COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF FLORIDA, INC. - Florida Company Profile

2020-05-27

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THE MISSION OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS), THE NATION'S LEADING DROPOUT-PREVENTION ORGANIZATION, IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. CIS HAS A RESEARCH-BASED AND PROVEN-EFFECTIVE MODEL TO FACILITATE AND SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INSIDE A SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY CENTER THAT HELPS ASSESS NEEDS AND COORDINATE RESOURCES THAT REMOVE BARRIERS TO A STUDENT'S SUCCESS. THE GOAL OF THE CISFL FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROJECT IS TO INCREASE TUTORING AND SCHOOL READINESS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS SERVING UNDER THE K-12 SUCCESS WORK PLAN IN PUTNAM COUNTY WILL ASSIST AT-RISK CHILDREN WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH PRE-LITERACY AND GRADE LEVEL LITERACY CHALLENGES. UNDER THE SCHOOL READINESS WORK PLAN, ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE WORKING WITH CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE EMOTIONAL BONDING ISSUES OR COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, OR PSYCHO-MOTOR DELAYS. THE ROLE OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE TO BUILD THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS OF THE CHILDREN THEY ARE SERVING. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF FLORIDA IS REQUESTING FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $196,868 TO SUPPORT 33 VSYS WITH A MINIMUM OF 33 VOLUNTEERS. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS IN PUTNAM COUNTY WILL BE SERVING AT NINE (9) PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT'S ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. CHILDREN RECEIVING LITERACY TUTORING WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY GAINS IN SKILLS AS MEASURED THROUGH I-READY AND/OR THE FLORIDA STANDARDS ASSESSMENT TO BE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL UTILIZE FLASH CARDS, LETTER TILES, WORD LISTS, EDUCATIONAL GAMES, AND TEACHER PROVIDED WORKSHEETS TO TEACH CHILDREN THEIR COLORS, SHAPES, LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS. 2. CHILDREN SERVED IN SCHOOL READINESS WORK PLANS WILL MAKE ADEQUATE GAINS IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT LEVEL OR BE KINDERGARTEN READY. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL HELP TO BUILD THESE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS BY ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY INCLUDE HOLDING/ROCKING TO PROVIDE COMFORT TO A CRYING CHILD, READING TO CHILDREN, HELPING CHILDREN CUT AND PASTE, PROVIDING PRAISE AND ENCOURAGEMENT AS CHILDREN LEARN THEIR SHAPES, COLORS AND LETTERS, SING SONGS, AND PRACTICE WRITING THEIR NAMES. OTHER ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE PARTICIPATING IN A CHILD'S DRAMATIC PLAY, OR ENGAGING THEM IN BUILDING BLOCK OR PUZZLES. VOLUNTEERS WILL REINFORCE APPROPRIATE SOCIAL SKILLS SUCH AS SHARING AND TAKING TURNS. THEY WILL ALSO HELP CHILDREN TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS, RESOLVE CONFLICT, AND FOLLOW CLASSROOM RULES. DURING THE THE 2020-2023 GRANT CYCLE, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE FGP ADVISORY COUNCIL.

7214.16

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2020-04-30

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Small Business Administration

TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES IN MAINTAINING WORK FORCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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29340.00

29340.00

2017-08-30

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Corporation for National and Community Service

THE MISSION OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS), THE NATION'S LEADING DROPOUT-PREVENTION ORGANIZATION, IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. CIS HAS A RESEARCH-BASED AND PROVEN-EFFECTIVE MODEL TO FACILITATE AND SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INSIDE A SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY CENTER THAT HELPS ASSESS NEEDS AND COORDINATE RESOURCES THAT REMOVE BARRIERS TO A STUDENT'S SUCCESS. THE GOAL OF THE CISFL FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROJECT IS TO INCREASE TUTORING AND SCHOOL READINESS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS SERVING UNDER THE TUTORING ?PUBLIC SCHOOL WORK PLAN IN PUTNAM COUNTY WILL ASSIST AT-RISK CHILDREN WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH PRE-LITERACY AND GRADE LEVEL LITERACY CHALLENGES. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF FLORIDA IS REQUESTING FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $172,200 TO SUPPORT 35 VSY?S WITH 42 VOLUNTEERS. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS IN PUTNAM COUNTY WILL BE SERVING AT NINE (9) SCHOOLS AND (1) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INCLUDING: MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY, MELLON ELEMENTARY, BROWNING-PEARCE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY, EH MILLER SCHOOL (ALL GRADES- ALL ESE SCHOOL), INTERLACHEN ELEMENTARY, C. H. PRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, RCMA WALKER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND OCHWILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. UNDER THE SCHOOL READINESS WORK PLAN ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE WORKING WITH CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE EMOTIONAL BONDING ISSUES OR COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, OR PSYCHO-MOTOR DELAYS. THE ROLE OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE TO BUILD THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS OF THE CHILDREN THEY ARE SERVING. THE PROJECT'S ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. CHILDREN RECEIVING LITERACY TUTORING WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY GAINS IN SKILLS AS MEASURED THROUGH I-READY AND/OR THE FSA TO BE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE. 2. CHILDREN SERVED IN SCHOOL READINESS WORK PLANS WILL MAKE ADEQUATE GAINS IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT LEVEL OR BE KINDERGARTEN READY. THE ROLE OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE TO BUILD THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS OF THE CHILDREN THEY ARE SERVING. ACTIVITIES UNDER THESE WORK PLANS MAY INCLUDE HOLDING/ROCKING TO PROVIDE COMFORT TO A CRYING CHILD, READING TO CHILDREN, HELPING CHILDREN CUT AND PASTE, PROVIDING PRAISE AND ENCOURAGEMENT AS CHILDREN LEARN THEIR SHAPES, COLORS AND LETTERS, SING SONGS, AND PRACTICE WRITING THEIR NAMES. OTHER ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE PARTICIPATING IN A CHILD?S DRAMATIC PLAY, OR ENGAGING THEM IN BUILDING BLOCK OR PUZZLES. VOLUNTEERS WILL REINFORCE APPROPRIATE SOCIAL SKILLS SUCH AS SHARING AND TAKING TURNS. THEY WILL ALSO HELP CHILDREN TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS, RESOLVE CONFLICT, AND FOLLOW CLASSROOM RULES. IN THE 2017/2018 GRANT CYCLE, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF FLORIDA PROPOSES TO COORDINATE THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM SERVICES PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED BY THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA PROGRAM. CISFL IS ALSO WORKING TO REESTABLISH THE ORIGINAL CIS OF PUTNAM COUNTY PROGRAM, AND IS WORKING WITH VETERAN FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR, LISA VALUKEVICH, WHO WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE THE PROGRAM IN PUTNAM COUNTY.

570621.46

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2009-08-19

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VISTA RECOVERY SUPPORT GRANTS

21000.00

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2008-09-03

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VISTA STATE

299735.00

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2020-04-30

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100

29340

29340

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29511.15