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Table of Contents

Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... iv
Project Summary ............................................................................................................................. 2
Problem Statement ......................................................................................................................... 3
Project Description .......................................................................................................................... 5
Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 14
Budget Summary ........................................................................................................................... 23
Budget Justification ....................................................................................................................... 24
Continuation Plan.......................................................................................................................... 27
Evaluation Plan ............................................................................................................................. 28
Management Plan ........................................................................................................................ 31
Biographies ................................................................................................................................... 33
Timeline ......................................................................................................................................... 36
Bibliography .................................................................................................................................. 39




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Project Summary

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Children International (UALR CI) Footprints mentoring
program is a pilot initiative for UALR CI youth grades 7
th
-12
th
and their parents as they prepare
for college by improving academic performance, school attendance, self-esteem,
communication skills, awareness of college resources, community service, and reduce
likelihood of substance abuse and anti-social behaviors

. The program is designed to encourage
youth and parents of UALR CI to remain in the program after elementary school. Footprints will
provide college readiness for youth and parents during a time when most parents may be
unaware that they should be preparing for college. The program is designed based on the
following goals:
Improve academic performance and school attendance
Improve self-esteem and communication skills
Increase awareness of college resources and increase college readiness
Get youth involved in the community
Decrease drop-out rate for UALR CI Youth from 77%
Reduce likelihood of substance abuse and anti-social behaviors
Footprints will begin as a pilot initiative for 8
th
grade youth transitioning into high school. There
will be 30 youth paired with 30 mentors according to similar interests, backgrounds, and career
fields of interest. Each mentor and youth will meet a minimum of 4 hours a month with at least
2 hours spent servicing community organizations. Mentors will meet monthly to congregate
with fellow mentors and update staff about the youth-mentor-parent relationship. The Little
Rock School District distributes report cards every 9 weeks quarter. Each quarter report cards
will be collected for evaluation and a family event will be held to allow all of the mentors,
youth, and parents to spend time at a designated location. At the end of the school year of the
program a recognition event will be held in which youth will create a scrapbook of memories
for their mentors to be presented to them during the ceremony as a token of appreciation.
After the success of the pilot initiative, youth and mentor pairs will be matched as new
applications are received with a goal to reach 100 youth-mentor pairs for the upcoming
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Problem Statement

The University District is an area of Little Rock that is bound by Interstate 630 on the north,
Boyle Park on the west, Fourche Creek Bottoms on the south, and Martin Luther King Drive on
the east. The U.S. Census of 2000 reported there were 24, 592 people within this
neighborhood. Of this population, 77% are classified as black and 20% as white. This area lacks
sidewalks and has few parks. In the University District 11% of the houses are vacant and only
43% of the occupied homes in the neighborhood are those of homeowners. The unemployment
rate is 13%. About one-third (30.5%) of the neighborhood lives below the poverty level. About
one-half (46%) of children under age 18 live below the poverty level. Fifty-seven percent
(57.8%) of children live in single-parent homes. That is almost twice as much as that of the city
of Little Rock at 33.9% (Central Little Rock Promise Neighborhood Project Narrative).

The academic performance of schools in the University District is extremely low. Bale, Franklin,
and Stephens Elementary; Forest Heights Middle and Hall High are the five schools children in
the University District are expected to attend. Four of the five schools are on some form of
state-sanctioned school improvement program. Bale is the only exception which has been off of
the list for a year. The University Districts high school, Hall High, is on the Arkansas Department
of Educations list of persistently lowest-achieving schools. In the last three years, 0% of youth
at Hall tested at the advanced level on the Arkansas Grade 11 Literary Test (Central Little Rock
Promise Neighborhood Project Narrative). From 2006 2010, 0% of African-American youth in
the Little Rock School District scored advanced on the Arkansas Grade 11 Literacy Test in the
Little Rock School District (Arkansas Department of Education Grade 11 Literacy Exam).

In the University District, less than 16% of adults over the age of 25 have obtained a Bachelors
degree or higher, less than the state average of 18.1% which is still one of the lowest rates in
the United States (Central Little Rock Promise Neighborhood Project Narrative). This
information coincides with the fact that only 79% of University District high school youth
graduate, compared to 86% citywide (Myers et al.). The district also has higher drop-out and
truancy rates at 4.4% compared to the statewide average of 3.2% (Myers et al.). Nevertheless,
youth idleness rates for the University District are 15% compared to 6.7% for the state (Central
Little Rock Promise Neighborhood Project Narrative). Idleness can quite easily contribute to the
25% of Arkansas children who smoke cigarettes, as well as also the one-third (30%) of all
incidents of high violence victimization for youth across the entire city that has been reported
to have occurred in the University District (Central Little Rock Promise Neighborhood Project
Narrative).

Nationally, 33% of youth who enroll in a 4-year college and 63% who enroll in a 2-year college
must take some type of remediation course (Wimberley), in Arkansas the total rate is 55%
(College Remediation Rates Rise Sharply). In 2010, only 30% of Arkansass high school youth
who took the ACT demonstrated college readiness in math and only 25% in biology (Arkansas


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Department of Education Smart Future). In a national survey, 81% of youth say they plan to
attend college though many do no attend (Central Little Rock Promise Neighborhood Project
Narrative). By 8
th
grade, over 80% of youth believe that they will earn a minimum of a college
degree and nearly 50% expect to earn a graduate or professional degree (Wimberely).

Although youth have ambitious educational and career aspirations, many lack basic
information on about how to fulfill their postsecondary goals. Many youth and their
parents fail to plan because they do not have the essential information resources,
personal support networks, and structured programs they need to effectively perform
educational and postsecondary planning activities.
-ACT Policy Report

These youths hopes are high; they just need the tools, guidance, and steps to get there.



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Project Description

Mission
Children International is a non-profit program affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock (UALR) whose mission is to nurture and provide educational enrichment, health and
dental care, family assistance, and special gifts for children and youth attending Little Rock
Public Schools.
The mission of the UALR Children International (UALR CI) Footprints mentoring program is to
assist 7
th
-12
th
grade youth and their parents as they prepare for college by improving academic
performance, school attendance, self-esteem, communication skills, awareness of college
resources, community service, and reduce likelihood of substance abuse and anti-social
behaviors.
History
UALR CI was established in 1994 as a part of a Share America program funded by the Kansas
City-based Children International (Central Little Rock Promise Neighborhood Project Narrative).
Children International (CI) is a humanitarian organization focused on helping to overcome
poverty through child sponsorship (Children International). CI helps children in 11 countries
around the world; Little Rock, Arkansas is its only location in the United States. UALR CI has a
total of 2,777 youth in grades K through 12 enrolled in the program (Myers et al.). UALR CI
works in partnerships with 16 UALR departments and 22 public and private agencies (UALR
Children International). Over the past 17 years, more than 24,000 youth have benefited from
the generosity of individual and corporate sponsors (UALR Children International).
UALR CI serves 5 partner schools in the Little Rock School District in or around the University
District. Of the partner schools youth, 85-98% of youth are on free or reduced lunches,
meaning that these youth are at or below the poverty level (Myers et al.). UALR CI has multiple
programs including Health Services, Tutoring, After-School Programs, H.Y.P.E., the four annual
appeals, and the Future Smiles Dental Clinic (Myers et al.)the only school based dental clinic
that operates from the inside of an elementary school in Arkansas (Central Little Rock Promise
Neighborhood Project Narrative). The focus of Children Internationals Family Assistance
Program helps families with food assistance and practical needs such as school supplies,
clothing, and shoes. The Lifeline Food Program assists families in emergency situations where
food is needed (UALR Children International).


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UALR CI also makes available summer camps, peer leadership training and community service
programs, and ACT prep for grades 9-12. Each child in Children International is followed
throughout their years from elementary school to high school where they will be eligible for the
Children International Scholarship. The scholarship is funded by their fundraising efforts from
products created during the Mind Your Own Business (MYOB) summer camp. Children
International strives to meet the needs of all children in poverty who are not guaranteed the
same opportunities as others.
Figure 1

Figure 2
UALR CI Youth Loss
Grade Number of Youth Youth Loss Between Grades
5
th
370
6
th
301 19%
7
th
301 0%
8
th
214 29%
9
th
221 +3%
10
th
151 32%
11
th
110 27%
12
th
85 23%
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Number of 5th - 12th Grade UALR CI Youth
2011
# of students


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Total 1,753
5
th
-9
th
40%
9
th
-12
th
62%
5
th
-12
th
77%

Unfortunately, between 5
th
-12
th
grades, UALR CI loses 77% (Figures 1 and 2) of our youth due
to multiple factors including loss of parent contact and transfer of youth to schools outside of
our serviced district. Many parents are unsure of what further benefit the program provides
after elementary school and therefore do not take the initiative to ensure that their children
are re-enrolled annually. When youth are not contactable, and therefore dropped from the
program, they lose many benefits including access to free dental and health services, free
school supplies, youth council programs, and more importantly scholarships for college. The
H.Y.P.E. program is an attempt to keep some of the UALR CI youth involved in the program.
H.Y.P.E pairs middle school youth one-on-one with AmeriCorps tutors for a minimum of 2 hours
a week for one calendar year. The H.Y.P.E program ratio is five youth to one tutor. There are
currently 25 youth. At UALR CI, we want to ensure that each of our youth receive the assistance
they need from the start of the program to the finish. This includes quality one-on-one time
with someone who knows what their interests are, what their struggles are, and what potential
their future holds. This is where the UALR CI Footprints mentoring program makes such a
significant difference.
Purpose
The UALR CI Footprints mentoring program will encourage parents and youth to remain in the
program by providing college readiness programs for 7
th
- 12
th
grade middle and high school
youth. The program will recruit from all youth in the UALR CI program and will eventually
expand to accommodate 100 youth-mentor pairs. The pilot initiative will recruit 30 eighth grade
youth from UALR CI.
The UALR CI Footprints mentoring program can be divided into the following processes:
1. Set up
2. Recruit case manager
3. Recruit youth
4. Recruit mentors
5. Train mentors
6. Match mentor and youth
7. Management Plan


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8. Continuation Plan
9. Evaluation Plan
Topics 1 6 are discussed in the following paragraphs. Topics 7 9 will be discussed elsewhere
in the project proposal due to elaborate detail. To better understand key components of the
program, the topics of mentor duties, parental duties, advertising, and community service will
also be discussed along with corresponding steps.
Mentor duties
Mentors are the key component to UALR CI Footprints. Mentors are expected to be stable,
responsible, and mature adults over the age of 18. The mentors are there to provide support,
counsel, friendship, reinforcement, and to be a constructive example for the youth. They are to
be good listeners, caring individuals, flexible, and willing to spend valuable time with youth. The
mentor is not expected to shape a youth into a specific idea, but rather bring out the strengths
that the youth already has. The concepts mentors are to learn are as follows:
Teach importance of commitment
Sensitize to needs and experiences of the community
Strengthen community ties
Dispel or reduce stereotypes, misconceptions, or fears of other age groups and cultures
Each mentor will be required to meet specific criteria (listed in the recruit mentors section) as
well as a criminal history check. Mentors will take a pre-program survey regarding expectations
of the program and youth-mentor-parent relationship. Each mentor is required to meet a
minimum of a 4 hour monthly meeting, with 2 of those hours involving community service, for
a one school year commitment with a youth. Each UALR CI Footprints school year will be 10
months, from September until May of the following year. The youth-mentor pair is required to
complete a minimum of 20 hours of community service over this time span.
Mentors will not be compensated but may eligible for volunteer credit. Mentors must also
complete a monthly report. The report will include hours served, location of meetings or
service, activities done during the meetings or service, youth improvement, parent cooperation
and general observations. A bi-monthly mentor party will also take place to allow mentors to
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Parental duties

Parents of UALR CI Footprints youth will be interviewed along with the youth upon application
to the program. Parental commitment is the key component to a successful mentoring program
and parents will be evaluated based on this factor. Parents will also be required to attend a
one-time training that will inform them of the expected youth-mentor process and their role in
the youth-mentor-parent relationship. Parents are expected to do the following:
Encourage child to meet regularly with mentor
Ask open-ended questions about youth-mentor relationship
Listen and be supportive of childs feelings
Point out positive changes
Communicate with mentor
Communicate with staff
Allow child to meet with mentor (do not withhold child as punishment)
Notify staff of changes in information
Share concerns with mentors and/or staff
Complete all paperwork required
Attend parent training, quarterly family events, and recognition ceremony

Parents will also complete a pre and post survey regarding their childs progress.
Set up
Goals for the UALR CI Footprints youth will be established and used as a guideline for mentors
throughout each youths journey. Mentors will aid 7
th
-12
th
grade youth with failing subjects,
proper study habits, college readiness skills, and volunteerism. Mentors will assist 9
th
-10
th
grade
youth with these areas as well as beginning the college search process. Mentors will aid 11
th
-
12
th
grade youth with all previously listed areas including the college search process, assist with
the financial aid and admissions processes as well as general paperwork submitted to university
or colleges. Standard policies and procedures will be established for the youth-mentor
relationship according to UALR CI policy.
Recruit case manager
The UALR CI Footprints case manager will be interviewed and recruited according to the UALR
CI policies and procedures. The UALR CI Footprints case manager is responsible for the
following activities including the following:
Matching mentors and youth


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Managing case information
Scheduling visits
Managing parent-mentor contact
Pairing youth with new mentors if necessary
Inform mentors and youth of community service events
The case manager position will be offered as an internship opportunity for current college
students enrolled in a program of social work, public health, counseling, non-profit studies,
management, or a related field of health and human services that promotes physical and
psychological well-being of persons being served.
Advertising
Advertising will be done through flyers, posters, newspaper ads, social network promotion, and
e-mails. The logo and all other promotional materials will be designed by UALR CI staff and
volunteers of a freelance logo design agency.
Each household will be mailed a flyer and application if interested in the program.
Posters will be placed strategically around the UALR campus. Flyers will be available in the
Donaghey Student Center and department offices. There will be one insert placed in two
monthly editions of the UALR newspaper The Forum during the months of September and
October at the beginning of the UALR CI Footprints school year. E-mails will be sent to
departments to be forwarded to each individual department listserv. This promotional program
will be extended to Pulaski Technical College and Philander Smith College if the 30 mentors goal
is not met by UALR students by November 1.
Recruit youth
UALR CI Footprints staff will accept youth based on specific criteria including the following:
Academic performance
Developmental difficulties
Income status
Parent-household status
Counselor and personal recommendations
*According to the Central Little Rock Promise Neighborhood program, University District
applicants will be given priority.


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Parents will be mailed a letter with program information and an application to complete if
interested. Each youth whose parent (s) or guardian(s) completes an application will be
selected according to these criteria. Youth will be ranked according to severity of criteria and
remaining youth will be placed on a waiting list of which their files will be contained for future
use including the evaluation process.
Once the application has been completed and returned to UALR CI, the youth will be invited to
an interview. During the interview, the youth will be asked about their personal interests,
career interests, and academic performance. Once youth have been selected, a meeting will
take place between the youth, parent, mentor, and project director explaining the
responsibilities of the youth, parent, and mentor.
Recruit mentors
UALR CI Footprints staff will accept mentors based on specific criteria including the following:
Previous or current academic performance
College enrollment status or education level attainment
Criminal history
Personal background information
Each of these criterions will aid with appropriate youth-mentor partnering. UALR CI Footprints
staff will partner with UALR to meet the 30 mentors demand. Other universities and/or colleges
will be informed if needed.
UALR CI Footprints staff will accept applications to be distributed to the project director. Each
mentor who fills out an application will be selected according to the previous listed criteria.
UALR CI Footprints staff will determine which mentors best fit the criteria.
Once the application has been completely and returned to UALR CI, the mentor will be invited
to an interview. During the interview, the mentor will be asked about their personal interests,
career interests, and background information. Mentors will also be informed of all necessary
obligations previously listed in the Mentor duties section. Once mentor has been selected, a
meeting will take place between the mentor, youth, parent, and UALR CI project director
explaining the responsibilities of the youth, parent, and mentor.
Train mentors
Once mentors are selected they will undergo the standard UALR CI volunteer training. The
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without undergoing 12 hours of orientation training. The training will explain the mission of
UALR CI and the standard policies of the program. Mentors will be instructed on how to
conduct themselves accordingly when interacting with the youth and parents. This training will
be conducted by the current UALR CI staff, including the project director. The training sessions
will be required for any new mentor entering UALR CI Footprints. The training will include but is
not limited to the following procedures:
Training Day 1 Introduction to Mentoring
1. Overview of UALR CI
2. Roles of a mentor
3. Youth we serve
4. What do they need?
Training Day 2 Working effectively with your mentee
1. Preparing for first meeting
2. Developing communication skills
3. Developing trust
4. Establishing and maintaining boundaries
5. Practice conversations and relationship building techniques
6. What makes a mentoring relationship successive?
Match mentor and youth
The youth education manager and case manager will pair one youth to each mentor according
to similar interpersonal skills, academic skills, backgrounds, and personal experiences. Each
mentor will be given selected file information about each youth. Once a youth-mentor pair has
been formed, the parent and mentor will meet for an interview. If the parent and mentor are
comfortable with the match, the mentor and youth will meet for an initial interview and
subsequent meetings will follow. Youth-mentor pairs are encouraged to take pictures during
meetings for their scrapbook at the end of the program.
Community Service
A minimum of 20 hours of community service must be completed no later than May 31
st
of the
current school year. Once the youth-mentor pair has been matched, the pair will have the
opportunity to commit to an organization for all 40 hours of their community service hours. For
instance, a pair may meet with the volunteer coordinator of Our House to set up a 2
nd
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Saturday of the month meeting from 2pm to 3pm from September until May. This will provide a
stable way to ensure that all community service hours are met prior to the end of the school
year. For those who do not choose this option, community service opportunity information will
regularly be provided to mentors by e-mail throughout the school year. Community service
requirements must be complete in order for a youth or mentor to re-enroll in UALR CI
Footprints for the upcoming school year.
Events
The Little Rock School District distributes report cards every 9 weeks quarter. Each 9 weeks
quarter, the youth (or parents) will submit report cards for quarterly academic evaluations.
After the report cards have been submitted, youth will meet with mentor, parents, and the case
manager to identify areas of improvement. The quarterly academic evaluations will be followed
by the quarterly family event. The quarterly family events are designed to encourage bonding
time between the youth, mentor, and parents. There will be four quarterly family events:
Arkansas Skatium, The Painted Pig, Professor Bowl, and Day at the park.
A holiday family event will be held to honor all traditions for the holiday season. The event will
be a party for youth, mentors, parents, and staff. It will be a potluck style event located on the
UALR campus. UALR CI Footprints will fund dcor for the facility. Families and mentors will be
asked to add their own touch to the event by bringing unique dcor from their holiday
traditions for culture exposure.
A recognition ceremony will be held at the closure of the program to honor the
accomplishments of the youth-mentor pairs. The ceremony will be located on the UALR campus
and food will be provided by Sodexo, UALRs contracted catering company.



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Goals and Objectives

Goal 1 Set up and recruit case manager
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
When will it
happen?
For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Set up and
recruit case
manager.
Draft problem
areas list and
select case
manager.
Project month 1. As many areas of
problems that
need to be
addressed and 1
case manager.
Specific criteria
are identified
and case
manager is
selected.

Objective 1
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Set up standard
operational
procedures and
safety protocol.
Determine
standard
procedures and
safety protocols
according to
UALR CI policies.
Project director
and youth
education
manager.
All UALR CI
policies and
procedures
needed for
effectiveness.
Procedures and
protocols are
established to
create
appropriate
youth-mentor
relationship and
provide efficient
mentor training.

Objective 2
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Develop
materials.
Develop mentor
training
Project director
and youth
For all training
materials,
Materials are
ready for use.


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materials,
handbooks, and
advertising
materials.
education
manager.
handbooks and
promotional
purposes.

Objective 3
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Recruit UALR CI
Footprints case
manager.
UALR CI
recruiting
procedures.
Project director
and youth
education
manager
1 staff member. UALR CI
Footprints case
manager is
recruited.

Objective 3
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Create logo and
advertise.
Finalized logo
design and
distribute flyers,
posters, e-mail,
and meet with
college/university
departments
about mentoring
for college credit.
Send letters to
parent(s) or
guardian(s).
Project director
and youth
education
manager.
One poster per
department,
2,000 flyers, 1
email for
college/university
staff, 1 letter per
household, 1
application per
child.
Youth and
college/university
staff are aware of
program. Youth,
and parent(s) or
guardian(s) are
aware of
program.




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Goal 2 Recruit youth
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
When will it
happen?
For how many
or how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Recruit youth. Use data to create
criteria, send out
letters, and accept
recommendations.
During first 3
project months.
30 youth. Youth are
enrolled in
Footprints youth
mentoring
program.

Objective 1
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Send letters to
parent(s) or
guardian(s).
Create letter,
calculate number
of households,
and purchase
materials.
Project director. One letter per
household and
one application
per child.
Parents are
informed of
program.

Objective 2
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Accept
applications and
select youth.
Select youth
based on
established
criteria and
recommendations
and invite for
interview.
Project director. 30 youth. Youth are
recruited.


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Objective 3
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Survey youth. Youth will fill out
pre-program
surveys and pre-
test.
Project director. 30 mentors. Mentors
responses are
recorded for
evaluation.

Objective 4
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Parent training
or Kick-Off
event.
Meet with
parent(s) or
guardian(s) to
discuss
commitment,
paperwork, and
complete initial
survey.
Project director
and case
manager.
At least one
parent or
guardian.
Parent(s) or
guardian(s) fully
understand
commitment to
complete 1 year
program.

Goal 3 Recruit mentors
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
When will it
happen?
For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Recruit mentors Meet with
university staff
and advertising.
During first 3
project months.
30 mentors. Mentors are
available for
youth for UALR
CI Footprints.



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Objective 1
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Accept
applications and
select mentors.
Select mentors
based on
established
criteria and
invite to
interview.
Project director
and youth
education
manager.
30 mentors. Mentors are
recruited.

Objective 2
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Survey mentors. Mentors will fill
out pre-program
surveys.
Project director 30 mentors. Mentors
responses are
recorded for
evaluation.

Goal 4 Train mentors
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
When will it
happen?
For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Train mentors Training
workshops.
During first 4
project months.
All mentors. Each mentor is
properly
instructed on
how to
effectively work
with youth to
best assist them.


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Objective 1
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Train mentors on
accepted UALR
CI policies and
procedures.
12 hours of
workshop
training.
Project director
and youth
education
manager.
All mentors. No mentors will
work with youth
without proper
completion of 12
hours of training.

Goal 5 Match mentor and youth
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
When will it
happen?
For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Match mentor
and youth.
Use applications
preferences to
determine best
match and set up
meetings.
During first 4
project months.
30 youth and 30
mentors
Youth-mentor
pair is able to
begin.

Objective 1
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Match 1 youth to
1 mentor.
Select youth and
mentor based on
interpersonal
and academic
skills,
backgrounds,
and personal
Case manager
and project
director.
1 youth and 1
mentor.
Each youth and
mentor is placed
with someone of
similar
background and
experiences.


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experiences.

Objective 2
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Mentor and
parent(s) or
guardian(s)
meeting.
Mentor and
parent(s) or
guardian(s) will
set up meeting.
Case manager. 1 mentor and
any/all parent(s)
or guardian(s).
Parent(s) or
guardian(s) are
comfortable with
mentor and
youth
relationship.

Objective 3
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Mentor and
youth meeting.
Mentor and
parent(s) or
guardian(s) will
set up
convenient
meeting times
for youth.
Case manager. Each mentor and
youth duo.
Mentor and
youth develop
relationship and
commence 40
hour
meet/service
requirement.

Objective 4
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Set up
community
Set up routine
community
service
Project director. 20 hours of
service.
Youth-mentor
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service. appointment or
make
arrangements
for future
events.
community
service schedule
to meet program
requirement.

Goal 6 Quarterly academic evaluations
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
When will it
happen?
For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Quarterly
academic
evaluations.
Youth (or
parents) submit
report cards to
case manager for
evaluation.
Every Little Rock
School District 9
weeks period.
4 report cards
program total
per youth.
Data is gathered
for end of
program
evaluation.

Objective 1
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Collect report
cards.
Youth (or
parents) will
submit report
cards to case
manager who
will set up
meeting with
parents, youth,
and mentor.
Case manager. 1 report card per
quarter.
Report cards are
assessed for
meeting.




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Objective 2
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Quarterly
academic
evaluation
meeting.
Parents, youth,
mentor, and case
manager will
meet to discuss
areas of
improvement.
Case manager. 1 meeting per
report card.
Youth, mentors,
and parents are
able to work
collectively to
improve or
maintain grades.

Objective 3
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Quarterly family
event.
Families,
mentors, and
staff will attend
designated
location.
Project director. 30 youth, 30
mentors, 30-60
parents, and 5
staff.
Families and
mentors will be
able to bond;
parents will be
more involved
with youths
activities.

Objective 4
What will
happen?
How will it
happen?
Who will do it? For how many or
how much?
With what result
or benefit?
Final Evaluations. Youth, mentors,
and parents, will
be given post-
test and survey.
Project director,
youth education
manager, and
case manager.
60 youth FP and
non-FP, 30
mentors, and 30-
60 parents.
Results of pilot
initiative are
available for
distribution.


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Budget Summary


Budget Year 1 Summary

Match Funds
Line Item
Description
Grant
Request
CI Partners Match Total Project
Total
Personnel 780 18,147 20,000 38,147 38,927
Fringe 3,400 0 0 0 3.400
Travel 5,280 0 0 0 5,280
Equipment 0 0 0 0 0
Materials and
Supplies
1,934 640 1,130 1,170 3,704
Contractual 0 0 1,143 1,143 1,143
Construction 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0

Total Direct Costs 11,394 18,787 22,273 40,460 52,454
Indirect Costs 0 0 0 0 0
Total Costs 11,394 18,787 22,273 40,460 52,454
Footprints
Pilot Year Expenses Requested
Personnel
Fringe
Travel
Materials and Supplies


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Budget Justification

1. Personnel.$780.00
AR criminal history checks: Volunteers: $11 x 30 mentors = $330.00
FBI Processing: $15 x 30 mentors = $450.00

2. Fringe Benefits...$3,4000
Liability Insurance: EPLI Coverage with $5,000 deductible and $500,000
annual limit: $3,400

3. Travel..$5,280.00
Quarterly Family Event: Arkansas Skatium: $720.00
The Painted Pig: $460.00
Professor Bowl: $100.00
Day at the park: No funds requested
Total: $1,280.00

Recognition Dinner: Catering: $20.00 per meal x 200 mentors, youth, parents,
staff= $4,000.00
4. Equipment....$0
No funds are being requested for equipment.

5. Materials and Supplies$1,934.00
Advertising: UALR Forum: $250 per insert x 2 inserts = $500.00

Data Management System: 3 Microsoft Access Licenses: $154.00

Training: Notepads: $.80 x 30 mentors = $24.00
Binders: $3.00 x 30 mentors = $90.00
Pens: $1.00 x 6 packs = $6.00
Bottled water: $4.00 x 4 packs = $16.00
Variety box of chips: $17.00 x 2 boxes = $34.00
Flavored water packets: $10.00 x 2 pack s= $20.00
Cookies: $4.00 x 4 packs = $16.00
Granola bars: $10.00 x 2 boxes = $20.00
Total: $226.00

Kick-off Celebration/Parent Meeting: Pizza: $6.00 x 10 boxes = $60.00


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Drinks: $1.00 x 10 (2 liter) bottles = $10.00
Cupcakes: $13.00 x 2 =$26.00
Total: $96.00
Holiday Event: Decorations: $100.00
Day at the Park: Bottled water: $4.00 x 2 packs = $8.00
Hot dogs: $1.00 x 20 packs = $20.00
Hot dog buns packs: $1.00 x 20 packs = $20.00
Variety box of chips: $17.00 x 2 boxes = $34.00
Flavored water packets: $10.00 x 2 pack s = $20.00
Cookies: $4.00 x 4 packs = $16.00
Total: $118.00

Thank You Scrapbook: Construction paper: $5.00 x 4 packs = $20.00
Photo albums: $4.00 x 30 youth = $120.00
Glue: $1.00 x 15 packs = $15.00
Scissors: $1.00 x 30 youth = $30.00
Markers: $1.00 x 15 packs = $15.00
Total: $200.00
Recognition Ceremony Invitations: $9.00 per invitation x 60 families and mentors =
$540.00
6. Contractual...$0
No funds are being requested for contractual purposes.

7. Other....$0
No funds are being requested for other purposes.

8. Total Direct Costs$11,394.00

9. Indirect Costs..$0
No funds are being requested for indirect costs.

10. Total Direct and Indirect Costs.$11,394.00
11. Amount Requested.....$11,394.00

12. In-Kind Contributions.$40,460



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Personnel: Stephanie Price Jones, the Project director, will spend 2 hours daily at a
rate of $16.66 per hour working on the Footprints mentoring program.
This totals to 25% of her annual salary for a total salary of $7,996.80.
Susannah Myers, the Youth education manager, will spend 2 hours daily
at a rate of $21.14 per hour working on the Footprints mentoring
program. This totals to 25% of her annual salary for a total of $10, 149.
99.

The salary of a case manager hired part-time at 20 hours per week or 4
hours per day at $20.83 per hour would be $20,000.00 annually.
Recruited interns provided by UALR will replace this expense.

Materials: Training Facility: provided by UALR
Training Manual: provided by current UALR CI resources
Advertising: $250.00 of advertising resources, including logo design,
will be contributed by a freelance logo design agency
$880.00 of mailing expenses will be provided by UALR
Digital Camera: $140.00 per camera provided by current UALR CI
resources
Materials and Supplies: $500.00 of materials will be provided by current
UALR CI resources including printing costs and recreational equipment
Contractual: Recognition Ceremony Facility: $127.00 per room x 3 rooms = $381.00 x 3
hours = $1,143.00 provided by UALR



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Continuation Plan

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Children International (UALR CI) Footprints mentoring
program is essential to maintaining a positive influence on children in the University District.
This program will allow our youth to be able to continue to participate in UALR CI through age-
appropriate learning. Not all of our children participate in the UALR CI Youth Council, we lose
77% between 5
th
and 12
th
grade. The Footprints mentoring program, once expanded, will allow
other youth the opportunity to gain a relationship with a young, responsible college student
who was, not so long ago, in their predicament.
In the University District where we serve our youth, less than 16% of adults over the age of 25
have obtained a Bachelors degree or higher, less than Arkansass average of 18.1%-- one of the
lowest rates in the United States. Needless to say, the parents of our youth are living pay check
to pay check and often work long, rigorous shifts that are not customized to accommodate the
needs of their children after school. Meeting with a mentor once a week and participating in
community service can reduce the University Districts idleness rate of 15% and the dropout
rate of 4.4%. The University District is depending on programs like UALR CI to decrease the high
violence victimization of youth in the area. Our youth not only need to be encouraged to stay in
school and attend college, but to be aware of all career choices available to them. They must be
encouraged to be active members of the community. These youth want to go to college and
plan to succeed in life but they need assistance on how to get there. By having a mentor who
can help them with their areas of struggle, academically and socially, and being aware of the
process that must be taken to enter college, we can be assured that our youth will make wiser
career choices in the future. UALR Children International understands this dilemma and is
committed to creating a program that will work for our youth.
The UALR CI Footprints mentoring program is a pilot initiative for 8
th
grade youth and plans to
expand to grades 7
th
and 9
th
-12
th
after the initial program evaluation has proven success. The
remaining sources of future funding will be maintained by shifting funding from other programs
and approaching the primary office of Children International. Mentors will be recruited from
college departments who are willing to accept mentoring as volunteer hours toward a major.
We will work with universities and/or colleges for any opportunity available to mentors for
course credit. Local businesses will be contacted regarding discounts and free tickets to events
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Evaluation Plan

We will contract an outside evaluator to provide an unbiased assessment of the overall quality
of the program over the course of the school year. Either a professor or graduate student may
be selected to conduct an independent study. Internal evaluations will also be done in order to
track our own progress. For the purpose of this program, we will use both process and outcome
evaluations to measure the quality of the program.
The process evaluations will be done internally and will focus on data gathered from interviews,
surveys, and program records. Interviews and surveys will be done pre and post program.
Program records will be monitored quarterly, as well as academic performance of enrolled
youth.
The remainder of the evaluation data will be completed externally and collected based on
outcome evaluations. The interviews will be based on single-group design; however, the
assessments will be compared to a control group to be discussed later.
Program records including quarterly academic evaluations and individual case information will
be collected by the case manager to be assessed in relation to each prior quarter to indicate
any improvements or changes.
The youths entrance interview process and survey will include questions that inquire about the
current academic performance, social behaviors prior to the program, and expectation of the
program and relationship. The parents or guardians entrance survey will include information
regarding their current perception of the youths behavior and expectations of the program and
relationship. The mentors entrance interview and survey will include questions about their
expectations of the program and youth-mentor-parent relationship.
The exit interview process and surveys will include questions that inquire about the mentors,
youths, and parents perception of the youth-mentor-parent relationship and the program.
Each interview and survey will be administered to the mentors and parents by the project
director and to the youth by the youth education manager at the end of the Footprints school
year (May). Exit Interview questions for youth include the following:
What were your favorite/least favorite activities in the program?
How did the mentor help?
How did you benefit from the program?


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Interview questions for the mentors include the following:
How did the program compare with your expectations?
What do you feel was successful? Challenging?
How did you benefit from the program?
The external evaluator will be responsible for analyzing information from the pre and post-tests
for the outcome evaluations. The pre and post-test will be based on scientifically validate
questionnaires. The pre-test will indicate the youths current mental, emotional, social, and
academic status at the time of enrollment and the post-test will indicate the youths mental,
emotional, social, and academic status at the completion of the program. The criteria evaluated
will include the following categories:
Academic performance
School attendance
School disciplinary action
Drug use
Degree of aggressive behavior
Attitude
Self-evaluation
Communication skills
We are aware that the behavior of a youth is influenced by multiple factors, making this form of
assessment more difficult to indicate direct changes resulting from the program; however,
these assessments can provide valuable data by evaluating differences within the group and
differences of youths characteristics in relation to program results.
While this data will be evaluated alone, a more detailed evaluation of the quality of the
program will use a counterfactual comparison to that of a control group. The comparison group
will be selected from other 8
th
grade youth enrolled in UALR CI who are not enrolled in the
Footprints division but meet the same criteria as youth currently enrolled. These youth will be
assessed with the same pre and post-test as the mentoring program participants. The results
will be compared to assess the changes resulting from the program rather than other factors.
The results will be indicative of improvements, declines, and unexpected changes among
program participants that did not occur in non-participating youth. All members of the control
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Finalized data reports will be distributed quarterly to the shareholders, Children International
directors, UALR CI Director, Project director, Youth education manager, Case manager, parents,
mentors, and will also be accessible to the public through the UALR CI web site.
For internal tracking purposes, the project director will keep a monthly record of the following
information:
Mentor recruitment status and numbers
Volunteer recruitment status and numbers
Staff training types and numbers
Community services opportunities and obligations fulfilled
For internal tracking purposes, the case manager will keep a monthly record of the following
information:
Types and number of activities completed
Number of new pairs in comparison to number of initial pairs
Lengths of pairs
Frequency and duration of meetings and service
Mentor, youth, and parent perceptions of relationship
Youth participation number for all activities
Numbers of all types of parent contacts
Numbers of all types of parents visits
The evaluation results will be used for the following purposes:
Ensure accurate report of progress of program
Improve internal systems and procedures
Enhance desired outcomes for youth
Increase sustainability of program
Refine program
Market program to prospective volunteers and community partners



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Management Plan

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Children International (UALR CI) Footprints mentoring
program is a pilot initiative for UALR CI youth grades 7th -12th and their parents as they
prepare for college by improving academic performance, school attendance, self-esteem,
communication skills, awareness of college resources, community service, and reduce
likelihood of substance abuse and anti-social behaviors . The program is designed to encourage
youth and parents of UALR CI to remain in the program after elementary school. Footprints will
provide college readiness for youth and parents during a time when most parents may be
unaware that they should be preparing for college. Footprints will be supervised by the UALR CI
director. Below is the programs organization hierarchy chart

The UALR CI director will directly oversee all work done by the youth education manager and
project director. The youth education manager is to work directly with the youth and the
project director is to work directly with the mentors. The case manager is to act as a liaison
between the mentors, youth, and the organization. The case manager will be supervised by the
project director.
UALR CI currently has one after-school program that runs in five different partner schools.
There is also a youth council program as well as many other programs including the Lifeline
food program and the Future Smiles Dental Clinic. Effective management of youth programs is
Ualr CI director
Project director
Case manager
Mentors
Youth education
manager
Youth


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our area of specialty. UALR CI has received over $12 million in grant funding since its inception
in 1994 which has been managed effectively by each individual department according to their
proposed needs (Central Little Rock Promise Neighborhood Project Narrative). Documentation
is available for peer review.
The funding will be managed by our project director who will oversee the trainings, materials,
and recruiting expenses. A separate bank account will be created for funding for Footprints. We
are audited every year by an external auditor.
Stephanie Price Jones will be project director. She has a Bachelors degree in Communications
and a Masters in Communication and Leadership. She has 3 years of experience in developing
and managing mentoring programs. She also previously established Outside the Walls of the
Wilmington Leadership Foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina. Outside the Walls is a youth
mentoring program whose mission is to bring about change in the Wilmington area by
recruiting mentors for disadvantaged children affected by incarceration, one at a time. She is
also currently the volunteer coordinator and AmeriCorps director at UALR CI. Managing and
recruiting volunteers is already a part of her job description as volunteer coordinator.
The case manager position will be offered as an internship opportunity for current college
students enrolled in a program of social work, public health, counseling, non-profit studies,
management, or a related field of health and human services that promotes physical and
psychological well-being of persons being served.
Evaluations of the program will be done at the beginning and end of each school year through
assessments for mentors, youth, and parents. Academic performance will be monitored
quarterly and will be evaluated according to the youths report cards. Behavioral evaluations
will also be evaluated through a written assessment. The project director, youth education
manager, and case manager will evaluate the improvement of the youth in these areas. Youth
improvement evaluations will be written by the mentor. An annual evaluation of the entire
UALR CI Footprints mentoring program will be done by an external evaluator. Each goal and
objective listed in the goals and objectives sections will be evaluated according to the outcome
listed. For further detail, see the Evaluation section of the proposal.
Evaluation documents will be distributed and collected by the youth education manager,
project director, and case manager. Documents will be maintained by the case manager and
will be kept in the case managers office and in the Microsoft Access data management system.
All evaluation documents will be kept in the office of the UALR CI director. Financial reports will
be kept in the financial managers office and the UALR CI directors office.


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Biographies
Stephanie Price Jones, UALR CI Volunteer Coordinator, UALR CI Footprints Project director
Specialties
Stephanie P. Jones will be project director for UALR CI Footprints. She has a Bachelors in
Communications and a Masters in Communication and Leadership. She has 3 years of
experience in developing and managing a mentor program in Wilmington, NC. She is currently
the volunteer coordinator and AmeriCorps director at UALR CI. She specializes in non-profit and
volunteer management, program development, and serving disadvantaged youth.
Summary
In 2008, Mrs. Jones developed Outside the Walls (OTW), a mentoring program of the
Wilmington Leadership Foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina. OTWs mission is to bring
about change in the Wilmington area by recruiting mentors for disadvantaged children affected
by incarceration, one at a time. The programs initial goal to recruit 50 mentors by the end of
the first grant period was met with a recruitment of 56. OTW now campaigns for 100 mentors
in 100 days and has been highly successful since its establishment.
Experience
At UALR CI, Mrs. Jones is responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and training volunteers. She
establishes relationships with groups and organizations for recruitment. Mrs. Jones maintains
the volunteer database; organizes volunteer opportunities, service weeks, and the annual
volunteer appreciation event; and manages the AmeriCorps members.
While at the Wilmington Leadership Foundation, Mrs. Jones developed the program structure
of OTW. She designed marketing and promotional materials. She was responsible for recruiting,
interviewing, and training mentors and volunteers. Mrs. Jones was responsible for maintaining
the program database and web site and developed an online system to access OTW resources.
She prepared monthly reports for the supervisor, grant administrator and recruitment. She
assisted single mothers with personal development plans and provided the mentors and
families with resources and opportunities. Mrs. Jones has also served as a youth counselor.

Education
M.A. in Communication and Leadership, West Chester University of PA, 2007
B.A. in Communications, Winston Salem State University, 2004


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Susannah Myers, UALR CI Youth education manager, UALR CI Footprints Youth education
manager
Specialties
Susannah Myers is the youth education manager and will maintain this position for UALR CI
Footprints. She has a Bachelors in American Studies and a Masters in Literacy, Culture and
Language. She has 6 years of experience in mentoring youth and 5 years of experience as an
instructor and youth support specialist. Her current position at UALR CI is program
coordinator for the Youth Leadership Program, Hope Scholarship Foundation, and H.Y.P.E.,
a one-on-one tutoring program. These programs serve 6
th
-12
th
grade sponsored youth and
are staffed by AmeriCorps members and volunteers.
Summary
Ms. Myers manages programs that integrate hands-on, project-based learning. In Youth
Leadership, groups of 20 high school aged youth work with 5 AmeriCorps members. In
H.Y.P.E., middle-school aged youth are paired one-on-one with tutors. Ms. Myers recruits
and trains all tutors to work with youth for a minimum of 2 hours weekly. These programs
provide meaningful and productive out-of-school time.
Experience
At Arkansas Baptist College, Ms. Myers was a full-time instructor for a remedial writing
class. She designed curriculum, assessments, and served as an academic advisor for 35
students. At Southwestern Community College in North Carolina, Ms. Myers was an
instructor for GED, Adult High School Diploma, Accuplacer College Placement, COMPASS,
English as a second language, and developmental college reading and writing programs. Ms.
Myers worked in the Even Start Literacy Program, a college preparatory and career
counseling program for adults pursuing their GED.
Education

M.S. Literacy, Culture & Language, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2011
B.A. American Studies. The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, May 2002
CRLA Level I Tutor Certification, Southwestern Community College, Sylva, North
Carolina, 2006
Community Support Services Certification, University of North Carolina School of Social
Work, Sylva, North Carolina, 2006



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UALR CI Footprints Case manager, Job Description
Specialties
The case manager is responsible for matching mentors and youth, managing case information,
scheduling visits, managing parent-mentor contact, pairing youth with new mentors if
necessary, and organizing community service appointments. The case manager must be actively
engaged in the relationships of mentors and youth. The case managers duties are to manage
those relationships effectively and resourcefully to the benefit of the youth, mentor, and
parent.
The case manager will be responsible for updating information in to the Microsoft Access data
management system. The case manager will document every form of contact made with the
mentor, youth, and parent including comments, improvements, and other forms of evaluation.
This use of a data management system provides convenient informing of individual youth-
mentor-parent relationships for incoming case manager interns.
Experience
The case manager position will be offered as an internship opportunity for current college
youth enrolled in a program of social work, public health, counseling, non-profit studies,
management, or a related field of health and human services that promotes physical and
psychological well-being of persons being served. Case managers must have excellent
organization skills, communication skills, and mediation skills.
Education
All case managers must be currently enrolled in a university accredited by a National
Accreditation Institute. The case manager must have a currently declared major in social work,
non-profit studies, management, or other related fields. The case manager must have a junior
or senior level classification. The case manager must be willing to make a minimum of a one
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Timeline
Project Month 1
Set Up
Develop training materials
Develop handbook
Recruit Case manager
Begin advertising
Project Month 2
Advertise
o Finalize logo design
o Create page on UALR Children International web site
o Set up Facebook promotional page
o Place ad with The Forum
o Send out e-mails
o Distribute flyers and posters
Recruit youth and families/Interviews/Pre-test/ Pre-survey
Recruit mentors/Criminal history check/Interviews/Pre-survey
Control group Pre-test
Project Month 3
Advertise
Recruit youth and families/Interviews/Pre-test/Pre-survey
Recruit mentors/Criminal history check/Interviews/Pre-survey
Train mentors
Project Month 4
Advertise
Recruit youth and families/Interviews/Pre-test/Pre-survey
Recruit mentors/Criminal history check/Interviews/Pre-survey
Train mentors
Pair mentor and youth (meet hours/service begins)
Meetings being
Kick Off Celebration/ Parent training



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Project Month 5
4 meet hours and 2 service hours completed
Final month of advertising
Final month of recruiting for youth and mentors (pilot initiative only, recruiting will be
ongoing)
Final pairing of mentor and youth (meet hours/service begins)
Mentor party 1
Quarterly academic evaluation (report cards)
Quarterly family event: Arkansas Skatium
Case manager/Mentor meeting 1
Case manager/Youth and family meeting 1
Project Month 6
8 meet hours and 4 service hours completed
Project Month 7
12 meet hours and 6 service hours completed
Mentor party 2
Holiday Family Event
Project Month 8
16 meet hours and 6 service hours completed
Quarterly academic evaluation
Quarterly family event: The Painted Pig
Case manager/Mentor meeting 2
Case manager/Youth and family meeting 2
Project Month 9
20 meet hours and 8 service hours completed
Mentor party 3
Project Month 10
24 meet hours and 10 service hours completed



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Project Month 11
28 meet hours and 12 service hours completed
Mentor party 4
Quarterly academic evaluation
Quarterly family event: Professor Bowl
Case manager/Mentor meeting 3
Case manager/Youth and family meeting 3
Project Month 12
32 meet hours and 14 service hours completed
Quarterly family event: Day at the park
Recognition Dinner
Post-Program Evaluation Period (No funds requested)
Project Month 13
Quarterly academic evaluation (final report card) evaluation plan
Post-test Mentor/ Youth and families
Post-test Control group
Exit-Interview Mentor/Youth and families
Project Month 14
External evaluation
Project Month 15
Finalized data reports distributed



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