OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DIVISION 450 Capitol Avenue – MS#52CPD Hartford, CT. 06106 – 1308 Attention: PDPD Grants Unit PROGRESS REPORT – NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CENTERS (10/00) Section I. Identification A. Grantee: Hill Cooperative Youth Services, Inc. B. Grant Number: 02NYC019X C. Title: HILL YESS D. Implementing Agency: ________________________________________________ (if different from grantee) E. Period of Award: F. Report for the Period (check one and fill in correct year) ____July 1,____to September 30, _____ ____October 1, ____to December 31, _____ ____January 1, 2002 to March 31, 2002 ____April 1, _2000___ to June 30, _2000_____ G. Report Prepared by: Omar Xavior R. Ford Telephone: 624-4108 H. Date of Report Preparation:
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Section II. Certification I hereby certify that the information contained in this progress report is based on official records and is, to the best of my knowledge, true. Signature : ______________________________________Date: _______________ Project Director or Financial Officer of Record for the Grant
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Section III. Summary Information A. Please summarize activities for the quarter. Include any special events, staff changes, and new program approaches. Limit your response to one page. DO NOT append copies of flyers, etc. January thru March activities
Community Meeting: This meeting was held at the Morning Star Church were members of the Hill Community came together to demand a “social contract” between the city of New Haven and Yale University. Members of 21 Futures attended to support the contract and demand scholarships to be set aside by Yale. Youth Development Training at 4H:Members of 21 Futures were invited to attend a weekend training session of “Youth Development” hosted by 4H. Youth Parties: 21 Futures was host to several community parties where New Haven youths were charged an admission fee as part of 21 Futures on-going fundraising. Community Activism: A community activist held a workshops with the members of 21 Futures, where they discussed different community issues and how members of 21 Futures can effect change. An Evening At the Shubert: Tickets were given to 21 Futures members to attend the showing of the “Music Man” preformed at the Shubert Theater in New Haven NFTE (National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship): 21 Futures members who completed the first portion of the curriculum were entered into a statewide business plan competition
B. Is the project on schedule? Is the project fully staffed? Please explain. I have come on board H.C.Y.S as a full time coordinator. We have several projects that we are working on for the summer and so far, they are moving along in a timely manner.
C. Are there any new program approaches or intervention strategies being considered or implemented? If so, please explain. Membership is beginning to pick up. We have begun a citywide campaign to recruit city youth into the 21 Futures program. We have created fliers, newsletters and a brochure that has been attracting youth from the high schools to attend the program.
Section IV. Data on Parent Involvement Please copy this page and complete below for each separate activity held this quarter of project operations
A. Activity Title Parent Meeting Brief description:
B. Total Number of Parents Participating 1. By Gender Please check one: Actual Males 2. By Race/Ethnicity
_ Estimate_____
Females Actual
Estimate
White (not Latino)
Asian
Black (not Latino)
Multiracial
Latino
Other