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EXHIBIT A CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2022-23 GRANT APPLICATION Agency Name: The Learning Alliance Address: 206614 1h Ave, Suite 102, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US Executive Director: Barbara Hammond Email: bhammond@theleamingalliance.org Phone: (772) 473-0167 Program Director: Liz Bahl Email: Ibahl@thelearningalliance.org Phone: (772) 538-0440 Program(s) Name: 1 - Moonshot Academy; 2 - Moonshot Reading Rocket; 3 - Moonshot Families Programs & Connection Centers; 4 - Early Learning & Prevention Intervention Focus Area(s): Early Childhood Development Build Parent Capacity Quality Academic Remediation and Enrichment PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS: 1 - Staffed by professional educators, The Moonshot Academy program provides after-school and summer learning opportunities for struggling readers. Students scoring below the 50th percentile on the iReady reading assessment qualify to attend this remediation and enrichment program. We know that struggling readers need extra time that is well structured and includes targeted instruction to catch up to their peers. Our program is a multi -faceted enriched literacy program that provides remediation, additional time for mastery of academic content for struggling students, and enrichment that connects learning concepts. Moonshot Academy currently serves 400+ K-3 students. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is four hundred seventy-five (475). 2 - Managed and staffed by expert Arts Literacy Educator, Bridget Lyons, the Moonshot Reading Rocket is a mobile literacy lab that creates customized literacy experiences for children and families in Indian River County. The Rocket partners with dozens of early childhood community organizations as well as VPK and Pre -K programs. Working in the 0-5 space, Bridget brings engaging curriculum that builds early literacy skills to our youngest learners through the Literacy in Action program. She engages with families through working with the Moonshot Families Connection Centers and curates literacy rich engagements throughout the community. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is two thousand, seven hundred twenty-one (2,721) and one thousand, three hundred sixty-one (1,361) adults. 3 - Moonshot Families Programs and Connection Centers serve to partner with families in Gifford, Fellsmere, and throughout IRC, and connect them to resources to ensure their children's developmental and academic milestones are achieved. Our centers in Gifford and Fellsmere provide a physical space and presence in those communities, however, Moonshot Families Programming serves all of Indian River County. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is three hundred eight (308) and one hundred fifty-four (154) adults.