Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? Mindful Movement (MM) has been providing services in Pinellas County since 2016. We offer health and wellness programming for youth and adults from historically excluded populations. MM takes a holistic approach and works to empower students by providing guidance and education in the practice of mindfulness, a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. MM reaches students by offering our program in 10 Title 1 Pinellas County schools. We work with teachers and administrators to identify the students who have significant challenges in their day-to-day lives such as below-average Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Speakeasy Media Foundation academic performance, behavior issues, and/or stress from their personal lives. We also provide our program via collaborative partner organizations who serve our target demographic including Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast and the City of St Petersburg Cohorts of Champions youth program. We serve each of these schools and organizations 1 - 2 times per week. MM serves adults with one-hour yoga and mindfulness classes 5 days per week at south St. Petersburg recreation centers including Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxx as well as the Xxxxxxxxx Center, Mt. Zion Church, and the Xxxxxxx Museum. MM programming operates within the framework of our core values of diversity, integrity, health, service and sustainability. Students in our classes learn breathing techniques, yoga postures, meditation, and positive affirmations, which allow them to become more mindful and self aware. Over time, these tools help students change negative thinking and behavior, which becomes the foundation for leading healthy and productive lives. Please describe the community need that exists for your programming. If you are able to cite quantitative, local data, that will strengthen your proposal. As part of their ongoing work in providing research and data to improve health equity throughout our local communities, the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg has released a study entitled, Initial Health Equity Brief for Pinellas County, Florida. The study found that "while Pinellas County ranks in the top third of counties for quality of life, it falls behind many countie...
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? The Xxxxx Xxxxxx Health and Wellness Center (WCHWC) is a not-for-profit Free Clinic that offers medical services including preventative care, wellness educational programs and mental health services for the uninsured and underinsured residents of Pinellas County. In addition to on-site medical services, the clinic participates in local health fairs and facilitates quarterly walking challenges to increase physical activity. The WCHWC was established in 1995 by a retired nurse, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, as an effort to address the unmet health needs of community residents. Please describe the community need that exists for your programming. If you are able to cite quantitative, local data, that will strengthen your proposal. The Center serves all of Pinellas County with the North Greenwood community (within the 33755 zip code) as the primary focus service area. The Greenwood neighborhood is made up of predominately African-American residents and has been identified as one of the most vulnerable communities in the Pinellas County Impact of Poverty (PCEIP 2018) report whose population is of low-income, at risk for health disparities and resides in a health provider shortage area. Increasing access to care falls in line with the prioritized health needs identified in Xxxxxx Plant Hospital's 2019 Community Needs Assessment where it was reported that “In Pinellas county, 60% of survey respondents who have completed the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment went to the emergency room for a reason other than an emergency or life-threatening situation”. Increasing access to care is listed within the top three concerns of the report. The report further lists the HCI SocioNeeds Index, which includes different social and economic determinants of health that are associated with poor health outcomes. They are listed as Poverty, Economy, Education, Language, Income and Occupation. The Xxxxx Xxxxxx Health and Wellness Center is located in the heart of the North Greenwood Community, in the 33755 zip code, which is listed in the top five high needs areas of Pinellas County. “It is important to measure and improve access to care because health disparities in access are often directly linked to disparities in health outcomes. Also, when it is difficult to get routine medical care because ...
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? Citizens Alliance for Progress, Inc. (CAP) takes a holistic approach, recognizing that children, families and neighborhoods are interrelated and each affects and can support the other. To that end, our specific services align with the mission of CAP and include but are not limited to: Health and Wellness; Youth Development, Educational Support, Family Involvement/Parent Engagement and School Navigation, and Literacy (financial, technological, etc.). With the overarching goal of empowering families, individuals, and neighborhoods to realize their assets and strengths, many of the services CAP offers, either directly or indirectly, assist at-risk families with children. By collaborating with other social service agencies, we are able to provide a strong support system for these families. CAP provides an assistance program that links families to services they specifically need. Programs, events, and workshops that fit the needs of our neighborhood families are developed on a continuous basis. We have been operating our center and providing services since 1986. Some of the programs we offer are: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Citizens Alliance for Progress Inc. Academic Enhancement Program (AEP) - This is an after school program for students in grades K-12. Students enrolled receive assistance with homework and test preparation. Tutoring and skills review are provided for struggling students. Parent Meetings- Monthly meetings provided for parents of students in the after school program (AEP) to empower them to advocate for their children; some workshops are provided by Pinellas County Schools' Parent Academy. Summer Academic Enrichment Camp- Summer Camp provides assistance to students in Mathematics, Reading, Technology and other academic areas. Field trips are scheduled on a weekly basis to enhance curriculum. Boys 2 Men- Males, ages 7 -17, are assisted with developing their skills, abilities, and potential; developing their confidence, realistic goals: teaches character education and how to make good choices and decisions. Please describe the community need that exists for your programming. If you are able to cite quantitative, local data, that will strengthen your proposal. According to the Pinellas County Economic Impact on Poverty Report, “poverty is linked to lower educational attainment wi...
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? Today, Gulf Coast Dental Outreach (GCDO) serves patients on Monday and Fridays from donated space at the Tarpon Springs Health Department Dental Unit. GCDO offers comprehensive dental care to its patients, including cleanings, X-rays and exams, fillings, extractions and restorative work including dentures, partial dentures and crowns. Specialized treatment is available through a network of oral surgeons, who have agreed to see the clinic's patients at their own offices at no charge or significantly-reduced fees. Key programs include new patient recruitment, which is done quarterly through a telephone open enrollment process, periodic exams, which involve full mouth X-rays and oral examinations by volunteer dentists, oral hygiene, which involves twice-yearly cleanings by paid and volunteer dental hygienists, extractions, involving in-office work and referral to oral surgeons for more complex cases, endodontics/root canals, done by the clinic's referral specialists, occasional periodontal work, done also by referral specialists, and restoration, including fillings, dentures, crowns and partials. The clinic offers each patient a vital health screening at each visit that informs patients of other potential health issues that may not be dental in nature. The population served through Gulf Coast Dental Outreach consists of adults who are within 150% of the federal poverty limit, adjusted for dependents, and are uninsured or underinsured. Patients often endure dental issues until pain forces them to area emergency rooms, where they are typically given antibiotics and released. Since the basic dental issues are not addressed by the health care system, the issues return and a cycle of pain-emergency room treatment-release begins and continues unless legitimate dental intervention occurs. In an effort to combat this crisis in access to affordable dental care Gulf Coast Dental Outreach was founded 14 years ago by Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? We are artists, advocates, and activists tapping into the power of art to help build happier, healthier communities. Art is a form of human expression and is for all people, not just those with access to the tools, supplies, and education to participate. Founded in 2013 with a mission of “art for ALL,” NOMADstudio—the Neighborhood Oriented Mobile Art + Design Studio—engages people in acts of creative expression in places and spaces where there is often little or no access to arts programming. NOMADstudio programs include the Rolling Studio, our four-wheeled, 500-square-foot mobile canvas that delivers art activities to Tampa Bay communities; our Next Stop Studio, which regularly visits places like group children's homes and shelters, and helps to alleviate the stress and trauma caused by abuse, neglect, and housing insecurity; Justice Studio, our in-house art studio and group mentoring program for youth who are or have been detained at juvenile detention facilities; and our Studio on the Block, which removes transportation barriers and meets people where they are to deliver safe, engaging art activities to children and families. Our Studio on the Block MicroCamp program was selected for inclusion as a “Promising Practices Case Study” in the University of Florida (UF) Center for Arts in Medicine’s Arts and Creative Placemaking (WE-Making) Repository, which maps the relationship between place-based arts and cultural strategies, social cohesion, and equitable community wellbeing; facilitates field-wide learning; and encourages similar practices in communities across the country. NOMADstudio was also invited to be on the opening panel at Creating Healthy Communities: Advancing health and health equity through arts and public health collaborations (October 10-11, 2022), a national arts and health conference presented by the UF Center for Arts in Medicine. The panel will discuss how participation in public arts and cultural activities positively impacts public health. Please describe the community need that exists for your programming. If you are able to cite quantitative, local data, that will strengthen your proposal. “Research has shown that engaging in the arts—even for short periods of time—reduces stress, enhances coping and emotional regulation, and increases wellbeing.” (U...
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? Remember Me is a new nonprofit as of 2021 originating in Largo, Florida. We host programs that educate, decrease the stigma and raise awareness for suicide prevention. Paddle for Prevention is a 2-hour water-based therapy program that host outreach events that offer mental health support in peer-to-peer groups reaching families, youth, and young adults. It is a way for the community to collaborate with our guides of volunteers, either a mental health first aider, suicide survivor, first responder, or ironman and women. You will board the Megalodon, a 15 foot long and 5 feet wide paddle board at one of our area beaches in Pinellas County, Fl. You will learn intro to paddle boarding, mental health education and have guidance to area mental health agencies in Pinellas County. This program will work towards trust, courage, and confidence. Paddling in nature is intended to release anxiety and to establish calmness. It requires intense focus which floods the brain with proven feel-good neurotransmitters- adrenalin, dopamine, serotonin, and anandamide, which increases motivation and happiness which is the same substance found in an antidepressant. Being in water helps the body alter the balance of a meditative state. At the completion of your tour, each participant will receive a Suicide Prevention Swag Bag Kit. In it you will receive a mental health safety plan and a brochure “Talk Saves Lives” to recognize the signs & symptoms of failing mental health developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, as well as referrals to area agency support groups by NAMI. (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Our program will establish a mentorship reaching our youth and young adults with community education credits towards Bright Futures for mental health in Pinellas County . We support all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups and have an opportunity to approach mental and physical health equally important with or without disabilities. All equipment is provided . Please describe the community need that exists for your programming. If you are able to cite quantitative, local data, that will strengthen your proposal. Suicide is a significant issue that affects individual, families and communities worldwide. Over 800,000 people die by suicide each year. Someone dies by suicide ev...
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. d/b/a Neighborhood Home Solutions (NHS) is a HUD- approved, 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit housing counseling agency and neighborhood revitalization and community development organization that was incorporated in 1980. NHS’ mission is to provide affordable housing and homeownership solutions for individuals and families. In addition, NHS helps vulnerable populations reach financial wellness and helps build viable, sustainable, culturally diverse neighborhoods that include home ownership. Currently, services are dedicated to helping people improve their financial well-being, qualify for home ownership, maintain their home after purchase, learn how to avoid foreclosure, and in the unfortunate event, intervene as an advocate for any person facing a foreclosure action. Specific services include: • One-on-One confidential housing counseling: we meet the clients where they are and help them develop a personalized action plan based on their goals.
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? Our dedicated staff provides parents comfort in knowing their child(xxx) are having fun while being cared for in our safe environment. Since February 2021, we offer childcares during non-traditional work hours. Our center is open Monday through Friday, from 3pm to10pm, and Saturday and Sunday, from 7am -7pm. We also provide before and after school care with transportation options. Please describe the community need that exists for your programming. If you are able to cite quantitative, local data, that will strengthen your proposal. As you may know, COVID-19 created a significant influx of childcare center closures throughout the US. A recent study conducted by the US Chamber of Chamber Foundation reports that 50% of parents have not returned to work due to inadequate childcare, and 60% of parents will need to change their childcare arrangement within the next year. While these numbers address a growing national need, essential workers in South St. Petersburg are represented at an alarming rate. 98% of our clientele are essential workers, and 90% are still recovering from the economic effects of COVID. Without affordable childcare, parents would be forced to find childcare during working hours. TweetyB’s caters to essential workers by providing childcare services at under-market rates during non-traditional work hours, allowing parents to work the hours necessary to support our community and their individual family needs. Additionally, the majority of students enrolled in our afterschool program attend a school with a less than average rating. Parents rely on our afterschool program to assist with classwork and school projects Describe your organization’s negative economic impact arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples could include: • A reduction in revenue from 2019 to 2020 • Inflationary pressures • Increases in demand for services that have not been compensated for through new revenue • The use of reserves for unbudgeted expenses since the onset of the pandemic, and such use of reserves has prevented the purchase of capital assets • A need for capital assets to offset community need for which your organization does not have the resources to purchase due to the negative economic harm from the pandemic • A need for additional capital assets to adapt operations to acco...
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? Community Action Stops Abuse, Inc. (CASA) is the lead organization in this project. CASA is a nonprofit organization, and has provided safety and sanctuary to survivors of domestic violence and their children since 1977. No discrimination is made with regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, marital status, disability, immigration status, education, employment status, residency, legal history, or socioeconomic status. This includes male and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning (LGBTQ+) persons. CASA does not have any religious affiliation. The goal of CASA's programs is to reduce the incidence of domestic violence by providing families with adequate resources for safety and a realistic safety plan. Our continuum of services includes a 100 bed Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse) Inc. emergency shelter, outreach support groups, 24 hour crisis hotline, rapid rehousing, transitional and permanent supportive housing, substance abuse and mental health advocacy, child protection advocacy, justice advocacy, legal aid for injunction for protection, and education for youth and professionals. In October 2022, CASA will open the only Family Justice Center in the state of Florida, creating a centralized point of service for survivors and partnering with law enforcement, legal services, healthcare, and the school district. CASA has been continuously state certified as a domestic violence center, renewing that certification with annual agency audit, and recognized as a respected and innovative leader in domestic violence, being one of the first in the state. Please describe the community need that exists for your programming. If you are able to cite quantitative, local data, that will strengthen your proposal. Over one quarter of all crimes in Pinellas County are domestic violence (DV) offenses, and nearly one-third of those incidents and DV-related murders during 2020 occurred in St. Petersburg, the largest law enforcement jurisdiction in Pinellas. Xxxxxxxx et al. (2021) indicate that the majority of DV victims do not want to call law enforcement, and are more likely to call victim service organizations. Pinellas County ranks 66 out of 67 Florida counties in terms of lan...
Organization Programmatic Background. Please describe the programming your organization offers to the community and the length of time it has been doing so. What does your organization do and how long has it been doing it? Warrior Outdoor Leadership for the Future (WOLF) was founded and established as a nonprofit community organization with the intention to ensure the next generation’s readiness for the metaverse economy while protecting the nation’s security. The metaverse promises an era in which creativity will drive the economy as professionals in a wide variety of disciplines carry over their existing skills. The lack of “real-world” regulations and established competitors means a much lower barrier of entry, attracting adaptable creators Xxxx Xxxxx XXXX- Warrior Outdoor Leadership for the Future or quick learners and providing the opportunity for youth to explore and secure meaningful career opportunities in STEM fields. Since 2012, we have participated in enhancing each youth’s educational needs with skills and internships needed to secure a better future. All of WOLF’s program are designed based on sound research and incorporate team-building philosophies to grow ideas into skillsets, ultimately crating a better future. WOLF programs: • Leverage youth, gaming, robotics, and metrics platforms to advance equitable education • Translate young gamers’ skills into marketable skills in machine learning, automation, robotics, cyber security and spatial awareness. • Leverage Private Sector Disruptors, First Responders, Special Operations, and Intelligence SMEs in designing the ‘game’ or gaming scenario. • Mobilize the Youth Corps (Youth Corps Act 2019) through attaining of an industry-recognized certification or credential and transition to meaningful employment in the economy of the 21st century, or (4) military service. • Leverage Special Operations Forces (SOF)/First Responder Subject Matter Expertise and Technology The metaverse promises an era in which creativity will drive the economy as professionals in a wide variety of disciplines carry over their existing skills. The lack of “real-world” regulations and established competitors means a much lower barrier of entry, attracting adaptable creators or quick learners. Please describe the community need that exists for your programming. If you are able to cite quantitative, local data, that will strengthen your proposal. On August 17, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 55.3 percent of young people (persons ages 16 to 24) were...
