Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund Inc

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D, STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

THIS PROPOSAL INTRODUCES THE BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE PROUD TO BE ME YOUNG ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER READINESS INITIATIVE FOR LOW-INCOME 16-29 YEAR OLD LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENTS OF COLOR (WITH AN EMPHASIS ON 18-24 YEAR OLD SOUTH LOS ANGELES, INGLEWOOD, LYNWOOD, COMPTON AND POMONA OPPORTUNITY YOUTH) WHO PRESENT WITH MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT (HEREIN REFERRED TO AS OUR PRIORITY POPULATION). SPECIFICALLY, PROUD TO BE ME AIMS TO: (1) TRAIN AND PREPARE PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS TO ENTER INTO, THRIVE IN, ADVANCE IN AND SUSTAIN MIDDLE-WAGE OR MORE HIGHLY-COMPENSATED CAREERS OR ENTREPRENEURSHIP; (2) REFINE, ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE MODEL IN ORDER TO FACILITATE COMMUNITYWIDE IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEAD TO QUALITY JOBS FOR PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS; AND (3) EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO TRANSITIONING PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS TO SUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT. THREE GOALS WERE DEVELOPED TO ACHIEVE PROUD TO BE MES PURPOSE: (1) INCREASE PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULT EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER-READINESS TRAINING; (2) INCREASE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, HUMAN-CENTERED, WHOLE-PERSON CARE VOCATIONAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS TRAINING CAPACITY FOR PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH PROOF OF CONCEPT AND SHARED LEARNING; AND (3) CREATE/IMPROVE JOB PLACEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOUTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS AND OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. ACCORDINGLY, PROUD TO BE MES HUMAN-CENTERED, WHOLE-PERSON CARE DESIGN EFFECTIVELY: BUILDS RAPPORT WITH PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS IN A CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE WAY; COORDINATES MULTIPLE RESOURCES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HOLISTICALLY EFFECTUATE DESIRED OUTCOMES; MANAGES MULTIPLE SITE LOCATIONS; SECURES RELATIONSHIPS WITH MULTIPLE EMPLOYERS; MAINTAINS STRONG OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGNS; CONDUCTS MEANINGFUL MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROCESSES TO INFORM FEEDBACK, PROMOTE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND ASSURE EFFECTIVENESS; MOTIVATES AND INSPIRES PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS TO ASPIRE TO AND MANIFEST THEIR OWN GREATNESS; PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; CONDUCTS MEANINGFUL FOLLOW UP SERVICES; AND SERVES AS A LIAISON BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND YOUNG ADULTS PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT TO ENSURE SUCCESS. AS SUCH, PRIORITY POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS OBTAIN THE EDUCATION, SKILLS TRAINING AND ONGOING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT THAT: LEADS TO MEANINGFUL CAREERS; IMPROVES ECONOMIC WELL-BEING; FACILITATES FINANCIAL FREEDOM; IMPROVES MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH; STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIPS; AND BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY IN A TRANSFORMATIVE WAY.

MENTORING PROGRAM GRANTS

BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE PROUD TO BE ME GANG INTERVENTION AND VIOLENCE REDUCTION PROGRAM

THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS A $220,000 GRANT FROM JAG TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE ANSWERING THE SECOND CALL, A HOLISTIC, CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED RE-ENTRY PROGRAM THAT COMBINES THE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE RE-ENTRY PROGRAM OF 2ND CALL WITH THE LOS ANGELES BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE, BLACK UNITED FUND, INC.’S (BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE’S) NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED AND ACCLAIMED PROUD TO BE ME TRAUMA-INFORMED ANTI-RECIDIVISM INITIATIVE. RESILIENT RESIDENTS ARE LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENTS (WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OF COLOR IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY) WHO ARE OR WERE INCARCERATED WITHIN THE JUVENILE OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ARE NOW RE-ENTERING OR PREPARING TO RE-ENTER SOCIETY. 2ND CALL’S RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FEATURES A CONTINUUM OF FEE FOR SERVICE AND FREE (BASED ON ELIGIBILITY) JOB READINESS, LIFE SKILLS, COURT APPROVED ANGER MANAGEMENT, PARENTING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE POSITIVE GROWTH AND POST-RELEASE MENTORSHIP. THROUGH THESE INTERVENTION, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES, 2ND CALL PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. SIMILARLY, BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE’S PROUD TO BE ME PROGRAM IS AN ENGAGING, HIGHLY-EFFECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY-RELEVANT, EVIDENCE- AND RESEARCH-BASED, COMMUNITYWIDE TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE, APPROXIMATELY 894 HOUR, 10-PHASE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND 12-MONTH INTENSIVE FOLLOW-UP COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL MENTORING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MODEL PROGRAM THAT WAS DEVELOPED AND DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESILIENT RESIDENTS OF COLOR AND PREVENT THEM FROM RE-ENTERING THE JUVENILE/CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (PREVENT RECIDIVISM). TAKEN TOGETHER, THE PROVEN, HIGHLY-REPUTABLE EFFORTS SYNERGISTICALLY COMPRISE THE ANSWERING THE SECOND CALL PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE FOLLOWING OUTLINES OUR THEORY OF CHANGE: FACILITATE MINDSET CHANGE (CHANGES IN ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS AND BELIEFS) IN RESILIENT RESIDENTS SUCH THAT THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF ENGAGEMENT IN CRIMINAL OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IS TRANSFORMED AND THEIR DESIRE TO ENGAGE IN SUCH IS ELIMINATED OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESILIENT RESIDENTS SUCH THAT THE INFLUENCES THAT MAY HEIGHTEN THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IS MINIMIZED. INFLUENCE POLICIES AND SYSTEMS SO AS TO IMPROVE STRATEGIES THAT MINIMIZE THE WILLINGNESS AND DESIRE OF RESILIENT RESIDENTS TO PERSIST IN CRIMINAL OR ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR AND, SIMULTANEOUSLY, IMPLEMENT MORE EFFECTIVE METHODS OF REDUCING THE IMPACT OF RISK FACTORS THAT HEIGHTEN THE LIKELIHOOD RESILIENT RESIDENTS WILL STRUGGLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RE-ENTER SOCIETY.   WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR JUVENILE JUSTICE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, RESILIENT RESIDENT-SERVING PUBLIC ENTITY, EDUCATIONAL ENTITY, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, 2ND CALL AND BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE MATRICULATE RESILIENT RESIDENTS THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE MODEL PEDAGOGIES.  EACH COMPONENT IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF RESILIENT RESIDENTS. AS SUCH, SUCCESSFUL MATRICULATION IS ONLY ACHIEVED WHEN RESILIENT RESIDENTS DEMONSTRATE DOCUMENTED MASTERY OF THE CRITICAL SUCCESS INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH COMPONENT.