quad cities promise neighborhood. promise neighborhood grant program o based on the harlem...
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Quad Cities Promise Neighborhood
Promise Neighborhood Grant Program
o Based on the Harlem Children’s Zone project
o Neighborhood revitalization
o Coordinating existing services to create a “cradle to career continuum of services”
o Education focus
Promise Neighborhood Efforts to Date
Year One (2010)
o Community-wide informational meetingo Established Lead Agent (Fiscal Agent) and Core Partnershipso Formation of Grant-writing Teamo Submitted a Planning Grant Application for the City of Davenport
Results:
o Funding from the Department of Education: $10 million for 20 Planning Grantso Promise Neighborhoods Application finished in the top 35o Invitation to join the Promise Neighborhoods Institute
Promise Neighborhood Efforts to Date
Year Two (2011)
o Formation of Governance Structure Steering Committee and Advisory Boardo Formation of Task Forceso Restructured Grant-writing Teamo Evaluation of existing community surveyso Conducted a residential needs surveyo Submitted a Planning Grant Application for the City of Davenport
Results:
o Funding from the Department of Education: $ 30 million for 5 Implementation Grants and 15 Planning Grantso Promise Neighborhoods Application finished in the top 20, less than 2 points from the cut
2012 QC Promise Neighborhood Grant
Promise Neighborhoods
• Pick a high-need neighborhood and use local resources to coordinate services to improve educational outcomes
2012 QC Promise Neighborhood Grant
% of Population in Poverty
Median Family Income
Adults w/o High School Degrees
2012 QC Promise Neighborhood Grant
HUB SITES
* Friendly House
* United Neighbors
* MLK Center
SERVICE SITES
* Community Health Care
* Scott County Family Y
* YWCA
2012 QC Promise Neighborhood Grant
$5.4 million per year for 5 yearsYear One Budget Items
• $1 million in upgrades to both Davenport Community Schools and Rock Island School District
• Rock Island Safe Routes to School
• Expanded staff and hours of operation for hubs and service sites
• Extended hours for bus routes and free bus travel within QCPN Zone
• QCPN Staff (Director, Data, Development, Services)
2012 QC Promise Neighborhood Grant
Cradle-to-Career Continuum of Service
Five Year Goals
• Double the number of QCPN children who get pre-kindergarten educational training
• Increase the percentage of 3rd-graders at level in Reading and Math by 10%
• Cut the percentage of middle schoolers who are chronically absent each school year in half
• Increase the graduation rate to 95%
• Increase the percentage of graduates who go on to earn post-secondary degrees by 13%
Promise Neighborhood
Thank you.