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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1991 0717 CC REG ITEM 11J1991 Barbara Ross Foundation Administrator Achille Levy Foundation P.O. Box 2575 Ventura, CA 93002 Dear Ms. Ross: EL CONCILIO dcl Condado de Ventura MARCOSVARGAS E xelail ve Director • I am submitting to you for grant consideration by the Achille Levy Foundation, the following 1991 E1 Concilio del Condado de Ventura: Semillas del Futuro Drop -out Prevention Project prolosa;. The Semillas del Futuro (Seeds of the Futuie) Drop -out Prevention Project is a comprehensive and culturally relevant community project designed to address the growing high school dropout problem facing the county's Latino community. Over the last year, the project has successfully targeted 'high risk" Latino grade school children (grades 1 -8) from the Oxnard Elementary School District in a program of: after school tutoring, cultural awareness, self- esteem building, individual and group youth and family counseling, substance abuse prevention, and parenting skills training The Semillas Project is unique in several regards. Apart from its community based nature and Latino cultural focus, the project places a great deal of emphasis on its collaborative working relatsonship with the schools, i.e. individual student joint case management and student referrals via district SARB (Student Attendance Review Boards).. The project also emphasizes the facilitation and nurturing of strong parent involvement through on -going parenting skills training and the encouragement of personal volunteerism. In both cases the E1 Concilio Semillas Project model has been successful in Positively impacting the student's school, Mme, and community environment. As a result of the success of the project r- Oxnard, E1 Concilio has been asked to replicate the Semillas model in thk cities of: Ventura, Moorpark, Santa Paula, and Fillmore. E1 Concilio tl-er, fore seeks Fiscal Year 1991/92 grant support from the A. Levy Foundatio] mei�>t t'-t- Following program objectives: To publish a "how to" manual for the Nveiopment of similar after school tutoring project,, including: --;)uter °- :ckinq system, project /school joint case management ocedures, enrollment criteria, individual and program evaluation n? :!'ural awareness and self - esteem development curri -t:lu 2. To provide in FY 1991/92 on -going tecta ;al ii,sistance to no less than three of the communities listed h ve n the establishment of local after school tutorial projects b} .Juniy i9)2. Newly participating projects will be part of a county -wide mi :as '.ensortium, which will assist in providing on -going support and program development. 3. To successfully establish a Semillas Af r .�c'no,,. Tutorial Project in the City of Moorpark by January 1991. The completion of the objectives listed above wil. , be evaluated by E1 Concilio program staff and participating staf° and volunteers from collaborative agencies and community groups. The evaluations will be compiled --and summarized in an end of the year report to the Levy Foundation. The success of the participating students wil be evaluated utilizing: pre /post test, attendance logs, school progre: >s reports, and activity reports. Tools to be used include: CTBS (Comlr-ehensive Testing of Basic Skills); Harter Perceived Comprehension Scale and Instituto Inlakech Cultural Survey. E1 Concilio is a Latino community based advocacy and multi- service organiza- tion and United Way member agency. Established in 1975, its principal mission remains to "bring about the optimal development of the Ventura County Latino community ". Since that time El Concilio has grown and matured substantially in its scope of services and effectiveness in bringing together resources and community volunteers to address serious problems affecting the county's Latino community. In Fiscal Year 1990/91 the organization provided direct community services to 4,890 individuals in the areas of: youth and family counseling, youth violence prevention and intervention, paralegal immigration assistance, English as a Second Language instruction, youth leadership development, and bilingual information and referral. Key staff members responsible for the implementation of the Semillas Project include: Marcos Vargas, Executive Director (Masters of Arts in Urban Planning from UCLA, 15 years experience in non - profit management); Lonnie Miramontes, Youth Services Coordinator (Bachelors of Arts :,n Business Management, 17 years experience in youth and cultural community programs); Olivia Martinez, Resource Instructor (Bachelors of Science in Applied Behavior Studies from UC Davis, 18 years experience in community service programs); and Micheline Miglis (Masters Degree in Counseling and Credential in Bilingual Education from the California Lutheran University, 8 y,,r,'s exper eace in community youth programs). The total Semillas Project budget for fiscal year 1991.,92 is $110,433 for the period July 1991 to June 30, 1992. El Concill requests grant support from the A. Levy Foundation in the amount of S10,I:)C) for the specific purpose of establishing similar community based after s(t..ol tutorial projects in the communities of Moorpark, Santa Paula, Ventura .venue and Fillmore. Funding for the full project in 1991/91 include: tte l uart 'c, nl ation, the United Way, and the Office of Criminal Justice Planr; 4 Thank you for your consideration. I look foiw -rd :c t,e opportunity to work with the A. Levy Foundation on this important )mmin ?, ,roject. Sincerely, Marcos Vargas SEMILLAS DEL FUTURO DROP OIJT PREVENTION PROJECT; PROGRAM BUDGET REVENIJF A. Levy Foundation Mervyn's 3M Stuart Foundation Weingart Foundation United Way of Ventura Office of Criminal Justice /Plug Chevron Corporation Local Corporate Individual Donations TOTAL EXPENSES: Personnel: Community Services Director 8% Master Teacher FIT Youth Services Coordinator 50% Staff Counselor 20% Youth Outreach Worker 408 Resource Teacher Moorpark 50% Program Tutors (2) $8 /hr 15hrs week Program Secretary 20% SubTotal Fringe Total Personnel Operating: Office space (.95sq.ft /204 sq.ft) Space additional Site Moorpark Mileage Telephone Computer Computer software Office supplies Duplicating /printing Tutorial supplies /materials Tutoring training Evaluation consultation Arts & crafts supplies Postage Insurance Audit Total t �m i i0_ 10 1 0� 01 �« 10� 3; 0, $11 "6 < -31 d6(1 ) 00 0( of l: 0( 1 21 'O[ 8 3t 1 3c 3,9 :k r �1 FY 91/92 A. Levy Request 10,000 $10,000 1,300 1,200 2,500 1,200 8(?0 8,000 7 r 0 $8,7x0 300 50 200 ' C1 c 3 ' j r, E t t F s 3