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Budget Narrative
<br />A total of $45,296 or 56% of the total WIA request will go directly to youth in form of paid work
<br />experience, incentives, and supportive services. Please see the timesheets and acknowledgement
<br />of receipt that will be used to track compensation and incentives.
<br />Personnel Expenses:
<br />Direct ProPram Personnel Expenses: The Case Manager (Daniela Sanchez- Master's in School
<br />Counseling) will dedicate 0.75 FTE to provide case management for the 12 program participants,
<br />including recruitment, development of individual service plans, progress meetings, and service -
<br />provider connections for youth referrals. The Case Manager will oversee the entire program
<br />experience for the youth participants and administer satisfaction surveys to the youth as a
<br />component of continuous program improvements. The Case Manager will monitor goal setting,
<br />achievements, educational assessment and progress, and help identify students in at -risk of not
<br />meeting their goals. The Case Manager will also serve as the communication liaison with the
<br />Youth Council and Youth Service Provider Network on all data collection, evaluation results,
<br />program reports, and other activities related to WIA program requirements. The total budgeted
<br />expense is $26,520.
<br />Benefits, Worker's Compensation, & Taxes — KidWorks provides medical, dental, and life
<br />insurance as well as a 401 (k) match to all full time employees. Our rate for benefits, worker's
<br />compensation, and taxes is 17% of this salary. The total budgeted expense is $4,508.
<br />Program Match/LeveraQed Funds Personnel Expenses:
<br />The Program Director (Very Prado- Master's in Cross Cultural Education) will dedicate 0.10
<br />FTE to develop program -specific organizational partnerships, make service -provider connections
<br />for youth referrals, provide program oversight including continuous quality improvement, and
<br />oversee activities relating to the Individual Service Plans, college preparation workshops, SAT
<br />preparation classes, leadership development training, financial literacy training, peer -led
<br />community service projects, college and career -based field trips, guest speakers, and maintain
<br />partnerships with businesses and service providers. She will provide direct supervision of the
<br />Case Manager, who will work directly with the 12 youth. The total budgeted match expense is
<br />$8,500.
<br />Four Youth Work Supervisors will dedicate time (0.25 FTE) as a program funding match to
<br />train and oversee the youth in their paid work experience. This includes Moises Plascencia,
<br />compost/recycling waste management supervisor, Maria Tonga, clerical/reception supervisor,
<br />and Idalia Galdamez and Jose Aleman, childcare/teaching assistant supervisors. These four staff
<br />positions will dedicate 0.25 FTE to the program for a total budgeted match expense of $38,302.
<br />Benefits, Worker's Compensation, & Taxes — KidWorks provides medical, dental, and life
<br />insurance as well as a 401 (k) match to all full time employees. Our rate for benefits, worker's
<br />compensation, and taxes is 18.7% of their salaries. The total budgeted match expense is $8,752.
<br />Operating Expenses:
<br />Direct Program Operating Expenses:
<br />Office expenses- KidWorks will purchase 1 -year licenses of Let's Go Learn (LGL) assessments
<br />and curriculum. The literacy and numeracy assessments are sold separately for $12 each. Two
<br />assessments for 12 youth is $288. Literacy lessons are $115 each. We estimate that 6 of the 12
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