The DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative: A Cost Estimate

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Overview The DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) draws upon promising practices from a national body of work that suggest that dual-generation programming is an effective strategy for breaking the cycle of poverty. Specifically, two-generation strategies that suggest integrating education, employment opportunities, and peer support for parents and academic and support services for their children will produce far more promising outcomes for both the parents and their child. The DCPNI Academy for Girls and Their Mothers is a 12-month program where middle-school aged girls attending Cesar Chavez Public Charter School will join classmates and the caring female in their lives for workshops on Saturday mornings. These pairs will learn about healthy relationships, healthy eating and living, and teen pregnancy prevention. Partner programs working with the DCPNI College and Career Readiness, Parent Academy and Workforce Readiness Programs will support the pairs with workshop on financial literacy, 21st century skill building, SAT preparation and High School Diploma or GED attainment, and socio-emotional capacity building where needed. Service Count The DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative community is made up of several different neighborhoods within a very isolated section of Ward 7 in Washington DC. This small community has seen rates of teen pregnancy, poverty and lack of education higher than those of the District of Columbia as a whole. For these reasons the 5,725 person community has been named a Promise Neighborhood that could benefit from more aggressive interventions. Cesar Chavez Public Charter School, Parkside is the only middle school in the target community. This program will pilot at the school, with a spe... ... middle of paper ... ...December 13, 2013, from http://www2.ed.gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/2012/app-dcpni.pdf (pg.7-8) Cesar Chavez Public Charter School (2012). 2011-2012 Annual Report. Retrieved December 13, 2013, from http://www.dcpcsb.org/data/files/2013_Applications/2011-2012_Annual_Report_1S4CesarChavezPCS.pdf (pg. 12, pg. 13.) DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (2012, July 26). Pg. 13 DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (2012, July 26). Pg. 8 Kenilworth Elementary School (2011). Master Facilities Plan. Retrieved December 13, 2013, from http://www.21csf.org/csf-home/DocUploads/DataShop/DS_177.pdf DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (2012, July 26). Washington Area Women's Foundation (2013). Washington Area Women's Foundation: Funding Opportunities. Retrieved December 14, 2013, from http://thewomensfoundation.org/join-us/become-a-grantee-partner/funding-opportunities/

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