YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FUND OVERVIEW

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1 DCYF Request for Proposals YLEAD Youth Empowerment Fund: Youth-Led Organizing YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FUND OVERVIEW In November 2000, San Francisco voters approved Proposition D, the Children s Amendment, which reauthorized the Children s Fund through June As a part of the amendment, DCYF is required to use a minimum of three percent of the Children s Fund for youth-initiated projects, effectively establishing what is now known as the Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF). Since its inception, YEF has supported youth-led projects and programs to enable young people to define their own services and address issues that their communities face. Through the YEF, DCYF brings youth leadership and voice in community change to the core of its funding strategies. By funding youth empowerment programs that give youth authentic power, the YEF challenges traditional youth development agencies and programs that see youth purely as receivers of services with little voice, input, and power in the decision-making process. The YEF sees youth as central players in decision making, offering youth respect, leadership development opportunities, and real information about the way the world works. Through the YEF, youth from all over San Francisco have the opportunity to apply for funding toward their youth-led projects, as well as participate in grant making, program support, and evaluation. The YEF believes the following: 1. Youth should be making decisions that affect their own lives. 2. Youth possess the knowledge and ability to be leaders in their communities. 3. Youth should have access to resources to define their own programs and opportunities. Citywide Policy Efforts Influencing DCYF Grant Making: San Francisco Youth Commission The Youth Empowerment Fund partners with the San Francisco Youth Commission to strengthen the voice of youth in San Francisco. While the YEF can provide agencies with the funding support for youthled community change, alignment with the Youth Commission is critical to the success of any youth-led change in San Francisco. The Youth Commission is a body of 17 San Franciscans between the ages of 12 and 23. The commission is responsible for advising the board of supervisors and the mayor on policies and laws related to young people. The Youth Commission is also charged with providing comment and recommendation on all proposed laws that would primarily affect youth before the board takes final action. In particular, the Youth Commission is charged with identifying the unmet needs of San Francisco s children and youth through a variety of methods. These include researching existing government and private programs and sources of funding for such services, holding public forums, and cooperating with existing advocacy agencies. Compared to traditional youth development programs, youth empowerment programs can develop stronger youth-adult relationships, produce greater leadership opportunities for youth, and are equally effective in building sense of safety and developing skills to be connected and engaged citizens. Beyond meeting youth development outcomes, youth empowerment programs are also able to provide youth with political knowledge and skills, an increased sense of efficacy and agency, a stronger sense of personal and civic identity, and increased democratic values (for example, empathy and appreciation for diversity). With this guiding frame, YEF-funded projects push agencies, community residents, and decision makers to change the way they perceive and interact with youth by providing a view of youth as positive contributors and caring members of the community. Aside from the two YEF strategies within this RFP, the YEF also administers a mini-grants program, facilitates the Youth Warrior Awards and Fellowship, and sponsors citywide events such as Youth Advocacy Day. For more information on the YEF, visit THE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FUND ADVISORY BOARD The Youth Empowerment Fund Advisory Board (YEFAB) is made up of eight to twelve youth ages 15 to 20 from throughout San Francisco and provides leadership and oversight to the YEF. YEFAB partners with the San Francisco Youth Commission to ensure that youth voices are incorporated at every decision-making level. YEFAB is responsible for providing feedback on the overall design and implementation of the YEF, making decisions on funding YEF programs, and evaluating and assessing the work of the YEF s funded Page 1 of 5

2 DCYF Request for Proposals YLEAD Youth Empowerment Fund: Youth-Led Organizing program. Programs funded through the two YEF strategies are expected to engage with YEFAB members and participate in various evaluations, trainings, and events sponsored by YEFAB YEF GOALS 1. Build the Youth Development Field to Support Youth-Led Projects The YEF provides youth with opportunities to develop leadership skills, and creates concrete opportunities and resources for youth to define and implement their own projects. While some agencies are equipped to support youth-led projects, many are not, and DCYF seeks to strengthen the field to authentically engage youth and give youth power. 2. Promote the Continuum of Youth Engagement in Community Change DCYF recognizes the important role youth can play in shaping their communities through collective empowerment and systemic change. DCYF wishes to continue supporting not only youth development and leadership, but their critical efforts to build, improve, and provide service to the larger community throughout San Francisco. The Continuum of Youth Engagement INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT COLLECTIVE EMPOWERMENT YOUTH SERVICES APPROACH Defines young people as clients Provides services to address individual problems and pathologies of young people Services defined around treatment and prevention YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Provides services and support, access to caring adults, and safe spaces Provides opportunities for the growth and development of young people Meets young people where they are Builds young people s individual competencies Provides ageappropriate support Emphasizes positive self-identity Supports youth adult partnerships YOUTH LEADERSHIP Includes components of youth development approach plus: Builds in authentic youth leadership opportunities within services and agency Helps young people deepen historical and cultural understanding of their experiences and community issues Builds skills and capacities of young people to be decision makers and problem solvers Youth participate in community projects CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Includes components of youth development and youth leadership plus: Engages young people in political education and awareness Builds skills and capacity for power analysis and action around issues young people identify Begins to help young people build collective identity of young people as social change agents Engages young people in advocacy and negotiation SYSTEMIC CHANGE YOUTH ORGANIZING Includes components of youth development, youth leadership, and civic engagement plus: Builds a membership base Involves youth as part of core staff and governing body Engages in direct action and political mobilizing Engages in alliances and coalitions 3. Connect, Collaborate, and Celebrate Youth Leaders Citywide Youth leaders are often exceptional because they serve as leaders not only of their peers but of the larger community, and the YEF honors that. The YEF strongly believes in bringing youth leaders together to network and build ties across neighborhoods and communities, which breaks down unnecessary barriers and allows for peer learning, sharing of vital information and resources, cooperative strategizing, and movement building. Page 2 of 5

3 STRATEGY YLEAD 1 Youth Empowerment Fund: Youth-Led Organizing Funding Available: $322,000 to $378,000 DCYF Request for Proposals YLEAD Youth Empowerment Fund: Youth-Led Organizing Need for Strategy Youth organizing serves as a particularly effective approach for youth development and community change. From a youth development perspective, youth organizing programs provide consistent and structured opportunities for youth to deepen their knowledge of and commitment to their communities, as well as grasp their individual powers to create change. Youth organizing is associated with higher levels of youth leadership, increased youth involvement in decision making, and raised educational aspirations. They push agencies, community residents, and decision makers to change the way they perceive and interact with youth providing a view of youth as positive contributors and caring members of the community. We conclude that youth organizing practices including political education, campaign development, and direct action are particularly effective at raising young people s knowledge and awareness of community issues and at creating contexts for them to apply and act on that awareness. Anticipated outcomes of youth organizing programs include, but are not limited to: Increased positive perception of youth and youth issues among adults and community members; Increased youth participation in adult agencies, networks, and policymaking; Increased prominence of youth issues on the community agenda; and Changes in institutional and community policies, priorities, and practices. Strategy Goals 1. To build the knowledge, competencies, and confidence young people need to participate successfully in 21st-century economic, political, intellectual, and cultural life 2. To provide high-quality community organizing programs for teens throughout San Francisco 3. To provide youth leadership opportunities across San Francisco Target Population Youth ages 13 to 17 at the time of enrollment Program Design The overarching goal of the YEF s Youth-Led Organizing strategy is to support grassroots community change that is led by young people but supported by adult-run agencies with an established vision and theory of change. The purpose is not only to develop young people s organizing and leadership capacities but also to successfully create substantive change (e.g., policy change or behavioral change) that can be felt by the larger community. Programs under this strategy will create an innovative and effective youth-organizing program that allows youth to lead campaigns that engage larger communities throughout San Francisco with the purpose of addressing a community need and creating impactful community change. The focus of campaigns can engage youth in either: Developing a campaign around an issue that youth identify, research, strategize, lead, and engage the larger community around with a clear goal, objectives, targets, and allies; or Participating in an existing campaign that integrates youth as primary stakeholders in the campaign s approach by clearly defining youth s role in leadership, decision making, and facilitation of campaign process. Programs must establish a cohort of youth organizers in order to build their leadership and develop meaningful relationships among youth in the program and to provide sustainable adult staff support for youth over the duration of a program cycle. The cohort structure also fosters peer bonding, develops a culture of learning among participants, and strengthens teamwork. Program activities must be sequenced, have specific skill-building goals, and utilize curriculum that trains and offers experiences related to the program s adopted theme and/or youth leadership development. Page 3 of 5

4 DCYF Request for Proposals YLEAD Youth Empowerment Fund: Youth-Led Organizing Components of a curriculum should include learning goals and objectives, activities that help meet the learning goals and objectives, and resources that can support the activities. The sequencing of a curriculum can span any length of time and be broken into smaller units, but must be implemented through daily lesson plans to guide the activities within a given program session. Activities should advance in complexity and/or depth over time and utilize various methods to practice and reinforce concepts and skills. Youth-Led Organizing programs will focus on skill building around community organizing, develop successive levels of competence in those identified skills for participants, and allow participants to regularly assess and reflect on the development of those skills. Programs must include the following core activities: Orientation and Teambuilding: Programs must provide orientation at the beginning of the program phase, which includes, but is not limited to, activities that promote parent involvement, assessment of participant interests and skill level, teambuilding activities that build the cohort as a functioning peer support group, and setting of objectives around learning and skill development for participants as a group and individually. A program must also build opportunities for participant self-assessment and reflection throughout the program cycle. Youth Leadership Development: The core group of youth organizers will be trained on political education (power analysis, critical thinking, and research), community organizing skills (campaign planning, action planning, direct actions, community outreach, and mobilization), leadership skills (alliance building, meeting facilitation, negotiations, and networking), communication skills (public speaking, presentations, and media work), and democratic processes (understanding local districting, political structures, role of public servants, and structures for community input/advocacy). Community Organizing: As a process, community organizing contains many activities that youth organizers will be engaged in, such as the following: o Assessing of community needs at the beginning of each campaign cycle to identify a community need or problem that organizers want to address. This task could be accomplished by implementing a single or multiple strategies, including surveys, census analysis, focus groups, and other creative youth-led research methods. o Developing a campaign approach with clearly defined goals and objectives and identifiable campaign target(s) defined as a person or entity with a decision-making power in relation to the campaign issue or goal. Goals and objectives should be based on research and analysis and offer tangible solutions to fill a community need or solve a problem. Campaign approach will consider the assets and resources of the organizers and supporters and determine tactics that will assist in attaining campaign goals and objectives. NOTE: Campaign strategies must not include direct support or opposition to political candidates, ballot initiatives, or propositions. o Engaging directly with campaign targets to present demands and negotiate in order to advance toward winning campaign objectives and goals. o Holding ongoing recruitment efforts of youth and general community supporters of campaign, including street outreach, school-based outreach, door knocking, phone banking, workshop facilitation, flyer distribution, social media, and event planning. o Continually recruiting support from allies that can influence the attainment of campaign goals and objectives. Examples of recruiting support from allies include attending meetings, making presentations, completing tasks, writing letters, and engaging in other activities that demonstrate support on behalf of the campaign. o Informing the public about the issue and campaign by incorporating a range of formats, including media advisories, press conferences, opinion editorials, blogs, videos, social media blasts, among others. Programs will ensure that youth are provided opportunities to speak publicly. o Creating structured opportunities for the assessment of campaign strategies and tactics by youth and adult allies, such as hosting feedback sessions and planning periodic community town hall meetings. Culminating Project: Programs must provide participants with a final project to showcase their accomplishments and skills gained within the program and campaign. Programs must also organize an event or activity at the end of each fiscal year that shares the campaign s progress and/or status moving on to the next year. Page 4 of 5

5 DCYF Request for Proposals YLEAD Youth Empowerment Fund: Youth-Led Organizing Career/Postsecondary Awareness and Exposure: Programs must support older youth as they transition out of high school by helping them identify academic and/or career goals and developing a personal plan for achieving them. Programs should provide formal and informal opportunities to explore and prepare for college, career, and other postsecondary pathways relevant to community organizing. Examples include introduction to career pathways and postsecondary degrees, how to select appropriate college or postsecondary education level programs, interaction with college students and college graduates, hosting career panels, referrals to jobs and internships, tours of local employers and industries, and field trips to a college or postsecondary training program such as the City College of San Francisco. Minimum Qualifications for Applicant 1. Proposed Programs must have experience in, or have a comprehensive plan for, planning programs that integrate youth in meaningful roles at all levels of the organizing process. 2. Proposed Programs must have an established membership base and competence to initiate base-building strategies to increase campaign membership. 3. Proposed Programs must have demonstrated ability to develop marketing and outreach tools. 4. Proposed Programs must have experience and competency working with community/population to be organized. 5. Proposed Programs must have the presence of an adult ally. Adult allies are critical to the youth-led initiatives because they ensure that young people are successful and supported in their efforts. While transitional-age youth ages 18 to 24 can serve as appropriate adult allies, they must demonstrate effective boundaries with the youth, and the agency should also have other adults serve to provide feedback, advice, resources, training, and supervision for youth-led projects. Adult allies may give input and set general parameters, but youth must make the key decisions. 6. Proposed Programs must commit to have at least one youth between the ages of 16 and 24 on the agency s board of directors. Community-based organizations and youth programs that house youth-led programs should also include youth voice in the overall governance of the agency. The inclusion of youth on boards can provide valuable perspectives to an agency s leadership and creates youth-friendly environments that reinforce the importance of the youth voice in decision-making processes. Agencies should set this as a formal goal, develop a comprehensive plan, and seek support to achieve it within the three-year funding period. Minimum Programming Requirements 1. Proposed Programs must recruit a minimum of 10 core group of youth organizers. These young people will receive a total of 80 hours of program dosage per year, including 40 hours of training and 40 hours of activities related to the implementation of their campaign; 2. Proposed Programs must have defined leadership roles and decision-making authority for youth. Key to the success of the youth-led programs is ensuring that youth ages 13 to17 are primary decision makers and program designers at all levels of a program, such as planning, budgeting, producing deliverables, and evaluation; 3. Proposed Programs must work with San Francisco s Youth Commission to advance campaign objectives by presenting campaign goals and relevant information at the launch of campaign and then meeting regularly with the commission to create a joint approach for advancing the campaign; 4. Proposed Programs must participate in regular visits from the program officer and Youth Empowerment Fund manager; 5. Proposed Programs must participate in gatherings of Youth Empowerment Fund supported programs; 6. Proposed Programs must ensure that all program outreach and marketing materials state that the program is funded by the Youth Empowerment Fund; and 7. Proposed Programs must regularly update their program information on the SFKids.org website or the web portal for teen services to be developed by DCYF. Minimum/Maximum Funding Amount per Program Two to seven grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 Page 5 of 5

6 SCORING WORKSHEET STRATEGY YLEAD 1 Youth Empowerment Fund: Youth Led Organizing DCYF Request for Proposals - YLEAD Service Area AGENCY INFORMATION: CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PROGRAM - Not Scored AGENCY INFORMATION: AGENCY CAPACITY 3. Describe how the agency s mission, history, and accomplishments effectively demonstrate its ability to deliver the Proposed Program. Applicant describes past history and provides examples that demonstrate its ability to deliver proposed program. Agency mission clearly aligns with goals of the strategy. (5 POINTS) 5. Describe the agency s system for: a) setting goals and measurable objectives for services, b) collecting, using, and sharing data on participant and agency performance, and c) communicating performance information internally and externally. Applicant's response demonstrates current practice of setting goals and objectives. Applicant demonstrates that the program has a structured system for collecting and tracking program data. Applicant cites examples of how performance information is used internally and externally. (5 POINTS) AGENCY INFORMATION- SECTION 3: BOARD PROFILE 3. What is the agency s approach to Board recruitment and development? Applicants describes an approach to Board recruitment that aims to ensure the Board is diverse with respect to skills and experience and that it reflects the community & population served. (3 POINTS) 7. Please explain how the agency s Board of Directors, Board Committee, or other Advisory Group provides oversight and fiscal management of the programs offered by the agency. Applicant describes concrete systems that include details (who, what, and when) that are in place (or will be put in place) for oversight of both program and fiscal management. (3 POINTS) Section Notes: Page 1 of 8

7 SERVICE PROJECTIONS AND DEMOGRAPHICS - Not Scored SECTION 2. TARGET POPULATION DCYF Request for Proposals - YLEAD Service Area 1. If any of the following populations are part of this Proposed Program s target population, please show what percentage of the children and youth you plan to serve are from one or more of these special populations. In the space next to the percentage, list the agencies with whom you formally collaborate for recruitment, outreach, and referrals to serve the population. NOTE: Percentages do not need to equal 100. Projected Percent of Participants to Be Served at This Proposed Program by the Following Demographics: Population Percentage 100 = 100% Agency Partners for Outreach and Referrals Special Needs Public Housing Homeless/Underhoused Limited English Proficiency Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer/Questioning Involved in the Juvenile Justice System Involved in the Child Welfare System Involved in the Mental Health System Immigrant 2. Provide a narrative description of the population (youth participants, family, community, etc.) to be served by this Proposed Program that covers the information identified below in subquestions a d. (NOTE: Please do not repeat the numbers you entered earlier in your proposal or the general citywide description of need in the RFP.) a. The needs of your target population. b. The strengths of your target population. c. Any priorities or eligibility requirements for participation in your Proposed Program d. If relevant, the names of providers that you partner with to meet the needs of youth not addressed by your Proposed Program. Applicant demonstrates a clear understanding of target population, which are K-8 students in need of financial assistance to attend fee-based comprehensive before- and afterschool programs that are either (a) not schooldistrict-sponsored programs on SFUSD school sites serving K 8 youth or (b) at private schools. (NOTE: An exception will be made to fund scholarships at ExCEL programs that also operate a fee-based, licensed component to their program on the school campus.) Applicant answers each component of question. (a) Applicant uses specific data or information to identify population and its needs. (b) Applicant identifies both needs and strengths of the target population. (c) Applicant describes concrete enrollment priorities and eligibility requirements where applicable. Eligibility requirements are appropriate for the target population. (d) Applicant identifies additional partners to meet the needs of the population. (5 POINTS) Section Notes: Page 2 of 8

8 PROGRAM DESIGN DCYF Request for Proposals - YLEAD Service Area 2. The purpose of sub-questions a-b below is to understand the goals your program is trying to achieve and what it is like for a youth to go through your program from start to end. 2a. Please describe your Proposed Program's goals. Applicant articulates goals for the individual youth participants and for broader community impact. (4 POINTS) 2b. Please describe the experience of a youth who goes through your Proposed Program and how the youth's experience leads to attaining the goals you described above. Applicant explains how the program will engage youth and prepare youth to organize a campaign. The applicant should explain the process of orientation and training, learning the different roles involved with organizing a campaign, and the expected outcomes and skills gained by the youth as they receive training and work towards leading a campaign. (4 POINTS) 3. In sub-questions a-b, please describe this proposed program's approach to: 3a. Target, recruit, and enroll youth who would benefit most from its services and activities, including the target populations identified. Specifically, please identify any qualifications you will seek for youth to become organizers and how youth will be chosen to participate in the proposed program. Applicant identifies specific target populations and outreach methods that are tailored to target populations including details about specific outreach activities, their frequency, and locations where they will take place. Programs should rely on multiple means of outreach and recruitment and show experience effectively utilizing those means. (3 POINTS) 3b. Retain participants to complete the Proposed Program s goals Applicant describes challenges in retention and offers effective methods of retaining youth, particularly nonmonetary and creative methods that build on the assets of the program. (3 POINTS) Page 3 of 8

9 DCYF Request for Proposals - YLEAD Service Area 4. What is your approach to providing the following required activities listed below in a-c? Include any relevant tools or curricula used and how much time is spent with participants in the activity. 4a. Orientation and Teambuilding Applicant should provide a realistic timeframe for the activities listed for each required activity below. Each activity should have a clear purpose or goals and should describe the steps the participant will take to meet them. They should be able to provide examples of activities, discussions, and trainings that are relevant to meeting the purpose or goals. (a) Activities described lead to developing a group identity, understanding the mission of the organization/program, and if relevant, an update to the status of current campaign/s. (2 POINTS) 4b. Youth Leadership Development The applicant lists the leadership skills and qualities that they teach/develop in participants and articulates the purpose of those skills as it relates to organizing or general community transformation. Curriculum has a range of skill-building lessons that provide opportunities for youth to demonstrate acquisition of skills.. (2 POINTS) 4c. Community Organizing The applicant describes activities that youth are engaged in as they identify, educate, mobilize, and advocate for community change. (2 POINTS) 4d. Culminating Project The program provides annual events or presentations to their constituents or respective communities that highlight their campaign's advances and wins within that year. Also, the program plans a culminating event or action at a specific period within the campaign, program cycle, or calendar year. (2 POINTS) 4e. Career/Post-Secondary Awareness The applicant describes activities that guide youth toward career or post-secondary awareness. (2 POINTS) Page 4 of 8

10 DCYF Request for Proposals - YLEAD Service Area 5. The purpose of this question is to understand your agency's definition of "youth-led" and how you will ensure that this proposed program is led by youth. In describing your agency's definition of youth-led, please address sub-questions a-d below about youth's leadership development in your Agency. a. Current youth-led work and activities. Briefly explain what work youth are currently leading in your Agency. b. Specific types of decisions youth make or will make in your Agency and the decisionmaking processes that will be used. c. Opportunities that youth will have to practice leadership skills. Be sure to include specific positions of leadership that may be available for youth in your Agency. d. The role of adults in your organization's activities and how adults are trained to develop and support youth leadership in your Agency. (a) The applicant describes activities where young people are leading through direct facilitation. The applicant describes the type and level of youth decision-making at the program and/or agency level. (b) Program provides meaningful and impactful decision-making opportunities for youth. The response demonstrates that young people make decisions that will have a deep and long term impact within the organization, amongst their peers, and within the program. (c) The program provides multiple and varying opportunities for youth to exercise a range of skills that demonstrate their comprehension, articulation, and demonstration of leadership. (d) The program provides staff with training, clear expectations, and ongoing support in their role. The applicant demonstrates that they prepare their staff to both teach and train youth to lead, as well as provide the space, support, and guidance when youth are leading.. (5 POINTS) 6. Describe how you will train and support program participants to become youth organizers. The applicant provides a training plan that is sequential and builds upon youth's knowledge of issues, civic participation, processes to advance social change, and about the roles and task that organizers lead. Ideally, the applicant describes a process to determine youth's knowledge base in order to plan youth's training accordingly. (5 POINTS). 7. How will youth gain political education and critical thinking skills to understand root causes of social problems? The applicant shares examples of training themes, topics of discussion, and types of activities offered to youth. The applicant provides reasons for choosing those themes or topics and how they relate to San Francisco community issues they are currently planning or organizing to address. (5 POINTS) 8. How will youth develop, or understand the Agency's current power analysis, campaign demands, strategy and tactics? The applicant explains how program activities, tools, and discussions will help youth to understand the agency's current power analysis, campaign demands, strategy and tactics. (5 POINTS) Page 5 of 8

11 DCYF Request for Proposals - YLEAD Service Area 9. In sub-questions a-b below, please describe approaches you will use to develop a campaign with youth. a. What have the youth done or what will they do to identify and narrow a campaign issue that is feasible to work on? What research and analysis have youth done or will youth do on the chosen campaign issue? b. How will you determine and implement the following parts of a campaign? If you have a current campaign, please provide an update on each of these areas: o Demands (policy or action goals that youth would like to see met in order to address the issue) o Message (the compelling argument used to convince people to support the campaign o Targets (institutions or people that have direct power and authority over the campaign's demands) o Ally Engagement (friends and supporters of the campaign that can influence the target o Tactics and Actions (activities used to influence the target to support and act on campaign demands) o Media Communications Strategy (bringing broad public attention to the campaign) (a) Applicant describes the process of working with youth to identify community issues that are relevant and in need of addressing. The applicant describes research methods and strategies such as information sources, how data will be collected and analyzed, and the campaign audience. (b) The response addresses all of the areas listed in the Question. Within those, the applicant identifies the youth roles and the tasks that youth will complete during the different phases of the campaign. (6 POINTS) Section Notes: Page 6 of 8

12 YOUTH PARTICIPATION DCYF Request for Proposals - YLEAD Service Area 2. How do you feel your proposed program has impacted or made a difference for the young people of San Francisco? Youth respondent describes at least one way that the program's benefits are shared beyond the immediate experience. (3 Points) 3. What roles and responsibilities do youth play in your proposed program? What do youth have decision-making authority over? Youth respondent shares the range of leadership opportunities within the program. The response demonstrates the availability of prominent leadership roles for youth within the organizing decision-making processes, such as deciding issues, tactics, and actions. (3 Points) 4. How do adult staff in this Proposed Program support youth to lead? Youth respondent provides examples of adults' providing supportive roles beyond program facilitation. (3 Points) 5. What skills will youth learn and practice in this proposed program? Youth respondent lists a range of skills, including but not limited to public speaking, meeting facilitation, research, outreach, etc. (3 Points) 6. What issues do you see in your community and would this proposed program address these issues? The youth response aligns with the applicant's response to Question 2 in Program Design. (3 Points) Section Notes: Page 7 of 8

13 DCYF Request for Proposals - YLEAD Service Area STAFF PROFILE & DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS 2. Please list each position/role and if it is filled, describe your program staff's experience. a. Position Title b. Description of the Staff Position c. Is that position filled? IF YES: Staff Person First and Last Name. Describe that staff person's experience and knowledge in the proposed services. Describe that staff person's cultural competency and experience working with the population and Community to be served. Please upload a resumes for the program staff person. IF NO: Describe the required or desired experience and knowledge in the proposed services for the position. Please upload a current job description. Staff experience demonstrates that the staff have the ability to provide the activities and services described in program design. Staff experience demonstrates that the staff have the background to work with the targeted population. Answer clearly demonstrates an understanding of the necessary cultural competencies for working with target population. (5 POINTS) 3. Explain how program ensures staff has time to prepare and plan both before the program cycle begins and while the program is in session. Applicant describes efforts to ensure staff has time to prepare and plan both before the program cycle begins and while the program is in session. (5 POINTS) 4. Applicant describes professional development and training practices. Applicant describes professional development and training practices. Applicant describes efforts to support staff in providing appropriate content, curriculum, and methods of service delivery. Applicant's professional development strategies are appropriate for retaining staff. (4 POINTS) Section Notes: Page 8 of 8