Positive Youth Activities

	Journey House Girls in the House Health and Sports Initiative - $10,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Milwaukee's Near South Side-Clarke Square Neighborhood; urban, economically challenged African American and Latina teenage girls. Brief program description with goals and timeline: The new Girls in the House Health and Sports initiative will give our girls the tools necessary to take care of themselves both physically and emotionally. They need to know that their physical and mental well-being are connected and vitally important. The girls that attend our Youth Center are seeking direction, education, and opportunity. After school, girls come here and sit in the computer lab, or wander around the center. On a daily basis, they see the boys playing basketball in the gym, but Journey House currently does not have the equipment necessary to begin a program that is centered for them. The overwhelming majority of our girls do not participate in any extra curricular activities at school and come from at risk homes where nutrition and exercise are simply not priorities. This new health initiative program will use exercise, games, work shops, guest speakers, discussions/rap sessions, and activities to increase physical activity and nutrition awareness. Through regular meetings, charts, interviews, and a video diary, Journey House will be able to track their health improvement and results. This new program will boost confidence mentally and physically. The exercise and camaraderie that will be developed in this program will carry throughout their lifetime, which ultimately will increase their educational and workforce opportunities.
	Milwaukee Ballet Ballet-in-a-Box - THE KING WHO DANCED - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: We are working in the Milwaukee metro-area - primarily in inner-city MPS schools - grades K-5 (and in some cases, K-8) and hope to reach 10,000 Milwaukee school children with this show! Brief program description with goals and timeline: Ballet-in-a-Box literally transforms a school gymnasium into a theatre, complete with special dance flooring (called marley), a sound system, stage wings, full costumes and the entire class of 2006-2007 Milwaukee Ballet II dancers! This fall, the MBII dancers will premiere a new Ballet-in-a-Box show for schools and community centers. The King Who Danced is an interactive, multi-media show for kids and adults about the history of ballet - from King Louis XIV all the way to Milwaukee Ballet. This show is historical, educational and entertaining - a veritable greatest hits of ballet! The King Who Danced makes its Milwaukee Ballet premiere on November 13th and runs through November 22nd and then tours again February 19th through March 2nd, 2007.
	Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Metro Milwaukee Young Playwrights Festival - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Entire Metro Milwaukee Area Brief program description with goals and timeline: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Pius XI High School are collaborating to produce a Metro Milwaukee Young Playwrights Festival in December of 2006, featuring the work of three adolescent writers, who were selected for their exemplary submissions. All students from Milwaukee area high schools were invited to submit short, original plays to the Metro Milwaukee Young Playwrights Festival, for which a distinguished panel of local theatre artists and educators served as adjudicators. The winners receive a cash award in addition to professional guidance and feedback. These emerging playwrights will work closely with experienced adult directors, designers, technicians (including student assistants from the UWM theatre program) and age-appropriate actors in preparation for public production of their work. Three performances will be presented at Pius XI High School and three performances at the Broadway Theatre Center. Goals: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Pius XI High School share the mutual goal of encouraging emerging theatre artists through intimate collaboration with working professionals. The festival process allows the young playwrights to see the fruition of their creative labors in a fully mounted production of their work. Student actors participate in a unique creative process with adult actors and adolescent peers from other schools, under the guidance of professional directors. In addition, high school students interested in technical theatre learn from working closely with a professional design team and are further mentored by theatre students from an area college. Our intention is to produce the Festival on an annual basis and eventually expand it to include UW-Milwaukee as a third official partner. Timeline: August 1: Three winners of the Metro Milwaukee Young Playwrights Competition notified Oct. 15 & 16: Auditions Nov. & Dec.: Rehearsals Dec. 14-16: Three performances at Pius XI High School Dec. 21-23: Three performances at the Broadway Theatre Center
	Milwaukee Scores Milwaukee Scores - $7,500 Founded in 2004, Milwaukee SCORES addresses the immediate need to teach language arts and health, and gives children athletic and service-learning opportunities that are essential to their overall development. The mission of Milwaukee SCORES is to inspire in urban children a lifetime commitment to education, healthy living and civic responsibility. In 2005-2006, 140 at-risk boys and girls ages eight to twelve discovered how literacy and leadership skills can be used to implement change in south Milwaukee, one of the city's most economically disadvantaged communities. The goal of having children split their time after school between getting active on the soccer field, learning in the classroom, and making improvements in the community is to teach teamwork and leadership lessons, improve reading and writing acumen, bolster self-confidence and encourage physical fitness. Milwaukee SCORES currently operates its program in 3 public elementary schools in south Milwaukee, Monday thru Friday 3 to 5:30 p.m. and serves 138 students aged eight to twelve (50% boys/50% girls). Over 91% of the students in schools we currently serve qualify for free or reduced lunch. 75% of the children served are Hispanic (33% of these children are English Language Learners at their schools), 15% are African-American and 10% are Caucasian. Our broader target audience, who we hope to reach as our program grows, is MPS urban schools performing below WKCE standards. The program begins in the third week of September and continues through the first Saturday in June for 20 weeks. Each week, the program hours for students are as follows: soccer/health education - 3 times per week, 90 minutes per day, literacy/service learning - 2 times per week, 90 minutes per day. In partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee SCORES works closely with the teachers to meet the language arts standards and fill in educational gaps (i.e. soccer, health and service-learning).
	Neighborhood House Outdoor Adventures program - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Neighborhood House's primary target area is bounded by I-43 on the east, North Avenue on the north, the Stadium Expressway (I-41) on the west and I-94 on the south. According to the 2000 census data, there are 17,436 families in the NH's target area. The neighborhood is multi-cultural and multi-racial. The 2000 census data indicates that the area is characterized by a disproportionately high number of families living below the poverty level and a large concentration of children under the age of five. Most children live in households headed by single females. In 2005, NH served nearly 4,000 community residents from 6 weeks to 85+ years of age. Of these individuals, 71% were African American, 13% were white, 4% were Asian, 10% were Latino, and 1% were "other." Sixty-seven percent (67%) of NH's program participants came from households with an annual income less than $25,000, with 43% coming from households with total annual income less than $12,000. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: Outdoor Adventures take place year-round, as part of a continuum of programming set up to meet the needs of neighborhood youth as they grow from elementary age, through middle and high school, with activities appropriate for each age group. Each adventure consists of a group of 10-15 Neighborhood House youth, who accompany an Outdoor & Environmental Department staff person on a Outdoor Adventure. Typical activities include sailing, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, ice fishing, hiking, rock climbing, orienteering and camping. During the school year, Outdoor Adventures are scheduled after school, on MPS days off, and on weekends. Also during the school year, MPS schools send students on Outdoor Adventures during the school day to support key parts of the curriculum. In the summer months (late June - August) Neighborhood House day campers are taken on an Outdoor Adventure once each week, as are participants in the Neighborhood House teen program. In addition, during summer 2004 a full 8-week Outdoor Adventures program will be run for the Private Industry Council's REACH participants, who will participate once a week and end the summer with a Natural Resources Career Fair, to introduce teens to outdoor careers. In addition, during summer 2006 NH will be partnering with America Outdoors and Clear Lake Education Center. This partnership will allow participants the opportunity to go on a week-long adventure trip to Upper Michigan, where they will camp at Clear Lake Camp, experience high ropes, visit Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore, and go backpacking.
	Our Next Generation
	Running Rebels Girls Nutrition and Fitness Program - $7,000.00 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Our location is in the Midtown area of Milwaukee, and our youth come from the Greater Milwaukee Area. Most participants are from low-income, single-parent or foster care families. 90% of the girls are African-American and 10% are Hispanic. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: The goal of this program is to improve the nutrition and fitness habits of our city's at-risk young ladies. Insufficient instruction regarding diet and exercise for minority girls is lacking both in the homes and in school. Girls will receive structured learning on the effects of proper/improper diet and exercise on their behavior, health, and overall mental attitude. Proper education at an early age may help in the prevention of obesity and debilitating diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and some forms of cancer. This is a pilot, 12 month program which runs from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.
	Hillside Family Resource Center (Friends of) TALK Campaign Youth Leadership Project - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Low-Income Public Housing in Milwaukee Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: The TALK (Take Action, Listen & Know) Campaign Youth Leadership Project uses a youth development approach to train, empower and support the active involvement of children/youth in the decisions that affect their lives. Leadership opportunities and social activities are provided as pathways to reconnect youth with parents/families and their community in ways that promote positive changes and increase communication and interaction patterns that lead to reduced violence and crime committed by youth. The Youth Leadership Project consists of two types of activities: 1) leadership training for youth and 2) events for the entire family that will help enable them to provide positive support for their youth leaders. The Project functions through the belief that with support youth can themselves identify solutions and lead efforts to reduce youth crime and violence, while building bridges to mutual understanding and tearing down stereotypes. Timeline: February 2007: Study Circle Retreat for youth and their families February 2007: Skill-building workshops for youth April 2007: Youth and Family Issues Conference May 2007: Skill-building workshops for youth June 2007: Youth-led Racism/Race Relations Summit September 2007: Skill-building workshops for youth October 2007: Youth-defined and performed theatrical presentation November/December 2007: Youth Leadership Project November/December 2007: Cultural Diversity Fair
Prevention Programs
	Hunger Task Force, Inc. Universal Free Breakfast in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) - $10,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: The entire city of Milwaukee. Under federal guidelines, 75 percent of MPS students are considered low-income. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: Under the universal free breakfast concept, schools offer free breakfast to all students, regardless of the household's ability to pay. The program is most advantageous for schools with high numbers of low-income students, since the federal government reimburses schools for these meals. At MPS, 75 percent of the students are considered low-income by federal guidelines. For the 2006-07 school year, MPS schools can serve free breakfast to all students, providing schools get at least 95 percent of their meal applications returned and that they agree to serve breakfast in the classroom, a proven technique nationwide to increase breakfast participation. In the program's first year, Hunger Task Force's goal is to ensure that 40 schools meet the criteria to serve these free breakfasts. Timeline: July 2006: Educate schools about the universal free breakfast program. August and September, 2006: Conduct outreach at select schools to ensure that 95 percent of meal applications are returned. Overall, 113 schools signed up for universal free school breakfast, provided they could meet the criteria. Hunger Task Force was able to conduct outreach at over 80 of those schools. October 2006: As of the September 30 deadline to return meal applications, 27 schools met the criteria. The deadline for meal applications, however, was extended until October 20. Consequently, the total number of schools that will be serving universal free breakfast is not yet known. October through December, 2006: Hunger Task Force and two Fellows from the Congressional Hunger Center will conduct research on two fronts into this program. One Fellow will survey and assess the program in the schools that are actually serving free breakfast. The second Fellow will conduct focus groups at high schools to determine why older students do not typically return meal applications and do not eat breakfast at school. January through March, 2007: Hunger Task Force and the Congressional Hunger Fellows will prepare reports on the studies done during the autumn. Reports will be presented in a public forum in February or March, and results will be used to spur further advocacy efforts for this program.
	The Parenting Network
	St. Rose Youth & Family Center, Inc. Teen Pregnancy Education Program (TPEP) - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Location is 88th & Capitol, north-western neighborhood of Milwaukee which includes serving clients from a vast range of neighborhoods within Milwaukee, the surrounding cities, and counties. Our programs are designed to meet the needs of vulnerable populations: troubled girls and young women, families in crisis, and children of incarcerated parents. St. Rose is a leader in healing and advocacy for troubled children, young women, and their families and serves a diverse population: girls, age 12-18 within our residential programs, and a range of diverse families within our therapeutic day education, outpatient clinic, family reunification program, and nurturing programs. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: Teen Pregnancy Education Program (TPEP) was developed to promote pregnancy prevention, safe and healthy teen pregnancies, infant and child development, family nurturing and parenting, relationship building, and empowers participants to make healthy decisions in their lives and for the lives of their children and families. The Teen Pregnancy Education Program identifies the challenges of teenage parenting and the familial and community effects of teen parenting by focusing on pregnancy education. The Teen Pregnancy Education Program's (TPEP) timeline is a twelve-week, scheduled four times yearly. The initiation of this program is November 1, 2006 and will begin by serving girls, age 12-18, already within St. Rose programs and will later extend to other community referral programs. Teen Pregnancy Education Program (TPEP) was developed to promote pregnancy prevention, safe and healthy teen pregnancies, infant and child development, family nurturing and parenting, relationship building, and empowers participants to make healthy decisions in their lives and for the lives of their children and families. The Teen Pregnancy Education Program identifies the challenges of teenage parenting and the familial and community effects of teen parenting by focusing on pregnancy education.
Strengthening Families
	Arts @ Large Art Garden Program - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Arts @ Large serves Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students and teachers with arts integration services. MPS is the largest school district in Wisconsin and the 27th largest school district in the nation, serving nearly 96,000 students with 12,000 educators, administrators and other staff in more than 200 locations. MPS is an urban decentralized school district with the following ethnic diversity: 58.9% of the students are African-American; 19% Hispanic; 14% White; 4.3% Asian; 0.9% Native American; and 2.9% other non-White. Seventy-four percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 15% are students with disabilities and have active Individualized Education Plans, and approximately 7.5% have limited English proficiency. The "Art Garden project" targets diverse populations at a variety of geographically located schools throughout the MPS district. La Escuela Fratney, moving into its second year of the Art Garden Project, is a citywide dual language school is located in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee and serves 392 students, 70% of which receive free or reduced lunch, (66% Hispanic, 16% African American, 1 % Native American, 11% White, 6% Other, and 11% are special education students.) Its dual language program enrolls an equal number of English and Spanish speaking students. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: In the 2005/06 school year, Arts @ Large launched a three-year, replicable project at La Escuela Fratney Elementary School in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee. The "Art Garden Project" links students and teachers at Fratney school with community partners, including the Urban Ecology Center, the Medical College of Wisconsin Physicians for Social Responsibility, and local visual, performing, and literary artists, who are transforming the green space in front of the school building into an art garden, student learning haven and performance space. The purpose of the project is to engage students and their families in an arts integration initiative that uses the arts to teach ecology and science. The initiative, which engages parents, neighborhood residents, local artists and community organizations, seeks to beautify the neighborhood while teaching environmental and social responsibility, and healthy eating (through herb and vegetable gardening). The completed space will serve as an outdoor classroom designed with seating areas for instruction and reflection, as well as including a performing space where neighborhood events can be staged.
	Partnerships for Healthy Milwaukee
	In Health Wisconsin, Inc.
	Rosalie Manor Community & Family Services Supporting Teen Families - $10,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Supporting Teen Families is offered to all families living in the Milwaukee County, but we do serve families who live in the greater Milwaukee area. The typical participant is African-American, living in Milwaukee's Central City. The teen mother is between 16 - 18 years. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: Supporting Teen Families (STF) is a program designed to prevent child abuse through intensive case management, parenting education and group workshops to pregnant and parenting teen mothers, her parents (or support person) and father of the baby. This family-centered multigenerational approach has a greater impact on the family as a whole with a greater chance for long-term goal completion, strengthening of the family and reduces child abuses and neglect. This is an ongoing program with no official start and end dates. Each family remains in the program for different time periods. The following criteria determine if participating families have succeeded in the STF program: Participants report using positive parenting behaviors with their children Fathers of the babies are actively involved with their children Safe and stable housing is being provided for the child Employment or re-enrollment into school has been obtained Families have acquired a primary care provider or pediatrician for the child The teen mother and father of the baby have learned how to practice responsible family planning The goal of Supporting Teen Families is to empower teen parents to develop assets to form safe, healthy families, reduce child abuse and avoid repeat teen pregnancies. Specific group programming objectives are as follows: Objective 1: Strengthen the Family Relationships. Objective 2: Families will learn strategies to become self-sufficient. Objective 3: Families will learn strategies to stay safe and healthy
Self-Sufficiency
	Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Silver Linings for Silver City - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: The Layton Boulevard West neighborhood is bounded by S. Layton Boulevard on the east, Miller Park Way on the west, Pierce Street on the north, and Lincoln Avenue on the south. According to the 2000 census, this neighborhood has one of the highest youth populations in the entire city. According to the Milwaukee Public Schools, this neighborhood is an overcrowded attendance area that needs additional facilities to meet the needs of all the children that live here. Thirty-two percent of the LBWN targeted area is age 17 or younger as compared to 28% citywide. Since the 1990 census, this targeted neighborhood's ethnicity has changed dramatically. Today, 42% are Hispanic, 42% are Caucasian, 8% are Asian, and the remaining 7% represent other ethnic groups. Children live in households where 47% earn a household income less than 80% of the county median income, and 28% earn below 50% of the county median income, and 16% earn below 31%. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: The Silver Linings for Silver City is an innovative neighborhood revitalization program that provides neighborhood families with the opportunity to take on a proactive leadership role in building neighborhood assets and security. The program is based on the Healthy Neighborhood Initiative where urban residents identify positive characteristics of the area and work together to market the neighborhood as a choice place to live and invest in. Residents manage the neighborhood in order to attract potential investors who will become responsible homeowners. By participating in this process, neighbors become self sufficient in managing the aesthetics, value, and behavior in their neighborhood.

	Penfield Children's Center Behavior Clinic - $15,000 annually for five years Neighborhoods working in and demographics: Milwaukee's central city - 84% ethnic minorities (62% African-American, 21% Hispanic, 1% Asian/Native American) 94% of families are living at or below federal poverty levels. Brief program description with goals and timeline: The Behavior Clinic identifies young children with significant behavior problems and works with their families and other significant caregivers to prevent these difficulties from becoming more serious and long term. The goal is to provide parents with skills, through evidence-based techniques, to reduce problem behavior and promote positive behavior. The earlier these behavior difficulties are addressed, the better the chance of preventing more serious problems from developing when they are much more difficult and costly to manage
	Agape Community Center Neighborhood Investment Initiative - $15,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: This project is being piloted in a 40 block area of northwest Milwaukee known as Thurston Woods. Over one-half of the households are headed by a single, working parent. The majority have household incomes less than $39,000 per year, and the area is very transient. This neighborhood could go one of two ways--slip into further decline, or revitalize without the danger of gentrification. Brief program description with goals and timeline: The Initiative is based on the key principles of building homeowner assets through investment and appreciation, finding assets of neighborhoods, targeting measurable outcomes, valuing neighbors as partners, and forging partnerships with lenders, philanthropy, business and community organizations. Outcomes include increasing property values, increased equity for residents, and increased connections among neighbors. A planning study was conducted in September, 2005. This will plan will provide direction for year-long strategies and activities.
	Wisconsin Citizen Action Fund Citizen Action of Milwaukee Leadership Development Initiative - $15,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: We are working in 21 Milwaukee Public Schools and Community Learning Centers (CLC's) in 10 low-income school neighborhoods on the city's north and south sides: zip codes 53204, 53207, 53215, 53212, 53206, 53205, 53209, 53216, 53210, 53208. The majority of the children in these neighborhoods are low-income children of color, primarily African-American and Latino Brief program description with goals and timeline: The program is designed to promote self-sufficiency in the community by increasing the number of local leaders and deepening their effectiveness, giving them the ability to identify issues, engage residents, and solve community problems. Our goal is to recruit 40 potential new leaders and train them in a 2-day intensive session (co-facilitated by the Midwest Academy). We will provide additional training and mentoring to 8-10 of the most promising leaders. New leaders will: a) build relationships and networks in their communities; b) organize and lead a small group meeting in their community to begin to identify commonly-held values and issues of concern; c) participate in a November Leadership Summit; and d) take a leadership role in addressing a community issue (most likely around after school care, truancy and high school achievement gaps). In addition to parents, some of the participants will be faith based leaders, and we expect them to be active in our Faith Based Caucus, a group of about 30 pastors and lay leaders from small and medium sized churches in the neighborhoods surrounding our targeted schools. The Faith Based Caucus is currently working on a truancy reduction initiative (co-chairing the Alliance for Attendance's Faith Committee, holding workshops for parents, and developing a mentoring program). Timeline: We expect it to be a two-year intensive effort, with 3 separate groups completing training and mentoring. Funding from the Jacobus Family Fund will be used to support the first cohort of 33 people, who completed our certificate course on the keys to successful community organizing in September. Additional mentoring of the most promising leaders will continue for at least 6 months after their training. We expect leaders to continue their involvement in our efforts to secure sustainable funding for after school care programs and to decrease truancy, as well as around other community issues they identify, over the long-term. The second and third cohorts will be recruited, trained and mentored in 2006.
	Modjeska Theatre Company, Inc. Modjeska Youth Theatre Company - $5,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: Mitchell Street - Richly diverse neighborhood in an area targeted as "at risk" for youth and adults alike. Brief program description with goals and timeline: Modjeska Youth Theatre's Beauty and the Beast opens November 11 and runs through December 2 with 6 public and 3 school performances. The Modjeska Youth Theatre uses the performing arts to train young actors in the arts while providing tools to make creative choices with their lives. Open to anyone with or without experience, the Modjeska's staff auditions youth ages 6 to 20 years old for 80 (average) cast and crew roles to stage a musical. Run as a successful after-school and Saturday program, the Modjeska is a safe haven for kids and families to gather and work toward a common goal: Giving our youth self-empowerment skills through a nurturing experience.
	Wisconsin Foundation for Independent Colleges, Inc. (WFIC) College Readiness 21 Summer Institute - $8,600 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: College Readiness 21's goal is to have an expanding impact across Milwaukee's central city by providing disadvantaged students who are motivated to go to college with resources and options. During the 2005-06 academic year, the students' ethnic make up includes: 77.7% African American; 20.2% Latino; 1.6% Asian; and .5% American Indian. Most CR 21 students reside within Milwaukee's central city, and 60.8% live within the nine ZIP code Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) target area-53204, 53205, 53206, 53208, 53210, 53212, 53216, and 53233. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: College Readiness 21 (CR 21) believes that higher education is within reach for every motivated high school student regardless of ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic status. CR 21 encourages, supports, and prepares minority, low-income and first-generation college prospects in their transition from high school to post-secondary education. CR 21 targets students with average grades, who are capable and motivated to go to college. Specifically, your gift helps sponsor including new freshmen in CR 21's Summer Institute. The Summer Institute, conducted on an annual basis, gives students a five-day window of experience into "college life." For the institute, our students are divided into two groups. The freshman and sophomores join together and attend classes to develop their writing, computer, life, and leadership skills. In addition, they also study career options and tour the college campus that hosts their institute. The juniors and seniors attend a college tour, visiting several college campuses throughout their five-day trip. Also, they attend sessions devoted to completing college applications and essays, as well as learning about the FAFSA and scholarship opportunities. An awards banquet is held at the end of the Summer Institute to celebrate the achievements of all the students. The 2005 Summer Institute at Marquette University was the first attended by rising freshmen newly accepted into CR 21. Forty-five freshmen participated this year. Their participation at Summer Institute has the following advantages: it improves overall program cohesion; it allows new freshmen to meet other program participants; it gives them an early on-campus experience; it familiarizes students to attending classes on college campuses; and it introduces CR 21 program expectations. In addition to these advantages, Summer Institute provides guidance on course selection, so students know the classes they need to take in high school in order to be accepted into college. Freshmen participation in Summer Institute also gives students a "jump-start" on achieving CR 21's overall goals. Over their four years in CR 21, our students will: Gain a strong connection and familiarity with college campuses, faculty, staff, and students. Improve academic skills through instruction and tutoring in reading, writing, study skills, and critical thinking. Understand what courses they need to be taking in high school in preparation for college. Increase familiarization of college admissions policies and procedures. Maximize financial aid available and navigate the financial aid application process. Cultivate personal growth in leadership, decision-making, social competence, time management, and personal finance. Understand the connection between college majors and career paths.
	Milwaukee Public Museum Science Explorations After School Program - $15,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: The girls who participate in this program as well as the girls who comprise the control group (for evaluation purposes) are recruited from four inner city middle schools: Sarah A. Scott Middle School, 1017 N. 12th St., Milwaukee, WI 53233 Grand Avenue Middle School, 2430 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233 Notre Dame Middle School, 1420 W. Scott St., Milwaukee, WI 53204 Lincoln Middle School of the Arts, 820 E. Knapp St. Milwaukee, WI 53202 Two of the schools, Sarah Scott and Grand Avenue serve primarily African American students, Notre Dame serves primarily Hispanic students and Lincoln serves a multi-cultural student body. The ethnic background of the girls in the program is approximately 58% African American; 3% Asian American; 27% Hispanic; 1% European American and 10% mixed race. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: The Science Explorations After School Program is a targeted selective service program that engages girls in grades 6 through 9 from four inner city schools: Grand Avenue, Sarah A. Scott, Notre Dame and Lincoln School of the Arts in intensive coursework in the scientific fields of Entomology, Geology, Ecology and Genetics. Girls are bussed to the Museum twice a week for a total of 12 weeks a year, six weeks in fall 2005 and six weeks in spring 2006. Over a three-year period the program makes science come alive for the students through an immersion in exhibit-centered teaching, hands-on activities, and direct access to Museum curators, scientists and educators. While at the Museum, the girls learn principles of natural science and scientific methods from staff, visit and analyze exhibits pertinent to their subject area, participate in hands-on research, conduct research on computers, design science projects and give presentations to family, Museum staff and visitors. Goals: The program's goals are to: improve science literacy among at-risk urban, minority middle school girls; make science more accessible to these girls and their families; build the girls' interest in science, as well as their self-confidence and self-reliance; foster positive attitudes that lead to increased student achievement and an interest in pursuing careers in science. foster positive attitudes about conducting inquiry-based science involving observation, hypothesis, experimentation and presenting results of findings; help participants understand the processes of science and the uses of technology and how science plays a part in their lives; increase participants' awareness of potential careers in science, and help them select high school courses that will lead them toward future careers in science; increase participants' reading and oral presentation skills, and their confidence in using technological tools; improve participants' academic performance in science and encourage them to continue to enroll in coursework in science and math as they advance to higher grade levels; provide access to the Museum's resources to family members so they can encourage and support participants in their science endeavors.

Positive Youth Activities
	Girl Scouts of Milwaukee Area, Inc. Community Action Teen Teams (CAT Teams) - $15,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: The majority of the teen girls participating in CAT Teams are youth in underserved populations, including African-American and Latina. There is also significant participation by girls of the Muslim faith, a group not often targeted by youth-serving organizations because of their unique needs. CAT Teams target girls aged 12 through 15, although the teams do served girls as old as 17. Due to the fact that most CAT Team members reside in Milwaukee's central city, teams meet right in the neighborhoods where the girls live, often times the meetings are held in neighborhood centers or schools on Milwaukee's north and south sides. Brief program description with goals and timeline: Recognizing that future leaders need to develop skills in problem solving, critical thinking, building collaborations and securing resources in order to make an impact, Girl Scouts of Milwaukee Area began the CAT Team program in Fall of 2002. Girls come together with caring adults to experience a comprehensive leadership program, participate in summits discussing girl issues and work to develop and implement action plans based on their own community assessment. Each CAT Team decides on the issue they want to address based on the girls' life experiences and what other girls are saying they need. GSMA staff, volunteers and outside experts on the subject guide the girls through trainings and other exercises that will help them become knowledgeable advocates. Through leadership training, teamwork building exercises and new relationships with community leaders, teens learn that they can directly influence the environment in which they live. Issues adopted by some of the CAT Teams include teen pregnancy, racism and cultural diversity, substance abuse and gang violence. During the School Year, 2004-2005, teams will meet every other week to research and discuss a topic and implement at least one community action project by the end of the school year. Additionally, in January 2005, CAT Team members will help plan and implement a Citywide Summit for girls. At the end of the program year, CAT Team participants will be surveyed to assess whether the program helped them demonstrate the following outcomes: self-reliance, self-competence, decision making, teamwork and leadership.
	Creative Sharp Presentations Sharp Literacy Program - Metcalf School - $15,000
	Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Outdoor Adventures - $15,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: NH's primary service area is bounded by I-43 on the east, North Avenue on the north, the Stadium Expressway (I-41) on the west and I-94 on the south. Sixty-five percent (10,171) of total households have an annual income less than $25,000; 20% (3,555) of the total population is currently unemployed (this includes only those seeking employment); and 42% (8,563) of people 25 and over have no high school diploma. Brief program description with goals and timeline: Outdoor Adventures are offered to children ages 6 through 17 through NH's after-school, teen, and summer programming and to families through NH family programs. NH also provides Outdoor Adventures to teen participants in the REACH employment program. Outdoor Adventures build self- confidence, increase self esteem, teach team building and cooperation, allow participants to take positive risks, and offer new learning experiences and opportunities for "good clean fun". In addition, outdoor adventure activities typically develop a sense of concern and stewardship for the environment. Outdoor adventures take place at the Nature Center, at locations throughout the city, and in surrounding rural areas. Activities include rock climbing, canoeing, fishing, sailing, hiking, orienteering and camping. Through stepping out of their comfort zone and accepting and mastering new (and sometimes scary) challenges, individuals experience personal growth and development that extends to all areas of their lives. The positive reinforcement youth receive through participating in outdoor adventures also helps them academically: they understand that although something may appear difficult at first, with perseverance and hard work it can be mastered. Through successfully participating in activities that may be difficult and challenging, youth learn to believe in themselves. Goals include but are not limited to the following: Curiosity for learning- Provide activities that encourage participants to wonder, seek answers, and do investigation; inspiring curiosity for learning. Problem solving- Provide activities for participants to seek answers and investigate alternatives to what they already know; giving opportunities for problem solving. Positive risk-taking- Provide activities that encourage participants to go outside of their comfort zones, as well as opportunities to navigate actions; allowing for positive risk taking. Outdoor adventures mainly take place in the summer months. 2-3 groups a week participate in the summer with older groups taking additional adventures to the NH Nature Center and other trips outside of Milwaukee. Additionally, activities occur at least monthly throughout the year, like ice-fishing, snow-shoeing, sledding, hiking, and winter camping.
Prevention
	UMOS, Inc Latina Resource Center Mi Acroiris Children's Program - $15,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: Near Southside of Milwaukee targeting Hispanic children who witness or are exposed to domestic violence. Brief program description with goals and timeline: The Mi Arco Iris Children's Program is a bilingual program designed to address the needs of Hispanic children who are exposed or witness domestic violence. The goals of the program is to increase support systems for the children and their families, create a safe place for children to learn about feelings associated with the events witnessed, learn healthy coping skills and define domestic violence. Children participated in an eight-week children's support group facilitated by an Art Therapist. Families were provided with individual sessions, home visits, community support and resource and referral services. Parents were offered parenting support on an individual or group basis.
	Chapin Hall Center for Children Issue Brief for Milwaukee Child Welfare - $7,000
Strengthening Families
	Well Spring, Inc. City Garden Program - $15,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: Horizon House, 2511 W. Vine, a halfway house & treatment center for women offenders and their families Hope House, 209 W. Orchard St., a transitional living facility and homeless shelter, providing resources to maintain for self-sufficiency. Casa Maria - 1131 N. 31st St., helps people in transition with food, clothing and furniture to set up a home for themselves. Low-income families in Milwaukee who want a garden in their backyard or in their neighborhood. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: Wellspring will partner with Green Salad Organic Gardens and Outpost Natural Foods to provide educational programs that teach low-income families a healthy approach to eating by building skills of self-sustainability through urban gardening. Staff will create and implement an educational program that teaches families critical life lessons about growing, harvesting and eating nutritious food. Adults and children will actively participate in tilling, planting, maintaining and harvesting produce and preparing healthy meals from their harvest. Wellspring will work cooperatively with Outpost to train participants in wise shopping techniques that enhance their ability to make healthy food choices. Participants will take field trips to Wellspring Gardens to learn first-hand how food grows on an organic farm. They will help create backyard or window gardens in suitable spaces in the inner city. Timeline: Summer 2004 - field trips to Wellspring to experience hands-on gardening Fall 2004 - solidify partnerships with Green Salad Organic Gardens, Hope House, Casa Maria and Horizon House to assist in identifying potential backyard and in-house garden participants; acquire merchant license for Wellspring to accept vouchers from the Federal Food Stamp Program, to encourage low-income families to buy organic food directly from Wellspring,a local source. Fall 2004 - Winter 2005 - develop and launch a web site. Prepare print and electronic curriculum materials, nutritional eating resources and organic farming methods for distribution to all project partners and program participants. Winter 2005 - schedule shopping experiences to Outpost Natural Foods and local grocery stores to educate participants on products offered and healthy alternatives for family meals. Schedule nutrition and cooking classes. Provide information on herbal gardening and natural herbal remedies. Spring 2005 - Identify garden material suppliers, appropriate land plots and indoor/porch garden sites. Implement initial planting. Spring-Summer 2005 - Create a support system for current participants, enabling them to build self-reliance and nutritional eating through regular field trips to Wellspring where they learn basic gardening and prepare a meal with food they harvested from the garden. Families will learn some basic gardening methods by working side-by-side with experienced gardeners. They can take these skills back to their backyard or neighborhood garden. Summer 2005 - monitor gardening progress. Assist participants in harvesting. Collaborate with local growers to bring fresh, nutritious foods to farmers' markets in the central city. Fall 2005 - Evaluate the program. Design methods for expansion to reach new families.
	The Parenting Network MELD Parenting Program - $15,000 Neighborhoods working in and demographics: We work in many neighborhoods throughout Milwaukee County. Brief Program Description with goals and timeline: MELD Parenting that Works Program, which provides parenting education and support materials that are culturally-sensitive, comprehensive and versatile. The Parenting Network received $15,000 from the foundation toward this program. We are using the MELD for African American Young Moms program in three high schools (Grandview, Lady Pitts, Milwaukee School of Entrepreneurship) and at Heartlove Place, a MELD Dad's group on Monday evenings at the agency and have just begun three groups at UMOS which will use MELD para La Nueva Familia. Our goals are: To pay for MELD affiliation fees (Nov 04) To order 3 copies of MELD para La Nueva Familia to use with UMOS, and Guadalupe Head Start (Nov 04) To open a new program in collaboration with Gradalupe Head Start (by January 05) To work with agencies serving the Hmong and Laotian population to incorporate a specialized MELD program for those populations (June 05) To continue to train community professionals to implement these programs in collaboration. We are currently in the 5th week of an 8-week training program for parenting group facilitators. One woman is training to implement MELD for Pregnant and Parenting Teens at Columbia/St. Mary's and two women are training to implement MELD for African American Young Moms at two locations of the Isaac Coggs Community Health Center. In addition to this fall training series, we will offer winter and spring series. These trainings are at no cost to participants. We then work in collaboration with other organizations to provide parenting programs with a Children's Program (with our trained childcare staff) in community-based organizations throughout the county. Attached is our current list of parenting programs and our Parent Group Survey.
	FYI Center of Milwaukee, Inc. Independent Living Program - $15,000 over two years
	Community Advocates, Inc. Creating Communities in Civic Engagement - $15,000

Positive Youth Activities
	Center for Teaching Entrepreneurship WAGE (We Are Girl Entrepreneurs) - $10,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: City of Milwaukee primarily zip codes 53208, 53210, 53212, 53216, 53218. In zip codes 53208, 53210, 53212 single parent homes are 65% with average income under $25,000 with 3 or more children. WAGE is a minimum 24 week series targeting approximately thirty-six to forty 7th and 8th grade girls. Girls will learn basic financial concepts, business development principles, and develop their own business idea into a real business. The WAGE Project will operate in partnership with NOVA school in Milwaukee (38th & Lancaster), Milwaukee Village School (located in North Division High School) and at CTE with the Entrepearl group. WAGE is one of the only programs in Milwaukee that focuses on helping girls take charge of their own financial situations, an essential part of their overall well-being and positive development. The components that will provide these opportunities are: Weekly meetings that focus on entrepreneurship, yet provide environment to discuss other issues the girls have interest Product development, pricing, marketing, and selling Opportunities for public speaking to increase communication, self expression, writing skills Activities to learn about personal finance matters such as their family expenses Educational Excursions Connection with adult women through shadowing and interviewing guest speakers Girl selected self-help book, discussion and journaling Overnight Retreat that will bring together women and girls to share experiences September 2003 - October 2003 Meet with schools about recruitment and schedule November 2003 - Weekly sessions begin December 2003 - March 2004 Weekly Sessions and Opportunities to sell products March 2004 - Young Entrepreneurs Conference April 2004 or June 2004 Retreat April 2004-June 2004 Weekly Sessions June 2004-August 2004 Summer Activities
	The Counseling Center of Milwaukee, Inc Pathfinders Youth Mentoring Program - $10,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: City of Milwaukee, with an emphasis on underserved, central city neighborhoods, serving at-risk boys and girls ages 11-17 and their families. Youth demographics include: 84% female, 16% male; 50% African-American, 37% white, 13% Hispanics; 66% of those served were at or below federal poverty income levels. Each year, the Pathfinders Youth Mentoring Program serves between 35 and 50 at-risk youth, who are matched with trained volunteer mentors and receive 3-5 hours of contact each week. The mentoring relationship that develops between the volunteer adult mentor and their youth and family addresses the isolation of youth provides support and advocacy for the youth and the multiple problems they have including school attendance and performance, substance abuse, family relationships, anger management, and depression. Two key goal outcomes have been established for the program, as well as process outcomes, as follows: Within one month of receiving a referral, the Program will successfully match the referred youth to a trained adult volunteer mentor. 75% of mentored youth will demonstrate use of effective anger management skills while receiving services. 75% of mentored youth will demonstrate a decrease in aggressive, violent, and/or antisocial behaviors. Program goals and outcomes are ongoing and measured monthly.
	Social Development Commission Westside Safe Haven – Gun Violence Prevention Education - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Westside Safe Haven, a youth focused program, draws the majority of its participants from the Metcalfe Park and Midtown neighborhoods. Within the geographic area served by Safe Haven resides a population that is 91% African American. Each of the other racial categories identified in Census 2000 account for 2% or less of the areas population. Census data indicate a very young population - approximately 46% are under the age of 18, and more than 65% of area households are headed by females. According to the City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services, the mean income is estimated to be $18,883 per household. Westside Safe Haven's Youth Action/Leadership Council identified the need for gun violence prevention as a response to violent crimes perpetrated in the very neighborhoods in which its youth leaders live. The Gun Violence Prevention Education Program includes three program activities which are designed to reinforce the message of non-violence. The project will include youth produced and reported television shows that will explore the reasons for the use of firearms and will discuss the personal and social consequences of guns violence. The shows will be aired on MATA Community Media. The program will also provide teen led, age and gender specific groups as well as mixed group discussions on healthy decision making. Groups will visit area correctional facilities and will meet with selected inmates to hear first hand how gun violence changes lives and affects families. Finally, Safe Haven's current 'Safe Night Overnights" will expand its programming to include gun violence prevention education and conflict resolution skill building to children under 12, and may also include an overnight for "hard core" older teens with activities specific to their needs. Three Safe Night Overnights will be held during the grant period. The funded project is funded for one year. The timeline of activities is scheduled as follows: Award - September 2003 MATA Taping - October 2003 Broadcast of TV Shows (8) - November 2003 Safe Night Overnight - November, 2003 MATA Taping - February, 2004 Broadcast of TV Shows (8) - March, 2004 Safe Night Overnight - March, 2004 Taycheedah Correctional Facility Visit - April, 2004 Racine Correctional Facility Visit - April, 2004 St. Charles Youth Facility Visit - May, 2004 Broadcast of TV Shows (8) - May, 2004 Safe Night Overnight - September, 2004
Strengthening Families
	Meta House Meta Parenting and Youth Initiative - $10,000
	Penfield Children's Center Parent Mentors - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographics: Penfield Children's Center has served children with developmental delays and disabilities in the central city since its founding in 1967. More than 90% of Penfield's children live within five miles of the Center. 94% of Penfield families are living at or below the federal poverty levels. 78% of Penfield families are headed by single mothers, 18% are teen moms. Penfield's children are: 65% African American, 18% Hispanic, 15% Caucasian, 1% Hmong, 1% American Indian. The Parent Mentor Program assists parents of children with developmental delays who are receiving therapy or special education at Penfield to meet the family's basic needs and improve their parenting and coping skills so they can become better parents and strong advocates for their children. Parent Mentors help parents identify their areas of basic needs. These may include securing adequate, safe housing, resolving a dangerous or abusive relationship, finding employment or meeting transportation needs in order for their disabled child to attend doctor's appointments. To accomplish these objectives, two trained paraprofessionals on Penfield's staff -- one African-American, the other Hispanic -- work closely with our parents in one-on-one relationships based on trust to help them access appropriate community resources. Both Parent Mentors are mothers of special needs children who have personal experience raising children with developmental delays or disabilities.
	Wisconsin Citizen Action Fund Working Families' Economic Asset Building Initiative - $15,000 Neighborhoods Working In and Demographic: 12 schools in low-income neighborhoods The Earned Income Tax Credit program lifts over 5 million families out of poverty every year in our nation. But in Milwaukee, less than 85% of eligible families actually claim the credit, abandoning an estimated $27 million in assets that is sorely needed in our community. Citizen Action will use public schools and their after school programs as a base for educating parents about the credit, with a goal of referring at least 5,000 eligible families to VITA sites for assistance in claiming the credit between now and April 15th.

Positive Youth Activities
	African American Children's Theatre Production: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters ($10,000) - "High-Risk" African-American youth plan and perform the play "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African American Tale" This production represents a continuation of AACT's commitment to showcase African American writers, culture and history, providing opportunities for company members to learn about this aspect of American Heritage.
	Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring for At Risk Children in the Central City ($15,000) - This site-based mentoring program provides Big Brothers and Big Sisters for children at-risk. This community collaboration involves local colleges, businesses, churches and human service agencies. The program will be operated on site at Westside Academy in the heart of the central city. More than 200 children will be have a one on one relationship with a caring, responsible adult. National studies have proven that increased academic performance as well as enhanced self esteem and mental health result from these critical relationships.
	Pearls for Teen Girls Entre-PEARL ($15,000) - The "Entre-PEARL" project offers low-income, central city teen girls an opportunity to learn about economic self-sufficiency and the elements of operating a successful business. By developing business plans, working with women mentors and marketing products, PEARLS girls will have opportunities to view themselves in entirely new ways as potential leaders, business owners and contributors to the social and economic life of their community. An estimated 150 girls will be active participants in the Entre-PEARL program.
	Wisconsin Correctional Services Project Excel After School ($15,000) - Project Excel offers after school, evening and weekend activities. With support from the Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation and Fighting Back, WCS is expanding efforts on the south side of Milwaukee to assist with intervention, recreation and counseling for troubled youth and their families. Activities include taekwondo, clowning and various independent living skills at the Latino Community Center, 807 South Fourteenth Street in Milwaukee. The program targets 60 youth who are transitioning from court ordered supervision as well as at-risk neighborhood youth who can benefit from preventive programming.
	Wisconsin Foundations for Independent Colleges College Readiness 21 ($10,000) - College Readiness 21 helps inner city high school students complete high school and prepare for post-secondary education through year-round, campus-based, pre-college programming. In 2002-03, the program's pilot year, College Readiness 21 will serve 56 ninth graders that come from low-income, Milwaukee neighborhoods, are first generation college prospects and have average or below average grades. The program fosters the belief that a college education is an attainable goal and provides the resources and supports students' need to succeed.
	PIER Wisconsin (formerly, Wisconsin Lake Schooner Education Assoc.) MentorSHIP Youth Program ($15,000) - The MentorSHIP Youth Program is an experiential education and mentoring program for 15-17 Milwaukee urban youth, ages 13-16. They will be selected and referred by teachers, youth leaders, and clergy. During the summer 2003, the teens will embark on a two-week character formation and sail training "expedition" aboard the 137' sailing vessel Denis Sullivan, owned and operated by PIER Wisconsin. Then, during the fall, the teens will work alongside PIER Wisconsin mentors on service projects and educational activities. A celebration and "closing circle" for the teens and their families will take place at the year's end. The program seeks as goals to motivate learning, develop personal responsibility, and enhance positive interpersonal skills among peers and adults.
Prevention Programs
	Channel 10/36 Friends Between the Lions airing Monday-Friday at 1:00 PM on Channel 10 ($15,000) - BETWEEN THE LIONS helps children learn to read in a fun-filled,variety-show format that delights both kids and grown-ups. Literature leaps to life in the lions' magical library where anything can happen. The format of the program is based on a "whole-part-whole" teaching approach, which many reading experts recommend as a way to combine the most effective whole language and phonics-based reading strategies. Kindergartners who watched as few as 8.5 hours of BETWEEN THE LIONS raised their test scores 64 percent in many early reading skills.
	In Their Best Interests Fostering Family Ties for Children ($15,000) - Eight times as many children are raised by grandparents as are placed in foster care. Fostering Family Ties for Children supports grandparents and other relatives who take in young children who are at risk of abuse and neglect. The program provides home visits and intergenerational parenting support to relative caregivers. The program also provides legal advocacy and support to help stabilize family relationships and enable relative caregivers to make important life decisions regarding medical care and education on behalf of the children they are caring for.
Strengthening Families
	Hope House Parent and Child Advocate/Case Manager ($15,000) - Intensive on-site case management will be utilized in the transitional housing program, which consists of 10 family units. The advocate/case manager will work with the families to stabilize each unit assisting the parent(s) in skills to find and retain a job; facilitate the location of a permanent housing situation, but more importantly addressing the entire family's needs in regards to alcohol and drug issues (AODA) as well as mental health issues. The process will focus on the most prevalent needs of the child or children. The goal will be to create stronger families through this process. Hope House is able to house ten (10) families at any given time who are able to stay for a period of up to two years. We are always full and serve about 50 families in a year. We have seen a decrease in our numbers due to the fact that families are staying longer to stabilize their situation.
	Impact Health The Partnership Project ($5,000) - Impact Health offers life skills and health education programs in partnership with organizations that deliver workforce, health, and GED training to parents going through transitions. Impact Health programs focus on making lifestyle changes that allow parents to handle the transitions of life with wisdom and strength and to avoid negative impact on their families. The goal of the partnership is to build capacity of the staff of the partner organizations that provide comprehensive services to adults and families. The Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation grant will fund a one year partnership with an organization that serves parents and children in Milwaukee.
	Rosalie Manor Today's Dads ($12,000) - As a component of Supporting Today's Parents, Today's Dads is a primary child abuse prevention program designed to assist fathers in their quest to become responsible and nurturing parents. This is accomplished by helping fathers develop parent's skills and assisting them with issues of unemployment, and lack of education. With the goal of violence prevention, Today's Dads provides on-going case management including home visiting and group programming. Our fatherhood specialists work with participants to eliminate difficulties that can lead to stress. Today's Dads works with any father living in Milwaukee County, serving approximately 150 fathers each year.
	St Rose Youth and Family Center, Inc Aftercare Program ($10,000) - The Aftercare Program is an expansion of our Family Reunification Program(FRP). The FRP provides services to children in foster care due to their mother's incarceration. The Aftercare Program would extend the visitation, support groups, counseling and care coordination for the children and mothers after the mother is released from prison.

Positive Youth Activities
	Pulaski High School Power ($15,000) - Power is designed to inspire young women (9th to 12th graders) at Pulaski High School to enter nontraditional careers in math, science, technology and politics. The girls attend a morning session with an inspirational speaker and workshops organized by career types. Parents are encouraged to attend. After the program 30 ninth graders will be selected (they submit applications) and they will become part of a Math, Science and Computer Club. They will also have mentors who will encourage and support them to pursue careers in the filed of their choice.
	Pearls Pearls ($8,000) - Pearls is a leadership development program for 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls. The initial pilot took place at Jackie Robinson Middle School. This funding is to expand the program to other Milwaukee schools. A facilitator meets twice weekly with the girls for two hours after school. Its leadership development builds on their inherent strengths and assets and supports academic performance. The teens that complete the program are then candidates for training as PEARLS Teen Facilitators and assist in running the program. Girls set the agenda at the beginning of the year. PEARLS got its name from the pearls they pass at the beginning of each meeting. A girl holds the pearls and talks about what is on her mind.
	Milwaukee Ballet Identify Youth for Dance (IYFD) ($10,000) - The Ballet works with 8 MPS to select students who audition for the Ballet's youth dance program. The children selected come to the Ballet once a week for 22 weeks. They start in 3rd grade and can continue for up to 3 years. Live piano accompaniment is provided to further expose the children to music. Scholarships are offered to students who show exceptional ability after their 3 years. All students see the Nutcracker.
	Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design After School Art Program (ASAP) ($10,000) - MIAD has formed a partnership with the Neighborhood House(NH) to develop an after school art program. The program is for teens and preteens. ASAP activities include hands on art design. Projects which are accompanied by an exploration of related art history, class readings and journal writing. The workshops are conducted at the Neighborhood House Art Shop by MIAD staff. There are also field trips to MIAD to teach the children how to design using computers. Scholarships are given to students who show exceptional ability.
	Urban Ecology Center Neighborhood Environmental Education Project ($10,000) - Program was developed based on research that shows children interact better with the environment - long term - if they are exposed to a consistent piece of nature and a mentor who teaches them respect for the environment. This program brings 8 neighborhood schools to the park and teaches them about their neighborhood. It works with the school to develop a curriculum about nature. The children come to the park 2-5 times a year and continue for the time they are at their school.
Prevention Programs
	UW Extentions Milwaukee Family Project Training ($15,000) - This is a 9 day intensive training course that provides cutting edge training to home visitors who visit low-income, stressed families. With prevention as a primary goal, this training program provides in depth information on community resources and services for these families, how to deal the different situations they face in the homes they visit and state of the art information on child development.
	The Parenting Group Young Parents Program ($12,000) - The Young Parent Program is for moms between the ages of 19-25. It is an extension of the Teen Parent Program these moms attended in the past. The moms found their prior support group/training very valuable and asked for a program to be developed for their age and sensitive to their issues as they transition from school to work. The group meets weekly for dinner and group discussion. Their children receive child care during the group discussions. The group offers social support, interaction, child development and parenting education, health information and positive role-modeling to combat the risk of child abuse.
Research
	Milwaukee 9 to 5 Expending Benefits ($15,000) - This is a 3 tiered research project to determine the obstacles low-income women face assessing benefits such as food stamps, health insurance, child care assistance and Earned Income Tax Credit. The first phase is to interview 350 low income women. Phase two is to compile and analyze the research and train a core group of these community women on the issues that prevent women from becoming self-sufficient. Then, the trained core of women would serve as community advocates and work with other women in the community to help them access these services or find resources to help them. Research results would be used to educate policy makers on the barriers facing women in poverty.
	Milwaukee Catalyst Safe and Orderly Schools ($11,540) - The MPS community has identified student suspensions as one of their most important concerns around education. If a student is not in school - she is not learning and perhaps in jeopardy of being exposed to trouble. The goal of this program is educate parents and teachers on the best practices for school discipline, to have parents work with schools to develop positive practices for their schools, to mobilize parents to be advocates for their children in their communities.
	Health Care for the Homeless Rise Project ($15,000) - A project to help 20 low-income stressed familles become better families, better parents and expand the horizons of the children. The families who participate are in transitional housing or are homeless from the 53206 neighborhood. They will receive case management services, workshops, educational outings and family gatherings events.
	Society of St. Vincent de Paul Families Forward Program ($15,000) - This is a very comprehensive program that works with about 20 W-2 families to help them become self-sufficient. The family (each member) participated in various aspects of program services for a minimum of a year. The programs are: family strength and unity, prevention of child abuse, education, health and employment.
	YMCA First Relationships ($15,000) - These are classes for first time parents. The classes help parents understand what it is that makes a good parent. 10 sessions of prenatal care and 10 session of postnatal care are offered. Classes are once a week for about 2.5 hours. Parents will increase their knowledge of early infant development and how to apply that knowledge to their own situation, how to crate a nurturing and stimulating home environment and how to understand child development and to respond appropriately. They also learn how to create self-esteem for themselves.

	Hope House Focus on the Child ($13,080) - project that will evaluate every child sheltered at Hope House on their physical health, social skills, functional education level and developmental level. Based on this individual evaluation as assessment will be made and each child will either be referred to follow-up services that are provided at Hope House or in the community. Post assessment evaluations will be done for children that stay at the shelter longer than 4 weeks. [Prevention]
	Latino Arts Hispanic Literary Figures Mural Project ($10,000) - will involve 45 young people from the Hispanic community in creating three murals to be displayed on the new United Community Center's Elderly Housing facility. The young people will be involved in all aspects of the creation, visualization and production of the murals. The murals will be based on three Hispanic literary figures and the youth will spend part of the project time learning about these figures and their positive messages for teens today. [PYA]
	Marquette Parenting Center STAR Parenting: One family At a Time ($10,000) - project will work with 20 families in Milwaukee's central city who have young children ages one to five. The program identifies specific at-risk parenting practices and/or children's challenging behaviors as the criteria for participation The program then teaches the parents to Stop, Think, Ask and then Respond to their children. There are pre and post program evaluations of both the parents and the children. [Prevention]
	Milwaukee Children's Theatre Company Conflict Resolution Workshops ($10,000) - Milwaukee Children's Theatre Company takes its interactive workshop on the road and visits schools and does workshops with the young children on conflict resolution issues. Workshops are designed for the school and the age group with social workers and school personnel from that school. Conflict resolution issues range from building positive relationships, race relations and treating one another with respect. [Prevention]
	Milwaukee Rescue Mission MRM Summer Youth Program ($15,000) - is an academically-oriented day camp that works with youth age six to twelve. The program aspires to help the children develop new behaviors, attitudes, ambitions and to help prepare students for the upcoming school year. It also provides working parents with a safe environment in which they can entrust their children during their workday. [PYA]
	Parent Education Project Self-Advocacy Training for Young Women with Disabilities ($10,000) - programs prepares young women with disabilities to "take charge" of their education and transition to adulthood by setting and attaining goals. Each young woman has one-to-one mentoring with a local community member who has that disability. The mentor also works with the family to help them understand how the child can succeed. It will be offered in Milwaukee Public Schools as a pilot. [PYA]
	Second Harvest Food Bank The Home Cupboard Food Box Program ($10,000) - works with social workers from MPS to identify families with emergency food needs, to provide a food box and to work with the family to provide resources for them. The social workers will track the reason why these families are in need of emergency food and the resources available or not available to them in the community. It will provide 400 emergency food boxes to families with an immediate need for food. [SF]
	Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Medical Assistance Eligibility Program ($15,000) - works with patients and community members to determine if they are eligible for Badgercare, medicaid or Medicare. If they are eligible the bilingual outreach worker will help them apply for coverage. [SF]
	Walker's Point Center for the Arts Hands On ($14,000) - program offers professional art instruction to area children when the public schools are not in session. It brings in professional artists or artists visiting the city and they work with the classes on an indiviual or group basis. Academics are reinforced and supported by the application of mathematics and language concepts to a range of art forms and disciplines. Children are introduced to aspects of culture and history in which they can directly participate. [PYA]

Agape Community Center Life Skills Youth Program - $4,600 Bottomless Closet Training to Keep Job - $10,000 Center for Teaching Entrepreneurship "Teach Me Some Cents" - $10,000 Community Advocates for CAP Network "Partnership with Families for Job Retention" - $9,570 First Stage Milwaukee Extended Day Program - $9,450 Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc. Court-Appointed Special Advocate - $7,500 Literacy Services of Wisconsin Expansion/Child Care - $9,200 Lisbon Avenue Neighborhood Development Corporation Safe Haven - $10,000 Milwaukee Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (MCADD) Parent Care - $10,000 The Parenting Network Teen Parent Group - $9,900 Society of St. Vincent de Paul Family Resource Center: Meal Program Families Forward - $10,000

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