Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE IV: FAMILY & COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
African
Heritage
Cultural Arts
Center
African Heritage Cultural Arts Center (AHCAC) provides inspiration and
encouragement to young people within the community through
programming that includes after-school and a summer camp.
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
500 children 3-12 years old
& 125 parents/family
members annually
Dosage
Results
3 hrs/day x
25
Saturdays
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AHCAC is home to several resident artists companies featuring
students, ages 6-18, and includes the Winds of Heritage Dance
Ensemble and the Voices of Heritage Vocal Ensemble. From tots to
seniors, African Heritage Cultural Arts Center offers year-round arts
enrichment classes available to the community.
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Family Arts & Culture Saturdays Program for an estimated 625 children,
(aged 3 to 12) and parents/guardians administered by local teaching
artists from Arts for Learning and with staff and funding support from
MCI, these fun and stimulating arts and culture activities take place at
the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center.
Arts and Humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle to college to career
continuum
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and Community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Through the support of Miami Dade County Public Schools, additional
art-infused enrichment activities will be incorporated in Educational
Transformation Office (ETO) designated schools.
Catalyst
Miami
LCPN programs will include the Family Leadership Training Institute
(FLTI) that engages parents as partners in their children’s education
and well-being. FLTI is a civic literacy platform designed to engage
entire families across age groups and generations.
25 students annually - CLTI
K-8 (FLTI &
CLTI)
25 parents annually (FLTI)
30 parents annually (PLTI)
Adult graduates of the program are invited to join the Parent
Ambassadors program to deepen their impact around child well-being
and educational success. All of these programs teach participants civics
and leadership skills while offering opportunities for deeper community
learning and engagement.
7-12 grade –
Sound
out
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All six (6)
LCPN
Schools
Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) – intense leadership training
for parents
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Child Leadership Training Institute (CLTI), a parallel course for children
while their parents participate in the Parent Leadership Training
Institute.
20 youth/20 parents
annually – Soundout
Soundout – hands-on and action-centered, encouraging students to
take action together to improve schools and learning for every student.
Y1: 10 parents (+ 10 more
each year = 50 parents by
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20 sessions
of 3.5 hours
each, plus a
full day
opening
retreat and
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Children enter kindergarten
ready to succeed in school
Students are proficient in core
academic subjects
Youth graduate from high
school
High school graduates obtain
a postsecondary degree,
certification or credential
Students are Healthy
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE IV: FAMILY & COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
2017)
Parents as Partners Parents develop knowledge and confidence to
serve as first teachers, supporting the school curriculum and advocating
for their child’s needs within the school system and beyond. A new
component, Parents as Partners, focuses on the parents and guardians
of elementary, prekindergarten and Head Start children.
Parent Ambassador Program
Through the Promise Neighborhood partnership Catalyst Miami will
build a solid team of engaged parents and other caring adults,
increasing their participation in the lives of the children, schools and
communities. Working in partnership with the PTA/PTSA wherever
possible throughout the proposed programming will assure that parent
engagement programming is coordinated, robust, and effective.
Imagine Miami People connect to others making a difference in the
community, feel inspired, find ways to volunteer, identify innovative
approaches to solving problems, increase civic engagement. Catalyst
Miami has been convened these programs for almost ten years and in
that time has observed and reported on an increase in civic activism
and hope across participants and the larger community.
Department
of Juvenile
Justice
Department of Juvenile Justice will provide a full-time Outreach
Specialist to conduct juvenile justice and violence prevention
presentations and workshops to the identified middle and high schools
in Liberty City. The Violence Prevention Workshops will focus on the
Violence Intervention Program model (VIP). Youth will learn about
alternatives to violence and anger management. Youth will brainstorm
and develop positive activities during and after school hours that will
provide outlets for creativity and decrease youth violence in the
community. Case management services will be provided to all youth
that have been arrested and reside in Liberty City. The Juvenile
Assessment Counselor will also serve as a liaison between the
community and the juvenile justice system. This individual will possess
an institutional knowledge of the system and will be able to provide
advocacy and guidance in maneuvering the system.
Dosage
Results
graduation
15 parent mentors (45 per
school in three schools)
serving 10 parents each, for
a total of 150 parents with
school liaison and student
support services.
350 children will be served
per year.
15 parents x 3 schools hired
w/stipends
Identified and eligible
students at three out of the
six LCPN schools
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Daily, on the
ground
personnel at
Brownsville
Middle,
Charles R.
Drew Middle
and Miami
Northwester
n Senior
High School.
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Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE IV: FAMILY & COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
Health Choice
Network
Health Connect in Our Schools – HCNFL currently manages health
suites in 94 Miami-Dade public schools – including 2 schools in the
Promise Neighborhood zone. The health suites provide a team of
nurses/nurse practitioners, social workers and health aides to public
schools to provide needed health and mental health services.
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
1,000 students in Liberty
City
Dosage
Results
K – 12
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Girl Power
Jessie Trice
Community
Health Center
After-school Enrichment—Girl Power will provide evidence/research
based after-school programming to girls ages 11 to 17 who reside in the
Liberty City community. After school programming will include homework assistance, math and reading tutoring, life skills, fitness, etiquette
and college tours/field trips.
Current number of students
served = 35
Number of additional
students to be served = 40
Mentoring— The Sister Circle Mentoring Program's mission is to create
sustained and supportive year round mentor relationships for
adolescent girls ages 7-21.
Current number of students
served = 30
Number of additional
students to be served = 30
Girls’ Choir of Miami - The Girls Choir of Miami is an independent
ensemble that will provide a year-long quality music education program
for female singers age 11 to 17 from the Liberty City community.
Current number of students
served = 25
Number of additional
students to be served = 25
Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Based upon the principles of youth
development, and the socio-emotional well-being and mental health of
youth, Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP™) is a comprehensive youth
development program that has resulted in increasing academic success
and preventing teen pregnancy and other negative behaviors among
program participants with proven results.
Current number of students
served = 25
Number of additional
students to be served = 25
JTCHC operates the school-based clinic at Charles Drew Elementary
and Middle school complex. Health care services offered include
immunizations, emergency care and first aide, physicals, Risk behavior
assessments, age specific health education, chronic disease
management, and dental screenings.
All Students at Charles R.
Drew K-8 Academy and
Charles R. Drew Middle
School, siblings, and
parents/caregivers/
guardians
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K – 12
All six (6)
LCPN
Schools
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K–8
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Students are healthy
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Students are proficient in core
academic subjects
Students successfully
transition from middle school
grades to high school
Youth graduate from high
school
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools (Parents are
educated and engaged)
Arts and Humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle to college to career
continuum
Students are Healthy
Students are Healthy
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and Community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE IV: FAMILY & COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
Dosage
The Health Educator Team will work closely with the staff at Charles
Drew and develop a needs assessment based on data from the
CHEERS system and JTCHC’s Electronic Health Record.
Results
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schools
Students successfully
transition from middle school
grades to high school
Targeted health education sessions will be scheduled 2-3 times a
month and quarterly at the Parent-Teachers Organization meetings.
Parents of the students will receive individual invitations, and
flyers/announcements will be distributed into the community as a whole.
Topics will include prevention education on chronic disease
management, engaging youth in physical activities, healthy
eating/Nutritional plans, violence prevention, STI’s and HIV, local health
policies, etc. In addition, the health educator team will conduct
parenting groups to address specific concerns in a more intimate and
didactic approach. Session evaluations will be completed by all
participants.
MEYGA
MEYGA is in the heart of Liberty Square. The organization addresses
issues of economic, social development and self sufficiency. Service
delivery includes:
50 to 100 girls served
Community Programs: Education for employment transition services,
Develops skills and attitudes needed to find and keep employment.
Food recovery & distribution, After-School &Summer Activities for
youth, MEYGA Senior Program for the elderly.
Senior Citizens and families
with low-moderate incomes.
1000 parents/families
Entrepreneurship Program: Provides training and experience to our
participants with the support and mentorship from small businesses and
corporations.
Substance Abuse Prevention: Motivates adults & adolescents against
drug use and teaches the skills needed to resist negative peer
pressure.
Violence Prevention Program: Provides training to increase the
performance in social and emotional development skills and conflict
resolution.
After-school & Summer Programs: Provides tutorial, mentoring and
recreational activities.
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3 days/wk
for 4 hr per
day for 46
weeks
Some
programs
are 1 day a
week/for 1
hour for 46
weeks
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Students are proficient in core
academic subjects
Students successfully
transition from elementary
school grades to middle
school
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Youth graduates from high
school
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Post-Secondary Education
High school graduates obtain
a postsecondary degree,
certification, or credential
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE IV: FAMILY & COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
Miami
Children’s
Initiative
Family Arts & Culture Saturdays Program will give an estimated 625
children and parents/guardians fun and stimulating arts and culture
activities led by local teaching artists from Arts for Learning and the
African Heritage Cultural Arts Center. Five teaching artist‐led
classes/workshops will be provided in four 45‐minute sessions on
Saturday mornings throughout the summer. These classes will be
taught by experienced teaching artists working with parents and
guardians of children ages 3 to 7 years old as well as children ages 8 to
12. This will include age‐appropriate instruction — in classes of no
more than 25 individuals — in creative movement and music,
storytelling, visual arts, drumming-percussion, painting and dance. The
program goal is to enhance parent-child bonding, creative expression
and cultural enrichment.
Miami
Children’s
Initiative
Beautification of Early Learning Sites (BELS) — A physical
transformation of the neighborhood is underway, beginning with the
creation of murals designed and painted by the Northwestern Senior
High School Community Arts Club on high-visibility walls at communitybased Early Learning Centers. These murals speak to Liberty City’s
deep roots – historically and culturally. An added benefit is building
creativity in young minds.
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
500 children 3-12 years old
& 125 parents/family
members annually
Dosage
Results
3 hrs/day x
25
Saturdays
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LCPN Early Learning
Centers
Ongoing
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Miami
Children’s
Initiative
Liberty City Renaissance (LCR) - This celebration of African-American
culture will promote existing Liberty City artists as it encourages the
creativity and proliferation of emerging local artists. Our long-term vision
is to provide Liberty City residents, especially children and youth, with
the support needed to realize a cultural arts movement that both
inspires and showcases local literary, performing, and visual arts talent
while beautifying Liberty City’s physical environment. The LCR is about
sharing our rich story through the arts: from the African Diaspora to our
history as a successful middle-class neighborhood that fell into
disrepair; our fight for civil rights; our decades-long struggle to restore
the community to its former status; and MCI’s promising efforts to
coalesce all Liberty City children and families towards a prosperous
Community-wide effort fro all
LCPN early learning centers
and schools
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Ongoing
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Arts and Humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle to college to career
continuum
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and Community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Arts and Humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle to college to career
continuum
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and Community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Arts and Humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle to college to career
continuum
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and Community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE IV: FAMILY & COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
Dosage
Results
Ongoing
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future. This program has been proposed for funding beginning in 2013.
Miami
Children’s
Initiative
Restorative Justice (Pending Implementation) This theory of justice
emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behavior
— and is best accomplished through cooperative processes including
all stakeholders. This initiative in partnership with the Miami‐Dade
Department of Juvenile Justice is supported by local law enforcement
and school administrators.
Community-wide effort fro all
LCPN early learning centers
and schools
Miami
Children’s
Initiative
Mobile Applications for Purpose (MAP) The Miami Children’s Initiative is
in the process of developing specific mobile device applications for the
Liberty City community, beginning with applications targeting the
Parent-Teacher-Student Associations at Charles Drew Pre-K-8
Academy and Charles Drew Middle School as well as the communityat-large. This will result in greater access to high-quality, relevant, and
child-focused information for Liberty City parents, students, and
educators. This program is proposed for funding beginning in 2013.
All students, teachers and
parents at Charles R. Drew
K-8 Academy and Charles
R. Drew Middle School.
New Horizons
Community
Mental Health
Center
/Center for
Children and
Families
(CCF)
NHCMHC Student Risk Assessment Instrument. New Horizons
proposes to partner with the Middle and K-8 Centers in the LCPN to
identify and assess seventh and eighth graders who are most likely to
drop out of school because of their inability to make the transition to
high school. The Student Risk Assessment Instrument will be used (
Raymond Morley / APEX II) to assess the four major factors that predict
students becoming ‘off track’ in high school – low attendance, poor
behavior marks, failing math and failing English.
NHCMHC Parent Coaching. New Horizons will engage parents of
these youth in middle school ‘Parent Coaching’ to assist parents in
being a part of the solution to their children’s success.
60 children 4-12 years old
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After-school
and inschool
service
provider
Center for Children and Families (CCF) will work with Liberty City
agencies/schools to provide evidence-based parent training for parents
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Families and Community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
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Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and Community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools.
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Families and Community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools.
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NHCMHC ‘Check and Connect’ evidence based program for dropout
prevention for middle and high school students with learning, emotional
and behavioral disabilities. Check and Connect was developed at the
Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, in a
partnership with parents teachers with an urban school system. The
effects of Check and Connect have shown increases in the numbers of
credits earned, as well as attendance and enrollment rates.
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30 teachers of young
children
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Two 6-hour
days + 6
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Students live in stable
communities
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE IV: FAMILY & COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
of young children at risk for developing behavior/learning problems. A
recorded training program we will be placed on a website and used to
train 30 staff in parenting intervention for young children with
behavior/emotional problems. Train staff from New Horizons (a
community mental health center non-profit operating in Liberty City) to
implement the CCF’s intensive Children's Summer Treatment Program
for young (4 to 12 year old) children with behavior or emotional
problems. Training would take place over one week and would then be
followed up by another five days of training spread out over an 8 week
summer program. This would allow training for a 4 group (60 children)
program.
Planned
Parenthood
The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) is an evidence-based program with
proven results. TOP influences the teens’ ability to build and maintain
positive relationships, critically think about their own social environment,
thoughts and actions to better form high standards and integrity and
believes in one’s ability, confidence and assertiveness to choose
appropriate behaviors in various circumstances.
4 group (60 children)
program.
500 9th graders, expansion
to 800 students over the
next five years – middle and
high school students
Dosage
Results
sessions of
90 minutes
over 6
months,
follow-up
consultation
s (5 small
group
meetings for
30 teachers
8 week
summer
program
MNSH,
Brownsville
Middle
School and
Charles R.
Drew Middle
School
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The Trust for
Public Land
Two parks have been identified by Miami-Dade County for
redevelopment, and they asked The Trust for Public Land to create
welcoming, culturally relevant parks. This process includes engaging
the community in a design process, raising the money for
redevelopment. Two additional parks are in the process of being
identified.
Entire Liberty City
neighborhood
15th Avenue Park - The Trust for Public Land has identified three large
vacant lots located across from the existing neglected county park on
the west and south sides of Northwest 15th Avenue. Today, these
properties contain mostly trash and weeds, and are places to make an
occasional drug deal. Our vision, instead, is a landscaped park and
playground with gardens, benches, a sunshade, lighting and exercise
equipment – a pleasant place where neighborhood residents will want
to gather for relaxation and play.
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Benefit the
entire
community
and
particularly
the
neighborhoo
d around
Charles R.
Drew K-8
Academy
and Middle
Schools
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Students are Healthy
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Students live in stable
communities
Youth graduate from high
school
Students are healthy
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE IV: FAMILY & COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
Dosage
Results
Year-round
case
managemen
t as needed
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Alonso Kelly Park - This neighborhood park appears to have once been
a community gathering spot, next to a densely populated public housing
project, where children could play. Currently, the park stands in
complete disrepair; with the remains of a burned out tot lot still standing,
the park offers no amenities besides a few benches. Its poor lighting
and high walls block the view from the street, creating a dark protected
location for illicit activity. At the Trust for Public Land we see an
amazing neighborhood park waiting to be developed with a new
playground for children and a Fitness Zone for older kids and adults to
help them keep active and healthy. However, no one knows better than
the residents who live near these parks, how best to utilize these public
spaces.
Engaging the Community - Working with the LCPN community, city and
county agencies and Liberty City community groups, The Trust for
Public Land plans to engage neighborhood residents in participatory
design processes to identify priorities for these parks and develop plans
that will align with the needs and preferences of the families who will
use these parks. The Trust for Public Land has a strong track record of
helping community residents design and plan their own parks, a
strategy that leads to higher levels of park usage and a greater sense of
neighborhood stewardship.
Urban
Strategies
HOPE VI Community and Supportive Services (CSS) Resident
programs and services are delivered through the HOPE VI Community
and Supportive Services (CSS) model. CSS involves the development
and implementation of innovative approaches to countering poverty and
building human capital. The CSS plan, developed by Urban Strategies,
identifies and assesses resident needs, and matches a set of strategies
and local resources to assist residents in achieving personal goals and
upward mobility.
Adults 18 and older
The Plan for Scott Carver is focused on a case management and
service delivery system that will support residents in eliminating barriers
to living successfully in the revitalized community. Urban Strategies
provides support to Scott Carver and Northpark families by engaging
them in activities including education, job training, job referrals, access
to a computer lab, resident engagement and other services.
Adults are connected to the appropriate job skills and life skills training
that will help them to better provide for themselves and their families.
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Students live in stable
communities
Students feel safe at school
and in their community
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools