Colorado Technical University Online Prevention Services Discussion
RESPONSE GUIDELINES
Read the posts of the other learners and respond to the initial posts of two. In each response, suggest ways the learner might improve the clarity or appeal of the stated goals. How could the learner make the goals more attractive to the funder?
Student post down below:
Grant writing requires the ability to write clear and concise.A grant proposal must be organized, flow easily, be grammatically correct, and make sense (Carr, 2014).In addition, goals must be clearly defined and considered SMART goals.SMART goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-specific.
The National Youth Advocacy Program is reviewing a grant through SAMHSA for their community-based, prevention services.Each goal must be able to answer the questions:who, what, how, where, and when.By answering these questions, project design becomes clearer, and it can be converted to the grant proposal (Carr, 2014).
Goal # 1
The first goal of NYAP for this grant is to provide prevention services for children ages 12-17 in their homes that will reduce the reliance on out of home care by 20% in the first year.
Who?The project will be comprised of front-line staff providing the service and administrative staff who will be overseeing the progress.Collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Resources must occur for successful implementation.Utilization of the current staff will occur.
What?Preventative services will be provided in the home to prevent removals from occurring.Services will follow the national wraparound model.
How?Front-line social workers will go into the home and provide services needed for a family to maintain without the need of removal of a child or children.
Where?The services will be brought to the home.Families will be able to participate in their own communities.
When?Proposed start date is September 2021 which will allow school to begin in the fall.
Goal # 2
The second goal of NYAP is to provide services to the families of children who are in out of home care that will expedite the reunification process to under 9 months for children 0-17.
Who?Current frontline social workers will take the clients we serve and provide parenting and other reunification services.
What?The services will help expedite the reunification process for children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect.The services are provided in the homes and communities in which the children live.
How?Social workers will work with families on building their protective capacities to keep their children safe.
Where?Services will occur in the home or community.
When?Services will begin in September of 2021, allowing staff to become acquainted with the services.
