Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Tampa Bay Inc

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF TAMPA BAY'S (BBBSTB) MISSION IS SIMPLE AND BUILT ON RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AS WELL AS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PARTNERING WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS, VOLUNTEERS, DONORS AND OTHER MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND BY HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR EACH CHILD IN OUR PROGRAM ACHIEVING: (I) HIGHER ASPIRATIONS, GREATER CONFIDENCE AND BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, (II) AVOIDANCE OF RISKY BEHAVIORS, AND (III) EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. BBBSTB HAS BEEN PROVIDING ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING SERVICES SINCE 1964, AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THESE HIGH-QUALITY, LIFE-ENRICHING, ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUTH, BY PAIRING THEM WITH CARING, SCREENED, TRAINED, AND PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED ADULT VOLUNTEERS. OUR MENTORING PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED, AND OUTCOME DRIVEN AND WE'RE PROUD OF THE WAY OUR PROGRAMS HAVE HELPED ALL YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL! ALL VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE RSVP EXPANSION GRANT WILL ENGAGE IN ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING IN EITHER A COMMUNITY- OR SCHOOL-BASED SETTING. VOLUNTEERS WILL MAKE A COMMITMENT OF AT LEAST 15 MONTH FOR COMMUNITY-BASED AND ONE YEAR FOR SCHOOL-BASED, THOUGH ON AVERAGE MOST MATCHES ARE TOGETHER TWO YEARS. SCHOOL-BASED VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AT ONE OF THE THREE SCHOOLS ALREADY ENGAGED IN SUMTER COUNTY, FL (VOLUNTEER STATIONS), AND BBBSTB WILL SERVE AS THE STATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY SERVING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. AT THE END OF THIS THREE-YEAR GRANT, A MINIMUM OF EIGHTY-THREE YOUTH WILL HAVE BEEN SERVED IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING BY RSVP VOLUNTEERS, WITH THE OUTCOME OF IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. THE APPLICANT SHARE OF TOTAL BUDGET WILL BE $35,179. THIS REPRESENTS CASH DONATIONS VIA PRIVATE REVENUE SOURCES. THE AGENCY'S PRIVATE REVENUE SOURCES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL GIVING, CORPORATE SUPPORT, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 42.35%. THIS AWARD REDUCES THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE AWARD WITH NONSTIPEND PROGRAM START DATES. THE 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR GRANT WILL HAVE AN APRIL 1 START DATE.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.41%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

UNDER THIS GRANT PROPOSAL BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF TAMPA BAY (BBBSTB) WILL REPLICATE IN HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA OUR VERY SUCCESSFUL RSVP MENTORING PROGRAM IN SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA UTILIZING (I) VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE 55 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER AND (II) AGENCY STAFF WHO WILL BE DEDICATED TO THIS PROJECT IN HERNANDO COUNTY. ALL VOLUNTEERS UNDER THIS GRANT PROPOSAL WILL ENGAGE IN ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING IN EITHER A COMMUNITY- OR SITE/SCHOOL-BASED SETTING, IN ADHERENCE WITH THE HIGH STANDARDS OF BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA. VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE 55 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WILL MAKE A COMMITMENT OF AT LEAST 15-MONTHS FOR OUR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM AND ONE YEAR FOR OUR SITE/SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM, THOUGH ON AVERAGE MOST OF OUR VOLUNTEERS CURRENTLY STAY ENGAGED WITH THEIR ?LITTLE? FOR THREE YEARS OR MORE IN OUR COMMUNITY BASED MENTORING PROGRAM AND TWO YEARS IN OUR SITE/SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM. SITE/SCHOOL-BASED VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AT ONE OF THE TWO SCHOOLS ALREADY PARTNERING WITH US IN HERNANDO COUNTY (VOLUNTEER STATIONS), AND BBBSTB WILL SERVE AS THE STATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY SERVING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. AT THE END OF THIS THREE-YEAR GRANT, A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE YOUTH WILL HAVE BEEN SERVED IN ONE OF OUR MENTORING PROGRAMS BY RSVP VOLUNTEERS, WORKING TOWARD IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AS OUR KEY OUTCOME. OUR MISSION AS AN AGENCY IS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PARTNERING WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS, VOLUNTEERS, DONORS AND OTHER MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND BY HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR EACH CHILD IN OUR PROGRAM ACHIEVING: (I) HIGHER ASPIRATIONS, GREATER CONFIDENCE AND BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, (II) AVOIDANCE OF RISKY BEHAVIORS, AND (III) EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. BBBSTB HAS BEEN PROVIDING ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING SERVICES SINCE 1964, AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THESE HIGH-QUALITY, LIFE-ENRICHING, ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUTH, BY PAIRING THEM WITH CARING, SCREENED, TRAINED, AND PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED ADULT VOLUNTEERS. OUR MENTORING PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED, AND OUTCOME DRIVEN, AND WE ARE PROUD OF THE WAY OUR PROGRAMS HAVE HELPED YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL!

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF TAMPA BAY'S (BBBSTB) MISSION OF MENTORING IS CLEAR AND SIMPLE IN SCOPE, BUT COMPLEX IN ITS HOLISTIC APPROACH TO BETTERING THE OUTCOMES OF THE YOUTH. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN FACING ADVERSITY WITH STRONG AND ENDURING, PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIPS THAT CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOR THE BETTER, FOREVER. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PARTNERING WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS, VOLUNTEERS, DONORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR EACH CHILD IN OUR PROGRAM ACHIEVING: (I) HIGHER ASPIRATIONS, GREATER CONFIDENCE AND BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, (II) AVOIDANCE OF RISKY BEHAVIORS, AND (III) EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. BBBSTB HAS BEEN PROVIDING ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING SERVICES SINCE 1964, AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THESE HIGH-QUALITY, LIFE-ENRICHING, ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHILDREN, BY PAIRING THEM WITH CARING, SCREENED, TRAINED, AND PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED ADULT VOLUNTEERS. TODAY, OUR MENTORING PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED AND OUTCOME DRIVEN. ALL VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE RSVP EXPANSION GRANT WILL ENGAGE IN ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING IN EITHER A COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL-BASED SETTING. VOLUNTEERS WILL MAKE A COMMITMENT OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR, THOUGH MOST MATCHES LAST LONGER. SCHOOL-BASED VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AT ONE OF THE TWO SCHOOLS ALREADY ENGAGED IN SUMTER COUNTY, FL (VOLUNTEER STATIONS), AND BBBSTB WILL SERVE AS THE STATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY SERVING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. AT THE END OF THIS THREE YEAR GRANT, A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE CHILDREN WILL HAVE BEEN SERVED IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING, WITH THE OUTCOME OF IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $28,895 (27.8%) IN NON-FEDERAL FUNDING.