Program:
Head Start
- Budget:
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$4,800,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Female Infants/Babies (under age 5)
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Male Infants/Babies (under age 5)
Program Description:
Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through education, health, nutrition, social, and other services. Emphasizing parent involvement, Head Start provides quality early childhood educational services that are free for low income children and those with disabilities. Serving 3 and 4 year old children in seven centers throughout the Northern Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell, Kenton, and Pendleton counties, the agency also provides parent education, wrap around day care, summer day care, and nutrition services.
Program Long-Term Success:
Head Start has prepared more than 20,000 low income children for kindergarten readiness in our 43 years of services. All centers are STAR rated (a Kentucky quality standard). Head Start has a $7 to $9 return on investment for every $1 spent.
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Office of Head Start
STRIVE (a local P-16 education initiative)
Success by Six
Child Care Licensing
Kentucky STARS
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Program:
Senior Employment
- Budget:
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$1,300,000
- Category:
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Employment
- Population Served:
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Aging/Elderly/Senior Citizens
Program Description:
Our Senior Employment program enrolls qualified older workers (55 and older) in part-time on-the-job-training positions in nonprofit organizations or government offices throughout 27 Kentucky counties. Besides job training, participants receive case management, benefits counseling, and job search assistance that will lead to private sector, unsubsidized employment.
Program Long-Term Success:
In FY 2010-11, program participants experienced an 85% rate of placements into the private sector. Participants provided nearly 100,000 hours of service to local nonprofit and government agencies while receiving valuable job skills and experience. The return on investment for the Senior Employment program is from $10 to $20 for every $1 spent.
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
National Council on Aging
Department of Labor
Program Success Examples:
Program:
YouthBuild
- Budget:
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$500,000
- Category:
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Employment
- Population Served:
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Young Adults (20-25 years) -- currently not in use
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Other Named Groups
Program Description:
YouthBuild provides at-risk youth (16-24) with educational and self-development opportunities to help them turn their lives around. Participants in this 9-month program organize community service projects and build or renovate houses for low income families while they earn their GED and construction certifications.
Program Long-Term Success:
YouthBuild participants graduate from this 9month program with a GED, construction certification, First Aid/CPR, OSHA certification. YouthBuild returns about $7.80 per dollar invested, and $10.80 or more if the youth is court-involved.
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Program:
Neighborhood Centers
- Budget:
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$4,300,000
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Adults
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
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Single Parents
Program Description:
Through the staff in our Community Services department and our network of neighborhood centers, low income families can access comprehensive developmental services and financial assistance that are designed to help families achieve self-reliance. Besides assistance with rent and utilities, the neighborhood centers provide volunteer opportunities, job search assistance, food pantries, energy education, budgeting education, prescription assistance, and other locally designed programing.
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Program:
Weatherization
- Budget:
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$500,000
- Category:
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Housing
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
The Weatherization Assistance Program provides low to moderate income families with energy related home repairs that include insulation, infiltration, and conservation measures resulting in a 25% reduction in energy consumption. The program uses a scientific evaluation process to determine the measures that will provide the maximum family comfort, safety, and energy savings.
Program Long-Term Success:
Weatherization helps families save an average of 25% on their utility bills, and has a return on investment of $2.69 for every $1 spent. It conserves energy, makes homes safer, and saves families money.
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