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YOUTH CORPS
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Sunday April 10, 1994
Mr. Joel Berg
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C.
Dear Joel,
The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps respectfully requests a Public Lands &
Environment grant for $1,222,286. This grant will help to expand our program from
a six month to twelve month program. It will allow us to enroll 48 Public Lands &
Environment Corps Members for twelve months.
We propose to build on an already strong partnership with the Green Mountain
National Forest (GMNF) as well as on our own nationally respected program.
Finally, this proposal will allow us to meet two crushing demands: the tremendous
backlog of high priority natural resource projects in the GMNF and the demand for
our program by young people.
Our mission is to teach young people to take personal responsibility for all of their
actions, in whatever environment they are in. This could be at work, at school, at
home or in the car with their friends. Our experience shows us this is an important
lesson young people often have not learned. However, once understood and
practiced, it becomes critical to their success.
We can't always control our emotions or how we feel, but we do control what
comes out of our mouths. It is what we do that counts. In the Youth Corps we get
so many young people who have incredible disadvantages. One young woman was
the only person in her family who could read - and that was at a fourth grade levell
Was our daily reading program a big deal for her? You bet. Was it scary for her? Of
course it was. Did it excuse her in anyway from participating? Definitely not.
Our small crews, excellent leaders, quality work projects, comprehensive education
program and high standards are a unique mix. A job with the Youth Corps is
physically very hard and mentally a big challenge.
Most adults just can't imagine young people working so hard and following our
strict rules. For example, in all our residential programs, there are no T.V.'s or
radios and youths are up at 6:00 AM and to bed by 9:30 PM. Never-the-less, more
than 750 youths applied this past summer. Although we grew by over forty percent,
103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-0606
TEL: 802-241-3599 FAX: 802-244-1481 TDD: 800-253-0191
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YOUTH CORPS
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
we still were able to enroll only 140 of those youths. This year we expect more than
1000 applications!
Over the past eight years the quality of our programs has consistently risen. Today
our reading & writing program (WRD) is used nationally and our Wilderness and
Parks programs are in the process of being duplicated in other states. While these
are worlderful statements as to what others think of our work, they do not help us
meet our most critical need - enrolling the crush of youths wanting this type of
experience.
At the same time, the GMNF's needs have risen with recreation sky-rocketing.
Tremendous demands by ever increasing visitors to the Forest have put an
incredible strain on the resources. The GMNF has created many partnerships and
has significantly expanded the number of Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Crews. However, the significant backlog of high priority projects is rapidly
becoming unmanageable to the pressures from public use.
We propose to meet both the needs of the GMNF and our youths with this proposal.
As one of the nation's leading conservation corps, with a long and successful track
record, we feel we are ideally suited to help the USDA launch a highly visible and
successful Public Lands & Environment Corps.
Your help is critically needed.
HamasHnek Thomas L! Hark
Sincerely,
Executive Director
CC
Senator Patrick Leahy
Governor Dean, State of Vermont
Terry Hoffman, Forest Supervisor, GMNF
Conrad Motyka, Commissioner, Department Forests, Parks & Recreation
Hd Koenemann, Director, Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
103 South Main Street, Waterbury. VT 05671-0606
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Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Summary
The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (The Youth Corps) respectfully
requests a grant of $1,222,286 from the USDA to operate a national Public Lands
& Environment demonstration program. The grant will help expand its
program by seventy youths in 1995 and support an additional 120 Vermont
youths in Its other programs. The Youth Corps has a compelling need to add
more crews as they received over 750 applications for the 140 positions they
offered in 1993. In addition, the crushing backlog of priority conservation work
is critical on the Green Mountain National Forest and for its many tens of
thousands of annual visitors.
Background and Mission
"To educate youths to take personal responsibility for all of their actions in
whatever environment they find themselves."
Youth Corps Mission
The Youth Corps is a state-wide conservation, education, and service
organization. They hire teams of teenagers who work and study under excellent
adult leadership to complete high priority conservation projects. Last year, the
program grew by over 45%. An emphasis is placed on serving disadvantaged
and "at-risk" youths. The standards are very high and the program is rigorous;
but for those youths who make it, it changes their lives.
There are four distinct programs: Parks, Wilderness, Residential, and
Greenways. All programs share a common approach to education in which
each day is an integrated cycle of reading, work, discussion, writing, and team
building. Their curriculum, "WRD" is now a national model and is used in 15
other states. The Public Lands & Environment Corps will become an important
fifth program of the Youth Corps.
The Youth Corps has been recognized by numerous organizations, and has
received the "Program of the Year" and the "Take Pride" awards. They also
provide adults with service opportunities through their annual celebration of
community service.
The Youth Corps fills a vital need in Vermont and particularly in the Green
Mountain National Forest and there is a tremendous demand for its services.
The goal of the Youth Corps is to provide every Vermont youth with the
opportunity to participate in their programs. Public Lands and Environment
volunteers will lead twelve youth teams in the Youth Corps regular summer
program, affecting 120 additional youths. It could also, quite possibly, change
their lives.
TO
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Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Request
The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (The Youth Corps) respectfully
requests a grant of $1,222,286 from the United States Department of Agriculture
to operate a Public Lands & Environment Corps (PLEC).
Grant Objectives
I
The grant will pay the full costs for one residential center in the
Green Mountain National Forest in order to complete high
priority backlogged conservation projects. This camp will house 48
Corps Members year round.
II
From June through August, twenty-four of the enrollees will
transfer to the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps' other
programs to lead twelve teams of teenagers (120 youths) in similar
work.
The Demand for Enrollment
The Youth Corps has an immediate need to enroll more youths. In 1993 we
received over 750 applications for the 140 positions we offered. This year the
number of applicants is expected to reach 1000. This ratio of enrollment to
demand is far below the Youth Corps goal of giving every youth the
opportunity to participate in its program.
Demand for the program will increase even further in 1994. To help reach
illiterate and rural audiences, the local media have donated air-time. WCAX
television and WNCS radio have donated nearly $10,000 worth of recruitment
announcements. To help increase enrollment from rural and financially
disadvantaged youth, Long Distance North has donated a 1-800 number. These
campaigns will reach illiterate and disadvantaged audiences that are
traditionally difficult to reach. Specifically, they will increase the demand for
enrollment in the wilderness and other residential programs.
The Public Lands & Environment Corps Program
Applications for enrollment will come from across the state of Vermont as well
as from the national enrollment pool.
These youths will become part of a team of young people who work and study
under excellent adult leadership to complete high priority conservation
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projects. An emphasis will be placed on serving disadvantaged and "at-risk"
youths. Our standards will be very high and the program rigorous; but for those
who accept the challenge, it will change their lives.
One of the keys to the Youth Corps experience is crew diversity. In a group of
ten, one can expect to see two college bound youths, two high school drop-outs,
three or four financially disadvantaged youths, and two learning disabled
youths. There is an equal mix of male and female Corps Members in each crew.
This extraordinary diversity helps break down traditional social and economic
barriers.
learned the word 'Respect' and how it applies to others and I learned
how to cooperate with others no matter how large the differences in
opinions.
Mike McGowan, Corps Member
All of the crews will be residential. Youths will live, study, and work together
for the entire year. It will be an intense learning environment that requires
respect, responsibility, and maturity. Corps Members in the Public Lands &
Environment Corps will rise at 6:00 a.m. and be to bed by 10:00 p.m. There will
be no televisions, stereos or walkmans. It will be a healthy, clean, and safe
environment.
All Corps Members will live at the Brandon Training Center, located in
Brandon, Vermont. This site is ideally suited as it sits on the edge of the GMNF.
Corps Members will live at this center for nine months and camp out at more
remote project sites during the summer.
Projects will include timber stand improvement, fisheries work, erosion
control, hiking trail stabilization, user information development, public project
oversight research, permit and project development.
All these crews will share a common approach to education where each day is
an integrated cycle of reading, work, discussion, writing, and team building.
The Youth Corps curriculum, "WRD" is now a national model and is used in 15
other states.
A unique feature of this project will be for half of the Corps Members to actually
lead their own crews, using the leadership skills they developed over the course
of nine months. These enrollees will be interviewed, further trained and then
given the responsibility of a leadership position Up to twelve crews from our
regular summer program will be involved. These crews of sixteen to twenty-
one year olds will do similar types of conservation work and have a special
opportunity to meet, work and exchange ideas with Public Lands &
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Environment/National Service volunteers. This will produce a rich mix of
idealism, hard work and learning.
What will make the program unique is the audience it will serve. One of the
special features is that it will provide residential programs for rural youths.
These youths have little, or no, access to quality programs. Yet these are the
youths who need the programs the most. According to Children and Poverty in
Vermont (The Vermont Children's Forum, August 1993) Vermont's rural
counties are its poorest. In Orleans county 18.7%, in Essex county 15.9%, and in
Caledonia county 15.7% of the youth live in poverty. Many of these rural
youths simply can not join in good programs because they need to work at
paying jobs. Youths are drawn to the Corps because it provides a stipend, end of
program scholarship and the opportunity to work in a small group on high
priority conservation and national service work.
Public Lands & Environment Corps crews will provide these youths with
quality programs, exceptional team building and leadership experience, and a
superb learning curriculum. These lessons of respect, hard work and
community service will last a life-time. In addition, it will provide leadership
to expand the regular summer Youth Corps programs.
The Public Lands & Environment Crews
The USDA is asked to sponsor this national demonstration project for seventy-
two volunteers. This will allow the Youth Corps to enroll additional youths in
the summer. These summer months are a time when youths frequently have
very little to do: no jobs, school, sports, or activities. 'As importantly, high
priority conservation work which has been backlogged will be completed.
Finally, this very visible program will have a significant impact on the lives of
the volunteers enrolled.
One of the crews, for part of their service, will be stationed on the Catamount
trail in Southern Vermont. Specifically, this trail segment runs from the
Massachusetts border up along the east side of the Deerfield River to the
Harriman Reservoir. It continues north to the Canadian border. Two major
tributaries need sturdy bridges that can withstand heavy snows and high water
during the spring runoff. This section also needs considerable trail
improvement including grading and clearing. Other trail projects include the
Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail. The GMNF has hundreds of miles of
trails which are less known but which have as high or higher impact from
rising use.
Often, volunteers will camp or live in GMNF shelters near there project sites.
These projects are called "spikes". This remote group living provides an
immensely challenging environment rich in learning opportunities. They will
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be tucked away in the woods-away from their families and friends. They will
be forced to deal with each other and the job at hand. If they want to eat, they
have to cook; if there are conflicts, they can't run away from them. The
opportunities for personal development are tremendous.
When at the residential center, Corps Members will be personally responsible
for cooking their meals (as a large group), doing their own laundry, and
cleaning their rooms. The standards will be very high in all aspects of Corps
life.
Finally, each crew will have two laptop computers assigned to them. They will
be linked to the "information super highway" either through GOV/NET or a
commercial vendor such as American on Line (AOL). Daily communication
with other crews, weekly assignments, journals, payroll records and array of
administrative work will be completed on these machines thus combining the
latest technology with environment and education all at the same time. It is
expected that volunteers will be in touch with other USDA crews whether they
are Public Lands & Environment, Anti-Hunger or Rural Development crews
through these as well. More than any other aspect, these laptops will have the
ability to make this very rural program from a very small state known to the
country, its press, government officials and peers!
Staff will be hired to develop and manage both the work and education
program. These staff persons will come with much related experience and go
through a proven and intensive training program in preparation for the
program. A program manager along with an administrative coordinator will
manage the numerous day to day details of the operation. Finally, a part-time
position will be hired to manage the fiscal responsibilities.
The wonderful thing about this program is that it forces Corps Members to take
personal responsibility for all of their actions. It is a rare person who can have
this type of experience and not have their life changed. This grant will help
enroll forty-eight youths who might otherwise not get the opportunity to serve
their country.
Budget
48 Corps Member, Twelve Month Residential Program
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Public Lands & Environment Corps
Youth Corps & Green Mountain National Forest
Propared By Thomas L Hark
G-Apr-94
Ltd
Line Items:
1
Forty Corps Membors
$300,000
40 CM X $7500 Stipend
2
Eight Corpa Member (Lender Positions)
$60,000
8 X $7500 Stipend
3
Four Rooreation & Education Specialists
$125,000
4 X $25000 X 25% tringe
.
One Program Manager
$37,500
1 X 30000 X 25% fringe
5
One Administrative Coordinator
$31,250
1 X $25000 X 25% fringe
6
50% FTE Budget Finance Manager
$22,500
5 X $36000 X 25% frings
,
End of Program Scholarships
$204,000
48 X $4250
a
Food, cleaning materials, miscellaneous suppiles
$73,710
54 People X 21 meals a week x 52 weeks X 1,25 per meal
.
Ten 6-Passenger Pickup trucks
$80,000
Lease to buy: $6,000 per year per vehicle
10
One Small Camp Truck
$4,800
Lease to buy: $400 per month X 12 months
11
Vehicle Gasoline, Insurance & Repair
$49,685
11 vehicles X 10 MPG X 100 miles average per day x $1.10 per gallon + $500 per: repeir & Insurance
12
Education Materials
$24,000
48 Corpe Members X $500
13
Utilities:
14
Phone
$6,000
Guestimate
15
Electrical
$6,000
Guestimate
16
Heat
$6,000
Guestimate
17
Gas
$1,500
Guestimate
18
Water
$1,500
Guestimate
19
Trash
$1,200
Guestimate
20
Plowing
$800
Guestimate
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Start-up
22
Work Tools
$13,500 $250 per person aniety tools. hardhats etc.
23
Spike Gear
$13,500 $250 per person tents. packs, stoves. water filters etc.
24
Kilchen
$5,400 $100 per person, stove, frige, freazer, pots, pans etc.
25
Education
$5,400 $100 per porson, classes, tuition, Books, etc.
26
Recreation
$5,400 $100 per person, field trips, equipment etc.
27
Living
$5,400
$100 per person, bods, dreseers, etc
28
Administration
$2,700
$50 por person, desks, chairs, cabinets, etc.
29
Computers
$60,000
23 taptops, two per crew, one for each staff, software, internet connection, modems, printer etc.
30
COMM Project Startup
$26,000
76% ETC to got projects through administrative & legal hoops, first year only
as
Administrative Costs
$50,761
Paper penclis xerox, payroll liability insurance. on
Total Proposed Budget
$1,222,286
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Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Appendices
I
Chart Showing Demand for Enrollment
II
Chart Showing Growth in Enrollment
m
Youth Quotes
IV
Alternate Budget for smaller program
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Youth Corps
Enrollment to Application Ratio
Youths Enrolled in
1993
(140)
Applicants we
were unable to
hire in 1993
(619)
Appendix
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Youth Corps
Growth in Enrollment
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1985
1986
1987
1888
1989
1990
1991
1992
1893
1884
Appendix I
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Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Quotes from the 1993 Season
It was a cold rainy day when I stepped off the white Youth Corps van. I
strolled over, met my leader, and my new family. The rain beaded off my
shiny green helmet with the Youth Corps sticker glowing from the center. I
grasped the sides of my helmet, looking at the sticker and knew I was part of
the Corps.
Eric McDonald
My crew came together like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Kelly Benoit
Expectations of sacrifice, turned to never ending smiles and laughter. New
friends made will last longer than the job, longer than the summer. Diverse
backgrounds brought into one community - living, working, smiling,
laughing, as one unit, one family. The job, it doesn't begin, it doesn't end you
are the job, the job is you.
Bernie Maher
I learned the word 'Respect' and how it applies to others and I learned how to
cooperate with others no matter how large the differences in opinions.
Mike McGowan
I'm glad we kept this journal. Otherwise, we might go back into our lives and
pick up where we left off, and it might seem as if we were never here. Even if
that was the case, everyone would still carry these new things: new
knowledge, new wisdom, experience, new ideas, new friends. Everyone has
learned something whether they realize it or not And those things will be
carried with us the rest of our lives.
Daryl Cronin
It was an incredibly challenging mentally and physically, and an unforgettable
but valuable experience.
Rebecca Turner
SEA
Usas
This was my best summer and I spent my time wisely. The work was worth
the effort and I would definitely sign up next year. I learned about issues, but
most of all I learned about myself.
Stephanie Pfau
Appendix In
Budget
36 Corps Member, Twelve Month, Residential Program
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Public Lands & Environment Corps
Youth Corps & Green Mountain National Forest
Prepared By Thomas L Has
6-Apr-94
LLD
Line Items:
1
Thirty Corpo Members
$225,000
30 CM X $7500 Stipend
2
Bix Corps Member (Leader Positions)
$45,000
6 X $7500 Stipend
3
Three Recreation & Education Specialiste
$93,750
4 x $26000 x 26% fringe
4
One Program Manager
$37,600
1 x 30000 X 26% fringo
5
One Administrative Coordinator
$31,250
1 X $26000 X 25% fringe
5
50% FTE Budget Finance Manager
$22,500
5 x $360.00 X 26% fringe
7
End of Program Scholarshipe
$204,000
48 X $4250
TO
8
Food, cleaning materials, miscellaneous supplies
$57,330
42 People X 21 meals a week x 52 weeks x 1.25 per meal
9
Six 6-Passenger Pickup trucks
$38,000
Lease to buy: $6,000 per year per vehicle
10
One Small Camp Truck
$4,800
Lease to buy: $400 per month x 12 months
"
Vahicle Gasoline, Insurance & Repair
$31,605
7 vehicles X 10 MPG X 100 miles average per day K $1.10 per gallon + $500 por: repair & Insurance
12
Education Materials
$18,000
38 Corps Members X $500
13
Ulilities:
14
Phone
$5,000
Guestimate
15
Electrical
$5,000
Guestimate
18
Heat
$5,000
Guestimate
17
Gree
$1,200
Guestimate
18
Water
$1,200
Guestimate
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Trash
$1,000
Guestimate
20
Plowing
$600
Guestimate
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Start-up
22
Work Tools
$9,000
$250 per person safety 100's, hardhals etc.
23
Spike Gear
$9,000
$250 per person tents, packs, stoves, water litters eto,
24
Kitchen
$9,600
$100 per person, stove, vige, freazer, pots, pans O/C.
25
Education
$3,600
$100 per person, classes, luitton, Books, etc.
26
Recreation
$3,600
$100 per person, field trips, equipment eta
27
Living
$3,600
$100 per person, bods, dreasers, etc
28
Administration
$1,800
$50 per person, desks, chairs, cabinets, etc.
29
Computers
$54,000
18 laptops, two per crow, one for each staff, software, internet connection, modeme, printer etc.
so
OMNF Project Startup
$24,000
50% ETE to get projects through administrative & legal 10008, first year only
11
Administrative Costa
$41,207
Peper, pencils xerox. payrol, Hability insurance. elc
Total Proposed Budget
$979,222
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USDA
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
Forest Service
231 North Main Street, Rutland, VT 05701
(802)747-6700 . (802)747-6765 TTY . (802) 747-6766 FAX
Reply to: 1810
Date: April 4, 1994
Verment Youth Conservation Corps
Attn Tom Hark
103 south Main Street
Waterbury. Vermont 05671-0606
Dear Tom:
I was very pleased to bear about your opportunity to submit a grant proposal for
the Americorps" program. The Green Mountain National Forest and the Vermont
Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC) currently enjoy a very successful partnership.
Your work in managing the Hapgood Pond Recreation Area and in assisting the
Forest with the trails program is & good example of what a true partnership can
accomplish. This grant proposal is a chance to strengthen this relationship
while providing many benefits to the youth of Vermont. I fully support & VYCC
proposal for the "Anericorps" and welcome the challenges and opportunities
presented by this new program.
Sincerely,
TERRY W. HOFFISE
Forest Supervisor
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TITLE PAGE - AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATION
For Internal Use
Only
1.
APPLICATION TITLE: SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN COLORADO
X
Single-Site
Multi-Site
2.
LEGAL APPLICANT:
Contact Person's Name:
Address:
City/State, Zip:
Telephone No/FAX No:
Applicant's
Congressional District:
3.
INSTITUTIONAL
X
Federal
National Non-Profit
INFORMATION:
Agency
Organization
Employer's ID Number:
[00]]
(b)(6)
4.
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Director to be selected internally
Organization's Name: USDA, Forest Service- Rio Grande National Forest
Address: 1803 West Hwy 160
City, State, Zip: Monte Vista, Co. 81144
Telephone No/FAX No: (719) 852-5841 FAX (719) 852-6250
5.
GRANT TYPE:
Planning or
X
Operating or
Educational
Awards Only
6.
ISSUE AREA
Education
X
Environment
AND NATIONAL PRIORITIES:
School Readiness
Neighborhood
-
School Success
X Natural
X
Human Needs
Public Safety
Independent Living
Violence
X Community Revitalization
Prevention
Crime Control
7.
AREA (S) TO BE SERVED: State-wide all Congressional Districtst
Urban
X
Rural
Other
Congressional District of primary area served: Congressman Scott McInnis Dst 3
Congressional Districts of secondary areas served: Other districts in the
state of Colorado which includes urban areas of Denver, Colorado Springs.
Page 2 of 6
TITLE PAGE AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATION (continuation)
8.
PARTICIPANTS:
# of Full-time Participants
# of Full-time Participants
0
Needing Educational Awards
0
# of Part-time Participants
# of Part-time Participants
52
Needing Educational Awards
52
# of Participants Needing
Child Care
0
# of their Children
Needing Child Care
0
# of Expected National
# of Unfunded Participants
0
Recruitment Participants
0
9.
BUDGET:
Corp Funds Requested Year 1 377,958
Year 2 377,958
Year 3 377,958
Total Budget Amount
Year 1 634,480
Year 2 634,480
Year 3 634,480
10.
PROGRAM OPERATES in an area of need as identified by the Corporation?
-
-
X
Yes
or
|_|
No
Which one? Unemployment rate exceeds national average; seasonal
highs often greater than 20%; 1991 unemployment = 8.8%
11.
PROJECT DURATION:
Start Date May 1, 1995
End Date October 31, 1995
Number of Program Terms 3 (3 fiscal years)
12.
CERTIFICATION: The applicant certifies to the best of his/her
knowledge and belief that the data in this application
are true and correct and that the filing of the
application has been duly authorized by the governing
body of the applicant and that the applicant will
comply with the assurances required of applicants
if the assistance is approved.
Date: April 14, 1994
Name: James B. Webb
Title: Forest Supervisor
Page 3 of 6
BUDGET FORM . AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATION
Applicant Name: USDA, Forest Service, Rio Grande Forest
Program Name: San Luis Valley Americorps Program
-
-
Aggregate
X
Program (if applicable)
Corporation Share
Grantee Share
Total
(CNCS)
Other Federal
Total Program
Funds Requested
/State/Local/
Funding
A. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
from the Corp
Private Funds
Training and Education
4,875.
+
1,625
=
6,500.
Uniforms
9,750.
3,250.
13,000.
*Other
11,250
3,750.
15,000. 1/
* Pls specify in
Budget Narrative.
Subtotal
25,875.
8,625.
34,500.
B. STAFF
Salaries
75,500.
59,500.
135,000. 2/
Benefits
15,000.
5,000.
20,000.
Training
4,500.
1,500.
6,000.
*Other
*Pls specify in
Budget Narrative.
Subtotal
95,000.
66,000.
161,000.
C. OPERATIONAL
Travel
13,500.
4,500.
18,000.
Transportation
13,500.
4,500.
18,000.
Supplies
0.
127,000.
127,400. 3/
Equipment
15,000.
5,000.
20,000.
*Other
*Pls specify in
Budget Narrative.
Subtotal
42,000.
141,000.
183,000.
D. INTERNAL EVAL/MONITORING
3,750.
1,250.
5,000.
E. ADMINISTRATION
15,000.
5,000.
20,000.
(May not exceed 5%
of Corp funds: A-F)
(In dollar amounts) Total A-E
181,625.
+
221,875.
=
403,500.
Percentages
45 % +
55 % =
100%
(Corporation maximum 75% + Grantee minimum 25% = 100%)
Page 4 of 6
BUDGET FORM AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATION (continuation)
F.
OTHER PARTICIPANT
Number of
Corporation
Grantee Share
Total
SUPPORT COSTS
Partici-
Share
(Minimum 15%)
100%
pants
(Maximum 85%)
Living Allowance
52
179,010.
31,590.
210,600.
FICA and Workers'
Compensation
17,323.
3,057.
20,380. 4/
Health Care*
Alternative
Health Care**
($1,200 per eligible
participant)
Total (F)
196,333.
+
34,647.
=
230,980.
Total (A-F)
377,958.
256,522.
634,480.
5/
G. CHILD CARE
Estimated No.
Corp Share
Grantee
Total
Estimated No.
of Eligible
(Maximum
Share
of Children
Participants
100%)
Number of
Amount per
Total
Participants
Participant
H. EDUCATION AWARDS
Full-time
Participants
$4725
Part-time
Participants
52
$2363
Total H
52
X
2,363.
=
122,876.
*
If grantee is utilizing current policy meeting minimum benefits for eligible
participants.
** If grantee is utilizing alternative health care policy to be made available.
BUDGET FOOTNOTES
1/ - - Field per diem costs of camping out crews on trail projects.
2/ - - Includes in kind salary costs of other agencies as follows:
BLM $25,000.
NPS 10,000.
F&WS 5,000.
Total= 40,000.
3/ - - Supplies furnished by agencies as in kind contribution as follows:
Forest Service
$31,000.
F&WS
15,000.
NPS
25,000.
BLM
36,000.
Town of Del Norte
20,000.
Total
127,000.
3/ - - Includes $4,000. for Workers' Compensation costs.
4/ - - Agency contributions to total costs as follows:
Other Agencies
$ 96,000.
Forest Service
125,875.
SCA
34,647.
Total
256,522.
Page 5 of 6
MISSION STATEMENT AND ANNUAL OBJECTIVES - AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATION
Applicant Name: USDA - RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST
Program Name: SAN LUIS VALLEY, SOUTHERN COLORADO
1. WHAT IS YOUR PROGRAM'S MISSION STATEMENT?
A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE!
This six-month program would provide 52 participants from the
community and national recruitment base, ages 16-25, oppor-
tunities to learn valuable technical, team-building, leader-
ship, and educational skills that will contribute to the
productivity of the community and the individual potential of
of participants. A variety of useful projects will be carried
out in cooperation with four federal agencies and most
communities in the San Luis Valley that will directly benefit
the community and address critical environmental, community
revitalization, education, and recreational needs. Success-
ful completion of the program will leave behind tangible,
measureable products, as well as prepare participants to
secure and keep meaningful employment during changing
economic conditions.
Each application must include statements of primary
objectives in three areas:
- Community Service
- Community Building
- Participant Development
Please use a separate copy of this form to describe your
objectives in each area (i.e., Community Service, Community
Building, Participant Development).
In the case of community service, also use a separate form
for each priority area, if your are working one more than
one (i.e. education, environment, etc.)
2. THIS PAGE APPLIES TO:
X
Community
X
Participant
X
Community
Service
Development
Building
X Education
Public Safety
X Human Needs
X Environment
3. WHAT ARE YOUR ANNUAL OBJECTIVES IN THE AREA CHECKED ABOVE?
List your three primary objectives.
A. Through partnerships with key agencies and community programs
provide a multi-perspective experience for participants in
managing public lands and providing quality customer services
B. Provide a positive environment and hands-on opportunities to
learn technical, leadership, and communication skills neces-
sary to becoming responsible citizens and academic achievers.
C. Provide the community with more recreational, educational,
and environmental awareness and opportunities. Make recrea-
tion safe and accessible to a variety of users.
Page 6 of 6
ASSURANCES & CERTIFICATION FORM - AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATION
CERTIFICATION SIGNATURE
Note: This form must be signed and included in the application.
Before You Start. Before completing certification,
please read Certification Instructions, page 30, of
AMERICORPS - NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATION booklet.
SIGNATURE. By signing this Certification page, the applicant
certifies that it will agree to perform all actions
and support all intentions stated in the Certification
sections in part III of this application. The three
Certifications are:
X
Certification:
Debarment, Suspension, and Other
Responsibility Matters.
X
Certification: Drug-Free Workplace.
X
Certification: Lobbying Activities.
Organization Name: USDA - RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST
Project Name: SAN LUIS VALLEY, SOUTHERN COLORADO
Name and Title
of Authorized
Representative: JAMES B. WEBB, FOREST SUPERVISOR
Signature:
Date:
ASSURANCES SIGNATURE
Note: This form must be signed and included in the application.
By signing this assurance page, the applicant certifies
that it will agree to perform all actions and support all
intentions stated in the Assurances on page 28 of the
AMERICORPS - NATIONAL DIRECT APPLICATION booklet.
Organization Name: USDA - RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST
Project Name: SAN LUIS VALLEY, SOUTHERN COLORADO
Name and Title
of Authorized
Representative: JAMES B. WEBB, FOREST SUPERVISOR
Signature:
Date:
APPENDIX A - SLV, COLO.
Page 1
+
Crew No.
May
June
July
August
September
October
1
1
Del Norte
FOREST
SERVICE
FOREST
SERVICE
FS
2
Trail
Trail
Constructr
Trail
Maintenance
Creede/Del
3
0.5 mi
2.25 mi
non-wildern
54 mi
non-wildern
Norte Distr
4
~
~
~
~
~
~
Facilities
5
~
~
~
~
~
~
I
6
~
~
~
~
~
~
2
7
2
Del Norte
FOREST
SERVICE
FOREST
SERVICE
FS
8
Trail
Trail
Maintenance
Trail
Constructr
Conejos Peak
9
0.5 mi
40.5 mi
wilderness
1.3 mi
wilderness
District
10
~
~
~
~
2
~
Facilities
11
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
12
~
~
~
~
~
~
2
13
3
FS
FOREST
SERVICE
FOREST
SERVICE
FS
14
Saguache
Trail
Constructr
Trail
Maintenance
Saguache
15
District
1.3 mi
wilderness
40.5 mi
wilderness
District
16
Fence Repair
~
~
~
~
Facilities
17
~
~
~
-
~
~
I
18
~
~
~
-
~
~
2
19
4
FISH & WILD
LIFE SERVICE
FOREST
SERVICE
FISH & WILD
LIFE SERVICE
20
Trail
Maintenance
~
21
~
54 mi
non-wildern
~
I
22
~
~
~
~
~
~
2
23
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
24
5
NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE
FOREST
SERVICE
NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE
25
~
~
Trail
Constructr
~
2
26
~
~
2.25 mi
non-wildern
~
2
27
~
~
~
~
I
~
~
28
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
29
6
FOREST
SERVICE
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
EDUCATION
CREW
30
~
~
~
~
~
2
31
~
~
~
~
~
~
2
32
7
BUREAU
OF
LAND
MANAGE
MENT
CREW
33
~
~
~
~
~
2
34
~
~
~
~
~
}
+
APR-10-94 SUN 14:16
S.A.G.A.
FAX NO. 9077893118
P.02
4/14/94 per Vertis stoual
of FS, SAGA
does NOT
have the
USDA AMERICORPS
funds to
pursue
FOREST SERVICE
this
PUBLIC LANDS CORPS
priject.
PROPOSAL
Pon
SPONSOR:
SOUTHEAST ALASKA GUIDANCE ASSOC.
LOCATION:
TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
20
TOTAL COST:
$1,029,674
AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM AMERICORPS:
$$772,255
Southeast Alaska Guidance Association
P.O. Box 35063
Juneau, Alaska 99803
907-789-6172
FAX 907-789-3118
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S.A.G.A.
FAX NO. 9077893118
P. 03
Southeast Alaska Guidance Association
P.O. BOX 35063
JUNEAU, ALASKA 99803
TELEPHONE (907) 789-6172
FAX NO. (907) 789-3118
Vertis Stovall
April 9,1994
USDA/US Forest Service
Washington Human Resource Programs Office
Washington DC
Dear Vertis,
It is the intent of this letter to outline how the Western Regions Rural Development Proposal
can be expanded to serve twenty youth by incorporating it into the existing infrastructure
created by SAGA's year-round youth corps program, and its partnership with the Forest
Service, and other land and human service agencies. Enclosed is SAGA's 1993 Serve Alaska
Youth Corps grant to the Corporation for National and Community Service that we are
currently operating under. It represents the evolution of the 1991 Western Regions Rural
Development Proposal that was forwarded to you in response to the deadline for Forest
Service Public Lands Corps Proposals.
In brief, it describes how the Serve Alaska Youth Corps (SAYC) serves forty corpsmembers,
ages 16-24, from around the state (primarily from Southeast Alaska) in a year-round program.
Corpsmembers work together in crews, ranging in size from 6-10 people, and make a 9-12
month commitment to serve their communities through identifying and completing natural
resource and human service projects that improve the quality of life in the community.
In return for their commitment, corpsmembers receive a living stipend, education and
training, and post service benefits that can be used for further education/training after
graduating from SAYC.
The 1993 SAYC grant also describes projects that crews have completed. In general, 75% of
the projects that crews work on are on the Tongass National Forest, 15% of the projects are on
state land, and 10% are projects done in conjunction with cities/villages/tribes and other
nonprofit organizations.
SAGA has been cooperating with the Forest Service since 1985 through partnership and
volunteer agreements. In 1991, SAGA entered into a five year Regional Agreement (included
in this transmission) in response to SAGA crews working in all three Areas (Chatham, Stikine,
Ketchikan) of the Tongass.
SAGA crews, including SAGA's Summer Youth Corps Program that serves 20-30 youth,
represents the largest available workforce on the Tongass National Forest. For the last nine
years the Forest Service/SAGA partnership has served over 600 youth from the villages and
communities located within the Tongass by involving them in meaningful projects on National
Forest land.
serve AMERICA
*
CNCS COMMUNITY Stamp
&
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S.A.G.A.
FAX NO. 9077893118
P.04
OUTLINE OF PROGRAM
EXPANDED TO SERVE TWENTY
Four crews of five corpsmembers each, under the direct supervision of a full-time professional
crewleader, would begin their service in the fall as part of the Serve Alaska Youth Corps
program. The twenty corpsmembers would be identified from villages and communities
within the Tongass and reflect the diversity of cultures, and backgrounds found there. Two
crews would be from the Chatham Area, one from the Stikine Area, and one from the
Ketchikan Area (the three Forest Service "Areas" found inside the Tongass N.F.).
Corpsmembers would commit to serving in the program for a minimum of nine months.
JANUARY-FEBRUARY
All twenty corpsmembers would begin their service by spending the first two months of the
program in Juneau (SAGA's base of operations). During that time the Corpsmembers would
participate in an intensive orientation and training period that includes:
Fire fighting training/certification
First aid, CPR
Bear safety, rifle safety/certification
Helicopter, fixed wing, boat safety training
Power tool/chainsaw safety training/certification
Extensive life and social skills development training
During this time the four crews would also be involved in service projects in the area to
develop a working relationship with each other and the community and increase their
understanding of stewardship/citizenship.
Upon completion of the first two months, the crews report to their respective Areas for the
remainder of their service. One of the two Chatham Area crews would be based in Juneau,
the other in Sitka. The Stikine Area crew would be based out of Petersburg. Ketchikan would
be the base for the Ketchikan Area crew. The local Ranger Districts would house
crewmembers that are not residents of the community.
MARCH-MAY
During this period, each crew (in conjunction with the F.S. and other local agencies) would
take the lead in facilitating a process in at least two communities/villages inside their Area
(and home to at least one crewmember), that would involve local residents in identifying and
prioritizing needed projects on public lands (i.e. trails, recreation areas, community gardens,
etc.). The end result would be a local plan that lists these projects in priority along with any
available resources, needed resources, and a strategy for pursuing them. This plan could
provide a blueprint for future projects in the area and empower residents and crewmember(s)
to stay active in their completion.
It is estimated that this process would represent a third of the crews time during this period.
The remaining two thirds of their time would be spent on projects (some could be from the
local plans) with eight hours per week dedicated to education and training.
PAST at
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S.A.G.A.
FAX NO. 9077893118
P. 05
JUNE-SEPTEMBER
This is the heart of "field season." Crews would be engaged in challenging, outdoor projects
that meet both the needs of the Forest Service and the corpsmembers. These needs include
reducing the backlog of work on national forest land while having the corpsmembers engaged
in activities that are going to enhance their ability to transition from the program with salable
skills and experience.
At the end of September, the four crews plus all the other SAYC and Summer Youth Corps
participants come together again in Juneau for an end of the season celebration/graduation
ceremony.
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
Wrap-up. Continue to facilitate the transition of corpsmembers into schools, training
programs, or jobs. Also be available to assist other crews (Forest Service, SAGA, or other
volunteer crews) doing fall projects.
This period is also recruiting time for the next SAYC group to start in January. Graduating
corpsmembers will be encouraged to act as ambassadors of the program back in their home
communities and involved with the recruiting process when possible.
SUMMARY
After being back in DC recently to read grants for the Corporation for National and
Community Service, I better appreciate the value of brevity and clarity in a proposal. I hope
the above outline has been helpful. The enclosed ten page narrative of the SAYC program,
funded by the Corporation, is offered as the framework that SAGA's 1991 Western Regions
Rural Development proposal could be expanded into.
PACE <
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P. 06 P.06
USDA AMERICORPS -- FOREST SERVICE/REGION 10 -- SAGA BUDGET
Funds
State/
Requested
Local/
Total
From
FAX NO. 9077893118
Other
Total
Private
Program
Americorps
+ Federal
= Federal
+ Funds
= Funding
YEAR-ROUND CORPS
Living allowances and benefits
210,830.
30,500.
241,330.
23,110.
264,440.
Staff personnel and benefits
351,269.
48000.
399,269.
30,165.
429,434.
Health insurance - participants only
9,138.
9,138.
9,138.
Post-service benefits
5,000.
11,000.
16,000.
20,000.
36,000.
Training & education
77,225.
25,000.
102,225.
30,203.
132,428.
Capital expenditures
44,000.
44,000.
44,000.
G. A. S.A.G.A.
Evaluation
3,800.
700.
4,500.
900.
5,400.
Administration
38,613.
2,000.
40,613.
3,021.
43,634.
Other (specified in budget narrative)
32,380.
13,820.
46,200.
19,000.
65,200.
APR-10-94 SUN 14:22
TOTAL
$772,255.
131,020.
903,275.
126,399.
1,029,674,
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S.A.G.A.
FAX NO. 9077893118
P. 01
BUDGET NARRATIVE
LIVING ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS
Living Allowances
Corpsmembers are paid a living allowance of $5.00/hour of service.
Jan. - Sept.
20 C.M. X $6. x 8 hr. x 200 days =
192000.
Oct. - Dec.
5 C.M. X $6. X 8 hr. x 30 days =
7200.
+ Social Security and Medicare tax @ 7.65%
15240.
Total Living Allowance =
$214440.
Uniform Benefit
100 dollars per Corpsmember is budgeted for uniforms.
$100 x 20 new corpsmembers =
$2000.
Food Benefit
Food will be provided to youth as a commodity whenever the student is in a field camp
setting. This is consistent with established SAGA policy. The average food cost per
student based on our experience is $12./day. Approximately 2500 Corpsmember/field
days are anticipated this year.
$12. x 4000 Corpsmember field days =
$48000.
SUBTOTAL, LIVING ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS =
$264,440.
Other Federal:
30,500
State, Local and Private Funds:
23,110.
Funds requested from Americorps:
$210,830.
STAFF PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS
Executive Director - This position is responsible for the overall management and
administration of the agency, including staff supervision, fiscal management and
bookkeeping, planning and evaluation, maintaining program and agency compliance with
all applicable standards, public and community relations, and a portion of direct
services. Direct services include conducting portions of the pre-season orientation and
training as well as ongoing guidance and skills training with corpsmembers. The current
Executive Director has served in this position since December 1985.
SALARY: Twelve months X $4000./month = $48000.
PER CENT TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: Total = 50% (35% Direct service, 65% of
time administering this project as described above.)
Direct services salary charged to this project:
$8400.
Program Director - This position is responsible for the overall development and
implementation of the program goals outlined in this proposal. The current SAGA
Program Director has served in this position since December 1985.
SALARY: Twelve months X $3750./month = $45000
PER CENT TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: Total = 50% (65% Direct service, 35% of
time in program administration as described in that section.)
Direct services salary charged to this project:
$14625.
1
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S.A.G.A.
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P.02
Project Coordinator - The Coordinator is responsible for the day to day
management of the work experience crews and community service projects. Duties
include project planning, logistics, purchasing, inter-agency coordination and direct
supervision of the Crew Supervisors. The Coordinator was hired September 1, 1992.
SALARY: Twelve months X $3450./month = $41400
PER CENT TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: 75%
Salary charged to this project:
$31050.
Crewleaders - Each Creweader directly supervises a crew of corpsmembers
performing conservation and human service projects and assists in delivery of the
Service Learning Curriculum. Four Crewleaders will be identified for this program.
SALARY: 12 months X $2500. X 4 staff = $120000.
PER CENT TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: 100%
Salary charged to this project:
$120000.
Recruitment and Placement Coordinator - This position is responsible for the
ongoing identification of a representative pool of participants. Will monitor hiring needs,
schedule interviews, and assist corpsmembers on orientation to the program and it's
services including post program opportunities.
SALARY: 12 months X $2200/month = $26400.
PER CENT TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: 75%
$19800.
Employer Fringe -
1. Clerical fringe: Exec. Director, Program Director, Recruitment Coordinator.
Workers Compensation @ .47%; Social Security @ 6.20%; Medicare @ 1.45%;
Health and Life Insurance @ 14.9%: AK Employment Tax @ 3..67%
@ 26.69% x $42825 =
$11430.
2. Field Staff fringe: Crewleaders
Workers Compensation @ 5.86%; Social Security @ 6.20%; Medicare @ 1.45%;
Health and Life Insurance @ 14.9%: AK Employment Tax @ 3,67%
@ 32.08% X $120000. =
$38496.
3. Travel/Office Staff fringe: Project Coordinator
Workers Compensation @ .94%; Social Security @ 6.20%; Medicare @ 1.45%;
Health and Life Insurance @ 14.9%: AK Employment Tax @ 3.67%
@ 27.16% X $31050. =
$8433.
SUBTOTAL, STAFF WAGES AND BENEFITS =
$429,434.
Other Federal:
48000.
State, Local and Private Funds:
30165.
Funds requested from Americorps:
$351,269.
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PARTICIPANT HEALTH INSURANCE
Rates for student premiums are averaged based on the National Association of Servie
and Conservation Corps' (NASCC) group policy.
20 corpsmembers X $42.5/month X 10 mo. =
8500.
5 students X $42.5/month X 3 mo. If
638.
Total participant premium
$9138.
SUBTOTAL, PARTICIPANT HEALTH INSURANCE =
$9,138.
Other Federal:
State, Local and Private Funds:
Funds requested from Americorps:
$9,138.
POST SERVICE BENEFITS
A post service scholarship of $1800/student is budgeted for students enrolling in the
new program year.
20 students x $1800 = $36000.
SUBTOTAL, POST SERVICE BENEFITS =
$36,000.
Other Federal :
11000.
State, Local and Private Funds:
$20000.
Funds requested from Americorps:
$5,000.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION (>10%)
A. Lead Instructor- The Instructor is responsible for coordinating educational
services for Corpsmember participants. This includes creating Individual Development
Plans with each youth, monitoring, supervising and delivering of the Service Learning
Curriculum, and providing resources and developing strategies to assist corpsmembers
to achieve their educational goals. This position is arranged as a contract with the
Juneau School District.
SALARY: Twelve months X $3700./month = $44400.
PER CENT TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: 50%
FRINGE at Juneau School Rate: .37 X $ 22200 = $8214.
Salary charged to this project:
$30414.
B. Consultants/tuition
4000.
(C.P.R. training, Driver Ed., Univ. classes, etc.)
C. Corpsmember Counselor/Developer.
Provides individual and group counseling, referral to community agencies, develops
health promotion/ problem prevention programs and coordinates family outreach
activities on contractual basis with the Juneau School District.
SALARY: Twelve months x $3700./month = $44400.
PER CENT TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: 50%
FRINGE at Juneau School Rate: .37 X $ 22200 = $8214.
Salary charged to this project:
$30414.
D. School facility rental/utilities
12 months X $3000./mo =
36000.
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E. Teaching supplies
2500.
(Textbooks, equipment, media, software, pencils etc.)
F. Ropes Course/Adventure Programming
15500.
(Training for all corpsmembers and staff,
Curriculum, and contractual services.)
G. Student recruitment
2000.
(Travel/advertising)
H. Field trips/Service projects
4000.
I. Communications
2800.
(postage/phone)
J. Travel/tuition for training events
4000.
K. Subscriptions, dues and fees
.800.
SUBTOTAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION
$132,428.
Other Federal:
25000.
State, Local and Private Funds:
30203.
Funds requested from Americorps:
$77,225.
CAPITAL EXPENSES K 10%)
A. Facility improvements
$2000.
B. Multi-passenger vehicles
25000.
C. Field equipment:
10000.
(Tools, radio's, safety equipment, etc.)
D. Office equipment (Copier lease, fax,
5000.
computers).
E. Ropes Course elements
2000.
SUBTOTAL, CAPITAL =
$44,000.
Other Federal:
State, Local and Private Funds:
Funds requested from Americorps:
$44,000.
EVALUATION
A. Supplies (Forms development)
$800.
B. Communications (Phone, postage)
800.
C. EIS Data Entry portion of Project Assistant
(see admin. section for detail)
25% of salary
3000.
Fringe @ 26.69%
800.
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SUBTOTAL, EVALUATION
$5400.
Other Federal:
700.
State, Local and Private Funds:
900.
Funds requested from Americorps:
$3,800.
ADMINISTRATION (<5%)
A. Exec. Director (Description at Personnel)
SALARY: Twelve months X $4000./month = $48000.
PER CENT ADMIN. TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: 65% (of the 50% total)
Admin. salary charged to this project:
$15600.
FRINGE at 26.69% X $15600. =
$ 4164.
Total admin. salary charged to this project
$19764.
B Program Director (Description at Personnel)
SALARY: Twelve months X $3750./month = $45000.
PER CENT ADMIN. TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: 35% (of the 50% total)
Admin. salary charged to this project:
$7875.
FRINGE at 26.69% X $7875. =
$2102.
Total admin. salary charged to this project
$9977.
C. Project Assistant - Processing living allowances, maintaining records, purchasing,
greeting callers, providing information to the public, typing, filing, clerical support,
accounts payable and receivable, and assistance and support to Program Staff as
needed. Also responsible for inputting EIS data.
SALARY: Twelve months X $2000/month = $24000.
PER CENT TIME CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT: 50% (75% charged to admin., 25% charged
to Evaluation)
Admin. portion of salary
$9000.
Fringe @ 26.69%
2402.
D. Insurance. Additional property, and general liability
necessary to cover this project.
$7000.
E. Office Supplies/equipment.
The amount of general office supplies/equipment needed
to accomplish this project which are not addressed elsewhere
in this budget are estimated at:
$2500.
SUBTOTAL, ADMINISTRATION =
$43,634.
Other Federal:
2000.
State, Local and Private Funds:
3021.
Funds requested from Americorps:
$38,613.
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OTHER
A. Transportation. Local travel ($900.); Training and travel costs ($5000.); Fuel, oil,
routine maintenance and vehicle insurance ($8000.); Project travel ($5000.).
Conference event travel ($2100.) Travel costs are based on published fares for Wings
of Alaska float-plane fleet, Alaska Marine Highway (ferry) , and Alaska Airlines. (*Note
that travel costs in Alaska are considerably higher than in the 48 contiguous states.)
Total =
$21000.
B. Project Supplies.
12000.
C. First aid supplies/safety equipment.
2000.
D. Communications: Postage ($800.);
Local phone ($800.); Advertising ($1000.);
Long distance telephone ($1400).
4000.
E. Staff training and development.
4000.
F. Work project headquarters rent/utilities
12 mos x $1000./mo.
12000.
F. Auditing expense.
10200.
SUBTOTAL, OTHER COSTS =
$65,200.
Other Federal:
13820.
State, Local and Private Funds:
19000.
Funds requested from the Commission:
$32,380.
Grand total of Project Costs
II
$1,029,674.
Total of Other Federal Funds
=
131,020.
Total of Non Federal Funds
=
126,399.
Total AMERICORPS Funds Requested =
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91028
PARTICIPATING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SOUTHEAST ALASKA GUIDANCE ASSOCIATION
AND
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE
ALASKA REGION
FOR
PROVISION OF SERVICES
This agreement is between the Forest Service, Alaska Region (hereinafter
referred to as the Forest Service), an agency of the United States Department
of Agriculture, acting through the Regional Forester, Alaska Region, or his/her
designee, and the Southeast Alaska Guidance Association (hereinafter referred
to as SAGA), a not-for-profit partnership working in adventure-based education
with youth at risk, acting through the Executive Director or the Administrative
Director.
Witnesseth:
Whereas, the Forest Service is responsible for the management of the National
Forest lands and is authorized by law to accept cooperation from public and
private sources in the protection and improvement of the National Forests, as
provided in the Cooperative Funds and Deposits Act of December 12, 1975 - P.L.
94-148 - 16 U.S.C. 565a-la3; and
Whereas, it is in the public interest to provide job training and
environmental/developmental education to youth at risk which will assist them
in adjusting to normal work and social attitudes; and
Whereas, SAGA is interested in the conservation of the natural resources of the
National Forests and desires to lend aid and support to the protection,
development and improvement of the Tongass National Forest; and
Whereas, SAGA desires to use the National Forest to provide healthful,
wholesome, and educational outdoor activities for youth at risk;
Now therefore, the parties agree as follows:
A. The Forest Service shall:
1. Make appropriate Ranger District work projects available to SAGA.
2. Provide standards and specifications for projects and a designated.
Project Manager to answer technical questions.
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3. Provide timely project inspections to insure all work meets minimum
acceptable standards as stated in the annual Operating Plan.
4. Provide coverage for SAGA enrollees for injury compensation and tort
claims within the scope of their duties during their scheduled tour-of-duty
(i.e., 0800 to 1630 excluding lunch), as provided by Chapter 171 of Title
28, United States Code, and Chapter 81 of Title 5, United States Code.
5. Reimburse SAGA for services provided as described in the District's
annual Operating Plan.
B. SAGA shall:
1. Provide 24 hour supervision of enrollees.
2. Provide the designated Project Manager a list of employees and
enrollees in advance of scheduled work projects, and an updated roster of
each crew in the field.
3. Be in compliance with State and Federal Labor Laws and maintain
documentation of compliance, to include written parental and/or guardian
consent. The SAGA employees and/or partners over the age of 18 may operate
power equipment upon successful completion of the required Forest Service
safety/operations training. Enrollees shall not operate power equipment
unless they meet Forest Service regulations.
4. Provide personal gear and other training as required for enrollees.
5. Provide complete liability and injury insurance coverage for SAGA staff
members. Send documentation of insurance coverage to the address stated in
B.6.
6. Provide liability and injury insurance coverage for enrollees on
non-work hours. Insurance policy shall name the USDA Forest Service, Attn:
R.O. Contracting, P. O. Box 21628, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1628 as
additionally insured.
7. Report all accidents immediately to the designated Project Manager or
Safety Officer on the affected Ranger District and complete the required
Forest Service paperwork within 72 hours of the accident.
8. Ensure that enrollees do not operate Forest Service vehicles or boats
unless they meet Forest Service regulations; are over 18 years of age and
have completed SAGA staff training.
9. Submit billings to the Forest Service as agreed upon in the Ranger
District's annual Operating Plan.
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C. It is Mutually Agreed and Understood By and Between the Said Parties That:
1. This Agreement shall be effective upon the last date signed and will be
in effect for 5 years from that date. The parties reserve the right to
terminate the Agreement upon 30 days written notice. The parties agree to
meet prior to the termination notice setting forth the reasons for such
action.
2. Each Ranger District and the SAGA Executive Director will develop an
annual Operating Plan by April 1. As a minimum, each plan shall include:
a. Anticipated projects to be completed and timelines for completion.
b. Work standards and specifications for each anticipated work
project.
c. Supplies and equipment.
d. Transportation, subsistence and housing.
e. Safety requirements and Job Hazard Analysis.
f. Procedures and schedules for payment.
g. Designated Project Manager by name.
3. Forest Service will provide SAGA staff members with basic safety
training at the beginning of the field season. Each staff member will be
issued a certification card listing training completed. SACA staff members
brought on the rolls after the initial field season will be required to
obtain this training through the joint efforts of SAGA and the Forest
Service. Individual Ranger Districts will provide additional specific
safety training unique to that District.
4. Forest Service accountable property will be transferred to the
designated SAGA representative at the beginning of the field season/project
on Form AD-107, Report of Transfer or Other Disposition or Construction of
Property. Accountable property will be transferred back to the respective
District at the end of the field season/project. Loss or damage to
property (other than normal wear and tear) will be paid for by SAGA.
5. SAGA agrees to make all records, books, papers, or documents related to
this agreement available to the Forest Service or the Comptroller General
through any authorized representative for the purpose of verifying any
specific item on the itemized statement of expenditures, or any other
examination.
6. Advance of funds to SAGA will be based on the approved District annual
Operating Plan. The request for advance of funds will be submitted by SAGA
on Standard Form 270, and in accordance with procedures established in FSH
6509.31 NFC Procedures Title II, Chapter 6, Section 5, Payment Code 06-A
for processing request for advances.
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7. That any monies payable or that may become payable from the United
States under this agreement to any person or legal entity not an agency or
subdivision of a State or local government may be subject to administrative
offset for the collection of a delinquent debt the person or legal entity
owes to the United States. Information on the person's or legal entity's
responsibility for a commercial debt or delinquent consumer debt owed the
United States shall be disclosed to consumer or commercial credit reporting
agencies.
8. The following officers are designated to act for SAGA and for the
Forest Service, in approving and signing the annual Operating Plan:
For SAGA:
Executive Director or Administrative Director
For Forest Service:
Forest Supervisor
9. All improvements constructed in whole or in part under this agreement
shall be and will remain the property of the United States.
10. Nothing herein shall be construed as obligating the Forest Service to
expend or as involving the United States in any contract or other
obligation for the future payment of money in excess of appropriations
authorized by law and administratively allocated for this work.
11. No member of, or delegate to, Congress or Resident Commissioner shall
be admitted to share any part of this agreement, or to any benefit that may
arise therefrom; but this provision shall not be construed to extend to
this agreement if made with a corporation for its general benefit.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed on the dates shown herein.
For the Southeast Alaska
For the Forest Service-Region 10,
Guidance Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture
JOE JoeParnish PARRISH
Radwin MICHAEL A. BARTON
Executive Director
Regional Forester
5-1-91
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SERVE ALASKA YOUTH CORPS OPERATIONAL PLAN--1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brief Overview
pg 1
Program Goals
pg I
Program Objectives
pg 2
Description of Service Activities
pg 3
Incorporating Service Learning
pg 7
Staff Training
Pg 8
Developing Corpsmember Leadership Skills
pg 9
Evaluation
Pg 10
Budget Form
pg 11
Budget Narrative
pg 12
Budget Form (for additional funding)
Pg 18
ATTACHMENTS SECTION
Project Information
-Sample of Juneau Community Service Action Plan
-Individual Project Summaries
-Long Term and Summer Project Summaries
Project Work Sheets
-Project Planning Guide
-Skills Acquired Sheet
-Project Evaluation
Sample of Weekly Schedule
INTENDE
Corpsmember Thoughts
Support Letters
Program Recognition
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SERVE ALASKA YOUTH CORPS OPERATIONAL PLAN-YEAR TWO
Brief Overview
The Commission's second round of funding will find Serve Alaska Youth Corps (SAYC) participants
involved in an intensive summer project season that closely interfaces with SAGA's established
Summer Youth Conservation Corps program. SAYC corpsmembers will be working in crews on
projects selected and organized by them (often involving summer crews), or serving in leadership
roles in the Summer Corps.
In September, most project activity will come to a close as the Summer Corps youth return to
school and the first group of SAYC corpsmembers graduate and transition from the program after nine
to twelve months of service. Corpsmembers will transition into jobs, schools, or additional training
opportunities as identified by them in their Individual Development Plans.
For October, November, and December, four priority activities are planned: 1) Program
evaluation, 2) Participant recruitment and core group development. 3)Implementation of three fee-
for-service pilot training retreats, and 4) Crewleader training.
In January, 1994, a second group of Serve Alaska Youth Corps corpsmembers will begin a nine
to twelve month Service Learning curriculum. The state capital's local school district has recognized
the curriculum as a viable option for youth and provides a full-time accredited teacher and academic
credit for participation in Service Learning activities. Through their efforts, corpsmembers can
earn a high school diploma, GED, or post-secondary education credits/training/certifications.
This second group of forty to forty-five corpsmembers will represent a diverse group from a
variety of locations and cultures from around the state. Through the natural and human resource
projects that they identify and develop, corpsmembers will involve over two hundred non-
participants in meaningful community activities that promote the spirit of service.
Program Goals
The Serve Alaska Youth Corps is dedicated to being a model program that can effectively promote
and demonstrate Service Learning in communities and school districts throughout Alaska and beyond.
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This goal is consistent with the Scutheast Alaska Guidance Association's overall mission to help youth
acquire the education, skills, and positive attitudes towards self and others that will enable them to be
productive, functioning, self-supporting, contributing members of the community.
Program Objectives
In order for corpsmembers to participate in and promote Service Learning, they need to
understand and practice the concept of citizenship. As a service corps, the SAYC will continue to
expose young people to the adult world through projects and activities that give them a sense of the
obligations of citizenship. Several strategies are used to accomplish this:
Increase the awareness of community issues. needs. and opportunities through corps activities
and programs. For example, SAYC Corpsmembers organize and host an annual community needs
assessment workshop, known as Round Table Discussions, that involves them with social and
environmental issues, cultural activities, and other community needs. They learn about the
importance of being aware of issues and participating in the community, and they come to
understand how community resources can provide support to them and their families. The skills
and attitudes corpsmembers develop locally through this process enables them to organize and
coordinate with other communities to provide Service Learning activities.
Encourage social responsibility through training reinforcement and staff example.
Through ongoing life skills training, role-modeling by staff and other adults, and reinforcing
the lessons inherent in Service Learning projects, corpsmembers begin to understand
that even individually, they can make a difference-in themselves and in others.
Citizenship means being part of a community. The sense of community creates the framework within
which the program performs service work and promotes corpsmember development. This
development begins by establishing the SAYC itself as a community for corpsmembers. This "corps
community" has the following important elements:
- Diversity that reflects the larger community as a whole and fosters understanding and
development among young people who otherwise might not interact:
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- A crew concept that brings corpsmembers together as a team to accomplish community service
work resulting in tolerance, respect, understanding, and a developed sense of responsibility for
one another and the group as a whole;
-
A sense of camaraderie and fellowship that comes from belonging to a group that they feel proud
to be identified with;
- Reflection time to consider the connections between what they learn and how they live.
In the corps community, youth learn to accept and give support, to follow and lead, to respect others
and themselves. The emphasis on community is reinforced in crew meetings and community meetings
where corpsmembers translate their relationships and responsibilities within their work crews to
the corps as a whole and to the larger community and communities in their non-corps lives.
As the SAYC grows and develops as a model year-round program, SAGA's established Summer
Corps program will continue providing training and technical assistance to support efforts by
communities to develop outdoor summer youth employment/training programs. SAGA sponsors an
annual grants and agreements workshop to provide agencies and individuals with information about
JTPA and other funding sources, and developing cooperative agreements. This effort by SAGA to
promote expanded services around the state is supported by the Alaska State Community And Regional
Affairs Office by describing SAGA as a model program in agency newsletters and releases and inviting
SAGA staff to present at statewide conferences. SAGA uses every opportunity to describe the values of
Service Learning and how the SAYC is available to promote and demonstrate them.
Description of Service Activities
Each fall, as mentioned earlier, SAYC staff and corpsmembers organize and host an annual
community needs assessment called "Round Table Discussions." A broad range of individuals and
public and non-profit organizations are invited to participate in discussion focused on identifying
opportunities for service projects.
The format provides an opportunity for potential sponsors/supporters to learn more about the
program first hand and a forum where corpsmembers are on equal footing with caring, knowledgeable
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and civic minded adults (community leaders, program directors, land agency personnel, etc.).
The event generates a wide range of potential activities and projects that offer a variety of
experiences. Corpsmembers and staff work to develop this information into a Community Service
Action Plan (sample included under "Project Information in the Attachments Section) and make it
available to the community as a working list of potential service projects. Corpsmembers track and
update the list on a quarterly basis and distribute the information through a community newsletter.
This process helps corpsmembers clarify their own values regarding social responsibility and makes
them more aware of the various opportunities available to demonstrate them.
Between January and September, each crew is responsible for identifying and completing, from
start to finish, at least three service projects; a short term, long term, and summer project. In
addition, corpsmembers plan and organize individual projects. With the exception of the summer
project, the Community Service Action Plan serves as the template from which the other projects are
developed.
Short term project: Completed by the end of January, the intent of this project is largely to
introduce corpsmembers to the process of developing and completing a project as a team. Each crew
is carefully guided through the steps of identifying, planning, organizing, coordinating, directing,
implementing and evaluating their project. Projects can be natural or human resource related. For
example, one crew's short term project (completed January 1993) involved two weeks of painting
the interior of the Juneau Recovery Hospital. This hospital is a city operated, in-patient,
drug/alcohol rehabilitation and recovery facility. Beyond learning the process of completing a
project, developing teamwork and painting skills, this crew was exposed to a variety of critical social
issues. Through interaction, training, and reflection, they became more aware of what role drugs
play in their own life, warning signs of addiction, and how to get involved with prevention activities
in the community.
Another crew chose to provide winter cabin and trail maintenance on some popular State Parks
land and to assist with an owl habitat improvement effort (completed January 1993). The crew had
helped construct the new State Parks log cabin and a portion of the three mile trail earlier in the fall.
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For their short term project, they returned to the cabin and camped on site for one week to cut
firewood and complete facility and trail maintenance projects. A Forest Service Fish and Wildlife
biologist joined them and provided education/training regarding the area's unique owl population and
guided them in the placement of twenty owl boxes (nests) aimed at enhancing the bird's habitat. Over
the years, this type of project has proven effective in increasing young people's sense of ownership
for public lands and facilities and pride in providing high quality care and maintenance.
ong term project: Crews must identify these projects by the end of February, and complete them
by the end of May. These projects provide a sustained effort that allows time for 1)the development of
a weekly routine that includes other important corps activities, 2)full corpsmember participation
in each stage of the project, and 3)the development of activities that meet the following project
criteria:
-
Addresses an important community need, resulting in visible, lasting beneficial effects;
- Allows for establishing measurable goals for project stages with definable beginnings/endings;
- Provides opportunities for corpsmembers to learn or reinforce basic and workplace skills and
to increase their participation in the community;
- Attracts community participation and support;
-
Consists of work that accommodates a crew of up to ten corpsmembers working 5-8 hours
per day, lasting 2-8 weeks, and provides opportunities for volunteer involvement;
- Provides potential to earn income for the corps.
One crew's long term project involves the restoration of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) log
shelter. The shelter is part of a nature trail at the Mendenhail Glacier Visitor Center. The nature
trail provides viewing and access to the glacier for over 200,000 tourists and local residents each
year. The crew will be replacing the roof, rotted logs, and the foundation using the same native
materials used by the CCC. In addition, the crew will research: the history of the CCC, the cabin/trail
and glacier, then design and build a permanent on-site exhibit to display the information. This high
visibility project offers tremendous benefits to corpsmembers, residents, and visitors. The project
is in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service which provides some reimbursement for the corps
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efforts. Long Term Project Summaries are included in the Attachment Section under "Project
Information".
Summer project: Identified by April and completed by mid-September, this project embodies
much of the same rationale and criteria as the long term activities. One notable difference is that
these projects will involve other Alaska communities. One such project will address a serious
community problem in Kake, Alaska. The community of Kake has the highest incidence rate of
diabetes in Alaska. Regular exercise has proven effective against the disease, so the community began
developing a diabetes fitness trail. Residents strongly endorse the half mile trail as a means to
promote fitness, but after two years it stands half completed with funding nearly exhausted. SAYC
corpsmembers and staff propose to provide the overall coordination, on-the-ground expertise, and
supervision to finish the trail during the summer of 1993. In addition, the SAYC will work closely
with the Native Health Corporation and residents to educate the community about diabetes and
encourage trail use. The project will involve local youth working as a crew and encourage
volunteerism to promote a feeling of ownership for the trail. Major funding from ARCO is likely. This
is an exciting "Signature Project" that will invoive the efforts of many. Summer Project Summaries
are provided in the Attachments Section under "Project Information".
Individual project: These projects offer the chance for corpsmembers to be involved in activities
that specifically relate to their individual interests. Corpsmembers with similar interests are
encouraged to work together on a project, but each individual must have separate tasks that provide
the experience of organizing a project from start to finish. For example, two corpsmembers
interested in the field of Substance Abuse Prevention will work together to prepare a three day peer
support training for two middle schools where each corpsmember will be responsible for organizing
the event in one of the schools.
The timeframe and criteria for these projects is kept flexible to be responsive to their individual
nature, but the project itself must adhere to three guidelines--the work must be 1)consistent with
the corpsmembers stated goals, 2) a benefit to the community, and 3)realistic given the timeframe
and resources available. Samples of Individual Project Summaries are provided in the Attachment
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Section under "Project Information".
In summary, the value of these service activities lie as much in the process of accomplishing
them as in the accomplishments themselves. The process is the framework from which
corpsmembers begin to clarify their values regarding social responsibility and increase their
awareness of ways to demonstrate them. It provides graduated levels of opportunity to learn and
demonstrate new skills, behaviors, and attitudes in a supportive environment that is alive and real.
This process is a "rite of passage" into the adult world that is earned by understanding,
demonstrating, and believing in the obligations of citizenship. Utilizing the process guarantees that
the SAYC program will accomplish work of value to the community, will benefit the community at
large, and will fill an unmet, but expressed, community need.
SAYC PROGRAM ACTIVITY CALANDER, 1993
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Crientation/training
Short term project
Long term project
Summer project
Individual project
Grad./transition
Program evaluation
Pilot programs
Core group devident
Rod Table Discussions
Recruitment
Crewleader trng
Incorporating Service Learning Into the Corps Experience
With its Summer Youth Corps, SAGA has fought the "battle" for over seven years to change
traditional perceptions of youth corps from work programs that involve youth, to youth programs
that involve work. Integrating education time into the daily project schedule can be difficult,
especially with task-oriented land agencies. The lessons learned in this effort and the progress made
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has helped tremendously in establishing the SAYC as a learner-centered program.
Whereas the summer program integrates education into pre-arranged work projects, the SAYC
integrates service learning projects into pre-arranged corpsmember goals and education plans.
These plans, called Individual Development Plans (IDPs), are developed with the full participation of
the corpsmembers. The IDPs reflect the corpsmembers' goals and the methods they will use to reach
those goals. Service Learning activities are incorporated that will support these plans, support SAYC
program goals, and prepare corpsmembers for a future beyond the corps.
As part of the incorporation process, every effort is made to educate sponsoring agencies as to the
philosophy of Service Learning and to encourage them to participate in its implementation. This
effort -is paying off as a wide range of city, state, federal and private sponsors are becoming actively
involved. By Involving supervisors who recognize the "teachable moments," work and education
appear as a 'seamless whole" creating an environment in which corpsmembers enjoy learning and
gain confidence as learners. To emphasize learning, the daily and weekly routine allows structured
time for reflection and stays far away from anything resembling traditional education. A sample
schedule is included in the Attachments Section under "Weekly Schedule'.
With all these factors working together to incorporate Service Learning into the program, the
goal is to create an environment in which:
- Learning is woven into the context of a corpsmember's life in the corps and beyond;
- Learning is immediately relevant to corpsmembers' work/lives;
- Learning helps create meaning from experience and promotes positive attitudes towards self,
community service, and citizenship.
Staff Training Plan
As the SAYC develops, the need to modify the "Staff:Orientation and Training Plan' has become
obvious especially as it relates to the new year-round: crewleader positions. SAGA has always
understood the critical role that initial orientation and training plays in preparing its crewleaders
for the awesome responsibilities of running a youth crew for the summer. These dedicated
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individuals persevere through the summer season using their personal talents and the skills and
training provided through a three week pre-season orientation. But for permanent SAYC
crewleaders, and other staff, ongoing training is needed.
In order to respond to the need for ongoing training, the SAYC staff has been working to develop
strategies for professional growth. The work continues, so that next year's Personnel Manual will
reflect a well thought-out, ongoing training policy. We have not waited though to implement the
strategies developed thus far. They are:
Individual Training Plans developed by each staff member and updated annually to identify gaps
in their training. With this information, relevant training can be planned and organized,
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Weekly meetings that address immediate issues, occasionally using outside experts,
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Half day workshops organized by a different staff member each month,
- Full day in-service trainings each quarter.
In addition, because of the broad range of skills and responsibilities required of each crewleader and
the heavy demands of the position, a special training opportunity is proposed. During the transition
months of October, November, and December, SAYC offers to help pay for crewleaders to attend a
conference, or workshop, or to visit a model youth program to further develop their abilities as
supervisors and Service Learning providers. NOTE: SAYC "Crewleaders" are actually called "Project
Leaders" and are staff members much like Crew Supervisors in other Corps.
Developing Corpsmember Leadership skills
At the SAYC, it is understood that involving corpsmembers in service activities helps many create
new images of themselves, envisioning futures in which they rise above previous self-expectations.
Corpsmembers often begin the program with the self-expectation that they "can't make a difference."
When they begin doing something for others, that perception changes and they see themselves as
givers rather than victims. The idea that they can truly make a difference however, is not
internalized until they experience the capacity for leadership.
The SAYC program provides a range of opportunities for youth to experience both formal and
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informal leadership roles. For example, within the corps community, youth may serve as peer
tutors, lead activities and discussions, and/or represent the program at community meetings and
conferences. Corpsmembers can also serve on the Board of Directors and/or various committees that
are responsible for making decisions which affect the program (i.e. Curriculum Advisory Team,
staff and corpsmember Selection Committee, etc.). All of these opportunities can empower
corpsmembers to see themselves in new and sometimes surprising roles.
Formal leadership opportunities exist for all corpsmembers as they become involved in their
individual projects and see them to completion. In addition, corpsmembers can be nominated each
quarter for the Leadership Training Program through a process that recognizes their progress in
personal/academic development, and a strong attendance, punctuality, dependability, and safety
record. Successful completion of this program earns them added benefits and responsibility, a
"Leader" jacket, and the potential to be selected and trained as an Assistant Crewleader.
Our goal is to develop everyone's capacity to lead by providing opportunities to demonstrate,
experience, and believe in their personal authority. I have always been taken with the response
given by a youth to the over-used line, "today's youth are tomorrow's leaders." Her response was, "I
don't want to be a leader tomorrow, I want you to teach me to be one today."
Evaluation
SAYC's first year has been planned so that most corpsmembers will graduate and transition from
the corps in September 1993. Our goal is to create a period before the next group starts, in January
1994, to evaluate the effectiveness of the first year's efforts, and to make necessary adjustments.
The SAYC is fortunate to have been selected as part of a special technical assistance program
provided by the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps. They are working with us to
provide effective measuring and tracking tools that can be used to evaluate both the process and
outcomes of our first year. This information, along with the time to implement changes, promises a
second year that will benefit corpsmembers, staff, the community, state, and beyond.
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