Beech Brook – Current Grantee – Anger Management in Schools – Project began September 1, 2007 and will end June 1, 2008
Strategic Area: Education
Third year continuation funding support for the Anger Management in Schools. The
curriculum is a researched, evidenced-based, best practices program of Beech Brook.
The base curriculum used at A. J. Rickoff, Charles Dickens and Robert Fulton Schools
is Second Step, a Violence Prevention Curriculum. The curriculum is published by
the Committee for Children. The Second Step program provides schools with the tools
to promote social and emotional competence while reducing aggressive and other negative
behaviors. It also provides daily living tools concepts, and skill building to help
students reduce and manage their anger. The goal of the project is to increase supportive
services to students at A.J. Rickoff, Charles Dickens, and Robert Fulton Schools
by providing a program curriculum structured to address several critical issues
including how anger is learned, managing anger and violence prevention resulting
in better attendance rates and decreased drop-out rates of students. Services are
provided to twenty-three (23) identified classrooms, eight (8) at Rickoff, seven
(7) at Fulton, and eight (8) at Dickens.One hundred eighty-four (184) sessions will
be given, eight (8) sessions each, grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.
Status: The teaching staff identified the issue of severe behavior
and/or violence as disagreement between students that turn into physical altercations.
Teachers and students at both schools were given a pre-test questionnaire before
the start of the program.
Outcome: End of year outcome report and evaluation of all the pre & post test information. Beech Brook executes its own evaluations and provides outcome data and evidence at the end of the school year and forwards to our evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
MtH Initiatives/Charles Dickens School - Current Grantee - Seniors in School Literacy Program, Year IV – Project began October 1, 2007 and will end April 30, 2008
Strategic Area: Education
Fifth year continuation funding for the Seniors in School Literacy Program at Charles
Dickens School. A collaborative partnership now with MtH Initiatives of Mt. Haven
Missionary Baptist Church. The project targets 60 (60) at-risk students in grades
3, 4, 5, & 6. Charles Dickens is now in Continuous Improvement Status with the
Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The goal of the project is to develop the
sixty (60) identified students into proficient readers, writers, and communicators,
and to increase their math proficiency by:
• Providing additional time for literacy and math development and learning
strategies to:
-pass the Ohio Reading/Literacy Proficiency Test
-pass the Math Ohio Achievement Test
The project meets four (4) days per week, Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and will run for twenty-one weeks.
Status: There are thirty-three (33) trained senior citizen coaches, and ten (10) parents trained as tutors participating in the program. This enables the project to deliver intensive one-to-two tutoring. Students are given weekly assessments on skills tutors are working on with them during their tutoring sessions. Ohio Reading Literacy/Math Achievement Tests to be taken during the month of March.
Outcome: The participants will improve in their reading and math, and pass the Achievement Tests which will be determined after test results are in and final report submitted. Test results are forwarded to our evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
Mt. Pleasant NOW Development Corporation (MPNDC) Current Grantee - Mt. Pleasant Surveillance Camera Initiative Phase III – Project began June 1, 2007 and will end May 31, 2008
Strategic Area: Physical Environment
Third year continuation funding for the project. The goal of the project is to increase the overall sense of safety of the residents, proprietors, workers, and visitors to the Mt. Pleasant Community. The project has upgraded the equipment so that the digital recorder has a higher capacity hard drive. This enables the digital recorder to save more information for lengthier periods. Cameras have been installed and maintained in high crime areas along Kinsman Road, Union Avenue, and East 131st Street as well as on East 137th, East 139th, East 147th and Oakfield avenue. The project has installed two (2) additional video security cameras, recording devices ad prominent signs to notify the community and visitors that safety measures are enforced.
Status: There are now a total of one hundred-eight (108) cameras operating at twenty-seven (27) different locations in the Mt. Pleasant Community. Signage and recording devices have been installed. The recording devises allows the 4th District Police Department to download pictures when a crime occurs. Police and business owners can view the camera recordings when offsite via the Internet.
Outcome: Reduction of crime in the targeted areas and businesses, and an increase in the overall sense of safety of the residents, proprietors, workers, and visitors to the Mt. Pleasant Community which can then be used as a marketing tool to draw homeowners, renters, and new businesses. All data collected is forwarded to our evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
Mt. Pleasant NOW Development Corporation (MPNDC) East 116th Street Revitalization Plan Phase II Current Grantee Design/Pre Development of East 116th Street (Buckeye to Miles) Project began June 1, 2007 and will end May 31, 2008
Strategic Area: Physical Environment
Second year continuation funding for this collaborative partnership between Mt.
Pleasant NOW Development Corporation (MPNDC), Union Miles Development Corporation
(UMDC), and the Buckeye Area Development Corporation (BADC). The goal of Phase II
is to:
• Complete additional studies necessary for implementing the recommended strategies
related to housing and retail development. During Phase II the collaborative partnership
has proposed to:Refine and adopt the recommendations and strategies proposed by
the consultants in Phase I.
Status:Due to staffing difficulties and challenging workloads these strategies are still under review by the collaborative partnership and is behind schedule but anticipates that the studies will be completed early 2008.
Outcome: Studies will provide information on development options, and ensure that proposed housing fits the Mt. Pleasant Market. All data collected will be forwarded to our evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
Neighborhood Leadership Institute – Current Grantee – Building Leadership in Mt. Pleasant, Project began September 22, 2007 and will end December 12, 2007
Strategic Area: Community & Family Empowerment
Second year continuation funding this this project. This is a collaborative project
between the Mt. Pleasant Community Zone and Neighborhood Leadership Institute. The
goal of the project is for participants to learn a wide variety of skills, including:
• How to serve as advocates for their families and community
• How to collaborate with others to get things done
• How to make public presentations
• How to navigate the processes of city government and other community institutions
• How to find and utilize resources
Status: There are currently sixteen (16) Mt. Pleasant residents
enrolled. Classes are held on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
at Murtis H. Taylor Multi Services Center. The curriculum is varied (Creating a
Caring and Informed Community, Change and the Family: How Change Happens; Critical
Thinking and Community Problem-Solving; What About Community?; Finding and Using
Your voice; Public Policy; Understanding Non-Profit Institutions and Organizations;
How a City Works; You and the Law, It’s All About Money and Priorities). Graduation
scheduled for December 19th. All data collected forwarded to our evaluators, Philliber
Research Associates.
Union Construction Industry Partnership-Apprenticeship Skills Achievement Program (UCIP-ASAP) Current Grantee Fundamentals of Applied Construction Training (FACT) Project began June 1, 2007 and ended July 31, 2007.
Strategic Area: Economic Development
The goal of the project was to assist five (5) Mt. Pleasant residents in gaining
entry into high-paying and meaningful careers with benefits as union tradesmen or
trades women in the construction and building trades by:
• Completing an eight-week training program
• After completion, apply for entry in union build trades’ apprenticeship
programs,
the residents were instructed on basic skills, success skills, and construction
skills.
Status: Five (5) residents have successfully completed the eight week training program. Two are now working as carpenters, one is a sign and display painter, and two are now in the Local 17 Ironworkers Apprentice Training Program.
Outcome: Participants gained entry into high-paying and meaningful careers with benefits as union tradesmen or trades women in the construction and building trade industry.
New Sardis Camp Youth - Young Minds Under Construction (Summer Camp) Project began June 11, 2007 and ended August 3, 2007
Strategic Area - Education & Community & Family Empowerment
Fourth year continuation funding to increase summer youth participation from prior years to seventy-five (75) youth ages 6-17 living in Mt. Pleasant. The goal was to provide a quality an safe learning summer experience for youth. The camp operated for an eight week period, 7 hours per day from8:00a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and ran rom Monday, June 11, 2007 through Friday, August 3, 2007. The following activities were offered: Education/Reading, Education/Math,. Computer Classes, Social Learning, Etiquette, Sports/Mentoring, Recreation and abstinence.
Status: Pre/Post tests were given, small group tutoring in math and reading, as well as language arts, critical thinking, keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and safe internet access was provided. Forty-seven (47) parents volunteered their services during the cam. there were over one hundred (100) youth participating in the summer camp. Camp closed August 3, 2007. All data collected forwarded to our evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES - EDUCATION
The goal of the out-of-school-time program is to expand the value of educational opportunities and benefits available to Mt. Pleasant residents resulting in increased numbers of graduates with viable options for pursuing life-long learning; career goals or entrepreneurial opportunities. The objective is to create in-school centers for community education, training and services with activities that will improve student attendance, decrease behavioral issues; and increase Achievement Test Scores. These programs are being run at Charles Dickens School. Fall programs began September 11, 2007 and will end December 21, 2007.
Neighborhood Leadership institute (NLI) – Youth Development Program
NLI was invited to participate in MPCZ’s out-of-school time program at Charles Dickens that ran from March 15th through May 31st, and the Fall out-of-school time program that is currently running and will end December 21, 2007. NLI manages the out-of-school time programs as well as has the responsibility for obtaining the Use Permit for the use of the School. NLI runs four (4) youth development programs (Youth Leadership, Daoud’s Puppets, N-Joy Life and Tutoring). The goal of the project is to recruit twenty to twenty-five students for each program. Program provide tutoring for academic enrichment for those participating in the program. Students to understand and practice proper study habits, develop a quality work ethic and to take ownership of the program; skills in creative writing, public speaking, math and reading.
Status: On-going through December 21, 2007.
Outcome: Pre test were given to the participating students Progress reports and post tests will be given to the evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
Dance Afrika Dance Village Institute
Boys 2 Men was invited to participate in MPCZ’s out-of-school time program at Charles Dickens that ran from March 15th through May 31st, and the Fall out-of-school time program that is currently running and will end December 21, 2007. Boys 2 Men targeted fifty (50) youth grades 6-8 to discuss the historical and contemporary issues that confront young boys and men in America. These discussions served as the anchor for the development of skills necessary to circumvent the hazards of racial profiling, police brutality, incarceration, gang membership/violence, drug/alcohol/tobacco use and abuse and domestic violence.
D.I.V.A. targeted fifty (50) young ladies in grades 5, 6 and 7. The program ushers girls through the minefield of adolescence, preparing them to reach the point to graduate as confident and focused young women with clear goals and aspirations for their future. Program met two (2) days per week from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. Activities provided: Drum Orchestration, Art of Building Communities, African Dance/Movement, DRILLS and MED-P. All data will be forwarded to our evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
Status: On-going through December 21, 2007
Young Audiences Of Northeast Ohio – Arts & Crafts
Young Audiences was invited to participate in MPCZ’s out-of- school time program at Charles Dickens that ran from March 15th through May 31st, and the Fall out-of-school time program that is currently running and will end December 21, 2007. targeted thirty (30) students grades K-8. Students learn the basis of fabric painting using the ancient Asian technique of using wax to create beautiful fabric paintings; expressive hand and face sculpture using hands and faces to communicate; print making medley which introduced students to five (5) different forms of print making; collographing where students made fine art prints on paper using the collograph method; and block printing, caring negative space from wood or linoleum. All data collected forwarded to our evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
Status: On-going through December 21, 2007
A Vision of Change, Inc. – SPELLMASTER
A Vision of Change was invited to participate in MPCZ’s out-of- school time program at Charles Dickens that ran from March 15th through May 31st, and the Fall out-of-school time program that is currently running and will end December 21, 2007. targeted thirty (30) students grades K-8. Students improved their literacy skills and overall academic achievement that resulted in an increase in active participation in academic education through: academic preparation, specifically in basic skills as reading, writing, math, reasoning and study skills; an ;understanding of the relationship between high school diploma, post-secondary education and employment opportunities; exposure to new information; circumstances which they will encounter along the way toward the pursuit of post-secondary education and/or employment. All data collected forwarded to our evaluators, Philliber Research Associates.
Status: On-going through December 21, 2007
ONE TIME FUNDED PROJECT
New Sardis Community Garden Project began July 9, 2007 and ended OCtober 15, 2007
Strategic Area: Community & Family Empowerment
The garden project encouraged and maintained community in Mt. Pleasant. Participants were recruited from the Mt. Pleasant Community and created in conjunction with the City of Cleveland’s summer Sprout Program. Twenty (20) of Camp Youth Young Minds Under Construction and thirteen adults ranging in ages from 43 to 80 participated. Nineteen kiddies pools were purchased and planted using plants donated by the City of Cleveland and plants purchased by the Community Garden.
Status: Garden will be revitalized during the spring of 2008.
Outcome: Garden created good will in the community and has caused excitement and a commitment to participate next season by those who were skeptical this first year.