V.I.E.W.S) • GAP: NO BUDGET
PRE-TEEN|TEEN PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES|GAPS • Revise contract/RFP requirements. Currently under old RFPs until 09.2019. • Establish standard baseline data. Newly created space with limited baseline data. • Create/Develop quality evaluation/accountability tool(s). • Advocate for increased program representation in schools • Develop partnerships to enhance and/or create programs to capture youth not in school and not working or transitioning from juvenile justice involvement • Lack of programs capable of providing incentives • Build sustainability and development model to support current programs • Population gaps: Foster care, homeless, no activity, teen parents • Parent/Family Engagement
: Pre-Teen|TeenGoals • Quarter 2 • Develop Pre-Teen RFP • Launch of Summer Jobs program (MYAWP) • Quarter 4 • MYLAC recruitment for 2019-2020 • Expanding existing partnerships to include a “Teen Academy” • Building on site space for teen engagement at KHA • Quarter 3 • Implementation of year round job readiness program (Mayors Pathways Portal) • Development of program assessment tools
THANK YOU! John Everett, Director Mari Ganues , Assistant Director