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oocunignsnvelopo 0:oeoee1a4'one7-4aca*nrA-CmnAcocoeeco Exhibit /\ - continued <br /> Provider's (]nf�� 7f� P1ication <br /> K�BY�RPP2n�\ �, <br /> variety n,social justice issmoe.inc|uuinomacw|pogmmMnvemammmo1mmtanoxamnnmmunxmvv, <br /> current political climate,We offer nuanced Civil Rights curricula that empowers and engages youth in the <br /> o/wssmwm(especially youth v,color and|m*4ncvmevpmM.and directly connects them with older community <br /> mentors.Through these vuuwmiun programs,we onmene and empower older residents m share their histories <br /> with youth�this in turn teaches the importance of listening and learning with youth in the community.We work <br /> m support the next generation of youth leaders through rumivo Youth neu|u,challenging students to ennupn <br /> with important social justice issues,and giving them the tools to share their perspectives with others,Through <br /> all this.°v work to create safe spaces and community mmmm,honor cultural practices,revitalize our <br /> community.explore u/nwmnvo,and connect diverse residents with|eogommp opportunities, <br /> n) Describe the local need ur problem vabo addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or <br /> other community priorities (i.e. 3ounciKBoa,d Goals). Cite local data to support the need <br /> for this program and the population uomm nonom. <br /> The Human Services mesmn Report talks extensively about the need for"quality.equitable education for <br /> everyone'and support for youth&activities that engage at-risk youth.Throughout the country,educators <br /> are working to address the ever-growing achievement gap that occurs between primarily low-income <br /> students mr color,and their more affluent white peers.Locally.4u%n,black students and 47mofLatino <br /> students passed end-of-grade and end-of-cour-se tests in 2014-201 S,versus 90%of white students,When <br /> spending time in o|oavmomo around Orange ooumv,these deficits are fairly easy mspot.and we m^oevv <br /> that our education programs work to address this critical need by connecting primarily low-income youth and <br /> youth of color with mentors in the community to which they can relate-sharing local history that resonates in <br /> n personal way,and helping to encourage oxmo,esmnomo by exposing students m skills and technology <br /> they would mxemwea not have been able to access.Teachers universally report these vmnranm having a <br /> substantial impact on students.noting increased engagement and excitement in English and Social Studies <br /> classes,as well as the sense that these program bring history to life for students.showing them that the <br /> Freedom Movement affected their homes,communities,and people they know.We believe these programs <br /> are essential to the curricula vf Chapel n|mcurrbomschools. <br /> Our program address these more documented and opmumo mm|issues as well: <br /> 0 The sharply <br /> and the increasing struggle to retain African-American families(cut in half to 25%in the <br /> neighborhoods with the highest black po ulation--fiJorthside. Pine Knolls, Tin Top,LloydlBroad): One <br /> of the most important ways to retain nasidents is for residents to be valued for their history,to have a <br /> stake in a community's future,and to improve the a'uality of life in our neighborhoods. Our oral <br /> histories honor.preserve,and enact the invaluable civil rights history of Orange County, Our civil <br /> rights workshops connect older community members to generations of young people in the schools- <br /> Our Fusion Youth Radio cultivates the power of youth voices and gives them a stake in our <br /> community's future. <br /> 2) The lack m in-depth curriculum m our Chapel+mm;enbom and Orange County <br /> schools,especially curriculum which honors families that mmhave generations of youth mthese <br /> scmavm.As we have developed and strengthened partnerships with Smith Middle School, Northside <br /> Elementary aohuu|.and Cxavn!*m High ovhuo|,it has uornmo clear that teachers in the Chapel <br /> Hovcsnunmauhoo|m rely on Jackson Center programming to effectively facilitate their Civil nium^ <br /> History units,as our programs have transformed the experience of students,and made this history <br /> mo/for them in s way they would not have experienced otherwise,Word has spread about the vnecu <br /> o,our programs,and we have more than uovmeu the number of community partners we serve in the <br /> past year-uio clear that,through onuepm0 local voices in sharing this important history,and <br /> developing collaborative model v,education that directly affects the families and communities m <br /> many students/"the Chapel mx and oenuomanhoo/s.we have answered m critical need in an <br /> mmpvaxxm and important way. <br /> 3) The lock"/m"um for sGing saniors fou°m=^=u and°cti=m°°ya that honor th^,dignity and <br /> contribute m our community's uaure: mu often,~e try m find ways m keep senior citizens active and <br /> Main Application 1124/2016 5:04:30 PM <br />