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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY NONPROFIT / QUASI AGENCY REQUEST FOR FUNDING <br />A. Program Cover Page <br />Agency: United Against Poverty Telephone: <br />Contact Person: Matthew Tanner Fax: <br />Title: Executive Director E -Mail: <br />Address: 1400 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL <br />32960 <br />Website Address: ui)irc.orq <br />Program Title: Success Training Employment <br />Program (STEP) <br />772-564-9365 <br />772-492-9985 <br />mtanner(a-unitedagainstpoved .org <br />I Agree - By checking the "I Agree" box and entering your name below, you certify that information contained in this <br />application accurately reflects the activities of this agency and that the expenditures or portions thereof for which County <br />funds are being requested are not reimbursed by any other source. <br />Name: Lindsey Sumpter Title: Grant Writer <br />3rief description of the Program for which funding is requested: <br />STEP is a three-phase adult workforce development program designed to help individuals overcome barriers to <br />employment and provide skills to develop them into desirable employees. STEP is made up of 85 hours of in -class <br />coursework in the areas of emotional intelligence, workplace skill development and job acquisition training. <br />Phase I consists of four weeks using a hybrid curriculum of emotional intelligence and job acquisition and workplace <br />skills. We welcome keynote speakers, take road trips to conduct site visits at various employer locations as well as host <br />Speed Interviewing events. Each participant has a resource visit, where they sit 1:1 with a Crisis Stabilization staff to <br />discuss any barriers at home. An action plan is built around these barriers with a course of action and referrals to <br />resources through our community partners. <br />We have identified three common barriers to adults participating in the program, transportation, mental health and <br />childcare. We address those by providing free transportation to all participants, offer childcare through Childcare <br />Resources, and offer mental health services through Suncoast Mental Health. <br />Phase II is dedicated to all participants finding successful employment after Phase I. All participants begin meeting <br />regularly with UP's Workforce Developer to custom build resumes and apply forjobs. <br />Phase III — After a graduate has obtained <br />are connected to one of our Success Coaches for a <br />Summary Report <br />Amount requested from Indian River County for 2024/2025: $13,173.00 <br />Total Proposed Program budget for 2024/2025: $417,675.21 <br />Percent of total Program budget: 3.15% <br />Current Funding (2023/2024) $12,558.00 <br />Dollar increase / (decrease) in request: $615.00 <br />Percent increase / decrease in request: 4.9% <br />If reauest increased 5% or <br />The Organization's Board of Directors has approved this application on (date): 4/18/2024 <br />Name of President/Chair of the Board: <br />David Johnson, IRC Community Advisory Board <br />Chair <br />Name of Exec. Director/CEO: Matt Tanner, IRC Executive Director <br />192 <br />