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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12202005 - C.73 (2) i Contra - Costa TO: BOARD OF SUPERVI ORS .. County no FROM: Family and Human Services Committee 7-3 DATE: December 20, 2005 SUBJECT: ALLOCATION OF CC FUTURE FUNDS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. APPROVE recommendation from the Family, and Human Services Committee allocating FY 2006/07 CCFuture Funds (Phase I-Development Phase)as presented in Exhibit A. 2. APPROVE recommendation from the Family and Human Services Committee allocating FY 2007/08 and FY 2008/09 CCFuture Funds (Phase II — Implementation Phase) as presented in, Exhibit A subject to the availability of funds and a grantee's satisfactory performance during the Development Phase. FISCAL IMPACT CCFuture Funds are generated from the transit occupancy tax from the Renaissance Suites in the unincorporated area of Pli asant Hill. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION Under the leadership of Supe isor DeSaulnier, the CCFuture Fund was created in 2003 when the Board of Supervisors earmarked the transient occupancy tax from the Renaissance Suites in the unincorporated area of Pleasant Hill for early intervention and prevention programs that CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNA.URE: _RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER _ SIGNATURE(S): Su eryisor Fe eral Glover upervisor Mark DeSaulnier ACTION OF BOARD ONrp 0 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ��iYES: NOES: I ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Source: Robert Calkins, CDBG Program Manager (925) 335-7220 I ATTESTED l�r I v� Orig. Dept. Community Develop ent - CDBG JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF cc: County Administrator THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Auditor-Controller AND C UNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY -A © 'AJ_Aj_._. DEPUTY i i Reduce high cost crisis/safety net services. The mission of the CCFuture Fund is to: ...invest in programs and services that are results-based, family-oriented, collaborative, and available at critical points in the lives of children and families, thereby improving family functioning and reducing the high costs of dependency. In January 2004, the Board approved criteria for selecting programs for CCFuture Fund grants and program evaluation requirements, and designated the County's Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) program, operated out of the Community Development Department (CDD), as the grant administrator. Request for Proposals: On August 15, 2005, CDD issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the CCFuture Fund (see Exhibit B). This RFP was mailed to the CDBG interested party list which, for this purpose, also included agencies on the City of Concord's CDBG mailing list (this first cycle of funding was targeted to programs that support children in families living in the Monument Corridor area of Concord). A press release announcing the availability of funds was also provided to the various news agencies covering Contra Costa County. Approximately 60 people attended the CCFuture Fund Bidders Conference on October 12, 2005, and applications from 18 agencies were received by the November 10 deadline(see Exhibit C). Applicant interviews were conducted on November 17, 2005. Criteria for Selecting Programs for CCFuture Fund Grants: The Board adopted criteria for selecting agencies includes the following: CCFuture Fund will support service delivery systems characterized by: ➢ Community and Family-Focused Services— demonstrates knowledge of potential barriers to services (such as transportation, lack of information or cultural differences) experienced by families and has ability to provide accessible services tailored to the individual needs of families. ➢ Results Accountability — demonstrates achievement of program goals and measurable improvements in the lives of children and families served by the program and a method for documenting the logical connection between provided services and avoided costly crisis interventions services and negative outcomes. Data collected shouldl reflect improved outcomes consistent with Contra Costa Children's Report Card. ➢ Integrated and Collaborative Services— demonstrates a "systematic" approach to achieving improved outcomes for children including evidence of effective partnerships with other agencies serving the same families, providing similar services, or providing related and essential services, thereby avoiding costly inefficiencies, fragmentation and duplications. ➢ Maximize, Leverage and Align Funding — demonstrates an understanding of the importance of creating diversified funding sources for prevention and early interventions services and knowledge of how to leverage or braid eligible categorical dollars and private ful I ids to maximize dollars available for prevention and early intervention programs; is pursuing necessary relationships and implementing appropriate program documentation to expand eligibility for categorical state and federal dollars. ➢ Data-Driven Service Delivery Planning—demonstrates knowledge of best practices and well-researched d data analysis that is used to guide development of new services and improve ent of existing services. Funding Plan: Grantees receiving funding during the Development Phase (FY 2006/07) will be awarded a grant of up to $50,000. During the year, each grantee will be required to complete a program Logic Model or Theory of Change as well as an evaluation plan. CDD i will provide technical assistance to all grantees as needed to assist them in completing the requirements listed below: 1. Develop and submit for CDD approval a program Logic Model or Theory of Change that addresses the following questions: • Target population: Whom will the program serve? How many people will be served? • Treatment/Prog lam Assumptions: What is the target population needs and wants? What are the assumptions about how best to meet the population's needs and wants? What sources of information will you rely on to arrive at these treatment assumptions? • Inputs: What program resources, services, and activities will be allocated to serving this population? What is the cost of a service unit? • Outputs: What program activities, services, events, and types of services will the population receive to achieve improved outcomes? How many different services will be provided each client served? How often will clients receive these expected services? What is the average cost per serving a client? • Outcomes/results: What changes are expected to seen in the target population overl what timeframe of receiving these program services and supports? What is the cost of serving a client who successfully achieved the expected outco e. • External Factors: What environmental or other factors could influence the success or reduce the possibilities for achieving the expected results with the target population served? 2. Develop and submit for CDD approval an evaluation plan that shows how a grantee will: • Document howl well the proposed Theory of Change is implemented. • Track how many people received services, the mix of services each received, and the average number of services each client received by client type/profile. • Identify how ni any/what percent of the total number of people served achieved improved outcomes. During the second and third years of funding (Implementation Phase), each grantee will receive up to $100,000 in CCFuture funds subject to completing and submitting an acceptable Logic Model or Theory of Change and an evaluation plan, and the availability of funds. The grantees will implement the proposed programs and report on achievements quarterly throughout the yeari At the end of each year, staff and the grantees will report to the FHS Committee and Board of Supervisors on performance. Based on the criteria listed above and the availability of funds,the recommended agencies will provide a set of core services that meet the needs and challenges facing many residents in the Monume ll t Corridor and, with assistance provided during the implementation phase, be able to document cost avoidance in years two and three. COMMITTEE MEETING The Committee met on December 5, 2005 to consider staff s funding recommendations for allocating CCFuture Funds. The meeting was noticed and applicants were encouraged to attend the meeting and provide input. Following a short discussion, the Committee approved the allocation of CCFuture Funds as outlined in Exhibit A. Attachments Exhibit A — Funding Recommendation Spreadsheet Exhibit B — Request For Proposal Exhibit C — Summary of Applications I i O n 0 0 n n n n a (D T T T T T T T O O b O O O O ='.a T m O O m m O .0 7' 6 0 6 A 3> C. N N (T V O N O) ;W _'m CD •m CD (D nNT 0W Z 0W 0 C/) C7N '� Nr C7 � n � ex.. 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FUNDING Phase I—Development Phase Fi nding: Beginning in FY 2006/07 (July 1, 2006),the County expects to have approximately$250,000 in CCFuture Funds to finance up to five development grants ($50,000 maximum grant)to assist agencies in developing and putting accountability systems in place, and to test them on services to ensure their accountability model is compatible with their proposed program. Phase II—Implementation Phase Funding: Beginning in FY 2007/08 (July 1, 2007), the County expects to have approximately $1 million in CCFuture Funds to provide two-year implementation grants ($100,000 maximum grant per year)to agencies who successfully completed Phase I and are ready to implement the proposed program that improves client outcomes and reduces County costs of dependency, and provides sustainability through increased ability to track results for funders. TARGETING OF CCFUTURE FUNDS Grants will be provided on a priolity basis to agencies providing services in the Monument Corridor area of Contra Costa County. EVALUATION CRITERIA All applications will be evaluated for ability to address required provisions, completeness, accuracy, and quality. Specifically, CCFuture and proposals must support service delivery systems characterized by the following: Results Accountability—demonstrates achievement of program goals and measurable improvements in the lives of children and families served by the program and a method for documenting the logical connection between provided services and avoided costly crisis interventions services and negative outcomes. Data collected should reflect improved outcomes consistent with Contra Costa Children's Report Card. Integrated and Collaborative Services—demonstrates a"systematic" approach to achieving improved outcomes for children including evidence of effective partnerships with other agencies serving the same I i i families,providing similar services, or providing related and essential services,thereby avoiding costly inefficiencies, fragmentation and duplication. Community and Family-Focusedl Services—demonstrates knowledge of potential barriers to services (such as transportation, lack of information or cultural differences) experienced by families in distressed communities and has ability to provide accessible services tailored to the individual needs of families. Maximize,Leverage and Align Funding—demonstrates an understanding of the importance of creating diversified funding sources for prevention and early interventions services and knowledge of how to leverage or braid eligible categorical dollars and private funds to maximize dollars available for prevention and early intervention programs; is pursuing necessary relationships and implementing appropriate program documentation to expand eligibility for categorical state and federal dollars. Data-Driven Service Delivery Planning—demonstrates knowledge of best practices and well-researched data analysis that is used to guide i evelopment of new services and improvement of existing services. TIMELINE The following timeline is expected to be followed: RFP Issued...........................................................................September 20, 2005 Bidders Conference ......... ...................................................October 12, 2005 Applications Due .......................................November 10, 2005 Applicant Interviews........ ...................................................Week of November 14, 2005 Family&Human Services Committee Meeting.................December 5,2005 Board of Supervisors Meeting.............................................December 20, 2005 Contract Negotiations...... ...................................................February—March 2006 Development Phase Begins.................................................July I, 2006 Note:All dates subject to change GRANT PROVISIONS A. Grant Amounts Phase I—Development Phase: Five grants each up to $50,000. Phase 1I—Implementation Phase: Five grants each up to $100,000 per year for two years. B. Applicant Eligibility Grants will only be awarded to or anizations that qualify for tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. C. Audit and Internal Control Questionnaire Requirements Funded agencies must conduct and submit an annual audit to the County on a yearly basis in accordance with current County policy concerning audits. D. Insurance Requirements Funded agencies must submit current Certificates of General Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 single limit) with Contra Costa County and its officers, agents, employees and members of County Board of 2 Supervisors named as an additional insured. Agencies must also submit automobile insurance (single limit of$1,000,000)and current Worker's Compensation insurance. E. Reporting Requirements lFunded agencies will be required to submit quarterly reports as required by the County. F. Contract Dates Subject to Board of Supervisors approval, the successful Agencies will receive CCFuture Funds beginning July 1, 2006 (Development Grants). Agencies successfully completing Phase I are eligible for a two-year Implementation Grant up to $100,000 per year beginning on July 1, 2007. G. Contract Monitoring Fully executed contracts will be monitored by the Community Development Department to ensure compliance. Funded agencies will be required to submit fiscal and program reports. BIDDERS CONFERENCE INFOMATION To find out more about this fundi I g opportunity, a bidders conference will be held as follows: Date: October 12,2005 Time: 2:30—4:00 p.m. Location: Concord Senior Center 2727 Parkside Circle Concord, CA If you plan on attending the bidders conference,please RSVP no later than September 27 to Betty Duffy at(925) 335-7215 APPLICATION AVAILABILITjY AND SELECTION PROCESS A. Application Availability Application materials will be available at the bidders conference on October 12. After October 12, application materials will be available at the Contra Costa County Community Development Department, Redevelopment Division, 2530 Arnold Drive, Suite 190, Martinez and may be picked up between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday (excepting the first,third and fifth Fridays of the month). Call (925) 335-7220 to request an application by mail or email. Electronic copies of the application materials (in Microsoft Word format) may also be downloaded at www.ccreach.org. While the County will make every reasonable effort to inform the community of this RFP,the County assumes no responsibility for failure to inform all interested parties of its availability. The County reserves the right to reject non-responsive proposals. This RFP is a solicitation of applications only; no offer of contract is implied. Costs)incurred by respondent in the preparation and completion of the application are not the County's responsibility, and may not be reimbursed through grant funds. 3 I I B. Application Deadline Agencies must submit completed applications (one signed original and three copies) by Monday, November 10, 2005 by 4:00 PM to Robert T. Calkins, CDBG Program Manager, Community Development Department, Redevelopment Division, 2530 Arnold Drive, Suite 190, Martinez. Applications must include complete and accurate responses to all sections. No faxes or emails will be accepted. All applications will be date-stamped when received. 4 I i Exhibit C SUMMARY OF APPLICATIONS Applicant: Mt. Diablo Unified School District Project Name: Mt. Diablo After-School Program (Mt. Diablo CARES) Project Description: Mt. Diablo CARES comprehensive, on-site after-school program will provide services to approximately 1,050 students at four elementary schools and one middle school in the Monument Corridor. Services include academic support and intervention; arts and enrichment; health and nutrition education; sport and fitness activities; leadership and youth development; and family literacy events. Students are recommended for the after-school program based on their teacher's recommendation that they would benefit from the academic, social, and/or enrichment opportunities available in the program. Mt. Diablo CARES is increasing its programmatic focus on academic support. We would use planrIing/development funds to create a Logic Model and develop outcome and impact statements that will be relevant to the Contra Costa County Children's Report Card. We would use implementation funds to make additional teachers available to our highest-need students after school and to conduct staff development about lessons learned through our Logic Model and reworking our program outcomes. Applicant: La Clinica de La Raza,Inc. Project Name: Children's Asthma Management Program Project Description: La Clinica Monument's proposed Children's Asthma Management Project is designed to improve clinical practices, patient knowledge and skills, family support, and community participation in preventing acute exacerbations of asthma in children that result in diminished activity levels emergency room use, hospitalization, school absenteeism and loss of family income. The project will (1) improve asthma diagnosis, control tracking and provider/patient interactions related to education, care management and follow-up, (2)increase patient knowledge through a variety of educational strategies (including one to one education and interactive classes for children and their families), (3) reduce environmental risk factors through home assessments and school linkages, and (4) expand community awareness of asthma. The comprehensive project will reduce the negative impacts of uncontrolled asthma on 85-100 low income, uninsured Latino children annually, their families, and the county including long term health impacts, emergency care, hospitalizations, school absenteeism and limited activity levels. Applicant: We Care Services for Children Project Name: We Care Monument Program Project Description: Addressing primarily Community Outcome #1 in the Contra Costa County's Children Report Card—Children are Healthy and Ready for School—the We Care Monument Program will provide direct therapeutic mental health services for Corridor- area children 0-5 and their parents as well as consultation to non-clinical professionals serving other:ft-risk families. Early intervention is critical for the child, the family and the community. 'Research shows both a significant need and opportunity 1 I I during this phase of a child's life and studies have shown too the substantial cost-savings to a community that embraces early intervention. The Monument Corridor is an area of intense need, and a combination of biological factors, family factors, and parenting issues has created a significant population of very young children and their parents at-risk for serious mental health concerns. Experienced with both the population we wish to serve, and possessing the skills to do the work effectively, We Care is in a unique position to help. Applicant: STAND! Against Domestic Violence Project Name: Monument l Corridor Safe & Healthy Children Project Project Description: Focusing on the devastating, long-term effects of domestic violence on children living in the Monument Corridor, STAND! Against Domestic Violence, in collaboration with other community service providers, will provide residents with results-oriented, culturally competent intervention, treatment, and prevention services such as parent support groups, children's and non-offending parent counseling, and a violence prevention curriculum designed for elementary and middle school children —all of which will reduce rates of school suspension and expulsion; increase school test scores in 4`h, 5t', and 7t'grades; improve parenting skills; increase reporting of domestic violence incidents thus increasing the safety of the area and ultimately promote healthy families in which children feel safe and nurtured and grow into contributing members of the community,thus reducing the high costs of child abuse related to county services. Applicant: Moss Beach Homes, Inc. Project Name: Welcome Home Baby Project Description: Welcome Home Baby (WHB) is a public/non-profit program that strengthens families by providing up to three years of home-based services to families and their first newborn babies. The program is administered by C.C.C. EHSD-Children and Family Services. WHB has access to CFS evaluation analysis, Sheriff s Department Domestic violence data and as a grantee of First 5, is also evaluated by First 5's evaluation team. WHB plans to develop a cost avoidance plan in three ways: (1) Determine how many WHB children in the Monument Community were at risk for child abuse and how many entered the CFS system with associated costs attached to the number that didn't enter the system. (2)Determine how many WHB teen mothers did not have a second baby and develop a subsequent cost avoidance study and (3) Working closely with First 5, determine the number of WHB babies who are entering Kindergarten at Cambridge and Meadow Homes Elementary Schools in 2007 and 2008 and whether or not they are ready for school. WHB will work with the Mt. Diablo USD to develop costs associated with children whare not ready for school. Applicant: New Connections Project Name: Monument Community Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Services Project Description:`New Connections is a community-based nonprofit agency that has provided counseling and recovery services in Contra Costa since 1972. New Connections will expand and enhance its services to the Monument Community by incorporating a comprehen+l e family strengthening substance abuse, and violence prevention curriculum (Creating Lasting Family Connections) into its work with Spanish- speaking monolingual and bilingual families with elementary and middle school age 2 children. New Connections will concurrently develop and initiate evaluation and accountability systems specif cally for this project, but which may be expanded for use agency-wide. The Goals for the Monument Community Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Services are to: il) Delay adolescents' initial use of alcohol,tobacco and other drugs; 2) Decrease adolescents' use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; 3) Enhance the resiliency of adolescents and families from high-risk environments; and 4) Develop and institute accountability systems for program evaluations. Applicant: Planned Parent hood: Shasta-Diablo Project Name: La Vida Actual. El Habra Actual. (Real Life. Real Talk.) Project Description: Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo (PPSD) requests funds to support a family communication and adolescent health program that will help reduce the incidences of teen pregnancyi and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Monument Corridor. The goal of this targeted campaign will be to promote and support the development of self-assured,)future-oriented Latino youth capable of navigating through adolescence to responsible adulthood. PPSD will focus its efforts on building the communication skills of Latino parents and children about sex and sexuality while also imparting medically accurate reproductive health information. In addition, PPSD will establish a teen-friendly, weekly satellite clinic on the edge of the Monument Corridor. Applicant: Contra Costa Crisis Project Name: 211 Contra Costa Project Description: 211 is a national, toll-free, three digit phone number analogous to 911 but focusing on information about local health and social services. Calls are answered 24 hours a day by trained specialists who know community resources. Thirty- two states have 211. Contra ICosta County doesn't have it yet. When we do, people in the Monument Corridor and elsewhere will be able to find out about all kinds of resources just by dialing one easy-to-remember number. This will enable them to get the help they need when they need it, preventing health problems, increasing self sufficiency, and making their community safer. The Contra Cost Crisis Center is certified by the state Public Utilities Commission to be the 211 service provider in Contra Costa County. This is because we're the only agency in the county that meets all of the criteria: 1)we operate 24 hours a day; 2) we offer multilingual access; 3) we manage and maintain a comprehensive database of health and social services; and 4) we collaborate with many local state holders, including disaster responders. Applicant: Housing Rights, Inc. Project Name: Health Home Advocate Project Description: Thepurpose of the project is to remove/reduce the unsafe and unhealthy conditions in people's homes which impair their health and full functioning in school, at work, and in the larger community. We believe that this will result in: children being healthy and ready for school, youth being healthy and preparing for adulthood and families and communities being safer. We will do this by creating the position of Healthy Home Advocate who, with referrals from the general public and through Partner agencies will work one-on- e with households living in substandard living units to 3 I i identify their responsibility, if any, in the condition of their living unit, the landlord's responsibility for the unsafe Diving conditions and to bring the unit up to code. Applicant: Contra Costa County Community Services Department Project Name: Monument Corridor Home Visiting Project Project Description: Low-income families in the Monument Corridor will be provided early childhood educational services in their own homes for their infant/toddlers, 0-3 years of age. Services will also be provided to the parents and/or the child's other primary care-giver, if applicable, to enhance the learning environment for infant/toddlers. Services will include: • Weekly visits from a Home Educator • Semi-monthly socialization activities for infant/toddlers and their families • School readiness activities and resources • Child screening and assessments conducted regularly • Resources and referrals, e.g., energy programs, food programs, etc. • Health, mental health and disabilities services to the child and family • 10 group workshops, in Spanish, on Saturdays, extended to any interested parents in the Monument Corridor to help them improve e their child's learning environment Applicant: Contra Costa Interfaith Housing,Inc. (CCIH) Project Name: Garden Pa 1k Apartment Community (GPAC) Project Description: The Garden Park Apartments Community (GPAC) is a project of Contra Costa Interfaith Housing (CCIH). GPAC is located in the Monument Corridor and provides affordable, permanent, supportive housing for 27 formerly homeless families. The target population for GPAC has historically been users of high-end services such as Child-and Family Services, the criminal justice system, and emergency services. CCIH provides an on-site Masters-prepared Service Coordinator who supports tenants to access mainstream and community-based services. A cost-effective volunteer program, utilizing members of CCHI's 24 faith-based communities provides f our-day- per-week-after-school homework club and adult tutoring, a computer lab, and ongoing programs that support sound parenting, healthy living and self-sufficiency. This program is the only one of its kind in Contra Costa and initial data regarding client outcomes support its success. This project is consistent with the Data Development Agenda, Outcome 3: Families are economically Self-Sufficient highlighted in 2003 Contra Costa County Children's Report Card. Applicant: Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) Project Name: Teen Domestic Violence Law Project Project Description: Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) is proposing to address the needs of Monument Corridor youth who are at risk of or are currently experiencing domestic violence through our Teen Domestic Violence Law Project. This project will help prevent and end the cycle of violence in youth's lives by (a)providing comprehensive legal services to teens experimncing domestic violence including dating violence; and (b) conducting proactive outreach and community education to raise the awareness of legal issues and options around teen domestic violence. , 4 Applicant: FamiliesFirst, Inc. Project Name: Early Success—Infant Mental Health Program Project Description: Infants and toddlers with undiagnosed mental health needs often have problems of parent-child bonding, behavioral problems jeopardizing day care placements, and more severe emotional or mental disorders as children grow older. FamiliesFirst Early Success program will provide infant mental health,parent education, and family support to families with young children, aged birth to 5 years old, who reside in the Monument Corridor region of Contra Costa County. The program will have a focus on Spanish-speaking families. The objectives of this project are: 1) early identification of mental health needs in children, aged zero to five 2) increased number of children receiving mental health services; 3) increased level of parent-child interaction and bonding; 4) increase the number of parents who know and apply parenting skills to support their child's development; and 5) increase the number of families with children, 0-5 years old, who access community services. Applicant: Contra Costa Health Services,Public Heath Project Name: Kids CAN (Control Asthma Now) Project Description: Kids CAN reach adulthood experienced a safe, healthy, nurturing childhood and become responsible contributing members of the community. Kids CAN, which is results-based, family-oriented and collaborative, will be made available at critical points in the lives of children and families of the Monument Community, thereby improving family functioning and reducing the high cost of dependency. Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease of enormous significance, which adversely impacts the quality of life for children and families. It is the most common chronic disease of childhood and one of the leading causes of childhood hospitalizations and school absences. Although controllable, without proper 6atment, asthma exacerbations cause needless suffering. Kids CAN strives to intervene with children and families to diminish the burden of asthma upon the child,the family and the community. Those interventions will be measured by changes in ED use and hospitalizations for asthma, as well as changes in the number of school days and pre-school activities missed by these children and the number and severity of symptoms. Applicant: Monument Community Partnership Project Name: Neighborhood Action Team. Project Description: Neighborhood Action Teams (NAT'S) of resident's leaders, which are at the core of Monument Community Partnership's most significant and far-reaching successes. These groups are formed by the MCP and its partner, TEAMS: Transformation through Education and Mutual Support, using a precise theory of change to promote personal development,the development of the group, and, ultimately, community-wide change, particularly those outlined in the Children's Report Card. NATs develop specific projects in response to what they deem the most pressing needs of their community. Project coaches,provide information, resources and guidance to NAT's to assist them in successfully implementing and completing their chosen projects. 5 Applicant: Family Stress Qenter Project Name: DARE To Be You Project Description: DARES To Be You (DTBY) is a multilevel, primary prevention program for school age children grades 1-3 and 4-6, and their families. Both parents/caregivers and children will participate in a series of workshops in order to improve their resilience factors. Workshops significantly lower the risk of future substance abuse and other high-risk activities by dramatically improving parent and child protective factors in the areas of communication, problem-solving, self-esteem, and family skills. The program interventions are designed to: 1). Improve parents' sense of competence and satisfaction with being a parent 2). Provide parents with knowledge and understanding of appropriate child management strategies. 3). Improve parents and children's relationships with families and peers. 4). Boost children's developmental level. Applicant: Contra Costa Child Care Council Project Name: Growing Up Healthy: Children in Child Care Project Description: The project, "Growing Up Healthy: Children in Child Care," seeks to improve the health, school readiness, and well being of young children in licensed and exempt child care in Concord's Monument Corridor community. The project goals to achieve this outcome are to increase the number of children in the child care who are immunized, nutritionally healthy, and physically active. Strategies include outreach, health and nutritional education, physical fitness training, and individualized technical assistance to parents and child care providers. Quantifiable indicators are 1) an increase in the number of targeted children who are immunized; 2) an increase in the number of targeted children with a medical home; 3) an improvement of the nutritional value of meals served to targeted children both in child care and at home; and, 4) an increase in targeted children's physical activity level in child care and at home. Results will be measured over the 2 year projected implementation phase using collected baseline data initialed during year one. Performance measures include meeting the cultural and linguistic needs of the population served. Additional program strategies include partnering with organizations, such as Welcome Home Baby and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) to achieve a greater outcome for children. Applicant: Monument Crisis Center Project Name: Building the Monument Project Description: The Monument Crisis Center provides food, education, assistance and referrals in crisis situations, and promotes community awareness of needs and available resources to at-risk and low income people in Contra Costa County. The goal of the program is to provide services to families of the Monument Corridor to build community and improve quality of life. 6