Los Ninos Incorporated

PARA LOS NIÑOS SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES EXPANSION

MODIFICATION 10 APPROVES FY 07 COMMODITY LEVELS

SAVE THE CHILDREN APP

PARA LOS NIÑOS (PLN), A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION BASED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WILL ESTABLISH THE CARING COMMUNITY INITIATIVE (CCI) TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND CULTIVATE SAFE, INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS AT ITS THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS, SERVING TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN (TK) THROUGH 8TH GRADE STUDENTS. PLN’S EDUCATION MODEL CENTRALIZES SAFETY FOR EVERY STUDENT BY PROVIDING INTEGRATED EDUCATIONAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES ON-SITE. THE CCI WILL EXPAND UPON CURRENT POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS) EFFORTS BY ADOPTING SYSTEMS, TRAINING, AND SERVICES THAT DEEPLY INTEGRATE VIOLENCE PREVENTION BEST PRACTICES. ACTIVITIES: ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL SUPPORT TEAMS WILL COLLABORATE TO INTEGRATE BULLYING AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION INTO CULTURAL NORMS AND MAINTAIN TRAUMA-INFORMED SYSTEMS THAT REDUCE OBSTACLES FOR STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE. CCI PLANS INCLUDE TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. SPECIFICALLY, PLN WILL: (1) REDUCE DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS BY AT LEAST 25% BY PROVIDING VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING FOR 1,000 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BY ADDING A FULL-TIME MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AND ENGAGING TK-8 STUDENTS IN PBIS ACTIVITIES; (2) INCREASE ALL TEACHERS’ AND STAFF MEMBERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO SCHOOL VIOLENCE BY TRAINING 160 TK-8 STAFF IN THE EVIDENCE-INFORMED HRC WELCOMING SCHOOLS PROGRAM, SUPPORTING TWO PROJECT INNOVATIONS LA INNOVATIONS 2 COACHES TO SUPPORT TEACHERS TO ADOPT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BEST PRACTICES IN THE CLASSROOM, AS WELL AS PROVIDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) TRAINING FOR ALL FULL-TIME STAFF; AND (3) ENGAGE 20 TO 35 PARENTS PER YEAR AS LEADERS IN CREATING SAFE SCHOOLS BY TRAINING PROMOTORA PEER EDUCATORS AND PARENTS IN WELCOMING SCHOOLS AND BEST START REGION 1 (BSR1) PROGRAMS. PRODUCTS AND DELIVERABLES WILL INCLUDE WELCOMING SCHOOLS, BRS1, DEI STAFF, AND PARENT TRAINING MATERIALS AND TRAINING MODULES; SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION ACTIVITY PLANS; AND EVALUATION DATA AND PROGRAM REPORTS. AS A RESULT OF CCI, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 STUDENTS AND 160 EDUCATORS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO INCREASE SCHOOL SAFETY. SERVICE AREA: PLN CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE IN LOS ANGELES’S CENTRAL CITY EAST NEIGHBORHOOD, INFORMALLY KNOWN AS SKID ROW, WHICH IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING HIGH POVERTY AND VIOLENT CRIME RATES. THE AREA HAS THE HIGHEST RATES OF HOMELESSNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, AND OVERDOSE DEATHS IN L.A COUNTY. BENEFICIARIES: PLN’S THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS SERVE 1,000 STUDENTS IN TK THROUGH 8TH GRADES AND THEIR FAMILIES. MOST (92%) FAMILIES LIVE AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 91% ARE LATINX,  7% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND 69% ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (F.A.C.E. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

PARA LOS NINOS WILL PROVIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND FAMILY SUPPORTS, INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE TELEHEALTH SERVICES. - PARA LOS NIÑOS (PLN) OPERATES SEVEN QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION CENTERS, SERVING AGES 0-5, LEADING TO KINDERGARTEN READINESS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO IMPROVE THE LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN 0-5 IN EARLY EDUCATION WITH INCREASED CAPACITY, ASSESSMENT TRAINING, AND DIRECT SERVICES PROVISION. CURRENTLY, 91% OF PLN CLIENTS ARE LATINX AND 7% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN. SPANISH IS THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE FOR 69% OF CLIENTS AND 41% OF PARENTS HAVE NO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. APPROXIMATELY, 92% OF THE FAMILIES SERVED BY PLN FALL BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) AND LIVE IN AREAS OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SERVICE PLANNING AREAS (SPAS) 4 AND 6, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LA/SKID ROW, WESTLAKE, PICO-UNION, BOYLE HEIGHTS, LINCOLN HEIGHTS, CYPRESS PARK, EAST HOLLYWOOD, AND SOUTH LOS ANGELES. STUDENTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND ADDITIONAL WRAPAROUND SUPPORT. THIS COMMUNITY PROJECT REQUEST WOULD INCREASE PLN’S CAPACITY TO DEDICATE THREE NEW STAFF SOLELY TO OUR VINE EARLY HEAD START, WESTERN EARLY HEAD START, AND HOLLYWOOD HEAD START LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT TO SUPPORT STAFF, CHILDREN, AND PARENTS. THE THREE POSITIONS INCLUDE A MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN, A CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, AND AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST. THIS EFFORT WILL SERVE 141 CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OLD AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH EXPANDED CAPACITY THROUGH THE HIRING OF THREE ADDITIONAL STAFF, A PROJECT COORDINATOR AND MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN, AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, AND A CHILD CARE SPECIALIST; INCREASE INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBER’S CAPACITY THROUGH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS; AND PROVIDE NECESSARY AND QUALITY ASSESSMENTS AND SERVICES, AS DETERMINED BY PARA LOS NIÑOS STAFF.

AWARD PURPOSE BUILD THE CAPACITY OF PLN'S YWS PROGRAM BY HIRING 3.5 FTE NEW CAREER ADVISORS TO SERVE YOUTH AT PLN'S TWO WORKFORCE CENTERS IN THE 34TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORT IS TO HELP MORE DISADVANTAGED YOUTH (AGE 16-24) ENTER THE WORKFORCE. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED SERVE YOUTH AT THE TWO YWS CENTERS IN THE 34TH DISTRICT. DELIVERABLES REDUCED CASELOAD FOR CAREER ADVISORS (FROM 1:65-70 TO 1:60-65). INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKFORCE AMONG YOUTH AGES 16-24 IN CENTRAL LOS ANGELES, CA. INTENDED BENEFICIARY 210-230 YOUTH AGES 14-24 IN CENTRAL LOS ANGELES, CA SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

PARA LOS NINOS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV) BONUS GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, DV BONUS GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER THREE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 1. PERMANENT HOUSING- RAPID REHOUSING (PH-RRH); 2. JOINT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING/PH-RRH; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY FOR COORDINATED ENTRY; ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING THROUGH COORDINATED ENTRY; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF LEASED HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

PARA LOS NINOS' YOUTH CENTER

TO HELP REDUCE IRREGULAR MIGRATION AMONG YOUTH IN HONDURAS AND IN EL SALVADOR THROUGH A SIX MONTH WORKSHOP PROGRAM.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

WELL CHILD CARE CLINIC