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18 <br /> 1 This is our pipeline from cradle to college and career. Here in OC, our focus is on <br /> 2 building the pipeline by expanding and enhancing existing supports and then filling in the gaps. <br /> 3 Before going into the budget numbers, I am going to give an overview of the main components <br /> 4 of the pipeline and highlight what gaps we have already identified and begun to fill. <br /> 5 Goal 1 of our pipeline is that children are healthy and prepared for school. We heard <br /> 6 loud and clearly during our gap analysis that families did not feel their children were ready for <br /> 7 Kindergarten, so the first program we launched was our K Readiness summer camp, which has <br /> 8 been evaluated by UNC and participating children are showing promising gains. There are <br /> 9 other critical pieces in this goal area, such as quality prenatal care, access to high quality <br /> 10 affordable childcare and pre-K, etc. <br /> 11 In goal area #2, which is that children are healthy and succeed in school, we know that <br /> 12 children from less affluent families are experiencing the "summer slide". This is a loss of <br /> 13 academic gains and can be prevented by providing evidence-based, literacy-focused summer <br /> 14 enrichment and afterschool opportunities. FSA is partnering with schools to offer this support, <br /> 15 as well as enhance the afterschool opportunities. We are also partnering with local orgs to <br /> 16 ensure students receive mentoring, and have ... <br /> 17 FSA has not yet focused on goal area #3... <br /> 18 For Goal 4, our current strategic plan includes several items, such as starting college <br /> 19 savings accounts for FSA enrolled children. We also know there are other important supports <br /> 20 for families and neighborhoods. <br /> 21 Across all of the goal areas, our navigator program has helped to link families with <br /> 22 resources and schools, but also to serve as peer coaches for parents and keep the <br /> 23 community's voice at the center of our work. <br /> 24 Lastly, the Health Department provides backbone support for the collaboration, which <br /> 25 includes evaluation, community engagement, strategic planning & communications, and <br /> 26 development. <br /> 27 FSA is empowering families and strengthening their support system, which we call the <br /> 28 pipeline. We are a convener in the community that pulls partners together and uses community <br /> 29 voice to identify and fill gaps in the pipeline. <br /> 30 FSA has worked with the school districts directly to create and fund new programming, <br /> 31 like K Readiness, where there are gaps in the zones. FSA also works with community partners <br /> 32 to target their interventions in the zone. In some cases partner work is funded through FSA. For <br /> 33 example, two years ago, UW shifted its funding approach — instead of directly funding <br /> 34 nonprofits, they are funding collaboratives. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Budget: Core Components <br /> 37 • Navigators <br /> 38 • Kindergarten Readiness <br /> 39 • Extended Learning/Out of School Time <br /> 40 • Maintain current pipeline components and enhance services in zones <br /> 41 • Strategic Plan implementation <br /> 42 - School Innovation Seed Funds <br /> 43 • Backbone support <br /> 44 <br /> 45 The core pieces of these budget projections include: <br /> 46 - expansion of the navigator program, <br /> 47 - maintenance of the k readiness program, <br /> 48 - ensuring that all cohorts of kids who we work with have access to literacy-focused enrichment <br /> 49 afterschool and during the summer <br /> 50 - Support for our pipeline services and for implementation of our strategic plan <br />