7. Let’s Take A Closer Look At
GRAND RAPIDS
FOSTER CARE
YOUTH
8. NOW THAT WE KNOW, WHAT DO
WE DO
“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”
Plato
2
Project description
9. Take A Look At What Works
Café Mosaic
Building Bridges Professional
Services
10. Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery
Professional development
oppurtunities
Life skills, community involvement,
self worth
Hands-on employment training
11. OUR BIG CONCEPT
The Rising Grinds Café will enhance the Southtown
District of Grand Rapids, MI by providing
comprehensive and authentic job development
opportunities for at-risk, Southtown youth so that
they may acquire marketable job readiness skills and
alleviate poverty
12. BUT HOW DO WE DO THAT?3
Goals, Objectives, Outcomes
13. NOW BREAK THAT DOWN
Marketable Job Readiness Skill
development
Increased Economic Stability
Retention
14. And To Accomplish That…
Personify professionalism & empower youth
Enhance investment/follow-through
by limiting barriers to participation
Instill purpose and investment in business
15. Inputs
(resources needed to produce
the project
Main Objectives
(Core Activities that will
address the needs)
Outputs
(the activities will produce this
service volume)
Short-Term Outcomes
(the activities will lead to these
intermediary changes)
Medium – Term Outcomes
(the activities will lead to these
intermediary changes)
Long-Term Outcomes
(the activities will lead to
these end changes/impact)
Data
* Youth unemployment
* Southtown District
Funding:
* Leveraged fed/state/local
grants
Staff:
* Program Director
* Program Coordinator
* two Program Assistants
* Case Managers
* Data Manager
* Engagement & Retention
Specialist
Bethany Prgms:
* Youth Services Dept.
* Bethany Resource
Bank
*YouthBuild
Collaborating Partners:
* GVSU (Local Eval.)
* Building Bridges Professional
Services
* Café Mosaic
* Greenline Café
* Madison Square Church
* Madison Place
Obj #1: Implement the Building
Bridges and Café Mosaic Training
models to instill purpose and
investment into Rising Grinds
operations
* Provide 8 youth annually with
employment readiness skills
measured by their completion of the
RG Training Calendars
*Train 2 RG grads annually for
managerial roles which would be
measured by their training log
* Implement system of incentives
for 8 youth annually
as RG Calendar
*Set up youth engagement
mechanisms for 8 youth annually
as measured by the orientation
Sign-In
*80% of youth will complete two
special training session with
industry professionals
*80% of youth will gain
certifications to demonstrate
proficiency in at least one skill area,
including Safe-Serve food safety
training, which will be measured
based on certifications gained
through these training programs.
*80% of youth will complete all
tiers of “Steps to Greatness”
training procedure which will
result in skills or materials that
can be used to gain employment
*75% of youth will retain
their employment with
Rising Grinds Café for 9
months or more
*75% of at-risk youth who
remain employed with the
Rising Grinds Café for 9
months will fully develop
marketable job readiness
skills measured through
their completion or
attainment of certification,
trainings, and customer
satisfaction
*80% of youth who
complete employment for 9
initial months will
demonstrate increased
economic stability/mobility
by obtaining employment or
enrolling in further
education (within 24 months
of employment)
Obj #2: Implement a business
model that personifies
professionalism while productively
empowering youth in the Southtown
District
*Engage 8 key partner agencies as
measured by their Signed MOUs
*Conduct referral, hiring, orientation
for 8 youth annually as measured
by RG records
* Set up engagement mechanisms
for 500 customers annually as
measured through a marketing plan
*Facilitate employment for 8
Southtown district youth annually
*Youth who remain employed for
6 months or more will see a 50%
increase in guest satisfaction
answers from the time they began
their employment
Obj #3: Engage youth in services to
enhance their youth
investment/follow-through in
business operations and integrate
an engagement infrastructure that
limits barriers to participation
*8 youth annually linked with youth
development & TOP services as
measured by the results of the
GVSU Pre/Post Test
* Implement environmental control
mechanisms for 8 youth annually
*Asses culture of operation
Link 8 youth to Resource
Bank/partners for supportive
services in the first 6 months
*75% of youth will successfully
complete at least 80% of the 25
TOP curriculum classes
*80% of enrolled youth will report
feeling comfort, safety, and
acceptance within the business
operations venue
16. HOW WILL IT CONTINUE?
“A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity
for all.”
Jacqueline Novogratz
5
17. HOW WILL THIS PROGRAM REMAIN SUSTAINABLE
Actual Business – producing
revenue!
Hooking Partners
Linking with programing at the
Center For Youth
Transformation
Starting fees are the worst!
Finding Friends
Instill Mission elsewhere
20. Salaries
13%
Payroll Taxes
0%
Fringe Benefits
1%
Consultants and Professional Fees
3%
Insurance
1% Travel
0%
Equipment
4%
Supplies
4%
Printing and Copying
0%
Telephone and Fax
0%
Postage and Delivery
0%
Rent
1%
Utilities
1%
Maintenance
69%
Evaluation
2%
Marketing
0%
21. LET’S REVIEW SOME CONCEPTS
Southtown
This project wil specifically focus on
the Southtown District of Grand
Rapids – one of the most
economically depressed in the area.
Youth
Rising Grinds will specifically focus
on creating oppurtunities for
employment & resource sharing with
young adults in the Southtown
Distrct – specifically foster care
youth who are aging out
Business Model
Rising Grinds will replicate the
models of Café Mosaic & Building
Bridges Professional Service in
operating as a social enterprise
22. “
When I first started going to meetings with
the Center for Youth Transformation I felt
like I truly belonged somewhere and that I
would be able to really do something for
myself and others with what I was
learning.
