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Redlands Christian Migrant Association, In 'MA Whispering Pines Child Development Center ! Chi Services Advisory Committee <br /> Indian River County <br /> PROPOSAL NARRATIVE <br /> Please respond to each question in the allotted space for each section. In responding to each <br /> section of the proposal narrative, please retain the section-label and question that you are <br /> addressing . Do not change the Times New Roman 12 pt. font or other settings . Directions, such <br /> as these, may be deleted if space is needed, but again, do NOT delete the Section headers or the <br /> numbered questions <br /> A. ORGANIZATION CAPABILITY (Entire Section A not to exceed one page. <br /> 1 . Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization . <br /> Redlands Christian Migrant Association, Inc. creates and fosters opportunities for the children of <br /> migrant and other low-income rural families to maximize the choices in their lives . <br /> RCMA will positively impact the lives of migrant and seasonal farm workers and rural poor <br /> families by providing quality child care, kindergarten readiness activities and family support <br /> services that empower parents to become leaders in their children' s education and in the Indian <br /> River County community . Through the development of these skills, RCMA families will have <br /> the opportunity to experience a better quality of life and their children will enter the public <br /> schools stem "ready to learn" . <br /> 2 . Provide a brief summary of your organization including areas of expertise, <br /> accomplishments, and population served. <br /> RCMA was created in 1965 specifically to address the problems of, and provide services to, <br /> Florida ' s migrant farmworker children and their parents. Today RCMA is the largest <br /> organization directly operating child development centers in the state . We have been a Central <br /> Agency since 1974, a Migrant Head Start delegate agency since 1981 , a Head Start Grantee since <br /> 1991 , an Early Head Start Grantee since 1996 and a VPK Provider since 2005 . At present <br /> approximately 51 % of our eligible centers are accredited by the National Association for the <br /> Education of Young Children (NAEYC) or the National Accreditation Commission (NAC) with <br /> several others currently in process . Our inclusion of children with disabilities, beginning with <br /> infants and toddlers, has been recognized as a model within our state . Our staffing is reflective <br /> of the ethnicity of the children served, and hiring from within the community has been our <br /> practice since 1968 . RCMA continues its emphasis on educating children and empowering <br /> families . We will grow within our loosely defined education area, seizing opportunities to do <br /> more and diversify if it is coming from the soul of the organization. We are a family driven, <br /> high-quality organization. <br /> From its original 75 children in Homestead Florida, RCMA has expanded to serving presently <br /> over 8 ,000 children annually in 90 centers and programs in rural areas of 21 Florida counties . In <br /> Indian River County, RCMA operates three child development centers that served a total of 373 <br /> children ages 6 weeks to 10 years last year. <br /> 4 <br />