Grant Central - Summer 2015 by Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Grant Central

Summer 2015

volume 8 • issue 1

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA’S 2015 NATIVE SUMMIT A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

Boys & Girls Clubs of America held its biannual Native Summit at the Buffalo Thunder Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico in March. The summit, whose theme was “The Future is Now,” was hosted by the Pueblo Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club. The threeday conference included sessions such as “Effective Grant Writing,” “The Role of a Board Member,” “Enhancing Tribal Relationships” and “OJP FY 2014 National Mentoring Programs Grants Administration.” The summit was an overwhelming success, with record breaking participation. Teresa Walch, BGCA national vice president, specialized & organizational development services, received positive feedback from many conference attendees.

Youth from the

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the 2015 Native

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Said one Club CEO in attendance, “The Native Summit was the best conference that I have attended. It was well organized, and the agenda was well thought out and provided key information for all Clubs to bring back to their site and implement. Kudos to all those involved in the structuring and creation of such a fantastic conference.” For more than 20 years, BGCA has proudly partnered with Native communities to provide services to Native youth. BGCA presently serves 175 Native Clubs in 25 states, which, in turn, serve nearly 90,000 Native youth. The majority of Native Clubs are recipients of current OJP FY 2014 National Mentoring Programs grants.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB MEMBERS WIN POSTER CONTEST Six Boys & Girls Club members were selected as state winners in the 2015 National Missing Children’s Day poster contest. Club members won the contest in Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and North Carolina. To participate, fifth grade students created posters illustrating the theme “Bring Our Missing Children Home.” Some 3,000 children participated in state-level competitions nationwide. The contest, now in its 16th year, is sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS DATE 6/30/2015

07/06/2015

09/30/2015

Congratulations to the state winners listed below! • Trinity Dockery-Stone, Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club, Harrington, Del. • Kaylee Smith, Boys & Girls Club of North Georgia, Talking Rock, Ga.

• Allie VanHeel, Boys & Girls Club of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud, Minn. • Sophia Beck, Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County, Hendersonville, N.C. Please click here for more information on the 2015 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest.

This project was supported by Federal Award Number 2014-JUFX-0018 administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) through Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). Points of view or opinions contained within this document do not necessarily represent the official position, or policies, of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Organizations with Sept. 30, 2014 Fiscal YearEnd Dates: A-133 Audit Procedures for organizations that met the $500,000 expenditure threshold must be completed and submitted to BGCA and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. OJP FY 2014 National Mentoring Program Reports: Program and Performance Measures Reports for activity from April 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015 are due. Organizations with Dec. 31, 2014 Fiscal Year-End Dates: A-133 Audit Procedures for organizations that met the $500,000 expenditure threshold must be completed and submitted to BGCA and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

10/01/2015 - 10/31/2015 October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. For more information please visit here. 10/02/2015

• Angelle Ribordy, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Waianae, Hawaii • Autumn Norris, Lake Station Boys & Girls Club, Lake Station, Ind.

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

10/22/2015

OJP FY 2014 National Mentoring Program Reports: Program and Performance Measures Reports for activity from July 1, 2015 – Sept. 30, 2015 are due. The Afterschool Alliance is a BGCA partner. Learn more about their mentoring initiative, the 16th Annual Lights on Afterschool, here.

Additional Information Federal Grants Administration Learning Opportunities:

Information about Federal Grants administration webinars, trainings, compliance requirements, resources, and other special notices are regularly updated on the Federal Grants page of BGCA.net.

Do you have ideas for future Grant Central topics or any questions about the newsletter? If so, please contact Andrew Heacox at aheacox@bgca.org.

Club Spotlight:

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE NORTHLAND, MINN. – LAKE VERMILLION CLUB

REQUIRED ONLINE TRAINING FOR ALL OJP FY 2014 NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAMS GRANT RECIPIENTS The Mentoring at Boys & Girls Clubs distance learning course is required for all OJP FY 2014 grant recipients. An informative, interactive 50-minute online resource accessed through Spillett Leadership University’s School of Youth Development, Mentoring at Boys & Girls Clubs will assist Clubs in effectively creating a mentoring program model and provide a comprehensive overview of the six steps to implementing a mentoring program. The Club professional responsible for administering the mentoring programs at each OJP-funded Club site is required to complete the Mentoring at Boys & Girls Clubs distance learning course, and to record participation in the quarterly online grant program reports submitted to BGCA. To learn more about this course, click here.

Mentoring at Boys & Girls Clubs in Action: Please Share Your Best Practices with BGCA!

A mentor from the BGC of the Northland makes pizzas with mentees.

The Boys & Girls Club of Northland, Minnesota, Lake Vermillion Club is using funding received through the OJP National Mentoring Programs grant to run a robust mentoring program for Native youth.

The BGCA Federal Grants Department continues to seek mentoring best practices from Clubs. We strive to share “the best of the best” and hear more about how mentoring programs implemented through BGCA National Mentoring Programs funding have positively impacted our Clubs and communities. We want to share success stories and best practices throughout the Movement. Please complete the Best Practices Form and submit your best practices today!

Want to See Your Club Featured in the Next Issue of Grant Central?

The Club has a detailed process of matching mentors and mentees that takes into account Club member personality, gender, behavior, risk factors and cultural characteristics, including the importance of local traditional Ojibwe values in mentor/mentee interactions.

Are you doing great things with OJP National Mentoring Programs funding received through BGCA?

The Club engages mentees and mentors with fun activities, such as making homemade pizzas and a recent root beer float party where mentees and mentors discussed struggles and triumphs. The Club is also planning several summer events, such as a teen night where mentees and mentors will make fry bread and discuss its cultural significance.

Please visit the Federal Grants page on BGCA.net for details or email Andrew Heacox at aheacox@bgca.org or Marie Gordon at mgordon@bgca.org.

The Club strives to provide positive mentoring to the local Native youth, and believes its success with mentoring is based on an open dialogue between the mentors and mentees. It has also successfully implemented other programs like SMART Girls, CareerLaunch, Power Hour and SMART Moves.

If so, please tell us about it! We may include your success story as a feature on BGCA.net or in an upcoming edition of Grant Central.