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Last updated: 03/14/2018 General information Organization Back To School Clothing Drive Contact First name Nikki Contact Last name Fisher Contact e-mail nikki@btscd.com Contact phone number 6022569408 Address Street 360 E Coronado Rd, STE #200 City Phoenix State AZ ZIP Code 85004 From what tribe is the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation organization requesting the grant? Total grant amount request 10,000 1 / 1 2018 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back To School Clothing Drive Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Narrative Primary Contact: Nikki Eancheff 360 E. Coronado Rd. #200 Phoenix AZ 85004 (602) 677-9397 nikki@btscd.com 1) The proposed program or project, and whether it is a new or continuing project This continuing program provides new school uniforms, clothes, athletic shoes, backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene items to up to 5,000 low-income children. Another 4,000 low-income children throughout Arizona receive backpacks filled with school and hygiene supplies. Beneficiaries are Kindergarten to 6th grade children from low-income families attending a partner Maricopa County Title I public elementary school. All items are new and BTSCD ensures that all partner school uniform requirements and other clothing and quality standards are met. Staff consults with schools to confirm needs and allocate the inventory. Officials from each partner school or social service agency select students most in need of assistance to attend. Hundreds of volunteers help convert the Grand Canyon University Sports Arena into a retail store for one week in July to distribute the clothing and supplies to students. Each day during the event 1,000 students arrive by bus to select their clothes and supplies, escorted by a school appoitned chaperone. Daily, about 400 volunteers help the children find their school's uniforms in the right size and all the supplies they need. Each child who attends the event receives two shorts or skorts, two polo shirts, one belt, one sweatshirt, one hand-sewn item, three pairs of socks and underwear, one pair of shoes, and one backpack filled with school supplies and hygiene items. Students also select items from the Stitches of Love department. This department is filled with clothing and accessories hand-sewn by volunteer seamstresses year round, and other items for the children to choose from. Students also select new books to take home with them, provided for by the Alpha Delta Kappa sorority. During the event students participate in activities including free dental screenings, STEM camps for older children, and other event day activities. Another 4,000 backpacks are filled with school supplies and hygiene items and distributed to students attending Title I schools in northern Arizona through our partnership with the BHHS Legacy Foundation's Backpack Buddies Program. Another 1,000 children receive the backpacks through our partnerships with select local community service agencies. Activities: 1. Raise funds to purchase clothing and supplies through grants, special events, and individual giving. Cultivate relationships to reduce program costs through donations, sponsorships, and volunteers. 2. Recruit and organize 2,500 volunteers. Page 1 of 4 2018 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back To School Clothing Drive 3. Work with partner schools to ensure clothing and supplies meets standards and requirements and register students. 4. Secure space to construct temporary event site. Create safe, respectful, and enjoyable experience for students. 5. Arrange for delivery of backpacks statewide. 6. Facilitate distribution of clothing in July to distribute new school clothes, shoes, backpacks, school supplies and hygiene items. Ensure students receive all items in correct sizes. Register and track student attendance. 7. Implement RFP process for all product suppliers to ensure quality and economy of purchases. Ensure timely delivery of merchandise. 8. Coordinate with partner school to provide adequate and appropriate inventory. Indicators: 90% of students registered receive school uniforms or clothing, backpacks and school supplies. Outputs 1) 5,000 students receive two complete school outfits and one backpack filled with school supplies and hygiene items 2) 4,000 backpacks filled with school supplies distributed to students from low-income families through local nonprofit organizations and in northern Arizona through the BHHS Legacy Backpack Buddies program. 2) The purpose of the program or project and how it meets one or more of Fort McDowell’s funding priorities (i.e., education, public safety, health, environment, and economic and community development). This request satifies the education focus by helping families properly clothe and supply their children for school. The goal of New Clothes, New Beginnings is to help Title I Maricopa County elementary schools reduce a barrier to attendance by providing clothing assistance to children in need. The program provides basic needs to support and positively impact the student, family, school, and community. Our programs benefit K-6th grade children from low-income families attending a partner Title I school in Maricopa County. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau reports that one in four children age 18 and under lives in poverty in Arizona. However, even students living in families with an income level only 50% above the federal poverty line still struggle to feed their children every day. These students are at a disadvantage. Their families cannot afford new clothing or uniforms, but they must still face their peers and meet school clothing standards to attend school. Our program provides each student with clothing and supplies valued at $300. Without this event, the children BTSCD serves would go without the basics they need to succeed in school. They are prepared to learn without having to worry about what they are wearing or having the right supplies. Equally important is the tremendous boost in self-esteem and self-confidence of wearing brand new school clothes. To quote one parent “The kids were very excited to have new stuff for school. They needed stuff and we have no income. HUGE BLESSING. Thank you.” Page 2 of 4 2018 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back To School Clothing Drive 3) The need that the program or project aims to fulfill, the population targeted, and the estimated number of people who will be served. It isn’t unusual to hear children complain they don’t have a thing to wear, but in thousands of Arizona homes this isn’t an exaggeration. Some children actually stay home because their families can’t afford the required attire – perhaps they can only afford one uniform set, so only one sibling goes to school each day. To give these working poor families the help they need, BTSCD offers services to Title I schools. Title I designation means that at least 40% of students qualify for the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP. The target population is low-income K-6th grade students attending a Title I school in Maricopa County. Title I designation means that a high percentage of students are educationally and economically disadvantaged. Students who attend qualify for the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP. Families complete a Household Income Application to qualify for the NSLP when they enroll their children. The eligibility range for free or reduced-price lunches is annual income of no more than $43,568 for a family of four. 4) The partners in the program or project, and other entities providing funding and support (please indicate whether the organization will be submitting applications to any other tribes); and Below is a list of partnerships that have been in place for many years for our program: 1. National Charities League: Provides and coordinates significant volunteer support. 2. BHHS Legacy Foundation and Legacy Connections: Provides major funding and other support to provide 10,000 backpacks filled with supplies. 3. KPHO CBS 5: Official media partner for event week and telethon concurrent with program activities. 4. Grand Canyon University: Provides space, event support and inventory storage for distribution event. 5. Bank of America: Corporate sponsor and provides significant employee volunteer support. 6. AT Still University: Provides dental screening. We submitted an application to the Gila River Indian Community for our SAFE program. 5) The timetable for implementation of the program or project. August to December: Organize event details. Secure venue, begin meeting with 140 partner schools to determine clothing and supply needs for the school year. January: Develop a merchandise plan to obtain resources by January, including purchase of new school clothes and school supplies. February: Meet with 140 partner schools again to schedule up to 300 slots per school and allocate inventory. Page 3 of 4 2018 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Grant Application Submitted by Back To School Clothing Drive April: Organize and schedule 2,500 volunteers to manage the event setup, tear down, and event activities. July, 1 Week Prior to event: Staff, board, and volunteers convert venue into a retail department store, inventory merchandise, and stock shelves in preparation for event week. Event Week: Students are bussed to the store to pick out their clothes and supplies during the five days of the event. Over 1,000 students shop each day with the help of 300 - 500 volunteers. Post Event: Organize and pack remaining items, place in storage. Prepare reports and evaluate program. Page 4 of 4 Back to School Clothing Drive 2018 New Clothes, New Beginnings Budget Revenues Amount Corporations/ Governments/ Foundations $ 318,800 Individuals $ 25,000 Special Events $ 35,000 Total Revenues $ 378,800 Expenses Salaries and ERE $ 60,400 Professional and Outside Services $ 18,000 Telephone and Utilities $ 2,400 Rent and Grounds Maintenance $ 22,000 Distribution Event Costs $ 20,000 Specific Assistance to Individuals $ 240,000 Marketing, Advertising, Printing $ 11,000 Technology $ 5,000 Total Expenses $ 378,800