HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND Community Services

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HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDCommunity
Services
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2009 NFWSC Community ServicesProgram Review

• Quick History of NFWSC
• Organizations Vision Commitment to Services
• Si Se Puede Learning Center Mission, Objective,
  and Vision
• Program Focus
• Volunteer Program
• Program Costs

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History of NFWSC

• Original focus was to help farm working families
  with their daily primary needs.
• Established NFWSC, Inc. was established in 1966
  by Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta.
• Three program funds Communications, Housing, and
  Education.
• Goal is to serve over a million Latino families
  by 2020.

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Organizations Vision Commitment to
Services

• NFWSC wanted to provide our families/residents
  more than just housing.
• They wanted to create an lasting impact that
  could help break the cycle of poverty.
• Internal research indicated that the large number
  of residents were children and teens from 0-17
  years.
• The NFWSC Executive Team decided that the
  organization would focus on academic enrichment
  programming for school-age children.
• NFWSC began a pilot program in Phoenix, AZ.
  utilizing an Americorps VISTA member to help
  implement a basic program.
• NFWSC committed to providing monetary resources
  from their general fund which was 300,000.

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Si Se Puede Learning Centers Mission,
Objective, and Vision

• The Si Se Puede Learning Center is an
  after-school program that provides educational
• support for families that reside on NFWSC, Inc.
  properties throughout the Southwest
• region of the United States.
• Mission
• The NFWSC- Community Services will offer youth,
  teens, families,
• the opportunity to empower themselves to learn,
  achieve, and grow.
• We are committed in providing quality programs
  that emphasize education,
• leadership, and life skills throughout every
  NFWSC affordable housing
• community.
• Objective
• Youth and teens are safe, productive and joyful
  Youth and teens are well prepared for
• learning, school, and life. Families are
  empowered to make better choices.
• Vision
• Giving youth the opportunity to empower
  themselves and achieve success in school,
• home, and in their community!

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Program Focus

• Program Participants
• The program serves children in grades
  Kindergarten through 6th.
• Program Hours, Days, and Seasons
• After-school hours from 300-730 p.m., Monday -
  Friday.
• Summer hours vary from site to site.
• Core Program Components
• Homework Assistance, Literacy, Math, Technology,
  and
• Leadership Development.
• Program Implementation by
• Americorps VISTAs, Americorps National Direct
  Members,
• College Work-Study Students, and community
  volunteers.
• Children served over 625 for the year.

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Volunteer Program

• Our Volunteer Program is part of our
  sustainability for our Community Services
  division.
• We are grant recipients through the National
  Corporation of Community Services Americorps
  National Direct VISTA.
• We utilize volunteers to operate, implement, and
  manage the
• Si Se Puede Learning Center and the on-site
  computer labs.
• ViSTAs serve as Resident Service Coordinators.
  They are recruited nationally, utilzing recent
  college graduates.
• Americorps members serve as Resident Activity
  Leaders. They are recruited locally, college
  students.
• Recruit, Interview, Train, and Retain.

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Program Costs

• Annual Budget 950,000
• Funding General Fund, NCCS, Private Foundations
  grants.
• Start-up a SSPLC- 15,000

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For More Information regarding our Program

• Please Contact
• Gina M. Rodriguez
• National Director of Community Services
• National Farm Worker Service Center, Inc.
• [phone] ext.224
• ginar_at_nfwsc.org