BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE APPLICATION GRIC 2017.PDF

Created: 02/06/2017 • Last updated: 03/03/2017
General information
Organization Boys Hope Girls Hope
Contact First name Jeremiah
Contact Last name Smith
Contact e-mail jeremiah.smith@evveryonesagrantwriter.org
Contact phone number 6024055330
Address
Street 3443 N Central Avenue, Arcade 7
City Phoenix
State AZ
ZIP Code 85012
From what tribe is the Gila River Indian Community
organization requesting the
grant?
Total grant amount request 35,000
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The Gila River Indian Community offers multi-year awards. If your
organization is requesting a multi-year grant for this project or program
from the Gila River Indian Community, enter the amount to be requested
each year.
Amount
Year 1 (Gila River Indian
35,000
Community Grants Only)
Year 2 (Gila River Indian
Community Grants Only)
Year 3 (Gila River Indian
Community Grants Only)
Year 4 (Gila River Indian
Community Grants Only)
Year 5 (Gila River Indian
Community Grants Only)
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Gila River Indian Community Grant Application
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Cover Sheet
Municipality Information
1. Date of Application: 2/28/2017 (NOTE: Click or use up/down arrow keys to move among fields)
2. Name of City, Town or County: Maricopa County
3. Mayor (City or Town) or Board of Supervisor’s Chairman (County): Denny Barney
4. Mailing Address: 301 W Jefferson , 10th Floor
5. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85003
6. Acknowledgement of Submission by Authorized Municipality Representative:
Typed Name/Title: Click here to enter text. Signature:
Applicant Information
7. Department/Organization Name: Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona
8. Is this a 501c non-profit Organization? No Yes If yes, attach IRS Determination Letter
9. Application Contact Person: Amy Caffarello Title: Executive Director
10. Phone Number: (602) 266-4873
11. Mailing Address: 3443 N Central Ave, Arcade 7
12. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85012
13. Email Address: acaffarello@bhgh.org Website Address: http://www.bhghaz.org/
Project Information
14. Project Name: Scholar Success program
15. Purpose of Grant: help high achieving students living in poverty graduate from college
16. Priority Funding Area Education
17. Annual amount requested $35,000
18. Number of years that funding is requested 1
19. Total amount requested (annual amount x $35,000
number of years)
20. Has your organization received past funding No
from GRIC? If yes, list each year and amount
21. Geographic area served Phoenix (south and west valley)
For Office Use Only:
Data Entry Receipt Evaluation
Outcome  Approval Recommended/Amount $  Denial

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Narrative
Please structure your proposal to provide the following information in the order indicated. Provide the narrative in
paragraph form in the text field provided. Please be thorough but strive for brevity.
1. Briefly describe the organization’s history, mission and goals.
Boys Hope Girls Hope mission is to help academically capable and motivated children-in-need meet their full potential
and become men and women for others by providing value centered, family like homes, opportunities, and education
through college. Originally founded in 1977 in St. Louis, Missouri by Father Paul Sheridan as a residential model, Boys
Hope came to Arizona in 1989 with the opening of the Boys Hope home. The Girls Hope home was opened nine years
later in 1998. In 2004, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona became the first affiliate in the nation to implement a
Community-Based Program model, serving additional children-in-need whose home lives are not so severe as to require
residential placement. Through BHGH, scholars gain access to the resources and support necessary to attain a college
degree, become true leaders in their communities, and break the generational cycle of poverty for themselves and their
families.
2. If the applying organization is non-municipal or a non-profit 501c, please describe your relationship with Arizona
municipalities including past and present support, whether it be through partnerships, collaborations, in-kind
contributions, grants, tax-based funding or other. Describe the supporting municipality’s role in this project. If
the applying organization is a municipality governmental sub-division please enter the text “Not applicable.”
Boys Hope Girls Hope works closely with many partners, especially partner schools and youth development agencies,
but BHGH consciuously does not pursue funding from any municipality. Maricopa County serves only as a fiscal agent in
this project.
3. Describe the proposed project and planned goals and activities.
Through its Scholar Success program, BHGH provides the intensive, long-term support that allows scholars to
overcome the extreme barriers to college attendance present in their families and neighborhoods and those
that lie deep within their minds and hearts.
Scholars are provided with books, school supplies, technology access, tutoring, and the support they need to
excel. Additionally, BHGH regularly transports scholars to and from school, sports, clubs, activities, events, and
other meaningful experiences. If awarded, funds from Gila River Indian Community will also be used to deliver
life skills instruction and college preparation curriculum, preparing scholars for college and success throughout
their life, as well as provide food, housing, clothing, and other living and learning essentials to the scholars.
BHGH program staff facilitates a robust series of workshops to ensure scholars are ready to be self-sufficient
young adults. Curriculum includes: life skills, SAT/ACT preparation, and study skills. Volunteers teach
seminars on financial literacy, career exploration, and more. Additionally, BHGH scholars embark on a My
Roads online portal system filled with a variety of enrichment activities and transitional workshops that assess
college readiness. Through the portal, BHGH scholars take regular assessments that test their study and
learning strategies and receive specific instruction or help in the areas needed.

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It is the intention of BHGH that every scholar graduate from college. BHGH has been impactful in serving
Arizona youth; 86% of BHGH scholars graduate with their Bachelor’s degree in six years or less. Over 98% of
BHGH scholars engage in at least one extra-curricular activity or work a part-time job. At BHGH 90% of
scholars will earn a 3.0 GPA or higher and on average each high school BHGH scholar is enrolled in at least
two Advance Placement courses per semester.
4. Describe how the proposed project satisfies one or more of the priority funding areas identified by the Gila River
Indian Community.
Education is the cornerstone of the BHGH mission and purpose. BHGH exists to create educational
opportunities for young men and women living in poverty who otherwise would not be afforded the same
access to quality education as their more resourced peers. BHGH believes education is critical to reaching
one's full potential; children have the capacity to transcend their circumstances if given a safe environment,
opportunities, and loving support; and respect for the dignity, value, unique perspectives, and talents of every
individual is the foundation of positive social and emotional development, as well as strong and vibrant
communities.
5. Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people to be served by the
project.
There are an estimated 421,000 children in Arizona living in poverty (Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count
2015 Data Book). Children living in poverty are five times more likely to drop out of school. Evidence shows
that students without a high school diploma suffer a multitude of lifelong consequences including lower earning
potential and higher risk for incarceration. About 90% of low-income, first-generation college students do not
graduate within six years. More than a quarter leave after their first year; four times the dropout rate of higher-
income second-generation students (The Pell Institute, Moving Beyond Access: College Success for Low-
Income, First-Generation Students). Through the Scholar Success Program, BHGH provides access to private
education for 90 high-achieving, under-resourced children (referred to as scholars), most often from south,
central, and west Phoenix.
6. Define the project as a new or continuing program.
The Scholar Success program is an existing program.
7. Provide a brief timeline including start and finish dates. Indicate if the timeline is flexible.
The timeline of the Scholar Success program mirrors the academic school year. Teachers in Title I schools identify
students and nominate them for the program in 5th grade. The program then follows the natural transitions in secondary
and post-secondary education. The timeline is not flexible because it is responsive to the school schedule.
8. Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their roles.
Boys Hope Girls Hope works with several community partners to deliver the Scholar Success program. UMOM,
Tumbleweed, and Fresh Start Women’s Foundation create unique service opportunities for scholars to give back to their
community. ASU and College Depot create college access and readiness programs for the scholars. Brophy, St. Mary’s,
Xavier, Bourgade, and St Francis all provide financial and academic support to scholars.
9. Would you be able to implement the proposed plan if your organization received partial funding for this project?

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Yes, the Scholar Success program is an existing program. While an integral part of its sustainability is
identifying and connecting new community partners committed to Arizona’s youth like the Gila River Indian
Community, the program’s support is robust enough to never rely on any single donor or funding source.
10. Describe your plan for project sustainability beyond the grant period. If this is a program/project previously
funded by the Gila River Indian Community describe efforts made towards the previously described
sustainability plan.
For 28 years, BHGH has been committed to serving highly capable yet in-need youth. BHGH has established a
broad donor base and has a strategic development plan to ensure our services remain available to youth
capable breaking of the cycle of poverty. BHGH has developed a "Sustainer of Hope" recurring monthly donor
program, expanded special events, increased marketing efforts and continues to seek new grant opportunities
and grow its individual donor database to ensure program sustainability.
11. Describe your plan to document progress and results.
The ultimate goal of the program, for every scholar, is college graduation. Indicators, such as attendance,
extracurricular activity, community service participation, grade point average, high school graduation,
scholarship applications/FAFSA, and college entrance all inform BHGH on scholars’ progress and success in
the future. These indicators are measured by residential and academic counselors, teachers, parents, school
administrators, coaches, and tutors. BHGH uses report cards, progress reports, interviews, surveys, and other
tools to collect data.
BHGH has been impactful in serving Arizona youth. 100% of BHGH scholars are accepted into at least one
college/university, and graduate high school. 86% of BHGH scholars graduate with their Bachelor’s degree in
six years or less. Over 98% of BHGH scholars engage in at least one extra-curricular activity or work a part-
time job. At BHGH 90% of scholars will earn a 3.0 GPA or higher and on average each high school BHGH
scholar is enrolled in at least two Advance Placement courses per semester.
12. Indicate any application to and/or awards made by a tribe other than the Gila River Indian Community for state
shared revenues for this and any other project for the past five (5) years. If this information is included in a
separate attachment, please indicate that here.
Not Applicable.

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Project Budget
Budget Period: Click here to enter text.
For each budget item listed here please provide a narrative description on the following Project Budget Detail page.
Proposed Budget Expense Amount Amount In Kind Total Budget
(list each budget item) requested from requested or contributions
GRIC secured from
other funders
1. Salaries and Wages $0 $417,272 $0 $417,272
2. Insurance and Benefits $0 $96,700 $0 $96,700
3. Rent/Occupancy $0 $53,883 $0 $53,883
4. Equipment $0 $5,400 $0 $5,400
5. Travel $0 $33,950 $0 $33,950
6. Supplies $0 $1,500 $0 $1,500
7. Direct Assistance to Individuals $35000 $88,354 $677,005 $800,359
8. Administration $0 $41,028 $0 $41,028
9. Professional Fees $0 $19,564 $0 $19,564
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Total Budget $35,000 $757,650 $677,005 $1,469,655

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Project Budget Detail
Please provide a narrative description for each of the project budget items listed on the previous page. Include the
dollar figure and how it was derived.
1. Salaries and Wages; $417,272: Associated staff members directly deliver program.
2. Insurance and Benefits; $96,700: Related tax, insurance, and benefits for staff members.
3. Rent; $53,883: Cost for space, utilities, and communication.
4. Equipment; $5,400: Technology, furniture, etc.
5. Travel; $33,950: Vehicle maintenance, repair, fuel.
6. Supplies; $1,500: Household items, paper, etc.
7. Direct Assistance to Individuals; $800,359: Tuition, clothing, food, medical expenses, books, academic and
extracurricular fees, etc.
8. Administration; $41,028: Office communication, printing, payroll, etc.
9. Professional Fees; $19,564: Annual fee paid to national BHGH office for development, marketing, and administrative
support.
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