Total Community Actions, Inc. as the fiduciary agent for the City of New Orleans NOLA Youth Works, Education and Careers Programs has issued an initial Letter of Intent for local organizations, with quick-start projects and that have an existing infrastructure that enhances the mission of NOLA Youth Works. In particular, priority will be given to proposals that:
- Focus on career exploration, pathways and work experience opportunities in high growth and high demand industry clusters (e.g. education, health care, green jobs, etc.)
- Focus on careers in the cultural industry
- Utilize summer to address critical academic deficiencies (literacy and numeracy)
- Include work readiness as an essential element in youth development
- Provide project-based learning opportunities
- Include teen pregnancy and STD prevention activities
- Target adjudicated and pre-adjudicated youth
NOLA Youth Works and TCA would like to invite organizations in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to apply for funding through an initial one page Letter of Intent (see attached) due no later than 5pm on Friday, April 4, 2014.
If the LOI is reviewed and approved, the respective organizations will be expected to submit a proposal due by 5pm Thursday, May 1, 2014.
Interested organizations should email Mrs. Chanda Burks at chanda.burks@tca-nola.org
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